Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20
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CITY AND VICINITY.

for $33, and it Will be removed at once.
The ceiling in the city clerks Office is
being panelled to prevent its warping, as
has already occurred in numerous places.
The street department are now doing
the contemplated work on the Potash
brook bridge and approach to the same.
A rattlesnake with 10 rattles was killed
on the Delaware and Hudson companys
track short distance from Whitehall the
other day.
Gen. Greedy, who predicted that July IA,
Is and 10 would he the no test days of the
year, did not know any more about the
weather than anybody else.
The local democrats have secured a new |
flag, and it is not unlikely that some riv-
airy will arise as to which party will be
the first to fling their flag to the breeze.
The weather signals which are display
ed from the flag staff on the Lake Cham
plain yacht clubs house were presented to
the club by the commodore, Mai. ".
Boerum Wetmore.
The south room in the Evarts heel
building is being lifted up and it will be
used to house the Ethan Allen Engine
company's carts and apparatus until their
lew quarters are ready.
a large and handsome flag, 30 by 90, is
now being made by J. Wakefield, which
will be flung across College street from
rope attached to Peok's block and to
pole across the street
Ex-Sena or Warner Miller will deliver
the annual address at the Clinton county
fair, to be held in Pittsburgh September
1921. The address will be delivered on
the third day of the fair, Thursday, the
Goth.
The street department is negotiating for
the purchase of lot on the south side of
Main street, just east of the ravine, on
which to erect a barn for the city's horses,
which will be reached by driveway from
Main street
&. c. Mayo has just had framed pic
ture of President Harrison, which Capt
Mayo has had i'll his possession since the
campaign of 1870 The picture will be
hung in the republican club room until
after the campaign.
1t is claimed that the steamer New York
is now the swiftest boat on the Hudson
river being foster than the long famous
new Lake Champldin steamer Chateaugay
are after the same design.
Deputy Sheriff Dumas has performed
the duties OF chief of police in an accept
able manner during Sheriff Barton's i'll
ness. Sheriff Barton is able to be about
the house but it will probably be several
days before he will resume his duties,
Work was begun on the extension OF the
dock at Cedar Beach Monday. a crib 20
feet square is to be sunk II feet from the
end of the present dock, the intervening
space to be spanned 10y bridge. The
work will be completed in eight days
Quite number of the republicans in
this city will go to New York to attend the
reception to Mr.. Blaine on his return from
Europe A party of 20 will probably be
/ formed in this city and vicinity, in which
case half fare rates will be secured.
l.. S. Drew has sold his famous yearling
bull, Bob Connolly, which was prize win
ner at the Madison Square garden in 1887.
and at the last State fair. The purchaser
is H. X. G. Watson of West Farms, New
York. The terms are private.
Prof w. a. Deering announces that all
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been engaged for another year and pro-
visions will have to be made at once for
the freshman class. This is an encourag-
ing indication of the progress of the Uni
versty.
The summer school of languages now
has over POO students HI attendance, and
others still are expected, so that the ses-
sion, considering the circumstances and
the number of summer schools now IN
progress in the country, is eneouragingly
successful.
A novel means of destroying caterpillers
and other animated pests OF trees and
shrubbery is the juice of the leaves and
!, stems OF tomato plants Boil the leaves
and stems of the tomato until the juice
has been extracted and pour this upon the
an cted shrubs and trees.
The only place in this vicinity where
there was trouble with the wires OF the
\ Western Union company during the
storm was near the high bridges where I
, Tree had been blown down onto them
The damage to the wires near Rutland
? however, was much greater.
The officers have received word from
Sheriff Atherton of Washington county
' 10 the effect that the two Canadian pris
! oners confined here for a time but now a
:. the Montpelier Jail, engaged in row dur
ing which one struck the other over thu
1 head with chain injuring him quite ser
lously.
! A large fire started in Westons wood
! above the high bridge Wednesday ant
= was raging quite tiercely that even
ng y large number of people watche
!, its progress from the bridge at w nooski
f from which the flames could be plainl.
/ seen The fire is supposed to have caugh
from spark from an engine.
: Two young ladies Of the physical Gu
: ture class recently rowed from the raj
road bridge to the mouth of the river an
: thence back to the docks by way of tn
:, AXE shore, distance OF some IA miles. i
!, me day. Our young gentlemen, VIII
pride themselves on their prowess as oar:
s men, will have to look out for their LAT
. rels.