Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-07
Mhe Etee 2resss
CITY AND VICINITY.

The masonry for the new iron bridge at
Winooski has been begun, the abutment
on the north side being in process of con-
structon.
In addition to the change of Machinery
hall at Howard park into sheep pens, the
present sheep building will be converted
into cattle stalls.
The new design of postal card will be out
about the middle of this month. The
cards are lighter and finer in quality than
those now in use.
The largest lake excursion of the season
went to Fort Ticonderoga Wednesday from
the towns of Schuyler Falls and Peru, on
the steamer Vermont.
1t is not expected that Gen. Wells will
transfer the custom house to Col. b.
b. Smalcy until the middle of this month
or the first of September.
The Sherman Military band are dealing
extensively in Improvements this season.
They will soon add three French horns to
their list of Instruments
Wells, Richardson & Co., will give their
operatives half holiday every Saturday
afternoon, at least during August. There
are others yet to hear from.
One of the most successful gardeners
says the best way to treat the cabbage
worm is to throw little handful of dry
wood ashes into the inside of the head
The good work still goes on. Pope, Ber
ry g. Hall and Henry, johnson & Lord
have announced a half holiday for their
employees on each Saturday. More to fol-
low.
The Delta Psi fraternity are having
their hall in the Vermont Life Insurance
building extensively repaired and deco
rated. A fine job of frescoing is being
done for them.
Milton Blake, all agent between Bos-
ton and Essex Junction by way of the
Rutland division of the Central, has been
removed and the place given to Il Mr..
Button of keene, n. II.
Repairs are being made to the old Rut-
land Railroad depot at the foot of Maple
street. The south wall which had sunk
away and become cracked, is being relaid
and the roof is receiving repairs.
The publishers of the Century magazine
announce that one of its next numbers
will have a profusely illustrated article
descriptive of the marble industries of
this and other towns in Vermont.
Over two hundred passengers came in
from the South on the steamer Vermont,
Saturday, ninety of whom landed at this
city. This was the heaviest days travel
this season on any of the lake steamers.
Mayor Woodbury. has issued procla-
nation inviting all persons to unite in
the Grant memorial services on the day of
the funeral, and requesting that all places
of business be closed on tEat day from to
6p. m.
Superintendent Aver of the Hawkins
bridge works has appointed James Melon
aid assistant superintendent of the ma
sorry department ut Winooski and North
Hero bridges and Capt. John y. Merrill
foreman of substructure at Winooks.
So far as can be learned this city will
have no representative at the annual
meeting of the American Dental aSsocia-
ton in Minneapolis, the only dentist at
tending from this State so far as heard
from being DR.. l.. 7. I4awton of Rutland
Mrs. Geo. w. Thayer, of Ottumwa, Ia,
who with her two children, son and
daughter, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Seymour Thayer of South Burling-
ton, recently lost her little son by diphthe-
ria, and now the little girl Mrs. Thayer
disease,
Henry Riley fell from a high ladder
and received serious internal injuries.
Riley was at the top of the ladder which
was very high and it stood so nearly per
pendicularly that it started to tip back
when he jumped and struck the ground
with great force.
Moses German, one of the employees in
Hollis bobbin shop, met with an accident,
Tuesday afternoon, by being struck with
block of wook thrown from one of the
Sitting saws, which struck him just be-
low the right eye. The eye was terribly
injured but the sight is thought to be I'M
affected.
NJ Lavelle, an employe at d. C. BARRIERS
boarding stable, had thirty dollars stolen
from his trunk Tuesday night. Two men
from neighboring town were arrested
yesterday on suspicion but they proved
their identity as wealthy and honest farm
ers and We're discharged. There is no clue
to the perpetrators.
The Salvation army have raised the
siege in this city Finding that they could
do no effective fighting here they went to
Plattsburgh to begin operations, but they
found the enemy even more strongly en-
trenched in that benighted town and re
turned in disgust by the next steamer
The SOLDIERS" are now having a furlough
in this city.
The work of weighing the mails was be
gun Wednesday and continue thirty days.
The mail carried on regular mail trains
will be weighed by mail agents, but mail
carried on trains that have no mail agent
will be weighed by persons appointed for
the purpose. Mr. Denning has been ap-
pointed to weigh the mails at this point.
The roads are paid for carrying the mails
by.weght, and this operation is to estab-
lish an average.
A meeting of the directors of the Cham
plain Valley association was held at the
Van Ness house Tuesday. 1t was voted