Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-07
M'he Eree gress.
CRY AND VICINITY.

S. G.. Long, the pickpocket, was taken
to Windsor by Sheriff Barton Wednesday,
where he will languish five years.
The new chimney on the Methodist
church is practically completed and adds
materially to the appearance of the edi-
Sce.
The choir of the First Baptist church
has been recognized rs a chorus choir,
under the leadership of Mr. Cornell, for
merly of Cambridge Mass.
The report of Internal Revenue Collec-
tor j. A. Brown for April is as follows {:
Cigar stamps, Sl45.20; tobacco, 81 % {;
liquor licenses, SlS37.17 total sl9S457.
The street department are getting the
stone crusher in readiness to begin the
work of crushing stone and it is expected
that operations will be begun in week
or so.
A grocer's delivery team ran away ut
the old fair ground Wednesday forenoon
overtnrowing the wagon and demoraliz-
ing things generally. The horse and driver
escaped injury.
A party of the members of the St AL
bans Owl club are expected here the last
of the week to look over some of the
yachts with view to building fleet of
yachts at st. Adams bay
1t Is claimed that there is a large
amount of illegal fishing being done at
present and the authorities are watching
the offenders SO that some of them may
come to grief pretty soon.
The street railroad has been recon
structed from the Winooski depot to the
brick yard and broad gauge car is run
on the reconstructed part, passengers be
ing transferred at the brick yard.
The base ball game between the mines
of the L. V. NJ. and St Josephs college
on the campus Saturday afternoon result
ed in favor of the former by a score of is
to Is. The fielding was specially lame on
both sides.
Arthur johnson of the University, was
in St Adams Saturday to make arrange
ments for railroad accommodations in con
nection with the coming Field Day. May
81 has been fixed upon ITS the date, and ar
rangements are now being made accord
ingly.
A Middlebury man says he doesn't agree
with those who say they never saw an
April like that just closing Fifty-two
years ago this spring he says the season
was as early as this and that was the
year of the great snow storm on the 18th
of May.
The Western Union Telegraph company
announc, S hat on and after May ), Allan
tic cable rates to Great Britain, Ireland
aud France will be II cents a word : to
Germany, 10 cents per word to countries
hpVnnd
of 30 cents per woi d from the present rate
The salvation army made five converts
Sunday, making fifty-two in all Monday
night they held ii jubilee when Capt. Sla-
ter made his farewell address previous to
his raturn to headquarters in New York
city. The corps in this city Will be left in
charge of Lieut.. Bunting of Central Falls,
n y.
a party of five who went fishing Satur-
day night near Derways farm piled the
road full of rails, wood and other material
and built fire in the middle of the street
No damage resulted from the fire, but it
required the services of three men during
yesterday forenoon to clear the road The
parties are known to the authorities and
will be prosecuted.
~
of Veterans, held their regular meeting
Tuesday, there being good attendance
Two new members were mustered in and
number of applications were read. The
boys are talking of presenting a drama in
the near future TO create fund and all
are working with will. The camp now
numbers over 20.
The Board of Aldermen Wednesday Wis
tied the water works to investigate rs to
the need of the various Improvements
suggested by Chairman PIERCE of the
water committee at the last meeting of
the Board. 1t was found that Alderman
PIERCE had not presented the case even as
bad AS 1t was and the majority of the al
dermen are strongly in favor of the pro
posed Improvements.
The II years-old son OF Alderman Kelly
had narrow escape from drowning the
other day. He was playing near the edge
of the Central dock with several other
boys, when he slipped and fell into the
lake. His companions ran away in terror,
but yachting party who happened to be
near ran to his assistance, and by means
OF pole he was rescued without other
damage than thorough wetting.
One of Ferguson Bros single milk
teams, loaded with empty cans, started on
College street Tuesday afternoon, and
ran through the park and between the Y.
Nj. G. A. rooms and the Fletcher Free Ii
brary to Church street. When between
these buildings the horse became detach-
ed from the wagon, and as the animal
reached the sidewalk it fell and was easily
caught, The damages were slight.
Number 52, the New York express, ran
into drove of cattle near Vergennes
early Friday morning and killed five of
them. The train was running at a speed
of about 40 miles an hour and the engineer
dashed into the drove Unexpectedly lust
after rounding curve. The high rate of
speed was the safety of the train probably
for it caused the animals to be thrown
violently off the track and did not even
stop the train.
A double team standing near the SOAP