Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-13
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by the break in the canal. She returns to
New York with a cargo of lake ice.
after o%sSy YES se evsr 10 PI up TsE c Week
tea party at the city hall, Wednesday
June 4, in the interest of the Epworth league,
was great success. The receipts We're about
1886, e.. II Sprigg 81 Co shipped to Boston last
week over 200 veals.-S. Burroughs and par
ty are trying the merits of pike fishing near
Fort Cassin. The result of the Monkton
caucus falls ike a bombshe among the poll
ticians of Addison county.-G. +. O. Kimball
and wife are at their lake cottage. -Orrin Dali
rymple and wife are visiting Mile Point. As
the dock is some two feet under water, they
landed from the Lily by boat. The canal boat
j.. &. Hindes, Capt Case, of New York was
the fort on the morning of the 4th, on her
return trip, loaded with horse nails and
Hon smith VI. Weed and party came eG up the
river June on his beautiful steam yacht,
the ldlewild. The party consisted Of Mrs. 4.
j: Ross OF Essex, Miss z. J. Ross, Miss +: II.
Ross, Miss smith, Miss Fuller, c. Ward, Hon.
George l.. Weed, smith NJ. Weed. They dincd
at the Stevens House. The ldlewild is Al feet
| in length, ~ feet beam, compound engine,
rated AT 100 pounds pressure, and makes ii
miles an hour easily. She has an elegantly
finished and upholstered cabin and is a superb
| combination of beauty and comfort. J. G.
| Rockwell is her experienced pilot and Peter
| liamel her competent engineer. The large
| churn from the Concord, y. H., mandatory
| of c. Blanchard IL sons, for the branch cream
| cry at b. Al EMS connected with the Elgin
| Spring creamery has arrived Some horses
now in his glth year, is able to walk out and is
in, general good health
Isaac Myers, who was buried Friday
| morning in the Roman Catholic cemetery, has
| resided in Nergeuues over 40 years and was "a
years of Miss Nj. X. Mead is the guest Of
| Ransom QUA OF Wehawken, y. V, Capt.
! James Fecucy, was brought up by the Lily
| on the 9th with 10 tons of coal for I. Mack:
reached Waterford, May <. when discharged
| returns TO Port Henry to load with iron ore.
! lhc LILY was caught in the gaze on the lake
on the afternoon Of the 9TH. The Vermont was
| caught also. an handled pretty roughly and
Neelcd over badly She scud for the lee Of the
| mountains for protection. The air was dark
! with leaves, twlgs and limbs swept from tho
| mountains. The Lilly had her life-boat lifted
| from its tastenugs, one of the windows in the
! engine room blown in and broken, and things
generally badly shook up. She made the en-
| trance to he river easily, and brought M two
| canal boats arriving homo in good season.
= singular coincidence in the death of Judge
| George l.. Harrington Of Weybridgc, IL the
! fact that he was born June B. 1872, and died
June 5, 1890, within u minutes of the same
hour OF the day of his birth,
| The canal boat Edward |. Wood,
Capt. James Burns Of Wehawkcn. n Y. is
awaiting the discharge Of her cargo ~ coal.
she will Dad with ron ore at Port Henry for
| New York. has been en- route from Water
ford since May s.Thc Hotel Brunswick,
.r3rt Henry, is now. open for the season;
| The Nergcnnes trotting course drains easily,
AID is in condition for, use in a few hours after
an ordinary rain.-Mayor Hindes and his
daughter, Miss Augusta, are in KecseVi le -
Henry lickok took trip TO Burlington Fri
day by the way Of Westport, where he viii
meet friend with whom lie will proceed to
! Burlington on the steamer Nermont-The
| steamer q. y. Harris of Ottawa, Capt. EliGh,
| brought up Friday the barge Jumbo which
is ITO feet long,"2 feet beam with GH. 1876 pieces,
10, l26 feet OF lumber and 4l8,5OO pieces Of cur
| tam roll stOch for the ermont shade Roller
! company Law cuCc Austin came near losing
his fine Perchcrun stallion Friday morning.
He was backed OIL the dock accidentally at
! T. II WA .yot M of no
river with difficulty, as his weight is nearly
1900 pounds.
c. X. foss Of Washington, d. c., together
with Beniamn I. leighton. are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs +, II. foss. The health of C.
X, father of f. H. Foss, continues feeble
The Galelle has been and |, engaged in tow
ing barges loaded with ice from Kiugand's
bay to Centre ferrisburgh depot, to he shipped
by cars to New Haven. Conn. Orwell sent a
Hlckuk, son OF Key. Dr. iiickok Of Orange
\. j., is visiting in Nergennes. Ice is being
loaded into canal boats at Fairs bay. Ferris
ness in the family of DR.. Barstow of Flushiug
l.. | will detaIu them from making then
usual summer visit 10 their cottage at Saints
Rest, head of kellogg's hav.-TEese are BUS,
times al Mack's coal yards. One boat is un
loaded, another Is under way, ana third is
awaiting her turn at The derrick, tai
shapey fine tree, some six inches in diameter
WAS twisted around and Topped over by the
| gale Thursday, close by tho water in front OF
the Booth cottage at the lake.-B. f. Leighton
make "a brief stay in New York He is inter
csted in tie improvements at Sligo. a subur,
J of " Washington, in over the Maryland line
II Is being rapidly built up by an cXcelIen
class of residents. -Work is being driven Oh
the barge Jumbo, 80 as TO enable her TO return
to burlington at the earliest moment, but il
is no trtling JOB to handle l,Oi2,6SO pieces ii
bundles, and over 1000 feet of loose lumber.
The parochial school of st. Peters Roman
Catholic church. go on an excursion thi
morning to Fort Cas5in.-The Methodist sun
day-school voted sunday to observe children
day OF the time due notice Will be given
Steamer George a. Harris of Ottawa has takcl
barge Jumbo to BurinRton.-The Lily brough
up saturday the canal boat boat j. ii. MCeker
with cargo Of coal for Horse Nail company
The Schuyler Falls Cornct band viii accom-
, pany the Plattsburgh II. :. Cadets on thei
, excursion to this city the goth. The excursion
lists dine at the Stevens House.-JuliuS Rive
3 OF Ferrishurgh, exhibits rara avis in thu
9 torn Of "A chicken having four legs. four wings
| two bottles aud one head-A broken board, o.
, which Peter loyeen WAS standing, while hold
| the bucket rope Oh the canal boat,sent him hea
foremost into the hold of the boat. BY catch
, ing the rope as he fell, he escaped a broken
neck, but sustained an injured back.-At 4:3
= IN, today confirmation services at st. Paul
81 church, Bishop Bissell obciating.- The Japan
Z ese lecture at the Baptist church Sunda
evening crowded the room to its capacity
Key. Mr.. Cambridgc's desc riptlon OF each pNi
o tcullr picture, as thrown upon the canvas
sustained the interest throughout. The sterC
pttcon was managed by \. Sherman.- q.
the cottages connected with Basin Harbo
. homestead are cnsaged:-Trade IN this city
| NalufddN good even with butter l@t2 per IlOunC
The scholars at the state school We're mos
D agrecably entertained sunday by Rev. Nj
r Cambridge Of Niddebury. His sermon sun
day morning at the Baptist church drew flu
house.-A part OF The Cornioe on front of 5
o | Peters church, which was damaged by til
? ! high wind some time since il being remover
! 10y j. Alden. The canal boats Ransom Qua
T aud George Williams, were taken to the an
/ | chOrage at the mouth OF the river Monda
A night. They proceed to Port Henry for ore
Frank Lashuway Of Nergennes and 1imoth
= Hickey of New Haven, have had handsom
S tablets placed in the Roman CatL Ole cemete Ell
- from Patrick Lyons marble thop.-The Ven
gennes public will not lack for subjects
d interest this month. We have a class day er
t tertainment this week, confirmation exc
a cises at St. Paul's church, q horse trot repul
lican caucus, and little father on school con
> mencement. a picnic from Plattsburgh wit
@ another in prospect. Business on the river
Y lively, the manufactures are all busy an
trade brightens up with good farm prospect
4 been the guests of Mrs. y. j. MoCuen, the pal
t week, have returned home.-The concert fl
the benefit of the star of Hope orchestra, hi
been postponed TO Wednesday. June Is. Mr.
4 Newland's wonderful voice will be added
the home talent, which will be well repr
,. scented.
k MONTPELIER.
The big tent for the G. A. r. fair will be
place on tAe Union school grounds this wee
10 Saturday. The main feature for the first tv
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