Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15

head badly cut Tuesday morning
while at work Anderson was putting
"A new shoe on a freight car when some
other cars which were being shifted
struck the car. The car lurched and
struck him In the forehead. He was
taken at once to the Mary Fletcher
hospital, where the wound was dress
ed. II was found necessary to take
several stitches.
Observer w. H. Alexander Of tho local
station Of the United States weather
bureau reports the maximum velocity Of
he wind Monday as SIS miles an hour,
shortly after o'clock in the morning
For the six hours between 6 a. m and
noon the average hourly velocity was
80 miles and It was not much less
during the afternoon. Among the stations
reported on the weather map Issued by
the local station. Burlington was by
far the wndiest place.
u. u. Burke. superintendent for the
contractors. Richardson & Burgess of
Washington, d. c.. began Thursday the
work of grading the grounds about the
new federal building. Granolthc walks
will be laid to the approaches from Main
and Church streets but the contract for
the permanent street walk have not been
let, 1t Is expected however, that they
will he completed before the Chanplain
terccntenary celebration. The numerous
stains that now tarnish the marble on
the building will be removed. With the
exception Of setting the cathedral glass
in the United States court room. the
interior of the building is now compile ted.
The sealed verdict returned in Chitten-
den county court Wednesday night in the
case Of Edward Lynch, by next friend,
Peter Lynch VS. Morgan Brothers was
opened Thursday morning. The verdict
was for the plaintiff to recover $50 and
costs. This was he 5000 suit brought
by Lynch, who as boy was injured while
operating a saw in the defendants mill.
The following entries in other cases were
made Thursday: n. b. Norton and
Mariette Norton VS. Napoleon Sisters.
settled and discontinued: George w.
Palmer VS.. w. J. Deshaw, apt. motion
for non suit; Daniel Patrick VS. Burlinc-
ton e Hinesburgh Railroad Co, con-
tinued.
Most people 9 rule do not care
May wheat or not. but they all care
when they have to dig down in their
pockets and pay fancy prices for flour
and bread. because of the wheat corner
now being manipulated In Chicago. flour
has taken a jump skyward and the local
wholesale houses and groceries are keep
ing up with the times. This week bread
-four sells from $50 to $500 a raise of
. cents. Pastry -four which sold at Sc IS.
is now selling from s. % to $50. a raise
of 80 and IS cents These prices are un-
stable, however, for when the wheat
corner breaks -four prices will drop with
a thud.
The shifting of the weather yesterday
proves after all that a maple season is
not ended to q certainly until the buckets
are all gathered and the sugar house Sc
curely locked, Tor It now looks as If
Vermont was going to have as big a crop
OF maple as Ohio. The farmers are
now looking for another big run OF sap,
the best Of the season. which will bring
the yield up another pound or more
per tree, making n liberal three pounds
to the tree. which would be considerably
above tho average and equal the banner
crop OF 1905. Except In low lands. no
buds have started and the farmer who
yesterday cleaned ont his sap pals will
make as fine a quality in the next run as
he did at the beginning of the season.