Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-21
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CITY AND VICINITY.

Inc excursion from SWantOn on tne
steamer Maquam Wednesday, numbered
about 200 people.
Preparations are already under way in
several city churches for the celebration of
children's Sunday, June 10.
Three boys of this city got themselves
into trouble recently by robbing a swarm
of bees near Shelburn, belonging to w. II.
Dodge.
The arrangements have reached stage
where we are warranted in stating that
Burlington will hold a Fourth OF July
celebration.
A teachers institute for Chittenden
county ia to be held at Essex junction,
June I'd, Sd and 4th. Programmes will be
circulated soon.
Horseback riding is rapidly becoming
a popular form of outdoor exercise in this
city and a number of ladies have begun
its practice.
A few years from now nobody will be
called finely educated il he does not
know French or German. Encourage
your friends to visit the Summer college
One feature of the St. Adams High
school field day, June 5, will be a game of
nine and the st. Adams school boys.
A farmer remarks that great many
more acres OF potatoes are being planted
this season than were last, which will tend
to make potatoes plenty and cheap" next
fall
The game Of ball Tuesday afternoon
between the mines of the U. v. M. and St.
JOseph's college was stopped in the fifth
inning, the score standing to in the u
V. M. mines favor.
The coal dealers have established the fol-
lowing prices for coal delivered Stove
and chestnut, $3.50; egg and CRATE, $500.
1t is est mated that $4,000 ton of coal were
sold in this city last winter.
Through the untiring efforts of f. H.
Wells and +. c. Harrington, about $1,000
have been raised by subscription among
the business firms of this city for the
Sherman Military band.
The international convention of the Y
NJ. &. A secretaries of the United States
and Canada will be held at Harrisburg
Pa, from June l to 6. State Secretary
Avery and Secretary Daniels of this city
are thinking of attending.
Stannard Post has just received from
Senator Edmunds his check for $26,
toward defraying the Memorial Day ex-
penses. Our Senator has donated this
sum to the post annually for a number of
years
Some Of the orchards in town are infest-
ed with species of orchard louise, which
fastens itself upon the bark of the tree
and drains branch after branch of its
vitality. Our gardeners would be glad to
know of any scientific remedy for the
pest.
The U. V. NJ. base ball team which
went to Middlebury Saturday morning to
play with the nine Of Middlebury college
the first game of the intercollegiate league
games, met with decided victory, de-
feating the Middlebury boys by score of
% to 9. Quite party of friends accom-
panied the home team on their trip.
Medical students to the number of so
paraded the streets Thursday morning,
previous 10 the departure of part of their
number, the procession terminating in
meeting in city park. The programme
there consisted of three groans for Profs.
Bingham and Holton and three cheers for
the remainder of the medical faculty
w. l.. Burnap commenced his course of
lectures on medical jurisprudence at the
college Wednesday and will lecture every
day at 9 "A. M, for two weeks. Dr. Henry
James is now delivering his course of lee
lures on military surgery, and Prof,
Woodward is lecturing on diseases of the
throat AID nose.
The Vermont Homeopathic Medical
society will hold it's Both annual meeting
at the Pavilion in Montpelier, Wednesday
and Thursday, May &c and 81, the session
to begin each day at 10 a. m. On Thurs
day afternoon DR.. G. f. E. Sparhawk of
this city, will read paper ON "Cervical
Metrtis,"
The general committee on arrangements
for Memorial Day are making all neces-
sary arrangements for that occasion.
Rev. +. p. Gould will preach the Memorial
sermon in the Berean church on Sunday
evening, May 80, Rev. DIR, Halves will
deliver the Grafton ON Monday, May 81
and Rev. Charles F. Carter will oficate
as chaplain of the day for the occasion.
The statement printed in the Burling-
ton Independent that one member of the
board Of trustees of the University can
vassed nearly the entire State of Vermont
to obtain endorsements for DR.. Bingham"
is not correct. The gentleman alluded to
was not member Of the board Of trus-
tees at the time of the election of the
professor Of surgery.
meeting of the association win be
called for Tuesday evening next, to
take necessary action to complete the
transaction. The association are to be
congratulated on securing so desirable
site and it is to be hoped but short time
will elapse before they will be able to
erect building which will be at once
credit to themselves and an ornament to
tho city.
We are pleased to welcome Prof. A. H.
Sabin to his home again after an absence
Of several months. He has been erecting
a large factory at st. Charles, ILL.,, for the
American Milk Sugar company, (of which
he Ii preBident), whose adouarters are