Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-03-16

that Virgins has lost his power 10 create
another similar sensation in this part of the
world.
The following are market prices for the
present week butter, go to 33 cts. cheese
10 to 10 cts; eggs, 90 10 30 cts. per doz lard,
common. 10 cts, Vermont, IL cts; apples SO sc
TO 81 per bbl.; cabbagcs, cts per H. bccts
3 cts. turnips, ) cts, parsnips, 8 cts. celery,
9 to 10 cts. per head lettuce 10 cts oranges
% to 60 cts per doz lemons, 20 to 40 cts. ba.
nanas GO TO 10 cts. iirs, 2j els. per lb. dates
2Ocis. honcy,2O to 25 cts per lib evaporatcd
applts,2O o 20 cts; dried apples, 10 TO IA cts;
dried blackberries, Il cts, dried raspberries,
40 cts. onions. 8 per bushcl.
We referred a fortnight since to letter
from Francis A. Brooks in which he expressed
the conviction that the plan for the reorpan-
izaion of the Central Vermont and the Yer
mont and Canada was complete failur" A
Boston exchange now announces, apparently
on authority, that the negotiations aie likely
to result in failure and that ''thc RESPONSE
bllity for this STATE of affairs is grave one,
hut does not rest, we understand. with the
Central Vermont authorities, who have at all
times been ready to grant considerable con-
cessions TO the other parties in interest"
In our report of the last meeting of the
Board of Aldermen reference was made to a
steam-heating apparatus in the Fletcher Ii
brary. 1t appears that this expense was in
Cured not only without the sanction of the
Board of Aldermen hut without their knowl-
edge. They first heard of it, long after the
completion of the work, when the bill was
pres med for their approval. The thing was
of course done without any intention to
violating the law, but its improperly is
manifest and the precedent it establishes is
n very bad one.
1t Is an open secret-one of the kind that
everybody knows about, but which the news
papers mustn't for anything speak of--that
Mr.. W. f. Bowman of the Van Ness House
has accepted the position of manager of the
Memphremagog House, at Newport, and
leaves the Van Ness at the close of the pres
ent month On the publlc's account we are
sorry that Mr.. Bowman is to leave us. He
has managed the Vim Ness excellenty WELL
and has made Of it a most attractive, neat
and thoroughly well kept hotel. The table
has been of the best and in all respects the
hotel has been kept up to the highest stand
ards. Personally, Mr.. Bowman has gained
many friends among our people, and it will
be with regret that they part with him and
his eslimable family. A great hotel like the
Memphremagog could have no better mana.
ger, and Mr.. Bowman will take charge of it
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sure to achieve.
Virgins original prophecy predicted that
a storm would be felt on the 9th in the
Northern Pacific; that on the 10th it would
strike our whole Atlantic coast from the
southeast, submcrging all the coast lands and
destroying the shipping that on the 18th,
having gone to the Rocky Mountains and been
bounced back by them, it would return east
ward TO Halifax, tearing everything to tatters
IN lis way. II is really astonishing how
many people have secretly believed in Wig
gins. Several women have gone crazy
through fear; many men have built huls
and caves for themselves for shelter in the
| expected tempest on the northern coast of
south America whole villages have been de-
serted by thc inhabitants, who have fled to
the high lands to escape the predicted tidal
wave; on the Atlantic coast. hundreds of fish
crmcn have stayed in; at their usual harvest
season, and will suffer severely IN pocket on
account Of their fear.
The heavy snowfall Of Saturday, although
| quite unusual for s., late period of the season
Is by no means unprecedented. 1t is suggestive
OF remarkable meteorological eccentrcties in
previous seasons reminding us, for instance
Than IN the memorable year 1919 snow fell
anu lrosts occurred at some places in Yer
mont ON every one of the twelve months :
and on the 9Th of June snow fell in all parts
OF the STATE, upon the high lands and noun
thins To the depth Of five or six inches, while
on the following day ice was half uu inch
thick on shallow standing water and icicles
were to be seen a foot long. The year 1898
was as remarkable for warmth as 1919 for
cold. the mean temperature being three dc.
grees higher than the mean of the average
temperatures hitherto observed In 1880
| occurred the most extensive and destructive
ireshets ever known in the history of Yer
mont, fourteen lives being lost and IA vast
amount of property being destroyed. The
| latest fall of snow of which we can find a
record was in 1s41, when ten inches of snow
fell in April and two in May-,hc aggregate
Tor the Winter being 40 inches.
The members of Hamilton Lodge, |. o. o.
r., held Their annual supper at the American
Hotel, Tuesday evening Mine hest Drew did
the handsome thing, us he always does on
snch occasions, and the long table presented
most attractive appearance to the eye while
| 1t groanet under the weight of substan,ials
and dellcacics to please the appetite About
| thirty gentlemen sat down at the supper.
After justice had been done to the good
things OF the table the presiding officer, w.
ii. Lang raped for order and alluded pleas
antly to The organization of the Lodge about
TWO years ago in the same room. He also al
,nuu ar ~ ' h iae' tn,l no lhenoer hau pen
~, o' Nv; 1y uc"'i,' ou! 'iia' we were ABOUT
R;.,',,1, MN our circle Drolher .; "
I H.. mo,,oo I"o s1.ns 70 the west
nro,hn u'''Iu ptesen' NE DislrGt deputy
Whitnnr,h 'e w y anu pro'hers w. H. D.
: " p-o,, D. cunt nunu' -, ~ wright W ~
G,oien " nrd I n, M ts mani, d. W.
uooueIi ana Il. D Drew all OF whom spoke
l aeasan'y ai'er whicn nrother Almball ex-
| nrnssions ,onda,nd hin, Af,or, -, e