Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-19

CLERKS Office saturday and appointed II
list of grand and petit jurors to supply
the deficiency made by such neglect.
The Lenten season will be different in
Catholic circles from any of its predeces-
sors. Heretofore the use of flesh meat was
allowed only at the principal meal on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 1t
will now also be permitted at the main
meal on Saturdays Holy Thursday and
the second and last Saturday of Lent are
excepted.
At the annual meeting of the Green
Mount Cemetery association Monday the
old officers were reelected as follows
President, G. w. Woodhouse secretary
and treasurer, Ormond Cole; superinten
dent, j. b. Small sexton, John Allen
trustees, f. j. Phelps, b. b. Smalley, $.
II. Weston, Ormond Cole, j. b. Small, &.
G. Benedict and C. w Woodhouse.
Within the past two months the Shep
ard Il Morse Lumber company of this city
have consummated an enormous prr-
chase of standing timber, which when cut
and sawed will aggregate one hundred
million feet. The timber is standing in
the Ottawa valley and the larger portion
of the lumber will be distributed from his
point, to American and South American
markets.
The suggestion has been made that the
firemen might be saved some extra work
if there was a slight change in the fire
alarm system. AS it Is most of the de
partment turns out, when in nine cases
out of ten the services of two hose COM
panes would suffice to put out the fire.
The plan proposed is that when an alarm
is sounded the two hose companies near
est to the box from which the alarm is
given turn out if they can not control
the fire then a second alarm would call
out the entire department.
The Central Vermont railroad have be-
gun repairing the dock fronting on their
slip, just west of the freight depot. The
old dock was very dllapidated and will be
made practically new for Il distance of
about 300 feet. Superintendent Clark Of
st. Adams, who supervises bridge con-
struction, has the work in charge.
There arrived IN this city Friday
morning in one of the Vanderbilt cattle
cars some blooded stock for DR.. w. 5.
Webb's farm. The stock came from Penn
sylvania and consisted of two Jersey cows,
a heifer bull calf and Il Shetland pony.
Dr. Webb paid $4,000 for the calf when it
was only two weeks old. DR.. Webb has
refused $1,000 for the BULL which is seven
years old.
A circular has been received at this
office announcing that a daily paper will
be published at Chelsea during the session
of the Vermont Methodist conference at
that place, beginning April 30, by Revs.
j. r. Bartlett and A. j. Hough, which
will contain all the proceedings of the
conference and other matters. 1t will be
called The Hincrdnt. All desiring to
subscribe are requested to address prompt
ly The HincrdHt, Mortified, VT
Astronomers are now able to promise
the general public Il splendid spectacle as
both Fabry's and Barnard's comets are
likely to be easily visible to the unaided
eye about the end of April and beginning
of May, both, too, in position where they
will be above the horizon all night and
not far distant from each other. The former
which will be the brighter of the two, be
ing in the constellation Perseus, and the
latter in Andromeda.
Wednesday. March II, will be the last
day for setting cases for trial by jury at
the April term of Chittenden County
Court which commences April 6.-The
jury list contains 80 cases, and there are
S divorce II State, and II chancery cases.
The Burlington Ice Yacht club was
formed Thursday evening with the fol
lowing officers Commodore, A. C. Whit
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tary and treasurer, f. H. Barnes regatta
committee, w. +. Hendee, 7. p. w.
Rogers, w. H. Lane, Jr.
A large number of the leading parish
toner's of st. Mary's parish met in St
| Mary's hall last Sunday to organize a So
ciety among the Irish citizens of this place
The organization will be called st. Mary 5
Benevolent society, and committee of
five, consisting of J. b. Sculley, II. c.
O'Sullivan, Prof. j. II. Fitzsimmons, Z.
II. Conley and J. w. Madigan, was elect
ed to draft the constitution and bylaws
Much enthusiasm was manifested and
without doubt the society will be largest
and most effective of the kind in this vi
cinity. The collectors of the Parnell Par
liamentary fund reported that it had in
creased to $3.50.
School Commissioner Charles f. Allen
addressed the members of the civil gov
eminent class of the high school Thurs
day morning on the subject of our paten
system, its Importance and intimate con
nection with the material prosperity of
the country, and how patents are OBJ
tanned. The talk. was an interesting and
instructive one and was illustrated by
copies of United. States and Canada pat
ents and models. Principal Landon is
arranging for other lectures to be given
from time to time by various persons on
topics of interest, the students being re-
quired to take notes and prepare papers
upon the various subjects.
The students of the academic depart
ment Of the University Monday elected
their quota of officers for Field day, the
date of which is not yet definitely fixed, as
follows President, Tracy l.. Jeffords, 'sG
directors, James II. Middlebrook, IS, and
Arthur l.. johnson, IS; member of. the