Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-01

to Whitehall, tue ice being reported us TWO
Inches thick.
Hon. T. ID. Chapman OF Charlotte will
take up his Residence in This city. Every |
one will extend him a cordial welcome.
Messis. Wells, Richardson II Co. are bcnc-
factors If the human lGcc. They will this
season distribute iilly tons OF almanlCs
A Loaf from the lands brought 10 this
porl Wvduesdiy,iu shipment TO Boston, Unity |
tons OF ,itkles. the consignment filled two
freight cars.
Astronomers now say that the comet Just
departing from the ca THY vision will not
return again or fall into the SIN for a space
OF 4OUO years
The Pliharmonics have for fortnight past
been rchearsing new tantato, st. CGcla's
Day, which they will present some time
this WiIt,r.
Our ncighhoriug village OF Vino SKI is to
be con ia ula ci that on January / 1t is to
become trrsidcn ial pO>toflic", owing to
the iucIe isc OF business there
The ,nds on the interval meadows north
Of thu CT y are frozen over, and the boys will
lave haze tot try their new skates there,
during tue lhlnAsg giving iutermisslon.
Rev DIR. Bras ON has in the issue of the
Ne,c EHgldhder for the current month, an
utu III u shiStuSslOl hutltl lllf Nltl'
"Pfovi.iJn and Method Of salvation.
The location survey OF the Burlington and
Northeastc n railroad was completed some
time since, bat the contract for the cOnsruc-
ton Of tue road has not yet been awarded
President Buckham's address on the Rela-
to-: Ui the Family to tho Stnc-oGe of the
soidest AID most valu able papers which ever
came from his pen-nay be found in the IN
terhdttJadk Rerietr for July
William Morgan, fireman on the steamer
Rein ecr, tell from la ider into he hold of
the boit on Saturday, AMI suffered fraC-
ture OF both bon. OF one leg lcai Tic ankle
He was taken to the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital.
The travelling public will uc Interested in
knowing thit lwo tall and complicated sig
nails tor Use in the railroad yard at Essex
June iona'c being manufactured al the shops
At st. Albaus, They viii be thity feet high
when set.
By an unfortunate oversight, in our article
descriptive Of the Lafayette statue pedcs al,
we gave tDc name of j, q. A. Nard as the
designer. whereas credit should have been
given to tic distinguished Vermont archi-
tect, MIR. Richard NJ. Hunt OF New York.
Mr. II. n. Newell, who is now connected
with the pension department, la7 been as
NV York, with lie dqnariers at pausbl gil.
with saMr, OF $1,000. lie will go to Plalls-
bulgh at ncr Mr. Newell will have the
congulua ions and good wishes of every
one'
There was snow all around ~, Monday
east, WIS.,, nrrth and SOUTH aud our cX-
changes come to us iull Of congratulate ons
that Their respective localitlc, are to have
sic. III ~ for Thanksgiving Bat in This clly
there vas only the evidence OF thugs MOI
seen" in Inc shape of few rather lonesome
snow hakts'
For thirteen years Mr. Drew has been shcr-
itf Of this counll, aud he has done the people
good ~ c. in that capacity. Ills nalu al
adaptation to The work and his long expert.
ence have cxccllun,ly qualified hun for the
duties OF the oiii t and he as performed
them well. In his retirement from the posi-.
tiou he Will be followed by tine good wishes
Of host OF friends.
lhhnk'gl'lns Day had It's usual pub,
nc OBS : ,ance III lhiI ci'y;. Inc Congresa
uouh, nAtlft anu Melhodist congregations
uni'ed in a service at the First Baptist
chhch ~ lo'3o IN the morning.; the sermon
was dellve. by Rev. Merritt Hulhuri. Al
81 Iau IN Al the l Unitarian church there
were tao usual services at lO;3Oa, IN.
Las, Friday morning, as Young lad was al
play near he Cove he mis- ,ed his footing anc
iel INTO the water MIR T. McElligotl, ONT
of Snep,rl & Mor.e's loreman wa.
standing On pile OF Hath thirty feet above
The water, saw the lads mishap and prompt
ly jumped in AMI r, scucd HIM. Ii was ,
brave aud gallapl act, and Mr.. McElpot