Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-30

/ so went AT GlO ms was tne one MT.
| Hayes intended to 90 on, but he got left,
which accounts tor the distinguished
/ honor that was paid him.
At their first sem-annual election re
Gently held at their hall on Church street,
the Montcalm club elected the following
officers: President, \. f. Rousseau
vice president J. SimaNs, secretary, a.
/ Il. st. Pierre treasurer, J. Laurent; com
mittee on admission, a. II. Robillard, j.
Fugere and j. Roberge. The club is com
posed of young French Canadians. 1t
was organized but few mont1s ago, and
has already about 60 members.
Sheriff Lorenzo Sulloway, Jr, of st.
Johnsbury came to this city yesterday
he and Edward Trick the bondsmen of
Frank Libby, who is charged with at
tempting to obtain pension fraudulently,
agreed to the latters release. Libby was
surrendered some time ago by his bail,
and it is unnecessary to say that he was
pleased to regain his liberty. He started
for st. Johnsbury, his home, Oh the Il.
L. afternoon train.
Two hundred people from Winooski
attended the excursion of the steamer
Hose company of that place to Westport
on the Vermont Tuesday. The day
started Off very inauspiciously with rain,
but the majority of the picnicers were not
to be deferred by so slight cause, and
they were amply paid for going, the rain
clearing off about 10 o'clock. After that
time as Il picnic day it could not have
been more favorable. The Shermans &C
compalned the excursion and furnished
music
The necessary changes in the news room
of the Van Ness House were made Tues
day to adapt it to the needs of the com
mercial telegraph Office y handsome
half circular window with colored glass
doors was put in the partition between the
telegraph Office and the hotel Office and
the table for the instruments was also put
in place. The instruments have arrived
and will be arranged and connected with
the wires at once +. f. Bradish, the
operator, formerly of Montpelier, is in
town and is ready toreceive messages.
Hon. Henry Ballard Mrs. X. b, Walker,
Mrs George w. Hindes, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. futile, w. c. Schroeder, and about 10
others started on the 44O train Thursday
afternoon for the National e. a. Il. en-
campment in san Francisco. The 4:4O
train was about an hour late owing to a
delay on the Connecticut River road be-
low Bellows Falls, and the party took the
Burlington and Lamoille train to Essex
junction and made connections with the
White mountain train for st. Adams.
At that place it was found that the party
numbered over 40, and they wention their
way assured of a grand time.
The dynamos for the electric light com
pany arrived Monday and work uDon the
street lines is progressing as rapidly as
possible. Operations have been delayed
somewhat owing to the fact that a large
quantity of wire ordered some time since
for some uneXplainable reason has moi
arrived. AS soon as the wire is received
; the lower circuit, or that part covering the
business portion of the city west of Wi
, nooski avenue, will be completed and pu
in operation. This will give the city abou
80 street lights at the outset and the re
naming lights will he put in operation a!
rapidly as possible. When the circuit il
1 complete, the half arc lights will be takel
D out of the stores which have them ant
they will be replaced with whole ar
lights.
\ civil case of more than ordinary in
teIest was decided by Justice Englesbl
Monday, The case was that of l.. I
Wilbur against Edward Flannery and thu
point at issue was whether or hot the
clerk of the Chancery Court could be helt
: as Il trustee of money paid into his haud
rs clerk of the court. Justice Englesby
decided that money i'll the hands of III,
clerk could not be diverted from the oh
i ject to which it was ordered to be diverted
by the court. The plaintiff appeals anC
, the case will in all probability be carried
t eventually to the Supreme Court. w. !.
} Burnap and l.. f. Wilbur appeared for tn
, plaintiff and Seneca HaseltoL for the de
PENDANT
l Reports from the yacht races at Platts
e burgh Tuesday give good account o
! the Burlington boats. Many of the small
y er craft that went from here did not ente
t the lists as the contests were plainly be
t tween the larger boats. The first prize,
silver water service, was taken by tn
e Agnes T., and the second, IA silver frui
o stand, was won by the Zephyr; Whit
t Wings third. The course was about /
# miles, and the breeze was moderate. Mos
o of the Pittsburgh boats dropped out o
/, the race after rounding the first buoy
o Burllngtonans who returned ahead o
the yachts on the steamers, speak in hig
e terms of the hospitality with which tn
e Plattsburghers treated their guests iron
Il xrmont, all of whom were invited to
d Shner at the Fouquet House. The yachts
It men continue their cruise among III
d islands and may be gone a week or te
;. days
l. a number of the young business me
of this city and few others formed tw
It mines and played match game of has
n ball on the University grounds Satul
d day, creating any amount of sport
n The mines were nameless and "A
d the players changed positions frequentl
t. it will be impossible to give the positions
If j. g. Bellrose was captain of one nine
which included T. A. TAFT, j. j. Enrghl
.S f. L. Taft |. G. Grant Charles Barrett