Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15
OVER THE LAKE.


The ice went out of Round Pond Tues
day afternoon, and probably by this time
all the lakes in the Adirondacks are open
Parties are sure of good fishing now
at any time. The high water in the
lake this spring has washed away the ia
nous Singing Sands Beach at Bluff Point,
some three miles south of Plattsburgh,
! leaving i'll its place row of stone of all
sizes. 1t is proposed to have a field day
| for the Grand Army at Round Lake III
July, with dedication services on the
Fourth. Gen. j. Is. Carr has been added
to the Grand Army committee, and has
| been empowered to invite Gems. Sheridan
and Logan, the latter to be the q. A. X.
orator Gen. Sherman is also to be in
cluded If Gen. Grants health shall con-
tinue to improve, Dr. Newman will ar
range for his presence Work on the tel
ephone line between PlattSburgh and
Champluin and ROuScS Point has been
commenced, and is being pushed forward,
/ the poles being nearly all on the ground.
| Riel, the head and front of the North
west rebellion spent about a year in Reese
vile after his Punishment from Canada.
....At the annual meeting OF the Platts-
burgh board OF excise forty-One licenses
were granted. The Delaware and Hud-
son company have repaired their track
through the drowned land" near the
head of Lake Champlain with heavy
blocks of marble from the Rutland quar-
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against further damage from high water.
The Port Henry steel and iron company,
formed to manufacture steel and iron in
ESSEX county, was lnCOlpOrated Friday,
with capital of 100000. The office will
be at Port Henry 1t is understood the
company will take the Cedar Point fur
naces Mr.Grant Rockwell Of Plattsburgh
has been engaged as pilot on the steamer
Maquam. Mr.. Rockwell is one of the
oldest and best pilots on the lake.
Plattsburgh is expected to have new
collector before the term of the present in
cumbent, Gen. MOliit, expires. There are
three Democratic candidates in the field.
They are John Il. Riley, who made an
unsuccessful effort to secure the caucus
nomination for superintendent of public
instruction couple of years ago, Charles
T.. Martin and William Recd.-NClU York
1imCS. The Crown Point Iron company
are to build new machine and ear shops at
Crown Point during the coming summer
a. A. GaddiS, manager OF the Ogdens-
burg and Lake Champaign railroad, has
resigned to accept the vice-presidency of
the Brunswick and Western railroad, of
Georgia He will in the future reside at
Brunswick, Georgia. Fire was discov-
cred in an empty freight car near the
steamboat landing ut Rouses Point.
Tuesday. When seen the car was envcl-
oped in flames which had communicated
to Il shed adjoining the large dock store
out difficulty. 1t is supposed that the fire
was SET ny trilmps: ...I mere are Said 10
be lOO,OOO frtuch tanauiahs IN New ork
state. u. NJ. kehurlck OF the Delaware
ana hudson road, says rulnof' mas Deen or
soon Will he appointed general passenger
agent OF the New OK central
The bids for building the breakwater at
ROuses Point are all in, the contract let,
and work will be commenced about May
10.
Comptroller of Currency Cannon has
/ appointed VIM +. Greed of Malone ma
tional bank examiner.
Abner Van Dusen of kinsh1lry was re-
Gently fined 81, for shootinp nicl<eral on
DnnHam's Ray creek
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People residing in the west part of the
town Of MOrlah, Essex county, are re-
, joclng over an order for boat load OF
: marble nom Burlington parties W ho had
fairy tested its quality previously and
find tfat MCaofS. Shaw, Pratt ANA others
have found themselves possessed of Calua-