Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-27
CITY NOTES.

these days
Football has taken the place of baseball
gu the campus.
The debris of the Central House block ha
been removed.
A couple of schooners made The trip acros
the lake, Monday.
Quite number Of case of pneumonia art
reported about town.
Only eight weeks more Of university lif'
for the Seniors of the U. '. Nj.
The water in the lake is now five and one
half feet above low water mark.
On Friday nights train from Boston wey'
100 SwCdcs, en- route for Chicago.
We re Iret to learn that Mr.. John Liscoml
is very Ill at his home on Winooski avenue
Hon. Henry Billiards. present intention i.
TO go to Denver some time in the latter par
u the Fall.
Prof William Darling will begin his course
of lectures at the Medical College tho frs
of next month.
The annual meeting of the Central Yer
mont Railroad Company will be held at st
Adams May 10th.
The Ward statue of Lafayette is row in
the hands OF the foundryncn ard will be in
this city next June.
Our merchants with hardly an exception
report trade as good aud the prospect for the
coming season excellent.
Tue Mvssrs. Henderson have returned from
their Western trip-and everybody is glad
to see thcm blck again.
The annual meeting of the Burlington and
LamOille railroad company will be he'd in
this city, on Monday, Apiil 3Oth.
E,,t ,f la 10 ntail
ing ut l6j ceuts pound, and syrup at Sl.25
per gallUn-most unusually high prices.
New machinery is being put in the steam.
or Maquum and 1t will be several weeks be-
fore she Will BE- ready 10 leave the harbor
Alcssrs Walker, Hatch & Co., have pur.
chased the business of the Burlington Spoke
company anu will carry it ON under that name.
The steamer Vermont will make her first
trip tins season ON May 2Sth. She will run
On substantially the same time card rs last
year.
Tie exterior of the new Catholic building
on North avenue is now practically completed,
ana work is being vigorously pushed on the
interior.
II is announced that II. W. Love is short.
~ to deliver u lecture in this city, based on
his attempts to enforce the pIohiDtory liquor
law in kulland.
The boats which have been laid up ut our
docks TIE pust season are receiving the fin
ishing touches preparatory TO beginning their
seasons trips.
The semi-aunual meeting Of the Vermont
Homeopathic Medical society will be held
al tue Van Ness house, ia this city, on We'd
ueslay, May ..
The steamer Williams came out of the har-
Dor with flying colors, Tuesday, and made
her first TRIP OF tue season with good-sized
load OF Passengers.
Mr.. y. BJutin has just returned from New
York, where lie purchased an entire new
stock Of goods in all departments. lie will
have u grand opening next week
Tue steamer A. Williams began her sea-
sons trips tuesday, leaving this city al $50 a.
m. Ret Irniug, she Will leave Piattsburgh at
1880 p. III. and reach This port nj $50 p. III.
Rev. Dr. q. b. Sail ri is spending week
in town lie is the guest OF Mr.. uungerford.
DR.. Saii rd will occupy the pulpit OF the
Wiuuoski avenue Cougr egational church next
Sunday
The Good Tcmplars of Chilienden, La
moille Franklin and Grand Isle counties arc
to have union and basket picnic on the
Morrisvilc camp ground, the first Wednc;-
day in June.
Al its recent session the Troy conference
appointed Il committee TO confer with like
committee, ii appointed, o. the Vernon,
conference, 10 secure the return oil the Bur.
lington district TO the Troy conference.
Of Methodist clcrgymcn well known il
this city, the Troy conference has continued
Rev. 4. a. Griffin as presiding elder of The
Saratoga district, ana has sent Rev Henry
n (,lnyprgyIllp L ID
Gam bridge.
The new postal law makes the taking of 8
newspaper aud the refusal to pay for the
same, theft, and any person guilty OF sucl
an action is liable 10 criminal proceedings
the same as if he had stolen goods to til,
amount ul tie subscription.
The Legislature having at its last session
fixed the amount of the highway tax at Il
cents on the dollar of the grand list, when
paid in cash, our street authorities will have
much smaller sum OF mohcy to expend up
on the streets than heretofore, unless Tho
Board oil Aldermen increase il.
Mr.. l.. W. kenucy, who has been connect
ed for long time with the Rutland division
OF the Ceulial Vermont railroad III the capa
city Of an engineer, and is known to all rail
road men hereaDouts, has received and &c
copied an appointment as assistant maste
mechanic AT White River Junction.
Spring is here. Aud there are many deat
limbs in our trees and shrubbery, many
leaves about the corners of fences, manN
things ia front yard and back yard which
need clearing away ere the fun beauty ant
glory Of the season is enjolcl. Attend t,
this ana thus start ut your own home III
Improvement society.
A new street is shortly to be opened, paral
lei with Pine street and running from How
ard street some seven hundred lcet to ano h
q new street extending from Pine to Shel
burn street. On these streets u large numba
of houses ale to he erected this season, e. II
Hayward, Esq, alone having made arrange
mcnls to build dozen.
Assistant Surgeon o. w. Peck of the Firs
regiment, National Guard, las been promol
cd surgeon, vice l.. NJ. Bingham resigned
ard Dir. Charles f. Branch OF Coventry az
pointed assistant surgeon, vice Peek promot
cd. DR., Branch served DUNG the rebellion
attaining the rank of major. lie is grad
uate oil the medical department OF the Uni
vcrsity Of Vermont.
Last Tuesday evening, at the conference
meeting OF Methodist pastors, the young me
OF the church in this city presented tkeir r,
firing pastor, Rev. Merritt Huburd, yer
handsome set OF liawthorne's works in lively
volumes. The set is uoughton tS Miiiln
beautiful etching edition, reccutly published
AT the same time the pastors OF the distriC
presented Presiding Elder Noe an elegal
gold watch.
An interesting case came up the other da
in City Court under the so-caled Civil Dan
ages act-thc first case of the kind, we b.
lleve, in this Part Of the State The admir-
istralor of The estate of the late n. b. Elan
gan sued john O'Alara for damages SUI
tanned by livery team while in the contr
of person who became intoxicated on liqu
furnished by O'Naia. The result was
judgment for $50 50 and COSTS in favor of Il
plaintiff, and the judgment has been paid,
A large force is employed on the new bull