Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-10

There was no cold snap approaching the
present one, in severity, last winter, till
the l2th of January, when the mercury
fell to 81 below zero in this city.
The Falls evening school opened Mon
day evening with % pupils The prospects
for the school seem unusually gould The
Cherry street evening school had the first
evening IS boys.
The state board Of agriculture will hold
meeting Mt Swanton December II aud
10. Prof. Cooke of the University of Yer
mont and others of the board, will address
dhe meeting.
The Salvation army corps which left
this city are now stationed in Mlddlebury.
They expect to return here about March
l, and 1t is possible that they will bmid
barracks in this city.
The Champlan canal closed Wednesday
50 that no more coal can get through this
season. IT is understood that there are
several loaded boats at Whitehall which
cannot obtain tug.
The number Of boats cleared at the
canal collectors Office at Whitehall for
the season of 1856 is 1924. In 1855 ther,
was 2722 boats cleared, thereby showing
an increase for this year of 4O2.
Early Saturday morning a horse without
any driver came tearing down Main street,
and when it reached the vicinity Of City
Hall Milo Grafton caught it by the bit and
stopped it, returning both horse and sleigh
to their owner without damage.
The sleighinI is being taken advantage
of by farmers to bring grain to market.
Oats OF tirst-class quality are now selling
at 40 and A. cents II bushtl, which is about
10 cents cheaper than they were a year
ago.
The Vermont Beekeepers' association
Will hold their 18th annual meeting in this
city January - and A. The name of The
organization has recently been changed to
its present form from "The Champlain
Valley Beekeepers' Association"
The trustees of the Soldiers Home will
hold Il meeting at Montpelier, Tuesday,
December II at , p. m, when it is expect
ed that action will be taken in reference
to beginning repairs on the Park property
necessary to adapt it for Il home.
The adjourned October term of the
United states Court which was to have
been held at Rutland, December !, was
further all ourned ON that d9y till Deem
Der II at . p. m, owing TO the absence Of
Judge Wheeler, who is holding court in
New York city.
The following attending surgeons for
the ensuing year have been appointed for
the Narr Flet,ner IIo,niral DIS + NJ
Bingham, w. b. Lund, John b. Wheeler,
aud d. c, ilaWley. The attending physi-
clans for the same period are Drs. j. H.
Richardson, l.. >. BurdicK of Winooski,
DTs. y. /. Gllnuell, ii. y. Crandall.
Joseph Cmticrand Peter Gosseliu have
ERECTED it brake for travtl,,s tia, will
brine them toa sudden st.ind~till nj any
poi,I ON the hiIL. The ruutriyancr has
n,t i,.,.,, ,,.,.,l,,.d v.f Inn, ..,i1 f., ,.,.l.
i'll satisfactory manner. Ii 1t Is what il
claimed it will be a valuable addition for
Burlington trdverses.
|, uucuf the business place, Of this city
there was Il case OF suoulnueou, cniubu.-
ton Monday evening. but before tnere
was any damage done the fire was eXtin-
guished. An experiment on the rags WAS |
tried afterward and it was found that it !
took just II hours for them to ignite.
The Ladies' Yacht club cleared $40 bv |
the lecture given in aid of the challenge
cup in City Hall. The fund in the treas
ury now amounts to about 1900 and the
ladies propose to give theatrical enter
tainment in the opera house New Years |
night by which they hope to clear the re-
mainder OF the $500 Necessary to buy the
cup.
The ladies of the First church made a
grand success Of their supper and sociable
Wednesday. The occasion was the ouen-
ing of their new dining room in the third
story of the chapel building The dining
room fulfilled every requirement and the
ladies fully proved their ability to cater
for any occasion requiring an ample sup
ply and extensive variety of the most an
petizing food.
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