Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-23


which time eight trains of from 20 TO 40
cars each, going south, passed that station,
and he remarked that this happened very
frequently.
The Postal Telegraph company has ar
ranged to run four copper wire lines from
Spring field, Mass, through to Montreal this
summer The route will be through Brat
teboro to White River Junction, thence
through Montpelier to Burlington. At
present Bratteboro is the most northerly
point reached by this company on the east
side OF the mountain.
Jean Holden, Roy Patrick and r.. NJ
Walker, High school boys, went across the
lake TO Wiiisboro, N. Y, Saturday on tue
yacht Francis in 30 minutes, stopping three
times to get warm. While sailing near the
New York shore the hind runner split and
nearly left the car. The genius of the boys
soon originated plan and in three hours
they had temporarily mended the runner
and were sailing toward home.
The 47th annual meeting OF the grand
lodge OF Vermont !. o. O. F., will be held
in this city the third week in May. 1t is
thought by many of the prominent Odd Eel
lows to be advisable TO hold a field day for
the cantons in connection with the meeting,
which will probably be arranged for in the
near future. The election of officers of the
Patriarchs Militant which is held biennial
10 vii o,c,,r d,rirr tbis ,yaal,
Mr.. Douglas, OF the Doug as Canning
company, returned to ST. Johns 7. @,
Monday where the factory is at present
located. While here he got pledges from a
number OF the farmers who altogether
agreed TO grow about 50 acres of sweat corn
and tomatoes. Mr.. Douglas is pleased with
the favorabls outlook and thinks h. will
have little difficulty in increasing tbe nro.
duction OF the factory at least one-half ate
it is located in thi, city.
The receint, NJ tho postoffics for tho frat
two months Of The year were ns folloys.
January. IS. col 40: February. Sl4 OPT "a
Indications are tnQt the roce pts for Tin.
year ending March 81 will be $50. OO0 or
more, which Will be a handsome increase
over the previous year. The annual re.
ceipts Of the office when Postmaster Wheeler
was appointed wo years ago were $40. 600;
thus the business has almo I doubled in two
wears.
Whi,o rr,,,,or 81 ho,s var. ,,,o,,;.
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Thursday morning, Willie Limoge, son of
Calixte Limoge, jr. broke through, and
would have drowned but for the timely as
slstance OF his little play matas, who retained
their presence OF mind to a remarkable de-
gree They scrambled up the side of the
ravine and got pole, with which he was
pulled on to firm lce.
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ord I'o,to,, 49,, .,,as.No ~ ,,' "
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Uni H''' anu pn'-
were nut at work Yesterday morning tn
make the desired chances Two lichted
windows viii sunnlant Ina nresent four
lighted ones in these rooms while the otlica
reception and resdinr rooms and ba,l viii
be re-linished and given n nav metallic cell
ing. A new elevator will also be mt in
The efternoop trains ver,deIov.d yovoraI
hours ON tbo rrtIo,d diyi.ion Tno,da,,
boc,nse of tho locss,irr, If tho s,,r,arta vs.
cuIvort betroo, Crtfi, ,s,,,Ila PA ~
WoI.irpford bv bigL woInr Trafio yas
d.laved anon. hva hnurs ,-ntii ,ta s,r,lo,,,no
couid be nronred mn M, avor orartool
tho mail train r., crttirrsri,io 49,, ~ d.,
lend tho two troins ,vnrs rod i,,to 49,
which arrival n.rs nj 10 o,c,oc1, - cha a,,an
no.
a. y, ferguson measured the ice three
'i'"'S De'"eon mere ana Essex -. J., In
" err TSsins anu lounu tne thickness as Follows
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