Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-02

HNelleSU stiuull'
As the Burlington and Lamolle train
that leaves Burlington at 1920 p. m, round
| ed the turn called McClellan's curve, the en-
| CINE struck three calves that had wandered
onto the track. Trainmen went back to see
how badly they were hurt and found every
one dead. Such case is unusual as they
are usually found alive, though perhaps
fatally hurt.
Next Saturday and Sunday there will &C.
cur one Of the most important Jewish holt
days OF the year. 1t is called Rush Ashono.
On both days a service of five hours dura.
ton will be held at the synagogue. The
congregation assemblies at o'clock eoch
morning and remain until noon. The ra bbi
selects n text and breaches an extended SER
mon. Prayers are interspersed throughout
the service.
These penny weighing ma chimes that havo
been placed in the various hotels and depots
are causing deal of trouble. 1t is rather
provoking to step upon the PLATFORM pro-
ducc a cent, drop it carefully into the slot,
and then have machine fail to edo the rest. ~
The one at the Burlington depot has been
out of order for some time that at the
Hotel Burlington has failed to work aud
train mon on the Central Vermont railroad
report numbers of them defunct.
At the examination for the classified de.
partmental service and the railway mail
service, which was held at the government
building Thursday, five candidates appear
| ed, three of whom were for the railway mail
service and one each for the departmental
service and as copyist. George b. Hoyt Of
Washington, d. c., Deputy Collector John
| A. Arthur of this city and Morris w lsh of
st. Adams constituted the examining board.
A. j. Ranney, who has done such brilliant
work with the L. Y. NJ, left for his home
in Plttstield Saturday. He led the team in
batting in both the college and summer sea-
sons. Mr.. Ranney is a fine catcher and
outiielder. Like other people who have
visited the Queen City he was 10th 10 leave
and possibly may return. though he has not
quite decided yet whether he will attend the
Medical college here or Dartmouth at Han
over.
3 Several OF the gentlemen in the Office OF
the Wells s. Richardson company enjoyed II
dinner Tuesday at the Crystal, in which
duck received most attention. As will be
remembered f. H. Wells and George NJ.
Besett recently returned from a hunt at
Swanton and brought home about u birds.
1t was from this string that the duck fea-
ture of Yesterdays bill of fare was furnish
ed. Senator Edmunds was presented with
two of tho finest Of them.
There has been an immense amount of
travel during the summer season now fast
drawing to a C.ose but travel is still very
large tor this time Of the year, The Cen
trol Vermont Railroad cOmpany's active
work in soliciting summer boarders has
probably been the chief factor in bringing
tue surplus Of the travel, though this was
made possible by the people who took hold
of the matter with a Willingness that has
accomplished more than the most sanguine
expected.
The annual meeting of the y. p. S. c. E,
of the Berean Baptist church was held Mon
day evening. Tea was served at 6;3J p. M
and Immediately thereafter tho business
part Of the meeting was transacted. The
following officers were elected: President
Miss Mary Simpson; vice president, Parker
Gardner; secretary, Miss Brown; treasurer,
Harvey Rutter. The pastor, Rev. +. l..
Dewhurst, made a few remarks upon the
work Of the society e: after few mo
ments spent socially the meeting closed,
Mr.. \. ". Ayres, the instructor who ha'
been engaged by the University to tax,
charge OF tho mechanical department. come
from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology at Boston, where he graduated il
1857, and has since been an instructor
Mr. Ayres is now at the new mechanical
building experimenting the work of putin.
in the machinery, most OF which has nj
ready been delivered, including the dynam,
and fittings. The boiler ia in position an,
tho engine, a Corliss, will very soon b.
placed on its bed.
The street commissioners have decided
upon looking into the matterof consretins
| 4 coll 1.
done without the risk of the settling of TIT
ground, which has necessarily been excavat
Ell by the late improvements, they hav,
concluded to postponed that part of tn
work till early in the spring. 1t is under
stood that one of the oldest employees of thu
water department said than it would be al
9 most impossible to lay the concrete road
way and not have the recently filled sewer
and water main settle.
Mabel Nelson, young daughter of Henry
" j. Nelson, was out horseback riding Mon
, day afternoon on Clark street, and allowed
, her girl friend, the daughter Of O. X. Ma
70 son, to mount the saddle. a small-sized pu,
dog by his barking frightened the horse anc
y the animal started on keen run around thu
+ corner onto Pearl street and thence ont,
q George Astreet, where it was stopped
S His rider was by no means an adept n
@ horseback riding, but she dropped the rein
and hung to the saddle, being still there Il
the close of her exciting ride.
o Word from the party that left Buring
+ ton last week for the Adiropdaeks state
that they are now quite at home in tn,
q wilderness and keep both eyes open for deer
Jackson Miller one of the party saw tw,
, deer, one large and ono young one, tina
he followed for some distance through dis
trct that had been ravaged by forest fire
His personal appearance when he returned
to camp could have been improved, but h
got the game If the members Of the part,
meet with success stories of the fruits o
. their skill in workmanship will probabl,
- find way to get here before their return
Rev. Father John Brown Of Clarendon
lately ordained in Paris, mad" n short visi
here the last of tho past week and has re
= turned home. lie arrived in New y or
last week Monday after a stormy, danger
Gus passage. lie sailed from Amsterdam
70 on the steamer Dubbiedam, and during
gallo tho rudder broke, leaving the steane
at the mercy Of the seas for over 30 hours