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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

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VI. II. BUcEHAM, Presiden
Burlington. Dee. l9,h, 1874.

RIcmoND.-The Ladies Church Aid So
ciety realized, at their oyster supper and
entertainment, after paying expenses, $50.
Governor Peck has appointed W. D.
Hail, Justice of the Peace, vice Hanry Cd
lett, resigned. 1t is to be regretted that
Mr. GiIett should resign, as he Is, doubt
less, the most popular man in town, at
present, having received both the Demo
cratic and the Republican vote, last sep
tombcr, except Is or 20. either for justice Of
tho Peace or Town Representative.
Es.x.-M- \ V. Cary is about build
IN blacksmith SHOP az Essex. Mr. Carey
has good reputation as horse-ehosr.
Mrs Thra-her has sold her place neal
Butler Corner, to Murray Fay. for foul
thousand dollars
! series Of s.ciabies is now being held al
different places in town by the C5ngrega-
tional Sabbath School. Two have already
been held, which were well attended, by Oh
and young. The next one Is to be held OF
Friday evening Of this week. ct the hor-r
of Mr.. Z. H. Tyler.
The oyster supper for tie benefit of Rev
Nr. Donaldson takes place at the Town Hal
on Thursday evening Of this week.
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Cc7ebrospinal meningitis is prevailing
so a considerable extent at I" Maquam."
Patrick SesAiea, 81 :.ilat place, lost valu-
GDle heF~' On Sunday morning. from TINS
ii.,oso This IS the fourth horse within a
,roeL Owen Marpby having lost three
- from the same disease.
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Personal.

.endent of the Harlem Extension Railroad.
who has been appointed Superintendent of
the Panama Railroad by the new President
of the road. Mr.. Park states that his IL
tention is to cut down expenses and man
age the road as economically as possible
Mr.. j. S. IIalbert and wife left for
Omaha, Neb., Friday. Mr.. Halbert will
commence his duties as postal clerk from
Omaha to Ogden about January l.
1t is announced that the Russian mission
has been offered to Mr. E. D. Morgan, of
New York.
John F. Gerdeman, whose secession from
the Romish priesthood and subsequent mar
riage created 50 much excitement recently,
has written letter to friend in Balti-
more, saying that he Is nxlous for trial,
to clear his character, but that 50 far the
prosecution has not laid the Indictment be-
fore the Grand Jury at Philadelphia. 1t is
reported that Mr. &. has decided to become
4 lawyer.
The Rev. D. a. Mack, chaplain at
two different times of the Third Vermont
Volunteers, founder OF the New Hampshire
State Orphan Home, and an unwearying
Dhilanthropist, is now engaged in another
bensfeiont enterprise-tbe establishment of
a permanent home Tor the orphans and des-
titute children Of Worcester county, Mass.
Mr.. Mack has leased farm Of 100 acres at
New Boston. near Wipebendon and build-
ines to accommodate Twenty-Five children
are now nearly c5mpletoa.
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NAV he c,ndo,sod a. c,II1ws. Mr. ,mos
has, ,a.si,n ror Ir,rnor,s Ferry Mrs.
Amcs Jeto.ts +ho nI,ra and Lor Ii+oro-,,
,..,-l- c.-r;... t.,. - y..I,;a,..o. I'D 10
Nj IT,, T.. ,r,.Lo. ~. ,-L, a.,
thinks H.rner,. Fsrrva ,,ar,,jiso and hence
H.. a;,.,,..e which NJ ~. ho- .o,nr,5
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- 80 ~ - ''-'''.'-o '''''- ~
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-', '-- - -, '''A L,''', 80 - w
- .',''. ~ ~ nv i' a.
w. ,~. = In9, 80 80 w. 49,.
- - On -. ,;'I rI,.t-..iil
o.. tho r-n;ror.;+,, - v. - Ism
DIT '1' IN, e''''f o' ernon' IN I7lo'
C,rl-sa.- I'll. r,,Ia,5 .-1 -.
w,rIi,,,. lie rr,e,;..3 l,v, +, Cbo-lo+.o
r., tl.is '..,,+,- a,I ronro.o,,,..l ,lo t,,-, IS
Cbarlot+, in tho T,gi.ro+or. +, 1sscard
y. He subsequently, removed 10 B1rlinr-
ton. and was county clerk Of Cbitrenden
county. o- six Years. from and after the
wear 1881. lie was Amounted postmastor
Of Darlington in 1913 and held the Office
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Taz Vermont VALLEY RAILRoAD.-Tnc
question of the possession Of the Vermont
Valley Railroad. from Brattleboro to Bel
lows Falls. has lately been brought before
Judge Woodruff. of the United States cir
;uit court Tor New York and Connecticut.
w soua Of the stock resident IN the
latter State. The case was before Judge
Woodruff, last week, and a decision Is
expected next week.
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,nr,no,A rutney, have sold
year, FIVE Thoroughbred Short
horn cattle. for the round sum of ,ooo,
besides many other sales Of thoroughbred
stock.
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Aalc IAdrertis sments.
ARTICLES OF AGIsI.ElI FET FOR
THE tOKfrATIUN OF Bi Ri.ING-
Ton COTTON MILL COMpANN.

Elqlr embellishments.
ARTICLES OF AGIsEEM PINT FOR
THE FORMATION OF Bj RLING-
TON COTTON MILL COMPANY.
{NF. the subscribers, hereby associate ourselves
w together. as a corporation, under the Avs Of
the State OF Ferm Mt. 90 be known by the name OF
BURLINGTON COTTON MILL COMPANY. for
the purpose o. manufacturing cotton or woollen
goods other articles, at the City Of BURLISeToS,
10 the County 20. CHITTENDEN. IN said STATE, with a
capital stock of two uvSpREn THOUSAND DOLLARS,
IA Two THOUSAND SHARES OF 0SE HUSnEED Dol
lars each.
Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 2lst day OF
December. \ j. lisa.
JONATHAN EARLE.
II. W. BARRETT.
GEORGE L. EARLE.
STATE OF VERMONT.
OFFICE Or SECRETARY uF STATE
10 hereby certify that the foregoing is 4 true
copy o: the Article of Agreement for the formation
of the Burlington Cotton MIL Company. as taken
from. and compared with the original now on
record il this odlce.
IN testimony whereof I have horeunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal 0i this Olice, At
,SfIil Montpelier, tbs 22d Gay Of December, A
u. 1874.
CHAS. ". PORTER.
1fwlw Deputy Sec'y o. State.
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/. o. G.. THE Grand Lodge Of Yer
mon, Of Independent Order Of Good lem
plar-, meets a. Mortified, the second Tues
day in January.
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Trains are now running on the nVe mne
or,orsion Of the Lamoille Valley road 'ras.
Hydepark to johnson,
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xeaal Notites.


STATE OF VERMONT, } The Honorable, .s. tn, the
DISTRICT OF cHrrEsDEy, S. pjstriet Of Chittenden
To all persons interested in the estate .os Human
Beers, late OF Charlotte, in said District, 90
ceased, GREETING
WHEREAS. said Court hath assigned the i IN
w day of January, 1876, for the settlement o.
Administration account Of the executor OF sara uo-
ceased and for decree OF the residue Of said estate
TO the legatees and diysees Of said deceased, anu
ordered that public notice thereof be given 10 al
persons interested in said estate by publishing TINS
order three weeks suo>essively previous to the day
assigned, in the Burlington Free Press, printed
in Burlington, in said District.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to appear at the
Probate Court Rooms, in Burlington, on the day
assigned, then and there TO contest the allowance OF
said account, If you see cause, ard to establish
your right as heirs and lawful claimants Of said
residue 26w3w
Given under my hand, this Eth day Of December,
A. II. 1874. T. T. WALES, Judge.
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JlaIcHo CENrRE-Thc donation p@giy at
the Congregational Church, for the benefit
Of the Rev. Austin Hazon, nettel over 500.
/. was very pleasant occasion.
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Only about 300 persons seem to have been
killed in the war Of races at Vicksburg
A. two Of them were white. the struggle
must have been unusually desperate.
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HE III. i'e'- !" IL - bl1seI-' "--l4p Va
Vermont pfeaHaei az b. james eHll'1'
I-a.-,- Ca----.-n c1nrc5. a. Cs-.lc.or. in
,.. .r.--..r C..H-,nqri,a ves admin
....-.5-. -... .-..s
la,-e "lI be q Ne" lear bi-- At W H.
tnAt"''N A''e'' AZ bAkeF~ll'i-3h H1I~-
Jay -'t' zee. 81. iN'1--s h-'- o'c'1'-
ira va. 'arn-+A the music.
p.. .....-- %. 1,-.,-.s.,-l,-- Mr. ~ ii.
ll,-. .r ,a. ,..s-;,,r T.-,l n,-.fs.s5
n % ~ r,T.l.--.- r,,;r+ frc
- -. -. -. 5-...,5
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ST. AHAN~ hrrrER MARKET, Dee 81
The market W-r Gull and very nItIe was
offered Common 70 lar ~ u - cents :
medium IL good 20 To soc ch'-ei - t' '''''
selections ",e.
RICHMOND NsEkrr. DECEMBER 2I-Bd;-
ter winter make. 30.: good fail, - TO
s5. Gae October. See: Cheese. I0 to l2s;
Poultry: Chickens, I2to lac. Turkeys lei
81 BE. dccs- and geese, 10 to l2l.
,..
-.- '-' W. ~ 'ili ''' '-'''''' -
.-.'''h ana al inc "1I'i'7 '-.''..1 l.,'
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lac report Oh the treasurer. n W eeEe,
of Rutland, was presented and read by lhc
Saero-a-v- am a4,+ts4
M 60 u ID = r
IHc y sz~L-' 4'-f' / ~ NiAI e. al-l lii--
scented his report. which was a1DptCd.
The Trea--irer'- renart shopet rba arn1un.
,-o3;+oI 81 Tho V-.,.,,r.- - ~ +I-,o
~.
quarters tLiihS Olippcr H. ana ahirc-
p[l1.el 'o@aIu IN. ne payment 81 I' Slf' ices
I@ cifIo2
The committee on resolutions present.. j
the following, winch were adopted
,. 80 r c ls we W. f fen Sul l MY o" es
total abstinence and Iroh,6tign as Tie only means
Resoted That We ia with JOY tie tid.n-s o. success.
Taaa como I, US f% q t ,P 1Ft. o. the e.aI
along the whole line and tAat the friends o. gu7
me8 IN tie s sds.s s4 piSr5 s s ToTs n tc
present cen. ye =, f.. ..., ..-...,.. ..,.
wark, by the expression Of tie popular men.
% ,qF son ' G- ' ,5 i5, 5 a, 5 re- r.
jeetns proposal 70 repeal cur present law, bu' in
edis.eat.
reform is firm, consistent, courageous aud constant
and cirsa g dgs remember sg t6o.5 IN 6os q.
bound viz win t 57.,. .-..-..,.-..,., s....
ance society We desire to see its cis.eaoy increase
with Us ears, anu therefore earnestly soc't tg
iecsl or,i,1'- jti1rs in its.id 90
Resohtd, mat the Executive Committee lie re
quested 20 devise plan igr the reor-anizati @.
lh.s S4c-e's On = at-nc.. nasa' anu sup---' 'l'
Tb,oo-.u.;+-o, ~, b.,.,ro-, 49,, +b,
neetipo woulj be held +, tbo evening
which wonl5 he addressed bv Cal J B
Mead " II IT, MeAlH-ser Rev. p. n
/ Cronrer and others
Tho br.inss. nro,,,.o5 l.y IL, co,.mitts,
bo,in, hem cimnfc,ed III, Convent;on
after a harmonious session and some On
thn-iasm' adjourned.
III. ,so If rod md creon yov t,n,rs on
Ct-is.,ras tree. i. pronounced highly dan
ger,ns by tia PopIlar Nzescs Moafl1y ol
account of the poisonous nature of tn
c,loring matter employed Yellow ant
,,I-.--l.-.....i...,.i...
eiae '@i''i' arc ---- init
R,vf,,f.,r FArRuAvFy. The reyiva, a
a. $50. ...,.l ,.,,,. ..r+bo Cra,
gelist, + \ " hi'iier'N progressing Hno'A
On Sunday last about 60 persons aske
PRAYERS. several OF whom proiesSei CONVEX
~ior before leaving the church. There nay
been about - converts and earnest lnqliT
CTS since -Ae meeting commenced, beside
many others vino arc iesiias aceniY on III
NnJee''
The contributions 81 tA' ell4UEIh 20 III
AgaS'iA lie'lorili ,.H-' ." 49, rs '' -.
arc fepo''0o a. ~ " - IN
contributors gave 90 w. ~" -,' -
30 Sof' ''iiion.' 49, 80 -, &C.,
s''.f' W. E-'-''0,', 49, 900
'l4o Vs. O0iili--'--'-.' -
p,rRozs OF HUsBANDRY.-Ths first Ill
npal meeting of Burlington Grange, N
40 P. of H.. was neld az Grand Army liza
Monday evening. TaefollowingoHcer- wei
elected for the ensuing year
Masse,-F. J. Hendee.
UVerseer-C. +. carrier.
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BIS6H,N PLACE In Huntington. Vt, Nov a.
~ Chester Ross, Esq, Ai4m Bingham, aged &C,
and Mr. Samantha Pace aged c.
sLATEE -CoLE.-In this city, Dec. 23d, i--i. by
the Rev. L. o. Brastow, Mr. c. SAter and Miss
Mary A, daughter %. Dr. Il. Cole.
DIED.
DIX1S---At tuierh.ll, Vt pac l7th. ISL Col
umb-a L. Day wife Of \. G.. Dixon, -ed 80 years.
HoysE In Milton, Dee 9Th. Mrs. Trzah L.
Hoxsie, widow Of Tie -ate stephen III xse, aged 81
years.
BowMAv.-ln franklin, VI, Mr. E. Bowman, o..
Colchester, aged - years.
NoBLE.-At KenwuoI, HYDE Park IL, Dee. lIth,
william Noble. formerly o. burlington, Vt aged
60 wears aad months.
WlLLIs.-ln Cambridge, Dec. 10th. al the resi-
deucs % Hon. Elisha Benty. Aer sau-u-l1w. widow
Hannah Willis, age IS years.
BEAUCHsNP.-ln this city, on Wednesday. Dec.
ga, Vi chas. Beauclamp. aged years.
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AMI Stone, Of Sehroon River. n. Y, has
been near losing his arm, from the poison
OF bite ola drunken man Mr.. Stone is
getting better. How the other me is, is
not stated.
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LivColN-LdwaId G5ve's barn was con
eamai by fire on Friday night There were
ahoat thirty tons Of hay, and seven head Of
cattle burned, beside some farming tools
The cause of the fire is unknown. The los
Is partly covered BY insurance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

4 NAN N RUINs.-One OF the saddest speciacIes
in the world is a human being shattered and broken
down by the use of ardent spirits. Bnt the damage
may he repaired the ruin restored to perfect sound
ness by course o! the most powerful Of all lnVlS-
Grants In WALKER's VINEGAR BIrrERs. Beware
Of those 'tonics7 of which rum Is element. They
ag.ravate disease ana promote decay.
'7T &C S-tikWiw
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AccirISz Harley Bnrnap, brakeman
- The Missisquoi railroad, was severely in
jurod while Stacking cars. near Brainerd's
Mills, last Saturday morning. a portion Of
the train was backed Up at aa unexpected
moment AMI .Ae brakeman caught between
tho $40 buffers. lie was insensible for a
short time, but was afterwards taken to his
home in Sheldon,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

KsEsa,MLE.--I4e cadence room o. ihc
Congregational. Church. has been under
going such extensive anI thorough changes
during The past three months as now rem
DIR il one Of the most elegant and pleasing
in Northern New York. The decorative
painting is by Ar. Eugene \. Smith, and
his trained assistants. The windows are
pat IN by Mr.. Lucas, and the gas machine
ana fixtures by Whceloek S Griffin, all Of
Burlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The Montreal Witness gives statement
showing Canada tobacco bill for ls73. 1t
incluics smoking ana chewing tobacco,
cigars, pipes and snuff, and the bill foot-
up SsI2Loe5. The figures are not exact,
ha-a arc believed to lea very good o-ti-
mate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

WY Is IT POPULAR Ask any fair minded phy,
scian or any family N which has been ussd,
ask the whole drue trade why HALEs HOSEf or
HoREuoUNp AND TAR Is so popular. The answer
will be that the curse OF inyeterdte coughs which
il is everywhere ef9ectng, are the topics OF con
United stated lis enormous and constantly in
sreasine sales are based upon tho grand fact, No.
torioTs throughout the waue country, that 1t CON
trolls and masters every disease leading 10 con
sumption.
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During the last week in Noveu lber there
were thirteen deer killed in the vicinity of
ELiabcthtown, y. l. \ cor :aspondont
says: There were many seen r inning and
bounding hither and thither IN our streets,
through our door yards, and acl oss the lots.
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The Rutland Globe sa, IS :-George NJ.
Clark. of ministerial famt }, is lecturing in
MindSlr county. "Minis terial'' is good.

The Syracuse n. Y, 10, .rnal OF Thursday
contains the statement that Filklns, the
Albany express robber an j escaped convict,
was seen in that city, Wed nesdaY night, by
person who represented Il lat he was former
ly an inmate of Clinton prison. Officers
were detailed to search 70 him, but he was
not found.
Mr.. F. D. Mussey, forI lerly night editor
Of this paper, but at pres mt connected with
the Cincinnati Times, be Just been pre-
scented with a gold watcl by the General
Assembly of Ohio. The members of our
State Legislature do not Gem so apr .cls-
tive OF the reporters-per haps for the rea-
son that they did not get such good notices.
ONDERHILL FLATs.-Th young lad es Of
Underhill Flats Will hold a neck-sie fes tiyal
and oyster sdpper at tn CONGREGATIONAL
Church, on Christmas eve, Dec 9th. The
proceeds are to be used to aid il build ing a
new snire on the church. = cordial iuyit-
alton IS extended TO all. The wholesale
price for ncekties viii be TO-: piece SUD-
per tickets, 15c.
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NUEpIE TRmL.-A great deal of interest
is manifested ia The TRIAL of Vim, the
Windsor murderer, which commenced at
Woodstock on Friday. \ large audience
was in Attendance. Hon. William H.
Walker, assisted Is William E. johnson,
ag.'elr lu7 the State. Wlan viii be de-
Tended BY Dlilcy c Deui-on, Congressman
elect. and J. y. Edmin,ttr. of Windsor.
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= CAUTION TO BUYER OF Western Bo.Ds.
"A man in Portland las received letter
from tile attorney Of the town Of Amb,y,
H.. Eating that that municipality has
never paid tAe interest on it, bonds and
never intends to pay either principal or in
Jara-,, il it can avoid either This is GER
tainly very frank declaration, and one not
calculated to aid the negotiation Of western
municipal bonds.
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NV YORK. Dec. %.
MONEY in good demand at 3l Al; prime mercan-
tile paper eH7.
STERLING firm and unchanged.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS sl9l.UH.
GOLD duh and drm at lll5Rili; borrow ns
rates !, .. and and Hat. Specie shipments $50
on. engagements io1 10 morrow already reach one
million. About one million %. gold coin arrived
from san francisco, VIII en- is e-lrisd new
and important movement. Clearlu-s S4-Ui)Uu1
Treasury disbursements $4,000.
GOV ERNAltNTs strong.
RAILROAD BONDS firm, and slight advance il
the az ernoon In some cases.
STATE BONDS quiet, nominal prices.
STOCKS were less active, but tar business wa!
done in Pacific Nal. Lake shore. Northwestern
Western Union Pac fc and Wabash,as the features
Toward the close the market was dull and ,rregu
lar. and IN the man lower.
Tie GLOW NJ are the closing quotation
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FaEAr NLwPcRT.-Tle resid snce of lion.
Josiah Grout, Speaker Of he Vermont
legislature, at Newport, was totally de-
stroycd by FIRE on Thursday corning about
three O'Clock. L was mCng the finest
resi- fences at Newport. It was insured for
$500. Ia his misfortune Major Grout
viii have the sympathy Of host Of per-
=5nal friends and acqua 'ntanccs in our
State.
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Railroad travel is exceedingly light. y
conductor informs Us that in his seventeen
years experience, he neTer knew the travel
10 be as light at this season Of tho year rs it
has been fox the past fai5 weeks.
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The contributions OF the children to the
Aeassiz memorial fund, in New England,
arc reported as follows In Maine, 7i3
contributors gave SS3 80; New Hampshire,
526. SGT; Vermont, l63, Sl8.76; Massachu-
sets. 1921. s., 255o7; Rhode Island, 46s,
c1sn ~. Connecticut. a27. S54 SO.
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\ shlll-5ary man, ho lels lis boots in
tAc woll-hed ,he other night, put them on
as usual in the morning, and went out and
mixed several COWS, but soon after, feeling
tickling aboa- his toes, pulled oil the boot
and inserting his hand drew ont nice liz
tie snake nearly tTo feet long lie keeps
his .cet nearer home now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

E.. G4ae-On Saturday last, 2ir. 4. Il.
I,we, Of nae American Hotel, purchased
# II Porter, %, Colchester Point, five
geese, whose aggregate weight. dressed,
- Sly Csc ulaul-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Revival At FMRHAyEv.-The revival at
Fairhaveu, under the guidance ofthe Evan
selist. F. \. Whittier,'s progressing finely.
On Sunday last about 60 persons asked
prayers. several OF whom proiessed CONVEX
eior before leaving the church. There nave
been about IS converts and earnest inqliT-
c7s since -ae meeting commenced, besides
many others vino arc feeliar dceniy on tic
.nlifct
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

The use OF red and green wax tapers on
Christmas trees Is pronounced highly dan
eerous by the Popular Saoscs Monthly On
account Of the poisonous nature of the
coloring matter employed. yellow and
Il.,e tanners are harmless
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

Nr.H. L. HuTibut and Wm. Brown went
from Grand Isle to 81. Adams, Saturday,
with teams. They found the ice five inches
thick in tha tbinnest place and it is rapidly
making This the is earliest crossing with
teams for 3oyear, and Is owing to the low
water more than to the cold weather.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-12-25

PuIsriELD--Go1rgo F. Chaplin, of Pi,ts-
fed, mas sold to Nathan Allen, Of Willis
ton. stallion cilJ two years old, weighing
I.0l5 pounds, and standing fifteen bands
high. Of a bright bag color. His sire =
Hamilton Monarch, kept at West Randolph;
dam, an inbred Black Hawk, both trotting
stock. The colt bids fair to make one OF tho
best that has be-n raised ia this vicinity fer
"a l,,., t;--c