Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11
IAMOILLl COZ Wy.
Hyde Park.

The mercury had bad Sinking spells"
Saturday and Sunday nights. AT shutdown
Saturday it stood at zero, and went to 40
below before sunrise. All apprchcnsions
about our being in the torrid zone have van
ished.
r. Judson Jones, bora in town nearly go
years ago, died on Saturday, after three
years illness, which had resulted in total
| dementa.
Robert Putnam, our entcrprising builder,
started with his wife Tuesday for Chicago,
to spend few weeks visiting friends.
Mr. Burt Crane will start next week on
prospecting tour in the West. He is the
youngest child of our merchant, Charles
Crane,
AT the annual meeting of the Union
church society on Saturday last, the old
board of officers: W. w. Ii. Kenfeld,
president V. D. Fitch, vice president Ii.
NJ. Moves. secretary; A Coblcigh, treasurer
and collector-vcrc reelected unanimously
1t has taken heavy work to open our
roads in town since the storm, but the work
has been done. The lumber interest cannot
brook a long block up.
1t IS now said that the Col Fairb INK"
was not at all injured by being ditchcd from
the turn-table last week.
On Saturday last, while Mrs Nellie Keller
was frying doughnuts, doughnut exploded
with repor! quite loud, small pieces of the
doughnut and much OF the lard in the kettle
flvlng all over the room and burning Mrs.
Keller in several places on her face. hands
and arms. Our philosopher gives it up.
Twenty inches of snow fell here Wednos
day, day and evening.
The locomotive, Col. Fairbanks, which
would have taken the o'clock morning
train from here Thursday morning, wa'
thrown from the turn table. The turn table
and engine are both damage to some ex
tent
Some fourteen OF the bellies of Morrisvil
favored our citizens Thursday evening
with dramatic entertainment, "Rebecca':
Triumph The young dramatsts awaited
themselves of their leap year privileges b.
distributing complimentary tickets to til
most eligible catches.
, Worthwhile.
Two four horse teams filed with Mason
and their friends attended The public installs
ton at Wolcott on Friday evening.
A musical institution styled the p. A.
NJ. q. ,. orchestra, has been organized O
the academy.
Il The board of civil authority are to meet q
the town clerks Office on Saturday, Jan. IL
The board of civil authority are to meet q
the town clerks Office on Saturday the l2l
n inst. for the abatement OF taxes
It The week of prayer is to be observed b
@ union meetings to be held alternately at tn
Methodist chapel aud Congregational yes
r TRY.
The annual meeting of the voters in fir
district No /, was held at the Pleasan
street engine house on Monday evening.
The mid-term lyceum of the academ
4 students was well attended on Friday even
q ing. The music furnished by the academ
:, orchestra was very good considering tn
a. amount of practice they have had. Az th
q close of the exercises the students RENAME
for q social time
n Thermometers on Sunday ranged frol
n thirty-two to forty degrees below zero an
IS on Monday from twcny-four to thirty, I'll
C coolest weather known here for number {
y years.
v Post Warren, G. A. r., arc 10 hold
public camp fire at town hall on Frida
N evening Col f. L. Randall is 10 be prcsel
ID to give a short camp fire talk.