Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-03-14

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Local Weather Report.
Fable showing mean barometer and Their
.,ometer A. observed at the Weather Obser-
vation Office in this city. for the week ending
March 10Th. 1873 mean barometer, 29.90S
mean thermometer, 9s.s; mean direction
If wind. south total rainfall, IL inches
maximum temperature, 3 p. m, sth, Al :
minimum temperature. a. m. 9Th,
90
ESQ. H. ELLRRr, Observer.
The mean temperature of February, by
the Signal Station tables, was 1873 the
mean Of the barometer 90 e9, and the rain
fall SO hundredths of an inch The pre-
,ailing wind was south, as usual. The cor
responding figures for February - were;
thermometer IL; barometer 99.6i, and
rain fall 10.
Charles +. Miner has purchased Charles
F. Wards house. On Cherry street, for
4. 500. Mr.. Ward will remove his resi-
dence 10 Bank Block, St. Paul street
Norm FrFPrsBrRoH.-Ay ocalan instru-
mental concert is announced by Prof.
Thomas. f5ruext Tuesday evening. See ad-
rerti-ement
Congress passed, before adjournment, an
a,propriation Of SO 600 for the improve
ment of Plattsburgh harbor. and one Of
e2j .oO0 for that of Swanton.
The Vermont Methodist Seminary at
Montpelier. has opened the Spring term
with one hundred and -izty-six students in
attendance
Hine.burgb. By "a handsome majority,
voted Z, retain the town system of schools
Jericho and Essex made progress back
ward by returning % the district system.
R,rgvoxD BITTER MARSrT, March 10
Bstter sid from 30 TO 80 cents per pound
for new make. and At from 80 to 80 cents
for choice fall make. Thirty tons Of cheese
were shipped. mostly consigned to parties
10 Boston
Henry Maci0u' the North Willis;on bur
r.ar. pleaded guilty before Judge Noyes
Monday afternoon, to the charge OF burg
lary. and was sentenced to five years i'm
pri-onmcnt in the State Prison Sheriff
Drew started with him for Windsor Tuesday.
Station Agent Weed, of Shelburn, while
driving home from the Barnabee Concert,
Tuesday evening. was thrown out Of his
sleigh. and. striking upon the frozen ground,
received severe hrui-e, about the face and
head
Several cases Of smallpox are reported
from Elmore, Lamoille County. There has
been one death from the disease, hut tie
authorities are taking active measures to
prevent It's spread.
Alargcu.-A man by the name ct Myers,
lost his way ON the lake short time ago,
and froze his feet 50 bad that be had to
have all Of his toes on both feet taken of.
DR.. Qupies performed the operation last
sunday
SMIsnrEY.-The " trot announced for
THURSDAY and Friday last, on the ice at
Lake Dunmorc. was a failure No horses
ofnore were present. and the track was
very poor. There was one good feature
no drunkenness was observed
Lrlcrrrn.-There is considerable re!igi-
GUS interest in the Methodist Episcopal
church. several having risen for prayers, and
backshders being brought back. Meetings
are held every evening Rev. Mr. Hooker
ofMddlebary lectures on Salem Witchcraft
in the Methodist church Tuesday evening,
the llth
Byarecont net Of the Legislature of Yer
mont, notes and drafts, payable in this
state. dated on and nf;er january ], 1873,
viii De entitled 10 the usual mercantile
privilege Of three days grace. The pro-
visions of this act DO not, however, extend
to diut- and notes payable nj sight or on
demand
DONATION At JERICHO CENrEE.-The pa
ri-honer~ and friends Of Rev. Austin IIazen
made him their customary annual donation
visit On the afternoon and evening of Feb
ruary 9th. by which he was benefited to
the amount Of so in cash, and other pres
ents to the amount Of Sllo. The exercises
were held in the church basement, and gave
pleasure and profit to all who participated.
No MORE DorBLNGo OF DEFICIENT PosrAcE.
-Ohict orders have been received by the
postmasters throughout the country to
charge on delivery Of letter, not fllly pre-
paid at themailing Office, '' only he actual
balance not prepaid" Thisputs an end to a
practice much complained of throughout
the country The new rule is held to apply
only to letters. and not 70 printed matter.
Suicide AT GrLroRp.-K Knox Bullock,
one ofthe prominent men of Guiliord and
who had for several years past been chair
man Of the selectmca of that town, commit
ted suicide Thursday, by hanging himself in
his barn. lie leaves a wife and FIVE chill
drcn The children are all sick with scar
let fever, and mental depression in conss-
quence Of anxiety is supposed 20 be the
cause of the suicide.
DEAru or A NEENoSrrE-A letter from
Macon, No, requests us To announce the
death of John NJ. Holland at Sedalia, Mis-
souri,. Feb. Stb. ls73. The writer adds
Mr.. Holland was Young man who had
been at Macon. Paris and Scdalia, about
two or three years, aud sustained a good
character. 40 one here knoss where his
relative, live. except that he was from Yer
mont. He died Of small pox, after a short
illness It j., said that he had excellent
care. Vermont papers please copy. For
further information address Albert Bowers,
Macon City, Missouri.
WINoosu-One of the most estimabls
citizens of the Aourishing village Of Wi
nooski. left there Monday pm for Chicago,
where he becomes partner in the firm Of
swan. Clark a Co, manufacturers and
dealers in furniture, at 2l7 Monroe street,
who also have branch house at Philadel-
pha We6an almost claim Geo p. Woods
asa citizen of Burlington, a. for three years
past be has run Il flour and feed store on
Church street, with success and profit. We
are sorry to lose 50 representative Yer
monter as Geo. Woods. He is temperate,
liberal, and friend of all good and pro
.rressire institutions. Sneees. 20 him