Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-01

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Average temperature, Of the week 70. e75; O
..e ,sme weeE $50, p ei4i fall rain, us inches
LAag CHANPLAIS-CIosz OF NAVIGATION
The shsrp cold Of the last three or four dayI
.,1pg closed the ends Of the Lake, the boat, hsv,
5suled Of AMI gone into winter quarters. Tn,
vermont made her last trip from Whitehall, OF
-sssisy. cutting her way through ice from
ga 20 three inches thick, from Whitehall t,
.-,nBsy Point The Adirondack came up from
p,-sss Point, finding ice for some four mile,
s- tbs Point Both boats, with the Oske,
.rss. hsve gone into the hsrbOr for the winter
III. Williams VIII probably run ferry, for som,
halst
s. AlBU, BUTTER MARKET, Nov. 2s.-The
-.-.et was dull, and prices without material
sage We quote Old butter, I4c to lie;
An 5..rss, including extra grades, S2e to 36c.
~. .ss,., market Is dull, at lie to y g. for
,...- ,,lls,5 IA - for factory.
Grand Catholic fair il on the taps in this
.srs.5 further notice will be given.
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flrslaks scale works are using Is tons
taa1e- diem.
Already he windows on Church street begin
.bs-.g With holiday wares.
-m sInmouds Of Highgate is seven feet
..s Blruum has uusuocessfally tried to higher
3D.
The aezt sociabls in the winters series 3.
sllas,'s in Plattsburgh viii take place
Wednesday evening. Dec. 9th.
UslmauL-Rev. S L. Bates has sold Lis
ase 90 Mrs. Lois French. for sixteen hun
l-ei lo.lsrl
N-F 50 Atwood has shipped from Yves,
salisbury depot, this season, over l 800 bushels
5a.lna
.slaF. Johnson has been appointed post
MISTER q. Habbariton, Vermont. vice ra,eb
Hv.aai esguej
Post st4nnard Of this city. realized s3i5 IS
rom ths late Grand Army entertainment. which
sun is 4a per cent Of the gross receipts.
takes 500 pounds Of beef, 10 bushels CT
-.,Atoes, $50 pounds of bresd, sna cabbsges
.graiPs sud onions al lib, to feed Auburn State
.rsaa oue day.
Welesr that the Sherman band Of winooski,
as preparing to gives grand concert, shortly,
ar ,le benefit Of their able and efficient leader
H. sherman
There is now living in williston 4 lsiy aged
s. years, and strong healthy woman for that
sgs, who has hal thirty-three children Of Der
3su she has been three times married.
The winter term Of Essex Clsssicsl Institute
yegins Dec. ith More teachers have been en-
-agei and As fine fscilides are now offered as a.
.Hy school Of ike character il the State.
The Burdstt organ company who we're burned
o9' at Chicago, and were invited 20 loeste In
Bauleboro, have decided to 90 to Erie, Ia
AMI Brsttleboro is disooasolste.
NORM WmLIsToy.-The steam mills sre
being rebuilt by stock company. A force Of
IS men is employed in their reconstruction, and
they are expected 20 be ready for occupancy
IN early spring.
A student in Miidlsbury College recitiuq
IA trigouonetcry. defined a compass as "a four
slrnered square box standing On three
'e-ged tripod which alFsyH points 70 the north %
The Professor tainted.
The seamer Nolyneuz has returned from
Troy to Lake Chsmplain with a new boiler, and
comes to Burlington TO be inspected. It il
limited that she viii make the passenger traffic
lively he balance Of the season.
Is Lrcx.-Mr. Geo. Chase, formerly book
Under in Vergenues, but for some time resi-
Dent Of Fon do Lac, Wis, IS reported to have
allen heir to over two millions of dollars, By
the death Of parties in England.
We are happy to learn thst Mrs. Scott siiions
aill read in this city in course Of the season,
although her visit msy be delayed beyond the
tine sbe was at first expected. We understand
Nrs Siiions will not fill her regular engage
ueats, for ressons already specified. but flvors
be Burlington Association on the occasion Of
visiting friends in this city.
A BRAxuaAs SAVES A DEUsKES MANS LyE.
As conductor Il. j. Clsrk's up trAia to North
Adams vas leaving North Pownal, On Saturday
evening, drunken man undertook TO jump
upon the train while the care were starting Of
fl missed bis footing and fell between the cars.
s. F. Stevens, a brakeman on the trsin, for
,unately caught hold of him and held him until
the CATS could be stopped. But for the presence
Of mind @. Mr. S the man would surely have
been killed
The YouSG MISS AssocIArIoN.-THE LEo-
TURF CouRsE.-The lecture season opens most
auspiciously for the Association No less than
four hundred and seventy-fve members tickets
have been sold, each admitting two persons,
gentleman snd laiy,) to the lectures In add
tion, for the opening lecture by Mr. Cough, FIVE
hundred and seyeny-two siugle admission tick
etc were sold. The audience on Wednesday
night could not have numbered less than four
teen hundred, some members having left the
doors, after vain endeivors to get into the hall,
% account Of the crowd This shows the good
policy Of securing lis, Of frst-clsss lecturers.
JONI B. GouGHs LEoruRg.-No such tura-
ut Of people ever before greeted public
sreaker in this city as thronged the City Hall
Monday D m to phear ohm B. Cough deliver hii
'sture " VIII It Pay We can think Of bat
NE previous occasion which, in Burlington, ever
rev crowd to the City Hall which could, in
tie least degree, compare IN point Of
numbers, with that which packed The
Hall to sudocAtion LAST night Long before the
lime advertised FOR the lecture TO commence,
a., the ,eAts were occupied, the stage crowded
snl every inch Of sisnling room conten4ei for
It's safe TO Get the number Of people present at
Twelve hundred, and it would probably g. above
hat figure Many towns along the line Of the
Rutland railroad, throughout the county and
alouz the western thore Of the lske we're repre-
seniel When the speaker arrived it WAS with
lG,ulty tha wsy WAS made for him through
The iensey packed aisles. Yet the audience was
very quiet and orderly. Mr. Cough began
FeAdlgat h.lE-past seven. and spoke in his
aeTy, inp.taous, thrilling manner until nine,