Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-29
CITY NOTES.

The latest news from Capt. HushiOw is OF &
highly encouraging nature his host of friend!
will be glad TO learn.
Lumber is being drawn for the Billings
library, so that work upon the building may
be resumed at the opening of the season.
The regular term at the Medical College
begins on Thursday of next week, when the
new building will be occupied Tor the first
time.
The well known trouing horse Laura vii.
liams, owned by j. y. Williams and l.. A.
Drew, has been sold for $1,000. Laura goes
on stock farm across Tic lake.
The lumber to be used in the construction
of the Billings library comes from Miles
Pond, on the st. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain railroad, and will make number of
carloads.
The inside Of the new medical college
building is rapidly approaching completion.
1t is expected now that it will be ready for
the medical class the first day Of the term.
There are said to be more bodies in the
Lake View cemetery vault this winter than
any season previous The shelves are all
occupied, and the floor is CjvCrcd with cas-
kets.
The North avenue orphan asylum now
contains ninety children. Among the num-
her are six little ones belonging to one fam
lily. The father was drowned, few days
ago and the mother is an inmate of an in
sane asylum.
1t is understood that the purchasers of the
Lyman property, on Pearl street, will open a
street through the estate, from Pearl to
Grant street, and thus put considerable
number of building lots on the market.
Capt &. j. Holt has just purchased the
powerful boat "Germanla' in New York,
and will bring her around by way Of Quebec
when navigation opens, into Lake Champaign,
where he will employ her next season for
towing purposes.
Mr.. Smith Wright Of Wilston, the regu-
lar nominee for county commissioner is an
upright man who will perform the duties
of the Office conscientiously and accepiahly.
The nomination Is good one and ought to
command a generous support at the polls.
The annual city report is now ready for
distribution. and may be obtained at the
City Clerks Office or at the FREE Press
cOunting-rOOm. 1t was printed ut the FREE
Press Office, and the city OIL ials say it Is
The handsomest city report ever printed in
Burlington.
A man named Narnoy was arrested for
in,oxcation at Winston, Saturday, and
brought to this city and lodged in jill. Yes
terday he had his tIial, during which it wa,
asccrtalnod that he procured the liquor from
one d ke also Of Willston. Na-ney was
sent TO the House of Correction for seventy
days.
Two important transfers of real estate
have Just been made. L. I. Eng'esby has
bought the Francis property, on College
street, now occupied by Hon. F. c. Ken
needy. George ID. Wright and l.. &. Burn
ham have bought the Lyman estate, on Pearl
street, now occupied toy DR.. II. A. Crandall.
Terms private in both cases.
Washington's birthday was observed by
most OF the pIl lie schools of this city Fri
day, the exercises consisting OF appropriate
Rotations, readings and music. A pleasant
incident conn, cted with the occasion at the
Grammar school, was the presentation TO the
school of fine steel engraving Of Washing
ton-.the han q m gift of E. B. Taft, Esq.
Postmaster Derby has succeeded in bring
ing about a very desirable change in the
Transmission of mail matter from Montreal
to this city, by which, on and after March
LIST, such matter will reach here on
has laid over in ST. Adams and
has not been distributed here until the third
day after il was mailed. The mail business be-
tween this city and Montreal is very heavy,
and the improvement in the service will be
appreciated.
cine FrrF PrEss publishes some evidences
Of Ruriinrton,s nrnsneritv. and says two
miiIi-,n dollars were paid to workingmen in
The civ last wear. The showing is an excel
lent one, and proves what manufacturing IN
dustries are doing for the Queen City. she
is to be Congratulated on being one OF the
favored localities where manufacturing
h1urishes and all the consequent dement's are
oh ,y ol,n oil vonioDtrp Of
The denomination of Mayor Morse and
Citv Judge Uasclton was Of course a fore
zone conclusion. but that there was not a
single vote against either Of them, at Satur-
dav NIGHTS caucus. is as surprising as graft.
fvirg l. is the only caucus within our re-
membr,ncc at which there were no scatter
inr votes and Mayor Morse and Judge
Ua,,lton NAV well be pleased at the hand
come endorsement they received. Now let
MS see TO i, that trey receive q like hand
soma treatment at the polls.
IT. Cho,,r,oir vo,ley Pantry association
n To,a't ,hase olirnIs for the ensuing wear.
Ias 49, 10 49, u Lord Rmling,on .
ii,,'..l.;',or,s I!oor,o Oavis Fo., Mont
T;al ponnir,1n Uighg,tc Sn,inge.
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PI,is,' (, AW,oms. @ n Milling,on
Nnrth Bennino,on directors. John Griffin
burlington. c. A. Pratt. Milton; L. f.
Eugl.shv. +. L Perkins. R1lin Poasc, Bur
IpTton: secretary, NJ. IL. Stone, Burling-
ton; treasurer. {. f. Wheeler, Burlington ;
audItor W. ii. Root, Burlington; superin.
t4nden, Of nan, W. j. Langshorc, Burling.
ton; committee on coops, j. L. p Wright,
burlington. The association is in flourish.
inr circumstances. having a balance of $500
in its treasury. it will hold an exhibition
next wear.
An ,no,ohers # ,h, militia wiIl regrot +,
LAM ,t,',, 49, ,ey;,r,nIion If Noinr Tnnnn,
nf II AIhome has hnrn handed in and oc
can,ni I, 10 nnIrrstnnd ,hnr NJ i Tonnr,
has icon romnrii,d t0 take th,. slrn tIrn,gl