Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-15

From 3 p. IN. Of Mondly, the dth, TO P. m.
of Tuesday, the 9th, the wind travelled 5l4
miles, being 257 900 revolutions of the cups
OF the wind instrument.
A few days since we published a prediction
of terrible storm predicted for March next
by "E, Stone Virgins, LII. d., Astronomer
of the Canadian Finance Department who
was kind enough to write a letterto President
Arthur, advising him to have the navy and
The commercial marine of the United States
taken in out of danger in good season, because
everything on the Atlantic will he destroyed,
1t now appears that the Canadians have
never heard of this new weather prophct,nor
did they know that their department Of f.
nance kept an astronomer. II ia suspected
that he is our old friend Ncnuor under an
alias
The following sthe programme for the week
of prayer in 1888 Sunday, January Ser
mons "For there is one God aud one Medi-
ator between God and man, the man Christ
Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all
Il. Timothy ii 3, o.. Monday, January $
Praise and thanksgiving. Tuesday. January9.
Humiliation and confession. Wednesday,
January 10-Praycr for families. Thursday,
January 11-Praycr for the church universal.
Friday, January 12-Praycr for the ma
tions. Saturday, January i3-Prayer for
missions. Sunday. January 1l-Scrmons,
looking for that blessed hope and the glor-
ious appearing of the great God and our Saw
Jour Jesus Christ Titus ii: 49,.
A branch office of the Fletcher Library Is
to be opened at once in the Winooski avenue
school house on Chase street, Mr. Jellords,
the teacher, having charge OF it until Janu
airy 1st. This departure haslong been planned,
so as to give Winooski people cnancc TO
a hook "a 40 #
ling TO to this part of the city for them. The
school house will be open for consultation of
catalogues and bulletins and the delivery of
books from to p. m. each weekday night
and orders may be left for books. which will
be delivered on the following might, going
out on the o'clock stage. Readers will OBJ
serve the same rules as in drawing directly
from the library, and ii the new move works
well it will be continued permanently. A
similar branch in the Third Ward is one Of
the near possibilities.
The recent sudden changes of temperature
and other meteorological phenomena lend in
tercst to the views advanced by Richard y.
Proctor, the astronomer. Mr.. Proctor dis
cusscs an old theory in explanation Of peri
odic spells of cold and mild weather. which
was TO the effect tina, the earth ut times
passes through belt or ring OF mcteors. The
enough TO absorb considerable portion Of
the suns heat and TO prevent it reaching the
earth. As the meteor mass is of different
degrees of thickness, tho solar heat will
break through the thinner spaces and hence
we have alternate heat and cold in sudden
succession. Mr.. Proctor while he does not
unequvocally adopt tue theory. presents
many curious facts which seems to slbs'anii-
ate 1t.
Among holiday goods moi the least attrac-
tive are those which increase the delights of
the tabln. The best of all good gifts is Il good
appetite, and next in order of dcsirablencss
are the good things TO satisfy it with. Just
at present the provision market is supplied
with great variety of cdiblcs, some OF which
at least, should be tested before the Christ
mas feast. Nice Spring chickens may BE- had
at from 10 to Is cents per pound, aud turkeys
are still in great demand at 20 cents per
pound. Good butter ranges from - to 80
cents, and cheese costs II. Eggs are dear at
80 cents a dozen. Celery Is worth 10 cents
n head Cranberrics are 10 TO II cents Il
qulrt. Pumpkins range from Is TO % cents
apiece. Squash brings cents "A pound.
Turnips are 60 to 10 cents Il bushel, and bccts
ditto. The tasteful onion waits purchaser
at 10 cents TO II bushcl. CaDbagcs le-
main cheap al . cents pound. Among
fruits, nice Florida oranges can be had At 80
cents, and upward q dozen lemons At 20 To
so cents. Malaga grapes cost from 90 TO 81
cents per pound. Figs are worth % cent,
| per pound.
Following a list of cases to be heard by
the Supreme Court for this county at its alp
preaching session ORWELL llostord VS.. l..
f. Whitcomb and Lawrence Kelly. This is
the famous land-damage case In the county
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