The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25
NO.. II.
Orwell.

Orwell.
+. IIodgson. our butcher. has begun to
supply his customers with fresh meat
W G.. Hack has purchased another
Holstein bull of Smith ~ Powell. SYRIA
cuse. n. Y.
Will Burk was married last week, at
West Castleton. to Miss Katie Burns of
that place.
The Orwell high school begins next
Monday morning it, Spring term. A fine
term of school is expected. rs very
competent teacher has been procured.
John Munger Of Chipman's Pt. at
tempted to cut his wife's throat few
days ago. on account of her hiding mon
ey with which he intended to buy strong
drink. N
Will Mather. one of our young men,
and a member of Independence Lodge +. ~
Il a. NJ. died very suddenly last Wed
nesday between | and II o'clock and
was buried on Friday with Universalst
services. Rev. Mr.. Parker of Bethel of
ticiating.
At the Republican caucas. held last
Saturday evening at j. W. Boynton's the
following delegates were elected to the
State and district conventions: G.. H.
Bush, :. y. Warren. F.. VI. Wright, dele
gates to the State convention at Mont
pelier; ii. G.. lIibbard. ID. w. Clark. w
O. Ray. delegates to the district conven-
tion at Rutland.
SHEEP sIIEARING.
On the 10th inst. large number of
Merino sheep breeders from this and ad-
joining towns gathered at w. c. Hacks
both to participate in, and witness the
public sheep shearing which was held
there. The shearing began at about ten
O'Clock and was continued until nearly
one, when dinner was announced. which
which was by no means an unpleasant
greeting. especially to those who were
shearing. After partaking of bounti-
full dinner the shearng began again. and
continued until about five o'clock. The
name of the owner of each sheep shorn,
the age the sex, the number. the weight
of fleece, the days growth and the
length of the fibre or staple are as fol-
lows:
James O. Wright-l earling eve. No
l07; weight, 60 - lbs. weight of fleece.
II lbs; 375 days growth: length of sta
pie. , II inches. Iearling ram (Vinco),
No. ST; weight. GS 81 lbs. weight of
fleece, II - $50 days growth; length
of staple. If inches.
John Raymond earling ram (Jumbo)
No. iS; weight. GA 81 lbs. weight OF
fleece. l3 lbs. $40 days growth; length
of staple, II inches. learling eve,
No. II: weight, 81 - lbs; weight of
fleece. II - lbs; $40 days growth;
length of staple. , II inches.
". Blackmer-Ica carling eve. No.3:
weight. Il II lbs; weight of fleece, IL
IL al
staple, 81 inches. Yearling eve. No.,
6; weight, G3 81 lbs. weight of fleece,
l3 Il lbs; $50 days growth; length of
staple. IS inches
{. +. Abell-l earling eve No. 10;
weight, "a lbs.; weight of fleece. II Ia
lbs; 3S6 days growth: length of staple,
81 inches. Two-year-old eve. No.
lO6; weight. Sc 81 lbs. weight of fleece.
IL lbs; 800 days growth: length of
staple, j-S inches. Two-y year-old eve,
No lO9, weight, IL 3-I lbs, weight of
fleece. II l'2 lbs; 3jG days growth;
length of staple. 3 inches. Two-y year-old
eve, No. lOl weight, 90 lbs. weight of
fleece, IA II lbs; 3jG days growth;
length of staple. , II inches.
Charles Sanford-Two-year-old ram
(Sambo Junior No. 39S weight % lbs.
weight of fleece, y lbs; $40 DAYS
= =
W. c. liack-G earling ram William
the First), No. TO- weight, 81 lbs;
weight OF fleece. 10 3-4 lbs 3GO davs'
growth; length of staple. j-s inches.
1t seems TO be the general complaint of
men who have to do with sheep. that
they are not producing the weight of
wool this year that they are in the habit
OF doing nevertheless. we think that the
weights of the tleeces at the shearng
were good in proportion to the weight of
the carcasses.
W. l.. Davis. an extensive breeder anI
buyer of grade and thoroughbred Jer-
seYs, of Paris kentucky. who has been
such cattle in this section.
has bought about 60 head. ranging from
calves up to 5-years-old. Mr.. Davis is
tine Judge of Jersey stock. tie has been
in this town several times before. has
taken away some of Our best stock. and
expects to come again in the fall. He
makes 1t his aim to purchase all Of Cham
plains stock that he can lind. as his stock
has become wonderfully popular in Ken
lucky rs well rs here and other places.
Among the herd that he started with
week ago last Friday was Fairfield" of
Mr.. +. ID. GrisWOld's stock. that he pur-
chased last fall at the "annual special
combination sale of Jersey cattle" in
New York city. The stock from Fair
field" which were sold at the special
combination sale of Jersey cattle in New
ork city, May Q. 10 and IL. lSS3. brought
more money than that of any other sire
of the same number sold at that sale. or
any other public sale that has ever been
published. Only four of his get We're
sold, three of which We're owned by :.
NJ. Durham of Connecticut. and won for
him the breeders prize-a silver pail
for the four animals selling for the larg-
est price. The stock sold of Fairtield's
get were as follows: Bull, liking of
Ashantee," l-year-old, $1,000; bull.
Gold Coast" 2-year-old, $4,000; COW.
Queen of the Farm. ID 500; COW. Liz
zie o. 2years old. $50. Fairfield is also
the sire of "Lucella 1th," that has tested
over fourteen pounds of butter in week.
Peter e. Kelley Il Co. of New York
city say: Gold Dust inheritS from his