Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-30
CITY NOTES.

Where, o., where is the Burlington ana
Northeastern railroad?
DR.. w. 5. Webb is in town, superintcnd.
ing the improvements at his farm.
The new chimney n, the city water work,
has reached u height of about sixy-fve
feet.
The lower floor of the court house is to be
heated by steam, and the apparatus is to be
put in at once
The telephone line between this city and
Montpelier hns been completed aud is now
open Tor business.
There was brief but lively snow storm
Wed lesday afternoon, which left the ground
thinly covered with snow.
One of Our biz lumber firms filed last week
an ord,r Tor slNty-iivr carloads-aboUt $780,
900 feet of umJer for export.
Merry muidens OF an uncertain age arc
preparing for grand sortie Immediately
after New Years. 1884 is leap year.
Workmcn ate still actively engaged in con-
s,Tuctrg roads, etc, on DIR. Webb's farm.
Work ON the house is progressing rapidly.
Governor Bars,ow and his staff, Gen. Il. S.
Peck, DR.. j.. NJ. bingham and G. w.
Wales, Esq. returned from New York We'd
ncsday morning.
Mr.. Lnsley's Canada Atlantic railroad is
being rapidly built and will be completed
next Fall. Mr.. LinsleY's present headquar-
tiers are La Cole, p. z.
Mr.. II. II. Thomas has purchased for Jo-
seph Jefferson, the celebrated actor, two car
loads of faucy cattle, which nc is to take to
his Louisiana farm at once.
A. G. Whittemorc, Esq, who. has been
enjoying a somewhat extended Western trip,
is now at Sterling, Ill. lie is expected home
about tie middle Of next month.
The Supreme court concluded It's session at
Montpelier Friday night. The case OF X.
b. Walker v. city of Burlington was left
with the court. Judge Powers will write the
decision.
Eighty tons of eght-inch pipe have been
purchased for the water main in Pine street.
The cost is forty dollars Il ton, delivered
heic, and two carloads are now in process Of
shipment.
Sheriff Barton seized on Saturday 20 gal
Ions of whislcy OF one O'Neil ard five gal
Ions of whslcy, two of wine and barrel of
ale of one McGl,t,ck, both parties living on
North street.
Mrs. Edwin Hard, the venerable mother
Of Hon. Il. Il. Hard, died Monday night, at
the advanced age of 81 years. Mrs. Hard
had been her husbands faithful companion
for more than sixty years.
st. PatricI's academy having prove much
too small for the number OF students apply
ing for admission, Bishop Deutschland has,
we understand, decided to erect new acad-
envy building, next season, on the Mech
property, adjoining the Unitarian church
grounds.
The genial and eloquent Chaplain McCabc
will give his famous lecture, The bright
side of life in Libby Prison." in the Method
list church on Friday evening, Dec 14th.
under the auspices of the Womans Mis-
sionary society.
On Saturday night an intoxicated citizen
was put in Jail. On Sunday morning he
was visited by n friend, who was SO iucbriat-
eli that Sheriff Barton put him in Jail, too
Az hour or two la.cr q second friend came
along and he, also, was SO inebritted tina, he
was pat in. The three friends thus enjoyed u
nice long visit.
The water commissioners are to lay q
water pipe in Pinc street from College street
TO Bronson, Weston, Durham Il Cos mill at
orca. The convenience and safely of many
important enterprises call for tue extension
OF the water supply in the lcssiity named
and we are glad the authorities are to an
sUcr the call.
The repairs On Hon. w. G. Shaw's block,
on Min str CT, now nearly completed make
ii a NV buildirE, practically. Instead Of
the old, Unlocking all ,ir, Mr.. Shaw has now
book that is an ornament to the street.
New front and tear walls have been built,
the building considerably extended at the
rear, and the whole interior renovated.
Col. w. c. Holhr3ok has compiled aud
published complete roster of the Seventh
Vermont Volunteers, adding thereto reports
of the regiments reunions, the whole form
/ Il 4. .,.1 4
hands Of every member Of the regiment.
Tnc price is 81 aud 1t may be ob,a,ncd for
that sum- and seven cents for postage, of
Capt. II. b. Stcarns OF this city or Lieut.. o.
Z. Murdick Of Rutland.
The peculiar manifestation in tAc western
sky which has bcen visible every evening
Stree Sunday was displayed with unusual
sphnd1r last night. AS the sun set there
was a peculiar grecnsh tinge in the sky /;
aud shortly aftcrward n vast space On the
western sky WIS lighted up as il by a 81 gan
tic fire IN the heart Of the Adirondack /.
covered the nearer peaks with blaze OF light,
and famed up more than half way TO tie
zenith. The spectacle was one of surprising
beauty and grandeur.
Mr. Towards gift of rec,ory for St.
Pauls was conditioned, it will hc remcm-
lciod, on the parish's raising $4,000 to prop
cry furnish the building. The amount has
now been subscribed and the rectory has be.
come cert .iuty. The promplness with
which the money was raised, it is simple
justice 10 say, was llrgcly due to the Interest
aud activity of the chairman Of the commit
tee having the matter in charge, V. p.
Noyts, Esq.
An e}eemel correspondent writes lis
"Mr. l. muel p. Ferris of Llwtcncevillc,
New York, re'ided in Wlliston, Vermont,
from 1907 to 1910. He reached his ma.
jpriy in the summer of 1928, and celebrate
tie oc ,ession by subscribing for the weekly
FLEE Press which subscription has been
renewed annually by him since that date
period of over IS consecutive years. Mr.
Ferris is probably your oldest subscriber.
The FREE Press was started only II yea
previous to the date mentioned-in June
lS27-so that it is almost beyond question
that Mr.. Ferris Is, as our correspondent says
our oldest subscriber.
The repairs and changes at the city pumj
house are progressing satisfactorily, and 1t i
expected, with favorable weather, to lusl
them by January Isl. The new chimney
which is to be So feet high, has been laid II
the heigh, of 50 feet 10 two weeks. The srli
foundation of the old chimney has been Mi
lied for the new, only a little rock work htv
ing to be laid. The new chimney has 80
lncn inner nue., ~ lNCutS ltIpeT luan inc Cltl
The wall of this fue is eight inchc
thick at the base and the outer wall is tw,
fee; thick The water committee are wei
satisfied with the work. One engine is nov
being repaired, by the makers, the other on
being run night and day to keep up the sup
ply. Two new boilers are to he put in, bu
are not yet ordered. A trench has been du
for the IA inch suction pipe that IS to add i,
persuasive powers to the old ones.
The new comet is visible. |, looks like
spcck of nebulous haze. An ordnar
telescope, a. spy glass or an oper
glass will show it distinctly. As {
its location, the astronomer of the Prov