Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOTES.
The ladies are arranging for Leap year
party.
The discussion of city politics increases in
vigor.
The w est is entirely too generous with its
cold waves
The icc.cuttcrs are prosecuting work right
vigorously.
The streets are slippery enough to suit the
most fastdiUus
The Aimee French opera company will ap.
pear here February 9th.
The ice men arc cutting ice fourteen inches
thick and ofcXcellent quality.
1t is about time for the January thaw"
TO begin to get ready to do its work.
The ice in the broad lake is more than
foot thick, so the stage drivers say.
There are now in the city 1G1 fire hyd-
rants, of which 10 were put in last year.
John f. Howard, Esq, is in Los Angeles,
California, and will probably spend the
Winter there.
From present indications old Winter has
made up his mind 20 linger in the lap of
Spring, if it takes all summer.
Mr.. j. A. Williams had two horses at the
tlot at IiConderoga which closed yesterday
-"Ogcrakc" and Brother"
Mr.. David Mcbride, well known in these
parts, has purchased the Witherill House,
PlattsGurgh, paying therefor 100000.
TIE most popular book in the Fletcher
Free Library is 'Unclc TOMS Cabin" The
library has three copies of the work and they
arc in constant demand.
The steamer Julia still peacefully reposos
at the bottom of the lake. Shewill be raised
next Spring, in season to run in opposition to
the steamer perhaps.
The steamer Herald will soon be among the
things that were. Capt. Luther Whitney is
building steam tug TO take the place of the
Herald, the machinery If which will be trans
Ierrcd to the new boat.
Com collectors have already placed a value
of 81 on the five-cent pieces recently issued
without the word cents on Them Compara-
lively few are in circulation and they will
gradually increase in value
The repairs on the pumps at the city water
works have now been completed, and the
pumps run to a charm. They were found in
amuCh worse condition than any one expect
ed, and the repairs have therefore taken
longer time than was anticipated.
Another comet has been discovered This
time 1t has been captured by an astronomer
III Nuolluld btll II may appear III Jul
about the time the blue-birt,s begin to sing.
Then the front stoop will be inhabitabe for
starry-cyed swecthearts and planet-seeking
SWANS.
Sheriff Barton made a raid on James
Kelly The veteran Battery street dealer in
mineral water, Monday, and seized forty
five gallons of gin and five gallons OF whis-
key, which Mr. Kelly kept on hand in case
Of sickness in his family.
The Unitarian church choir has cngaced
Miss Lonisc ID Wardwcu of ST. Adams ms
alto. The Nessen0cr saws; "The Burlng-
ion choir is 10 he congratulated ON securing
this lady's services, as she is a fine singer
and a thorough musician
Our vounr friend Ferd Henry has rome
into husinpes in North Carolina The Kins-
TON IN CI Frec Press saws "Messrs.
Tuttle and Henry two voupr men from Yer
mont. who are here for their health. are
planting ten acres of Dover land in grape
vines
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