Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-01

weather.
The street department have turnpiked
North avenue from Barkers farm to
Heineberg bridge.
The Horizon Engine and Hose company
of Plattsburgh have announced their in
tention of visiting Burlington on the
Fourth of July.
Washington dispatches announce that
when the death of Gen. Stannard was an
nounced in the House six months pay
and $3.50 were voted to his widow.
Madame Sterneck is coming back to the
Summer College and will teach French
with Prof. Sanderson of Harvard, who is
Frenchman in spite of his name.
j. +. Fox, captain of Camp Gen. VIII
liam Wells. sons of Veterans, received on
Saturday check of s25 from Gen Wells,
with his compliments, to be added to the
funds OF the camp
About 1870 medical students attended the
lectures last week and all have now re-
turned but ten. 1t is now expected that
Prof. Wright will complete the lectures
on surgery this term.
The league game of ball between Mid
dlebury college and Norwich University
Saturday afternoon resulted in victory for
the Middlebury team, after eleven in
nings, by Il score of q to 20.
Word has come from good authority
that Mrs. Gen. w. T. Sherman of st. Louis
with her daughter and Il large party of
friends are to attend the Stager Summer
College of Languages in this city.
Rev. DR.. Homer Eaton, the new pastor
of the Methodist church, together with
his estmabe wife, We're rendered by the
ladies OF their congregation an Informal,
but exceedingly pleasant reception, in the
church pallurs, Wednesday evening.
The Vermont came out of the harbor
Saturday looking as fresh as the morning
in her new paint, and went over to Pats
hurgh, W re she laid till Monday, when
she b, z II her regular trips. She will be
III command of the popular Capt. Rush
low
During his soiourn in Montpelier the
coming summer Rev. DR.. Spalding of
Syracuse will preach on Sundays in the
College street church in this city. and his
own pulpit in syracuse will be supplied
by Rev. Mr.. arter, pastor noW OF the
College street church.
the death of Gen. Stannard Tuesday,
flags were displayed at half mast through
out the city. The flag of Stannard Post
was trimmed with black and the exterior
OF &. A. K. hail on Church street was
draped with emblem> of mourning
jasper ID Toueley of this city rode to
Nestt' rd and back Monday on Il bicycle
The distance Is Is miles and the return
trip vi - miles was made in 90 minutes
Considering the tact that the roads were
heavy from recent rains and We're being
repaired IN places the time was tar from
SLOW.
y very pleasant, but quiet wedding was
that Of DR. Herbert : Stebbins OF Wills
no, y. Y, a. d Miss Nellie F.. Blethen of
tins city, ON Wednesday last. The cere-
mony was performed in the presence of Il
few friends al the residence OF the brides
mother, 10y Rev. DR. Eaton of the Metho-
dist chulch
The street railroad force began the work
of relaylug the track through the curbed
portion OF Church street Tuesday morn
Ing and by night the curbing was torn up
between Bank and Main streets and the
rails were removed part of the distance.
1t is expected that this portion of the
work will be completed in about three
days.
The steamer Horizon on Lake George did
not burst her boiler while undergoing the
cold-water test, as reported in the news
papers the other day. What did really oc-
cur was leakage around the boiler tubes
which were too small and required eX-
panding. The boiler was new one, put
in at the close of last season, and had
never been used.
A new time table went into effect on the
Central Vermont railroad Monday
The most radical change is in the time of
the evening express for New York and
Boston which leaves this city at 9Os instead
OF S35 as formerly. Most of the changes
do not exceed five minutes. The time
table III another column is referred to for
particulars.
The light houses on the breakwater
have been recently moved out to the ex-
IRENE ends, The signal lanterns have been
removed, aud Mr.. Wakefield now lights
the beacon lights every night. This is
great relief to lake mariners" the Ian
terms being very inconspicuous compared
with the beacons whose light is visible
even on the New York shore
C. l.. Woodbury., 'SS, who represented
the University in the intercollegiate con- |
tests at Motthaven, "A suburb OF New York
city, returned home Tuesday evening. He
took third place in the trial heats for the
100 yards dash and the 22O yards dash,
over about 80 competitors in each in
stance. the first two men only in each of
the five trial heats. ran the final heat in
each of these events.
The society of the College street church
at recent special meeting decided to
make extensive repairs in their church.
The improvements will include rebuilding
and enlarging the organ and pulpit plat.
form and choir gallery, fres Going and new
furnishings. When the above repairs are
completed, which will be very soon, the
society will have one of the finest audi
forums in the city.