Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-11

uud oJ faul Sbreets AT ROou speed anu stop
ped only little way from the Hotel Bur
lington.
The students at the Episcopal institute
have banked up snow on the hill in front of
the institute building and made as good a
toboggan slide as could be ertiflclally built.
1t is steep and of very good length, the to-
boggans running for some distance on the
lea
Nearly all cheap grades of tobacco are
being advanced in price by the manufacture
ers from one to two cents per pound. 1t 10
said by the travelling men that there is 20
much tobacco sold in Burlington as in any
city of its size in tho United States.
There was a leap year ball Tuesday at
the American House, attended by about 40
couples. The Howard Opera House or
chestra furnished the music. Supper was
par taken OF at the Crystal and the party
tripped the light fantastic until an early
hour.
a young man was struggling with cali
graph typewriter Saturday, vainly endeav-
oring to repair a small defect when his en-
ployer came along md asked what the
trouble was? The operator~quckly replied
''The apostrophe has met with catas-
trophe.
The candidates for the University team
commence training this week. More than
the usual number will work for positions on
the team, which will be, in the words Of
one OF the old players, fully up to last
seasons nine" The people know what
that means.
Principal S. W. Landon OF the High
school will speak during the third day Of
the teachers institute at Rutland on "Mor-
ais and Manners" The NEE ting opens Feb
ruary "a and continues for three days. A
number of other prominent teachers will
make addresses.
Fred Loro the boy from Highgate who
while eating beech nuts, drew piece of the
shuck into bis wind pipe, and was brought
to the Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment
is getting along nicely, and DR.. d. C. Haw-
ley stated yesterday that the 10y could be
moved in three or four days.
Sheriff Clark of Addison county passed
through the city last evening with Cha
| quette, the Ferrisburgh murderer, who was
convicted of murder in the second degree at
the June term of Addison Court Court last
year. The case was appealed and it will
be argued before the Supreme Court
which opens at Middlebury next Tuesday.
Some newly applied varnish on a stow,
pipe in a house on St. Louis street occupied
by Frank Brothers burned off Monday morn
ing and the smoke led the occupants Of tn,
house to believe the place was on fire, 30 an
alarm was rung in from box 81 at abou
1880 O'Clock. The services of the firemer
were not needed, however.
The editors of the Ariel are actively en-
gagged in getting material together for th
years publication, which, it is expected
will be issued by the middle of April. 4
handsome book. surprising any previous ef
fort, is promised. The edition will be S0t
copies. G. W. Benedict is editor-in chief,
W. NJ. Crombie business manager, and f.
u. Bottum, artist.
1t is reported that the Central Vermont
railroad is to buy several more big locomo-
tives SO as TO better accommodate the presen
immense freight traffic. Tie movemen
of freight now is very large, mostly on nc
count Of the great amount Of grain requir
ing transportation. A railroad man sale
yesterday "There's a freight train now OF
almost every side track.
"A. . Ferguson stat i yesterday that thu
work Of cutting ice cu the Winooski rive
would be finished Tomorrow. The com
pany's ice house and several private houses
have been filed with about 1000 tons OF ice
Thirty men have been employed on thi
work. The ice was harvested from jus
above the dam, and it was of good quality
being about ten inches thick
DR.. Z. b. johnson, II. +. Woodbury.
Henry Greene and j. G. Bacon OF the re
publican ci,y committee met yesterday an
decided to call a caucus for next Frida
evening at 1870 O'Clock, at the City Hal
The box will be open one hour. The gener
a., and it might be said the unanimou.
sentiment OF tue party is in favor Of Alder
man Elias Lyman as the candidate 70
mayor.
The subject for the next lyceum debate a
the High school is, Resolved that tn
Columbian exposition ought not to h
opened on Sunday One OF the young lad
members is to leod in the affirmative deba t.
At the last meeting of the lyceum the ques
ton, Resolved that the Mckinley bill ha
not been beneficial! TO the country vas dc
cided in the negative both on the strength q
the arguments, and merits of the question
The Holy Cross team, which is compose
o. several of the players of last years. Brat
teboro nine, have gone into training
Denny y Neil, whose coaching was the fea
ture In the games the Brattleboros playe,
here, has been elected captain again for tn
|
cling twrler, is back in college and Leah,
will catch him. The L. V. ms will eros
bats with them sometime during the sea
son.
Main street is to DE opened in few day
for the accommodation of DR.. w. S. Web
aud party from New York, who arrive @
, SheiDurne farms to-day. The members I
the Burlington Consting club are to tende
the use of their traverses and DR.. Web
wishes to deiray all expense 1t is probabl
that several of the doctor's guests hay
never enjoyed such coasting az will be ful
nshed theta on Main street Il tho hill is il
good condition.
A young gentleman and lady driving
single rig had rounded the corner Of Mort
Union and North streets last evening, whe
the sleigh dropped violently into pitc
hole and the cross bar broke, letting ii
! thils down on to the horses heels At til
, corner of North street and North Winoosl
avenue Louis Pine, in trying to stop IL
runaway, was knocked down, aud the sleie
tipped over and left behind. Neither occ,
pant OF the sleigh was hurt. Mr.. Pine WI
carried 10 his home quite badly bruised, bu
, as 1t is thought, not seriously injured.