Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-06

ing to build a 16 foot cinder road, top-dress-
ed with fine crushed stone. Work has been
commenced, and will be completed as soon
as possible.
Inspector c. f. Beach, finished his inspec-
ton of the G. A. r. posts in this district
Tuesday evening at Essex Junction. Mr.
Beach reports r. S. Sherman post of that
place as having membership of over 60
and furnishing the largest attendance at
the time of inspection of any post in the
district. Womans Relief corps is to be
established next week in connection with
the post by the ladies of the w. X. c. of
Underhill
John Clark president of the Rdgwood
Ice company of New York. has been in town
and dismissed the suit which had been
brought by his company against Ferguson
Bros of this city. The company's claim for
$40 900 damage was based upon techni-
cal point involved in the ice contract be-
tween the two concerns, and the affair was
amicably settled by the Hollywood company
complying with the terms originally offered
them by Ferguson Bros.
The following delegates from the Baptist
church went Tuesday afternoon to West
Randolph to attend the Sunday school State
convention, held at that place Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of the present
week: Miss Mary r. Simpson, Miss Lora
Post, Mrs. S. Bigwood and Mr.. Clarence
Ferguson. They were accompanied by Mrs.
Ashley johnson, Mrs. c. c. Post, Mrs f.
ID. johnson and Mrs. {. G. Peterson, Rev.
+. d. McFarlan expect to start this morn
ing.
The four men arrested by Chief of Police
Dumas on suspicion of having been concern
ed in the burglary of a jewelry establish
ment at Willsboro were released w ednesday.
Officer George Mead of that place came here,
but he had no papers except short letter
of instructions so that Chief Dumas rightly
concluded that he had no right to hold the
prisoners in custody any further. 1t trans
pires that the only thing that pointed the
finger of suspicion in this direction was the
fact that the tags from the watches were
found along the path leading to the lake.
A warrant having been placed in the
hands of Chief of Police Dumas for the ar
rest Of Sydney s. Carouth, the medical stu
dent, who assaulted Night Clerk Lamb at
the Van Ness Saturday evening the pres
ence of the respondent was, after considera-
BILE searching, secured in the City Court
Monday afternoon. Grand Juror Cushman
appeared for the State and Hon. Henry
Ballard and Hon. W L. Burnap for the re
spondent. The case was continued by
mutual consent until Saturday morning at
. o'clock, and Carouth furnished bail in the
sum of 500, his counsel becoming his bonds
men.
Chief of Police Dumas received despatch
from Officer Mead in relation to Joseph
Lehman, who was arrested here Saturday
on suspicion of burglary of jewelry estab-
lishment at Willsboro, n. V, telling him to
hold the prisoner, and also to arrest Bass
and son and MCGOWAN Mr. Dumas and
Policeman Powers took the men into custody.
1t transpires that the four men were at
Wi!lsboro in yacht the day preceding the
robbery and as a number of tags from the
watches and other pieces of jewelry taken
were found scattered along the path leading
from the village to the lake shore suspicion
pointed to the visitors from this city.
The excursion train for ST. Anne de
Beaupre from Rutland Monday brought :
cars aud 157 excursionists. and they were
joined at Burlington by 200 people. At
Winooski, and Essex Junction another dele
cation with number of extra cars, and
along the line to St. Adams each station
furnished its share, so that there were
about 600 people in all when the long train
rolled into the depot at St. Adams
Fathers Cloarec, Donahue. Coathuel,
of this city, Boyle and Carly of st. .o-
seph's college, and Gaffney of Rutland were
among the priests who accompanied the
eXcursionists The large company will
have 600 miles to cover before they reach
home.
The Oliata steam yacht came down from
Nergennes Wednesday afternoon and anchor
ed at the Central Vermont slip opposite j.
r. Booths office This is her first trip and
she is to remain here few days until Lang
Goodhue q Co. do a small job of re-
pairing upon her engine and piles The
Oliata is owned by the Oliata yacht club,
four gentlemen of Vergennes DR.. Shipmau
and Messrs. Carter, Bixby and Booth who
have succeeded in getting up beauty in
the way of yacht. She is finished through
out in natural wood, is 39t feet over all and
32 feet on the water line, with S foot beam
and draws AZ inches of water She is seven
tons burthen
The New Jersey experiment station at
New Brunswick are trying three years
experiment with Ayrshire, Holstein, Guern-
sey. Durham and Jersey cows. three of
each kind, to determine the relative value
of each breed for milk and butter Among
the valuable representatives of the breeds
named that have been purchased is the Ayr
shire COW Cornelia Sd, owned by l.. S. Drew
of this city. She was shipped Tuesday in care
of F. A. Drew to New Brunswick. She is
five years old, and is a daughter of "Bob
Conolly' with whom she took prize at the
New York dairy show in 1899 The station
pays handsome price for the COW and re-
turn her at the end of three years will all
expenses paid.
The fourth annual contest for the Forest
prizes offered for the best three declama-
lions by members of the sophomore and
freshman classes of the University of Yer
mont, was held at the College street Con-
gregational church Tuesday. The committee
selected to award the prizes consisted of
Rev. Henry A. Starks, Rev j. Isham
Bliss and Mr.. Joseph Aud, At the close
of the speaking, however, President Buck
ham announced that Mr.. Aud was Obliged
to be absent from the city, and that Hon.
w. l.. Burnap had been appointed to act
in his place. The prizes were awarded as
follows First-S25 in gold, Lyman Allen;
second-Sl1 in gold, Earle Stanley Prin-
die; third-$10 in gold, Herbert Hancock
Blanchard.
ESSEX CENTRE.