Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-30
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CITY AID VICINITY.


All the canals of the State of New York
will close, according to order, at midnight
IN Friday, November 80.
The State board of agriculture will meet
at Waterbury Tuesday, December II, for
the purpose of organizing.
The Offices of the street superintendent
md city engineer were moved to the city
market building Monday.
The county officers whose terms of of
flee expire December 1 are busy closing
up the affairs of their offices.
Six carloads of apples have been shipped
New York this fall from this station by
dr. IL. G. Hill of Isle La Motto.
John Quinlan of Charlotte sent car
load of stock from Richmond and Nor
'errisburgh to Boston Monday.
Mr.. T. A. Burdick, who closed his labor-
n this city Sunday evening, is now con
lucting gospel temperance meetings at
Plattsburgh.
The telegraph wires were considerably
Iemoralized Sunday evening by the storm
not having worked so badly before since
he blizzard last March.
AS an indication of the progress of tn,
quor crusade on Church street it is III
eresting that the sign to rent graces tn
front of recent saloon.
snow storm and gale from the north.
east began about dusk Sunday evening
and in short time drifts of considerable
size were to be seen on the streets
Gentlemen from Montreal are negotiat
ug for the purchase of the yacht Agne
nd W IN m l1-
or the purpose of examining the boat.
Our readers should bear in mind tn,
ext entertainment in the Y. NJ. c. a
course which will be the lecture by How
ard Henderson, ID. D.. Friday evening, De
cember T.
The morning express from New Yort
vas delayed Monday over two hours ano
half by the storm and the afternoon
nail from Boston was nearly half an hour
behind time.
The New York canal board has passed
upon the plans for the Improvement o.
the Champlain and Black River canals
rhe contemplated work will cause an out
Iay of 100000.
The fam Of Burlington business men il
p Intending rapidly. Mr.. NJ. d. Cook has
just received an order for carpetng from
| ruscagee, Alabama, and the goods have
/ 1een shipped.
Some old settlers predict a light fall of
snow this winter 1t has been observed
that where there has been an excess OF
rain in the fall, the snow fall is CORE
| spondingly light.
! A warm car for the transportation of
| fruit leaves Boston Wednesday of each
/ week at 2:30 and is due to reach here Fri
day afternoon. The car will be run
through the winter
Officer Powers went to Rutland Satur-
/ day to take Loren Streeter to the House
| of Correction. The prisoner Will remain
here six months for taking poultry which
| did not belong to HIM.
The Dartmouth Glee club is to give a
conc TT at the Howard Opera House
/ Tuesday, December 1, in aid OF the First
/ church organ fund a detailed announce
ment will be made soon.
The Burlington Manufacturing com
| pany is making large shipment of tiline
to Los Aegeles, Cal. 1t Will take % to 80
days for the shipment to reach its desJiua
ton. They have just shipped Two carloads
to Boston.
The entrances and lower windows about
the y. NJ. c. A. building have been closed
and the windows will soon be in place,
which will enable the workmen to flush
the inte Tor of the building as fast as
prac ticable.
The mist which filled the air Tuesday
afternoon and evening continued all day
Wednes lay. The damp air and general
appearance of the streets reminded ont
more of a day in April than the last OF
| November.
The partition between the room former
ly occupied by +. f. Knott q Co. in the
Hotel Burlington and the billiard paror
has been removed, thus more than
doubling the size of the latter and making
it much pleasanter.
Maj. w. B. Wetmore, who Is negotiat
ing tor land in the vicinity of McNeiPs
ferry, has had quoted prices ranging from
500 to $3.50 per acre, which according to
prices paid for other lots on the lake shore
seems reasonable.
The Citizens Light and Power compa
ny are putting in their plant at Winooski.
A complete steam plant will be used il
connection with their water plant. A car
load of 10 foot poles from Canada has ar
rived, the cost of which was S. each.
City Engineer Dow has completed the
survey and maps of the property recently
purchased on Shelburn point by Thomas
, Newcomb from II. j. White and George
Blair The combined property covers 81
acres and extends entirely across the
point.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Burlington Coasting club was held Mon
, day evening. The executive committee did
not deem 1t advisable to take any step
toward an ice rink at present. The an
t nual dues were reduced from So to 81 anC
A the club adjourned to next Monday even
ing.
) 1t is learned that on account of uneX
pected and unavoidable delays DR.. WI
o. lard's new nervine "rest cure" sauatal
: ium on North Prospect street, will not b
entirely ready for patients until abou
e December 5. lThis is postponement of
e little more than one week from the pre-