Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-29

tlemen.
The old prophecy was that if Christmas
falls on Munhay tie year will be stormy and
the cattle will die in large numbers.
Our d s'ugui,hod townsman Hon Edward
j. Phelps his been delivering course of lee
tnrts on constitutional law before the Boston
University School Of Law.
The Burlington commercial travellers as
ISOLATION will hold their second annual ban
quet at the American Hotel on Saturday
evening Of next week. Dec Both.
The Womans National Christian Temper
ancc Union has joined the united prcsby-
terrain church in urging all churches to OBJ
serve January 9th as day of prayer for the
Temperance cause.
he friends of Mr.. Thomas G. Cutler, con-
ductor on the bus line from the hotels to the
depot, who has been sick for some time past,
generously remembered him with the hand
some purse of S13i, Christmas.
Our former townsman Mr.. Joseph Chau
win seems 20 he greatly prosperlng at the
West. a Butte City, Montana, paper says
he Is onc-half owner in the Kentucky mine
which he recently refused to bond for
$4,000
The Winter Carnival soon to take place in
Montreal will no doubt attract some OF our
citizens. 1t will b. altogether novel and
enjoyable affair. Snow-shue, skating, curling
and other contests; racing on ice an iu-
minated ice palace and many other attrac-
tons will lie decidedly unique. The railroads
will give reduced rates.
The good-uatured pessmist is now abroad
in the land. No sooner does some one speak
in his presence OF the glorious weather which
we are having for Christmas and the holt
days, than he cNclaims, rs ii he were greatly
amused at rhc thought, "Oh, you wut--wcrc
a'goin' To catch it before we know it :" or
words to that effect.
We take pleasure in announcing that the
annual meeting (thc fourtcenth)Of the YER
mont Dairymcn's Association will he held in
this city during the third week in January
next. the programme is now being made
out and will h. announced in few days.
The railroads will give return passes and the
hotels reduced rates to those attending the
meeting
The Boston train over the Rutland road
Monday afternoon brought thirty seven sacks
OF mail matter for this city and one of the
p0stOliice officials who happened TO he ON the
train, in attempting 10 sort it was unable To
do 50 for want Of room in the car. Those
who thought that the carriers were little
slow about delivering their Christmas cards
will Understand why it was
Mr.. Ncnnol's weather forecast for tn latter
part of January is as follows: January % l.,
great snow storm and drifts, cold 23d, gales
and very cold weather oath, intense cold con-
tinues, below zero: 25th, still cold, but moder-
ating 2Glh, iOlgy and much mlder, rain !;
9th, mild wcatAcr, slush 2Sth, windy and
cold; 20tn, bright aud Keen; Both, fair and
cold aud windy 3lsl, mild with SLOW ilUr-
Ties,
The end of the world. which, according to
the false thyme OF Mother Shipton, was tc
have occurred it 1881, having been unavoiIa.
bly, postponed, another old prophecy has been
dug up IRON the French. This distioh de.
clares that when Good Friday falls on st.
Georges bay, and Eister on st. Marks DAY
and Corpus Christi ON st. John the Blptist's
Day, tho final contamination viii arrive
These cpnjuLctions will occur in 1886.
AS heretofore announced the second annua
banquet Of the Burlington commercial travel
lers' ASSOCIATE n will be held at the American
Hotel, next Saturday evening at 9: 80 O'clock
Only business men and members Of business
firms have been invited, the exceptions bning
Governor Barslow and his staff and he mayor
of Burlington. a business meeting of The
association will be held at the American al
4:30 Saturday afternoon, ut which full at
tendance is desired.
Henry Noah Of Undcrhll, employed b,
Shepard Il Morse, in numbering for them il
that town, was brought to the Mary Fletche
Hospital ON Friday, suffering from sever,
frost-bltes OF his feet, 1t is feared that Ii,
may lose one ot his great toes. Beman, whC
was brought 10 the hospital the week before
from the sane quarter injured in the sam,
way, will probably save his feet under tn
skilful treatment Of the surgeons but i
likely to lose one or two toes.
Senator Edmuuds's wife and dau .hter hav
gone to Aiken, $ c., for the rest of the Win
ter. The Washington star says: 9TH
many persons who cherish warm attachment
for Senator Edmunds and family will be gla
to know that the health Of their remainin
daughter and only Surviving child, Mis-
Mary, is not seriously impaired, eXceI
through depression a the death of her beloy
ed sister. II is as "A preventive measure, NJ
as an incxorablc alternative, that her phys
clan recommends Tor the Winter residenf
in mild climate.
Our townsman, DIR. j. G. Rutherford
commander OF the Vermont subdivision {
the sons OF Veterans" an Ursanlzatin
formed at Pllls'nrg year ago, TO chers
the memories OF the fathers and their sacr
fees; to aid the Grand Army in caring f,
poor aud helpless comrades; to perpetual
the memory OF The heroic dead to mantni
the observance of Memorial Day; and to il
Cucate patriotism and love of country Tn
order has been spreading rapidly during III
past year, and bids fair soon to he know
and appreciated in every village and cit
throughought the laud.
A table OF some interest Is mat made !,
from the records of the signal utice. SHOW
ing the prevailing direction of The wind
these parts, For the five years beginnin
with 1873 the wind was observer es blown
from the South 1909 times from the Nor,I
1911 from the Northwest, 449 from II
Southwest, 42S from the Wcs, yS3 fro
the Northeast, 3l5; from the Southeast ,25C
from the East, $50. The prevailing win,
therefore, is south, by large maiolity
and when it isn't South ii is very apt to
North. The East wind is no where.
Another weather prediction 20 paste
your hat Virgins, who wrssa Preside
Arthur letter from Canada predicting a,
full storms in March, has been reinforced
the Rev. A. A. Constantine Of Wost Sunni
N. j., who has also written tho Preside
that time of wOtul devastation ocmeth nig
He, too, fixes the hour in the fatcful mon
of March. Mr.. Constantine belicv
that not only will the physical forces of n
ture be dashed into fury, but that the matte
ITSELF Is to encounter tempest, and 81
houses Of Washington will rock ~ the sect
ing tumult.' MIR. Con hantine wants Il
President to ca in the uen-of-war and a
Choir the ship o! State in I've harbsr of sal
ty
Two of "A trade The letter of the Canad
storm-sharp, Il. Stone Virgins, predicting
terrific storm on the 18th of March next. h
stirred our own signal Service Chief, &c
Hazen, to a white heat of evaporation.
writes column Of explanations of the impC
sibility of Wiggins's IDEA, and concludes wi
this vigorous, not to say excited, warnil
against him and all of his kidney, presum
bly, including Nennor TOO severe rebu
can not be inflicted upon those who atlem
In danaiva or nnpblosaly alarm, tho ,,ao,I.