Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-08
CITY NOTES.


ne lake is unusually nlgn.
Pay your water tax and save the per cent
Good Tempars' picnic at Morrisvll, to-
day.
The town has gaily blossomed out with
circus posters.
1t ia now almost certain that the backbone
OF Winter is broken.
DR.. W. Seward Webb and family arrived
in town Monday evening.
It is about time for the Lake Champaign
sea serpent to put IN an appearance.
Charles L. Allen, Esq, leaves town this
week for an extended tour in the west.
The annual June drill and inspection of
Go. J., n. &. ", will be held June 10Th.
The Port Henry Mcthodiss have an excur-
sion 10 this city ON the barge Hooker June
2Sth.
The term at the Rock Point Institute has
come to IN end and the boys went home
Wednesday.
When you 20 out of town this Summer
remember to have the FIRR PGRss sent to
your address.
The tug Carlton came into port Wednesday
with six barges laden with 100000 feet of
lumber for j. II. Booth.
Albert Il. Richardson, Esq, and his fam
main abroad until September.
The closing exercises of the High School
will be held at the Howard Opera House on
Friday afternoon, June 22nd.
The old Second Vermont regiment is to
hold Il reunion in this city on the Goth of
June. The railroads give half fare.
The telegraph folks have not yet complied
with the law passed by the last Legislature
ri M foil ali mol n hp mi nj tod.
The term at the primary and intermediate
schools closes on Friday next and at the
high and grammar schools two weeks from
Friday.
Chas. Ii. Davis, son of Hon. b. N. Davis
and father of Mrs. L. p. Marshall of this city,
died at his home in Danvlle on Saturday,
June End
II. NJ. Ciapp, Esq, started for England on
Monday, in the interest Of the Burlington
Shade Roller Company. lie will be gone
two months.
The days are increasiny in length at the
rate of minute day and will continue to
gradually increase until June Goth, when the
maximum is reached.
The "war song" concert was q great sue
cess financially and otherwise. The Post
will net the very handsome sum of round
three hundred dollars.
Rev. F. j. Parry, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, will deliver the address at the
coming Commencement of the Medical De-
partment of the University.
Among the distinguished actors who will
appear at the Opera House next season are
Lawrence Barrett, Thomas w. Keene, John
T. Raymond and Mile. Rhea.
Our venerable townsman John B. Hollen.
beck, Esq, took a carriage ride about town
on Saturday. Mr.. lIolleubeck was looking
well, and bids fair to round out hundred
years of life.
Master Mechanic Brownell has fitted mp at
the Burlington and Lamoille car shops in
handsome and attractive style car designed
to run through from this city to Portland
this season.
f. II. Thorp, Esq, editor of the Middle
bury Register. was married Tuesday to Miss
Browncl of Wlliston. The couple passed
through Burlington in the evening, on their
way TO Middlcbury.
The country is now at its best. as far as
outward appearance is concerned. The re-
cent heavy rains have given vegetation a
most decided boom, and trees and grass are
of the freshest, brightest green.
And yet again Ncnnor. lie predicts
cool June, Il very hot July, a mild August,
windy September, a calm October with snow
from the LIST to the 4th, an ordinary Novem-
Der and boisterons December.
The medical college baseball nine has dis
banded, wcundcrstand, for the season, owing
to the departure of several of its members
1t has had brilliant, though brief, record,
and will be sadly Kissed on tie zeal dia-
mond-fleld
The Burlington Manufacturing Company
have built on their Dock just south of Ly-
mans dock, railroad track running to their
mill for the greater convenience of receiving
marble shipped by boat They are also build
ing large derrick on the dock.
Gen. w. w. Henry, John F. Henry, A.
w. Higgins, j. c. Dunn, James Brock,
Charles Il .cd, G.. G.. Williams, Bingham
Boynton, solomon Walker and two New
York gentlemen, started Monday on two
weeks trip TO the Adirondacks.
The temperance picnic at Morrsville, We'd
nesday, was not a mammoth success. Three
persons went from this city, aud the whole
number present was only two or three hun
dred. Rev. Merritt llulburd was not on
hand to deliver the address, as announced.
The astronomical observer of the Provi-
dence journal says that neither moon nor
planets make a brilliant appearance on the
June record. The most note worthy plan
their brightest aspects, end the lesser planets
are of small account.
Some of our readers may be interested in
knowing that the Morrisve campmeeting
follows Immediately after the State temper
ance campmeeting, which is to be held or
that ground this year the latter Angus
1916, and the former August 1922. The
Central Vermont campmeetpg at Mortified
is to lie held August 20-25.
Charles II. Day, advance press agent o.
Forepaugil's great show, was in town yester
day. Mr.. Day is veteran circus manage
and one of the most cnterprising and hes
known men now in the business. He thor
oughly understands the value of printer
ink and is the originator of many successful
advertising novelties, The Forepaugh Cir
Gus will show in Burlington, July Goth.
Our correspondent who wanted to kno'
where the governor finds his power TO fill
vacancy in the office of county commission