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

people.
The cold snap came in as huiriedly as n
man late for the cars On Friday the skies
were weeping and the earth was rejoicing in
a warmth of about so degrees but at night a
change came over the dreams Of the clerk OF
the weather, and on Saturday morning
frozen world found the mercury degrees
below zero-a most uncomfortable and un-
healthy change The thermometer didn't
get much above zero all day-indecd, in the
northern part of the city two degrees below
was the warmest weather of the day and
the cold snap held on all day Sunday-a bit
ing wind on both days making outdoor life
a burden. The cold was general through
out the State, the average temperature being
8 degrees below zero.
We have already chroncled the appoint
ment of Principal s. W. Landon as Normal
school examiner. The other appolntecs are
G. Ii. Dunton of the Troy Conference acad-
envy. Poultney, and b. f. Bingham of the
Bratteboro high school, The three appoint
ments are made with the view of subjecting
the methods and work of the Normal schools
to the examination OF practical and expert
enced men, and from this and every point
of view the appointments must be regarded
us excellent ones. 1t should be added that
the retiring examiners, g. &. Cove, Of New
Haven, G. d. Mead of Nliddlcbury and &.
+. Putncy Of ST. Johnsbury, have done ex-
cellent service.
The funeral of the late Rev. William Ii.
Hoyt wins held Friday morning at the
Cathedral and was very largely attended.
The clergy present were RI Rev. Bishop
DeGoesbriand, Very Rev. Thomas Lynch
Rev. j. NJ. Cloarec of this city, Rev. George
N. Classy of St. Adams, Revs. w. and ID.
Sullivan of this city, Rev. John Michaud of
Wnooski Rev. L. Audet of Winooskl, Rev.
John &. Mclaughlin of Brandon, Rev. j.
Brelivet of Enosburgh Falls. Mass was Gel
ebrated by Rev. Father Cloarec, assisted by
Rev. Father Audet us deacon and Rev.
Father D. Sullivan as sub-deacon. Bishop
DeGoesbriand preached an eloquent sermon,
in which he passed high and fitting eulogy
on Rev. Father Hoyt, and at the close he
gave the absoutior At the grave lin the
Catholic cemetery re- Very Rev. Father
Lynch OBLIGATED.
| Our former townsman MIR. Joseph Chauvin
appears to be prospecting finely in his Mon
tana home. The Butte City Union says
"Messrs Chauviu. O'Brien & Co. are COM
pleting large substantial shaft house and
hosting apparatus on their very promising
property, the Kentucky mine. The main
shaft, two compartments, is down to u
depth of II feet in rich silver ore. Work
on this property is to be pushed forward
during the winter by sinking 100 feet, run
ming cross cuts and levels, to determine the
extent of this rich vein, struck at depth of
81 feet. assaying from As to 437t OF. silver
and bearing considerable copper Further
Developments of this property will be looked
forward to with considerable interest as ii
promises 10 be one of the bonanzls of the
camp"
Ono o. the Wells & Richardson Company's
travelling men had an unpleasant experience,
the ether day. In many of the Southern
cities they require drummers from other
states TO take out license before they are
allowei! u sell anything. Last week MIR. J
d. Parkc' .hc agent IN question, was in
Memphi' Not knowing that there was such
an ordinau there, he visited number OF
druggists aud secured several orders for their
goods. ~ policeman finally got lis eye on
him, and he was arreste and lodged in jail
The next day, he was brought into court and
fined $50 for selling without license. Later
iu the day, he found a friend in the chief-of-
police, whose acquaintance he had made at
the battle Of Antietam in 1862. Mr.. Parker
was then in the Union ranks, AMI the chef
of-police in the rebel ranks. Parker at that
time surrounded the chief-of-police and took
him prisoner. and, of course, treated him
kindly, and they parted good friends. The
chief-of-rolce remembered him well, and
used his influence TO get him liberated at
once, and the fine RENTED. They probably
consider accounts square between them now.
Few people have an adequate idea OF
the extent of business done by the wholesale
houses of this city. Their trade extends as
| a ruln ovcr Nort hnrp Naw Work Narrnnn,
Maine, New Hampshire and parts Of Massa
cusetts and Connecticut; and the Business Of
a number OF them extends not only TO al
parts of this country but throughout Tic
civilized world. An indication of the exten
of Burlngton's wholesale trade is afforded by
the number of commercial travellers whom
it employs. There are now in the employ o.
our wholesale firms ninety-ivc travellin,
: men and the amount of goods they sell in tn,
, course of the year aggregates several mil
lions of dollars. The number, too, is increas
) ing from year to year, and with it, Of cours
the amount of business done. Besides TN
= nearly one hundred travellers for Burlington
houses, there are resident here fourteen gen
} tlemen who travel for Boston and New Yorl
houses. Most of these travelling men ar
a members of the Burlington Commerce.
' Travellers association, an organization form
:, ed Dec. 3lst, 1881, for the purpose of al
= vancing the interests of our wholesale trad
S and for social objects. The present officer
n of the association are: President, Joel ii
: Holton; vice-president, George f. Pope
/. secretary, w. L. Weller; treasurer, w. l.
/. Hall; auditor, D.. A. BrOdle; cXecutiv
a committee. Elias Lyman, Edward Simonds
c Z. L. Townsend, j. w. Bradluy,M. c. Berry
G The association has a membership of
. actual travelling men.
. The holiday market is now well supple
: with table deliclcIes and country produc,
2 % and it IS time for housekeepers to be plan
y ming their Christmas dinner Price
IS hold about as follows Apples, 81 an
So bushe turnips, G5 cents
J. bushel bee,s, 70 cents. Irish potatoes
o A. to 80 cents bushel. Hubbar
le squash sells at 4 cents pound Cal
8 bage, % and 3 cts. Eggs, 80 cents doz"'
d Onions, 80 cents "A peck. Celery, very nic'
,r 10 cents head. Cranberries 1910 20 cents
&c quart. Oysters, 81 to 80 cents quar-
p Oranges are from As to 70 cents a duzri
~ Calawba grapes, % cents pound; NJ
II aga grapes, 20 to 80 cents II roan'
st Bananas are SARGE at 80 10 60 cents
ne dozen. Cocoanus as 10 10 cent ai,i,c
" lemons 35 TO 40 CENTS dozen. Clecse
IT, higher, 10 cents a pound lard, IA cents
pruncs 12 to 25 cents, and prunelles :
'al cents; dates 10 to 20 cents. Figs, 20 to
mt cents pound. Evaporated apples a
IA. 10 10 90 cents per pound. Breakfast bacC
in is 20 cents a pound. Honey 90 10 % cen
A apcund. Butter, 2S to 80 cents poun
us Pickles, so to rs cents gallon. Evaporat,
Isl peaches are selling at 40 TO As cents poun
he Maple syrup, Sl.25 gallon. Mince mes
ur best quality, 10 cents pound. Hickory nut
re so cents a peck. Buckwheal flour cents
ne pound. Flour, per barrel So to 50. Os
| n nln;
"a confectionery for the holiday season is bcil
offered at 20 cents to 81 a pound.
We The Champlan conference Of Baptist mi
Ia listers met Tuesday and spent the afterno,
he in considering sketches of sermons, etc.
of snrm0n u-aa runl u il1n nrnihnriper n.l -.