Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-09
CITY AND VICINITY.

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nue. for $1,000.
NJ. l.. Kelsey, Esq, is another Burling-
tonian who proposes to take i'll the New
Orleans Exposition.
The Evalts IIot S real estate has ! cen
sold bylts owners, the heirs of the late
Horace Wheeler, for $500.
Many new diaries are already covered
with dust and the debris of broken reso-
lutons is strewn far and wide
Every one will he glad to know that the
veteran and popular Capt. George Rush
low will command the Vermont next sea
son.
Our sporting men will be interested in
knowing that there will be three days
meeting ON the ice at Iiconderoga, Jan. 90,
81 and %.
4 Democratic pOsto;licc aspirant is said
to have come to the melancholy conclusion
that "them gUld-spoUn fellows will get all
the fat Offices.
In the polo match at Montpelier, Thurs
day. the Burlington boys won the after
noon game and lost the EVENING" ne. Those
who went report Il good time.
Mr.. James Carrigan, for some time past
connected with the Central Vermont sta
ton in this city, has been appointed STA
ton agent at Alburgh Springs.
Mr.. Sedgewick : 3rinsmaid, an oldtime
resident of this city and years ago mem
Der of the firm of Brinsmaid Bros, died at
his home in Ridgewood, y. j., Dee. 81.
The music box presented to the ~her-
man band by Mr. f. H. Wells was dis
posed of by drawing and was won by
NJ. W. Adams and 81. g. styles. The
band realized 9ti5.
The average temperature for the month
of December, as recorded by Charles +.
Allen Esq, was % degrees above zero in
the morning, 81 ut noon and 20 at night
The month was an average one in respect
to temperature.
One of the pleasant incidents of New
Years was the presentation to Misses
Ruth BoardmHu and Lily Lafountain of
the telephone exchange of purse of 50
each, the gift being made by the subscribe
ers to the exchange.
Attic annual meeting Of the star Hose
company, Wednesday, the following Officer 8
were elected Foreman, George +. Cowl-
beck first assistant, W. f. Hayes second
assistant, George +. Wright clerk, John
Sheridan; treasurer. A. II. Duhamel :
auditor, Louis Pine.
Nj Charles b Gray, carriage manufac-
turer of this city. is about to II axe a
change in his business and in pursuance of
this design will sell at public auction on
the Eth inst. his entire stock of Carrie ges.
sleighs, tools and fixtures. see adver,s, =
ment IN this paper,
,,,' ,,I =, 81
was discovered by the Sheriff, about 9
o'clock Monday night at the foot of the
bank east Of the pustoiMrc where he had
rolled while intoxicated. lie had Il hear
ing in tn, CITY Cb5rt Tuesday, and dis
closed ON cider in his cellar lie was fined
s. and costs
1t is announced that Mr.. jay r ed
PenDer, Tor many year, past stcnOgrapAer
of our County cudrt, has been appointed
county clerk for Windsor county, sue
c.eding Mr.. George b, French of Wood
stock, who goes West. Mr.. Pcmber has
many friends here to congratulate him on
his appointments
AT the annual meeting of Hook and
Ladder company No. l, Wednesday, the fol
lowing officers were elected: Foreman,
NJ. Moore LIST assistant. j. w. Daley; I'd
assistant, John Martin; 81 assistant, Mar
tin HetTeron; clerk, John j. Shea treas
urer, +. NJ. sutton standing committee,
VIM. Denning, john Hastings Daniel
Conneliey: steward, A. DoXey.
At Il meeting Of the directors of the Mary
Fletcher hospital, December 10Th, Drs
Walter Carpenter of this city, O. F.
Fassett of St Adams, II. d. Holton of
Prnt tl.I,nr1 and II of iS
city were elected consulting physicians
for the year ensuing and Drs. James l..
Little of New York city Horace James of
Waterbury, j. Henry jackson of Barre
and s. J. Allen of " hite River junction
consulting surgeons.
The Howard Opera House orchestra had
rather trying time, getting to Hines
burgh, Thursday. Three times their con
veyance was stuck in the mud and had &c
be dragged out by oXen and finally some
of the musicians got out aud walked They
left this city at , p. IN. and reached Hines
burgh at 5. On the return trip the wagon
broke down and the musical artists did not
reach here until p. m
Julian Scott, of whom we have heard
nothing for IA long time, has ii painting al
the New York artists fund exhibition of
which the Graphic says; Julian Scots
The Flag of Truce at Chantilly, with
Kearney's Remains, has many good
points it is consistent, it Is direct, there
is deep meaning, real human interest and
a story, or rather an episode, told. If Mr.
SCOTS brush lacks training it does not
lack carnestness. There is poetry III this
picture the greenish atterglow of sunset
is effectively rendered"
At the annual meeting of the Champlair
Transportation company, held at the Van
Ness House Tuesday night, the following
officers were elected President, lie Crane
b. Cannon vicepresident |. Y. Baker
directors, lie Grand b. Cannon, |. V. Ba
ker, V. p. Noyes, George b. Chase, a. l..
Inman, Il. s. Taft, IL. l.. G, Cannon
treasurer, V. p, Noyes; clerk and super
intendent, =. w. Barney; chief engineer