Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-08
Steamboat Time Table.
CITY AND VICINITY.


market at 10 cents pound or one dollar "A
peck.
Five applicants for pensions were ex-
amined by the local examining board
Wednesday,
The Reindeer will discontinue her trips
after Saturday of the present week, on nc.
count of low water.
The freshmen and seniors had match
game of ball on the campus Wednesday,
and the game stood II to II for the seniors
The new one dollar certificates have
reached Burlington and the bills are con
sidered among the handsomest ever issued
AdJutant III. b. Strong of the Univer
silly battalion is instructing the seniors
every Wednesday and Saturday in artil-
lery drill.
The University freshmen Will 20 to Mid.
dlebury Saturday to play game of ball
with their brother freshmen in Middle
bury college.
The steamboats, are having all the
freight traffic now that they can attend
to, on account of the approaching close of
navigation.
Mr.. Lee Tracy of Shelburn has handed
us twig three inches long, from one of
full-sized and perfect pears.
over IS tons of coal have been taken
from the hold of the Dougherty Bros.
Not much more will be removed until she
is raised and the water pumped out.
The street department are constructing
a road from Buel street to Pearl street.
the intersection of which with the latter
is just west of the residence of Mr.. Hun
gerford.
The Medical Department of the Univer-
slty OF Vermont are to be congratulated
on securing as professor of sanitary science
Prof. V. g. Barbour, who is also the pop
ular professor of civil engineering in the
University.
The game of foot ball between the
classes of 81 and 80, and SIS and 80 of the
High school Thursday was confined to one
goA which lasted one hour and twenty
minutes and was won by the eveus
There was game Of foot ball in the
field east of the reservoir Tuesday after
noon between the High school classes of
e9 and go. Four goals were PLAYED of
which three were won by the latter class.
Moses Vincent, who is serving a sell
tence at the House of Correction for petit
OF the month, where he will lauguish five
years for attempting to break Jail with
Bombard.
A lady member of the recent excursion
to New YORK reports that she was robbed
OF over $500 on the way. A young man
who was undoubtedly the pickpocket ask
ed her if she had not dropped something
and returned her empty pocketbook
Camp Gen. William Wells, Sons Y ct
erans of this city, have ordered 30 Spring
field rifles of Quartermaster General Fl
n lde of ST. Johnsbury to Use on parades
and III drills, and are expecting them every
day. The services of a drill master have
been secured
The circulation of the Fletcher Free
Library for the month of September was
272l, against 2l09 for the same month of
last year, gain of 6l2 volumes OF the
whole number 1925 volumes of fiction were
given out against 1915 volumes last wear |
The percentage of fiction to other reading |
retains the usual proportion of d9 per
cent
Gen. William Wells camp, Sons of Vet |
erans held their regular meeting Tues |
day with large attendance. Drill was |
had under the direction of Drill Masr,ar |
lodge ana Two candidates were mustered |
IN. A committee consisting of j. f. Fox. |
GE, Wight and w. Gilbert were appoint
ed to make arrangements for a campfire
the last of the month.
Those people who went from here on
the New York excursion Wednesday lust
missed, by one boat, going down the
Hudson Tuesday night on the steamer
Saratoga which went aground in the in
tense darkness, near Little Island. For
tunately the Saratoga ran up on mud
BANK. Had she struck the island she
would have sunk AT once and many lives
would have been lost.
The steamer George A. Harris brought
10 the city tow of seven lumber barges
the other day, five of which were for
Shepard * Morse and two for w. a. ID. G.
Crane. On the same day five pinflats and
Two barges of lumber also arrived for
Skilllngs, Whitneys q Barnes and j. r.
booth. These IA boats brought an apDre-
gate amount of about 5000, 900 feet of
lumber.
Ibere was very large attendance at
the union meeting of the Young Peonle's
societies OF Christian endeayor in the
Berean chapel, Sunday afternoon. Tho
meeting was called with reference TO de
termining the work of the young peoples
societies OF our churches in the evangelis-
tic work about to be undertaken In this
city. Rev. Mr.. Gould presided, and re
marks were made by the various pastors
as well as by the members Of the societies.
From the enthusiasm of the meeting, and
the definite and helpful form of the sug
gestions made, 1t is evident that the
young people of the churches propose to
take large share in the work to be done,
which is very hopeful sign for the sue
cess Of the meetings.
Two small boys, aged about four and
six years respectively, children of Daniel
Ward, who lives Oh Pearl street, were
playing around the fountain in Battery