Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-12-13


10 so. After which Arch Bishop McClus-
key OF New York, preached sermon on tie
- Unity of the Catholic Church
Masses were said at all hours from to
10 O'Clock in ST. Patrick's chapel, and the
. Sisters Of Providence provided refresh
ments IN ST. Mary's Hall, for per-ons from
distance.
st 6 p. n the grand procession, consist
ing Of the bishops, clergy and acolytes with
100 young women and grrls dressed IN white
and wearine white walls. passed around the
Cathedral three times, after which Bishop
De GoesbTIand performed the ceremony If
blessing the Statue of the Virgin Mary. !
sermon was then preached by Bishop Ne
Farland Of Hartford on tie e" Doctrine Of
the Immaculate Conception"
The music Of the occasion was furnished
by the Rev. Father Blrbarin Of the Sulpician
Seminary Of Montreal. with select choir Of
that city, led by Mr.. Boucher, conductor Of
the choir OF St. jacques Church.
IScEyDnRr FrRE.-Ihe barn Of D. {. Bar
boron Shelburn ST.. was discovered TO be on
FIRE, nbou: eight o'cl.ck Monday evening,
There were no men abcu-. and Ne BerLcr.
after running up to tie square and giving
the alarm, hurried back, end with uncom-
mon intrepiditY for one OF her SIX, entered
the blazing building. now thoroughly on FIRE
throughout the loft above. and liberated and
with some difficulty led out Mr.. Blrber's
horse, % Maior, who once before narrowly
escaped roasting in the burning Of the How
ard House barns. \ valuable COW, brought
in from the farm but a day or Two before,
could not he rescued, and was burned The
flames soon spread TO the barn Of the Misses
Morse. Immediately adjoining. IN which
there was also a valuable horse. Tie bred
man made an attempt to release tie animal.
and was driven back by the smoke tat
soon after the animal was disc0ve-,j loose
near the stable door, and was got oat with
his name singod. and burned abou. the head
so that his eyesight is probably de-'rlyei.
\ buggy was run out from the bara and
saved.
The Engineers and Fire department were
promptly on hand; but the temperature was
below zero. and water by no means ablnd-
ant. For time the dwellings Of Nc-srs.
Barber and Morse We're in great danger.
but the roofs were kept wet with hucke:-.
and the Hooks got IN on the east. a18 ty
well directed efforts succeeded 10 rulli.-
down the barns af.er the roofs had burned
of. The Ethans found water 10 the vicinity.
and threw two streams on the fire. ana tie
Boxer, taking water from the cis.cru iy tle
City Hall, threw another stream through
SIX hundred and fifty feet hose. These soon
dampened the flames. and II half 0r three
quarters Of an hour the danger Of a sweep
ing canaagration was over. The engines
took up at hali-Tast nine. after which a line
Of goo feet Of hose was run across the square
to the hydrant Of j. P. Clark & Co, and "a
stream was thus kept on a while longer.
The fire was doubtless the work Of au in
,endiary. as no FIRE or light had been taken .
into Mr.. Barriers barn for weeks, and a
troug suspicion exists among the neishb9r-
.garnst a certain party. Mr.. Barber loses.
,esides bis COW, harness. and some urni-
ure stored il the barn. valued at $50. no.
insured The barn was owned by William
}enns, valued at $500, partially insured 70
he Vermont Mutual. The other barn be-
ongcd to the Morse estate. was valued at
$500. insured for $50 in Farmers Mutual.
5me hay. harness, b5bsleis. 5c., were also J
urnod in this harm. which ada 20 the lo,s.
Since tie above was written, officer y. b.
flanagan has arrested boy Of sixteen. [
a suspicion of having st not only the fire
bat evening, Lut tie fires which DESTROYED
lr. Sutton's barn, the Howard House and
arms. and perhaps other Of tie ne nd.ary
rcs which have occurred in two years past.
CHRISTIAN CoNvNTI1N AT Es,Ex Win
cc3riancs with the action taken a, the
llss Christiln Convention held in thi. civ
,st October, at which q resolution VS.
asssi requesting the Associations -
b, State e. to ac; IN connection With the
tate Executive Committee TO provide ar
'.iirg Christian Conventions in each Coua-
?. having in view as an object the orsauizl-
ion Of Young Mems Christian A-slsatf57
'roughout the STATE" convention Ia
cen called IN this County, t. De held in the
congregational Church IN E,>sx Centre.
mmcuciug at nine O'Clock On the morning
FRIDAY, Drc l2-h, ls67. and ending the
me evening. The call Is signed by ere
hristian State Executive Committee at-s
? Rev Chas. Coon. Rev. 7. p EIkius. r-t
av. 4. J. Willard, pastors Of clurclc-
sex Centre and by Geo. E. Davis of Bun
1s-oa. p. c. Abbey Of Essex, T. c. Ross ..
adeTiiil, \. c. Ballard Of Winoo.ki. SPEC
al committee of the Y. NJ. c. \. IN Chit
ndea County Those attending a.e re-
es'ed to report 70 the Committee Of Ar O
at the Congregational Church.
iere arrangements will be made for their b
'crtaiument. We trust that the Convsn-
~ wall Pc uumcrously attended; am 5uJ- a
. r-l- D. will do god
Nw Aacrc CoSrISEyr.-Date- FROM
u'iulu TO Nov. l4;h, received at Sar
-ue'sc'. report a very interesting dis,.Ye 70
81 made, Of new lands in the Arctic % AN
hitherto known. Capt Long. the III
Iaie hip Nile. reports having discovered
'u' latitude 20 40 north and on,itude u
80 west, he supposes mast be the
2 sought Arctic Continent. The pas. 2
son has tc,n the miljes5 5raich has hem
erienccd 10y the oldest ~haIernen. and D.
Pc Long was able T. reach lat. - 30.
Cl8sted along IT, sL.,--s f,-. sa,-,-,l A. III