Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-11-26


Exposition.
The gamblers are going to sell pools on
the speaker~hip in Washington. Who says we
are not advancing in civilization?
\ great reduction Of salaries and wages
Ina, been made on the Northern Pacific
railroad.
The Russian winter has begun in earn
est. On the 3lst ult., the river Dwina
wa, frozen over and the port Of Archangel
closed
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
seeks to revive the tax on savings bank
deposits between 500 and $1,000.
I'm Arkansas man ate a pint Of sawdust
lew days ago on bet. His physician
warn him to expect trouble in his lum-
Der region if he sticks to such fine board
The Massachusetts, writing paper manu-
facturcr~ have agreed to close their mills
for five weeks succeeding the 9th Of Deeem-
her. TO check oyer-productiOn in 1.-THE paper
industry.
\ Mississippi PAPER advocates the restora-
ton Of IN, whipping post, stocks, branding
etc ou the ground that the State is too
poor t, stand the burden Of prisons.
Legal proceedings make strange eombina-
tons. LAWYERS Beach and Fullerton, OF
! Tltln-Bscchcr notoriety. are on opposite
sides in the Bowen Eage suits and Beach
thinks he will call both Beeeher and Iilton
as witnesses for the defence.
Massachusetts, had 10000 paupers receiv-
ing support or aid, March lst, lN7j,o of whom
l0.eoo were children under III. and more
than 600 were women.
Over SaoO0o in bullion has been dug
out u. ,l.e ruins Of the mill Of the Consolid-
atci Virginia Mining Company, at Virginia
City, Nevada.
The national grange was in session at
Louisville, Ky, last week, with fall
delegation from all the States ani Territories
present.
Mr. Day, OF Delaware, before committing
suicide. burned all her dresses and sheets,
and gave away her iewelry leaving nothing
for second wife
When William Fleming cane back to
Monroe. Conn, after an unexplained ab-
sencc OF five years, and found that his wife
hadn't married again. he expressed the
bittcre,t disappointment.
The Oh Episcopal Church in Burlington,
y. j.. haj,t l-o years ago, is to he restored.
Beneath it repo-e the remains of the non
iarin- Bishop Talbot, tie c--t in Episcopal
orders in thi, country
Tie depo~itors Of the Third Avenue say
ings Bank, Of New York, have issued Grimm
al proceedings against the officers Of the
bank for perjury in making false statements
Of it, financial condition
Even the Washington correspondent Of
the Hral says 1T begins to look as
though the President had made 4 hit when
he appointed Mr. Chandler Secretary Of the
Interior
\ deficiency of $1,000 was recently dis
covered in the Redemption Bureau Of the
Treasury Department. and a, the money has
not been discovered the clerks have been
assessed for it.
\ contract has beeu closed between par
ties in Chicago and in Liverpool, England,
to build number of sailing vessels to ply
between those two ports in the grain trade,
each vessel to have a carrying capacity OF
IS 900 bushels, and to be constructed in
time for the opening Of navigation
Tie Prince Of Wales visit to India Is
likely to end much sooner than was an
ticipatel The cholera is the ostenSible
reason, bus the real reason is said to he
that he is not received 50 cordially by the
native princes as was expected.
TuE EARLY DAYS OF THE EMPRESS BUsI |
NESS In December, 1911, writes CORE |
spondent to the Troy Press. Mr.. Jacobs
commenced with small carpet-bag what |
was termed the Harndon ) express between
Troy and Montreal but the business was
not as remuncrative as it was with Harm
den between Boston and New York, and
after :wo Or three trip, he discontinued the
business Ia the ~pring Of 1912. Capt. L.
H. Virgil, If Troy. took hold Of the express
business and went by packet to Whitehall,
by steamboat to ST. Johns. and by rail from
NJ l., ,T :
he went by stage, leaving Troy at 1890 a.
IN. MONDAY. spending the first night at
CaStleton. Vt, the second at Burlington.
and arriving in Montreal, Wednesday even
ing. when the roads were good, but when
full Of drlited snow he would be from one
to three DAYS late lie would leave Mon
treal Monday morning, spend the first night
at Burlington. ride all Tuesday night and
arrive at Troy about , p IN. The stages at
that time were owned and run from Troy
to Salem by l.. Y. 4 |. b. Reed. of Pitts
town. from Salem to Burlington by A. W.
Hyde, of CaStleton. Vt, from Burlington
to IIghate by William LOOMS, of St. Al
bans. and from Highgate to ST. Johns the
route was run by different persons. The
irst winter Mr.. Virgil did all the work
alone and with bag. trunk and wolf skin
,yorcoat. with Canadian leggins. be would
bundle for his trip. The second year he
vas assisted by Mr. {. 2. Goer. now of
Dgdensburg then steward of the steamer
Burlington, Capt. Richard Sherman, on
Lake Champlain. To Burlington the busl
less continued TO grow so fast that in the
winter of 1913 it became necessary for
Virgil 4 Co.'S express to put on an extra,
a wagon from Troy to St. Johns,
OF the stage. About 1881, the
quite extended to New York. Virgil's com
,any was finally merged into the National
Express Company. Capt Virgil was called
o manage this business, There are some /.
nessenge now on the road who have been /,
IN it sixteen years Warren-Old Tick, 5.
, Whitney. OF Rutland, and ii. C. Hall,
# Whitehall, an old book-keeper.