Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-20

Tbere is n time for all things The tin
to leave is when she asks you no" i
walking is
Three Senator's and four Assemblymen
the California Legislature are natives
Vermont.
The Addison House at Middlebury, BIT
been sold to {. H. Scoheld by Darwi
Rider
Platt-bargh is without small pox and IL
scare is over. There were never over eigl
genuine cases.
John Preston, Of Leicester, hasa stallio
one year old the 10Th day Of May last, tha
weighs 800 lbs,
Washington's birthday Will this year b
postponed to the 23d Of Feb--the asd fail
ing ON Sunday.
VeRcE>Nrs MARkEr.- On Tuesday, IS
lbs. Of butter were shipped. Butter sol
Tor 20 to 39,.. cheese, II to Zoe; eggs, 25c.
poultry, Il to Ice.
Somebody in Providence remembers that
uinety-nine years ago, February was :
warm a month that people were able t
Hathc in the open air.
Ani now the epidemic has reached th
..agrrhe-. The sexton Of the First Baptis
church of Troy has embezzled pew rents t,
Hcamount Of = 900.
4 grange has been organized with Alfre,
Keith as master in sheldon The farmer
movement IS not at all political Oh no
Te sheldon master j. the most Influential
Democrat in Franklin County.
I'll, Spring Term Of Brattleboro Academy
all commence March eth. under the charge
.rp-.r VT. Lang. Mr. Lang Is a compe-
tent and experienced instructor, and al
ratI..ar, and elsewhere has met with dis
,-o,r.-l..i success in his vocation.
ST. tra,>- BUTTER MARkEr, Feb IL
The market was firm. with limited Offer
frr- Fair grades, a5e, medium to good,
.-t.e4.. choice. zoe. selections ICE. The
ma-k., for cheese continues firm, at p to
IarGr dairy.
Ta Lake Champaign transportation
Company are binding a large dock at
Ieoul--o-a in preparation for the time
when IT. Will be the head of navigation,
900 lie completion of the New York and
Canada Railroad. from Whitehall to that
point
Il>fprRou-Capt. r. II. Start will read
% paper before Post Cummings, No. 81, G.
4. a.. Thursday evening. February 18th.
Ills subject is TO be &c From the Chickaho-
miny to the james, or, the Seven Days
Blt,le before Richmond" lie Is spirited
speaker, and with a subject 50 full Of in
iere-t, his paper cannot fail to draw full
audience
STATE Notwithstanding the cur
rent talk about hard times. State Treasurer
Page authorizes the statement that a larger
proportion of the State tax was paid into
his Office before the fifth inst - the time
when the discount of four per cent to col
ler;or- ezpirc~-than has been paid at this
date during any year Of his eight years
-cryice as State Treasurer.
Manuscripts for the press should be i-ri,-
% oac eideof the sheet only, which must
be little larger than commercial note
Unless the writer Is sure Of their publica-
ton he should incloze stamp, for return
postage II this is done he !, likely to
know promptly whether they are accepted
or rejected. But no newspaper Office holds
Itself responsible for the return of manu-
scripts it is merely matter Of courtesy.
and if the manuscript is Of value the safer
course for the writer is to keep a copy.
E-sry Jr>croS.-Thc eighth lecture Of
tae Essex junction Lecture Course was
given on Tuesday evening. the 10th inst.
hy Ut T.. G.. Butler of Essex. on the Uses
and Abuses ofAlcohol. While all the lee
tur,- of the course have been Of value none
has indicated greater research into the sub
Ieet iu hand than DIR. Buffers. Ii was
given In the Doctors manifest style. and Is
r-i,
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much good IN any community.
n. F.. Thompson of Colchester Centre.
drove out 0i the yard of Il. d. Wheeler on
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