Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-30
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CITY AND VICINITY.

ca barge ut The Chalnplall Whfll 10 io"'
ing with potatoes for New York city.
A child was recently run over, in the
north part of the city, through careless
driving, and was quite seriously hurt.
Large quantities of freight are now be-
ing shipped from the New York side of the
lake to this city by the steamer Williams.
Persons who are in II position to know,
say that The estate of the late Vernon =.
Moves will exceed million and half of
dollars.
1t is rumored that movement is ON foot
to buy the Euglesby property at the cor
ner of ST. Paul and College streets, and
erect a Motel
Aprgc OK was seen floating down the
river 10y Wnooski last Thursday. He
probably fell in some where up stream
and was drowned.
A prominent resident Of this city says
that if the telephone exchange is taken
ont ne will he in favor of organizing
district messenger service.
"NItkado'' note paper, highly colored, is
the latest lhng out, except the man with
n MINT key. and fashionable maidens use
il ii4 writing to their "Japs'
tue Cathedral this morning, it being the
thirty second anniversary of Bishop De
Cioesb1iJud's conservation.
The laying of the timbers for the tenn
Dorary bridge at Winooski has been be
gun and track walking" between that
place and this city VIII soon be unneces-
, sary.
The railroad people did a large freight
business yesterday despatchng four eN-
tras besides the regular freight. The ma
jority of the cars carried coal and lum-
Der.
In view of the near advent of the street
railway in this city, it will be opportune
to remark that if you wish cold that is
cold, sit in "a street car next to an open
window.
The Kingsley Guard Minstrel company
of Rutland are making arrangements to
give an entertainment in this city in No
vember The company numbers thirty
five people.
Horace Barney and Charles Kimball of
this city, both of whom were serving
terms in the House of Correction for in
toNcation, have been released, their terms
having expired.
assertion that people are to-day taking
more hot water for various ailments than
any other remedy. Some people are in it
all the time.
And now it is rumored that pa rites in
terested i'll various hotel property on the
St. Lawrence are negotiating for the Proc
tor property with the idea OF erecting IL
simmer hotel.
The street department have graded and
gravelled Front street, this week; have
rounded up Archibald street, and are now
at work on the extension of Interval
avenue, north of Decatur street.
Yachtsmrn are making their craft ready
for the winter. The yachts Lulu and
Sandy have been placed on hoats in
the LinsIey slip and other yachts Will
soon be taken out of the water
The street railway is making rapid
progress. The rails have been laid from
Pearl street to opposite the old st.
Joseph's church on the road to WinOOski,
and they have been fastened down large
portion OF the distance.
During Wednesdays heavy storm two
and one-nHlf inches of rain fell, and the
water in the river at Winooski Thursday
noon was about up TO high water mark
during last spring ireshet, having risen
in the neghborhoOd OF five feet.
\ number of changes went into effect
on the Central Vermont railroad Mon
day The train for St. Adams and Bos-
ton via Essex Junction, which formerly
left this city at 1l5 IL. m. now leaves al
1925, and the train south which formerly
started from here ut $40 Il. m. now leaves
at $3.50 Il. III.
a Boston excursion on the Central roAt
from Burlington to Bartonville inclusive
is announced for next Monday and Tues
day. This is most favorable time to visit
the "Hub," and there will undoubtedly
be large attendance Tickets will b,
sold for fare one way and will be good tC
return including Nov. :.
The Burlington and Lamoille railroad
are to make ii trial in a short time of the
automatic coupling link recently invented
by Mr. G. ID. Meigs of Ausable Forks, y
Y. This coupling has been tested on Tho
Delaware and Hudson and the Ogdeps
burg and Lake Champlain roads anC
proved highly satisfactory.
The Venetian Blind company have jus
received heavy order for their blinds t
be placed in the public schools of one o
the largest cities in the country. Tn,
company are meeting with wonderful
prosperity and are shipping goods to Aus
tralia, New leland, Germany, England
and South American ports
The statement that our former towns
man, w f. Bowman, now of the Mem
phremagog house, Newport, had LEASED
the Holland house at Rouses Point, n. Y.
was not correct. The Holland house ha
been leased by ii cousin of Mr.. Bowman
living in Keeseyille, n Y, and having
the same initials; whence the mistake.
Eugene Carpenter was arraigned in tn
City Court on the charge of petit larcen
in stealing cap from another man
head. He was convicted and fined te
dollars and costs, lie also pleaded guilt