Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-10

morning of the Gath, and Jupiter ut 630 on
the evening of the 26th. At the beginning
of the month Saturn rises at 4:40 In the even
ing, and Jupiter nearly two hours later,
Jupiter now lies in the constellation Gemini,
considerably 10 the west of the two bright stars
Castor and Pollux. and Saturn is west of the
Peiades and Hyades, and about halfway be-
tween the two.
The Lowell Mass telephone monopoly
which owns the exchange in this city now
controls 1900 telephones in this State,
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Except the city of Boston and southern
Massachusetts, and three counties in New
York State, including Saratoga and has
just purchased the Long Island Telephone
company, capital l,20U, GOO, and including
the city of Brooklyn and New jersey telc-
phone company, capital Sl,2O0,0OO. The
latter includes virtually the entire State.
The syndicate which owns this properly Is
composed of Massachusetts, capitalists, in.
GLIDING representatives of the American Bell
company, Boston.
Those using coal, especially in sleeping
| rooms, can not exercise too much caution
in regard to the gas. which is most poison.
Gus. A lady in Windsor, upon retiring, the
other evening, pu, some coal into her stove,
with the hampers all shut tight. and the gas
not finding vent escaped into her room, land
but for the timely waking of her young son,
who slept in an adjoining room, she would
have died in few moments. The lad awokc,
deadly sick, and called to his mother who
arose to 60 to him and fell in swoon being
completely overcome by nausea c. nsrqucnt
upon inhaling so much gas. The family were
aroused and physician summoned who APP
piled remedies Tor her relief.
Everybody in this city who ever travelled
on the cars knew Conductor o. II. Hall
known TO all the world as Uncle Hail.
who had been in the service of the Central
Vermont for nearly or quite n generation and
who for many yeats past had had charge OF
the train running from Mortified to st. AL.
blns-the train reaching here at G:20 p. m.
Thursday night, wien within about mil, oil
Essex Junction Mr.. Hall entered the baggage
car and seated hlmsel upon box Hardly
had he done so, however, when he fell for
ward upon the flood, dead. Heart disease
was undoubtedly the cause of his fearfully
sudden demise. Mr. Hall was about sixty
five years old, and was, we believe, widow
cr, with one child. He was universally
liked and his character was such as to COM
mand respect and esteem Hosts of friends
will mourn his death.
Since SGG the second Sabbath in November
with the week following has been observed
as Il season Of special prayer for young men
and Young Mems Christian Associations. The
association here, will in common with the
associations throughout the world observe
the week November 1918 by special SER
vices. Sermons will be preached to young
men on Sunday evening by Rev. l.. o.
Bristow ID. d., Rev. ii. b. Putnam, Rev.
+. J. Parry and Rev. Merritt lIulburd, in
their respective churches. A prayer service
| will be held in the Association hall at $3.50
in the afternoon and at 4:4j meeting for
prayer and conference will he held for men
only. a uuon prayer meeting will be held
every afternoon at 4, and will he led as fol.
lows; Monday, Rev. DIR. Brastow; Tues
day, Mr.. James Peck Wednesday, Rev. Ii.
b. Putnam; Thursday, Mr. Samuel Hunt
ington; Friday Rev. Merritt Iulburd
Saturday, Rev. +. J. Parry. These meetings
will he free to all, both old and young, ladies
and gentlemen, and should he largely at
tended, Meetings for young men will I've
held each evening at $50 O'clock lasting
three quarters Of an hour. Sunday the l9lh
the work of the international committee will
be presented in its different phases.