Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-19

brook and :. :. Gaines, invited the man O
the pen to return from the North
and pay up. The case was triet
before Judge Roberts, and the Stevens
House board bill and costs was Il little
under $40. Parties in Schenectady paid il
by telegraph. The loan exhibition
closed Friday evening, after a successful
run of about a month. TableauX, "Tht
Three Little Maids from School," IN cos
tune, from Mikado, followed by cream
cake, etc, rendered the last evening a
very agreeable one. Complimentary resO
lutions, thanking Mr.. and Mrs. II. v
Edmond and Mr.. and Mrs. George :.
Roberts of Norwich, Conn, We're unan-
lmously adopted. The revival meet
lnlis are in full blast, under Mr. Mills.
He Is received with large and deeply in
terested audiences. Tuesday is to be OBJ
served as a day of special effort and
prayer. Mr.. Mills continues the meetings
until Wednesday night.
Montpelier.
The first snow fall was much heavier
and fully two weeks earlier than last year
and there is a depth of II inches. Old
Weathcrwise predicts the heaviest snow
fall tins winter since 1851 when there were
three months of continuous Sleighiug.
Then it was piled 80 high that persons
driving by could not see pedestrians on
the sidewalks. ..... There has been long
delay in putting in the incandescent elec-
trio light and subscribers that did hesitate
TO abandon gas and patronize the
Montpelier Electric Light and Power
company are heard to complain not a lit
tie. Perhaps the company is not wholly
% blame, but when it was known that the
water power was vastly insufficient TO run
both the arc and incandeScent lights at
the same time, it does seem that steam
power could have been obtained sooner.
lnS -a1 !.
being placed in the central station.
The company has met Endorsement on
every hand and the stock has been RAPIDLY
taken. With all that has been said
concerning the tangled condition of the
affairs OF the Montpelier pOstofiice it has
not a II been told yet, There are secrets
that if gwen to the public would make
certain ones howl with rage. 1t may suit
the pleasure OF the correspondent of the
FREE PRESS to relate some startling facts
before many days and then won't
there be democratic circus ?....
The reunion banquet of the I'd Vermont
regiment will take place at the Golden
Fleece, Wednesday evening, and promises
TO he most auspiciOus occasion. The
Montpelier military band will furnish the
music, and many prominent men are eX-
pected to be present. ......An Uncle Toms
cabin combination played at CAPITAL Hall
on Monday evening. The numer-
ous guys" were conspicuous. ......
The clock in the tower of the Central
Vermont depot has been illuminated for
some time. The other evening one of the
representatives from away back had some
friends stopping with him and in taking
them around the capital to see the sights
he pointed out with seemingly much in
terest the ''illustrated" dial .... Dear
little Belva Lockwood, the only female
aspirant to the presidency is to talk
"manish' at the opera house next Sat
urday evening. 49,. Secretary of State
Porter was called to Quechee SATURDAY.,
his father, Hon. John Porter having died
that morning, after short illness ......
Eliza W. Rlker about 30 years old. was
found dead in her bed at her home on
Barre street, Friday morning She retired
the evening before in apparently good
health, but when called in the morning
by domestic was dead. The body was
warm, and medical aid hastily summoned,
put All efforts to restore her proved un-
awaiting. .....O On Monday train to con
meet with the Montreal express train over
the Rutland division of the Central Yer
mont railroad which arrives at Essex
from Montpelier, the leaving time being
t:2O p. III. The ! O'Clock train does not
connect with the express train at Essex
junction.
Brakeman Bates was quite severely in
Jurtd in the recent collision of locomotives
"a
scalp wound nearly two inches long amt
his back was badly bruised. Drs c. NJ.
ana {. f. Chandler attended him, taking
seve?a stitches in the scalp wound. He
was taken To his home III Woodstock......
lhe foundation for the addition to the
residence of Hon. j. Gregory Smith at St
AIbans is being laid by Kellaher 4 Co.,
the newly established granite firm at the
capital. The foundation is of Barre
granite. One of the papers Of the cap
tai has published a cut of the new gov
ernment building which is sometime
to be erected in the dim future,
It's outside appearance is anything
but what was expected, having more the
appearance of AN ancient monastery than
that OF a modern structure for govern
mental purposes. Its interior may be
suitably adapted for the purpose intend
ed TINS Will be determined when the
building is erected ...... The Young Mems
Cat holic union Will produce that always
striking and realistic drama, Rob.
ert Emmett" ut the Blanchard Opera
House, Friday evening. Before the
rendition of the drama Rev. ID. j. O'Sull.
van, president of St Joseph's college.
burlington, will deliver lecture ON "The
Dark Ages" Most of the participants in
the drama took part when it was played
here last winter. The drama is also to be
produced at the opera house at Barre
Saturday evening. The union is desrrv-
iHS Oh patronage ana should have fun
houses at both Montpelier and Barre .....
At no session of the Legislature has the
several hotels and boarding houses been
taxed to accommodate visitors AS at this
session. In many places people have been
refused accommodation, and at the hotels
beds are made up all over the house, and
n person Is indeed lucky if he can find
sleeping room on the floor. The session
brings trade to the merchants rs well as
to the prOprletOrs of hotels, and they
mourn instead of sigh as the closing hours
draw near. For the past month work
men have been engaged rebuilding the
Two bridges on the Barre branch of the
Central Vermont railroad which were
washed away last spring. The work
progresses slowly, ana If II is not hastencd
more than it has been trains will moi hr
running over that portion of the road be
fore spring. AT present Central Vermont
cars tD BARRE RIM oVpr th. Ni,nt ,.,Ii.,. ,,,'1