Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-09-25

Cnllahan's knee pan was split and his leg
badly cut. He was unable to assist him
self, and was driven to his home ON North
street.
Several prominent Burlington merchants
arc feeling decidedly out OF sorts AMI this
state Of affairs is due entirely, not 10 the
business outlook, but to that of the culinary
department in their several homes One
gentleman said yesterday to a FREE PRESS
representative. "lt's all on account of the
shoe factories and l am by no means the
only sufferer. Girls for domestic work
have been scarce, but now / hardly see any
way out Of it but that we shall have to turn
in and handle the dough. Why, right
within stones throw OF my house there
are three other unfortunates, who next
week will be deprived of he p in the kitchen F"
According to this there will soon be an OPP
portunity for a boom in the supply of girls
for house work.
A reporter called at the Jail Thursday
and saw Darling Eastman of Illicit still
fame. In answer to question as to how
many OF the varying stories about his es-
capades were true he replied that several
of the reports were absolutely false. GLOW
about the officers brushing by you when
you, in concealment, were having consider
able trouble to keep from an audible
chucklel?" "That is not So was, how
ever, at one time concealed in n hay stack
asleep whom the officers were looking for
me. These stories about my carrying
weapons are unfounded " Eastman looked
good natured and talked pleasantly, aside
from bis irritation at the rasping stories
setting him forth in so false light. lie
now has a smooth face and probably loses
much of the dcsparado appearance with the
absence of his whiskers. lie seems ready
to converse,
A considerable addition to the fleet of the
Lake Champlain Yacht club another season
VII be tho 46 feet sailing yacht that has re-
Gently been purchased by the principal Of
the High school at Pittsburgh. The boat
has been around the lake for cruise aud
made Burlington short call. Her owner
has expressed his intention to join the club,
and as the yacht would go INTO the class oc
cupied by the Nautilus, next years race
may furnish more than the usual interest.
There are at present between 90 and 100
children in the Providence orphan asylum.
The regular fall and winter classes are now
well under way. Visitors to the building
are quite numerous and have been especially
so during the summer. 1t was thought
when the classes at St Mary 5 school were
transferred to st. Joseph's acodemy that
there would be considerable vacant space,
but this is not the case, the number of
scholars in attendance being about the same
as before the change was made.
There are probably but few Burlington
ians who realize that one of the choicest
morsels of the epicurean is growing on va
rlou' lawns and yards uunotlced and unap-
preciated The mushroom is referred to.
\ FREE PRESS reporter was yesterday in
the office of Il prominent man when that
gentleman stepped to u drawer and took out
three or four specimens of the above deli
cacles with the remark "Did you ever eat
any mushrooms ~ The repor ter had not
and he was given a few pointers about this
favorite dish of his entertainer. 1t seems
that there are several hundred varieties of
mushrooms and there are at least three
palatable varieties that grow here, one now
In market with red gills, " that is of that
color on the uudersde, on, now out of sea
son, and another, something of the shape
Of a closed umbrella that is yet to arrive. 1t
is no doubt ignorance.only that prevents a
large consumption Of these fungus growth.