Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-13

Tuesday, and at last accounts WAS holding
his own.
Rev, De- Stafford leaves town next week |
to take up his permanent residence Mt And
over, Mass
With the varied tints thai Autumn has
given the trees, Our leaiy streets are glorious
" beautiful, these days.
Mr.. Harry lie Grand Cannon has present
ed to St Paul's church Il beautiful and arts
tically designed altar cross.
They say that shovelling will begin this |
Fall on the extension of the burlington and
lamoic railroad to johnson.
The al was empty, Saturday hut AN inc |
biiatc rot himself put in, Sunday, thus rude
ly intcrrupting Sheriff Drew's solitude.
1t is understood that the Champain Trans
puttalon Company have abandoned Their
project of building Il new boat for Lake
Champau, but will luid one tor Lake
George,
Governor Barstow 5 staff is u.lie up of
our esteemed townsman Col, u. A. Wood
bury, Joseph II. Goudlug Of Rutland, Viii
liam H. Gilmore of West Fai,lce and +.
Fayette Fletcher of ST JohnSbury.
The scycnty.two hours of darkness ON the
lace Of the earth, which were 10 have put in
nm appearance at . II. III. saturday, were mis-
ana lllt COMET INV sNl'l Ntlt sun wv
ing business at separate establishments.
our townsman DR.. Leroy VI. bingham has
been rtappolntcd surgeon General OF the State
OF Vermont, with the rank of Brigadier-Gcn-
rral General Bingham Is II genial, popular
aud able physician and his hosts Of friends
will hc pleased to learn OF the honor conferred
upon him.
1t is understood that a bill will be presented
IN the Legislature Immediately, providing for
u new Jail in this city The newspapers and
the grand juries have 50 frequently recitcd
the DEFICIENCIES of the ptcs.n, structure that
NJ more need he said ON that score. one
would think, and it only remains To urge
upon our county delegation the Importance
of united action in the matter.
The Boston train over the Central, Satur-
day morning, was delayed six houis 10y "A
smash-up at Ridley's. No. "A freight train
was taking ON wood there at O'clock with
no signals out, notice oi the inculion TO stop
having been left at Mortified, The extra
freight Tor some reason did not yet the notice
and ian into No. "A, wreckng ten cars most
" laden with coa) and damaging the engine
Of the extra. No one was hurt.
The Boston aud Nor,h,ra Telephone Com
pany took formal possession of tie Burling-
ton exchange Tuesday, Mr.. W. 4. Marley,
State superintendent, and MIR. Clemens, the
new local manager. took charge OF the prop
crty. Improvements in the city service will
at once be made. New and better instru-
ments will be at once put in. The help Will
be increased in the central Office and every
thing will he done that is necessary TO have
perfect service.
As Mrs ii. T.. Woodbury. and her daugh-
ter Carrie were driving on South Union
street Tuesday afternoon, about J o'clock,
10, tpif nod
and ran In front of Judge Shaw's residence
the buggy struck the curhing, throwing the
occupants out Mrs. Woodbury. was quite
severely hurt. DIR. bingham, on being call
ed, pronounced the injury Il fracture of
the pelvic bone. Miss Carrie was only slight.
ly bruised The hors" brought up with a
three-whecled wagon in front of Judge
Shaw's office on Main street
Talk about the comet is Of course in order
The dimensions of the aerial visitor and its
distance from things solid are almost beyond
comprehension. The nucleus of the comet
measures in length about "A, 900 miles and
in breadth 5000 The length of the tail has
been marked down as 30, 900 900 miles and
its width nj the extremity ass 900, 900 miles
The distance OF the comet from the sun at
prriheliun was SOC, 900 miles, and It's nearest
approach to the earth was about the time of
perihcliDn equivalent to9d 900, 900 miles. Its
present distance from the earth is about 1875, =
900, 900 miles, and it is constantly receding.
The PhilharmOnics' musical festival has
been widely advertised and is getting all
sorts OF pleasant notices Of the press. Thus
the st. Albuns We@enger says: ''rhe mu-
steal festival to he held at the Howard Opera
House in Burlington, October 18th, 18th,
18th and 2Olh, by the burlington Philhar-
monte Society, under the direction of that
I..ni u.
Of Boston, will doubtless BE- the hest thing
Of the kind ever given in the State, The
society has engaged the services OF artists
standing high in their professions, both vo-
cal and Instrumental.
Dr. +. W Lowell has located at Glyndon,
Il growing town OF 1900 people, and located
al the junction OF the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba railroads, ten miles this side of
Fargo The Glyndon NtWs says "Glyn-
don has II new physician, in the person Of
Or. f.. ". Lowell, from Burlington Yer
mont, graduate OF the universities of Yer
mont and New York lie will locate among
us, and already fluids his services in demand
For the present he will have an office room
at Mr.. Fasco's house (late DIR. Barnums,
and board with the Paigcs, His wife and
child will soon follow
According to the annual report of the State
deposits amounting TO 81 400, j39 and sur
plus and undivided profits of soc jG5. Til,
whole number of deuositors il lji3, of whom
2945 have deposits not exceeding $3.50 each
and only three have deposits OF over s200t
each the total amount Of such deposits beinl
only S6942. The bank has paid divdcnd
OF -four per cent this year, and its annual ex
penses were so, 0S1, of which S66j2 VA
the State tax. The Farmers and Mechanic
do, F,ai
of S947, 552, from 1907 persons. 1t paiC
during the year per cent in dividends OF
its capital stock OF 100000 and has undi
vided profits of Sl4,Ol2,
'The largest and most beautiful come
which has been visible in this hemisphere TO
the last twenty years is Prot. Parkhurst'
description of the sight near the eastern hoI
zon which now rewards the person who rise
from bed to the roof of his house soon aftt
o'clock in the morning. 1t is said that nc
few PERSONS find it more agreeable to sit u
all night than to rise at such an early hOul
and for them star-gaZing now affords man
attractions. Jupiter rises about 10 O'Clock i
the evening, aud is splendid spectacle
Saturn rises two hours before him, hut bein
twice as far away presents II less regal AZ
pearance, although much interest attaches I
his movements and he is visible until ncarl
dawn. As the comet will soon disappear
the sooner the effort to see it is made the be
ter.
They make fast time on the Rutland roat
The other day, the New York express le
Rutland at 4.45 p. m-twenty minute late
stopped at Brandon, Leicester Junction, Mid