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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
BURLINGTON AND VICINITY.

through the summer
Democratic county convention at ESSEX
Junction on Thursday. August :.
The question of the next City Repre-
sentative is under active discussion.
The workmen at the Billings library are
now engaged on the main entrance.
Summer travel continues very light.
The unseasonably cold weather has killed
Work on the skating rink is progressing
rapidly. The formal opening of the rink
is now set for Sept. 3.
The Republican State committee will
open the campaign in lively fashion about
the first of August
The letter-carrers are happy. Post
mastcr-General Gresham has issued an
order granting them fifteen days vacation
The unterritied Of Ward / raised Il
Cleveland and Hendricks banner over Cot
chester avenue with much shouting last
night.
Capt b. j. Holt has sold his interest in
the tug Germana, and it is now the prop
erty of Il. II. Cook, of WHITEHALL and runs
in the regular line,
Get your sccrSuCkcr suit ready. De Voc.
the New Jersey meteorOlogist, says the
hottest weather of this summer will be in
the first week in August.
Recent real estate transfers Thomas
II. Garfield has sold to Lemuel b. Plat
five lots 122 feet 'front.' on College street
for $500 w. NJ. Villas has sold to join
b. Forant for Sl400 the Villas property OF
the east side of Battery street.
1t is said that "A great many 25-cent
pieces, clever counterfeits, are in circula
ton. The pieces are dated 1873. On gen
uine quarters only three claws can be seer
on the eagle, while on the counterfeit the
eagle has four claws on one foot and three
on the other.
Mr. l.. II. Talcott Of Williston while
driving to this city Tuesday was thrown
from his wagon and suffered severe in
jures. His horse took fright, turned sud
denly around and ran, overturning thu
wagonl Mr. Talcott chung to the reins an'
was dragged number of rods
p. f. Smith, Esq, of South Burlington
whose death has been announced, was al
old and respected citizen Of Chittendel
county He was one of those who wei
coined Lafayette to Burlington siXt
years ago. His death sewers lone NOR
link between the present and the past,
We are to have another addition to on
summer populations The State aSsoca
ton of Sevcnth-day Adycntists are to hol
their annual campmecting here AN aiial
which lasts six weeks and which will b
largely attended. IT win be held on tn
old Reunion grounds and preparations Io
pitching the tents, etc. are now hcn
made.
The general features Of the St. Joseph
celebration August nth, viii be rs 70
lows: High Mass at st. Joscphs church
procession through the principal streets
dinner at the skating rink followed by IL
dresses by representatives of the home Sc
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
WHEAT quiet 40. white at Or0.l OF
No. > red at 30; Michigan red ut 10.

tHICAGO, July -.
Flour dun WHEAT higher; July at 81 d,
as; NO. > Chicago spring at S2uS!it. Cons
active AT Gl 2"j4. OATS in fair demand at
@@i. RYE firm at d2la. BARLEY dun at iNie"
TO- PORK dun ut II jO'l6 -. LAIRD firm
err AT GgWu IN. Bulk meats in fair de-
mand; houdcrs ntGUO; short rib ; -; short
clear ~.
Receipts Flour, 5000; Wheat. 5000 Corn.
lgU,mO; oats, 5000; Rye, 300; Barley, llul.
Shipments Flour. liO,WO: Wheat, 10
600; Corn l23,OUu oats, 5000; Rye, S,.50h,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25
The Work of Lightning.

BRATTLEBoRo, Vt, July 20,-Reports
from various sections of this county show
that last nights rain and hail storm did
great damage to the crops and highways,
At Wilmington the lightning went into
the homes of A. l.. Childs and II. F, Bar
Der, whose wives were Frustrated by
shocks Their shoes were torn from their
feet, while their eyebrows were burned of
and they were otherwise burned The
lightning entered houses by the telephone
wire.
Worthwhile.
The ladies of the Methodist Society pro
pose to have charge of the boarding house
on the camp grounds, during the coming
Methodist annual and State temperance
camp meeting
Miss Flora NJ. Terrill of this place, who
has for five years served as assistant pre-
ceptreSs at the Montpelier Union school,
has been promoted 10 the position of pre-
CeptresS of that institution.
The new restaurant at the depot is now
in running condition.
A. l.. Hardy, assistant principal of st.
.IOhuShuIV academy, w. II. Tcrill. teacher
of sciences in the Methodist seminary at
Montpelier, and y. A. IIadlcy, music
teacher in the latter named institution
are spending vacation with relative, in
town.
The W. c. y. L. Of this place have ST.
cured the services of Mrs j. X. Barney o
Providence, II. l., who is to spcal, at town
hall on Sunday afternoon next,
Scion Abbott NJ. d., has sold out hi
| drug practice to T.. &. Woodward of tn,
drug firm of &. f. Woodward 4 Co. DR.
Abbott is to 90 to Massachusetts,
Middlebury.
! Clay N. Dickinson, Capt. Martin v b
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Underhill.

Rev. Louis A. Arthur, an assistant Min
lister of Trinity church. New York, former
ly Of Burlington, and Lay-Reader at Cal
vary church. Jericho village of Underhill,
OBLIGATED in that church last Sunday, July
Goth He held two services, and preached
celebrating the Holy Communion in the
morning. His many friends were glad to
see and hear him again in Underhill.
Next Sunday, July 27th, the Rev. Mr.,
Blanchet, missionary at Toxic, Japan,
will ofIiciate in the same church at 1920 Il.
m, and at 4 p m. He will give an inter
esting account of the work in Japan, for
which any offerings will be thankfully re
ceived. All are cordially invited to attend
Hinesburgh.
II has shoWercd nearly every day for a
fortnight and the hay and wheat harvest
i, at Il stand,till. Last saturday occurred
the first thunder shower of the season, ac
| companicd by severe dash of hail. Tn
cut grass is improving. Corn and pota
| toes are backward, but are NOW doing well
Mr.. Chauncey H. Hayden, "A graduate OF
| the University of Vermont in the class Of
! -, has been engaged totcach the academy
| 4 teacher Of experience and school super
! ntcndent in his native town, ne comes tC
us highly recommended both rs a gentle
man and as a scholar, There is every pros
poet of a successful school
Mrs. H. A.. Winslow, Miss Belle Wins
| low and Master Hiram Calkins, Jr, o
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25

The FREE Press make. its appearance
to-day in new dress Of type throughout.
The type Is size smaller than
that heretofore used but the face is 50
large and the impression is so clear and
distinct that it is even more readable than
the old. while the amount of reading mat
ter is largely increased In beauty of
face. clcarncss and legibility the new
type can not he cNcellcd we
think. and we are sure that it will com
mend itself to our readers. At the same
time we have made Il slight change in the
size of the paper retaining the quarts form
cut changing the the arrangement of mat
ter slightly. The difficulty and annoy
ance of printing the Weekly in its old
form in two separate sheets was SO great
that Il change became necessary. The
present sheet. while somewhat smaller
than the old, is as large as we can print in
a single sheet upon our press for con
venencc it is necessary to print il in one
sheet both on account of our new press
and our new folding machine. With the
paper printed in two sheets we have been
unable to use the folder With the new
type however and the discoutinuaucc OF
some advertisements our readers will get
fully Us much reading matter as in the old
size. The type. although smaller in body
and giving much more reading, is nearly
as large in its face as the old type. Will
its clearer impression it certainly can b,
read much more easily. With the new
size a supplement will he frequently issu
ed containing a large amount of readin.
matter, thus giving our patrons more than
they have had with the old size. A NOR
costly and better quality of paper will III
also used. Taking it all in all we thnl
the change will meet with the heavy ap
probation of our patrons.
item in the Improvements mad
and making, in connection with our paper
We have Just added to our mechanical re
sources another new press, especially 70
printing the FREE Press. 1t was mad
by the Babcock Printing Press company
and is one of the finest machines eve
turned out Of thcir-or any other-manu
factory. Our new folding machine of tn
latest improved design has been at
tached to the new press. \ ncN
Westinghouse engine, of double the poWe
1,,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-07-25

i.-Tran>ph,ition-.
l. Trn~posc To plait strips together an'
form mad.
.. Transpus" landed and form hrlll"Ssn' -,
trduspO~c again. ANA form reached after.
3. Trlnspus"H place for holding fodder. am
form native of Il certain European country.
(. Trnnsposc II current, and form an over
seer.
). Tiansposc foolish. and form craltiY.
MARY BNOWN.
5.-Enigmatic Names of Animals.
|. To rcciuc. and above.
>. Purchase. and relative.
3. An insect. and to steal away privately.
.jOuN.
Answers to Puzlirs of Last week.
1.-Cutkiu.
. BrinN. brink, brick, trick, thick.
5.
Since life is oft pcrpcNing.
lis much the WISER plan
To bear all trials hrIvciN
And smile whcnc'cr you can.
(. Raftcr
). \ good name is better than riches.
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e. II. BLODGEl'T, COUnty
j. j. MONNAIiAN, tCommittr,


Your health depends ON the purity of yuu
blood People who realize this are taking
Hoods Sursaparilla with the hest results,
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04
GARRARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT
Lancaster.

j. b. Adams is rejoicing over the all
vent Of a boy into his family Of girl',
whom he christened T, X. Adams.
&C. c Storms hiss bought the house
and lot on DAnville street, occupied by
the Misses Noel & Smith, milllners, for
which he paid $3.50. lie expects to build
q twostor' brick store thereon this cum
mer in connection with the new postoffice.
Robert Hamilton, proprietor Of the
Hamilton House in this place, was married
Wednesday afternoon to Miss Mamie Her.
ring, daughter Of james Herring, Il this
county. A reception wAA given at the
Hsmilton IIoue which was largely attend.
cd. We Wi'h them much happiness and
success.
Lancaster il in a worse predicament
than ever since the addition Of another
passenger train on the X. c. X. r. We
get the daily papers at 10 o'clock p. NJ.
The morning train leaves the Junction too
early TO make connection with the L. & n.
trains 1t takes whole day to come from
Cincinnati. One must leave Cincinnati at
s o'clock in the morning TO arrive here at
10 o'clock at night. 1t tskes about 8
hours TO go 10 Cincinnati from here. o,
the railroads.
Misses Jssl Redd and Sallie Fish re-
turned to their homes at Grab Orchard
Monday, after spending two weeks with
Mrs. Jas. B. Lssvel in the lower end Of
the comfy. DIR. Jas. Core. OF Homer,
Ill.,, was in town last week stopping with
Henry Noel. He has retired from the
practice Of medicine and wishes 10 locate
in the Sunny South. Mr.. Noel has gone
North with the doctor to attend a sale OF
Holstsin cattle; both gentlemen are engsg.
ed in raising such stock. Col. Sam NJ.
Burdett il expected home Saturday on a
visif
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coming. They dilute water colOrs. which
are brighter aud better than inks; 10 not
soak through their paper; and dry without
subsequent smesring A hint for those
who can take it, ia bible marking.
Mans, Marie and went Up. to 'Glen-
coe," Bro. MOBILES villa on Stamford Hill,
where we took tea with our dear friends.
We we're all quite Wild with joy at the
meeting. The dear little resurrecied wo-
man had just returned from the Tale Of
Wight, as "pump "A a partridge" "Noble
William" himself looked better than we
have seen him for a long while and the
"bssy" for once relaxed his usual tso,i-
turnity and carried away by the contagion
OF general rejoicing, became almost gsrrn.
lous. After lea Bro. Noble got out his con-
cerIina and we had jolly time, almost
verging on the undigni6ed; but inoffensive
and full Of praise to the dear LORD, who
has been 20 good 10 us all.
Had blessed meeting vt night-full oi
power aud the manifested presence OF the
LORD. Bro. Bartlett, from Higbga,e,
brought with him two French ladies', from
Paris, mother and daughter, who were
quite enthusiastic in praising the 'besutee.
ful gospel," as they brokenly expressed IL.
Herbert and + liIh were 10th to 20 on to
B.Ilsy Heath and We we're 10th to let them
20, but we all said praise the LORD" and
then it was very easy 10 part Wonderful
lubricator Of life, that simple phrsze IL! IL
is more eHectual in its working every day.
SATURDAY, March Sth. - George Wood,
Marie and | went, by appointment, to the
British Museum, to examine their wonder.
ful collection Of ancient copies Of the En.
glish Bible. And we'll we've We repaid Ter
our visit. A dinner On "shilebait," a del
icate fsh, about an inch and a half long,
eaten body aud bones" at LudgAte Hill,
"a, not an item 20 be despised in the days
enjoyment. Dear George hiss given from
his scanty earnings e25 (sl25) for the tent.
just think Of the first $3.50 coming from
these dear donors, withsuch limited means,
FOR George il only a clerk on small salary
and this gift, like the other, means much
sell denial. So We shall get our tent by
May LIT, We hope. Praise the LORD!
(continusd next issne)
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

The recent grant OF contract to the
Keystone Bridge Company by the Lonis.
Vile & Nashville Railroad Company for
the erection Of a bridge across the river
at Henderson, KY. is considered the heav.
lest contract ever entered into by any
bridge company. The channel span ia to
be 525 feet in length. Eight spans each
are to be $50 feet long, and five spsns each
100 feet in length, with treslle-work
approaching the channel span. which will
take 3, 500 tons Of steel and iron. When
complete it will be 1925 feet long, and
will be the longest straight truss span on
the American continent.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

BIsHoP PIERCE AND GEN. TooMBs.-
Bishop George f. Pierce and Gen. Robert
Toombs we're classmates, and they have
ever been firm, true friends, Both Of them
have ILLUSTRATED the grandeur Of human
intellect and the power that has to inau-
ence human thought and action. Their
success-each in his chosen field of labor
has been wonderful, in part due to great
intellectual Rifts, faithfully improved, and
still more largely due to better and bright
er agency-their wives, Ask them, and
they will admit it. The truly great man
is less great than his wife, and always hon.
est enough to admit it.-[Mscon (Gs. Tel
egrsph.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

The Country Gentleman says "The sue.
cess of garden depends much on its early
preparation and planting in rpriug. Crops
which do not need putting in till warm
weather arrives are greatly benefited by
the thorough preparation and the pull.
verizing and enriching the soil. 1t well,
therefore to apply in winter all the manure
which may be wanted. Pulverized by frost
and leached into the soil by rains and
melting SHOWS, it will be worth more than
ifspread in Jumps after spring opens and
is imperfectly intermixed.n
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

A peculiar kind of building stone ia
found in some localities in Oregon, having
the property Of being unipjured by the &C.
tion ofcold, heat or moisture. It is called
granite sandstone, is very rich in silica, Of
aclose, fine grain, highly chryslalized, I'm.
ANIMATED and Of a fine brown color. On
being brought to white heat and sndden-
~ plunged in cold water, it comes out as
solid and a. firm az at first.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04
-PRICE'S-
Life of Geo. o. Barnes
THE INTERIOR JOURNAL
FOR $3.50.

without scrip or purse, or, The Mountain
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Cousecrsted Life, the Record Of its silent Thoughts
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IL In full II Is a book that should be In every
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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

The jury system is full Of abuses in
Kentucky a. we'll a. in Ohio and the
other States The longer an effort al rem
ely is deferred the greater will be the
popular disregard of the machinery of
justice and the greater the prevalence Of
Of crime. While changes in the jury laws
must be the result Of legislative enact.
ment, the Legislature ~ whole cannot
be depended upon to mature any bill in
this connection either fAr.reaching or ben.
efcial in its character. 1t is work re-.
quiring the study and attention Of a small.
er body Of men, who have knowledge Of
the law and are not distracted with the
consideration Of such bills az those TO au.
thorize the town Of Williamsburg to Dor.
row money and to index the mortgage rec
oTds in Campbell county, The LeRisla.
ture should establish commission 10 re-
port upon revision Of the jury system at
future session, and this might we'll be in.
cIdded as part Of the programme sug-
gested by Senator Hallam.-rLcuisyille
Commercial
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

The Governor OF Delaware, having no
power to commute sentence, has succeed
ed practically in doing 80 by respitipg a
condemned murderer for fifty years, vir'
tually committing the sentence to impris-
onment for life. The Governor doubtless
says to himself that his subjects have
enough fun with the whipping-post, and
can wait while longer for a hanging. .
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04
The Saloon Business Defined.

1t ISIS business which is opposed to every
clergyman in the country.
!, il business which every merchant
and business man hates and detests.
1t is business which ia the standing
dread Of every mother.
1t is Abusiness which il the constant fear
Of every father.
1t isa business which /, the horror OF
every wife.
1t isa busineps which makes ninety per.
cent Of the business Of the srimin al
courts.
1t isA bushes which makes ninety per
cent Of the pauperism for which the tax
payer hiss to pay.
1t is a business which keeps employed an
army Of policemen in the cities.
1t is the business which puts out the
Gre on the hearth and condemns wives and
children to hunger, cold and rags.
1t is the business which fosters vice fol
profit, and educates in vickedness FOL
gain.
Drunkenness comprises all other vices
II is the dictionary OF vice. Drunkennes,
means peculation, theft. robbery. arson
forgery, murder-for it leads to all thess
crime. II Central Methodist.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

A ne" song is called "No Place Like
Home" 1t is suggested by an exchange
that the author never courted another fell
lows sister but perhaps II is her home he
means.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

HE THoUGHr RESURRECTION DAY HAD
CONF was at White Sulphur Springs
in 1865 i think it was '6s-but anyway.
General Robert + Lee and General Rose-
Grams and other distinguished men we're
there At the time, consulting as TO the best
methods Of reconciIing the North and South,
aud bringing about much needed pesce
and harmony in the nation. One day the
stage co.ch drove up 10 front Of the hotel.
and out the door Of it stepped = newsps per
man named Hanna. He Was long, and 20
thin in body that he offered no particular
obstruction TO the passsge Of light. The
thickest thing shout him was shock OF
red hair that hung down on each side OF
his face, covering his ears and framing
his csdAyerous countensnce. lie wore a
long linen dusIer about "a large around a.
an umbrellas case. A he climbed ont on
one eide Of the stage Aleck Stephens climb.
ed out Of the other, and the two started
up toward the hotel together. One Of the
boys at the hotel pointed at them aud
called out: Look here! Here comes the
vanguard Of the resurrection"
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1884-04-04

In a hut on q narrow street in the
French village Of Aubeiine en- Royans,
lives woman whose age is declared, on
evidence which the London Lancet accepts
as authentic, to be l23 years, Her msrri-
age certificate shows that abe was married
one hundred yeSrs ago last January, She
has no in6rmitiss except slight deafness,
and she is comparatively erect. She ia
supported entirely on the alms Of visitorP,
who come from great distances to see heI;
and in her household work abe ia assisted
by her neighbors. She lives almost e1.
clusiyely on soup made with bread and
containing a little wine or brandy, The
neighborhood physician says she ia never
i'll
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