Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-20
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CITY NND NIEiSIl.

The church choirs are busy reheatslHE
music for Thanksgiving
The coal dealers are about the only per
sons who gladly welcome The cola spells.
The street Department force is mostly
engaged in cleaning tn cutters ready for
winter.
The moderate weather naturally makes
the dealers in winter clothing look de
pressed.
The new sidewalk in front of the gov
eminent property has been completed and
it is great improvement.
There are eighteen patients at present
in the Mary Fletcher hospital, fifteen OF
whom are charity patients.
There was II large crowd of interested
spectators down at the depot to welcome
the street cars Saturday afternoon.
The Association polo team expect to go
to Montpelier about Thanksgiving to play
q return game with the Golden Fleece
team.
Some of our coal dealers are somewhat
behind on their winters supply OF coal
it having been extremely difficult to secure
ransp ortation.
Ouite number of subscribers have al
ready been secured for the district meSsen-
ger system and the prospects are good for
n large exchange.
A prominent business man says that
business is improving and that trade is
considerably stronger here than IT was at
corresponding period last year.
Those who have fruit trees and are both
cred with leaves in their yards will he in
terested to learn that, when rotted leaves
make the best Kind OF mulching.
Negotiations are in progress for the
presentation at Bristol of the lthoric en-
tertainment recently given in this city and
at Shelburn by talent from this city
A leading grocer says that the crop Of
Florida oranges promises to be unusually
large, and those already received are of
superior quality. They sell for fifty cents
Dozen
A chime of three bells have arrived at
winooski for St. Francis Xavier church
Trey wi be placed in the tower this
week and the conservation services will
take place next Sunday.
The new pipe organ of the Berean Bap-
fist church is being put i'll, and the Baptist
people are more than pleased with it, The
ueUlCatOrN services are expected 10 TAKE
place the latter part Of the week.
The weather-wise are already making
predictions regarding the approaching
winter, and assert the snowfall during
the season Will be light owing to the large
precipitation of rain since spring.
Two carloads of iron for the new bridge
at Winoosk had arrived Wednesday morn
ing and the contractors say that the rest OF
the iron will be shipped soon and work
upon the bridge pushed As rapidly as posi-
BILE
The pension board, consisting of Drs A.
p. Grinnell and H. II. Atwater of this
city and l.. G. Butler of Essex, was in SEES
sion Wednesday at the aSseSsOrs' room.
They examined fiftee n applicants for pen
SiOnS.
The funeral OF Rev Father O'lSrien, the
Redemptorl>t who gave retreat in this
city to the priests last September was
held in Boston Thursday. Father O'I}rien
died on Saturday last at Leicester Mills,
Md, Of apopleNy OF the heart
Col. W. l., Grcculeaf, department com
mandtr G.. \. r., has issued a general
order That, rs Il marx OF respect to the
late Gen. George b. Mcclellan, all Post
flags and charters in this department he
draped in mourning tor Il period OF thirty
days.
Society clubs seem to be the order Of tho
day The Aurora CluD has Just been form
ed with thirty members. Both sexes AZ,
represented and about half OF the mem.
bers are married people. The club win
meet every TWO weeks at the residence, I'll
the members.
Young men vino intend to make hOli
day presents to their lady friends, and vice
versa, viii be interested to learn that
Christmas cards will nut be ''carIo' TIN,
seasons but all sorts Of pretty kn!ck
knacks and ornaments with holiday quo
tat.on tackled on sOmeW here.
Prof. BarDosr, the City Engineer, has
been making Il preliminary survey for a
proposed new street between Willard ant
North Union streets. 1t Will be sixty feet
in width and Will divide the block about
midway, striking Willard street il short
distance north of the residence Of jaime,
Peck.
Dr.. i. i. GInuell Of this city will de
liver ii short series Of Tree lectures to ladle'
upon The subject OF Digestion and the hi
gestiVe Organs, These lectures are gwen
under the department OF hygiene ano
hercdity OF the W. {, 4, L. The lira
lecture Of the series will be given at Good
Templars' hall on Saturday, Nov. u, at ;
p. III.
Nearly forty people from WinoO,lli Ell
joyed the luxury OF coming 10 the concert n
the Opera house Tuesday night on street
car AT the close OF the entertainment
the departure Of the car was witnessed by
large number OF admiring spectators.
The Winooskl people will uudoubtcdll
appreciate the railway more as time
elapocs.
Another new enterprise has recently
been added to our Burlington .dustries hy
the formation OF the firm OF j W. johnson
g. Co. for the manufacture Of toboggaus
They have already received all order foI