Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-07

car or two were derailed. The passengers
were taken to New Haven Junction by team
Ill time to catch their respective trains.
John j. Barnard and Peter Marengo, ir,
both of this city, were Friday appointed
and began their duties as deputy collectors
and inspectors in the customs service Mr.
Barnard was ordered tn report to st. Al
bans for duty and Mr.. Marengo VIII be
stationed at this port being assigned to take
Mr. Edwin McEligott's place at the Lake
street office.
The decrease in the passenger service on
the Central Vermont railroad has left five
or six conductors without trains, and instead
of RELOCATING them back to freight trains
and hurting their feelings, General Superin-
tendent Baldwin has promulgated system
by which all of the genial ticket punchers
will be laid of in rotation aud thus ali will
be served alike.
The museum of the University received
Tuesday from Chicago valuable colcc-
ton of Australian and South Sea Island
spears. war clubs etc. The collection
formed a part of the New South Wales ex-
hibit at the worlds fair and was secured by
Prof Perkins at considerable cost. The
collection is one of the finest and most valua-
bic Of its kind in the United States and was
considered prize for the purchaser
The American Sign company. whose works
were destroyed by fire last October, has re-
organized with II. G. Bender as manager. and
will remove the business to Cleveland, Ohio
at once. The reorganization and removal
indicates that the effort to form a company
and continue the business in Winoosbi has
fallen through and that Mr.. Bender. the in
ventOr and promoter of the enterprise, has
found capitalists in the Elm Tree City who
Will advance the required money and COOP
crate with him in rc-cstablishing and CON
tinuing the business.
The st. Adams and Burlington HIGH
school foot ball ccvens will not play the
third game to decide the championship Two
of the Burlington team were i'll and could
not play on the day agreed upon, and the
st. Adams boys would not consent to a
change OF date so the teams will not meet
again this year. Our High school eleven,
however are entitled to be called the CHAM
pions. The eleven have beaten every team
the st Adams eleven have defeated. and
also the Sophomore team. which team de
feated the St Alban, boys lG to o.
The creditors of Rev. l.. NJ Hardy met
him at his request at Hon. W. L. Burnap's
Office. the evening of the 2Sth. After the six
months eff hard times Mr.. Hardy finds MIN
self financially embarrassed and is endca-
voring to settle his debts without going
through the fprmalitics Of the insolvency court
The meeting resulted IN the appointment of
the following committee 10 investigate and
| report: Z. H. Powell. Elias Lyman and G.
| T. Smith. MI Hardys Liabilities are $4,000
/ 1t is thought by the creditors that the trlls-
| tees OF Bishop hopkins Hall, of which Mr.
| Hardy is the esteemed principal, will come
to his assistance.
Frederick /. Howe and tho Misses Alice
! G. and +. N. Shea, daughters of Judge
! Shea. all Of Brattleboro. came to town ON
the curly train Tuesday morning. After
/ brcal;fasting Mr.. Howe procured marriage
! license, representing that be was a resident
of this city With the Young ladies' he then
went 10 the episcopal residence whore ne
and Miss Alice c Snea We're married by
Bishop MicLaud. They wished to have the
marriage licou-o sent to them at Princess
Hotel. Hamilton, bermuda. and the infer
| cncc is that tho wcdde couple. who depart
ed ON tine noon train. have gone to New
| York, whence they will 90 to the Bcr-
mudas. Miss shea returned to Brattlcboro