Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-17

Our Indian Summer still holds the fort.
Very c,rly rislrs can now see the comet
and nltte1rs ut Tie same lime.


Very carly rislrs can now see the comet
and mtteors ut tic same time.
Extensive changes and improvements will
b. mad, at Howard Park, next season.
lis expected that the pedestal Of the
Lllayc.tr Statue viii be put in position the
first OF next week.
Rev. Myra Kng,bury of Wiliston preach
ed at the Unitarian church, yesterday morn
ing and evening.
During DR.. Thayer's long illness DIR. Grin
mel had charge of the case AMI was assisted
bv Dr. Charles p Thayer and DIR. John b.
Wheeler.
We undcrs and that Miss Louise Towards
roCe t eifl to the city is to be formally dcsg-
ma iAnI known as the Lake View Mort
ulry Cnapcl"
r match game of football between the
Iii yh school and the students of the Institute
Suuday, resulted III IL tie, Ecither class
winning gal.
The 1t entertainment Il. the Opera
IIous wi, he Charles l.. Dav;s's Gavin
Joslyu," which is booked for Wednesday
evening, November 22d
The sewer in the rear of the court hous',
roN comp eli, Is II most substantial s.ru3-
ture ard We learn will cost the city Il little
le Than $4,000 The sewer on Spruce street
viii b mp eted this week This Is mostly
paid for ly property owners.
Il is said thar there is mD;e help employed
in tn IN .nuiuctur,s IF our ely south OF
VI lin street than north of it, When the city
was IN OPP fllci there wa hardly IN indus
try tHrrc-which plainly shows that with
us southWatd the star Of empire takes it
way.
SiX'y-onc Presidential postolicc appoint
meats vii Income vacant in New England
during The Colnng session oil Congress, in
cudi q tno,riu this city, st. Adams, Water
barry and Vest Randolph. For me OF these
positions there will be II vigorous fight made
against the present postmGseis.
Tn latest il counterfeit - 80 gold piece
bearing Ga'c OF 1858. Tie new counterfeit
piece IL much lighter than the genuine, but
III 5 would rot be detected s,vG hy a person
in the habit of handling II good deal Of
money, and in the hurry and hustle Of wait
ing GA customers, n man would most likely
take it without hesitation.
1t seems that the muila;ed silver coin
with which we were at one time SO grievous-
" aiil ctcl, hut which has almost entirely
dis lpp' AIRED, Ia, worked its way into Cana
da, wlerr though ii passes at ray, it is an al
most iuIoeylble nuisance. The OILY way
for us to keep lid of it is to r,fusc it every
time.
Astronomers were ull ut f ult in their cal
cuuious OF the time during which the great
comet would remain visible t. the naked eye,
Instead Of disappearing weeks ago as preuic-
ted, Il is on account of the monn's absence
brighlcrlhln ever in the early morning in the
eastern SKY, 1t is row said that Il will proba-
VII.
will is about midnight.
The MA ter Of changing the souhcrn.boun-
Diary line OF our city is considered practically
ended at Montpelier, The Legislature is not
very APT TO shit town lin in order to carry
out ii joke or to hit IA single individual whose
course Las not pleased 'lhe boys" Nor is
1t easy to change town lines without the con
seut o, JoM the Towns concerned, as many
towns HAT have attempted the thing IN for
mer years lave discovclcd. The committee
VIII report against the bill and that will end
It.
Stamped envelopes will h. sold after Janu.
airy first hy III: Government at II reduction
OF ten per cent below former p'iccs, and re-
turn notices will also be printed without
extra CAaige when ord IN quantities of
800 or more. These government envelopes
when spoiled through instruction Can be
eXchang d at the nearest post6ilice for post
age stamps Of the same denomination. with
out cost. The reduced price will be SIS
per thousand, exclusive of postage.
The Annual meeting of The Burlington
Medical and Surgical club, was held Of
Monday evening, at the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital, and entertained by Dr. A. j. Willard
the superintendent. This being the deccn
NAL anniversary of this ilolishng association
the president delivered an address common
orative OF the event. The following officer.
were elected for the ensuing year: DR.. g. c
Briggs, pres dent; q. W. Peck, vice-prcsi
dent; j. i. Wheeler, secretary and treas
urer.
NennOr comes to the from, once moe will
the following predictions The pro3pec 1
now are Tor sudden freeze up in November
Early cid has been my steady proclamation
for some l'me, and although the weather re
manned fine up t. recent date, the chang,
in the opposite direction will be abrupt. w
shall havr zero temperature aad below at
few hluls ,liCc within the neat few days
and uver men had better take necessary pre-
cautions d. C mb,r will be full of col
wav s. and tn. ST. Lawrence will probab
be sold by OF before Christmas. The yea
will clo like 1879, extremely cold and
plenty Of snow.
Tn Burlington ard Northeastern Railroa
Company was organized in this city, Thus
day afternoon. The directors are MIR +. NJ
Van S.cklen, G. NJ. SpauldIng Orange Buck
Henry Snhllc and A. c, Spauldng, Hor
G. Nj. Slapldiug Is president and George |
Linsicy, Ed, cle.k and treasurer. The col
porgtIpn Is ur-spzed under the general la,
and It's char or authorizes the construction {
a rainoad from Cambridge JUNCTION to Tro
and Newport. AS previously announced
the work Of construction will be begun
once on the first ten miles OF the propose
road from Cambridge Junction 10 johnson
The Ftchburg Tribune is suffering froI
a severe attack Of establishment because We
mont vans share in the river and harhC
appropriations. and relieves its mind as TO
lows IN Heavens name what use has We
mont for II break wuler?" What part of I'll
mighty, dread, eternal deep impinges thi
little thing of State stuck up there on Il
top of the hlllsl Nevertheless and notwitl
standing we find in the great $lS,0OO,0 OF
river aud harbor swinde an appropriation
$4,000 for "breakwater" in Vermont.
nicimus !" The Tribune ought to buy q
elementary geography Immediately.
ChampIain Lodge Ohicers.