Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-08-17
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CITYEAND VICINITY,

DtlOIb COuuIN court meets.
There is some talk of the young repub
licans securing a speaker 10 address them
on the issues of the campaign, about the
last of the month.
The democratic city committee has or
gained by the election of Thomas Cook
as chairman, j. II. Fitzsimmons secretary
and w II. II. Conner treasurer.
The steamer Mariquita has just return
ed from trip through the lake with the
light house inspectors who have been
making their visits to the various stations.
Work on the Y. NJ. C. A. building has
been actively begun, the heavy timber
having arrived, and it is the intention to
push it to completion as rapidly as posi-
Bile.
Painters are making good progress on
Bishop Hopkins hall and it is expected
that work on the structure will be com
pleted the latter part of the present
month.
About 10 members of the Lakeside
Camping club start this morning on the
steamer Mariquita for a two weeks stay
at their old camping ground near Sand
Bar bridge.
The iron grders for the new fire depart
ment building have arrived, the eEcava.
ton of the cellar is about completed, and
the outlook is good for rapid work on the
structure.
An interesting feature of the Chitten-
den county fair will be running race to
occur Saturday, September $, open to all
horses in the county, to be entered by
farmers boys.
Joseph Moquin's little girl. four years
old, sat down in pail of boiling water
Tuesday, and was terribly burned half
the length of her body. She died We'd
nesday afternoon.
The contracts for the various materials
for the new fire department building have
been made and as soon as the excavation is
completed the work viii be pushed with
the greatest possible dispatch.
An interesting document may be seen at
the county clerks office in the shape
of Il notice of Il sheriff's sale, which is first
appointed for Nov. 2l, 1883, and which has
40 notices of adjournment attached, with
more to follow.
A member of a Burlington party which
went up Mount Washington on Friday,
reports that 443 tourists were carried up by
rail that forenoon-the largest number
that ever asceuded the mountain in Il
single hall day.
The pavement on the south side of
College street between Winooski avenue
and Union street has been laid and the
workmen are now at work on the north
side of the street, where the side walk is
being raised considerably in some places.
A little miss of this city, or years old,
was in one of our shoe stores the other
day and after she had been fitted to pair
of shoes she was asked by the attentive
salesman if she wanted them on. She re-
piled: 81 dess will wear 'em home in
the box"
A we'll known democrat of this city
was seen standing the other day leaning
over bar with glass of whiskey in his
hand, while at the same time he was de
nouncing what he called the republican
free whiskey platform. His hearers
thought there was wide difference be
tween his theory and practice.
f. Murphy's II years old son became
fascinated with the circus and decided tC
| follow it to Rutland, which he did on the
Sunday evening train. a despatch tC
Rutland resulted in his arrest on his ar
rival there and he was brought home OF
! the early train yesterday morning. Office
Lamora handled the case.
The storm which was brewing all da,
Sunday began about midnight and con
tinued steadily all day Monday
At o'clock last Monday evening IL
inches of rain had fallen and
was still raining. The temperature
dropped several degrees and overcoat
We're in demand. 1t was the heavies
storm of the season and one which mad
the farmers rejoice.
Dr. &. +. +. Sparhawk has just pun
chased of Mr.. Hiram Jones of Willsboro
very handsome pair of iron gray horses
aged ) and q, standing about IS hand
high. They are one of the finest span
seen in the city in Il long time and vii
doubtless excite much attention at tn
coming State fair when it is expected the
will be Oh exhibition.
The costume party, of teachers an
!
evening, was decided success. 1t wa
held in The armory of the University. Tn
costumes comprised Grecian maidens
gipsies, flower girls, cavaliers, soldiers
sailors, Scots, ancient Romans, Chinamer
nuns, Albanian chief, Little Bopeep
Madame Recamer, ghost, Sing Sing con
vict, page. tennis, Yum Yum, tobogganer
Eye FREE PRESS, spanish lady, Sir Waite
. Raleigh and Henry V, other histories
personages and other national and fame
dresses and costumes. These, with
number of visitors and spectators, mad
up a SNOWY company, who spent tn
evening in promenading, conversation an
dancing and seemed 10 have an eXceller
time.
Some of the Attractions who VIII Appea