Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-11
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Lena only child Of Mr.. and Nlrs Brainerd
Lane, died quite suddenly Sunday nom
Ing April 9th.
s. c. Parkhil while piling lumber last
Saturday had the misfor uue to break one of
the bones Of his left wrist.
NiddIcbur,.
The sixth annual session of the grand
lodge OF Vermont of the Knights of Honor
will be held here next week Wednesday.
April 10. The banquet will be at the Ad.
olson llousc, from seven until nine O'Clock.
and will be followed by the promenade CON
cert, which will be given at town hall by
Green Mountain lodge, No. S74S, Middle
bury, in compliment to the grand lodge.
The next college term will begin on Mon
day, April IA, instead Of on Thursday of
this week, thus giving the boys chance to
spend Fast-day at home.
The spring examinations for those desir.
ing teachers certificates will be held
throughout the county on Thursday,
April II.
George Hammond writes home from
California that some of his sheep have been
sold for good prices. lie has gone from
San Francisco to Sacramento
The roads were 60 wre.ched that no,
great many country people got into town TO
market Monday.
The Union Fas, day services of the Con.
gregatiuna and Methodist churches OF Mid
dcbury will be held this year in the Metho.
dist church and Rev. s. l.. b. Speare, pastor
OF the Congregational church will preach the
usual sermon.
Rev. G. G. Frost will begin q series OF
temperance meetings here Friday night and
continue them about ten days. 1t is also expect.
ed that the Salvation Army which is now at
work at Bristol will be along here in a short
time.
There will be services at the Episcopal
church here on Good Friday as usual.
several persons were baptized at the church
on Sunday, and on Good Friday Bishop
Bissell Will be here to administer Conflrma-
ton. The morning services will begin at
1890 o'clock and the evening services at
iseven. The Bishop will preach both morn
ing and evening.
The town was as quiet and calm as usual
Thursday, all but few stray persons of
those who attended the shcaring having de-
parted forl home. In all 147 sheep were
shcared. The heaviest fleece was taken of
from three year old ram owned BY j. E.
Alnsworlh OF Mid iebury, the weight of the
fleece being 81 pounds ounces. Next came
a two year old ram owned by J. L. Buttolph,
president of the ASSOCIATION. The fleece
weighed SO pounds 5 ounces and was the
heaviest one ever taken off from two wear
old Spanish Merno sheep at shearinQ
whose record is authentic. TIE heaviest
fleece taken from a yearlng ram was 20
pounds the animal belonging to Lyman Clark
of Addison.
In the report of the sheep sbearing the
weight of the heec3 of Chcrbino & William
sons three year old ram, label No. 10 was
printed as 81 pounds IA ounces. 1t should
have been Ii pounds II ounccs-a consider
able difference in the weight of q Sleeps
fleece.
When attending the sheep shearing last
week Lester B. Faulkner bough, of Z. n.
ssel OF Shoreham two-year old eve for
S2oo and which he had shipped home to
Danville, n. Y
Henry Burns of San Antonio, Texas, one
OF the leading sheep growers OF that State,
VINO mas been picking out selections of sheep
IN TINS county for several days past, started
yer home Saturday morning taking with him
q car load OF the best sheep he could buy.
j. II. Sargent has found it necessary TO
retire from active business on account of
falling health, and has sold out hi. business
to Chapman G. Smith.
The roads have been IN the worst possible
state Tor the past week or ten DAYS aud
country people have found it very difficult
to get into town. During the latter part { I
March The roads in the village were dryan1 nice
Int they are now in an abominable condition
again. All business is exceedingly duh and
the merchants say that they are selling moth
iog but what people are absolutely obliged to
have.
North Ferrisburgh.
Rev. n. Allen Martin Of the WESLEYAN
University is in town and will be here dur
ing The Easter vacation