Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09

day." leaving The Hub at 790 a. M. and
arriving in this city at 6:25 p. m. Also
Freight trains leave and arrive at Bos-
ton daily. Cattle trains for Porters on
Tuesday"
Stages were advertised as leaving Bur-
lington each morning, Sundays excepted,
for Montreal. The Northern (Ogdens-
burgh) railroad advertised in addition to
it's trains that Passengers leaving Mon
treal at 9:12 a. m, Burlington In the
morning boats and Whitehall in the eve
ming boats will take the express train
from Rouses Point and arrive in Ogdens-
burgh in season to take steamers to Kings
ton, Oswego. Rochester, Detroit and 9TH
lakes the same evening"
The Rutland & Burlington railroad adj
vertised that passengers from Montreal
and Ogdensburg will take stage at Cham
plain, lodge at Plattsburgh, thence by
steamer Saranac to Burlington in season
to take express train at 500 a. m. the very
same time in 1851 as the time Of the de-
parture Of the present morning train
south over the Rutland.
The express business was then In its
formative stage. the companies adver-
Using being Pullen Vigil & Co.'S daily
New York and Montreal express. Big
CLOVIS Boston and Burlington express.
and Cheney & Co.'S Boston. Burlington
and Montreal express The Bigelow COM
Burlington every morning via vergennes.
Middlebury, Brandon Rutland and Bel
lows Falls and arrives IN Boston same
evening"
The issue of the FREQ Press in question
gives us a picture Of many local condt-
tons, among other thing, printing a good
largest fire that has ever occurred in
Burlington" The report says:
AT about a quarter before one O'Clock
last night fire broke out in the cellar
of the south store In the row Of brick
stores. on Church street. known ga 'Stet-
sons block and before it could be SUBJ
dued the entire row of Four Stores. to-
gether with the Chttenden County
House. occupied by l.. NJ. Dixon, the
County Jail and the wooden buildings in
the rear Of the stetson Block, were en-
tirely consumed. The extraordin-
airy GOODNESS of the weather almost par
alyzed efforts to subdue 1t, and too much
praise can not be awarded to the Fire
Companies of our Village FOR their un-
| firing exertions. We can not help add
ing that there never has been an occa-
sion when the want OF an efficient Hook
and Ladder Company was so fully dem
onstrated." Even at that early day Bur-
lington was calling for more fire appar-
atus. and it has never ceased to call for
, improvements.
1t will help the present generation to
locate this disastrous Are to recall that
the county Jail formerly stood where the
Barrows block. occupied by the Green
Brothers store now stands on the east
side of Church street number of doors
nearly midway between Cherry street and
Bank street Later on a stone jail was
erected on the site of the burned struc-
ture, and this in turn was disposed of
when the Jail was located on the site now
occupied.
The general advertisements also reflect
customs and habits as well as conditions
! OF trade and transportation now pass
ing. For instance Bishop. Smith & Co.
advertised 10 barrels and 100 jars Lori
lards snuff just landed and for sale" as
well as 100 tons of blacksmith coal"
Bradley & Garfield advertised 10000
bushels Of Liverpool salt" c. L. Nelson
had for sale Potash of first quality"
Brinsmaid Brothers & Co.'S store adver-
tised portable Melodeons Seraphines
and Aeolians" in the way Of "rich toned
instruments" as we'll as Gold Vest and
Guard Chains" Other miscellaneous ad-
vertisements included Boots and Gait
ers," West India Goods" soft soap by
the barrel or half barrel" London por-
ter" Mess pork" Solar lamps" "sev-
en- bales of Buffalo robes" Fine speci-
means of wooden ware"
Even at that time the United States au-
thorities were beginning to enforce tenn
perance. An advertisement by the Bur-
lington recruiting office read 100 men
wanted for the U. 8. Army, between the
ages Of p and IS. None but sober, re-
spectacle men need apply" This picture
Of former conditions In trade with it's
incidental glimpse of former customs.
could be extended through the adver-
tisements alone almost without limit.
In this connection an extract from a
historical picture Of Burlington in 1851
will be Of interest. During the previous
years Burlington had enjoyed extensive
commerce. Everything that went to in
terror towns from Montreal. or New York
or Boston by boat was unloaded at this
point and transhipped to its destination.
With newly established railroads in opera
ton all this was changed and some of the
people thought Burlington was ruined for
ever. Real property deprecated to ruin
ious prices. For example, II is said that
| Henry Leavenworth erected on east Col