Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-10

HE LATE GOLD SNAP.-he have had H.
opportunity to investigate the weather rec
ordS Of previous decades; bat We balioy,
the oldest inhabitants are agreed that
they never knew 50 severe a cold spell a,
that of the four days from Nov a9.h - Dee
2l, 50 early in the season. The Weekly
Weather Chronicle OF the t. : Signal
Service, issued Dec II. saws Of 1t.
\ st0rm-centre developed in the Upper
Lake region on Sunday, and moved east
ward, with increasing severity. during
Sunday night and Monday. t. Newiound-
land. An area of high barometer and very
cold weather appeared in the Northwest on
Sunday and extended eastward over the
northern portion OF the country during
Monday and Monday night, since when It
has remained nearly stationary ov.r Cana
ia. the Middle States and New England
Monday, Nov. 29-The storm-ceutrc in
| the It. Lawrence valley passed eastward 10
| Newfoundland. and was followed by high
northwest winds and gales, rapidly falling
| temperature and partly cloudy or clearing
weather from Lake Huron and the lower
lakes eastward 10 New England and the
! gull Of s.. Lawrence. The morning TEN
/ peratures ranged from twenty TO thirty
three degree below zero in Minnesota, bat
/ the severe weather in the Northwest and
upper lake region moderated somewhat
| during the day. with winds .veer:ng 70 the
east, increasing clOudiness and areas oflix hi
snow. Northerly winds and threatening
weather prevailed in the Southern States,
with a severe "norther" in Texas
Tuesday, 30, and Wednesday l-t-Col1,
clear or partly cloudy weather prevailed
throughout the central and northern sec
tons of the country, with areas of snow in
| the Lake region. Extremely cold weather
was reported from New York, New England
and Canada. the temperatures remaining
near or below zero all day in these sections,
with brisk to high northwest winds on
| Tuesday. NortheFly winds aud cool. cloudy
or rainy weather prevailed in tho Gull
States, Georgia and Florida
Thursday, CLEAR, cold weather pre-
walls from Virginia nor,hward and norta-
eastward to Canada and New Brunswick
As low as - below zero. during the cold
spell.
Messrs. Lumbra & Hopkins. Of ielvi-
dere, have already got large number OF
logs TO their mill and expect to get many
more during the winter. The lumber viii
mostly be used IN the Manufacture of tubt.
The sleighing in the town is excellent
and has been Tor over three weeks. and
teams are now very busy at work.
Merritt Potter has bought Of Mrs Love
land the house and small lot of land near
John u. McCuen's. Price $500.
Our tinsmth, f. W. Pryor. is intending
to work at Cambridge Bore. through the
winter, and IN the spring he will huild a
shop and engage in the business here. lie
l. one OF the best workmen in TINS county
Henry B. D0wney has moved from Belvi-
dere to this village. and Is now living in
the house owned by Allen Mann.
james & Wilbur is soon to leave the
grocery business and with his family move
across the branch in the house formerly &C
cupiti tag Capt Moses McFA-land
MILES. rus BARRE BANK RonGEr 1t Is
reported that the Protective Association of
the banks Of this State will eadeayor to St
cure the arraignment OF George Miles, the
Barre Bank robber, under The act OF leGi
" to prevent raid :" section two of which
provides that :" if any three or more per
or violence attempt to kill, main, or wound
any person, or to rob any person, corpora
ton, or other community of any money. or
other property, or to burn, blow up. or
otherwise destroy any bank building
store, factory, dwelling house, or other
building. or depository of property, or any
railroad ear or engine, or any steamboat,
vessel, or other water craft used or 30 be
used in navigable waters, " neither the same
NAV he finished or in the course Of CON
struction, each person SO offending snail
upon being duly convicted thereof. be deem
ed and adiudged to be guilty of a felony and
an enemy of the State, and shall suffer the
penalty of death for the same, within the
space OF ninety days after such conviction. -
This act, passed after the st Alban, raid,
il still in force, and in terms applies to Of
fences like that Of the Barre Bank robbers
We do not expect, however, to see any or
binary bank robbers. however clear their
guilt, hung under it, and as long rs we
have other laws under which Miles and his
associates can get fifteen years apiece in our
State prison. for their offences in this State
saying nothing of the crimes committed by
them and tor which they are liable t, rial
10 othe. States. We should doubt the policy
of indicIing them under our anti raid
statute
FIRks J. S wright's dwelling house, at
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