Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-13

Gov. Ormsbee and a full board of trus.
tees are making their semi annual exam
inatiOu At the State school. They began
Monday. Through the courtesy OF
Station Agent Whalen we give the prn-
cipal shipments from this station for No
yember Lumber, 81 tons cattle, 60; hay,
lO9; potatoes, 10; butter, Al kaUlin, CD &;
curtain rolls, %; furniture, 25; miscel
laneOus, 20 tons. .......A large piece OF
ice adjoining the ice fields above the falls
was occupied Saturday by one horse and
three men, when suddenly II broke off
from the mail body and stated tor the
falls. Some pretty lively work was neces-
sary to save horse and men, but it was
done by means of a plank ........ The next
annual meeting of the Addison County
Agricultural society will be held at Mid
dlebury Jan. Is, at the Addison House ....
A fine skating rink on the creek adjoining
the State school grounds has been pre-
pared for the boys and girls by Superin-
tendent Healey at his own expense.
Services at the Methodist church Sunday
evening at O'Clock hereafter instead of
1:3O. 1t was II below zero Monday
morning. The entire fall of snow is esti-
mated TO be three feet. The Fisk Ju-
bilee singers Will appear W ednesday even
ing, the lStn, instead of Thursday, the
18th OF January. Miss Alice Human
Of New Haven is the guest of Mrs Il. p.
Wheeler.
Ihe Methodist sociable, held at d. Tap
pens Monday evening, was largely at
tended Thomas Drake of Bristol was in
town, Tuesday. The revival meet
iugs at Ferrlsburgh Methodist church,
were Tor Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings, OF this week, Rev
Mr. smith presiding LAT the Baptist
church, Wednesday evening an oyster sup
per wa, provided. .....R Rev. G.. W. Wicker
of Charlotte. has been calling ON friends
] in town, early this WeeE........PhNS icltus
report the general prevalence of sore
4 thoats with more tendency 10 tuusilit9
than diptherelic symptoms
/ The Nergeuncs band Will repeat their
! concert OF last week at school house hail
| saturday uiEht...The interesting reNs
| lOu- meetings which have been held in
! the ROhurds district the past week are
! stiIl continued under the direction of Rev.
:. NJ. Harrison. The Nergenues Nation
al bank declared a dividend of 81 per
cent January lO...D. .. NOOnau Of Nurth
FerrisburEh shipped car load of cattle
to Boston Monday from this statiOn.......
Gov OrmsOee was obliged TO leave before
the conclusion of the state school semi
annual examination The sale Of the
100 acre farm OF Hon. a. i. Smith in New
/ Haven, known ~ the " heeler farm, took
place at the Stevens House, Wednesday
afternoon, II. b. Williams assignee. .....
Mr.. X, Muldoon has returned from hi,
New York visit
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Abjah Buck has returned to Philadel
phia TO resume his medical studies. Hh
sister Julia accompanied him for visit
TO the Quaker CITY,. Father Locke gave
an entertainment Monday evening II
comprised rectations, anecdotes ant
music, and was quite entertaining to the
Old soldicrs....R. w. Blaisdell agent ion
the Redpath bureau, was III town to ar
range for Il concert by the Hungarian
Quartette. Moses Mayo has returned Il
his work in Pawlet. DR.. Wilson has re
turned frOm a visit to Whitehall.......
Hickey trotter now passes the mill pont
at an express train galt...... DR. Jane,
Hediey VIII reveal "Ihe Sunny Side o.
81 Life Friday evening. 1t promises TO b,
the sunshine OF Oratory Gee. While Franz
; Moulton was handling slabs in Buck
steam mill, Wednesday, a slab came il