Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-16
M;he Erse 2resss
CITY AND VICINITY.

The Heineberg bridge Is 10 ne resulnSlcu
in few days
The Pullman palace cars on the 440 and
7.35 d. M Central Vermont trains have
been discontinued
FLAGS were placed ut half mast on the
CITY hall and the Van Ness house upon
the Intelligence of the death of John r.
Howard.
There were but five marriages in this
city during September while the births
numbered thrty-two and the deaths TWEEN
ty.eight.
One: OF the attractions at the French
fair is asplendid carved easy chair to be
voted for between Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan
and Rev. J. NJ. Cloarec.
A good proportion of the senior class left
on the $40 tram Tuesday forenoon, with
Prof. Perkins, to visit New York for addi-
tional opportunities of geological study.
The music of the Sherman band and
orchestra at the legislative reunion, was
highly appreciated and drew expressions
of cordial praise from all hearers.
Shambo's floating boat house, which has
been in the slip at the foot of College
street this season, has been taken to the
Central Slip where it will remain during
the winter.
The tug Wtherbee arrived Monday
with six boats, one loaded with merchand-
Use, two with rails for the Rutland rail
road, two with coal and one with ties for
the new horse railroad.
The promises of the Horse Breeders as
ISOLATION i'll regard to the sale Of liquor at
the park were fully carried out and not II
single intoxicated person was seen on the
grounds during the meeting.
Messrs c. p. Smith and G.. S. Appleton
have offered to the city sufficient land on
the east side of Church street to make it
four rods wide all the way to Maple, pro
vided the city will do the filling.
The First church people who had made
preparations to lay tagging four feet
wide in front of their property, have
decided to use tagging five feet in width,
which will be laid as soon as it arrives
Miss Mary T. Lathrop of Jackson, Mich
fgan, one of the vice-presidents of the Ma.
ional Womans Christian Temperance
Union is expected to begin IA course of
temperance lectures in this city, October
20. She will remain here about one week.
One of the largest funeral professions
4 seen in this city for some time was that OF
the late Joseph Moore, who was buried
Tuesday. When the head OF the proce S
sion reached the Cathedral the rear teams
were on Main street not far from Battery
street.
Word comes to us that the horse rail
road recently completed at Glens Falls,
by Messrs. Ilanes Bros, has proven to be
decided success and the railroad com
pany finds itself compelled to order new
cars to accommodate the passengers.
Rev. Father Michaud of WinooSki, has
been given charge OF the Roman Catholic
parish ut Bennington, whence he goes the
last ol the present week and the pastor
of the latter parish has been sent to Mont
peler and viii ot1iciate there next sun
day.
A change.of time has gone into effect
on the Northern and Western divisions OF
the Central Vermont. Trains Tor st.
Johns and Montreal VIII leave St AlDans
at and ga. H., 1890, 6;2O and y. IN.
For Ogdeusburg and Houses Point, at
600 H. Ill, l-:JJ and $50 p. III.
A small boy playing ON the dock Of the
ChamplMn spurtation company Sat
urday, fell into the lake but was rescued
by men working in the Shepard & Morse
lumber yards Warnings to the small
boy, it seems, are unnecessary, for they are
scarcely ever needed.
The agent of the X. f. Hawkins Iron
- company Tuesday received the city's
check TO balance the company's account
for the stone work, which is complete, OF
the Winooski bridge. Two other firms
ip,,,
is expected to be all here in about Il week
The fair at the rink seems to grow il
popular favor as it progresses. "Wednesday
night nearly 600 persons were III attend
ance and ali seemed to take great Interest
III the articles on exhibition and to enjoy
the different amuSements connected witt
the fair The vote ON the chair stood /
for Rev. Father Cloarec aud n for Rev
Father O'Sullivau.
The ties for the street railroad have ar
rived, and to all appearances the work l.
to be pushed to completion ut once. Mayor
Woodbury. has purchased for the company
a lot from o. :. Dodds on WinOosk
avenue, where stables and Il blacksmith
shop will he erected. This settles beyond
question the probability that the road will
be built to Winuoski by the lower route.
l.. S, Drew received letter Tuesday
written to him by the late John Il, How
ard and dated at Malvern, October ., in
which Mr.. Howard stated that he had
been sick for some four or five days but
that he hoped to be out in day or two
Mr.. Drew also received letter from Mr.
Sanders of New York city, stating that
Mr. Towards remains were expected to
start for this country on the 18th instant
The two-years-old tilly "Taffy," by Wi.
nooski 701, dam by st. Lawrence was SOLD
at auction at Howard park Thursday af
ternoon, A. b. Ashley of Milton being the
purchaser. The price was $3.50. The three
year-old filly, "Olive," by Steel's Waikiki
dam, the dam of Molly Clark RECORD
2;3l8l, by Brownell's Ethan Allen, wa,
also knocked down to c. w. Tenant, Troy