Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

parked for Port Henry where ntinDcr VI
the party live.
In connection with the discussion of
plans for winter sports here it is interest
ing to note tnat summer tobogganing has
been invented and is III fnll blast in some
places The steep bank of Il Lake or pond
is selected, and the track smouthed, and
the toboggan, which is II cross between II
sledge and II boat, shoots down the slide
into the water and Off long distance.
Burlington has natural advantages for
this sport.
The subcommittee on skating rink
appointed 10y the executive committee OF
the Burlington Coasting club, Saturday
night, have about determined upon the
the premises lying between kilbum and
Maple streets and extending from st.
Paul to Pine streets Us the location for
the ice skating rink. Everything con
sidered these grounds are undoubtedly
the best for the purpose shat can be found
in the city.
Mrs. w. II. Waters, whose death is else
where announced, had been an invalid for
a long time, and since last May had been
suffering from paralysis which was gradu-
ally extending over her system. She was
thought, however, to he, If anything
slightly improving, and no speedy fatal
termination was expected on Sunday
Late Sunday night, however, an alarming
change took place, and in spite of the eff
forts of her physician she sank steadily and
passed away at half past four Monday
morning. She was most estimable lady,
and DR.. Waters and their son, the survlv-
ing members of Il most aifectonate house
hold, will have the sincere sympathy Of
the community in their heavy affliction.
\ counterfeit silver dollar that is pecu-
larly deceptive and dangerous is in circu-
ton. 1t is full weight and on careless eX
animation looks like genuine coin On
close inspection, however the surface pre-
sents peculiarly CLASSY appearance,
shining more than the genuine metal.
The lettering and the stars are not so per
fectly formed are not in high enough relief
they do not project so far from the sur
face of the coin us in the genuine. The
bottom of the oval in the letter ID" in the
word dollar is missing the small letter
"M' at the base of the neck of the figure of
Liberty is imperfect, and the branch held
by the eagle is fiat and poorly executed
These peculiarites of the counterfeit were
ascertained by careful examination of
one by the aid of a glass yesterday Our
merchants should be ON their guard
against them.
There has been IA very gratifying in
crease in the opening attendance upon the
public schools of the city. The stlperin-
tendent reports that not in number of
VpnIS have lpta bnnu Sn many r,uni1S ~,
rolled in all schools above the primary de
partment as now. The seating capacity
in both the High and Grammar schools
has been found Inadequate ami enlarged,
while Il considerable number of non-resi-
dent pupils have been reluctantly turned
away from the Grammar school on account
of lack of accommodations. The latter fact
makes pertinent the question of the cree
ton of Il new Grammar school buliding.
Everything considered the showing for
our public schools is remarkably good
one and one of which Burlington should
he proud.
The necessity for II large increase in the
amount OF light in our streets is il crying
one. On Friday night Il gentleman and
lady were quietly walking home from
the theatre and were distant only a
few rods from one of our "lightniug
bug lamps, when they were run Violently
into by three young men who were trying
their speed ON the walk. Both were hurl-
ed upon the tagging, the lady receiving
severe blow upon the head and sustain
ing physical and nervous shock, the eff
fects of which she will not recover from
in Il month. Such an accident would not
be possible if our streets were lighted as
the streets of a city the size of Burlington
should be. We pay nearly four thousand
dollars II year for lighting our streets, and
what DO we get We get enough light to
render darkness visible, and that is about
all.