Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-02
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

Florida oranges have made their an.
pearance in the market and retail for 80
cents a dozen.
A ship ment OF about 1876 barrels of ap-
pies was made last week by f. S. Friend
OF South Hero to New York.
j. f. Lavelle drew the parlor set at the
fair that has just closed at st. Mary,s
hall The fair was financial success.
The workmen Tuesday put in place
the girders or floor supports for the second
story of the new fire department building.
The yachts Ripple, Agnes T., Burning
ton and White Wings have been unripped
preparatory to going into winter quarters.
The closing examination at the training
school for nurses at the Mary Fletcher
hospital was held Monday at / O'Clock
| p. III.
There is no indication of decline in the
price OF coal and it Is not i'm probable that
prices may go up after the close Of navi-
cation,
Work on the 1oomis street sewer is pro-
crossing as rapidly as possible, notwith.
standing it is greatly impeded by quick.
sands
Quite number OF our sportsmen are
going out this week to try their hand at
the ducks and geese. which are now going
south more freely.
| The walls of the Ethans' new building
are being pushed as rapidly as possible by
4. X. Coon, the contractor, but he has
been delayed twice by lack of brick.
Don't burn the leaves. Put them in
back yards or gardens; they will soon rot
and make the best of fertilizer for grapes
or on the fruit vines or vegetables.
There are large number of IRON
water boxes in the city around which the
ground has settled, needing the immedi-
ate attention of the street department.
Twenty tons of steel rails for the Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad was re-
ceived Friday. This completes the lot
OF 1000 tons which has been purchased.
A man from the country went into one
OF the hardware stores the other day and
inquired for some "animal finish" instead
of enamel finish, what he really wanted
! The sire ct department have commenced
the curbng and guttering of Clarke
street which will make great improve
ment in the appearance of that thorough
| fare.
Arrangements are being made for a
special train from ST. Adams to BurlinQ-
ton on the occasion of Miss Mary Howe's
concert the evening of Friday, Novem-
Der 8.
d. n. Nicholson has raised over the en-
trance to his store very handsome
mounted black bear, which was recently
n rltt rod inf Ia
gomery.
The midweek half holiday for the stud
ents at the Rock Point Institute has been
changed from Wednesday p. m. to Thurs
day p, m. and the Saturday half holiday
to Monday.
There are large number of Vermonters
going West this fall, but the ticket agents
report that but small portion of the
travellers are leaving the State for homes
in the West.
Officer Wheeler sold at auction Satur-
day afternoon cutter, express wagon and
two-seated carriage with three wheels,
seized on an execution, the property bring
ing about Sl2.
With the additional outfit recessitated
by the increase in the electric light plant
the Burlington Gas company becomes the
largest consumer OF water on the books
of the department.
The weighing of the mails which has
been in progress for the last few weeks to
determine at what proportion the railroad
companies shall be paid for transportation
was completed Friday.
The ladies of the Universalist society at
Williston and the True Blue club, COM
posed of boys and girls of from 10 to II
of Jonesville, have each sent donations to
the Home for Aged Women.
The water commissioners of New Lon
don, Conn, who have examined the higher
service motor, in operation here, are in
tending to construct similar motor for
the water department of that city.
The Montreal winter carnival, which
always attracts large number of sight |
seers from this section. will open on Feb
ruary and continue six days. To defray |
the expenses, $4,000 has been raised.
Two car loads of stock, including about |
so head, passed through here last week to |
Orwell where they will be disposed of. |
They were picked up near Potsdam, n. |
Y, where the hay crop was quite light.
President Buckham spoke before the |
legislative joint committee on education
at Montpelier Thursday evening and
strongly advocated the adoption of the
bill reported by the educational commits
sion.
An effort is being made to secure the re-
lease of Mrs. Bridget Haley from the
House of Correction, where she is serving
out sentence of 30 days, with costs which |
would keep her in confinement 100 days |
longer,
The committee appointed by the First
church to raise funds for the purchase OF
a new organ for that church are meeting |
with excellent success and the ultimate
success of the project is now practically !
assured