Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
'I-l1y 49, ter e te$$,
cry AND VICINITY.

New ties are being laid ON the main
track of the Central Vermont south of the
passenger depot
The employees of the Van Ness house,
numbering tifty-two, were Naccinated
Monday.
Large shipments of coal are being made
over the Central Vermont road
! The schooner James Averill has arrived
with load of gravel, to he used on the
walks at Col lie Grand b. Cannon's resi-
dence.
Martin Sullivan of Sherman's Military
band, has Just purchased an elegant set
of clarionets at a cost Of Sl5O
The dental parlors over Beaupre &
Lowrey's drug store, formerly occupied
\ by Dr. G. c. Randall, have been recently
rented by DR. ;. :. Costellow.
During the legislative reunion at Mont
pelier next month, the Central Vermont
road will sell round trip tickets from all
stations for fare one way.
Alta meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
society Thursday afternoon it was decided
to give an entertainment sometime in
early November, to raise funds in aid of
the Y. NJ. G. A lecture course.
! hose house at half mast Saturday on &C
count of the death of their comrade +. p.
Manor.
The mercury went up with rush Sat
turday morning and the day was most
acceptable one after the cold spell we
have been favored with.
DR.. A. p. Grinnell of this city has been
appointed an assistant surgeon in the
Marine Hospital service This will en-
able pilots to be examined here, and thus
save trip to Boston or Albany.
The police Tuesday raided a house of
ill-fame on the corner of North Union and
North streets, kept by one Mrs. Cook,
and arrested all the inmates, five in num-
ber except the proprietress.
The government authorities have order
ed that the Baldwin dry-air refrigerators
be used in Uuited States marine hospitals,
and two large refrigeratOrs have been
shipped to New Orleans for use in the
hospital in that city.
While a blacksmith shop on Mechanics
Lane was being torn down Tuesday after
noon, Mrs Ellen Mobb~. a widowed lady,
who was collecting wood near by, was
struck by falling brick and received Il
broken leg. She was taken TO the Mary
Fletcher hospital.
Passengers from Montreal are now re-
quired to change cars at It. Adams, a
new train being made up at that point.
As this move is in the line OF precaulion
against small poN, il VIII he generally
commended.
Flags were placed at nalf-ina-t on the
steamers of the Champlain Iran~porta-
.I.'. Il
Lake George "Wednesday in honor of V. p
Moves, treasurer OF the company, who
died Wednesday morning.
We are informed by the secretary of the
Horse Breeders association that in Oul
notice of Ethan Allen IA and his get, two
! fine stations, sons of Ethan Allen A
We're omitted. They are Ira Allen and
Ethan Allen, owned by \. b. Ashley OF
Milton.
The gentlemen who are organizing the
new military company met Tuesday at
the American hotel. \ soliciting commit.
tee was appointed and the enrolment OF
members begun. Another meeting will
be held in the near future and the com
pany starts off with the most fiattering
prospects.
The lake was again covered with a thick
fog Tuesday, especially on the New York
side. The steamer Reinueer did not reach
here until after clock in the Afternoon
and the Vermont was nearly forty minutes
late in leaving Ticonderoga. Such con
tinuous fog at this season of the year i
something not known on the lake il
recent years
The work of repairing the steamer Ii
conderoga, which broke its walking-bean
on Lake George, August "a, will, it il
expected, be completed by the LIST of No
vember. The boat will then leave tn,
head of the lake and steam down to win
ter quarters at Baldwin.
The Winooski Fire Department had
their annual parade and ns pection Thurs
day afternoon. The Steamer and Layfay
cite companies turned out in full humble
and presented a fine appearance. Tn,
steamer company went up to Essex on tn,
45O train for supper, returning at mid
night.
Teegraphic instructions have been sen
to Surgeon a. W. Austin of the Marin,
Hospital service al Boston to proceed t,
this city and confer with Collector
Smalley in regard to the appointment o
sanitary inspectors at points on the Cana
dian border Of Vermont, to serve during
the small poX epidemic in Canada.
The tug Witherbee with eight boats, 81!
loaded with coal, one with wood and on,
with stone arrived Wednesday. She lief
Whitehall at O'Clock in the morning anC
the heavy fog obscured all sight of lane
most of the way. She narrowly ESCAPED
running into Sloop island about 10 o'clock
and but for having had at the helm Capt
Jones, one of the oldest captains on tn,
lake, she might have met with disaster
The lake was again covered by dens
fog Wednesday, which was even heavier i
possible, than that of the two days pre-
vious. The steamers had to run by com
Y pass guide, and even then the pilots wer
often at a Ios5 to know where they were