Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-13

day afternoon, and after spending about
half an hour in desultory talk and investiga-
ton, retired to think the matter over pre-
vious to the next meeting. Each mem
Der expressed his opinion but no action will
be taken for some time, if at all.
The case of the State vs.. Sidney S. Car
outh on the charge of breach of the peace
in assaulting Charles Lamb at the Van
Ness house during the student fracas May
81 was disposed of in the City Court Sat
urday. The maximum penalty for an offence
of the character charged was $50 and the
court said the sentence was that the re-
spondent pay to the treasury of the State
the sum of $l2 and the costs which amount
ed to SOL with alternative sentence.
The members of Mr.. II. /. Walkers
music class of the Y. NJ. G. A.
closed u few weeks since present
ed their teacher Wednesday with n
Tennyson's complete works in eight vol
umes, accompanied with kind and APP
propriate letter. The volumes were pub
iishod by T. Crowel & Co. of New York
and were bound in new style of cloth.
Mr.. Walker appreciates the gift very
highly,
Express Agent Henderson states that the
merchants of Burlington are doing more
business than they did last year, and he
has an excellent opportunity to know
whereof he speaks. The senior member Of
one of our leading dry goods firms adds his
testimony in the same direction. lie says
that the business of his house was larger by
far last month than in May, 1889, and no
special effort was made to secure boom in
trade. Burlington is conservative in bust
ness methods but progress is ever its watch
ward
George Lawrence, the 15-year-old son of
Joseph Lawrence of this city, who ran
away from home May %, has not returned,
and his parents have no knowledge of his
whereabouts The boy is very fieshy
for one of his age weight 1875
pounds, light complexion and light curly
hair; the little finger on his right hand is
stiff at the joint. The boys name, George
Lawrence, is tattooed on his right arm in
blue ink. There is birth mark on the left
side of his neck just under the cheek ANY
news of his whereabouts will be gladly
received by his father No. 70 North
avenue.
a real estate transaction has just been
completed through the agency of A, g..
| Whittemore, ESQ.,, which means much for
the future welfare of Burlington. Mr..
Henry Holt, head of the well-known pub
fishing house of Henry Holt 81 Co., of New
Yorll, has purchased tract of land con
sisting of 200 acres of land lying between
Prospect and Spear streets, next
south of the elegant residence Of a.
A. Buell. which will be devoted tc
summer residences for city people. OF this
tract 1873 acres were purchased from j. a.
Shedd and Henry Greene, trustee, for
! $40, 900 and t. acres from a. A. Buell.
for $4,000.
The mission band of the two Congrega-
tional churches held their annual festival
and sale in the First church parlors Satur-
day evening. From to o'clock a brisk
| sale was carried on at the various tables
where the young people had arrayed tempt
ing displays of flowers, candy and fancy
articles and at : o'clock a pleasing enter
| tainment was given, in which the band ap
peared in the costumes of different nations
The receipts for the evening were
about $50. For some years the band have
sent their money to Foochon, China, for the
| support of a native girl who was studying
in that place, but she has now graduated
being at present teacher in woman
school in Foochon, and the proceeds Of Sat
urday evening will probably be devoted tx
general missionary purposes,
a meeting of number of our leading
citizens was held at the y. NJ. c. a. rooms
Monday evening for the purpose of consider
ing the project Of a summer hotel at 'Ret
| Rocks Mayor Crombie presided and Mr.
II. l.. Ward was secretary of the meeting
i Remarks were made by Mr.. W. j, Nai
Patten, Mr. Hervey Spencer, Gen. William
Wells, Mr.. D. W. Robinson, Alderman Ella
Lyman and Mayor Crombie, all of whom
favored the project and thought it feasible
After the subject had been discussed a
length committee was appointed to for
mulate plan of procedure and report at {
future meeting. The committee consists o
Messrs. W. a. Crombie, d. w. Robinson
W. j. Van Patten, William Wells, Ella
Lyman, o. a. Buell. and +. c. Kennedy. |
was thought by the committee to be not ad
visable to publish the details of the projec
at this time.
Commissioner A. B. Valentine who passe
through the city on his way home from
tour of the Swedish colonies in the Stat
last Thursday. Mr.. Valentine says tina
at Wilmington everything is more tina
satisfactory. The Swedes are delighted wit
the place and people, and the people please
with the Swedes. At Weston he report
the COLONY equally successful The cole
nsts find work in the mills; they are cor
tented, and the people like them as neigh
bors. In both Wilmington and Westo
they have their spring farm work we
l along, and have proved themselves thrift
and Industrious At Nershire the COMM,
sioner reports everything equally satisfaC
: tory so far as the farms and people are cor
cerned, but the colonists find it difficult I
, obtain work when not employed on thei
farms and some of them will remove
: Essex county, where they can find work
particularly in the winter season. On I'll
whole the commissioner feels well Statistic
with the situation.
An adjourned meeting of the Board {
: Aldermen was held Tuesday evening wit
President Trick in the chair and all tn
, members present except Alderman Roberts
f A resolution relating to levy Of tax o
1 the grand list was passed calling for ii
folowing Eighty cents on the dollar of I'll
- grand list to meet tho accrued and accruin
D expenses and liabilities Of the city for tn
a year ending December 81, 1890 20 cents O
D the dollar for streets and highways; tax
, the credit oftthe street commissioners. Fly
p cents on the dollar for the sinking fund: to
/ cents on the dollar to repair the old rese
u voir and raise the stand pipe Of the hisht
service The city treasurer was directed