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

In Rutland Feb. o, 1854.
The new Medical college building will b
ready for the plasterers this week.
Or. Charles Z. Thayer is in town for
fortnight's stay, and is cordially WELCOMED
by his many friends.
DR.. S. d. Hodge has gone to Baltimore t
attend the lectures at the dental college Their
for the next three months.
Vennor predicts that March and April will
give us the cold and snow lacking through
the first part of the winter.
A private letter states that Mrs. Edmund
and Miss Mary have arrived safely and il
good health at Nassau, N. p.
Dion Boucicault, the famous actor and au
thor, will appear at the Howard Opera HOUSE
on Friday evening, JAN 20.
That veraclous, exclusive and entirely
reliable gentleman, ''the oldest inhabtant,
fails to recollect a parallel to this winter
Mr.. George II. Smile has purchased thu
retail boot and shoe business of Kelsey 4
Brodie and will continue it at the old stand
The crossing is good on the ice from TIE
New York shore of Lake Champlaiu north
ward from Plattsburgh to North Island arc
Isle La Motto.
Last autumn the weather prophets predict
don't know what they meant by ''open," bu
we suggest that they shut up.
Charles Perrault, the horse-thef, appeared
before the City Court and took his sentence
Friday. Judge Haselton sentenced him
to States prison for one year.
The man who based his predictions of a
hard Winter on the fact that the bark was
thick on the north side of the railroad ties
knew nuph I eop1n other ppOplp
There is to be musical convention al
Potsdam, n. Y, February 1922, in which
Carl Zerrahn, Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard,
Mrs. Il. F. Knowles and Mr. D. NJ. Bah,
cock will participate.
Mansll, the Western weather prophet,
distinguished himself by predicting a storm
storms for the sth to 14tb 10th to the 22nd
and Goth TO 81 Of this month.
Railroad men say that the present is the
dulest season for the freight business that
has been known for ten years. Six of the
employees of the Central Vermont freight
depot here have been temporarily discharged.
Our urbane ex-townsman, DR.. Charles p.
Thayer, has again had greatness thrust upon
him. At the annual meeting, in Boston,
Wednesday night, of the New England Com
mercial Travellers Association, he was
elected medical examiner for the coming
year.
The latest is that the red sunsets are due
to dust in the atmosphere Ia fact, accord
ing to the scientists, this is an exceedingly
dusty planet always, and the recent erup.
tons in the Sunda Islands and in Alaska
have only made the atmosphere little dust
Ter than usual.
We acknowledge the compliment of an
invil aton to the seventh annual banquet of
the Sons of Vermont resident in Chicago, to
be held at the Pal ner House on Thursday
evening, Jan. 18th. Mr.. Elbridge G. Keith
is president of the association and Mr.. E. b.
Sherman secretary.
At o'clock Tuesday morning the mercury
stood at 6 below zero. AT O'Clock Wed
nesday morning it was 43 above-a change
of 40 degrees 10 "a hours. Al l o'clock p.
m. Wednesday 1t was 4S above-a change
of "a degrees in SO hours. This is almost
beyond precedent.
The cost of the recent improvements in
the water works as brought out in the alder
mems discussion Monday is For the new
chimney SAB; boilers, $2357; suction
pipe, $66l; setting the boilers, S76l
pumps, $1,000. The cost of the pipe,laying
on Pine street is $5403.
Nicholson the Halter will remove to his
new store in Central House block one door
north of his pre>ent store. February LIST,
1884, and as will he seen by his new adver.
tisement in another column will make eX-
tremely low prices on furs, robes and every.
thing else in his line.
Tie Volunteers chose these officers Tues.
day Foreman, Joel L. Linsley first as
sistant, Geo. G. Mayo; second assistant, L.
X. Barnes; secretary, w. l.. Allen; treas
urer, F. w. Burritt auditor, W. w. Scott
Fl. r. Copger was elected foreman for the
seventh time, but declined and was excused
The broad lake was frozen over Tuesday
the earliest closing for twelve years In 1875
1t was frozen over Jan. Slh; in 1873, Jan
10th in 1874, Feb. / in 1875, Jan. 10th
Jan. 90; in 1879, Jan. 90; in 1880, Feb. 2
in 1881, Jan. 10 in 1882, Jan. 90 and las
year, Jan. 26
The earliest closing of the broad lake By
ice in the last 6S years was January In
1868. In 1879 it closed January Sth-tht
same date as this year. The average date Of
closing for go years previous to 1874 wa
January Goth. For the past 10 years thu
average date of closing has been January
25th-four days earlier.
The following 10 Vennor's prediction OF
the weather for January From 4th to 9th
heavy rams; 9th to 9th, cooler; 10Th tt
18th, rain; 22d to 23d, colder; and c1ntinu
ing to grow colder; esd, heavy storm o
wind, and sleet snow Gath, to the end of thu
month, uncertain weather, windy, cold
cloudy and with rain, sleet and snow.
An esteemed townsman gets this handsom,
boom from the Wo udstock Age "Hon. b. B
Smalley, of Burlington is favorably mention
ed, by both the Democratic and Republican
press of the State as the Democratic condi
date for governor. There is no cleaner able
or more popular man in either party in tn
Slate than Brad and we would like to se
him nominated if he would consent to it,"
The Grand Army boys will be intcrcste,
to know that Commander Valentine, of tn
State organization, is making an effort to Sc
cure the names Of all comrades in the stat
for transmission to the secretary of the in
terror at Washington, where they NAV T.
made available possibly as evidence in In
adjustment of pension claims as Yet un.e
tied. Old soldiers receiving circulars in T,
gard TO this matter should attend to it a
once.
A citizen of Jericho, who had been viIit
ing on Grand Isle, got ready to come HON
on Tuesday and offered native the pIncel
sum Of two dollars to convey him TO thi
CITY, a distance of 90 miles. The offer wa
declined, whereupon the Jericho man walk
ed the entire distance, arriving here In set
son to take the 4:40 train for his naliv
hamlet-the thermometer all the while stanC
ing at or Lear zero.
The directors of the Howard Park assoc
alton at their annual meeting last night r.
elected Col. LcGrand B. Cannon, president
Hon. G. NJ, Spaulding treasurer and Georg
Hammond, Esq, superintendent. L /
Brownell, Esq, declined re collection
secretary, and Mr.. ChaunceY w. Browncl
Jr., was chosen TO succeed him. The al
dtors elected are Messrs. l.. ii. Tacott al
S. III. Weston
AS weather prophet the woodchuck al
the muskrat have proved this year as falib
as Vennor. 1t is high old "Mild White
that these two sapes of the animal kinndn