Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-19
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to $40 a barrel in the near future.
The heavy timbers for the roof Of the
Y. NJ. G. A. block have arrived, and are
now being framed.
John Cashen of this city raised a pear in
his garden which weighs 10 ounces and
measures Az inches in circumference.
The section men along the railroads are
now busily engaged getting the tracks in
the best possible condition for the winter.
The teachers and pupils of Bishop Hop
kins hall drove to the campus in four
horse team Saturday to witness the foot
ball game.
The water table of the Fthans' new
building is now being put in place, and
work npon the brick walls will be begun
at once.
Notice of petition for a new trial In the
case of the contest OF Vernon z. Noyes's
will by d. Noyes Burton has been served
by the contestant
The street department is curbing a por-
ton of Willard street and grading De-
catur street. Good progress is now being
made on the LOOMS street sewer.
The voting list for the national election
is now being prepared by City Clerk AL
len preparatory to posting, which will
probably be done the first of next week.
Rev. Edgar Beckwith, of Pleasant VAL
ley, New York, formerly of this city, and
Miss Lucie p Adgate, of Keeseville, New
York, were married Tuesday, October 9.
The shooting Is said to be excellent on
Snake mountain in Addison county, and
one or two of our local sports men are in
tending to spend few days there soon.
The date of the annual convention of
the Daughter of Rebekah Lodges of Ver-
mont, l. o. o. F., has been changed from
November 6 TO November 8, on account of
election.
The rumor that the Delaware and Hud-
son company had purchased the Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg road is de
MED by General Manager Young of the
former road
A commercial traveller of this city just
in from a trip in Franklin county, reports
seeing a snow d rift on the road between
Richford and Berkshire Centre which was
two feet deep.
A letter was received through the post
Office here addressed to the LAX collector
or a minister of the gospel" Why it
should have been addressed thus the con-
tents did not explain.
The Baldwin manufacturing company
have shut down their factory, but expect
to resume in few weeks manufacturing
goods for the next seasons trade with
their customary force.
The new 800 silver certificates have been
placed in circulation The bills are of
very handsome design, and have upon the
face vignette of the eX-secretary of the
treasury, Daniel Manning.
G.. p. White, who has been the pro-
prietor of the restaurant in the Times
building for some time, has leased the
American House at Cambridge and will
take possession in November.
The water in the lake is about is inches
higher this year than at the CORES ponding
time last year, according to the record of
f. H. Starks of Rouses Point who has
kept the figures for many years.
Four conductors on the Rutland divis.
ion, in addition to those previously an
nounced, have just been discharged. Their
names are A. j. Hasselton, j. p. Clifford,
NJ. w, Farley and S. M. Whitney.
G. NJ. Delaney had one of his feet run
over and badly crushed by truck heavily
loaded at the dock Thursday evening.
The injury pains him intensely, but an
accident policy makes it easier to bear.
Mrs. +. b. Lund, Mrs. j. Il. Chamber
lin, Mrs. w. H. H. Barker Mrs. G. + At
water and Mrs. A. p. Waldron have left
for New York, being delegates from this
State to the National w. C. T. U. conven-
ton.
The sophomores, after some effort, cap
tured a supposed football, which the
freshmen exhibited in sack on the cam
pus Friday, but on opening the sack
they found only an innocent-looklng
pumpkin.
Several from this city are in attendance
on the State Sunday school convention
which is now in session at Woodstock,
among the number being Alderman n. X
, Brown, Miss Hattie Wells and Miss Ma
: ry Hinckley.
| Deputy Sheriff Dumas and Reeves
scar ched the premises next north of the
Lake View house on Battery street, for
merly occupied by William Liberty, and
now occupied by Joseph ST. Amour, and
3 secured quantity Of liquor
Mr.. J. II. Engles, who is conducting the
!, rehearsals of the opera "The Musketeers'
at Rutland, says that the company is con
sidering the project of presenting the
. opera in Burlington, as fiattering induce
ments have been offered.
1t is understood that Joseph Bacon is tt
), retire from the saloon business, in which
hsah haa int tod N-t
that the w. g. L. L. are now agitating thu
: question of opening restaurant in the
= premises now occupied by him
A business firm in Burlington received
p letter October IL which had been mailed
"a at Newport, Vermont, October g. 1t wa
n plainly directed, yet on its trip to this cit,
it was sent twice to Barton Landing AM
=. once to Bloomington.
e The liquor seized on the premises O
Mrs. Kate Gilluley was rdjudsed forfeite