Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-28

other things for which il; is warned arc
these ITO sec if the village will
pass bylaws regulating the drain
ing of closets into the pub
lie streets, regulating billiard rooms
and saloons, licensing auctionccrs, re-
spec,ing the fire department and fire works,
depositing ashes In the streets, respecting the
penalty for the breach Of ordinances" etc.
1t is believed that an effort will be made to
close up the billiard and pool rooms, or at
least, TO make extremely stringent regulations
for conducting thcm and this clause in the
warning has caused good deal Of a flutter.
The meeting ut the Congregational church,
Sunday night, In commemoraton of the tenth
anniversary OF the Inauguration Of the womans
crusade against the saloons in Ohio, was at
tended by q fair.sized audience, which, how
ever, was not by any means so large as it
would have been had the weather been less
severe than it was. Rev. Mr. Spcarc deliver.
ed an an address, and was followed by Rev.
Mr.. Palmer in a few remarks appropriate to
the occasion. Music was furnished by the
choir If the Congregational church.
Cornwall.
The Congregational church has extended
Rev. j. X. Williams, of West Rutland, n call
to become their pastor.
Mrs. Edgar Sanford is slowly improving
from her severe illness OF rheumatism.
The Christmas exercises at the Congrega-
tional church last Monday evening were very
pleasant, and two trees were heavily laden
with gifts for the Sunday school
BrIdpOrt.
The friends of Mr.. }. d. Nichols and wife
assembled at their home Monday evening
in commemora,ion Of the twentieth aunivcr-
sary of their wedding. A good social
time was enjoyed aud many valuables were
presented. Mr.. Nichols has been totally
blind since he was 10 years old and yet none
can enjoy and appreciate such tokens of
respect more than he.
The Christmas exercises at the Methodist
church Tuesday evening were a success. The
trees were well ladencd with many valuable
presents, and the house filled TO overflow.
ing.
Rev. NJ. d. Jump will dolivc, his new
lecture entitled, "a Budget Of B!unders,' in
the Methods, church at Bridport Tuesday
evening, Jan. list.
salisbury.
AT about five o'clock Thursday evening il
was discovered that one of the cottages con.
utCttu WIFI tllc Lnhc DuUillDVc HOUSE,
known as the Harrison cottage, in Salisbury
was or fire. Mr.. Fred Hopper, The owner
of the hotel, hal Just rcturne' from New
York city the night before, bringing will
him two of his nephews. The Harrison cot
tagc had been unused for some considerable
time, but Mr.. kopper's ncphcws slept in it
that night and fire WAS built for them il
the fire place. Thursday morning the fire
place was swept out by n servant, the iirl
being or supposed TO b., out, but it i,
thought that the fire must have caught il
some way from that in the fireplace, Oh
from the sweepings The Harrison
| cottage was burned to tic ground
and double cottage next north Of
it, occupied ny Mr. Korrer's family caugh
| fire and was also consuraed. Men bad beer
Immediately sent for from Salisbury villag,
upon the discovery of the fire. auh snor
| about forty men were on hand. They pullet
down the next cottage north of the Hopper
| cottage and thus prevented the fire from
spreading Each of the cottages was insured
for $40, and the furniture in each for 500
All the wearing apparel of the Koppar FAINT
ly except what they hal on, and the silver
ware belonging to the Lake house were de
stroyed and were a total loss, as there wa
| no insurance on them.