Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-01

Col Y. NJ. Mansur of Island Pond, depart
mcnt commander Of the Grand Army of
Vermont and the members of his stair will
start for Boston to attend the national en-
campment on Friday, August $.
The water commissioners have awarded
the contract to repair the old reservoir to
Lang, Goodhue a Co., accepting the firms
proposition TO make the repairs and fur
nish all material FOR $9iOO in round num-
bers.
Visitors from Westport say that place
was on Tuesday evening visited by lively
hail and rain storm. Old inhabitants say
that it was the most severe in point of
water of any they have had for ten
years.
The shipment Of ice still continues brisk
on both sides Of the lake, and the loss on
it, although heavy in the case of some
firms, will still leave n good margin of
profit for the ice men in the majority of in
stances,
The hearing in the case of Henry Ballard
VS.. o. A. Burton and D. \. Burton for at
torneys fees to the amount of about $4,000
which is in progress at Mr. Burnaps office
before Norman Paul, esq. of Woodstock,
will probably occupy the remainder of the
week, Mr. Burnap and Mr.. Ballard appear
for the plaintiff, Harrington q Post and
George Ballard for the defendants.
A reception was held Wednet day at the
college in honor of President Sauveur and
an elaborate dinner was served at the din
ing hall. Several speeches were made in
which he was heartily welcomed back to
the college and complimented on the hatter-
ing success which he has cont inued to attain
in his method of teaching the languages 1t
was very pleasant occasion,
a horse belonging to Shelburne farmer
named Ryder, which was left hitChed under
the shed in the rear of Smiths meat mar
ket yesterday afternoon, became frightened
and breaking its fastenings backed out,
| turning the wagon over. The animal ran
up Church street and Pearl street to Lavly's
livery where the wagon caught on a hitch
ing post and stopped the horse. The wagon
was almost complete wreck and the horse
was also somewhat injured.
j. S billiard, former resident of this
city, who has for the past two years lived
in Nergennes, died Wednesday afternoon in
that city Of typhoid fever after an illness of
| II days lie was 80 years of age and he
leaves wife and five children, the oldest
being but IL years of age. The remains
will be brought to Burlington for the inter
ment which will take place to-day. Mr.
billiard was Il ieweler and a member of
the Masonic fraternity and |. O. of O. F.
The executive committee of the Lake
Champlain Yacht club held a meeting yes
terday, at which it was voted to hold the
annual regatta ball on the evening of re-
gatta day, Tuesday August ,, as usual
/ Invitations are to be forwarded to ali mem
/ bcrs accompanied ly tickets admitting to
! the club house during the regatta to the
/ ball and 20 the club steamer during regatta
day. \ steamer will be chartered as usual
for the use of the club and its friends dur
! ing the races. i good deal of interest is
| already manifested in the regatta and u
large attendance is expected.
| The picnic under the auspices of the
/ Montcalm club Wednesday to Basin IIarbor
| on the steamer Vermont, was a success in
! every way. The weather was very fine
and the 800 who were in attendance We're
! well pleased with the trip. The music was
! furnished by the National band under the
direction Of Rev. j. Paquet, and was ex-
/ ctlIent, considering the short time during
/ which they have been practicing. The game
of ball was good and resulted in a victory
for the Independents over the Young Amer
leans the score standing Il TO O. The
! sports were all well contested. Following
Mr.. r. A. Clark, instructor in the gym
nasium at the y. N. c. y, vino is at his
| home in WlliaI1stown Mass lad a mar
row escape fron1 serious if not fatal &c
cident last Friday. 1t seems that Mr.
| Clark, in company with his father and an
other gentleman, were exploring a chasm
on Greylock Mountain, known as "Snow
Hole. " Mr.. Clark had descended into the
hole 10y the aid of ropes to the depth Of
oil G..
became detached in some way and fell
grazing his head and striking his right foot
cutting the heavy tourist shoe which he
wore and cutting a long wide cash in the
foot. Mr.. Clark is at present under the
doctors care and it Is thought that no per
manent injury will result from it.
Complaint was recently made to Post
Office Inspector II. :. Willis that the firm
Of Nathan y. Gilbert q Co, of Enosburgh
Falls were sending lewd and lasciyious
printed matter through the mails in the
shape of a card upon one side of which was
printed story entitled. "A Twelve Pound
Lump the other side bearing an advertise
ment of the firms horse medicine. A
warrant was accordingly issued aud n. A.
Gilbert was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Faley and brought to this
city Friday. The respondent was ar
raigned before Commissioner George E
Johnson District Attorney plumley appear
ing for the government, where be waived
examination and was admitted to bail IL
the sum of $500 for his appearance before
tue grand jury at the term of the United
States Circuit Court to be held at Rutland,
beginning the first Tuesday in October.
After the freight train which left this
city about | o'clock Saturday morning had
proceeded South for several stations, the
train men discovered that the seal upon one
Of the cars was broken. The door was open
ed and four men evidently tramps We're
found inside. The door was locked again
and n telegram was sent to Rutland asking
that an officer arrest the men upon their
arrival at that point When the train roll
ed into Rutland an officer accompanied 10y
train men won't to the car prepared to take
the men into custody but when the door
was opened it was discovered that the birds
had flown There were some picks aud
shoves and other tools in the car and it ap-
peared that the tramps had dug good sized
hole in the floor and escaped. Station
, Agent Greene asked Chief of Police Dumas
to watch for the tramps upon the suppose
ton that they might return TO this city but