Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-04-30
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CITY AND VICINITY.


of the supreme court will be held ut Mont
pelier May 9Th.
The regular trips of the steamer Rein
deer, Captain Bernard Sawyer will com
mence ON saturday, May /.
In about two weeks the Shermans be
gin to give their delightful oUen ar con
certs if the present weather holds out
New ties and rails are being placed in
the Central Vermont depot and in the
yards generally where needed.
The lower road to Winooski is being
widened and graded near the big hill
where the slide occurred.
The services of the Howard Opera House
orchestra have been secured for the Uni
Versitv commencement next June.
\ class of 30 was confirmed by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Bisse!l assisted 10y Rev. DR.. Bli.
at st, pauIs church Friday night.
The ~elecmen of Colchester paid to city
Treasurer Weller last Thursday >a6i6.'6as
their share OF the cost of the new bridge
at Winooski
Free return checks will be given to
all those paying fun fare by raj to tie
temperance institute held at Willistou.
May ud5.
Copies OF the city reports bound in cloth
and gilf-edLcd VIII be sent 10 about fiIy
of the principal cities in the United States
in return for copies of their cry reports.
The alarm rung in from box D. shortly
before o'clock Saturday ni.ht, had its
origin in Il burning brush heap i'm the
north part of the city.
The several stakes of the Vermont assoc
c'"'Io" vi '"'. II'| 'o'St "'et''eI' VIII close
VII 7"'"'""H NAY - ""c' '"e "IN' '"9ltu-
y "UlN AHA" was S"Hu'N injured mon
"'N moon ny " c"Ne'" "HIle ne
was "'--l"S io' Se"eI "t '"e corner
Vi "'"I'' street anu "oo'' avenue
me "lilcle day OF opening tor the
Champian caual from Whitehall to Troy
II 7"'"i ""9, MAY l. NH'H 'EOHc Will ne
eH"'''e'l' ne '"i'"'Iu ot""' WI h"' 'e
oPe"e" l"l business u"'i "'""O MAY w.
Inc lu+ W etherpee harbored IN Shel
purh pay Tor the WINTER, came out OF her
quarters on saturday last ana took south
TOW. ne canal boat hilas Lyman,
captain Bullock, started Tor New \ ork
vi '7''"i""9' '"e "iSO oo'' Vi Vhe Se''SoH'
The timber of the temporary bridges,
which was washed to the mouth of the
Winoosli river and was drawn in upon
the shore by the residents at that point,
is claimed by the city but those who have
it in possession refuse to surrender it,
ARRANGEMENTS have been m,d, M, tha
lecture committee of the Y. NJ. c. \. for
the concluding lecture in the course. 1t
will he given May 5th, by Mr.. G.. W.
Leitch, and the subject Will be Views and
scene, III India and Ceyiou' with illustra.
ton.
some of the students, in the civil en-
gineerIug course AT the c.ll,.,4 hova tol,,.n
positions for "A few weeks ON the Canada
AtIauuc road, under ID. c. LiusIey. but
there are more positions of this sort open.
ON int ruti tnau there are young men at
liberty To I'LL them.
The first baseball game of the Vermont
ColieLe league VIII be played ON the COL
lege campus ON Saturday afternoon. MAY
5, between the mines Of Norwich uuiyer-
sity and the L. V. NJ The campus will
be enclosed for the four games which the
league Will play in this city, and a small
admission fee Will be charged.
The alarm of fire rung in from boy Il
Tuesday night was caused by Il fire in the
wood, back of Fern HILL" The BOYS
are willing to respond to all true alarms,
but if they are lei on wild chase up to
Prospect street several time. by careless
alarms it mag cause them to la1 behind
when there Is need OF speed.
Ii any Of our readers have been STRAIN
ing their eyes al 4o'cl.e' the morning
to get view Of the comets said To he
providing around through space. they had
better stop it. as the astronomers now tell
us that the "Sauderiug ones" are not al
all, except under very favorable coudi
tions. visible to the naked eve
The Troy conference Of the Methodist
EpiscoplI church now i'm s4..inn .i pins