Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-06
Ihe 9rfG press.
CITY NOTES.

MIR. N. ). Hill and wife have returned
home from their prolonged visit to Cali
frrna.
The term at the Rock Point Institute
closed Yesterday and the boys went on theil
way home rejoicing.
The first gypsy cncampment of the sea
son has been made on the common below The
French Catholic church.
The bulletins at the FREE Press and telc
graph offices are the principal objects Of
interest to our people, these days.
The receipts from the business of the tee
phone trunk lines in Vermont during the
month of May were $90-a very good show.
ing.
Lumber is being drawn to finish off the
fourth story of the University building into
domitores, every suite being occupied at
present.
Extensive repairs are being made on MI.
Elias Lyman's docks and on one of them he
has begun the erection of a new coal shed,
30 feet in length.
Prof. Sauveur has received something
over two hundred and fifty applications fol-
admission to his summer school of Ian
guages, already.
The High school library is indebted TO
Charles E. Allen, Esq, for timely and in
ICTGSlIQp BllI-lldL DI MI. Dldluc DOUh,
Twenty Years of Congress-"
Prof. King will deliver the address at the
approaching Commencement of the Medical
college. There are one hundred and fifteen
candidates for the degree of M. ID.
The Vermont came out with flying colors,
Saturday afternoon, presenting very hand
some appearance. She leaves for the south
ut $40 a. m. and for Pittsburgh at $50.
l.. j. Smith, assignee of n. Allen has
sold the stone house corner ii Winooski
avenue and Grant street and the 80 lots
south OF it to DR.. George c. Briggs IT -
400.
Ex-Governor D. II. Chamberlain, late of
South Carolina but now of New York city,
will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa address at
the coming Commencement of the University
Of Vermont.
Nennor says of the weather for the present
week. Heat in western and southern Sec
tons. Local thunder and wind storms,
Storms on the lakes. Friday, cooler weather,
with frost in localities.
President Taft of the Board of Aldermen
starts in three or four weeks for San Fran
CISCO, on matters connected with the estate
of the late William Wright. He will proba-
bly, be gone coupl3 of months.
Virgins predicts another panic for this
month. If the Canadian weather-wrester is
not any more successful in forecastiDg tnan-
cial blows than he has been in predicting
meteorological storms, the country may
expect an unusually tlourshing state of
affairs.
The Bellows Falls Times says "The Bur-
hngton FREE PRESS has just added fold
ing machine to the facilities of its office The
FREE Press is constant and enterprisng in
Its improvements, is very valuable family
newspaper, and has long been among the
most esteemed of our exchanges"
Mr.. T. Z. Winnie, well known here, has
left Mr.. Linsleys Canada Atlantic road to
take position on the Delaware and Hudson
with headquarters at Rouses Point. just
before leaving Ottawa he was presented with
a costly gold watch by his brother employees
of the Canada Atlantic.
The Rutland HerdM says Of Rev. Mr..
Jumps Memorial-day address IN that viii
lore "The address of Rev. Mr.. Jump,
- full this morning, is
which ,so ,,nb,,sn ~ every
well worthy the careful perusai =.
reader, and stamps its author as a gentle
man of real ability and genuine eloquencc.
The Masonic anniversaries will be held in
this city next week. among tic distinguish
ed visitors from without the State will be Ii.
Luke Robinson, Grand High Priest of the
Province Of Quebec; Gen. Charles Roome,
Deputy Grand Master Of the General Grand
Encampment; John Simons, Treasurer of
the Grand Encampment; and the Grand
High Priest of Connecticut
A delegation of well-known citizens went
to Montpelier Friday morning to attend
the funeral Of the late Gen. James S. Peck
hall nil
Rev Howard f. Hill officiating. The bear
ers were Gen. William Wells and Gen. Il. S.
Peck Of this city, Gen. L. G. Kingsley of
Rutland and Messrs, j. w. Brock G. L.
Nichols and L. Bart Cross of Montpelier.
The village authorities of Rutland have
engaged Mr.. Albert Il. Dow of this city to
prepare a system Of street and sewer grades
for that village similar to that in force in this
city The surveys will be.made by squad of
University students under Mr.. BOWS super
.ysion. The work will not, of course, take
Inn ont of Burlington for more thnn day
VI TWO at a time.
A boat belonging to E. e. Brown of South
Burlington was some time since stolen from
the mouth of Potash brook Mr.. Brown
turned detective and hunted up-or down
the guilty person, who proved to be George
Blackman of this city, who had taken the
DOdl 10 town ana SOlQ IL. Bl1CRnan' s
people settled with Mr.. Brown.
The long illness Of Ferdinand Henry, only
son of Gen. W. W. Henry, had fatal ter
inination Tuesday morning. He was fine,
manly young fellow, and, had his life been
spared; would have had an honorable and
useful career. lie had The respect and
esteem OF all WHO knew lin, and his early
!eaDh-he mad Just attained his majority
will be sadly regretted. For his bereaved
father and the family there will be universal
sympathy.
This is what bon. Henry Ballard told a
New York Herald reporter at Chi-fgo Sun
day "Vermont aud Massachusetts have
no second choice. They are for Edmunds
all the time, because he is probably the only
man who cen carry New York against Til.
zen y. Cleveland : think Tllden will with
diaw IN favor Of Cleveland" How mGnv
vote, will Edmunds get at the start p "Ovei
IL bdndr, d. He is gaining rapidly and will
Z Il lot OF Arthur aud Blaine votes waen
thc break cafes"
Figures made up by City Treasurer Wei.
ler show that he has paid out this year up tc
May list 30, 0H2 g. Of which St0,314 OF
was derived from water taxes and assess
m,nts and $50 GAS from temporary loans.
Q. the total amount, however, $15, 42S 81
"as IN "vordra't Of ~ - 'g. department
j. '"' IS. '' 4 As as the
o. .,..l ,uonrg yNrrns,s If the city 20,
the ii ST fJur months Of ths present year
De ucing from that sum the amount re
Ceiycl frOm wa'er taxes und uss nents,
there remains as the net eXpens . $l4
219.44.
There WAS glove cont, st between Law
renee Cuiley Of this city aud yours Ail,n "
Winoo-ki Al ST. Armand, F. O., thursday
The N tcn Was with three ounce glow :
fought to a tiiish according 10 Nalq lis o
QIecusbury rules, fJr so. In the first two
rounds but little was done ny either; in tn,
third, Cooley scored knOckGown q d ais.
IN the seventh ninth and tenth, hut il
The latter COileY struck AlIen when dow