Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15
M'he Etss 2ress.
CITY AND VICINITY.


greatly increased.
The Shepard & Morse Lumber company
are laying new planking along the rail
road track at their mills.
The grounds around the new St Paufs
rectory are being graded, under the direc-
ton of John p. Howard Esq.
A couple of car loads of telephone poles
to be used on the telephone line between
this city and Rutland are at Brandon.
Item for our lady readers-Garnet orna-
ments of all descriptions are fashionable |
and promise to become exceedingly popu-
lar.
The steamer Vermont will make her
first trip on June /. The Ticonderoga
will begin running the same day on Lake
George.
Following is the customs report for the
District of Vermont for the month of
April Value of imports, 1914 Ola du-
ties, S54, 566. Value of domestic exports
Sl15,331.
A peculiar mirage occurred on the lake
yesterday afternoon about O'Clock. Rock
Dunder was made to assume many differ
snt shapes. The illusion lasted nearly
twenty minutes.
The rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A. have been
thoroughly renovated. They present
neat and attractive appearance and fur
nish a convenient and homelike place for
young men to read.
The new postal card under the new con-
tract will be a delicate pink in color in
stead of the present yellow The size
will be the same but the texture of the
card is to be improved.
The Central Vermont railroad has adopt
cd a schedule of rates from the principal
points in Vermont TO the National &. A. r.
encampment at Portland, and return. The
rate from Burlington will be $500.
Horatio b. Lowry who has been ap
pointed quartermaster in the United
States marine corps, with the rank of
major, is native of Burlington, and was
appointed to the marine'corps in 1861.
On the morning of June 8, 1916, snow
fell in some parts of this State, and it had
frozen for three nights previous. The
leaves fell off the trees as they do in the
fall The people passed about the streets
in sleighs.
s The case Of l.. A. Drew VS.. Rev Thad-
deus f. Stewart, an action for SANDER, that
has been in the courts since 1888, has been
settled, the defendant writing letter of
apology and paying the plaintiffs counsel
$40 and costs.
In addition to the Encouragement caus
ed by the backward spring farmers have
to look forward to the possible destruc-
ton of their crops by the seventeen year
locusts as this is said to be the year for
their appearance
hn Methodist rnnf ara 70
at Bellows Falls, resolutions condemning
the action of the General conference in re-
storing the Burlington district to the Troy
conference were lost, only two members
voting in the Affirmative.
Following is the customs report for the
District of Verm mt for the month of
March: Value of imports, S2S9950 du-
ties, $62, 223 o. Value of domestic ex-
ports, Sl24,063. Amount of entries to be
transferred to other districts, $3.50
600 the 10 V prices for farm produce
make great difference in your trade ?''
was asked of Il dealer in farm machinery
recently "Well, | should say so. The
farmers say well have 10 make the old one
do another year And that strikes about
evelything in my line.
Mr.. Olmstead, the landscape gardner OF
Central Park, New York city, is now en-
gagged on a plan of improvements for the
grounds surrounding the Billings library
in this city. 1t is proposed to make them
worthy, so far as possible, of the beautiful
structure by which they are adorned.
Our Burlington readers will be pleased
to learn that Morillo Noyes Esq, has re-
eeived the appointment of Superintendent
of Supplies for the postoffice department
of the United States. Mr.. Noyes expects
to start for Washington the latter part OF
the week. He will not move his family
until winter, if at all.
The Messenger says that the Central
Vermont have put an elegant new smok
ing car on the fast Boston express. This
together with the smoker on the morning
mail, completes the service in behalf OF
those addicted to the weed. The smoker
is also attached to the up Boston express
due here at $3.50 p. M
Prof Perkins of the University of Yer
mont, accompanied by w. c. Clark of the
senior class, recently visited Mr.. n b
Parkes fossil ledge in the west part OF
the town of Georgia, and expressed him
self well compensated for the trip, by the
ine collection of trilobites which he sue
ceeded III gathering for the cabinet of the
University.
1t is claimed that the carpet moth, which
Is again making its appearance in many
places, will eat all kinds of clothing
whether of cotton, wooden, linen or silk
and that it has been known to attach
wooden easements leaving nothing but t
thin shell under the paint. 1t appears t.
thrive on ordinary insect posons, but ben
zine is said to make it somewhat uncom
Portable.
A well-known gentleman of this city
becoming enthusiastic on the subject o
early spring chickens carefully deposited
sixty eggs in an incubator of the most ap
proved pattern and patiently awaited the
progress OF events His feelings can bC
imagined, when upon the expiration o