Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-26

IN for u Generous snare OF Attention at
liz. Hands of Our Correspondents.
BURLINGTON.
Senator D. j. Foster is confined to his
home Gu Buell. street by illness.
Commander II. l.. johnson arrived in the
city on the express Monday morning.
Ii. S. Soule ard wife went TO Fairfield
Tuesday for four or five days stay.
bishop Bissell's condition romans practi-
ciliy unchanged. He was reported very
comfortable yesterday.
tor the first time since January 9 tho
Thermometer Monday won't above the 20
mark. The rise in temperature was accom-
panied by a furry of snow.
Messrs Gay a. Henderson found Thurs
day that their yard Office was so badly
burned that it will bs necessary to pull
down what is lett standing.
On account of Miss Graves illness her
marriage to Mr.. Charles z. Phelps, for
which invitations were issued for the Goth
inst, has been deferred until her re-
coyery.
Frederick NJ. Lavly, The three-year-od
son of NJ, +. Laviy, late of Essex de-
ceasel, WAS adopted and made heir-at-law
OF Louis 7. and Melvina Nodeau OF Shol-
burne, Tuesday
Veterinary Inspector Miller says that an
occasional small shipment of blooded sheep
imported from England by breeders in the
United States is received at the port Of
Rouses Point, n. y.
The Now Nork-Montrea express did not
arrive until 9:45 o'clock Monday morning,
just i've hours late. The delay was caused
by an engine leaving the rails on the Ben
nington and Rutland railroad
Contractor Clapp has mon at work over
hauling aud lowering the floor of the rear
end of j. E. Burkes store on Main street,
preparatory to its occupancy by A. n.
Johns. 1t will be 81 feet in depth.
The Montcalm quartette, which dsbanded
some time since, has reorgsnizod as follows:
First tenor, r. J. st. Antoine; second
tenor, j, a. Roberge; first bass, n. j. st.
Pierre; second bass, a. +. Rousseau.
a student whose home Is in Springfield,
Vt, receives the news that 60 families in
that place are unable to get water on &C
count of the prolonged cold weather. and
they are compelled TO resort to melting ice.
NJ. F. Mcguire, who has been in the en-
ploy of j. G. Bellrose for seven years, will
enter the medical college this term. He
will not reliuquish his position with MIR.
|Bellrose, however, but will continue to
clerk there while he is not attending lee
lures.
The property at the corner of Battery
and Maple streets, owned by the estate of
]. J. Van Sicklen and A. C. Spaulding, has
boon bought by the Consumers Ice COM
pany for $1,000. The company has rented u
part OF the buildings upon the property for
ne past two years for ice houses aud
stables
The annual meeting of the First church
|was held Thursday, when the annual re-
ports OF its officers were presented. Every
department of the church's work showed
healthy growth during the year 1892.
rhirty-two new members joined and the
contributions exceeded those of the previous
year by more than $500. The Church and
he Society are both free from debt
The supply cart tor the new steam engine
8 complete and ready for service. Five
hundred feet OF new hose was delivered to
he A. c. Spear Engine company and the
3arnes Hose company yesterday. Every
ire company in the city now has 1000 feet
f hose. Four new Genin extension lad
hers have been added to the department.
Principal Il. II. Ross has returned from
two weeks absence in Chicago, Detroit
nd Toronto. Mr.. Ross has made an addi-
ion to his corps of teachers in the person of
.1r. a. !. Kelsey. Mr. Kelsey is gradu-
tie Of Wesleyan and pupil Of the New
England Conservatory of Music. He comes
o the institute as orgsnist and teacher of
jerman.
The public laws and large part of the
corporation laws are printed anu E, w. j.
hawkins, esq, Secretary Brownell's assist
INT, Is now at work on the miscellaneous
lcts. It is impossible TO ltate Us yet when
he session laws will be out. They WAL
make book of about 800 pages or nearly
vice large as the book containing the
avs of 1890.
f. Chott, Frank Murray and Clarence
Robinson started to so to Piattsburgh on an
&c yacht Sunday, but when within two
niles OF their objective point they struck
ONE anchor les that had gathered over q
rack about seven feet wide and all took a
tart after McGlnty. Fortunately, how
yer, they scaped with nothing worse than
thorough dreuching. They retreated
ONE in short order.
1t is said that a large percentage Of the
armers of the State have to either draw
Fater for their stock or drive their stock to
pond river or brook to water, the dis
ance varying from 10 rods to three miles
his, OF course, is the result of the unpre
edented!y long and severe cold weather.
Wells, springs and small brooks are frozen
p. A real genuine thaw would save tn,
prmers good many dollars, and it is hard
necessary to odd that they are hoping fol
ne.
a car loaded with marble, which was be-
pc taken from the side track at Florenc'
ednesday morning, ran off the switch. A
rsck tram was sent out from Rutland. A
Rrgs block OF marble, Weighing severa
ons, had to lee removed from one end o.
be- car before it could be put back on th'
Fecs. The mail train south was held a
brandon | hour and 2G minutes by tho acct
ent, and the local train due here at i
clock was delayed three hours by it. Con
uctor Wymen had charge of tie specia
rain.
There was a hearing before Judge w ale
the Probate Court rooms Friday ef-
ernoon on the application Of A. T. Will
ANS, administrator OF Adelina Haskins' es