Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-21
CITY NOTES,

Excellent weather for the cultivation oil
bronchial complaints.
Dealers in stockings are already filling up
with new goods.
Nine. Camilla Urso was in town for a
few hours, Saturday.
Thirty burial lots in Lake View cemetery
have been sold this year.
Santa Claus is very busy stocking up, but
the old fellow never complains.
Senator Edmunds's wife and daughter
leave Washington for Nassau tomorrow.
The two new locomotives on the Central
are named the "Jed =. Clark and the "F.
s. Stranahan."
Hon. 10 ID. Hatch and DIR. j. ii. Linsloy
and their families so 10 Ottawa, this week 10
spend the holidays.
Bishop DcGoGsbliaud performed the cerc-
mony of blessing the bells OF st. Peter s
church, Rutland, Sunday.
Across the line they have II. inches of
snow. This is n branch of industry in which
the Dominion is without peer.
AT the Mactts Bay marble quarries work
is being prosecuted on large order and the
locality is busy one once more.
The late Robert Thyme left nine children,
including four sets of twins. Much SYM
rathy is felt for Mrs. Thyme and her little
ones.
Gen. William w. Henry has been reap.
pointed United States marshal-a mcrted
compliment to faithful, competent and
popular officer.
Two more Of the new moSul freight engines
went up over the line Monday. They are
called the "Gco. Z. Childs' and the "E. p.
Walton"
Mr.. Louis Luck purposes giving to the
city, it is understood, Il little park, contain
ing fifteen one -hundredths of an acre, at the
corner of North Bend and Oak streets.
Miss Mary Cashon took the veil at Rutland
on Sunday last as Sister Cecilia. Miss
Cashon is the daughter OF John Cashon OF
this city and has been an inmate of the con-
vent for the last three years.
Vennor says that the recent warm weather
is verficalion of his prophecies. He now
predicts a summer warmth in midwinter,
but that we shall catch it hot, that is cold,
aud heavy along in March and April.
The new locomotive John l.. Mason"
was sent down here Saturday, TO see if it
could get through the tunnel. 1t ran through
all right, but came to grief on the return
trip, running off the track at Essex Junction.
Damage slight.
Mr.. NJ. Wilson johnson has been appointed
teller of the Villas National bank at Platts
burgh. Mr.. johnson has had long expert
cnce in the business and is thoroughly at
home in it, In him the Villas bank will haye
competent and popular officer.
NJ. Felix Poutre, the famous Canadian
patriot and one of the leaders in the uprising
of 1887, is making brief visit to Burling-
ten. lie delivered IN eloquent and interest
ing address at the hall of the ST. Jean Bap-
tiste society Wednesday night.
The schooner John p. Howard, Capt.
William Montgomery, made the other day
what is said to be the fastest run ever made
on the lake by sailing vessel of her class.
She ran from this city to Isle LaMotte, a
distance of thirty-two miles, in two hours
and half
The general health of Rev. ii. B. Putnam
has improved somewhat during his stay IL
cur city; and we are glad to learn that ir
accordance with the cordial desiie OF the
College Street church and society, he has
consented to extend indefinitely his stay
with them as their acting pastor.
James Dunn, brakeman on the Contra
Vermont, was run over by the cars and his
right arm crushediat North Williston, Thurs
day morning. lie was taken to the..Mary
Fletcher Hospital, and the injured arm wa
smputated at the shoulder. The unfortu
nate man survived the amputation but ,
few hours, however. lie was about thirty
years of age. 1t is supposed he fell from
the top of the cars. He lived in Roxbur,
and was unmarried.
The Missionary committee of the Protes
tant Episcopal diocese Of Vermont had
meeting in this city Thursday at which tn
usual routine business was transacted In
committee is composed Of Revs W. {
Dawson of this city, i. II. Randall of Poult
rey and Rev. ii. +. Hill of Montpelier, an,
Col. lie Grand b. Cannon Of this city
Hiram Atkins, Esq, of Montpelier and G
Il. Parker, ESD, of Nergcnnes. Col. Can
non was not present.
The business interests Of the city seem t,
I've in an exceedingly prosperous condition
The large freight shipments ranging fror
sixty TO one hundred carloads day-shoN
that the wholesale trade is in good shape
and the retail merchants without exccptionrt
port trade as very brisk indeed. With it
mild, open weather, the Fall season has bee
a favorable one for most branches of bus
ness, aud the holiday trade is unusually large
We have received from Maj. A. b. Waller
tine, Department Commander, &. a. r.,
neat pamphlet containing the reports of IL
annual and sem!-alnuul encampments OF til
State q. A. X. for the years 1882 and 1888;
The volume is full of matters of interest
all members Of the organization. Anon
other good things, by the way, it contain
the FREE PRESS poem descriptive of Il
Vershire war, published in these column
last September.
While engaged in the task of selecting al
propriate holiday gifts, it will be well
bear in mind that one of the best in the who
catalogue, for yourself or II friend. is yeaI
subscription 10 the FREE Press. We me-
hardly refer to the improvements the pap
has undergone within the past year, but '
may say that still more extensive and acce
table improvements are now under way al
III contemplation. lhc FREE Press, be
said with all moiesty, Is now easily fiji
among Vermont newspapers, AID in I
course Of The coming year it will great
widen the gap between Itself aud its p,
sucrs.
In 7HompSonS Boak Note and C0mmoc
Reporter is the followinS The cure
report of the condition of the Merchants \
tional bank of Burlington, Vermont, is
every respect creditabc and nattorlng.
capital OF $500 coo is shown, and a surpl
of 100000. 1t is the strongest and old
bank in the State and is Justly entitled TO t
superior reputation 1t enjoys" As all @
readers know these words of praise {
strictly true and eminently deserved. 7
bank has been managed in way that is
model to fnanciers and there are ample r,
sons for its remarkable prosperity.
Our old friend Vennor is at it again '
haven't heard anything of the genial Car
dian weather sharp for long time, but
comes up smiling and confident with one
his post-m0rtem predictions and says he |
been holding forth for the past six mon
that the present Winter would be phcnon
nal. He thinks the red sky indicates sui
weather for the next two months. Venl
may know all about 1t, but it would be p
dent to keep on Winter hannels for avn
and make no preparations for appearing
busters and straw hats on Christmas
The postmaster general decides that lab,
patterns, playing cards, tickets, photograp
pnuravinpa samnlpg OF nrntino Valpnti n