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

published the Rhole Islaad Democrat. lie
leaves widow and one child, boy in his
teens.
Capis. j. j. Bigelow and IL. Kirby of this
Guy nave the contract of resetting the buoys
on Lake Champlain this spling, using then
schooner Marion. Neatly all the buoys in
the lake have to be removed each fall to SAVE
them from beng carried out by the ice. The
scho ncr Is anchored near the spot where 9
buoy II to he set, while boats crew go out
and mark the place designated for the buoy
Then the schooner sails up past the spot
aud at the right moment the buoy, with q
heavy stone and chain attached is dumped
overload
There was rather narrow escape from @
terrible accident at Mrs. John II. Drew's
house, Tuesday A bOarder had Just
vacated his room and in making the usual
clearing up three large sticks Of giant pow.
der were found. No one knew, however,
what II was, and the little girl proposed
throwing it into the stove. Mrs. Drew as.
sented, but suggested that it would be well
to wait until certain other things were done
These accomplished, Mrs. Drew was on the
point OF tossing the explosive intothe stove,
when, fortunately enough, a telegram was
received from the boarder, giving a caution
ficient quantity OF the terrible explosive to
blow up pretty nearly the whole Fifth ward
and had the telegram been only few mo-
menis belatcd there would certainly have
been dreadful casualty.
f. Stone Virgins, the Canadian weather
and earthquake prophet, writes that 'the
great Saxeby gale Of October Z, 1862 which
ruined the timber interests of New England
and the Maritime Provinces, will be here
again September IS, 1887, and on
he afternoon of the following day
1.-THE forests on the Eastern COASTS
will, in all probability, go down be
fore it, There is to be an earthquake &C.
compartment that in the middle Of the next
month. will recur with great violence in
California and Western Europe. WIggins
is not content to let us Off with this pro
phetic teri n. There are to be heavy storms
irons tptembnr 20 to %, this year, from
Mare h IS to 90 in 1885, a weeks engage
ment of champion storms again in Septem-
Der 1885, aud still others in March, 1887
A notable popularity of Virgins is thai he
does not deal in the light arliery Of natures
phenomena. He is Statistic with nothing
bit Wholesale destruction. Wigglns OF all
Tue "sharps" now in the weather business
is the most amusing.
The funeral OF the late Joseph IL. Walton
vas held Friday afternoon and was large
y attended. The Masonic Grand Lodge (uf
which Mr.. Walton had been Tyler fIr ten
years pasD was in attendance, as follows
Alfred A. Hall a. Grand Master; w. L
Grcenleaf as D. G. NJ. II. NJ Phelps AS
G. 5. W.. Z. b. Taft ms G. j. W.; j. b
Smith rs &. Treas w. H. Root, Grand
Secretary Eiwin Wheelock, Grand Chap
hiu; l.. f. Euglesoy as g. s. d. G. w.
Vauror as G. j. d. u. G.. Bubrr G. 5.
aud G. w. Fisk as G. 5 g. f. Morse ~
G. Tyler; q Smith as Barer; T. S
Peck, Grand Marshal. The Masonic funeral
exercises we've cp"ducted in an Impressive
manner by Mr.. Hall as Grand Master and
Kew. Mr. Nh clock Grand Cha lain. The
services of the church were Conducted by
Rev. hr. Dawson. The remains we're in-
TERED IN Lake View cemetery the Grand
Lodge appoiuted as committee to report
suitable resolutions on the death OF Mr..
Walton, Messrs. W. IL. Roo Phelps, John
son and Greeneaf.
New dcliCacjes continue to arrive in mar
liet. Green peas are off red at the lofty
figure Of 81. peck. Pie plant may be ind
at u cents pound. Asparagus Is selling
for IS cents pound Strawberries sull
bring 30 to 40 cts. box; pine
apples, 80 TO so cts. apiece tomatoes Is
cts. pound asparagus 20 cts, pound
bermuda onions cts Il pound. Eggs 20 cts.
dozen; lettuce5 TO cts. head, aud radlshes
cts bunch. Maple sugar is 10 TO 10
cents pound; maple syrup, S1.15 to
81 % gallon; turnips, 70 cents bushe
beets, 70 cents buehel. Irish pota-
toes, 80 to 40 cents a bushel Cabbage
to cents. Onions, % to 30 centsa peck.
Oysters, 30 to A cents quart. Oranges
are from ID to s. cents dozen; hanaras, so
to ~ ccntsa dozen. Cocoanus, 5 to 10 cents
apiece; emons % to 80 cents dozen Cheese
is IL cents pound; lard, 10 to Is cents
pruncs ~ to 20 cents, and prunelles 25
cents; dates 10 to Is cents. Figs, 30 to 25
cents pound. Evaporated apples are
IL to 20 cents per pound. Breakfast bacon
is - cents Il pound. Honey, 20 to 90 cents
a pound. Butter, &c to % cents a pound.
Pickles, so to 70 cents a gallon. Evaporated
peaches are sellingat 40 cents pound. Evap-
Grated apricots, 40 cents pound Mince meat,
best quality, Is cents pound. Hickory nuts,
5O cents peck. Buckwheat -four, 5 cents a
pound. Flour, per barrel, sc to $3.50. Oat-
meal cents pound. Nice hams, 10 to IS
cents pound, according to size. Cider
Jelly, ID cents pound Horse radish is
II 10 20 cents bottle