Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-02-25
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.uontpe!Ier HaicImaa.
lion. EDWARD J. Pnrrrs. Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury, has resigned his
o.iicr, and John NJ. Brrd1ull has hoou n1,nin-
atcd in his stead, aud conhnnc by the Senate.
Mr. Phelps, we Understand, intends to resume
his law practice at Burlington.
-MAEcH MrrriNG. 1890. As the Maine
Liquor LAW goes into operation on the "a
Tuesday of March ncx', and County Com
missioner is to be elected on that day, we
would suggest that the election of Town Off
GERS and this commissioner be made the bust
ness Of The sane day. The se'cctncn are
authorised by statute to cali the annual Town
Meeting any time " in the month of March,
and they will doubtless see the propricty Of
such course.
The warning must be twelve days before the
81 Tuesday Uhe e,h,) an mus. specify the bu-
sjness 10 be transacted.
"A DoDor.-Wheno Gil Deacon 3 -
got into bad passion, he was very expert at
Growing ont Of it. Though qnick tempered.
M was one Of the best deacons in the world.
II wouldn't IN sober moment, utter an oath.
oronything like one, for his weight in Cider
Al the close Of rainy day, he was milking in
his barnyard; on one side Of winch was a dirty
slough, an on the other an oil ram that in
consideration OF bis usually quiet disposition,
was allowed to run with the cows. The deacon
was quietly humming "Od Hundred" and had
just finished the line ending with "exalted
high" when the ram, obeying sudden impulse
TO be aggressive, gave him a b oN, from behind,
that sent him up short distance only t. fail
directly into the slough. where the dirty water
was deep enough to give him thorough i'm
mersing. As lie crawlcd out, aud before he
rose from his hands and knees, he looked over
his shoulders at the ram, and vociicrated, "You
ID old cuss :" but on looking around, and
seeing one Of his naighbors at the bars boxing
at him, he added in the same breath, IF may
be allowed the expression"
----The itCLrNa passion was recently ex-
hbitod in a rcmarkable manner, on the occasion
of funeral, An old lady had los, her husband,
and on the day Of the funeral her neighbors
were somewhat tardy in appearing at the So
emntics.
>'''!, Si'o '''e Ola woman 'hono me my
knitting; | might as well be taking few
stitches while the gathering is taking place
---FIRE ~ Troy. On SUNDAY morninc
, .n' 'N[e"s'e oI'eN eng'"c mouse ana mschin"
R,Trood C1,nnar " ~, 20 " n'''Sson'
sumed. There were three locomotives in the
on'dng at the time the fire occurred two were
49,, ""'' out ''le P'oe' was destroyed t"geihef
Stock If iools a%J nsch;ao., 0", ~ ",'l a ;a'S'
rimalcd at from SIS, 900 to S3j.0oo.-AI5anD
Journal.
~, HE GOLD MINES OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
I"e Ploou'' OF Inc g"Id mine OF Mr. WIN.
Do''e' J." no'e''''e ana Lugehe'd D's'hc'S'
''''" N''o""d' curing me moh'h OF Jtnnary,
was "'''o0V' as wa" me proceeds OF The
'aoor q eight men, during twenty and IA half
1"'9 !" 'e'e' '0e'' W.T." '''e same hu'hOer /
!.e'ueu 3@o'oV'' Inc aggregate
!'e'u u P"'o since Tue commencement OF woih
=" '''' ,''"e' "o'"' zen "'o"''s ago. mas Ueen
~ P-Y''o1V' rue g''" ron '"'S
~ ~ ~ very s're'''' 4"'"'!'
- he Iq1or law has been repealed in
the l'I'no's Legislature
--CASADlAS MATTERS. a despatch from,
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