Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07

wished to visit the old Fort and all voted
the excursion delightful and successful
one.
The excursion to Missisquoi Park and
athletic tournament under the auspices of
the Young Mems Catholic Union Wednes-
day was most successful affair, sixteen
cars being required for the accommoda-
ton of the eXcursionsts. After they had
reached the park they were joined by
quite party from st. Adams. The ath
letic sports were contested in a spirited
manner, and very pleasant time was en-
ioyed. The Shermans accompanied the
excursion and discoursed some of their
choicest music for the occasion.
A rather noisy game of base ball took
place Sunday afternoon on the grounds
north of Howard Park and west of the rail
road track, the participants being boys
from sixteen to eighteen years of age
They were evidently not of the Sunday
school class, and the air in that vicinity
seemed of a slightly bluer tinge than any
where else. Quite crowd witnessed the
game, the spectators being principally the
youthful class. During the progress of
the ball game Il party of young ladies were
amusing themselves in a game of 1.-TWO
old cat near the ball players.
Manager Drury of the Western Union
telegraph company's Office has received n
notice from Superintendent Roche to the
effect that the company has decided to re
! ceive and transmit free of charge any sub
| scriptions to the Grant monument fund
which our citizens feel inclined to make.
An informal receipt will be given by
Manager Drury for each subscription to
be replaced by n formal one from the
Grant Monument association. The West
ern Union has subscribed $4,000
A party of young men, including Charles
A. Woodbury., John and David Manson,
Henry Holton, Charles Whitcomb,
Charles Walker and Edward Lane are
camping on Lake Champlain and letter
was received by the Mayor recently
from his son, Charlie Woodbury., saying
that during his rambles he came across d
rattlesnake, which he attacked and killed
1t measured four feet and four inches in
length and had seven rattles. The resi-
dents of that vicinity say it is many years
since a rattlesnake was seen there before
this one
The memorial services to be held on the
day of Gen. Grants funeral promise to he
a credit to the town. The committee OF
arrangements, Aldermen Taft and Algel
and Gen. Wells, are hard at work and they
report good success. 1t is expected thai
the services will be held in the Howard
Opera house. There will be short ad
dresses by number of prominent men
among them being eXGOv. d. II. Cham
berlin of South Carolina and Gov Pin
gree has promised to be present if he doe.
not attend the funeral at New York
Music will be furnished by double quar-
tette. The exercises will begin promptly
at p. m. and last about an hour and
half.
There are prospects that Burlington vii
soon be able to receive the Sunday edition
of the New York Tribunc, it having beer
impossible heretofore to procure the Sun
day edition of any city paper the same day
The Tribunc'S Sunday newspaper tran
which leaves New York as soon as the pa
pers are delivered from the press Sunda,
morning will run through direct over thu
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
railroad to Plattsburgh, stopping at al
intervening points. A steamer will NEE
the train at Port Kent and bring the pa
pers to this city, arriving here some tim
in the early afternoon. This shows com
mendable spirit of enterprise on the part o
the Trtbunc and one which our people will
fully appreciate.
The Brush-Swan Electric Light an,
Power company of Burlington has beer
incorporated under the general laws O
Vermont for the purpose of furnish
ing light and power in this city
The business of electric lighting i
growing rapidly all over the coun
try and it was only question of time Il
TO when company would be formed il
this city. Burlington is already behint
other places of equal and even smalle
size in electric lighting and we are gla,
to see that she is going to be placed as re
CARDS light, in the position that her well
known enterprise in other directions de
mands. The company just organized ha
among it stockholders several citizens o
, well-known enterprise and ability and i
Will no doubt be one of the progressive in
, situations of the city.