Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-29
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CITY AND VICINITY.

Mr.. ]. s. Pierson yesterday shipped to
Mr.. w. w. Gibbs of Philadelphia hand
some pony.
The annual picnic of St. Paul's parish
aad Sunday-school will he held Saturday
on the steamer Chateaugay
Joseph Bacon's Blanche b. and j. w.
Hayess Fanny II. are matched to trot a
race at Dunbars July 4, for 5000 a side.
The amount named in the contract for
the new reservoir is about $4,000 The
work has been laid out and will be pushed
as rapidly as possible.
Judge w. &. Veazey of the Supreme
Court of Vermont has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the annual address at the
Medical college commencement, July l6
The broken brick and refuse, where
Taft, Morgan q CO. IS mill stood, is being
removed and is put in Battery street at
the foot of Main and also in Main street
below Battery.
The reunion of the 9TH Vermont Friday
will be one of the largest yet held this sea
son and a rousing time isanticipated. Stan
nard Post have a notice in another col
umn relating to it.
The Burlington and Lamolle road is
almost choked up with coal for St.
Johnsbury and other points On the Boston
and Lowell road and are compelled to
send out extras every day.
Chester A. in the match at Howard
Park Saturday, covered the the half mile
in 1l9w while Calahan's Sorrel did it in | %
the conditions being that Chester A
should beat the sorrel by five second
Overlahe was driven Il trial heat n, 2:34%.
The Albany JourHul says that the CAPT
tai stock of the Union Telegraph COM
pauy was increased on Wednesday to
S2OO, OOO ana it is proposed to extend the
lines of the company from North Adams
to Boston, Portland, Me, Burlington and
Plattsburgh.
j. II. Gates & Co. have just shipped to
Boston a carload of their cloth which is to
be made into bandanna handkerchiefs
about 600 in number Cloth of Eng
lish manufacture would have been more
appropriate, perhapt, but then the best,
after all, is made in Burlington.
The Chatenugay after fair trial has
been obliged to give up landing at Cedar
Beach, owing to the dock which was not
constructed with reference to such large
boat. The question is being agitated of
building Il new dock to meet the present
requirements, which would probably cost
from $3.50 to $500.
Friday night was one of the hottest on rec
ord in this city, the mercury ranging from
50 to 50 through the night. On Satul day
the thermometer ranged from 80 10 % in
1, l.
get it IL Burl ngton. In New York on Sat
ulday he mercury stood at IS, and in Boz
ton at % in the shade.
The contractors are now laying the
brown stone on the north wall of the Y. |
NJ. L. a. UullulnI. The stone columns on
each side of :. Huntington & Co.. $ en-
trance at the corner of Church and Col |
lege streets have already nearly reached |
the height of the second story and the |
wall about half the distance.
The W. G. T. t. of Chittenden county |
will have basket picnic at Jericho on
Friday and a good attendance is expect |
ed In the afternoon there will be public |
exercises in the church. Those who wish !
to attend may take the 1910 a. m, train
on the Burlington and Lamoille railroad |
and bus tickets for fare one way,
Ghe funeral OF the late Frederick Had !
ley was held from the house Saturday at ,
p M, Rev. Dr. Bliss officiating, assisted by |
Rev. T. A. Hopkins. The bearers were ID.
G. Barber, Andrew McGatfey, w. j. Scott |
Capt. n b Proctor h. S. Styles and H.
II. Hough, Charles f. Allen had charge !
and the interment took place in Lakeyiew |
The next eclipse OF the moon will be on
3 he night of July %, and will be more in
terestlng than the one of January 30 The |
diameter of the earth's shadow will be
much larger at that time, in proportion o
the dismeter of the moon, darkening its !
surface more totally. 1t willitake place ut |
midnight, when the moon Will BE higher
in the heavens, and will be visible in this |
section.