Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

sistant postmaster here, but who has been
employed in the Offices of the Pullman
Car company near Chicago, ILL.,, for the
past wear Is IN town on Il ViSit.....JaneS
Mitchell was brought here the other
morning from Lowell, Mass, and lodged
in the county jail to await the disposition
of the County COurt..... .OHlas Sanford
of DuXbury, who is well known IN TINS
county, has been visiting for several days
in Middlebury and New Haven.
Nergennes.
Friday evenings electric light meeting
was fully attended by the tax payers with
Smith as clerk. Hon. f. f.. Woodbridge
offered Il resolution giving the mayor
power TO appoint II committee Of three 10
look up all the points involved in the
question of lighting our streets with cleo
tic light, and report at a future meeting,
:. II. Foss and :. ; Gaines were uuan-
imously ratified TO act with the mayor
a. such committee, ana on motion OF
Capt c. f.. Parker, the meet
ing adjourned to meet on the evening
OF the first Tuesday III January... 90.
Mr.. y. j. Renaud is putting II show win
dow in his Green street front for Mr.
Lewis Freeman of Burlington, who Will
open Il icWeiry store soon .CltiZeuS
from adjoining towns came in on runners,
generally, market day, although we have
little use for runners in NerGennes ......
MI Will j. Strong of burlington took
Thanksgiving dinner at home Thursday...
James W. Mitchell, who WAS indicted by
the grand jury at the June term 1850, for
burglary and larceny IN NerGenneS, was
brought from Lowell, Mass, Friday
night, by officers SUlOn Burroughs aud II.
u. Fisher and lodged in Mddebury jail.
He was under : 900 bonds, which were
called and f rfeited .....T There is to he Il
sale OF the AhsalOm IuPper property,
early next month, by Executor Jared
Booth, Ferrisburgh Rev. Mr.. Wicker
of Charlotte, is visiting friends i'll Yer
genues. Methodist quarterly meeting
in Bauumtown. Monkton, sunday, De
cemher 80. severe colds, frequent
diphtheria and other results of the damp
weather keep the doctors busy.
Thanksgiving DAY was observed very
generally, by our people. stores were
closed and business suspended. .....T The
electric light question is in fair way to
be eiucidated The benefits and conven-
fences, the cost and the revenue resulting,
If any, in Burlington and Rutland l.
about TO he submitted to our tax
payers, and the action Will be re-
ported .... Fourteen inches.Of snow fell
Thursday night The ground is too
soft tor sleichs, but wheels and runner.
are both in use to-day ......The native In
dians, i'll native costume, propose to eN-
hiOit. one peculiar feature to recon-
mend it il the fact that no one under /,
years of aye will be admitted ...... The
band concert netted so, which is about
half what it should have heen......
| Thanksgiving service, were held at the
Congregational church. Mr.. Parsons
gave the audience talk and Il very sensl-
bic talk it was, too. Services III the Con
GregatiOnal church Saturday afternoon
for the children. Friday afternoon there
was a Bible meeting at the same place;
/ Bible questions and Bible answers.
There was no real improvement in the
/ price of butter Saturday. General trade
| good ... There were services on Sunday
| in tie various churches. SUNDAY evening
| Mr.. Parsons conducted the closing eXer-
cises of the union series. The church was
well filed, and when Mr.. Parsons called
upon i'll who felt that "religon paid,
over 100 persons gave testimony. Closing
remarks We're made by Nh Sherman
and Mr.. Robertson, and then all
who wished took Mr.. Parsons by
the hand and left with him
substantial evidence of favor. Mr. Austin
( was unable TO he present but sent hearty
endorsement MI Robertson summed up
the general result of the work and regard
ed 1t rs "A great addition to the religious
liam T. Newman of Addison, widely
known for his eccentric and original de-
pertinent, died Wednesday last and
was buried Friday. Jennie Allen,
daughter Of Cyrus Allen, Esq, OF
Good judges OF thoroughbred stock eX-
press the view that DR.. Webb got II good
bargain, when he secured those two suck
ling Percheron colts of Mr.. +. a. Wood
bridge tor 800 each One was sired by
imported "komulus," the other by i'm,
ported "Favorl,n and horsemen expected
That Mr. Woodbridge would hold them at
$1,000 each, in the near future. They were
taken to the Doctors farm in Shelburn
Thanksgiving day.......New hltching
posts are supercedinS their veteran pre-
decessors III front of Mr.. l.. BARLEY
stone store on Green street ...... Miss Ella
Bradbury is still confined to the house by
illness, but is some better.
The fourth snow fall of one foot was the
. last effort OF November and the first one
Of December. ..... The calathumpaus
were successful in making the two pre-
viously married men furious and in dis
gushing the publlc......L. Fireman. has
taken the office recently vacated by Dr
DiOuue, over Charles kidder's store, cor
ner of Main and Greene streets fOl
watch and clock repairing, .,...,
Mr. Lawrence BARLEY is closing out hi,
stove business. 1t is thought he has Cali
tornia inclinatOnS. ....PriVate letters
from Mrs. c, f. Parker, from Vancouver
W. T., state that Miss y. h. Pierpoint
Miss Janet Ripley and herself are havinl
a pleasant visit with Mrs. Lieutenant
Bucndnan, WnOSt husband Is SId
toned III the barracks at thai
point. They are all well. On their home
ward trip they will stop over at Chicag,
and visit Buffalo, y. Y......It Is rumOrec
that Mr.. NJ. J. Graves OF Montpelier, will
if his health continues to improve, opef
business in this place. Mr.. Graves i,
well and faVorably remembered as IA goot
business man.
South Royalton.
l.. G. Dickerman has his new blocl
nearly ready for occupancy. II. II
Whtcomb's block on the east side of tn,
common will be finished III few weeks
Mark Surgent expects his block t,
be completed next week and will put in
lot of Christmas goods If the weathe
will permit the fronts of the new block,
on the north side of the common Will b,
completed III about one week. A larg,
gang of carpenters are now engaged upoI
the interiors of the blocks The Stat,
grange holds its annual meeting her,
Dec. S.
New Haven.
Miss Eta Thompson, who has been aI
invalid for more than year, having beer
much of the time confined to the bed. il
; how much imurOVed beinU able IN A,