Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-01-08
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&. rurlin-ton was very generally celebrated IN
.,coriance with the usual custom Inc gen''e
nom in compliance with the request Of many u
tho ladies. did not commence their iaoOrs .,
10 ., I'll after twelve. and from that hour I'LL
i.,. :, the evening. they pursued their winding
- The severity of the cold. the mercury De-
-. - ? below zero, during the day. prov
ii ouite q serious limitation on both the huilO'i
.c.,l-,rs ami the length Of their lists. some
g. more Of the sterner sex, however, oraved
Loo, north wind and made tours ranging
..o,,r,v Il, over a hundred visits. About
- b,s-srs we're hung out from doors
..,,r,v omen aud noted for their hospitabe vel
In many Of these instances families and
s.,ri. among the fair ones had joined forces
H., i;f.rept religious or Sunday School services
la. bstb day and evening unusually busy Tor
nv The stores and places Of business were
- and rarely have We known Of more
- observance Of the day in our city, or
-. orderly one among all classes
,..-,.-.r-ay-A Pleasant AFrAR.-A
-. affair took place in the FREE Prs,
49,. rbrr.i,v. About FIVE O'Clock, the editor,
,--l..-.r,-g IN the sarc,um on New Years
10. WA. ,.,os,al by Mr.. Wells, Foreman Of
.Ls nom. and requested to step into the
r.no,.n,-room. He did 50, to find the hands
..,..-sl Mt one enl of theroom, while before
- ..,,,po.;r- stone bore the UNIV -nted bur
,..,f.n e,e-ia, silver fee urn.
NJ Rr'astu, Foreman Of the FREE
n. r'f--.u. tleu stepped forward and said
A.. epm-r. have been in the FREE Press
f-or5r twenty years, and during that
have bad many difficult Jobs TO do; but |
r,Ia harder one than this Of tonight,
l-f f D. ..' as spokesman for the forcmen and
..-a,ta.. # This office in presenting You thi,
Nv Yeir's Gift but as il is my lot to do IT,
a Tg.,.rt The duty, and that there may be no mis-
-.ke about it. We have put it down in writing
slv- Mr. papineau then read the following
--e-a1.lti0u letter;
Nm e. g. BENEplcr:
Dear sir-The employees of the FREE PREs
ONCE have all contributed to the purchase q
t, Coffee Urn, which they present to You
%, small token Of their esteem and regard
We trust the friendship betweenus viii continu
hereafter as heretofore, in an earnest desire 70
our mutual benefit
A. L. Papinesu. Il. .. Williams,
A. i. Guilmette, Isid0re Gab0ury,
A. Walton. Chas T.. Bamsdel,
We Goodwin. j. H. B0wlen,
!. r. Rustin, Miss Nellie Shea,
!. 6. Carpenter. " Cecilia Murray
VIM. Coyle, Cecilia Ia! lor'
HIM Wells. 80 Lucy NcEyoy.
". H. Rust u.
Mr. Beneiic. explained briefly his surprise al
tbs wholly unexpected occurrence, and confess
Ell his lack of Wy rl- in which ftJngly 70 ac
knowledge so beautiful gift He thought tia
such marks of mutual esteem between employer
and employed. were pleasant to SIC. anywhere
and certainly he found this Sc not bad to take.
They might well speak Of friendship and Hutua
regard in this case. Tie relations between bin
and some of them presen; had been Of man
wear. duration His friend, Mr.. Pdpiuaau
learned his trade IN the Office. and had never LET
II He SAW other. before him who began her
a. apprentices. Tie tru-tel these pleasant rela
tons would Ion. continue. and that wheaove
severed IL would Doe with mutual eoodv-wih
He believed that but one hand bad ever le
his employment with real hard feeling and il
Will. and 10 had come back ia after yclrs az
ovnel that he was all wrong. when, upon re1ei
inc his discharge. he walked into the sanctui
and prop. eel to take satisfaction for a supp1s.
injury our IF the editors hide TIE (the eiItoi
eptaN of his hide on that occasion, and kel
the final l,~ps,, of the man who threatened bin
He would not multiply words, for there was
paper 10 De CT out IN the morning but won
simply ,iy. and wished all to believe it, that
should keep this htnisome gift and value
litIg for the givers' s.ke. He considered ga
one i.- friend, and now OF hereafter if he con
rem Ter amy one Of them a service. he should
most happy TO do so.
Mr. Benedict then, smid q" abundant a
pause. shoulderel the urn, which was allow
90 be d" the shiniest thing ever seen in that
nee, and retirei 1t Il of handsome size a
graceful proportions, and bears, hauiSom
engraved upon it, the words '' presented To G
GrenviIle Benedict, by the employees of the En-
Press Office, January lst, sia.'' To was ,
cured at Floyl's Such pleasant episodes in
editor. life are rare enough 10 De long rene
bered.
Mr.. Lincoln Benedict was also remember
IVY his successors among the editorial corps, in
Gle yautly bound octave volume Of Lon fello7
Poetic works, with over 300 Illustrations q
grayed expressly flrthe work by eminent Am,
lean artists, and published by Fields. Osso
* Co. Accompanying the book was the folio
ing note of explanation;
DEAR Ina few friends Press you TO 81
ccpt this token Of feeling, that cannot he -1
pressed or Freely expressed.
Office of the
Associated Pres.
january /, 1867.