Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-14

iieuucei uthSHtr ~. ~ DioNhi Nhnp-
lain, w. j. Van Palten; collector, +. s.
Pease warden, W. ii. THOMPSON sentry,
VIM. Hadcock, jr. medical examiner, j.
e. Rutherford trustees, L. F. Englesby,
w. A. Crombie, T. s. Peck.
The week of prayer commences with the
first Sunday in the year, January 0, and the
general arrangement of the topics Ia us fol-
lows Monday, Jan. Praise aud Thanks
giving. Tuesday, Jan. S-CoDfession OF
Sins aud prayer for cleansing aud renewal
Wednesday, Jan. 0-Prayers for families
and instructors of youth. Thursday, Jan.
10-Prayers Tor the church Of Christ. FRI
day, Ja0. 11-lnlercession for the nations.
Saturday, Jan. IL Prayer for missions ut
home and abroad. This is the 6 neral series
Of. topics, and subdivisions may be made
according to wishes OF the pastors Of churches.
| The railroad hearing before Chancellor
Royce at ST. Albans Friday, the object OF
which was the final closing up Of the long
continued litigation, was postponed until
Wednesday, December 10. The continuance
was had at the r. quest Of the Llng,ion inter.
est. 1t is understood that Mr.. L,Dgdon will
not discontinue the now famous "Langdon
suit" until he has the assurance OF the pay
ment Of dollar for dollar Ut the $3.50, 900
bonds which he holds and If such /, the
| case, there is every prospect or much more
| litigation before the complications are finally
Strengthened out. In the meantime FRI
days action at st, Adams will nccessitate
another adjournment of the Vermont and
Canada companys meeting, which had been
set Tor December 18th.
Some OF our lawyers and business men are
Interested in the railroad hearing at st. AL
bans today. The hearing 10 on petition
of the Central Vermont aud the Consolidated
company, that the Central Vermont railroad
company may be discharged as receivers and
| managers so far as the possession and man
| agement of said roads are concerned, on such
terms and conditions as the court may pre-
| scribe but that they be held subject to the
order OF the court for the settlement of their
| accounts, which may be ordered to speedily
take place. 81. That the action OF tue
Vermont and Canada railroad company and
| the Consolidated railroad company OF Ver-
mont, in executing the mortgage TO secure
said bonds, may be fully approved by the
court, and for such other reliefs as 10 equity
may appertain.
| The assistant iu'ges have levied county
tax OF five cents per capita This, 1t Is cal
culated, will raise about sixteen hundred dol
lars, OF which the city of Burlington will
contribute some six hundred. In this con-
| neclion, We hear that in some of the counties
y
on the grand list, according to the old law
the Legislature, and provision made that
"the whole amount of tax ordered to be so
collected from county in one year shall not
exceed five cents per capita ON the population
OF the county as determined by the United
States census last completed before the as
sessment of such tax" In the counties re-
ferred to, therefore. it will be necessary to
recall the warrant issued, and Issue another
based on the new law.
| A private despatch announces the death in
New York Tuesday Of our former and well
remembered townsman Rev. William Ii.
| Hoyt. Mr.. Hoyt was stricken with paralysis
soon after celebrating mass in 81. AIMS
church, OF which he was pastor, and death
soon ensued. Mr.. Hoyt became rector Of
the Episcopal church ut ST. Adams in jan
uary 1888, but resigned the place in Jan.
uary, 1916, and maize formal profession OF
the Roman Catholic faith six months later.
In 1852 he wins admitted TO the Franklin
county bar and in 1851 he became editor and
proprietor of the Sentinel newspaper in this
city. Several years la er he removed to New
York city. and, his wife dying, he became 0
priest OF the Roman Catholic church and was
| assigned to the pastorate OF st. AIMS. Mr..
Hoyt was a very amiable and estimabe man
and leaves many friends in this comruunil,
who will sincerely mourn his death.
The managers of the Y. M. G. A. have ar
ranged a very pleasant aud interesting course
OF lectures for the coming season, and We
hope their Efforts will be duly apprl ciatet
by our people. The series will open with
reading by Prof. J. W. Churchill, the popu
lar eloculiunist, on Monday evening of mex
week. II. ii. Rag IN will give lecture, il
Illustrated by the slrreopt,con Dec. 29h. Or
Jan. 2lst, Rev. Stephen IL. Tying, Jr., tn,
celebrated New York divine, will deliver
lecture, and he will be followed, Feb. 7th
by Robert Colyer. Mrs. Mary E. Purple
very pleasing elOculionist, will give ,eadinl
on date vet 10 I've fixed, and the course in
cludes an illustrated lecture on Egypt Tin
programme will commend itself us verl
attractive one, and we trust the size Of III,
audiences will he commensurate with III
merits.
The opinion prevails on the part OF NAM
OF the wea her-wise that the coming Wnte
will be mid one. Some of the prediction
are based on the habits of the wild animal
of the fields aud woods, noting The suppl,
the squirrels lay b. for for their Winter sup
port, the depth Of the woolchuck holes, au,
the thickness of the fur OF fur-bearing ani
mails. But the animal whose sagacity ia tn
most accurate AMI whose wisdom is mos
safe TO follow, In the opinion OF many, is tn
muskrat. The muskrat never makes n mis-
take. He knows all about the weather, au,
, when he onits to build his usual nest nea
the bank Of the stream he frequcnts, 1t
very evident that he reg irds il us ahogethe
unnecessary tor him to he ut the care an
toll required to construct IL. The muskra
never expends his labor in ioliv. II h
, doesn't need house for Winter he dpcsn
: build 1t. He has built none 80 far this yea
SO report says, and the conclusion is irresr
G bile that he has omitted the work only b.
4, cause he foresees that the temperature wi
q be so mild and sndurable that lie can manag
!. 10 get along very comfortably without it.
= The town was thrown into qaite n fermen
y Thursday afternoon, by the sudden death
domestic employed in the household Of
well-known merchant and the sensation
d stories in regard thereto which were soon
c circulation. The facts 10 the case are as ~
i lows; The unfortunate girl was Magg
o Doyle, about thirty wears of age, who b,
IS lived in this city for fourteen years past an
e whose family reside in Chazy, n. Y. u
u Wednesday morning, the girl was severe
| i'll, and Dr. l.. NJ. Bingham was called.
l. found herpulselves and with her skin change
to purple color. She refuse
/. Ito make any satisfactory answers
is his questions or TO make any statcmegI as
re her condiIion. She ew worse rnii llv 81,
10 died at 4 O'Clock Wednesday aft"ru N. II
r. Bngham's suspicions had been a.1 ed, al
,e post-morlem examination was ha und
IN the direction of the city authorities Til
lr resulted in The discovery that the death
r. the Inflated girl was the result of an abe
r ton. How or by whom the abortion W
performed is not known, but the stoma
y has been carefully preserved, IN order tn
'" an investigation may be had If deemed bt
20 by the city authorities. Miss Doyle h
10 10 worked in the house in which she died for t
u u past five years and had always borne an q
~ ~ cellent reputation.
n The body OF the unfortunate girl W
ra taken to Chazv. N. T., for intermen
>, Friday. 1t 10 understood that there Is
-, ~ be no further investra ion into the case,