Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-24

cation ....T The fire department on Friday
were called to the residence of Orange
Fiheld, ESQ, from which smoke was pour
ing copiously, but the boys were dismiss
ed by the smiling maid, who informed
them that the stove smoked just 50 every
morning. Summer travel this way is on
the increase and business at the Pavilion,
under the efficient management of Mr..
WaterhouSe is beginning to boom.
Hyde Park.
Edwin II. Bulard, arrested at Burling-
ton recently for stealing horse, and also
for various other crimes, broke jail at this
place Sunday night. Efforts were being
made to have him removed to Windsor
for safe-keeping, but the officials were II
little slow, and Eddie is now out of their
reach. Our Jail is good for nothing, and
the sooner Il new one is built the better it
will be for public satety.....The removal
of Postmaster Kinds at North Hyde Park
is another evidence of the desire of the adj
ministratiUn to remove all "OltcnsiVe'
partisans Mr.. Kinds is Republican and
an old soldier, who left both hands on the
battlefield, and is removed in order to
give the place to Il SO-callcd "mugWump'
....Our tOwnsmau &. =. Page is without
doubt the largest dealer in green calf
skins in the world. His receipts for the
month of May were SsO,4iS, exclusive of
ment to above fifty men, which is II valua-
bic aid to our little hamlet.....O Our little
village is getting to be quite Il summer re-
sort. \ goodly number Of city people are
located at both the hotel and the
Films. -. ;. b. Waite now acts as
deputy county clerk, and will soon sue
coed Capt. Kentied as clerk. The latter
intends to locate in or near Boston
Enosburgh Falls.
AS man named Edward Libby was
returning home on Tuesday evening about
midnight he was assaulted when near
the railroad crossing on Pleasant street
by two men who knocked him down and
attempted to rob him. He struggled with
them and they broke his watch chain but
did not succeed in getting his watch or
money. A door being opened in a house
near by they fled. Libby received several
severe bruises and was completely cover
ed with mud. There is no clue to the
ASSISTANTS.
Waterbury.
Herman Morse, aged - years, was bur
led lest Thursday the burial services of the
Masonic order were conducted by Seaver
Howard. the master of Winooski lodge.
....The selectmen of Waterbury and DuX-
bury are in consultation as to wheth-
er they will build an iron bridge in
place OF the one that was blown down. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Charles Burt sheriff of Stowe, passed
through this place to Rutland, to take
Clinton Woodwork to the work house.
under sentence of 100 days for selling
liquor. Dow Woodwork, aged seventy
years, recently died of consumption, and
was buried at the village cemetery
West Randolph.
A Mr. Bass of New York city has pur-
chased strip of land on Prospect hill for
$1,000. 1t is rumored he intends erecting
IA summer hotel for city people, capable of
accommodating 200 guests. Miss Hattie
Rising was buried Sunday, aged 3d..
\ stranger hired Il team at one of our liv-
cry stables the other day, which was re-
turned badly injured. He tried to leave
town without paying damages, but was
arrested at Mortified and settled up.
George Hogan broke his arm Monday
in jumping from freight train The
heat Monday was oppressive, mercury 90
in the shade, Friday it stood So
Bethel.
The first term of the graded school has
closed and the principal Mr.. Hutchinson,
has been engaged for a year. Mrs. &. r.
Noble who lives on Echo Farm" in the
west part of the town has twenty city
boarders. The reading room is opened
five days and evenings of each week.
Some thirty or forty of our citizens went
10 Lebanon, \. H., FRIDAY with the base
ball club to witness Il game between the
clubs that played here the previous Satur
day. This second game resulted in the de-
feat of the Lebanon club score, > to 3.
Isle Ia Motto.
lIaying is in full blast this week $500.
There is an unusually large crop of rasp-
berries and cherries this year 49,. Campers
are beginning to put in an appearance.
Mrs. o. b. ilutchinS and her daughter
Carrie of Boston are in town. Miss Cora
Phelps, while trying to climb Il fence, fell
and spraned her ankle SO badly that she
Is unable TO walk. The steamer Rein
deer will carry passengers to and from
burlington July %, giving people time to
attend l5arnum's great show Dyer Hall,
while picking cherries, fell from the tree
and hurt ms side and shoulder so that he
is unable to do any work.
Franklin folks have got the mail ser
vice to North sheldon doubled. and have
letters twicea day.
There are said to be eleven applicants
for the one place of national bank eXami-
ner in Vermont with ii. +. Bingham of
Bakersfield ahead.
A young man named Geo. +. Morse ut
work in the printing room of the DR.. Is,
j. Kendall company at EnosDurgh Falls,
lost the fore finger of his left hand on
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