Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-04
HOME MATTERS.
CITY AND VICINITY.


Burlington butchers are drawing portion
of their beef supply from Addison county,
thus patronizing home industries.
The Western FNermont Masonic Union
will meet at Rutland January %. There
is every prospect Of large gathering
The proprictors of ali the crocl<crv. shoe
and millinery stores have agreed to close
Their stores AZ u O'Clock every night except
Monday and saturday.
Ii may not have occurred TO our readers
hut it. is n fact that Christmas and New
Years never occur on the same day of the
week IN the same year.
At the quarterly meeting Of directors of
the Winooski and Burlington Horse Railroad
company held last evening it was decided to
declare dividend of per cent.
~. 1-...., T.
| this city Tuesday. Nearly all the places
OF business were closed i'll the afternoon ana
the streets were rs quiet rs ON SUNDAY.
The annual meeting Of fine First church
will probahly l,a held about fine second SIM
dav in January. and fine annual martiua Of
the society connected tbrrcwith will lie held
ABOUT inc lilodIe Oh inc month";
Colored lights have been attached to the
!
| tween the depot and the tunnel for the ptir-
| pose of more plainly indicating the direction
in which the switches are turned
Tho ro.ort ,,,..,I 1,,,. ,,,.oI,n.i4ir,, +l,o
| sending of dunning postal cards through the
mail doe, not interfere with the issuing of
assessment notifications by secret societies
and beneficiary organizations
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/ mo tohocro sold 10 boys under 49, and
another mo tobacco sold to boys over lOO.
/ Two dvnanos for the Citi2pus LIGHT mud
/ Power COMPANY have arrived as has +hn
steam boiler which will he placed i'm po.ition
/ today. All work i bning pushed and fine
new electric pland will soon he in opera
tion.
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others VEN, c,rctcj rorornon " WIT,
as.i.fant Cro,a ', "% a.. w. " '' "
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| The new liquor law. which went into
rHert january l. promises to work "a revo-
/ do,Irrs -. we'll ~ saloon lnn,,o,.. hovo ven
the States attorney notice that they in,ond
in co,,,l,- with his or,lo,. ,oIIi,,, u,o,, tb,,,
to omit the bu.iups.s
y letter mailed IN tins city Friday even
/ ing OF last week, directed to Charlotte was
missont TO st. Adams, resting there or some
where else until W edne>'ay, when it brought
| up at It's destination, taking nearly five days
! to cover the - miles between here ana Char
lotte This is not very prompt mail ser
vice.
Quite a number of disconsolates were seen
Tuesday ON the streets Vainly looking for
a place "here something stronger than
water could be procured to assist them IN
what they considered proper celebration OF
/ the DAY, Dat thelr accustomed hnuntS were
/ closed ana II Is sad there Is now not saloon
III the city where liquor can be Obtained.
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ot f,..t y,a,,,oV ono 10 watch ON
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hi. bord
Some idea Of the Immense business of the
Wells q Richardson company may ho gain
eel hr considering the amount annually paid
number of pieces mailed at the office wa,
l.2tS, }31, the postage amounting to $50,
wv ne hummer "l Icl'tfS was ''uoV'
,,l ~ Co., l',,'.,,.,
merchandise sent by mail. and the balance.
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