Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-16
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CITY AND VICINITY.

Essex crossed for the first time Tuesday
morning.
Pickere are said to he usually plenty in
Shelburn pond this spring. There were Il
large number of hunters out there yester-
day and Edward Mills shot 30.
One of the new street sprinklers ord red
by the Burlington Improvement company
arrived Saturday and it was greatly adj
mired as it was drawn through the streets
Quantities of drift wood are distributed
all along the course of the Winooski be-
low the bridge, and the swollen, muddy
river dashes over the lower falls in regu-
lar Niagara fashion.
The membership of the Methodist
church of this city is at present 49l and of
that number 1866 have joined during he
three years that Rev. NJ. ID. Jump has
been pastor of the church.
1t is expected that the closing entertain
nent in the Y. NJ. c. A. lecture course
will be an illustrated lecture by Mr.. &.
w. Leitch, the first week in May, on
scenes in India and Ceylon.'
Fred Bombard the horse thief who was
arrested at Richmond and escaped after
his trial by jumping out of chamber win
brought to Jail in this city.
The retiring editorial board of the Uni
versity CWlic lunched at Craven's We'd
nesday and probably, as they smoked ,med-
tated on the vast preponderance of the
asperites over the amenities of Il college
editors life.
There were four volumes of new records
filed at the city clerks Office last year
making in all 81 volumes of land records
volumes of attachments, 6 volumes of
marriage records. These records cover
the period from 1868 to the present time.
A practical business man says that n
fast walking horse is of more practical
value to farmers, teamSters and in fact to
all who have use for horse, than IA trot-
ter and he thinks it is strange that the
fair arrangements do not offer premiums
for fast walking horses
W. H. H. Murray is building a new
Sharpe yacht, after the model of that of
Col George w. Hndes and II. w. Hall
1t is to be 45 feet long, S-foot beam with
cabin. The work is being done by regu-
lar boat builder from Connecticut and
Mr. Murray is experimenting the work.
that he will have a cadet to appoint at
West Point in June. He has decided to
have the selection OF the applicant made
by committee, which will probably con
sist of .Justus Dart, superintendent OF
instruction, Col A. B. Franklin and DR..
G. B. Bullard.
Mrs. Carrie f.. Jennings Of Buffalo,
widow of w. b. Jennings, who was killed
at st. Katherne's, Ont, last August and
whose remains were brought to this city
for burial. brought suit against the Grand
Trunk Railroad company and was recent
ly awarded $4,000 damages.
With reference to mutiated bank bills
a bank official says that if there are three
of the four corners left of a bill it will be
taken by the government at full value
But if bill be torn across its entire
length or width, the government dis
counts from full value in proportion to
the amount of paper missing.
The summer term of the University
opened Monday, with all the students
either returned or returning Chapel eX
ercises are now held at 7:3O and the new
hour is proving satisfactory, on the whole
since it makes the afternoons freer, and
gives the students additional time to de
vote to out-ofdoor sports.
The following officers were elected at {
meeting of the official board of the Meth
odist church Monday night: Treasurer, $
Beach; secretary, l.. Brayton; collector
&. w. Whitney pew committee, b. s
Jones, l.. Brayton and g. w. Whitney
ushers, A. |. Goodhue, w. w. Weaver, l.
Brayton, b. s. Jones.
AFRO p. Cutting who was arrested il
Orwell Tuesday on the charge of selling
liquor without payment of the govern
ment tax was arraigned Wednesday in thi!
city before United States COMMISSIONS
George +. johnson. He waived eXamna
ton and was admitted to bail in the sun
OF 300 for his appearance for trial at thu
May term of United States Court at Rut
land.
The street department were engaged II
removing the land slide yesterday and il
drawing sand and gravel into the muC
holes The street railroad force had TIT
tracks clear SO that through trips were
begun at noon Wednesday, however, an
other slide occurred in the same place
almost as extensive as that which pre-
coded.
At the Sunday morning service, Rev
Mr.. Jump OF the Methodist church called
for cash contribution of $500 to liquidat'
debt incurred for extra music, repairs
&c, and something over 5000 WAS raised
The church closes Mr. Jumps three years
pastorate over 1t with all old debts paid
all repairs provided for and with the col
lections OF the past larger than in an!
previous year.
In the County Court Tuesday the en-
tire day was occupied by the counsel IL
the case of F. NJ. Knights and wife agains
George A. Smyth in making their argu
ments j. j. Enright concluded his argu
ment for the plaintiffs and was followe,
by Hon. w. l.. Burnap and f. X. Hard 70
the defendant, Hon. Henry Ballard clos