The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-11

LITTLE CRY AND GREAT Wool Some
men think newspaper man can do all
sorts of impossible things. There is Jc-
rome CherbiDo ugged into town last
week great pile Of wool that he said
he had jus, shenrcd off the ram Silver
Horns, belonging to the firm of Cherbino
Il Williamson. lie said it weighed
twenty seven pounds. He didn't say he
wanted us to put it in the paper, but he
looked just as if he wanted to have us.
We thought at first We would do it, but
it is such pile it made us discouraged.
Ii it had been one Of these little small
gummy iiccces. we might possibly have
got it in, but the size OF the fleece made
US suspicious that it weighed more than
twenty-seven pounds, SO we got out our
steelyarus, got stout stick across two
chairs, and found it weighed by them
twenty-eight and one fourth pounds. That
attempt to pull an extra pound and a
quarter OF wool over our eyes, after be.
ing enveloped in twenty. seven pounds al
ready, was pound and quarter too
many hairs for our back, and we gave up
the job in despair. Just to give our
readers some idea Of the unreasonable task
jerome expected Of US, we spread two
copies Of one ofthe largest New York dai.
lies on the floor, and found we could Just
get that fleece inside of them so if he
wants to get it in the papers, he will have
to send 1t down to them, and by putting
IN part in one issue, and carrying over
the other to the next they may get it in
for him. If he don't do that, or don't
take it away soon, we shall send it to the
factory and have cloth made for overcoats
for editors, publishers and printers and
sell what is left to pay for manufacturing.
OBITUARY. Ioratio Goodrich died at
his residence 10 this village, on Wednes.
day, May 9Th, about eleven O'Clock a. m,
aged seventy-eight years. He fell and
received severe injuries in December last,
from which he slowly recovered. The
shock it is thought may have induced or
aggravated an attack OF kidney complaint
which entirely Frustrated him soon after.
wards From this sickness he did not ex-
pect to recover, but put his house in or.
der" and only waited for the end to come
During his long illness he suffered great
pain but he endured it with patience as
the will of his Heavenly Father. At the
close he sank peacefully to rest. Mr..
Goodrich was native Of Georgia, in
Franklin County, where he resided until
1916. lie was q man Of intelligence and
good sense, and his worth was recognized
by his fellow citizens by their frequently
calling him to positions OF public service
aad responsibility. lie served as justice
of the peace for eleven years until his re.
moval from the town. He united with
the Baptist church in Georgia at the age
OF sixteen. and he continued an active
and highly esteemed member until he re-
moved his relations to the Middlebury
church on his coming here to reside, in
1916. This church afterwards became
extinct and left him without church rela.
tions lie remained true to his church
creed. however, though he became in a
sense Unidentified with The Congregational
church. with whom he worshipped. Mr..
Goodrich was three times married, and
bis last wife survives him. He also leaves
four sons by the former marriages, three
of whom reside in the west, and the other
one in northern New York. The funeral
was attended from the house on Friday,
Rev. Mr.. Hooker officiating in the relig-
ious service.