Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-23
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cry AND VICINITY.

Winoosk side for the new bridge were |
practically completed Monday.
A reception was given in honor of Sena
tor Edmunds by Hon. c. w. Woodhouse |
last Thursday evening, which was hand |
some affair.
The Ethans propose to give a series of
social entertainments at their parors dur
ing the coming winter.
st. Pau's chapel and rectory were
draped Friday out of respect to the
memory of the donor, the late John Z.
Howard.
The funeral services of George Murphy,
formerly foreman of the Hooks, were held
at the cathedral Friday. The Hooks
attended in a body.
The residences of Henry Premier and
James Wyatt were broken into Monday
night, and a number of household articles
were taken from each.
Some idea of the work being done on our
streets can be gained from the fact that
the pay roll of the street department last
week was SS25 in round numbers.
James Millham of Shelburn exhibited
in this office Saturday five potatoes that
weighed fifteen pounds.
Husking parties are in order in the coun-
try, and this suggests the thought that
gathering yellow ears in frosty wealth
or is conducive to red ears.
The game of ball Saturday afternoon
between the Rock Point and st. Adams
teams resulted i'll IA victory for the latter
by score of thirteen to eleven
Jules Desjardins and l.. o. Thompson,
the two men who were injured by falling,
last week are both recovering from the
effects of their severe shaking up as fast
as can be expected.
Persons of skeptical views in regard to
the future of the sire ct railway were par
TALLY converted by seeing large number
of ties distributed around the city park
Tuesday.
One of the seniors got so carried away
with an entertainment during his recent
trip to New York city that he left his over
coat on the seat he occupied in the theatre
as partial recompense to the manager
for his trouble.
Beginning Monday the steamer Will
liams changed her running time and will
connect with trains going south ut Port
Kent and going north and south at Platts-
burgh Two trips will be made daily as
formerly.
At meeting of the vestry of st. Paul's
church held Monday evening, II delegation
was appointed to 90 to New York and ac-
company the remains Of the late Mr.. John
=. Howard to this city.
A private despatch to Mr.. X. b. Walker,
from Mr. Israel Saunders, New York
agent of the late John p. Howard, Esq,
states that the remains of Mr.. Howard
will arrive in New York city next Monday,
by the steamer Servia, due at that date.
The vii of the late John p. Howard
will be entered for probate at Englewood,
n. j., and not in this city, since, strange
as it may seem, he had title to no proper
ty in Burlington at the time OF his death.
Mr.. 5. w. Cummings, general passen-
ger agent of the Central Yer mont road,
was on the train which met with the acct
dent on the Boston and Lowell road, sun
day morning but fortunately escaped un-
hurt
A long felt want is being supplied at the
Central Vermont depot III this city. A
large gate at the foot of College street
crossing the street in front of the railroad
track is being built work having been
begun on it Monday.
The Y. NJ. G. A. reading room has beer
appreciably enlarged by merging into il
the former Office of the secretary, and the
reception room is now devoted TO the ust
of the secretary. The increasing patron
age of the reading room rendered this
change necessary.
The Alhambra Skating club, recently
organized by some of our leading young
men, have rented the rink for one evening
of each week. and will hold series of pri
vate skating parties, the first of which
will take place on Wednesday evening
next October IS. Extra music will be fur
nished for the occasion.
Drs T. 5. Covernton of Montreal ant
C. H Covernton of Toronto. We're in thi
city Wednesday and had Il consultation
with the local health authorities and gov
eminent officials in relation to the regula
tions to prevent the introduction o
small poX from Canada. They say tina
the neighboring provinces are cutting OF
much of their trade with Montreal oil &C
count of fear of the epidemic.
The present yachting season is closing
and the winged flyers are one by one be
ing stripped of their spars and tackle, pre-
paratory to going into winter quarters
The interest aroused by the races thi
SUMMER Is Il genuine one ana VIII Deal
frult next season. Three new yachts ar
being built in the city, and in addition t,
Them one or two Others will probably b.
brought here, so that next season will be
lively one in aquatic circles.
The hunting party who are out anon,
the islands with the steamer Albatros
hunting, hcpelessly tempted the gastrono
mical propensitie5 Of number of thei
friends i'm this city Saturday by sendini
forty duck, TO be distributed among them
The party Includes w. l.. Stone, VII
ConI.r, IT. II. Reynolds, \, l.. Barrow
and Augustus Burrows, and if tins remit
lance is the material evidence Of their sue
cess, what VIII their stories be
1t will cause a deep feeling of regre