Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-06

her during the season. lie has yachted
all along the coast, and this season is go
ing to try inland yachting, making Bur
lington his headquarters.
Arthur Vocghtlin, the scenic artist is
making good progress with the repainting
of the opera house scenery. He is now
painting handsome scene called tapestry
oak chamber, which will be one of the
finest scenes on the stage. 1t will require
four weeks or 50 to complete the work.
The stage carpenters are busy recovering
and making new scenery, and when the
work is completed the stage will be hardly
recognizable
The large engine Charles Clement passed
through here from st. Adams Wednesday
for Rutland. This engine together with
the Percy w. Clement which is still in the
railroad shops at St Adams, have been
entirely renovated, reprinted and re
named, their former names being the
Stowe and the Pacific. They are to be
used on the Rutland division and will be
the two heaviest engines on the road
They used to run on the night passenger
trains on the Central division.
John J. Brothers. a slater in the employ
of H. j. Smith, ut work on the roof of II.
W. Tnompson's new house on Willard
street fell from the carpenters scaffolding
distance of % feet Tuesday forenoon
lie struck on his shoulders and back of
his neck and was rendered unconscious in
which condition he remained - minutes.
He was removed to his home on South
Battery street and a physician was sum
moned. On examination it was found no
bones were broken, but internal injuries
are feared.
EX-Secretary Daniels of the Y. NJ. c.. A.
started Friday night on the 130 train for
Benton Harbor, Mich, where he has Sc
cured desirable position as supernten-
dent of public schools During his brief
sojourn in this city Mr.. Daniels won many
friends who will wish him success in his
new field of action. G. +. Stafford, who
has been assistant to Mr.. Daniels, will re-
turn from Mt Hermon. where he has
been attending the Bible study meetings
so as to take charge of the rooms for the
next two weeks, enabling Secretary Swift,
who is also at Mt. Hermon, to continue
his brief vacation that much longer.
The Battery street sewer has very near
| ly reached College street, and every one
will rejoice to learn that it will carry of
the sewage that has long rendered the
corner of College and Battery streets so
offensive to the eye and nostril The gas
! house VIII also be connected, and it will
| be a further relief to have carried else
where the liquid tar which besmears
everything it comes in contact with. in the
| slip at the foot of College street, and
creates such an oppressive stencil in hot
weather. The sewer will go to Bank
street anyway, and possibly it may be
extended to Pearl street.
A letter from Hon. Henry Ballard to f.
II. Trick, dated at Council Bluffs 25th
says that the Vermont party numbering
81 were to leave there at 3 p. IN. that day
They had Il fine special Pullman car fur
nished at Chicago by f. A. Jewett, form
erly of Burlington now of the Pullman
company. This forms part of the New
| England train of - cars, and goes through
to san Francisco with it. The car bears
the banner prepared by Mrs. Sails, with
tn words "Nermont &. a. r." and is
everywhere heartily cheered. The lines
and woods, he says are full of Grand Army
| boys and not less than 80 900 will be car
ried to the Pacific Coast, during this ex-
curson.
John b. Doris's circus gave two per-
ormances in this city Thursday to mod
crate sized audiences. In the early part
of the day the streets were not more than
ordinarily lively but as the time for the
street parade approached the crowd grew
TO quite respectable proportions. The
parade presented nothing in the shape of
novelties but there We're numerous cages
drawn by horses that were in fair condl-
ton. The loudest thing in the line seem
ed to he the steam calliope The double
ring performance was rather above the
average, while the tumbling and athletic
feats were among the finest exhibitions of
the kind ever seen in this city. The
menagere was small but contained some
| fine animals. So far as learned no swind-
ling operations were carried on upon the
grounds and good order prevailed through
the day.