Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

r.. Y. Bristol, one Holsten heifer half
blood, one grade Jersey COW; B. Bldwell,
MOnktOn, one grade Jersey heller, one
half blood llOlstein calf and two grade
Jersey calves John Gregory, Waltham,
one Holstein heiier, half blood, two years
old prices fair.
There is Il strong disposition to make
Christmas Il real holiday, by the closing
Of stores and the geueral suspension OF
business but here Christmas comes on
market day, this year, and thS banks
having decided to do business. ....Nu
permanent station agent has been APP
pointed here by the Central Vermont
management.....Ch Christmas night there
Will be au entertainment at The Cuugre-
gHtioual church. Refreshments will be
scrved..... Elaborate preparations VIII
give an attractive appearance to the aiar
OF the Methodist church, Christmas eve,
with its loaded Christmas tree. Exercises
by the SundaY-SChUOl Will be of interest 10
aU..... The singing al st. Peters Roman
Catholic church Christmas eve, will De
very superior, aud midnight mass Will be
observed. .....T The cantata by the State
school, Christmas eve, Will draw large
audience. The Christmas trees will be
heavily loaded, Superintendent Haley en-
bracing all the school, i'll his recognition
of merit. ..... There will be service at St.
Paul's church dIsing the day. .,...Mr. ID.
II. Squier and wife of New Haven, lett
pany with f. c. Everest, who will be
absent some three months.
MontpeIier.
The saloons were raded Friday and Il
quantity of liquor was secured. 1t came
very unexpected to the prOprietors and be
fore they mad time to make way with the
liquor it was in the bands of the officers
The places where liquor was secured are
as follows: Meader's billiard hall, the
saloons of Clark Roberts, William Miller,
Frederi k Stevens and David Sloan. The
evening before Homer Millers saloon
was visited by the officers. Montpelier
apparently has awakened to the fact that
the rum traffic must be suppressed. Let
the good work 90 on.....A new time
table went into effect on the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad Monday. The
forenoon passenger train now leaves at 5
o'clock and the afternoon train at 2:3O
O'Clock ..... Midnight mass will be cele-
brated at st. AuGustine's church Christ
mas eve. The music to be sung is all
new, and the chOi' will receive
many additions to 1t on this oc-
casion, There was burglary at Barre
last Tuesday night, two stores aud the
bakery being entered and about 500 IN
all stolen. Freeman BiXby died Satur-
day after an illness of only IA few weeks.
He considered himself much better ana
had resolved to 20 ont upon the streets.
In descending the stairs he was taken
with hemorrhage and died ina short time.
The Redmond Barry company appeared
at Blanchard's Opera House Thursday
evening in "A Midnight Marriage ...,.
The fair by the ladies of the Church of the
Messiah was in every way IA success, and q
handsome sum was netted. The sitting
doll, voted for by ticket, WAS won by Miss
Bertha Mae Dewng, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs II. &. Dewing, the standing dol
4, "A I,t. N,
! Mr.. and Mrs Charles +. Ann, and the
dolls bed by Miss Lucia Bailey daughter
! of DR., and Mrs. Charles y. Bailey. Oh
! "Wednesday evening the Apollo club gave
! several songs and recitationS in the vestrN
| of the church before an appreclatlve an
dience......A stock company with capi
! tai stock OF $500 mas been OrGtni ell and the
/ 30 shares at so each have all been taken
/ to bulid Il toDOL-sHu slide at the uOrth
end O the High school bu ldlnL, the
slide after leaving the shute To be 80 yard,
/ long he terminus to euda LOOMS street
| d. \. Guptil and f. II. Putier went tC
| Burlington Friday tor the purpose of in
speuting the slides there. Tne next thln-
is Il coasting club, winch Will probably b,
| organized IN "A Week or twO......A An up
hosterer's needle dropped from the secOac
story of :. :. Towner X sons furniture
establishment and struck Frank Hall il
the corner Of his left eye, intllctiug quite
wound Benjamin sloan will fill thu
position of clerk in the postollice IN th'
place Of Deli Sanders resigned 49,. Tn,
trustees of the Montpelier public
library are to hold all future meetings il
the library room...... Miss NJ. Annette
Uphan has gone to New York city t
spend the winter ......A. ID. Lane has com
home from the Hot Springs, Ark, wher,
he has been for the last three months
.....A sociable was held by the ladies o
Trinity Methodist church at Miss ID. l.