Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-15

ncted as referee in very impartial manner.
The old engine and boiler in the FREE
PRESS pressrOom have been replaced by new
ONES OF much larger capacity and OF new and
improved pattern. The change has been
rendered necessary by the addition of sew
eral new presses, and these in turn have been
put in because the old machines were entire
| ly inadequate to do the work called for by the
very largely increased business of the estab
ishment. And this is growing at such rate
that still further additions to our mechanical
equipment have become necessary and will
shortly be made. The FREE PRESS, our
friends will be glad to hear, has never been
80 prosperous ms at present, and we hope to
not only retain the good will Of our old
friends but TO gain that of many new ones in
the coming months.
| The Mayors estimates for the coming
year are given in full in another column.
tie estimates the amount to be provided for
by tax at S74,44S. "a. The present grand list
of the city is 500, 866.43, and on this amount
S7S, 4o1 OF will be raised by tax OF 113
cents on the dollar. Add to this the high.
way lax OF 10 cents (fxed by law and the
sinking fund tax of cents, and we have a
tax of 1873 cents, and this is the Mayors
estimate of the tax that will be necessary.
The Mayors figures show a reduction OF
$5O43 As on the bonded debt during the
past year The debt is now as follows
Water bonds, 0s, S244 900 Improvement
bonds, IS, $4,000; Refunded bonds, 5s,
100000; total, $780, 900. From this is to
he deducted bonds held by the sinking fund,
81 $50, leaving as the net bonded debt,
$362,05O.
There was a large attendance at the wrest-
lirg match Tuesday evening in City Hall, there
being over four hundred present. OF course
the chief attraction was the contest between
Messrs. Reagan and Griffin for $50 side,
and the entire gate money. In the first bout
after 12 minutes struggling Reagan took the
fall by means of what is called the ring and
back heel. Griffin took the next iu nine
minutes by the hip lock. In the third
Reagan took grapevine, and in the strug-
gle both went from the stage into the au-
dience, and in II minutes Reagan, by taking
an inside grapevine, won the bout and the
match. Both are very powerful young men,
and it would be no disgrace to be thrown by
either of them. Sheridan and Mellon gave a
very fine exhibition of light and fancy
sparring which was well liked. The match
between VIM. Redmond of this city and M.
G. Powers of Boston, formerly from Burl-
ngion, for $40, was won by Redmond, he
taking the first and third bouts. This was
well contested, and closed the evenings
sports.
The following are market prices for the
present week Eggs IS centsa dozen. Apples
81 and So a bushel; turnips, IS cents a
hushel; beets, rs cents. Irish potatoes,
As to so cents bushel. Hubbard
squash sells at cents pound Cabbage,
5 cts. Onions, 25 cents ia peck. Celery, scarce,
10 to 10 cents head. Cranberres Is to 20
cents quart. Oysters, 81 to SO cents quart.
Oranges are from Is to 65 cents dozen. Nal
aGA grapes, 25 cents a pound. Bananas, GO
cents a dozen. Cocoanus, s. to 10 cents apiece;
lemons % to IS cents dozen Cheese is
higher, 16 cents a pound lard, 10 to Is cents ;
prunes 10 to % cents, and prnnelles %
cents dates 10 to 90 cents. Figs, 90 to 80
cents pound. Evaporated apples are
lG 10 % cents per pound. Breakfast bacon
is lS cents a pound. Honey 20 to % cents
n pound. Butter, rs to 80 cents pound.
Pickles, so to 70 cents gallon. Evaporated
praches are selling at 40 cents a pound.
Maple syrup, Sl.25 gallon. Mince meat,
best quality, Is cents pound. Hickory nuts,
10 cents peck. Buck hea, flour 5 cents q
pound. Flour, per barrel. So to 50. Dat
meal 8 cents pound. Nice hams, Is to Is
cents q pound, according to size, Cider
lilly, 20 cents pound