Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-16

the past month.
Two inches of snow fell over Danvile
way, yesterday.
Rev. NJ. d. Jump is to deliver the Mem.
orial day address in Rutland.
Rev. DR.. Bras.ow is to preach in New
Haven, Ct, during the month of June.
The University Buys have voted to have a
Commencement boatrdc this year, as usual.
ST. Paul's rectory is thing OF the past,
Nothing Of it now remains but the wooden
ELL
The first lumber tow of the season came
into port Friday night and another came in
Saturday night.
Mr. NJ Wilson johnson has resigned his
position as teller of the Villas National bank
at Pattsburgh.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medicasoci-
ETY. holds its 34th annual meeting at Montpc-
liCr June aud 5.
No appeals Ivy nggricved taxpayers have
thus far teen taken from the Assessors to the
Board of Aldermen.
The death is announced in San Frarcisco.
of Mr.. William j. Wright, well known to
many OF our people.
The city is now connected by telephone
with st. Adams. The rate for sending mes
sA5Cs Is TWENTY-FIVE cents.
Tie class of 81 at the University had their
annual supper At the Cumberland house,
Plallsburgh, Friday night.
Work on the Billings library ia progress
ing. Derricks have just been erected for the
purpose OF raising the stone.
About one hundred Canadl Pacific rail
road cars laden with lumber have been re-
ceived here within few days past.
Posmastcrs are being no flied that the
postal cards Of new design will be supplied
as soon as the old ones are exhausted
A carl ad of Jer.ey cattle arrived yester-
day afternoon from New York for Dr.
Web. Tie larger number of them are new
milChs cows
Every kind Of bushes. is reported -
good, along the lake shore. Few cities in
New England can boast Of such prosperity
as Burlington is now enjoying.
Every man who krows how to make gar
den AID every peinter and paper haug, and
carpenter is as busy as bee. Every ne is
dong something to improve his PREMISE.
The troubles in the FIRST Bap Isl church in
relation to which there las b en- a good deal
OF talk about town, have eliminated in the
expulsion from The church Of seventeen of
/ member.
Special trains will be run from Boston to
Chicago on the Friday preceding the con
ventlon by way of the Central Vermont and
Gnnd Trunk The fare for the round trip
from this city is S22.
Master Mechanic Brownell, at the Burling-
ton and Lamoille M chanC shop, is REBUILT
ing the locomotive William Haze and trans
forming it into a coal-burner It will be out
OF the shop in about a month. The rail
roads passenger cars are to be reprinted at
once.
The first fishing story of the season
Mcssrs ii. r. Conger, W. l.. Stone and j
5. billiard, with w. II. and W. F. Cougrr of
s., Adams, caught with hook and line Al A.
burgh, Wednesday, IS black bass and IL
pike. Tuis is the largest catch of the seas Jn
Who beats it?
Til? Volunteers have made the Hooks the
present Of II ftty-ioot Spencer fire escape,
similar to The one on exhibition at the
American Hotel last Fall 1t is useful and
durable affair aud the gift will be thoroughly
appreciated by the Hooks.
John Z, Lsvelle has purchased Of the O.
a. London estate The house on North Union
street lately occupied by Mr.. Carruth. S.
NJ. Pope has purchased Of the Col Hamilton
estate the house, No. 50 King street.
Capt. A. w. Snow died at the Mary
I,lCuCl llDSpildl VI DllSnl y ulscdse, NlOu-
day noon. Capt. Snow was veteran
mariner OF the lake and was well known to
many of our people, aud his death will be
mOnrnod by wide circle OF friends.
Mr.. john u. Moves, elder son of Carolus
Noyes, E.q, died on Monday night, after
hriet il ness, Of quick consumption. Mr.,
Noycs was Il pleasant and popular young
man, Of excellent ability, and leaves many
rlcn Is 30 lament his early death. In their
reryavem Mt the ia ally viii have the general
sympathy.
The stockholders Of the Philharm nc So
cicty, at their annual meeting, last night,
elected these directors j. ID Hach, G.. G.
Benedict |. A. Woodbury., q. II. Bgelow,
Edward Lyman, G. w. lIuIcs, G. +.
Macon,bcr, c. Z, Allen, l., X Buues. The
dire tors will meet to organize on Friday
evening.
The trial of Fred Shortsleevcs, who, it
viii be rene" bered, was arrested on IA
charge OF furnishing liquor to prisoners in
the al, was cJmpletei in the City Court
Sturiay afternoon aud resulted in his &c
qnitui. l.. F. Engesby for State, Henry
lard for the resi- ondcnt.
The game If base ball that was to have
been Flayei Saturday between the Univer-
sity nlue aud the Silver Stars was postponed
on account OF foul weather. Next Saturday
tie University nlue VIII play with the Mid
diehury C.lrgc club at MlLdiehury. The
l. thru game VIII be played here Decoration
day.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Prof. V. G.
Barb VI was held al the hOust, un N"rtu Pros
poet street, Sunday afternoon. R.v. Mr..
Wilcox o! Oswcgo, n. T., lorner pastor OF
the Baptist church in this CITY, Of which
Ms. Barbour Was member, ollicia'cd, The
very large attendance of sympa, hizlne
friends testified 10 The esteem aud respect in
which The It, ceased was held in our COulmu-
nifty.
The frs t'w OF the season from the sluth
came IN o port Monday. 1t consisted of
two uous laden with coal for Adslt Il Bigr-
low, one for h Lyman, one OF mtrlie f,r
the Burning ~ Manulacu iDg company two
Of salt for o. j. Walker u Bros, ami tor
OF salt and cement for Van Sicklcu, Svy-
mOur & Co.
The faculty of the University have elected
one OF tucr nnmi'r ~ chairman IF per.
manCnt Coz. .hlcc Ut four su.,i". uun
from each = .--, TO nav" general c'urlr J.. Irr
future of al nirtIC matters in wni,a, Via,
college may be int rested. TINS will be ap-
prCcatcd by the students, as uthIeucs mr.
lily gaining place they puylr Def +.
have had.
The New lOrk and New England Bon
Manufacturers association held their annua
II eeuug at The Van Ness h ue Tucsd,y
About dozen firms were represented, who
are thus consumers If about 10000, OJ(
feet Ot lumbcr yer year. They report rheir
business as good, ant the prosp, c.s for til,
coming year very encouraging, but the sup
ply OF stock Is short. The following officers
were cl,ce: A. l., Brown, president d
G. Frclcn, ,C;e'arY and treasurer
Mr. y G. Watson, who will be well an,
pleasantly remembered by many of on
readers, has received deserved recognition il
the great Wes', 10 which he removed som,
ten years ago, Buena Vista, Col papers in
form Us tina Mr.. Watson has recently beer