Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-21
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and remain there few weeks for the ben
eft of the sheriff's health.
The steamer Reindeer has finished her |
work for the season and Capt. Sawyer
and crew are now engaged in putting the
boat in readiness for the winter.
About so cases of gin, seized at Richford
while being smuggled into into United
States from Canada, were brought to the
customs house in this city Saturday.
There are already larger number of ap.
plicants than usual for admission to the
training school for nurses at the Mary
Fletcher hospital which opens Tuesday,
October 9.
The republicans of Ogdersburg held
NEE ing at the opera house there Satur-
day evening, ITO open the campaign and
celebrate the splendid news from Vermont
and Maine"
Miss Matte Brown of South Burlington,
who was injured by the falling of the
screen for the balloon at the State fair, is
now improving and it is thought she will
soon recover.
One of the bell boys at the Hotel Bur-
| lington is mourning over the loss of a fine
hat which he loaned to a guest one night
during the fair and which has not yet put
| in an appearance.
| Among the lawyers present at County
Court from towns outside tie county were
| Guy G.. Noble, Willard Harrington and A.
| A. Hall of St. Adams, Jed p. Ladd of AL
burgh, and 2. NJ. Meldon of Rutland.
The smoking car which was so badly
wrecked in the recent railroad accident
| Il F,,r ,.-;t Is
Stevens heaters, which went through the
wreck fulfilling all that has been claimed
| for it.
| Sunday was the closing day of the
| Spiritualist campmeeting at Queen City
park, which was one of the most success
ful yet held there. Rain interfered with
the attendance Sunday, but the meetings
were CT the most interesting character.
The invitations to the ball to be given
| by the gentlemen of the Lake Champlaip
Yacht club complimentary to the Ladies'
Yacht club next week Friday evening will
not be issued probably until the first of
next week.
The excavation for the new reservoir is
approaching completion and work on the
masonry, which was begun Tuesday, will
be pushed with the greatest possible rapid
ity in order to complete the reservoir this
fall. There are now 45 or 50 men at work
there.
Rev. l.. G. Ware has returned from his
visit to Boston and the sea coast. Mr..
Ware came yesterday from Williamstown
where he visited Prof. Rice. He is look
ing much better than when he went away
but he has not yet entirely regained his
health.
| Civil service examinations for both de-
partmental and customs service will be
held at the customs house building in this
city Tuesday, September 25. 1t is expected
that one of the civil service commissioners
in addition to the local examining board
| will be present
The annual cane rush between the two
lower classes was held Saturday morning,
resulting, after a close contest lasting
about three minutes, in favor of the
sophomores. Asa consequence, accord
ing to the unwrtten law of college boys,
the freshmen cannot carry canes for their
first year
The missing trunk of C. NJ. Wiuslow of
Brandon was found at the Hotel Burling-
ton, where it was carried by an employe
of the Van Ness House at the instance of
a stranger who claimed it, and who I'M
dou btedly intended to purloin it, hut was
deferred in some way from carrying out
his purpose.
| Quite number of silver certificates are
in circulation in this city which have been
: raised from So to SO. The two large
: figures on the back have been oblterated
and the figure "2" on the face cut ont and
a figure 40" inserted, being held in place
| by court plaster. W here the word tive" il
spelled out the last two letters are obllt
Grated, leaving only the st." 1t is wei
calculated TO deceive unless the bill is par
ticularly noticed.
Sneak thieves broke into switch house
at st. Adams Friday night, and stole two
rubber overcoats. The depot at Norti
S Georgia was also entered and new pai
of trousers belonging to the station agen
3 were carried off. Chief of Police Kelly OF
t st. Adams telegraphed to Officer Wheeie
, to he on the lookout for them, and he ar
) rested one of the thieves Saturday ant
lodged him in Jail. 1t is supposed tina
4 there were four in the gang.
! Counterfeit s. and 81 bills are being ex
u tensively circulated. They are so executed
p that they would deceive almost every on
e unless carefully scrutinized, The pape
d in the S bill is trifle thicker than
should be, and the head of Gen. Grant
}, which adorns this bill, is somewha
: rougher and less evenly executed than Of
/. the genuine bill. In the 81 counterfeit
J, the paper is more nearly like the genuin
u paper, but the same defect exists in tn
head of Gen. Grant.
Il Mr.. Patrick Collins manager of tn
q Burton conservatory and grounds, has il
- full flower a superb specimen of the ney
coral plant, which is well worth seeing
q This plant is native of Florida, ant
:, bears magnificent spoon'shaped an
- spiked flowers Of dark crimson color
l. 1t can he grown in the open air of this sec
ton during the summer, but must be re
a moved to the conservatory during the win