Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-17
CITY AND VICINITY.

January
The Central Vermont railroad will RI,
special Christmas poultry trains to Bos
ton, Friday and Saturday, December II
and 49, which will take in all stations on
the line of their road.
Maurice Walsh of Burlington has been
appointed deputy collector and inspector
vice George Matthews resigned, and he
has been assigned to duty in the lumber
yards in this city.
The Fletcher Free Library will be
closed from December goth to the 9th in
order to take the usual inventory. Nc
fines will be charged on books due that
week, if returned On the 27th.
Old lake men predict that the lake will
close early this year, and the iceboatmen
are happy over the prediction. This
frosty pleasure will be Il strong rival to
tobogganing this season.
The advent of the steam mill which w.
II. Billings is about to remove from Wa
terbury to the south side of Winooski
river at this point Will be an important
addition of our industries
The locomotives on the Rutland division
of the Central Vermont road are gradual
Iy being changed from wood to coal burn
ers. Eleven have dispensed with wood
burners within the last few years
I. NJ. Vail of Boston, has sent his Ken
lucky bred Wilkes stallion 'Incentive"
to f. f. Brownel to winter. This stall
lion was bred by k. p. Pepper of Ken
lucky and is by Onward by George
Wilkes.
Lake Champlain is closed from White
hall nor, h to opposite Port Henry Teams
cross at Chimney Point, VT, to Crown
Point, " y, and from Crown Point across
Bulwagga bay to Port Henry. Ice formed
very rapidly.
Mr.. c. h. Callahan has resigned the
management Of Doran a Wright com
pany'a broker office in this city and the
Office has been discontinued. Mr.. Gala
han accepted a position with Mr. f. +.
Knott.
coasting party collided with a team
tuesday at the corner of Maple and
South Union streets. The traverse WAS
badly wrecked but the team was injured
little If any, while the coasters escaped
with slight bruises.
Few people realize the great amount of
money that is invested in horses through
out the New England States. 1t Is esti
mated that Vermont alone has % POP head.
"hlch average SS3. GS apiece in value, max
lnS their total value 81, 627,27l
Mrs. Rev. G. f. Carter has been elected
delegate and Mrs. +, p. Shaw alternate.
from the Burlington auxiliary of the Yer.
mont branch to the annual meeting of the
NnIn1n' : of
New Haven, Conn, January II and H.
AT the annual meeting of st. Taul's
guild, held Monday. Dec. IL. the
following officers were elected for the en-
SUING year: President, Mary II. Phelns
LOOMS vlce-president, Jennie +. ID Hail
secretary and treasurer. Carrie NJ Girls
void.
Chcl Of Police Adslt has issued instruc-
lions to the police to prevent all consting
on the sidewalks or ON any street which is
not provided with Watchmen AT fine eros.
streets and any one who Is found coastinp
on amy street not thus guarded Will be
liable to arrest.
me Porter Manufacturing company
nave leased the Champlain Transportation
company property on the southwest cor
her o1 Battery and King streets and are
making arrangements to put up a large
warehouse. They are also putting the
buildings now on the ground in condition
for their use
Michael Phillips, who was bound over
TO tie County Court in the sum of 5000
Tor assauItlng his father with knife. was
arralSned IN the City Court on an infor- |
NATION MED at his own request charging
MN WIN that crime TO which he pleaded
guilty lie was sentenced to "A term of
eight months in the House of Correction
One of Ferguson's Bros. milk teams
ran away Sunday making the rounds
vi the principal streets in the city and
distributing milk and the various parts
Oh the HIelgh with lavish freedom. The
morse hnaIIy stopped Of its own accord
ana the aggregate damage was small.
The new postal cards are out and the
first made their appearance at the Bur
lington postonice Thursday. The clerks
do not like them as we'll as the old cards |
because the stamps is in the centre of the |
card instead of the right hand corner AS
heretofore.
Deputy Sheriff Reeves of Underbiu
thursday sold at auction the 265 chairs and
a stove belonging to the Salvation army.
winch had been seized on an execution TO
satisfy claim for the rent due on the bar
racks and realized $50 60, barely enough
to satisfy the claim
Inc assistant Judges Thursday placed
III the county clerks office an elegant
crayon portrait of the late Chief Justice
John Plerpolnt by Myron Ward. 1t isa
striklngly llle-like portrait and is enclosed
III rich bronze frame. The portrait win
be hung IN the judges room in the court
house.
Harry X. Thomas and Mr.. LaFountain
afternoon, when, in attempting to turn at
Were driving down Main street Thursday
Champlaln street, the sleigh runner
caught n the street car track and they
were tipped over, splitting two barrels of
oats over Thomas so that when he emerr
ed from the wreck he looked ike a MOI !