Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-28

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from Montpelier repaired TO the scene day
before yesterday and found several seines.
they made an attempt to remove them when
the lawbreakers interfered and the officers
perslsting in their efforts knives were drawn
by the Fishermen. The preservers of the
peace not being CT sufficient number to give
battle, withdrew to await reinforcements.
The sheriff at Montpelier telephoned to
Sheriff Barton yesterday to come and assist
in removing the seines. Sheriff Barton and
Officer Dumas took the o'clock train this
morning to meet the officers from Montpe-
lier at Alburgh.
The American railway master mechanics
association at its last annual meeting APP
pointed a committee on the coming tread OF
wheels, of which Master Mechanic Brownell
of the Burlington and Lamoille is chairman,
and Assistant Superintendent Foss of the
Central Vermont is member The COM
inittee have sent circular to the members
OF the association requesting statement OF
their experience and opinions as to the SUI
periority of the coned tread wheel. The
committee will make report based In part
| upon the answers received to this circular to
The association at its next annual meeting at
Long Branch, June 1922, as to the desira-
bility of making the use of the coned tread
wheel general by the roads.
The following is the programme Of lectures
for the present course at the Medical college:
Prof. j. A. Jackson, Physiology, closes his
course March 2Sth Prof. A. 7. Woodward,
Gynaecology, March 21st Prof A. p CRU
nell, Practice, April 11th Prof. s. S. Burt,
| Physical Diagnosis lectures from March 25th
to April end; Prof II. ID. Holton, Materia
Medca, March 3lst to April 18th; Prof. r.
A. Witthaus, Chemistry, April 3d. to May
9th ; Prof. g. M. Roberts. Diseases of Chill
dren, April 14th to April esd; Prof. NJ. j.
Roberts, Orthopedic Surgery, April 2lst to
Goth Prof. II. w. Taylor, Dermatology,
April Oath to May 9Th; Prof. w. j. Morton,
Neurology, April Gath to May 9th; Prof
I VIM. Darling, Anatomy May 9TH to June
20; Prof A. +. A. King, Obstetrics, May
18th to June Goth; Prof. j. L. Little, Sur
gerry, May 10Th to June Goth; Prof. D. b.
St. J. Rosa, Diseases Eye and Ear, May
3lst to June 9th.
The funeral of the late Edward II. Phelps
was held IN st. Paus church, yesterday af-
ternoon, Rt. Rev. Bishop Bissell and Rev.
Mr.. Dawson officiating assisted by Rev.
j. Isham Bliss and Rev. T. A. Hopkins.
Mr. John A. Arthur had charge Of the funer-
al, and the following gentlemen were the
pall-bearers f. w. Smith, Robert Rob
erts, Louis II. Turk, Prof. V. G. Barbour,
DR.. A. p. Grinnell Horatio Hickok, Horace
l.. LOomis, and DR.. John b. Wheeler. The
church was filled to its ut most capacity with
the friends of the deceased, and the beauti-
ful and touching ritual of the Episcopal
service, repeated over the remains of one so
universally beloved in this community, the
home of his youth, and the scene of most OF
the friendships of his young manhood, left
hardly dry eye in the audience. A long
line of carriages, filled with mOurners, fol-
lowed the body to Its last resting-place in
Green Mount Cemetery. A profusion Of
the most beautiful flowers testified to the SYM
pathy and regard of the many friends of the
deceased and the family.
Edward II. Phelps died at Detroit
Mich, Thursday, March 90 lie had for
many hours been lingering between life and
death and at last a change cane for the
worse. Mr.. Phelps was the elder son of our
distinguished townsman Hon. Edward j.
Phelps. He was graduate of ale college and
in 1873 received the degree of Civil Engin-
eer from the University of Vermont. Shortly
thereafter he was appointed city engineer
and surveyor, and after holding the office for
a short time accepted responsible position
on the Panama railroad. After an absence
of year or two on the Isthmus, lie returned
home and soon afterward became connected
with the engineering staff of the Michigan
Central railroad and about a year ago he
was made Chief Engineer Of that great rail
road. His last important work was in con.
nection with the famous cantilever bridge at
Niagara Falls, Of the construction of which
he had the general supervision. Mr.. Phelps
was young man of solid attainments and
thorough mastery of everything he under
took, and had his life been spared he would
undoubtedly have attained high distinction
in his profession. His character was of the
highest and finest and he was worthy in
hertOr Of name that has been honored IN
Vermont for two generations. In their af-
Fiction the family will have the siucerest
,ympathy of our entire public.
The farmers and stock-ralse of the Con-
| necticut valley are greatly alarmed over the
alleged existence Of contagious diseases,
| brought here from England, among cattle in
various parts Of the country, including
| Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts
Particular mention is made Of IA recent fatal
| case OF foot and mouth disease at Havcrhill,
n. H., town lying uprn the Connecticut
river. Application has been made to Gov
| crnor Barstow to appoint Board of Cattle
| Commissioners in accordance with Sec. 40lS
of The Revised Laws. The Governor, how
ever, does not regard the situation as alarm
ing, or such as could justify him in appoint
ing such board at present, but, as Il measure
| Of prudence and precaution, he has caused
| circulars to be forwarded to the sclectmen OF
| all the border towns of the State, calling at
ten;ion to the complete and extraordinary
powers given by sections 40l5 and 40l7 of
the Revised Laws to Boards of Seectmcn,
to enable them to prevent the spread of Id
fectlOus and contagious diseases among
domestic animals, and also TO the duties
therein imposed upon such boards. The
Governor has requested Dr. ii. A.Cuting OF
Luncnburgh, secretary of the State Board OF
Agriculture, to he in rea illness TO respond tC
any application for information as to symp,
toms Or treatment of the disease and to give
advice as 10 the best methods OF dealing with
it in order to prevent its spread, in case il
should make its Appearance in the State
That dolcacy of the season, new maple
sugar, is now in market, and selling al
- cents pound new maple syrup, 81
to Sl.2O kallon; eggs remain al
% cents dozen. Apples, when they can
he found are 81 and SO barrel
turnips, 70 cents bushe parsnips, cents
a pound bects, IS cents bushe. Irisl
potatoes, 40 TO so cents bushcl. Hub
+ bard squash is out of market Cabbage, G
; cents. Onions, 2J to 80 Centsa peck. Celery
scarce, 10 to 10 cents head Cranberrlcs e
to % cents quart and very scarce
Oysters, IS to As cents quart
Oranges are from Is to Gj cents
dozen. Malaga grapes, very scarce, 25to 3,
cents a pound Bananas, so to q
cents dozen. Cocoanus, 8 to 10 cents apiece
p lemons Is to 80 cents dozen Cheese il
IS cents a pound lard, - to Is cents
+ prunes - to 20 cents, and pruneles 2
cents dates 10 to Is cents. Figs 20 to 81
I cents pound. Evaporated apples ar
: l6 to 20 cents per pound. Breakfast baco
1 is IS cents pound Honey, 20 to 90 cent
I pound. Butter, 2s to 35 cents a pound
: Pickles, so to go cents a gallon. Evaporate
u peaches are sellngat 40 cents pound. EgaI
GRATED apricots, 40 cents apound Mince mea
best quality, Is cents pound. Hickory nut
u % cents peck. Buckwheal flour, 5 cents
e pound. Flour, per barrel, So to So 50. Ca
e meal, cents "A pound. Nice hams, Is to !