Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-01

Ihc death Is announced, IN troy, y. / ..
Joseph Mclaughlin. an old Burlington
printer
The Ncrgcnncs Cornct band will accom-
pany the St Johns society To the cclcbra-
tion in this city ON the eth of August.
The late Hon Nahum Peck of Hines
hurgh left in his will II legacy of two hun
drcd dollars to the University of Vermont.
The Boxers and Barnes of this city and
Lafayette hose company of Winooski have
accepted an invitation to take part in the
procession the 18th of August
Our former townsmnn, Col. Frederick
Fletcher of St Iohnsbury. still mouruS the
loss of his $500 cluster diamond pin, which
was picked from his shirt bosom ON st.
Johns day, in Montreal,
Burlington society is very gay just at
present. Receptions, assemblies and par
ties occur almost every evening. The
summer school of languages is making
things exceedingly lively.
The Mary Fletcher hospital will not be
rcupcncd until about the first of October.
The repairs in progress include the put
ting in of a new water supply and an i'm
proved system of heating.
There was Il lOO yards dash AT Howard
Park Saturday evening between Charles
Foy of tins city and james Fox Of Wi
nOOeki for SO side, which was won by
Fox. after very close race.
The excursion from the Northern road
to this city and Willsboro yesterday con
sisted of tWcnty-Onc carloads of people.
The Reindeer was Obliged to make two
trips to get them all over to WillSboru
Gen. PHI. Sheridan passed through the
lake Tuesday ON the steamer Vermont.
When the boat reached this city number
of our prominent cN-soldicrs paid their
respects to Gen. sheridan, who was look
ing in fine health and spirits.
Some of our lads may he interested i'm
Congressman stewart : notice. printed in
another column, of Il competitive cNamin-
alton Of candidates for the United States
Naval academy, The examination will be
held August ED, and candidates must not
he less than fourteen years of age nor
more than eighteen
sergeant ID. &. RalSton. who was one
of the victims of the Greedy Arctic eXprdi-
tion, had charge of the Signal Service sta
ton in this city in 1874 and will be well re
membcred by many of our people. He
was fine manly fellow and his dreadful
death is to he sincerely deplOrcd.
Fifteen candidates went through the
ordeal of the civil service examination at
the Custom House, Friday Nearly all
of them were Nermonters. with Il few
from Northern New York. The average of
the candidates and their attainmcnts, we
are told, was higher than at any other
pre- viouS examination of the kind in this
city.
The EngiH"criug0nd NiniugJ of
July II contains an elaborate account of
the great Calumet and lIccla copper
mines, where 1000 men are employed and
10000 tons of ore are produced yearly
Mr.. l.. :. Woodbury.. late of his city. is
mechanical engineer of the iiccla mine
and Capt. +. g. CoGgin, an old Burling-
tonian, is superintendent of the stamp
mills.
The 81, Joseph society, having been ask
ed by parties from this city and other
places to extend its celebration to two
days, as the excursions ON the railroads
and ON the boats are from two tofourdays,
has decided to devote Friday August :, TO
sports of all kinds at the Howard Park.
races, horse races and Il game of lacrosse be
tween clubs of Montreal and ST Johns. \
good time is promised to all.
The committee to consider the matter
of a boarding house for students have held
one or two meetings and will hold another
on Friday evening. The general feeling
of the committee is that the SD 900 or $50, 90
600, which the building will cost. be raised
10y subscription and the building presented
to the University. Members of the COM
mittee report that this plan meets with
general favor, and it will probably be
adopted.
The 100 yards race at Howard Park
yesterday between John Kelly of this city
and James Fox of Winooski, for SD a side
was won by Kelly. 1t was very close
race, and Kelly won by only few feet
4 good deal of interest was felt in the race
and it was witnessed by Il great crowd
some $500 changed hand, ON the result.
The men Will have another contest fort
night hence.
our wcllknoWn tuWnSman John W
Warduw died yesterday. Mr.. WardloW =
health had long been nlirm, but his last
Illness was of only Il weeks duration. in
times past hc took an active interest in our
fire department and was for years fore
man Of The Boxer Engine company. He
was "a genial. Whulc-~ouleI and hon
uranlr man, and viii bc long and pleasant
iy remembered.
~hcritl~ Athcrton Of Waterbury aud
Barton of this city returned yesterday
from trip to Alburgh, where they went
for the purpose Of stopping ILLEGAL HShiug.