Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-10-26
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.

The Venetian blind factory is running
a quarter of day extra time.
The six new electric lights on the lower
road to Winooski are greatly appreciated
by travellers
The young ladies' of the Methodist
church are preparing for IA chocolate drill
to be given soon.
The roof timbers for the Y. NJ. G. A.
building are being rapidly put in place
and the structure will soon be enclosed.
The date for the appearance of Miss
Mary Howe at the opera house is Novem-
er O. instead of the 9TH rs previously an
nounced.
The Y NJ. G.. A. course will open next
Tuesday night at the College street church
with concert by the Musin concert
company.
The faculty of the University of Yer
mont were pleasantly entertained. Wednes-
day evening 10y Prof. S. f. Emerson at his
residence on Maple street
The transportation business continues
to be good. Wednesday % cars were sent
ont from this station. including three ex-
ira trains to Essex junction.
On the New York train going north
Monday night vote was taken on presi-
dental preferences. out of 81 voters 20
were for Harrison and Morton.
The weighing of the mails to ascertain
what proportion the railroad companies
shall he paid for transporting the same
will be completed next Saturday.
Excursions are being arranged for
Dutf's Opera company in "a Trip to
Africa" next Monday night from Middle
bury, Nergennes and Plattsburgh.
Work on TIE walls of A. A. Buell. new
house on Prospect street is making good
progress. A number OF drives have been
LAID out, which it is expected will be com
pleted this fall.
The out shipments of freight fromsthis
city are heavy, being larger than ever be
fore at this season of the year, indicating
a prosperous trade among the wholesale
dealers of the city.
The sherman military band is making
arrangements to give Il series of dances at
the American hotel, for the purpose of
securing funds with which to renew some
OF their Instruments.
A large employer of labor in this city
estimates that fully 100 men are idle at
this season on each rainy day, and tor the
past few weeks that has been fully three
quarters of the time.
The parade of the Rutland fire depart
ment was to have been held Wednesday,
IL having been postponed five times. 1t was
again postponed, and now they have
about decided to give it up
A special train in charge of Conductor
Shinville was run 10 Jericho Friday
with the remains of the late Mrs. H. X.
Spauding and the funeral party. The
train returned to this city at 40.
A college foot bali team will be formed
At once, when the boys will go into active
training preparatory to "A tour which
they expect to take in Massachusetts
and Connecticut sometime in November.
Messers +. +. Henderson, W. l.. Stone
and W. j. Henderson show good evil
dence of their skill as marksmen as re
suit Ct their hunting trip to Colchester
point aud other hunting grounds, includ-
II ducks, partridges and other game.
Several of the railroad employees think
thar there will be another shower Of blue
envelopes soon, and the question of where
the lighting is to strike is exciting IA more
than disiuterested curiosity among
them.
Mr. W p. Mason met with a severe TALL
in his barn Sunday, but was around as
usual until Monday, feeling quite badly,
he consulted doctor and found that he
had broken one of his ribs. He Will be
confined to the house for several days.
Our furry of snow Sunday was storm
in many places, the mountains on the east
being entirely white and along the line of
the Burlington * Lamoille, in Jericho,
Underhill and Cambridge, the snow was
fully an inch deep yesterday
Station Agent Tyler moved into the new
station at Shelburne Monday, and train
No. l3 was the first one which drew up to
the new building. 1t is expected that a
cottage for the use of the station agent
will be built on land adjoining the depot
The Musin concert company (which
will appear in the Y. NJ. G. a. course
here next Tuesday evening, have been en-
gagged by the associations in some of the
largest cities of the country, including
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Albany and
Springfield.
Two physicians were engaged in CONVEX
sation yesterday and one OF them SAID it
could not be claimed that at least one of
his patients died a natural death. How
was that ?" asked the other, to which the
loconic reply was "He died before could
get to him.
According to the amendment to the con
stituton OF the State Medical society
adopted at Montpelier, each annual meet
lug during The off year OF the Legislature
is to be held in burlington, the alternate
meetings to be held at Montpelier rs here
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