Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24
M'slshe Eree 2ress.
CITY AND VICINITY.

Oudl.
A free fight occurred Oh Battery street
eally Wednesday morning and as the officer
had left That beat for tie niq ut few of tue
participants are known.
A dealer says that apples come into
market i'll unusually small quantities, es-
peclally good eating apples, and the quail
ty generally is below the average.
The foliage of many trees in the woods
has assumed brilliant autumnal tints,
especially the maple, and many parties are
to be seen these days on pilgrimage after
collections.
The first frost of the season in this civ
lay white on the ground yesterday morn
ing, 1t was sharp enough to + i'll The ten
der vines and fowers bot DID not iniure
the grape vines.
Among the patents granted last week
was one to James f. Ferguson of Bur
unSlon, Tor coastlng apparatus. Joseph
WoUlley of Rutland was also granted a
patent on a car for removing snow from
railways.
o. NJ. Tinkham has been appointed dep.
uty superintendent in the dairy depart
ment of the Bay State Agricultural So
ciety aud will look after the interests of
the Vermont dairymen.
A large book case, 20 feet long, feet
high and feet wide, has Just been com
pleted i'll which to file the archives of the
City Court. 1t will be placed in the Office
of the clerk of the City Court.
About 80 volumes have recently been
purchased and will soon be placed on the
shelves OF the Fletcher Free Library.
None OF the works are expensive and most
OF them are Of recent publication.
over $50 people started from this city
TUESDAY on the excursion to New York
over the Central Vermont road, and unite
number joined the excursion at points
between this city and Rutlaud, Including
the latter
The game of ball on the college campus
tuesday afternoon, between the A and b
CLASSES o the High school, resulted in a
score OF ~ to 3 in favor of the upper class
men D. ID. Allen OF the class of 80 acted
as umpire.
The coal barge, Dougherty Bros, lying at
Lyman's dock was sunk Thursday uigbt
by "A leak, caused by pounding against the
dock III the high wind and straining some
OF her planklng She was loaded with 200
tons OF chestnut coal
"A quantity of secondhand clothing is
belng collected by the ladies of the Metho-
ulst church, to be sent to pastors in Ne
braska and Montana for use aud dstrlbu-
t'oh The bleak climate of that country
makes such assistance most acceptable.
over 500 has been raised by the college
L. NJ. Z. A, among the students and fac
ulty, and 1t is proposed to fit up in com
lortapie and cosy shape, the old reading
room III The Gentle of the main building
lor the dement, OF the members OF the asso-
citation.
AT q meeting of the pastors and Iaymen
OF the evangelical churches of Burlinpton
at the y NJ. G. A. rooms Monday morn
ing 1t was decided to inaugurate a series
OF union meetings in this city October 10
with Rev. b. Fay Mills of West Rutland
as evangelist
MIS- Is, b. Smalley, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. A.
", Felrce and Mrs. Jennie Balch, with
Mrs H. II, Ross ana Mrs. d. w. Robin
son as alternates, are appointed as dele.
gates from ST. Pau's Episcopal church of
this CITY, to the meeting of the women's
auHlllary, which will be held in Brandon.
October 2Sth.
n large case containing book shelves
pigeon holes and drawers WAS placed i'm
The Office of the clerk of the city CONT
Monday. 1t is ten feet high ana Is feet
long 1t has 2GS pigeon-holes in two of fine
upper sections, the third of which is de-
voted to books. Glass doors protect the
front of the case
AS the Burlington was starting ont
from her moorlugs with party aboard
Tor sail Friday afternoon, the breeze
was so strong as to blow out her foremost.
The party were put ashore easily, not vet
having reached the breakwater and the
yacht was moored outside her Slip A
new mast will be fitted at once.
For some time Stafford Chttenden of
south Burlington has had IA disease in one
OF his limbs which had so weakened the
Done that on Sunday a sudden wrench
broke IL at the thigh. Drs bingham and
HaWley set the limb as they thought the
chances OF its uniting were sufficient to
warrant setting instead Of amputation.
The omnipresent small bow was nm tbe
fair ground Friday MORNING and If
course he could not be IA bow and not ha
on the track He was about six years of
age and when a horse came down the
stretch at 2:5O gait he could not get ont
" "'' NV ""' hhoCheu over by the
cart. lie was the traditional small bow
and could not be injured, but picked him
self up and walked up on the grand stand
the hero of the day.
While DR.. Bingham was driving down
Pearl street Sunday morning about 3:30
O'Clock one of his horses and one side Of
his wagon went into wash out caused NV
break in the water main near Union
street. The sudden stoppage of the
vehicle threw the doctor forward on the
horses, but without injuring him. fortu- |
nately. He aroused n. X. Brown and To-
Rether they succeeded in extricatng the