Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-01-17

SMITH ~ Co.
0FTHE GRAND LODGE of Vermont held
heir Annual Meeting in Masonic Hall, in this
Village, on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week,-M. E. PHILIP C. Tucker, OF Nergeunes
Grand Master, presiding The Lodge adjourn
ed at A o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
Periodicals.
Messsrs. E. SMITH e. Co. have received !
Numbers xxx and XXXI of PHILIPS, SAMP-
SONS g. Cos. Edition of Shakespeare which we
have so often taken pleasure in recommending
TO our readers with terms of praise. People
that neglect This opportunity to obtain a most
admirable edition of the Works of this great
Master Of Nature, do not deserve to have it.
Number XXX contains Julius CESAR, with
portrait of Portia, and Number XXI, ANTHONY
g. CLEOPATRA, with a likeness of the volup-
tuous Egytan who
"The triple pillar of the world transformed
Into srumpets fool"
The portraits of Portia and Cleopatra are not
remarkable as specimens Of art, but sufficiently
preserve the characteristics Of these antipodal
women, the gentle Porta,' the Roman wife,
and the passionate Cleopatra, the reckless mis-.
tress.
THE January number of the KSIcKER-
BECKER, is decidedly richer than usual. The
Editors Table is worth five times the price Of
subscription, and the "BInkum Flag Staff"
as Mr.. Wagstaf would say, is a perfeck mash
of fun. The flagstaff had rather begun to de =.
cline, but the editor has evidently been paid up
and begins the New Year under orspicious or
spices. We cannot refrain from giving our
readers the following advertisement of the
Bunkum Museum:-
RU NkUM NJ USEUM.-JusT OPENED
IL with 100000, Cnro>.ti"s, and performances IL
L"cet- Room among wlch may be found TWO
LIVE BOAR CONSTRUCTORS, Mail and Fe-
mail
Also!
STRIPED Algebra, STUFF.
APAlR OF SHUTTLE COCKS. and one SHUT
Tile llEN--alNc.
TIL,
SWOARD WITCH Gen. WELLINGTON FIT
WITH AT the BATTEL or WATERLOO!
whom is six feet long, and broad in proportion.
wr1u,
A ENOEMUS5 RATTIHTAIL SNAlK-a reg
uar wopper!
AND.
THE TUSHES OF 4 lIlPPOTENUSE
TJGErnLE WIN
BENGAl'L TIGER SPOTTED LEPROSY !
GREAT MORAL SPECTACLE OF
A.naat llrguuiud.!
PART one.
SEEN opens Distant Moon. View of Bev OF
| n ptls. a thin smoke rises II is the Bspiyui0e
| of tie ErUctiOH! Ihe NaprIs folks heuin To lrayrl
! y Tier lifr, 10 tered by silent thunder Awful con
st f"iinn H"thin rumbles' 1t isIhe Mounting
| p rParh 10 ho'hlth lhrY eau upon the FIRE De
= 'l'l'H,' RS M use Isnt OF Stoo''pihErons
a., tranh v y s''oMT mlS over lNr lIrd
tr .'s AvtulrXposon of bnliS kurLs tnrnin,,.is
pi .wers, serpentl cs and tonrbillon spira,s, rhr
VI ,uung LAYER begins to saush GU. ,
ry,,r n.',.....,
C0uIc save
Ihe rarochiaI brrd.e, Mr.. MULTI
Li'h iNJuN oN HE SLACK WIRE.
| ORIhGATOp ON TUE cOpNrrnni, ~,
SlGNoP VE!ip'tii,ICHHf' ' W. La d l
i''i1i'
oIIhor ERNleEI.Li Mr. MULLET,
! la the course OF the evening will be an exhibshun
! OF FIX Icratn Gass upon Latin Il.hcna!
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W. VI O''''hl
| FART TWO
BEY OF NaprIs 'lumlnaed by BenGola Ltps The
| lava gu'hes down Through the smoke is seen the
CITY in state OF conf grafton. The last family -
VIM is 0Hr parents :. red hot stone OF Chewing
tunS weight fails onto 'cm, and IN ,h.s EN- Thr
bare headed father falls sceuless before the slatoo o.
| the NvrgiH Deaum30g
TIE HOLE TO c,ycirnr w,,ru
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"nANL oiAh0i l+Ah lNu / hoLl1NEOCs
N,roon Ruin, ,boroir, n s,;raI ,,...l ,.,..,
changes to IN star OF our Union; after to butltn
Darn, the performance y No Of poolor Airs wf
be performed On the Scotch Fiddle aud Bag Pipes
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