Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-01-26

MILD EATHEE.-1n he remarkable Wea-
Their of last week has made some weather
wise man in Burlington indulge in statist-
les which are quite interesting
The average temperature of last Wednes-
day ut Burlington, WAS higher than that Of
any day in the month of January, with 4
single exception, for the last forty years,
this exception bein. the 4th of January,
1874, when the temperature averaged 81 l-2
degrees. or one degree warmer than on
last Wednesday, The nearest approach to
it was on the 9TH of January, 1871. when
the average temperature was two degrees
lower. The remarkable character of such
weather is made clear by the facts that
there was no dav SO warm in the months
of january. February, March. April, Nov
ember or December, last year; there We're
Is colder days in MAY. one in June, II in
September and - in October. The aver
ace temperature of January SO far at Bur
lincton has also been unprccedentedlv
hi h. being only four degrees below the
freezing point Old inhabitants say the
winter 50 far has been most like that of
lSlO-ll, which was followed by y cold and
unfruitful summer. The coolest year how
ever, ever known in Vermont was 1916.
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wear. and on the Slh ofJune snow fell all
over the state, in some places to the depth
of six inches. and on the 9th ice made half
an inch thick. The year of 1928 was rs
remarkable for warmth. The mean tenn
peraturc Of every month was higher than
| the average, and the temperature of the
wear three degrees above the average mean
Lake Champaign did not freeze over that
year.
But the winter isn't in AL places SC
/ srrinm ike for in Southern France the tlav
after Christmas trains We're showed and
frozen in so that Mar5elles and Nice were
six DAYS withou. communication with
Paris.
THIEVES UNEAHTHED.-Sincet the first
of last August the agents of the Central
Vermont Rlllro III ut White River June
ton, have been called on to settle sevca
bills for lost freight. Constant watch ha.
been kept upon suspected parties. but
without effect until Monday. AS, +. Bar
ron, proprietor of the Junction House, OF
this place, had occasion Sunday to visit =:
farm house owned by him. located about
one mile below West Lebanon. and occu
pied by Il wood chopper named SOmmers.
Mr.. Barron discovered that the bulk head
of the cellar was broken in, and investiga
ton disclosed the fact that one barrel O
native wine out Of L large lot stored there
was missing. Monday, in company will
Deputy Sheriff Emerson, Mr. Barron
searched the premises. and the search re
suited in the discovery of = lot of dry
goods, groceries and medicines secretet
between the partitions Of the house, anG
100 pounds of.tobaccO were found in u bed
on which Mrs Sommers had thrown her
self whenl the search began. Sommers
and his wife and daughter are under ar
rest. Other parties are implicated. ant
other arrests will follow. and what seems
to be a we'll organized scheme Of plumber.
ing trains will be broken up.
ELOrEMENT IN HIGH LIrE.-Last Thurs
day daughter of a Canadian member o.
Parliament, the wife Sir. Hugh Mckenzie
of Montreal. elopcd with John II. Bridge:
the son of the General Manager of the
Grand Trunk railroad of Canada. The
lady, who is said to be very prepossessing
, in appearance, took with her her four
children She left Montreal alone, to
allav suspicion, it is supposed. and wa
Joined at St. Adams by her paramour
Together they passed through here Thurs
day evening, on their way to New York
The friends of both parties, learning thu
direction of their flight, telegraphed t.
Superintendent Walling Of New York
giving full description of them. Or
Saturday they were arrested at the Fiftl
Avenue Hotel and taken to the Contra
office, before Justice Blxby. He decided
: thatthc arrest was arbitrary and with
| out authority, and discharged them. A
brother of Mrs. Mckenzie and an Office
from Canada visited her afterwards ant
begged her to return home with them
This she positively refused to do, an'
walked off with Bridges. Saturday nigh
Mr. Bridges. father of John H.. went dow
to New York over this road. but his Sol
, and the lady had left for Philadelphia.
The President makers who are SO sur
Mr.. Blaine is dead, had best not be in hast
, about burying him. He will be found a
Cincinnati animated with an amount I
, liveliness which would be simply prepos
ferrous in corpse-N. y. 7riJatne.