Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-01
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

80 as n Contribution 10 us 1unU Tor Mem
oral day.
1t required over 600 yards of Wilton and
Administer carpeting for the steamer
Chateaugay, which will afford some idea
of her finish.
Owners of apple orchards are all willing
to admit that this is the champion season
for v orms, and are making hard fight
against the pests.
The Lake Champain Yacht club house
will be formally opened by grand pro
menade concert and ball on Wednesday
evening, June 90.
a prominent lumberman says that
| Judging by the amount of lumber sold
there never has been so much building in
| Burlington as at present.
The cadets of the Vermont Episcopal
Institute enjoyed banquet at the Van
Ness House at the conclusion of the Mem
orial day services Wednesday.
The commencement speakers have been
announced rs follows: Chase, Corse, a.
Hazen, Howard, Hill, Johnson, Stevens,
Miss Tracy, Wilcox and Williams.
In the death of DR.. l.. G. Butler of rs
sex, this county has lost a well known
and highly respected citizen, and the pro-
fession OH eminent and worthy member.
The foundation of DR.. Wizards new
nervine aud rest-cure building, corner of
North Prospect and LOOMS streets, WAS
completed Saturday, and work on the
superstructure will be proceeded with.
The Burlington and Lamoille manage
ment are cor sideriug he question of max
ing half fare rates from stations on their
road to Burlington and return on Fridays,
the sales day Of the Vermont Board of
Trade.
The effect of the sug II trust on the mar
ket is seen appreciabiy by one large con-
sumner, who last year at this time was
able to buy from the wholesalers in New
York, granulated sugar for 1851 bar
rel, but this year is compelled to pay the
retner 500.
The Home Market club Of Boston has
sent copies of speeches of Senator Sher-
man and Congressman Mckinley and
Goff, exposing Free Raw Materials" for
free distribution which can be obtained
at the FREE PRESS counting room.
Dates or the exhibition of Forepaugh'
show have been arranged as follows Bel
lows Falls, Aug 4; Brattleboro, Aug :;
White River Junction, Aug :: st. Johns
bury, Aug S Montpelier Aug. 9; St. Al
bans, Aug, 10; Burlington, Aug. II; Rut-
land, Aug. 10; Bennington, Aug. "A.
The coming convention of the Episcopal
churches of the diocese of Vermont will
he Of more than ordinary interest, as this
year will be the Goth anniversary of Bishop
Bissells ordination. He was ordained at
Montpelier, June B. 1S6S, and the conven-
ton will be held in that town on June 6.
The committee on the revision of the
premium list for the State fair have COM
pleted their labors and about $1,000 will be
devoted to this purpose. Among the addi-
tional attractions will be two balloon as
tensions the second and fourth days OF the
fair, when the aeronaut will leap from
the balloon in parachute at the distance
of one mile from the ground.
The First church has elected the follow
ing deacons under the new plan of term
service instead of life service For six
years, James Peck and Micah H. Stone
for four years, f. l.. Ripley and W. j.
Van Patten; for two years, horatio
Hickok and y. K Brown. Deacon Au-
gustus k.mball has been made deacon
emeritus.
Electric signals for road crossings, con i
sistlng of large bell and the accompany |
ing apparatus have been put in place at !
the Burritt crossing in Shelburn. The |
bell at the crossing begins to ring when a |
train from either direction is one-eighth |
OF mile from the crossing and con
tnues to ring until the engine is on the !
crossing.
A meeting of the preachers of the Bur
lington district will be held IN the Metho-!
dist church in Rutland on June &. The
progri NINE includes review of Natural
Law in the Spiritual World ty Rev T. ,
q. Thompson of Middlebury, the discus
sion of various topics and a lecture in the
evening by Rev. DR.. Eaton of Burlington, |
on "a Religious Meditation on the Yose-
mite Valley"
The Commercial Union telegraph com
pany, which is building line from Platts-
burgh to connect with its through line on
this side of the lake, laid its cable last !
week between Cumberland head and Cor !
don's, on the Island distance of about !
II, 500 feet. The cable Is about three
quarters of an inch in diameter and
weighs about II, 700 pounds, or about Ia
pounds to the foot.
The tug Etledy. Capt. Young, which Is
to run between st. Johns and Whitehall,
arrived at Halifax the 18th. She left Phil
the 18th and experienced hard
weather fro m Cape Henlopen to Barnegat.
Her course was outside of Long Island,
through Martha's Vineyard sound ana
straight from Cape Cod to Cape Sable
She is fiHe looking boat and will make
a decided addition to the business craft of
of the lake.