Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-02
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ing contests Tor the Field day exercises TO be
held June O: Bicycle race, 1 mile; throw.
ing hammer; 100 yard dash one-balf mile
| run 100 yards dash backward obstruction
race, 100 yards barrel race, 80 yards and
| return sack race, 100 yards three legged
| race, 200 yards hurdle race, 100 yards, Il
| hurdles potato race. 100 potatoes, foo,
part standing broad jump running broad
Jump; standing high jump running high
jump; hop skip and jump; throwing bias,
| uall kicking foot ball base ball tugs
Of war; putting shot tennis tournament
A committee was also appointed tC
solicit subscriptions for suitable prizes
n all these contests except in the tugs
war; also decided to have suitable
music in attendance, and to charge an al.
mission OF 10 cents to the grounds This
being the first attempt that has been made to
stablish the custom observed by most of the
colleges, those having the matter in charge
ire determined that every thing shall, If pos.
Ehlc, be success.
The people of Grand Isle will have to
wait some time for the NEW road from the
Island TO this city The report Of the com.
missioners was not filed 10 timely season, at
the recent term of the Chittenden county
court, and Judge Wales, in behalf of the
city, refusing to waive the objection the whole
matter goes over until next September term
OF court. The cost of the road and bridge is
estimated by the petitioners at $4,000 and by
the other side at Sl5 900, and the commits.
sioners decided that Burlington must pay 81
per cent of tor somewhere between
$500 and $4,000. The Islanders brought
heir petition originally against the towns of
Milton and Colchester, and the hearings
were held at intervals all summer. In the
winter Burlington was cited in. The ex-
penses of these hearings we're very large
we understand that the commissioners tees
alone are $T00---and an effort is being made
to make Burlington pay 81 per cent of these
expenses great portion Of which
were incurred long before the city appeared
in the case at all. This proposition Is a
monstrous one and the proportion of the
cost of the road that Burlington is called
upon TO gay is simply extprtonate. Judge
Wales has done well by our taxpayers IN re.
sisting the raid upon our city treasury.
Market prices for the present week are
follows: Eggs 20 cents a dozen; lettuce 10
s cts. head, and radishes cts. a bunch.
Maple Sugar is 10 TO Is cents pounds maple
syrup, 81 TO $l.10 a gallon; apples are
about out of market; turnips, rs cents q
bushel parsnips are out of market ;
beets, rs cents bushel. Irish pota-
toes, 50 to 40 cents a bushe. Cabbage
9 to cents. Onions, 20 to 30 cents peck.
Oysters, 80 to As cents quart. Oranges
are from Is to 65 cents dozen bananas, so
to GO centsa dozen Cocoanuts, s TO 10 cents
apiece lemons 25 to 30 cents dozen. Cheese
is IS cents pound; lard, 10 to Is cents /;
prunes 12 to 20 cents, and prunelles 25
cents; dates 10 to Is cents. Figs, 20 to 25
cents pound. Evaporated apples are
IS to 90 cents per pound Breakfast bacon
is IS cents pound. Honey, 90 to % cents
pound. Butter, 26 to 30 cents pound.
Pickles. 80 to 20 cents n gallon. Evaporated
peaches are sellingat 40 cents pound. Evap-
Grated apricots, 40 cents pound. Mince meat,
best quality, 10 cents pound. Hickory nuts,
% cents peck. Buckwheat -four, cents a
pound: Flour, per barrel, So to $3.50. Dat
meal, 8 cents pound. Nice hams, Is to IS
cents a pound, according to size Cider
Jelly, ID cents a pound Horse rsdish is
10 to 90 cents bottle.
Mr.. William A. Deerng, formerly princl.
pal Of the Essex Classical Institute, more re-
Gently OF the Parkersburg academy, Pa,
has been appointed secretary of the academ.
ic faculty of the University, and hes entered
upon the duties of his position. Among
those duties will be the visitation of schools
OF all grades throughout the State aud else
where, for the purpose of awakening and
encouraging an interest in advanced et,uca-
ton. The trustees of the University have
become convinced that there is a great
amount OF native talent, of the best
order, especially in rural communities,
which remains undeveloped, but which un.
der judiclous guidance might be Brought out
aud put under cultivation. The University,
as being in some sense the head of the edu-
cationsl system of the State. is able, and
therefore is bound, to do something in the
way of directing and encouraging the highe.
education taking up the werh where the
common schools leave Il, and carving i,
through the academic, collegiate, and pro.
ftssicna, grades. 1t will be part of Mr..
behring's mission to confer with teachers Oh
lie means for bringing a larger amount OF
this natlve talent into the higher grades OF
schools, and thus putting it In training fol
the University and olter colleges. He will
especially endeaVor 10 devise and suggest
, ways and means by which bright Youths
: MAY IN spite OF straiteDed ciicumsl ances
DC put in the way of receiving the benefits Of
,, a thorough educa' ion. 1t is hoped that tbi
work vii bring the University and tHs l5w
! er schools into closer reftlit1s, and will re
suit in inducing larger mum ,ers to avail
! themselves of The increased advantage
, winch the University now offers to its stu
dents.
I Work uron the new Ferrh '-athoG
church is being pushed ~s rapidly as n, Isl
tile aud the. wr'is have already begun Il
assume definite shape The foundation
, were laid last fall and the work was resume,
, The l4th Ut April. The building is to bav
a depth Of 176 feet with a iron agp of i
iett The side elevate n OF the walls will b
90 ieet ana the tower which wifi rise fror
the centre of the from, will, when compile,
ed, reach height Il 200 feet. The wall
viii tc CT stone from the William Ror
quarry, finished in Scotch style. The COZ
ner and other trimmings are to bu If Isle |.
hlotte gray stone. At The base the walls W.
DC Tour feet six inches thick from the bas
10 Tie water table three feet two inch,
thick and from the watnr-lable to the roc
they will have thickness of two feet 81
ln'h hes, II is estimated that the walls wi
require 5000 perch of stone. The church wi
DE punt In the Roman style, with gable roc
and taperiug spire. Tae basement will h
devoted to ball. The auditorium will b
one OF the most commodious in the Stat,
On each side, the roof Will be supported b
thirteen columns. Between these and lb
) walls Inc ceilings WILL be finished in pan,
WIN anu is'1ah dCueS VIII occupy ID
space between the rows of column
ne building Will be heated by steam an
1 at the rear there Will be built boiler room
: The plans Of the church were drawn /
itev, Father Mchaud, and Charles Pare
D has The general supervision Of the worl
s Iherc arc about forty wOrkmen engage
upon The building nov and It IS expect,
1 that HE work of completion will require tV
, years, and that the church will cost 500
f OOO. Inc Rraysloue is furnished in Il
/ rough by ii. q. Fisk & Son and the s,ol
are delivered to the church in a firisb.
state by John Watson.
I How Certain Africans Look on Chris,
anity.
Here Is delightful picture, SAYS Il
Academu speaking of H. ii. Johnson's "Tl
n River Congo" OF their attitude towar,