Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-19

made splendid showing The league
players complimented him highly and an in
vitaton from that aggregation came later.
Stove coal sells in New York now at
$4:l5 per ton at wholesale and at about tho
same price in Whitehall. 1t costs the
dealers here 80 cents or SO per ton for
freight from New York or 80 cents from
Whitehall. The price Of stove coal here
yesterday was S62j These are the ad 4.
vanced prices. The boatmen received the
same rates for hauling the coal last year,
which they call starvation prices. They
are at present wondering where or when
they come in
1t is probable that an additional fire
alarm bell will be got to call out the fire.
men In the north part of the city. This bell
would ring simultaneously with the large
bell on tho Etnan's building, which is not
| very audible in wards two and three, owing
| to its being SO close to the Y. NJ. G. A.
| building, a larger aud higher structure.
Mr.. Lauou's shop has been suggested as a
good building to put it on. Chief Engineer
Perkins estimates the total cost of bell and
every thing at $500.
The U. V. Ms. started on q trip through
| New York State last week Wednesday. On
| Thursday they defeated the Union college
nine at Schenectady by n score of 6 to 0; on
| Friday they defeated the Genesee club at
Utica by score of % to /; on Saturday
they were defeated by the Cornell univer-
sity nine at Ithaca, 8 to 1; on Monday they
| turned tho tables on the Cornell boys by q
score Of 8 to 5; on Tuesday they defeated the
Ridgefeld Athleticassociation at Albany by
a score of 10 to Q
The work of putting in the new bridges
on the Rutland division OF tho Central Yer
mont railroad has just been begun. The
one at Leicester junction will be replaced
| first. Seventy five carloads of steel rails
have arrived from Scranton, Pa, and will
be distributed along the rails. Assistant j.
NJ. loss told FREE PRESS reporter that
the trains could make much better tins
when the road bel was equipped with the
new 70 pound steel rails aud at less ex-
pense. 1t is probable that after tho i'm
provements now under way of this division
are completed new and considerably faster
time schedule will be made for the express
train and Green Mountain flyer.
The new ballot law requires certificates OF
nomination of the candidates for the sever
al State and county Offices as also certain
other officials to bo signed and sworn TO
before a justice of the peace or other Off
| GERS authorized to administer oaths. The
presiding officer and secretary of the nom
mating convention or caucus are obliged to
tako oath to that effect. Candidates and
those having the matter in charge, will find
it greatly to their advantage to have blanks
ready at the time the nominations are made.
| Secretary of State Brownell has formulated
a blank, copies of which can be secured upon
application.
The New England Telephone and Teie-
graph company is contemplating running a
long distance telephone wire from this city
to Bellows Falls, connecting with the Long
Distance Telephone company. 1t will be
built by links The circuit will be of metal
lie wire. and Nergennes will probably be
connected with this city in the near future.
| Then a line viii be extended to Middlebury,
and so on until Bellows Fails is reached.
| Th is will give Burlington telephone commu-
nication with all the large cities within &
radius Of 1900 miles, or as far as it is pos
sible to talk by the phone. DR.. Webb has
| become interested in the scheme and if he
should say so the line would L. put through
III short order.