Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-27

will give an immense impetus to the to-
boggans and the velocity gained at the
foot of the descent will be something to
breathe after.
The second entertainment in the y w.
G.. II. l.. series will be Il lecture by r. {.
Bolles, ID. d., Tuesday, Dec. /, at the
Howard Opera house; subject, "'The Lit
tie Builders of the Earth" The selection
of seats by season ticket holders will open
at Beaupre g. Lowrey's next Saturday at
Il. m. The number of seats taken by
any one person for this entertainment
will be limited to ten.
Considerable excitement was caused,
Sunday, by the appearance of lady
running through the streets, apparently in
great distress OF mind. Inquiry revealed
the fact that the lady's three year old
child had strayed from home and was no.
where to be found. The child, Grace
Anterior by name, was soon after discov-
cred Juggling at the door of Nye q La
velle's store on Church street. She had
strayed from her home on Peru street-a
long distance for such toddler
The lecture delivered at Good Temp
lars hall by DR.. A. p Grinnell Saturday
afternoon under the auspices of the w.
G.. Il. T., was attended by an audience of
ladies that completely filled the hall.
The subject was digestion and Digestive
Organs and the lecture was exceedingly
interesting and instructive, being illus
trated by charts and diagrams. 1t held
the closest attention of the audience
throughout. The second lecture in the
series will be given December ;, and the
hall was so crowded Saturday that the
second will be held in some other hall of
which due notice will be given.
Memorial services in honor of the mem
DRY of the late Gen. Geo b. Mcclellan,
will be held by Stannard Post tonight
at G. A. II. hall. Hon. Henry Bal
lard, who served under the general, will
deliver Il general address upon his life and
character and O. p. Ray, who was present
when Gen. Mcclellan transferred the com
mand of the Army of the Potomac tC
. Gen. Burnside, will speak of that event
and the way it was received by the Yer
mont soldiers. The Post received Il steel
engraving of Gen. Mcclellan yesterday
which will be suitably framed and hung
in their hail.
The mystery connected with the discov
, cry of the shot gun on Thursday in The
swamp near the lIeineberg bridge is par
TALLY accounted for by Il gentleman who
remembers that party from this city were
. camping at the mouth Of the river abou
: three years ago. One of the party had IA sho
gun answering the description of tina
which was found, from the house of Rem
t ngton & Son, and one day it was takel
E,..,, hon,
, from it and it is supposed that the THE
Il hid itin the swamp ana was afraid to taxi
ii away from fear of detection.
Collector Smalley has inaugurated de
/ sirablc changes at the entrances to tn
I poStoIice. One of these is designed +
Il obviate the danger of slipping which ha
threatened every one entering the build
} ing in icy times for which purpose til
st slipping walk leading to the street on tn
y west side will give place to terraces 4
u short intervals. During the Winte
t. the entrance on the north side of TN
building will lie closed and new stosr
! doors are being constructed for the yves
b entrances. The work l. being done undo
+ the direction of Eimorc Johnson. I'll
e material for The new plumbing in til
V building is on the way aud the work WI
lie pushed at once under the personal d
t., r,clion OF u. y. Roche
T. The funeral sci vices OF the late job
" Quinn were held sunday morning,
le the Cathedral Of the Immaculate ConccI
Y, ton. The Volunteer and Barnes no,
companies attended the funeral in a bod
"a and there were delegations from most
: the other hose companies. The remain
- were inferred in st. Joseph's cemeter
"a The bearers We're III. j. Allen, +. Croke
m p. IL. Doluu, w. \. Hathaway, f. Il. Mu
ls ray, II. y. Coon There We're nearly
hundred carriages in the procession to IL
cemetery. The floral offerings at II
- house included an elegant cross from
= ID. Cook, u handsome wreath from tt
r felloWsalesmen of the deceased, and
beautiful pillow of white flowers from II
IL Volunteer company, with the initials
IN the company in purple immortelles.