Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-09-06
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stones. the longest being fourteen inches,
and having Il hGie TunnIag through them
Some have c,riseiurrd the.e L. lie musical
| instrument, y hike soma tJuaily iancIful
even think they were used Is ttles-
copes. Laughter. Pipes are verY rare.
One i"und at Burlington is not unlike
that OF an lrishman's pipe. lie never
found agricultural Implements in the State.
Gouges ard chisels were found in great
numbers, some thirteen inches long
made from trappean. In the gouges the
groove ran through the whole length. As to
the suppositIon that they were used in tap
ping sugar trees, it may be announced that
they were not found in the portion of the
State where sugar is made
| The above Is but a brief sketch of MI.
| Perkins remarks, which were heard with
! attention.
Maj. Powell said the paper was very inter
estlng TO him as adding to our information
on arcl u ilogy. In reference to the gouges
he suggested their use in making canoes.
| These instruments were found along all the
streams in nearly one-half the United
States. and there Is not a navigable river
but bore evidence of the fact The major
also adverted to the description OF pipes
used on ceremonial occasions by the modern
| luCIans.
/ .Ais hISO duNtIlSu " tlC t.uClCuL
| MexicanS, and gave learned exposition of
the style Of pipes used by them.
| Prof. Putnam remarked that he found
these implements in Massachusetts identical
with those in California. In regard to the
| gouges the old idea was they were used for
| digging out canoes. There are many gouges
run into the habcelt. The professor en-
larged at some length and presented some
| Interesting facts concerning the Implements
used by the ancient aborigInes.
The president commented in Gittering
| terms On Mr.. Perkins paper and thought
that he was able to make some very useful
gereralizitions regarding the ancient use of
| agricultural implements.
CuAMrLAIN VALLEY POULTRY ASSOCIATION.
Pursuant to written call signed by large
number OF gentlemen of this city, and ad-
| joining towns. q considerable number OF the
poultry ianciers of Burlington met at the
Mayors Office, Thursday, at ? O'Clock, p.
m. and resolved to form an association I'M
der the above name for the purpose of gath
erins and thoroughly disseminating know
ledge concerning the improvement and breed
ing OF poultry and pet stock. The AssO-
citation organized with the following
officers:
Prcsidcnt-J D. X highland, Burlington.
Vice President, II. q. Boardman, Mil
ton; second. l.. s. Drew, South Burlington :
third. W. f. Allen, Winooski; fourth, q.
ID. Weller.
DIrectlIs-C. j. Alger second, j. A .
Shedd thiId,W j. Lsngshore fourth. c. F.
Wheeler. of Burlington; fifth J. B. 3r all. .
WinOoski.
Seeretary-M. II. Stone.
The following COMMITTEES was appoint
cd TO draw up a constitution and bylaws
for the association, to report at an ad-
j0urned meeting;
II. NJ. Mitchell, {. j. Alger, W. j. Lang
shore, B. j. Derby.
On motion, the association adjourned to
meet at the City Court room on Friday
evening, Sept. 18th, at : o'clock, at which
time all the sisneFs to the call for such an
association and others interested in fancy
poultry are requested to meet.
Attest, NJ. Ii. STONE.