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

ween st. Albans and Hoosac Junction, or
and after January g 1888, leaving St. AL.
buns at p. M, reaching Vergenncs at 15t
p. m Returning leave lIoosac junction at
1890 a. M, reaching Vcrgennes at 4:02 a. m.
The young people are anxiously looking
FOR the formation Of a skating rink on the
creek
The ice men are active and Messrs. W. X.
Darymple and Il. Forlin are making prep
arations to store ice for public use next sum-
iner. They have an ice house of good size
put up near the tannery.
Christmas trade has been satisfactory with
us, and has amply atoned .or the dread fail
ure of holiday trade last year.
MiddIcbury.
The prlt ola white muskrat is displayed
In IL. Il. Dodges show window. 1t Is the
only one that has been killed or seen in this
vicinity for several years.
gentleman named Oncy came from
New York on the early train Sunday morn
ing to spend the holidays with Mr. AMI Mrs
Edwin Valetie. lie occupied the sleeping
car and directed the porter to wake him in
time to get off at Mi!dcbury The train
stopped at Salisbury TO Let of some through
passengers, and Mr. Olncy was told that he
was in Mddlebury. lie hustled around sud
got Off Just as the train started, AMI immedl-
ately discovered that he had been put of
eight miles from his destination. He had Il
great deal of trouble in procuring team 10
bring him to Middlcbury.
Christmas passed Off pleasantly and every
body seemed 10 enjoy the day. Every
church in town was trimmed and decorated
more or lcs1, and in all Of them there were
services appropriate to the stasln All the
| mails arriving In town for two or three day S
previous 10 Christmas and on that day were
heavily load d with gifts from dis ant friends
The sleghine was excellent and about every
one who had "A horse and cutter or money
enough to hire one, was out driving much of
The day and late into the evening
Ohe OF our citizens spent Sunday night in
the .ock.up, and the next morning paid the
usual fine ard costs for intoXication.
Work in the village school has been en-
timely Suspended tbs week to give the schol.
ans unlimited opportunities 10 enjoy the hOli.
days.
There is no cessation in our series of runa.
| ways. One Of Col. Joseph Battel's horses,
driven by Pat McNlann. was the latest one to
go it alone The cutter collided with an.
other one was tipped over aud tally broken
up, but III" driver clung to the horse and
| picNcHtti luilHcT llll.HuiS
| a muse ii club comprising most of Mid
dlebiry's he musical t lent has been or
-sn.l Il They will hold fortughtly meet
inss dun s the Winter, two of which have
bccn h, Id already.
Ali the stone work at the pulp mill is fin
isncl, and the last of the outside hands gol
done work there on Saturday. As soon as
the ncw 40 horse power engine is set every.
....I.
This Will b. in four or five weeks. Next
season tie company will build paper mil
close beside the pulp mill, and they are ais,
considering the feasibility Of erecting mum
Der Of tenement houses Large contract,
for wood to BE- made into pulp have beer
made, and the drawing of it has already
been begun.
Mrs. j. b. Steele willow of the late Rev
John B. Steele, is very SICK with con
sumption, and it is icare by her friends tina
she can not last much longer. She has ha,
the disease for some years and her siste
die from it a few months ago.
Three meetings of considerable importanc
will be held here next month. wednesday
Jan. 10Th. the Vermont Mcrino Sheep Breed
ers Association will hold their annual meet
ing. Just one week later the Vermont AT
wood Sheep Club vii have their annua
meeting at the Addison House, and on til
day following the 18Th, the annual mectiu
Of the Champain Valley Beckcepers' ASS
citation will be hold At the same place. 1t
, thought probable that on acc punt of the eXis
: ing condition Of the sheep trade the meeting
Of the two sheep breeders associations wi
be of unusual interest and importance tn
year.
/ Mr.. w. j. Irish and wife intend to .
back again TO their Western home in IL sho
, time.