Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-22
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CITY AND VICINITY.

Three canal boats loaded with lumber
from Ottawa arrived at this port Tuesday
night two for Bronsons, Weston, Dun
ham g. Co.. and one for j. r. Booth.
The tug Brilliant from Whitehall with
eight boats arrived at this port. wv ednesday
afternoon. Six of the boats loaded with
coal were for Elias Lyman, one with coal
for G.. L. Linsley and one with merchan-
disc for Van Sicklen, Seymour & Co.
j. II. Cochran of the government archi-
tect office was in town last Thursday in
spectng the postofIice building to ascertain
what repairs were needed. Among other
things new boilers will probably be put in
and the grounds may be laid out different
ly.
Owners of yachts and other craft are
busily engaged in getting them ready for
the excursion season. 1t looks now as If
there would be more attention paid to
boating matters at this point than for
some years previous-a very satisfactory
condition of affairs.
Alderman Alger spent last Saturday at
Middlebury in consultation with Prof.
Henry NJ. Seeley on the subject of our
water supply in it's various phases. The
water committee are not prepared as yet
to make an announcement to the public
regarding the matter.
Mckay Campbell, proprietor of the
Mallett's Bay house was tried before JUS
tice w. II. Hare yesterday on the charge
of furnishing liquor, the action being
based on the recent disclosure of Anthony
Law. He was convicted of four offences
and was fined $40 and costs.
The Field day committee have been ne
gotiating with the Nameless base ball club
of Pittsburgh with the view of having
them play a match game with the Cniver-
sity nine on Field day, June 5. 1t is un-
derstood that the Pittsburgh nine have
consented to the arrangement.
We are informed that through Pro
fessor Sabn, theiwhey of large number
of cheese factories in adjoining towns has
been contracted for to be manufactured
into milk sugar. The price for the season
is one dollar each for the number of COW
accommodated by the factory.
Seventy odd scholars of the Adams and
Pine street public schools are out of school
with measles. This disease here, as else
where, is more virulent than usual, this
spring, being followed in many cases by
serious trouble with the eyes, erisypelas
and inflammatory rheumatism.
The tug Brilliant arrived in port Mon
day with a tow of twelve boats from
Whitehall. Four were loaded with coal
for Adsit & Bigelow, four with coal and
one with merchandise for Elias Lyman,
one with coal for J. w. Hayes, and two
with merchandise for Van Sicklen, Sey-
mour Il Co.
The directors of the Field Day Associa
ton went to St. Adams Saturday and
made arrangements for half fare on June
6 from all stations between Mortified
st. Adams and Rutland~and this city, and
also for trains to run between this city
and the park through the day, carrying
for the usual fare of ten cents the round
trip
Col. Greenleaf states that i
is expected that the grand pa
rade at the &. A. II. encampment in Port
land next month will occur on Tuesday
the 23d. This being the case the specia
train will leave Monday, the 22d, instead
of Tuesday the 23d, as the Grand Army, del
egations will of course be anxious to reacl
parade.
II is understood that eight young ladies
members of the University, have made
compact to spend two weeks at the clos
of the present term, tramping through
the Adirondacks. They intend to be JUS
as independent in their tour as their fel
low students OF the male persuasion would
be under like circumstances, and viii
undertake to lose themselves without
guide T.; 50 no gentlemen need apply.
Charley La.Joy, the boy who was hur
at Middlebury by a boring machine ant
brought to the Mary Fletcher hospital 70
treatment, is reported to be doing well
1t was found that hole had been boret
in the elbow. The wound extended near
ly to the shoulder and tore all the ski
and the first layer of muscles from tn
forearm. Drain tubes were inserted, a
the hospital, and the arm was heXed ant
dressed in carbolized gauze.
The Sophomore class of the Universit
held their class banquet at the Cumber
land house. Plattsburgh, Thursday night
going over and returning on the Reindeer
The Freshman class chartered the vii
liams and went to the same place las
night, where they held their banquet a
the Fouquet house The Freshman off
GERS were as follows: Toast master, NJ
K. Storey; orator, j. NJ. Cantwell poet
C. G. Stafford historian s. S. Watson
prophet, S. l.. Gates. Considerable friend
ly rivalry has been manifested in variou
ways between the two classes during tn
past few days.
Work upon Bronsons, Weston, Durham
& Co.'s new dock on the west side of tn
cove at the lower end is making goo
progress and when completed it will b
eco feet long and will extend back dis
lance of about 80 feet Twelve hundre
piles have been driven and the work G
filling in is about half done. The materia
for filling is obtained by dredging tn
cove. 1t is understood that this firm il
tend in the near future to fill in the res
of the way from the dock in process of col
strI1ction tn no nlJ nu I i,