Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-31
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CITY AND Vicinity.

Esq, in South Burlington.
The Burlington Street Railway Car COM
pany can challenge any road in the coun-
try to furnish as good horses, showing SUI
peror care.
Work on the Burlington hotel is being
crowded and it is the intention of the
proprietors to have it completed by the
first of March
The best brand of -four is now selling at
S4.S5 barrel but it is announced that
the price will be raised to 50 the first of
next month.
The next entertainment in the Y. NJ. C..
a. lecture course will occur Tuesday even
ing, Jan. II, when Mr.. f. X. Hood will
give readings and representations.
Some of our spectators are understood
to be trying to solve the problem, if
man bought 5000 barrels of oil at 50 cents
and closed it out at % cents how much did
he make
grand ball. under the auspices of the
Burlington Athletic association, will be
given New Years eve in the American
House. The funds realized will be used
in furnishing hall for the association.
The Owl club MINISTRIES of st. Adams
are to give an entertainment about the
middle of next month. They expect to
give their entertainment in Burlington.
Rutland and Ogdensburg during the sea.
son.
At special meeting of the executive
committee of the Burlington Coastinr
club the resignation of w. b. McKillip AS
chairman of the committee was accepted
and W. II. Lane, Jr., was elected to fill
the vacancy.
1t is expected that Commander-in.Ch Chief
Fairchild of the Grand Army of the Re
public who will visit Troy, n. Y, Jan
uary Is, will visit the posts in this State
later on and be present at the State en-
campmant.
new style of heating and ventilating
apparatus is being put in the Pomeroy
school building for trial. 1t is highly
recommended by those who have used it
and if it proves satisfactory it will I'M
doubtedly be adopted here
AT the last communication of Green
Mountain encampment. l. o. O. +. officers
were elected as follows c. p, H. w.
Thompson; II. p. H. w. Hali 5. w, C. !
=. Nichols Jr !. W, NJ. A. MAYNARD |
Scribe, Charles Walker Treasurer, j. NJ. |
lsham
An important change of time will be |
made on the Vermont division of the Bo,- !
ton and Lowell railroad aud also on the
Burlington and lamolle to 90 into effect
next Monday which will be "A great accom- |
notation to the patrons of both roads.
In the weekly FREE PRESS this week
Messrs. Hutchinson * Co. of Enosburrh
fal!s nave an advertisement Of new
medicine which they are now placing up |
on The market "anti-apOplectne. Our |
readers Will OF course read what they say
about it.
Inc January term of the Supreme Court |
Tor Chllteuden county will begin Tuesday. |
Jan. A. Judges Royce, Ross, Neazey and |
RoweIl presiding. The next session will
be that for Franklin county. which con
venes Jan. Is, with Judges Ross. Powers
Neazey and Walker presiding.
High mass will be celebrated at st.
Peters church, Rutland. next week Tues
DAY tor the repOse OF the soul of the late
Father Boylan, as it will then be lust a
month since the funeral took place All
OF the priests who took part in the funeral
service are expected TO be present.
Mrs Sarah Dwight Landon, widow of
the late Asahel Landon of Grand Isle and
mother Of Principal :. W. Landon of this
city died suddenly at the residence of her
son on south Union street Tuesday after
noon. Notice of the time at which the
funeral viii be held and the place of in
terment will be given later.
The will of the late Henry Loomis has
been hled IN the probate office 1t gives
$1,000 to the Unitarian society if the estate
Is less than $780, 900 and $1,000 if it exceeds
That sum. The residue is divided among
the three sons, the homestead being in
cluded in Luther Loomis's share at the
value of $4,000.
Julian Scott, the artist who painted the
battle of Cedar Creek now at the State
House, has life-siZe portrait of his old
friend, the late Gen. Stannard 1t is sup.
gested that it might be well for the sol
diers of the State to secure it and have it
placed either in the State capitol or Sol
diers' Home, or somewhere
One of our residents announces the dis
coVery That the legislature in changing
the prohibition law so that any resident
of the county could sign a complaint
issued in any town of that county, instead
Oh cohllnlng 1t to tax payers of the town {
as was the case before, repealed that sec
tloh which authorized seizures of liauor
10 be made by an officer without war
rant. I
railroad men say that never before at
Inns season OF the year was the freight I
traffic so heavy over the Central Yer.
mont. Passenger locomotives are being
maze 10 DO double work so that more mo-
i've power can be used in hauling freight.
Monday night one freight train was held
over at Milton and another AT anothar
station because there was no room for the
trains in the st. Adams yards.
A hack team belonging to John Madi
gan ran away Wednesday, running down {
Champlain street and at the corner of
Maple the sleigh was overturned, bruis-
ing the driver some, but not seriously in :