Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11


+ ruling that labels, patterns, photographs,
playing cards, visiting cards, address tags
paper sacks, wrapping paper with printed
advertisements thereon, bill heads, letter
heads, envelopes aud other matter of the
same general character, the printing upon
which Is not designed TO instruct amuse,
cultivate the mind or taste or impart general
Information, are mere articles of merchan-
disc and should be rated as fourth class mat
! ter, the postage upon which is l cent per
ounce. These articles have heretofore been
rated us third class, subject to postage OF
cent for every 2 ounces.
The students rooms at the college have
!, been handsomely and tastefully furnished,
in uniform style, at the expense OF the in
stltution, and are now nearly all occupied.
} Each room is nicely Carpeted, has full set
OF substantial hardwood furniture, includ-
ing study and work tables and is provided
with a surface burning Stewart stove As
Tie rates OF rent are very low, considering
the expense of furnishing the rooms, there
Is no doubt the dormitories will hereafter be
permanently occupied, and pleasenter and
more comfortable rooms, certainly, could not
be wished for.
At the regular meeting of Staunard Post,
No. 2, G. A. r. held Friday evening, the fol-
lowing officers were duly installed by Com
rade I. S. Peck, Post department command
Ter; Warren Gibbs, Post commander Ed.
H. Trick, senior vice commander Geo. F..
Morse, junior vice commander; VIM. c..
Schroeder adjutant Eli N. Peck, quarter
master Geo. f. Davis, chaplain i. M.
Bingham, surgeon; VIM. Powers, officer of
the day Michael Cunningham, officer of the
guard; M. ID. l.. Thompson sergeant ma jOr !;
Loomis j. Smith, quartermaster sergeant;
delegates to the department encampment,
Robert b. Arms, Curtis A 1ibbard; Mar
quis ID. l.. Thompson aternates, Edwin ii.
Trick LOOMS j. Smith, David l.. Sharplcy.
The glove firm of George w. Holmes &
Co. has been dissolved, Mr.. Holmes retiring
and his late partner, Mr.. II. Z. Percival,
with Hon. &. NJ. Spaulding, succeeding to
the business under the style of Ii. Z. Per
cival l. Co. Mr.. Percival is a young man of
excellent business training, enterprisng and
industrious, and under his charge the bust
ness is sure TO prosper. Mr.. Holmes goes to
Boston, where he has an unusually favorable
offer from leading firm. His many friends,
while regretting his departure from Burling-
ton, will wish him the highest measure of
success in his undertaking. He has built up
a fine business here, is universally popular,
and is a yonug man whom the town can i'll
afford to spare
The Western cold wave, Saturdays reports
of which sent cold shiver down our read
ers' spinal columns, struck these parts on
Saturday night and walked in as boldly and
tamilarly as Mormon counting his tenth
wife. Pedestrians trotlcd through the
streets with their hands lovingly applied to
their ears and Winter saucily tweaked their
noses and indoors, the consumption of
fuel was on such scale as to gladden. the
heart Of the merry coal dealer. On Sunday
morning the mercury was found placidly
pointing to sixteen degrees below zero the
lowest notch, with one exception of the sea
son. The cold wave rolled over the entire
State, the reports from different points rang
ing from TO so degrees below zero.
The amount of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards sold at the post
office in this city for the quarter ending
Dec. 31st, 1888 was $644C.SS, an increse OF
$55S 43, or 81 per cent, over the correspond
ing quarter in 1852. The sale of two.cent
stamps amounted to $29S2 80, which is
5000 06 more than was sold of the three
cent stamps and $3.50 96 less than was sold
OF both the two and three-cent stamps. Tht
number of two cent stamps sold was 149, ZIG,
as against 109,S 1873 of both the two and three
cent. The business of the letter carriers
department for the year ending December
31st, 1888 is as follows Letters delivered,
6l9 97S; postal cards, 16S, 1879; papers, $685.
1856; letters collected, 1855 postal cards,
119, 400; papers, so, 939 total pieces hand
| led, / ,760, 6l6-an increase of los, 4SS over
| 1882
There is probably nothing more delightful
or more bracing to the human system than
to hop out of bed at o'clock in the morning,
when the thermometer indicates the entic-
ing temperature of 1G below zero, and run to
a fire. Our tiremen enjoyed this delightful
recreation Sunday morning, the alarm be-
| ing the first one of the year 1884 \ caboOse
car near the Rutland railroad station took
fire and burned with such speed that a man
sleeping in it had to run for his life, leaving
most of his clothing behind him, and when
the f1remen arrived they were surprised to
see man whose ,rament consisted only of
shirt and pantaloons warming himself at the
blaze. The Volunteers were first on the scene
but they failed to connect with q hydrant,
and the Ethans, who were only a few sec
onds later, got on the first and only stream,
and the flames were speedily extinguished.
The corporators of the Darlington Savings
bank he'd their annual meeting ycs,er-
day and elected the following officers Presi-
dent, Henry LOOMS Vice president, James
A. Shedd secretary and treasurer G. F.
Ward teller, f. w. Ward trustees, c. F..
Ward. Henry LOOMS, VIM. G.. Shaw, S. NJ
Pope, Torrey E. Wales, John l.. Mason
Chas L. Smith investment committee, S.
NJ Pope, g. F. Ward, w. G. Shaw and j.
L. Mason. The trustees are the same rs last
year, with the exception that Mr. Charles
p. Smith takes the place Of Mr.. William L.
Strong, who declined reelection. The
following resolution was unanimously atopt.
ed by the trustees "Resoved, That the
thanks of this Board are cordially rendered
! TO William l.. Strong, Esq, for his faithful
discharge Of the duties of Trustee OF this
} bank for the past twenty-five years; aud we
regret that he has felt it necessary to decline
reelection to that positi) n."
A sudden death was that of Charles Drake,
on Saturday. At 11:15 a. m. he entered
Gilmore Juhnson's shop, IA st. Paul street,
) and was looking at some work when sud
denly he turned and laid his head on bench,
, saying "What What !" Mr.. johnson
! asked what the matter was, and receiving
no answer, placed his hand on his arm aud
was shocked to find it rigid Dr. Bingham
: happened to be passing at the time aud was
? at once called in but after an examination
declared that the mans case was hopeless.
| A bed was carried into the shop and Mr..
: Drake placed upon it and made as comfort
able as possible aud he fingered until short
!. ly alter IL O'Clock, when death ensued-the
unto tunate man being unconscious from
c first to last. Paralysis was pronounced the
, cause. Mr.. Drake came to town about 6
= fortnight since, to sell some pa ent contriv
= anccs which he owned, and was a perfect
stranger here. lie was about 80 years Of
age. His remains ware sent to his late resi-
dence IN New York.
a A notable business change is the dissolu
!, ton of the old established firm of Murray &
: Reed. Daniel Murray, Esq, the head of the
G firm, is veteran in the tobacco trade, hav
ing been engaged in it for 80 consecutive
years and he is widely known as careful
q conservative and successful business man
He has now associated with HIM his son
Mr. Charles A. Murray, well and favorabl,
known as store manager for the old firm fol
IL years past, and the business will be con