Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-02-13


Twenty-ei,ht thousand five hundred ton
Of coal were shipped from this city by rail
last year. which j. very gratifying ndica
ton of the increase Of the business Of Bur
lington
KurY PE,R1--We understand that tn,
fine trotting mare kitty Pearl, owned by
C.l. $. x. Pearl. of Boston, met with an ac-
ciIcnt al the stock Farm recently, which
resulted iu her being hipped, thus perma-
uenty disabling her for trotting purposes
She will ic a valuable brood mare.
Wnu-r,<.-Tbe friends Of Rev D. p,
Hubbard. the esteemed Methodist clergy
man ofWIli~ton. will be panied to learn
that De bad slight shock Of paralysis, re-
Gently. seriously affecting hi, left side. Iii,
speech is somewhat injured, hut not his
hearing, sight or mind. Strong hopes are
entertained of his partial ifnot entire re-
covcry.
EluNo>D BrIrEE AND CHEESE MARkEr.
Fll. Cheese the past week has been
worry active and nearly all the desirable
lots have changed hands a prices ranging
from to - cents for plain and - to Il for
sage. 1000 boxes shipped to-day to Boston
and Providence. Butter hardly enough
offered % make a price; few tubs ofwinter
~llif 30 TO - cents. No fall made offered
Potatoes Early Rose are selling for - cents.
UNDrRu.lL.-General Wm. ". Henry
read his Camp Fire Story From the Rap
iIan to Cold Harbor." on Wednesday eve
ming, under the direction of the Lyccum.
Among the audience-whch filled the
church to It's utmost capacity-were very
many of the boys OF the Tenth Vermont.
and Of the General, old comrades. The
speaker was often applaaded, and the only
thing regretted was that his chip couldnot
have burned an hour longer. The thanks
of the community are due to Hon. \. O.
Humphrey for his effort in obtaining this
agreeable entertainment.
A suburban minister applied to a ticket
agent on one of the railroads for a clergy
man ticket. and on the official expressing
q l,ub- n. IN bi. clerical character exclaim-
ed. d" If Won don't believe am a CLERGYMAN
til read Won one of nv sermons 80 The
agent passed over the ticket. but did not
insist upon the proof
iHA CHURCH bR'IiiERHooD--"e are m
fine' 'iia' an a79'eia'I'n' bearing 'He
a'''C "''e' was oIsan'@eu III tllI' CIV Nun
U.1 ''g''ii= 'o' inc Pun 'I,' u. 'o-o i''"''-S
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ire-pre.ilent-Dr II II Atwn-er
Secrotary-ChaS. f. Allen.
lrea-urer-Samuel A-Drcw-
Several committees We're appointed and
the organization commences ITS existence
"nder very Ia'"fA0-e auspices
THF G,> WoRss To RE Rrurur.-Our
reader. viii De pleased t, learn that
the ia, Light Company have decided to re
build their works, the coming summer.
The work.. now in operation. were bull c
over twenty years ago. and have becorle
sadly run down. They were origin ally
buuf by partie, residing principallv in
pbilad.lf,bi, and were CENTRALIZED by tben
until ,,i+I,io tbree mp f,8r years whom tbe
l,rgrr Dr,porti,p of the stock was bouobt
b,. Rrrli,,,-,,, .,,a-tis- Since the r,sr,,e
MON. ,.,,oo hero ,lo 5;roctors have boon
,r,i...,. 81. i,,,,,r,r, 3D.. condition of tb;,,,s
for the interest and credit Of Burlipoton
Major T.. F. Spaaldin, became associated
with the C,inaanv as SUPERINTENDENT. about
cigbteeu mon-L.a-o and at once set r.,
work r., rep,ir weak place. and ia . ..oa5
,be street mains for the accommo, - a
consumers Since he came he . tho com.
pany have expended between -iv ,pd sever
tbou.apd dollar. in pipe - ,.biob
with other ,,rses has be ! - ..r,...,i,
,~,,s, fine consumpt; .r..,. r,lI,. ~
nor ,c,+ bu.wbji -. ...-..,,..,,,;.,,, l,o
been .te,dilvon II ,;.,.-.,., Fl, l,,. b..r lit
e,,,t t., p,aint, a-...il 80. e, 20
IND, s.,s-mir ~. ,.-r..-...' Ill J..
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''''N no city as 10 the perfection
machT cry ami quality of gas, Ma 10
Spar lJir', .,r,r,- e. around the circle
a. -, y H..
'oul noh'h ago '"r"u- ~ Va" iial"
shire and Massachusetts. to Portland, lro
and ALBANY i'm pursuit of further light. POI
t;. r,-,-,, ,l. r,,,ogcrs annrovcd ol hi