Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-01-10

be remembered. The numbers now on the
stores and dwellings were attached at diff
ferent times and by different parties. There
is no uniformity about them You find one
house numbered 80" and the next door
numbered " 20. and the same number in
different parts of the same street The
present numbering is a nuisance, and the
city fathers would oblige many citizens by
a careful and systematic Encouragement of
the numbers The tenants of the houses
would probably be willing to bear the small
expense of the change. if required but at
any rate the change should be made
ST ALnANs.-The Musical Convention,
under the charge of Prof Emerson, was u
highly successful affair The attendance Of
singers was large, the practice excellent. the
solo singers unusually good, and the con-
cert- fine The lady solo singers, Mrs
Carter and Mrs. Spring, made very favor
able impression on this their first appear
ance in this part Of Vermont Prof Cobb
did the funny business. in his humorous
way. Prof Graves presided at the piano,
and the ST. Adams Brigade Band lent their
acceptable aid The first concert. on
Wednesday evening, was thinly attended
The others, ON Thursday and Friday even
ingS. drew large and enthusiastic audiences.
The Ransom Guards gave their first an
nual reception. on New Years Eve. in the
hall connected with their armory. 1t is
called one of the most elegant entertain
mentS ever given in 81 Adams. The hon
ors Of the occasion were handsomely done
by Captain Newton and Iieutenants Strand
han and Wood, and the - fair women and
brave men &c Sc chased the hours with flying
feet, exc, etc
The Lamoille County Court met for the
despatch of business. one ease was tried
and the jury dismissed.
The CahdoHiqn suggests that portion Of
the 100 or more cases set to the jury in Gale
donia county be transferred to Lamoile for
settlement
Norm WHusroN.-Jonathan f. Tai
colt has been appointed postmaster at
North Williston. in place Of Henry W
Thompson, resigned
Slave * Ransom team made the first
trip from Plattsbu-gh to the Islands on Fri
day, the 9th day of December, which the
'olde.t inhabitant" says is the earliest trip
made across the lee ior many years.
There is snuG-box now in the Van
derspiegel family. Bennington Centre, that
is l25 years old 1t contains thirty-two
dollars in gold, the representative value of
which, at compound interest for the time it
has lain in the box, is about $50 600 \
pinch Of snuff from a $4,000 snuff-bsx Is
a rare luxury.
Curious CAsE.-The Montpelier Freamaa
reports the following singular case. 4
young nan by the name of Herman Straw,
an empl DYE in the Montpelier Nlanuiactur-
ing Company works, was charged on Mon
day vita taking money (SI7.5O) from the
pocket Of his roommate. by the name Of
Hooker Hooker lost the money, and As it
did not appear that any one else could have
taken it, suspicion very naturally placed
the thgft on Straw, and 80 strong we're the
circumstances against him, that prepara-
tons were made for hi arrest and commit
ment Straw denied taking the money, but
finally accepted a proposition to settle,
payin. over the above named sum, and in
addition thereto. about two dollars a cost.
Tuesd ay the officer who had the matter in
charge, went to Straw and handed back The
money telling him they had found it on
another person The Freeman says :
Straw is good natured fellow. and as
honest as he Is good natured." Good
nature is an excel ent thing but we
should say it must be sli ghtly in excess when
it leaG a man to.own himself thief when
he is 3t one, and TO pay for stolen property
which he never took
LOST Is \ BLNDNG SNOW STORM on LAKE
CnAuPLaIN.-A terrible adventure occurred
on Lake Champlain last Thursday. i party
Of four laborers on the New York and Can
ada r lilroad. left Williamson's landing, in
the town of Putnam, opposite Orwell, for a
holiday The greater part of the day was
spent at Shoales', in Orwell. At shutdown
Clark. one Of the number, started t. return
while the other three, Riley, Leonard and
Cliffo Fl, continued on their way. Night
came on. and the SNOW Killing very thick
compl etely blinded them. The path soon
BEGAN lie iudiscernible and they found them
selves IN the middle Of the lake. They
paus ed and considered whether they
should 20 toward the New York or Yer
mont shore The New York shore wa,
decide upon. They reached a place Of
protec ton, when Clifford, who was going OF
shore to procure some matches, ft then
and " as not seen again that night. Leon
ard I'd Riley were alone, and the former
BEGAN re almost paralyzed with the cold
Hi companion kept watch, and toward
daybI eak saw a glimmer of light in Il farm
was ts,o much overcome with the cold ant
sank, unable to go further. Finally Ri e,
saw SC me men who worked on the railro,
pass by, and he attracted their attention
They gave assistance, and ON Il sled Leon
ard W, removed to shanty The skin
was completely torn from his hands, and hi:
legs, arms and body were frozen stiff. Ht
was removed, and afterwards conveyed tt
his home in Fort Edward He will proba
bly, lose both hands and feet, ifnct his life
Riley was also badly frozen, but was no
aware Of it at first.
We he Or a rumOr to the effect that tn
Rutland railroad has been sold to he Della
ware Il ludson Canal Company. bu t do nc
know VIII. ether it is well founded. If sue
is the fact, we shall probably hear Of it b
way of b oston or New York some Ii me mex
week.. Adams Messenger.
We suspect that this rumor ha arise
F., from the fact that negotiations ha .veshes