Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-26
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Holiday Preparations-LiveIy Times in
the Big City-Fighting the Lady Doc
tors-The broadway Tunnel, I'm
happy Gamblers, Mr.. Wander
biIt and General Grant

New YORK, Dec, 49, 1884.
The preparations Tor the holidays are
fully as lively this season as in any year
within the last decade, and the appearance
OF the stores with their immense stocks of
goods and thrungS OF customers cannot be
regarded as indicative of hard times. 1t
seems to me that the cry of dulness in
trade and the predictions of hard winter
for all branches of business have been per
haps IL little premature. Certainly, the
dealers in holiday goods have no cause for
complaint The theatres and other places
of amusement are having an excellent run
OF business, and managers have good rea-
son for being happy And it may also be
said that the churches of the Big City are
Furnishing, foc nearly all Of the sanctu-
aries are showing larger congregations
and more religious zeal.
learned the othey day that Typograph-
ical Union No 6 of this City has about
three thousand members. When it is re
melnberCd that all these men are engaged
in setting type some idea may performed
of the immense amount of printing done in
New York. The annual election of Ofli-
GERS OF the Union took place few. days
ago and WAS Il very hot contest. \ pOr-
ton of each ticket was elected
i,I. iitiG - Il yer! interesting warfare 20
tors III one of the medical dspcnsarlcs in
South BrUuklyn. Several months ago
three women were added to the staff of the
establishment, and this caused great in
UlHl!"''P'l On the p'Il Oh the hltIe directors.
NH me l"olr9 very regular graduates on Il
the men could make to them was the fact
they were women Still the warfare did
nv ne'p'Iic serious uh'll ihiS wees, Wheh
WY , i,'''io '"C ''.9 "G-'H hlahi'S thiiE9 ~
MIN ,''''iit - too7t''c ~ t'lc idIle9' y
,iEftillT ~ 'lit iis'ce9 Oh ne ulHpehsarE
"',i nt iiti,' "i'!llt " ,c" uuH9 anu 1t Is
.it"' " olc vi 9"'c Ior ihc Ith-
S4 {, men toctors VIII he adopted me
ti - Eiflt ue"l Vi excitement
III NY w ~! vi nultncS'
s.,,t ,,0 p,oi 'o9v'! .it'!l "CINecIi 'he u'"u
i,tH,t1 any spun teAl oI Whlcn was Idlr.
~ '";, nci'lu u.r sNieIIcaii puplIc' Is sun
-" SiV"' NV GrStl ol OPINION among
~, ii'Nt Nii'il'9 "'''i puHIi!t9H HIvl VI inc
'!.t q. ilS"i a. van J"'lEc tHc S'ii, l.
ii,.i ~ 'i.c pcpllc mere ~ appuI elua4l!
"'f rhn t i"t aIlu hGaIi'at tht treaty
iitt ."i Iip, which was consIrticteu Tor
d snort Instance underneath broadway
"oouI nltccll years ago Tor ihe purpose or
WIN pneumatic uh"Tr-
T'o"iut tu.l"HA - 9!tl'l ~ Il means on SolN-
iiN ~ I"PIl lIall'lu pTonlcul III inns CITY,
- S.lIi III GAlSlellct, 4!thouEh II mas been
~ 'Ilc '.tnIic' VISITED ne sup
Nj i"Ilttil PiNsasc""y one uaf inns week
nG StealIi tilSlIic' Hollers' pio"crS' car
"iiu Tthti "PP|iatu " HaNe peeh feihuNeG'
D''t ,,le tIliie. !,2eil - III ~ Eoou conul-
'.",' as n!ltlt mrs. piIlt' l. ne pfonanllty
VI ", q i pilGiti'i%'ic runway system eyer helhE
o' iit| III NV On II very slI-hl indeed
.t ne "iItsl III tnis cl'E OF Il EanGoI count
Ciic.itiH dnu capture Oh lHelr implements
ioi 'nc H''ii'iidcluie Oh bogus com Will
pitt t'stoP 10 porlloll III least OF the sup
piH VI ,i.e lli'l'ulloli zen cent pieces Whlch
nave cdIlScu so iltich annoyance To the
pt1ilc Oh late. These ten cent pieces were
lIil''c vi Coillpllation OF pewter ana
siusS, ana as 'heE were OF nearly the rlEht
MtlSht anu had slIVery ring when
thrown upon counter, they could be
e"Sn1 niIs'aheh Ior the genuine article;
-. ne l"ct thal the superintendent OF 20
Ivy i'"H olucieu thc captain OF each pre-
T'ltct tilIpu@houl me city To make ont Il
~ I ~ ~! tllt 4uihpIiiS houses ana p"llc!
Hhoi'S IN tht metropolis Is causing great
,v". vi cNTittiileht among the interested
~. ~, ne Keepers Oh THESE places are
az" .I n't, "ec"usH iheE apprthehu mat
i 5iiVii "o''S'9 Will ne raluVu D! iAe po-
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