Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-13
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CRY AND VtuINiTY.


easier last evening.
The February moon fulls upon the 2Sth .
at II y. m, 80 we come within IN hour OF
having no full moon this month.
One of the fishing shtnties near the
breakwater was broken into Sunday night
and the fishing apparatus stolen.
Express Messenger r. A. Tandy, whose
illness we mentioned several days since,
died at Boston, Saturday forenoon.
w. A. Crombie, Esq, accompanied the
New Hampshire club on their grand eXcur-
sion from Boston to New Orleans Monday.
Messrs. Whittemore and Wheeler sold
the l.. J.. Lawrence place, on South Union
street Tuesday, to ID. A. Brode for 81
0O0.
The reports of the various City depart
ments are all made out, and it is expected
the City Report will be ready for publica
ton on or before the 25th inst
Complaint having been male to the
States attorney in regard to coastng ON
the streets, that officer will prosecute all
persons found engaged in that amuNe-
ment on any street in the city.
Edward Bcllamy Of south Burlington
was arraigncd in the City Court Tuesday
ON the charge Of assault in striking, with
his fist, William Bread of the same place.
lie was found guilty and fined ii and
costs.
Messrs. Bronsono, Weston, Durham y
Co., are constructing IL new dock on the
west side of the Cove and spiles, which are
obtained upon the farm OF Edward Brown
ell of South Burlington. are being driven
for that purpose.
The process of weighing the mail for the
purpose of obtaining an average as Il
basis for CompeusatiuI the railroads for
mail service during the four years after
March 4, began "Wednesday and will con
tinue thirty days.
a spacious hand ball court has been
built at the south end of st. Joscph's col
Iege. The game of hand BALLS vcry popu-
lar in Canada, and the boys propose to in
troduce it here.
There are six prisoner. in jail at present
OF whom two viii have their tria! at the
February term of the United States court
and three will be tried at the April term
Of county court
Between o'clock Tuesday morning and
the same hour "Wednesday morning there
was fall of forty-two degrees in the
temperature. Our winter keeps up its
etf,iI ,},,rac,or
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found to be in excellent condition. The
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the ch&r-' 81 lhloNIC"Ioh' lie "l9c!o>''
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who" age ir"'si-'-.y thrown "'i 81 en-
pjoymCau. IL e&p"it n'F" Been STATE"
that ta"'t WIS ''1 FRANCE ON thr '''h
cd r.J1.f,J ot 5000 rtft.-i ~ ''A
Peck 5 agency. hy Hi>i m.I upon ut'
site "a ia" h.!rh Il factory WAS "uri.''
Dec. Il, ~ loss &"'.'"'. II was "'''i"i''
by Snepard, Davis {. Co.,. ON the nra' h'"r
ana ny Matthew's 9 DAVIS on ihr s'rou'
moor,
At l.. &. Burnhnm's prize drawing, Fri
day, the go painting and frame wa
drawn by T. +, w, Rogers; the 80 ami :
paintings with frames by Il. j. Booth, )
y. Clapp drew an OIL printing. f. JohoIL
mott and George {. Mayo both drew hand
some pictures and frames. r. &. fletchc
drew the best album: 10. ID. Hatch dreH
the jewel case, c. II. Nash the must
rack and George Allen, Jr, the shaving
set. The minor articles We're drawn b
less fortunate ticket holders, Evcrybod
was satisfied. and there was no end OF fu
over the drawing
The astonishing record Of 80 degrees be
ow zero, reported from Barre, us ndicat
ed by DR. Reads spirit thermometer,
open to question. The Barre EHterpri,
says that another thermometer in the vi
lage marked only 80 degrees below tina
morning, which Is probably nearer III
true temperature AS the lowest tempe