Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-10-26
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There is no place like home, -" says the
poet. Right unless it's the home Of the
young woman you're after. This is OF
course an exception.
Nonsense blended with bad grammar IS
what an Englishmsn calls American poetry.
Bite him. SAKE.
Another war with Turkey i. &C hand -
next Thanksgiving day.
The other day 4 teacher at a lady's school.
while putting a company Of Juveniles OF the
gentler sex through their spelling, came TO
the word lad" Of which, in accordance
with the modern method Of tgitila, she ask
ed the Specification. One little pGss, on the
question being put, with side long look.
blushingly answered, ''ior courtin' vi.
The Infatuated gentleman who missed be-
ing married for twenty -four hours on ac-
count Of the delay at a draw bridge on the
New Haven road. threatens to sue the COM
pany "ior not making connections.
4 great watchdog, belonging to a Phila-
delphia dry goods warehouse. died recently.
and the clerks could not readily got rid Of
the body. They finally put it IN packing
case, nailed on the lid. and marked II =. 7.
Stewart & Co, New York left il over plight
on the sidewalk, first giving a hint to the
Waterman on that beat. That same night
a furniture wagon, with the horses feet
mufled in pieces Of carpet, drove up. Two
men Jumped out, quickly and quietly put in
the box, jumped in again and drove away.
That was the last seen OF the remains Of that
faithful animal.
At a station in Western New York the
other day, an old man in a great fuss about
has baggage. and dunning the baggage mas
ter for 1t the instant the train stopped before
be had time 10 get it at tie bottom OF the
huge pile, the baggage man thus addressed
him. Mister, it's pity that you wasn't
bora an elephant instead Of pckass, and
thin ye'd have had yer trunk always under
yer nose ~
The total amount Of insurance on property
destroyed by fire at Quebec Is 1916 $50,
principally in English Offices. The number
Of houses destroyed is PHO, and the less
about S2.50O,000.
The President has ordered the pardon of
Michael KelraIn, convicted May, 1906, for
passing counterfeit fractional currency and
sentenced to one years imprisonment.
Three notorious burglars were arrested IN
New York on the l9'h. on a charge of hav-
ing robbed the National Village Bank Of
Bowdoinham, Me-, on the night Of the 22i
of June last.
A switehman named Huntly was instantly
killed last Thursday at Fltchburg, Mass.
He was looking after passing engine. and
did not see a train coming the other way,
from a covered bridge.
Two large grindstones burst simultaneous
ly in foundry in Albany on Saturday.
They were running too fast. No one was
hurt, though good deal of machinery was
damaged by the flying pieces.
The receipts from internal revenue sources
since July lst have been largely in excess OF
the estimates for this and the receipts Of
last year.
From FIVE to eight persons are dying per
day IN New Orleans from yellow fever,
which is on the increase.
Barnum's fat woman lately broke down
cab in Toronto and fell out into the mud.
There were 100 cases of found drowned
IN New York during the last six months.
At a meeting of Fenian Senators and
Centres at Rochester, Wednesday. resolu-
ton was ADOPTED to the effect that it the
Canadian authorities inflIct punishment on
the Fenian prisoners now in their hands,
the most severe retaliatory measures will he
adopted.
A young lady in Wisconsin had both legs
ana her collar bone broken by the kicking
OF horse. Her hoops touched the horse
while che was passing on the sidewalk. He
began kicking and one foot entangied in her
hoops.
One cause Of The disastrous calauity az
Quebec was the neglect or rather refusal of |
the city authorities TO provide the necessa-
y water supply
The Texas Legislature has rejected the |
constitutional Amendment BY vote Of 81 /
70 D. change Of only 80 members would
have carried tue measure. Texas is not co
wrong as she might be
George Peabody has gwen one hundred
md fifty thousand dollars (Sl50 .000) in
rust for the foundation and maintenance Of
Museum and Professionally Of American
aicheoloU and EsbnoloRy In connection
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