Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-18

chaplain, j. f. Ferguson; executive COM
mittee, the president ex oflicio chairman,
Samuel Huntington, Robert MCCollum, Cnas.
f. Knight, j. w. Johnson, f. A. Towsey {;
spccial committee, j. s. Chamberlain, r. NJ.
Clapp.
A number of Burlington ladies have Or
ganized here q branch of the Chautauqua
Literary and Scientific Circle. The "Circle"
aims to promote habits Of reading and study
in nature, art science, and in secular and
sacred literature, in connection with the
routine OF daily life especially among those
whose educational advantages have been linn
tied, SO as to secure to them the col
lege students general outlook upon the
world and life, and to develop the habit of
close, connected persistent thinking. 1t
proposes to encourage individual study in
lines and by textbooks which shall be in
dicated by local circles for mutual help and
encouragement in such studies, by summer
courses of lectures and students sessions"
at Chautauqua, and by written reports and
examinations. The formation Of {. branch
Circle here seems to lis an excellent idea,
ahd we trust the organization will grow and
prosper
The report for 1888 of cases before the
City Court, the costs of which are payable
by the city. was presented to the Board of
Aldermen Monday evening From this 1t ap-
pears that there were GO such cases against
n respondents. Forty-ninc Of the cases
were breaches of the peace, chiefly assaults,
6 were for petit larceny, and ! were for mis-
cellancous offences. OF the respondents, 80
were convicted and fined, and % were ac-
quilted or discharged on nollc prosequi. Two
Of the cases were appealed and entered in
the County Court. -Four stand appealed to
the April Term, 1884. One respondent alb
seconded before the issue of mittimus against
him. In three former cases IN which the
enforcement of sentence was delayed by APP
pcals taken and not entered or otherwise de-
layed the fines and costs have been collected
during the year and paid into the city
treasury. The total amount of fines and
costs collected and paid into the city
treasury has been S503.32. The total costs
have been S400.15. The excess of payments
into the treasury over costs has been S13.17,
that is, the prosecutions before this court
have been without expense to the city. This
showing is exceedingly crcditablc to the
court and its officers and satisfactory to the
taxpayers.
The following are market prices for the
present week Eggs 35 ccntsa dozen. Apples
81 and 50 bushel; turnips, 65 cents a
bushel beets, IS cents. Irish potatoes,
a. to 80 cents bushel. Hubbard
squash sells at A cents pound Cab
bagc, 8 cts. Onions, 80 cents peck. Celery,
scarce 10 cents head Cranberrlcs 10 to 90
cents quart. Oysters, 35 to so cents quart.
Oranges are fron 20 to IS cents Dozen Nal
agagrapes, % to30cents a pound. Bananas, rs
cents dozen. Cocoanus, 5 to 10 cents apiece;
lemons 35 to 40 cents a dozen Cheese is
higher, Is cents pound lard, IA cents !;
pruncs - to % cents, and prunelles %
cents dates 10 to 20 cents. Figs, &c TO 50
cents a pound. Evaporated apples are
- to % cents per pound. Breakfast bacon
is 20 cents pound. Honey 90 to 25 cents
a pound. Butter, 2S to 80 cents a pound.
Pickles, so to 70 cents a gallon. Evaporated
peaches are selling at 40 to 45 cents apound.
Maple syrup, S1.25 gallon. Mince meat,
best quality, 10 cents pound. Hickory nuts,
so cents peck. Buckwheat flour cents a
pound. Flour, per barrel Sc to SO. Dat
meal cents pound Nice hams, Is to 90
cents pound according to size. Cider
jelly, 20 cents pound.