Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-16
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man hours now ana the days are rapidly
becoming shorter.
About $3.50 was realized for the organ
| fund of the First church from the concert
given Friday evening
County Judges Smith and Nichols were
IN the city Saturday when they examined
and allowed various bills.
Don't fail TO read Greasy" by Bret
| Hartc
The heavy rains of the pact few weeks
have caused the river to overflow and the
interval is flooded as in the spring.
The houses in process of erection on
south Willard street and those which are
proposed will prettywell occupy the vacant
| lots on that street.
! Stetson's Opera company will present
| Gilbert and SuJlivau's new opera, The
! Ieoman OF the Guard" at the Opera
house, Decemb + : and 5.
Ii is estimated that from $1,000 to $4,000
charged hands in this city on tue result Of
the election, both on general results and
the results in the various States
The railroad bridge this side of Wi
/ nOoski is undergoing extensive repairs.
Sew timbers are replacing the old ones
and the structure is being redecked,
The mud in the streets frcze solidly for
the first time Sunday night and it did not
thaw cut Monday >here buildings pre-
vented The SUMS rays from reaching it,
1t is expected that the work OF crushing
stone for the entertainments OF the new
reservoir. which is being done BY the city
stone crusher, will be completed this
week
"Oross7" viii be the gre test
literary creat eV giv9n to its
patrons by VernOnt newspa-
por. 1t Degina in rhis issue.
tisS3d 10.
A corps of engineers in the interest of
the Delaware and Hudson Canal company
are engaged IN surveying the line of the
Rutland division Of the Central Vermont
railroad.
a prominent democrat Of this city who
is in for good time, no matter which side
wins, has kindly donated barrel of resin,
which was burned during the celebra-
zion Tuesday night.
The Ierre house on Wiuooski avenue
which was recently purchased by e. II.
BabcocK, has been thoroughly over hauled
and now makes one of the pleasantest
residences on the avenue.
Messrs. Stone and Bellrose while out
hunting Friday aud Saturday at Colches-
ter point shot II ducks, principally blue
bills, ana all but two were wing and
single and wing shots
Officer Powers Tuesday escorted vii
liam Streeter to the House of Correction
Mt Rutland, which the prisoner II make
his residence for the next year because he
took chlckens not his own.
'fhe street commissioners will meet al
the city clerks Office November q at :
O'Clock, to hear complaints if any in the
matter of the assessments tor the con
struction Of the LOOMS street sewer.
The fall ex 4minatiOns for teachers in
Chttenden county will take place neXt
Saturday, The county examining board
consists Of j. Il. Wheelock OF Milton, J
e. \. Hartigan Of Winooskl and c. II. Hay
den of Essex.
Arrangements are being made to have
] an address on Odd Fellowship III this city
come time before the last of the month by
3 Grand Warden c. Z. Eddy Of BELOW.
2 Fails, to be given under the auspices o.
Green Mountain Lodge No. /.
. \ democrat on Church street. who fol
some time has displayed a picture O
b Cleveland in his show window with tn,
label "Our next PRESIDENT attached, hat
D now surrounded it with Grape and ha,
, labeled it "A nations loss. o"
One Dollar sent to us this monti
b secures the Weekly Free Press til
January list 1890
1 Free Press Association,
Publishers.
The annual me- ting Of St, Paul gull,
4 was held in the chapel on Monday even
ing. November 10. The following wer
d elected officers for the ensuing year: Pres
ideut Mr.. w. j. Curtis vice.presideut
- Miss Lizzie Webb; secretary, Mr.. L. c
:, Underwood; treasurer, Miss Carrie Girls
world.
L Piping for steam heating has been plaC
T. ed in baggage car Of the Burlington
aud l4amoille railroad which was sent on
;, Tuesday for the first time, after bein.
!, thoroughly overhauled and painted. Tn
steam is to be taken from the engine, AM
u the road expects to use this system on it
passenger trains shortly.
1t is stated that a gentleman name,
h Newcombe of Brooklyn, n Y, has pun
chased a lot of about 30 acres on She
4 burn point from Mr.. X. q. White ant
Mr. Blair and Mr.. Collamer, and that h
1t VIII erect an elegant residence there tn
=" coming season.
Theuumber OF books circulated from tn
l. Fletcher free library in October was 36jO
of which 242O were fiction and books 10
5 the young. In October of 1857 the nun
y, Der given out was 1888, of which the III