Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-06
NEWS OF VERMONT.
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Man Has Notable Collection
of shells.

Man Hns Notable Collection
of shells.
Charles II. Horton, whose hospitable
home in st. Johnsbury is filled with in
teresting curios and specimens of nat
ural history, has recently secured two
beautiful collections of shells collected
by whalcrs of Newburyport Mass, in
all parts of the world. The hundreds of
specimens in these collections are in per-
feet condition and many of the rarcst of
them are in pairs. Some of the rarest
are the black murex. the small nautilus,
the zebra, the sea porcupinc, augur fish,
the stair shell, and the spotted leopodis.
Many of the shells are named for the OBJ
jects they suggest, such as the fox head,
the gimct shell. guinea hen, turtle back,
Turk $ cap, orange melon, harp she'll,
etc. All are beautifully polished and the
markings Of nature are more harmonious
aud varied than any decorations of a
painters brush. One shell Is all covered
with rOglyphics, while another is COW
cred with delicate thorns. and this latter
specimen is seldom found in so perfect /,
condition. There are several specimens
of the nautilus, both plain, polished and
carved. while there are several eye stones
three to four inches in diameter. Con-
biologists who have seen this beautiful
collection pronounce it one Of the finest
and most complete, as to rare specimens
and their perfect condition. that can be
found outside the museums of our cities
and colleges.
a CREAMERY COMBINE.
a creamery combine of which T. n.
Nailc of Lyndonville is president, Il. II.
Darling of New York. vice president; w.
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+, II. Bckford of bradford. general
manager, is now operating II creamerics
in Vermont and New Hampshire. The
last one added to the list was the Will
Jamestown creamery. which was founded
by Francis Batcheldcr IL co. of Boston.
The fact that the products of this par
tiCular creamery have increased three
fold since the transfer reflects much
credit upon the management of the com
htnc. At the present time about e-halt
of tho product of the crcameries is sold
in cream, which is bottled and sold to
Boston grocers for retail trade. The
management predicts that in the near
future the entire output will be sold in
the same way. The company has cold
storage plant at Lyndonvillc with a
capacity of 2Ul.ooo pounds where surplus
butter is stored and held for a favorable
market. The company is now planning
to do an extensive business in handling
eggs and expect to make this an i'm
pOrtant factor of their cold storage bust
ness.
PROGRESSIVE FARMING.
G. +. Smith Of Morrstown drew in
Tuesday - loads of hay. At noon he had
none rakcd and with four men and a
boy to rake they put in 10 loads in five
hours. or before supper. This was ac-
complished easily with the aid of ma
| Obi =. Il ,1i II. L.
ono continuous windrow, a hay-loader
which takes it from this windrow, and a
horse fork to unload in the barn. with
two double 80 inch-harpoon forks, one
about four feet from each end Of the
load, hung on n sling pully he can take
the top half off a load T. feet wide and
IL feet long, or from 1000 to Loo pounds
at one time and carry it to the farther
end of the barn.
, IMPORTANT GRANITE DEAL.
quite transaction has Just been COM
| platod in Barre f.. /" Smith & co. hav-
| ing purchased the machinery of the plant
| formerly occupied by Barclay brothers
! 1t consists of a large steam engine two
| large steam boilers two air comprcssOrs,
siN polishing wheels one large boom
derrick, large quantity of air and steam
piping. and other smaller things. 4>ar-
clay brothers business has increased to
such an extent that they have had to
make large additions to their Macke
plant ana find it necessary to have their
business all at one place.
HAS INTELLIGENT YOUNG COONS
Three ks ago Edward Sartwell of
West Concord took his gun and went into
his cornncld to shoot crows While he
was there he heard hounds haYng. lie
! followed them and when he reached the
sugar camp of J. *. Bonett they were
beside a large maple that had hole
about the size OF a man hand two
feet from the ground He went to Mr.
| B1netts house and procured an axe and
on making a larger opening he found an
old coon and four little ones He cap
turod the little ones after putting up a
| night with the mother, and brought them
home in "A bag. They have now become
as tame as kittens and Will perform like
circus acrobats They all know theil
names and will come when called by
| them
SHEFFIELD CREAMERY BURNED
The main building of the Sheffield Co
| operative creamery burned to the ground
| about eight O'Clock Monday evening. The
| bucket brigade was early on the scene
| and to their efforts belongs the credit OF
| saving the boiler room and wood shed
| The boiler room was damaged to quite
| an extent, but the boiler remained unin-
iurcd. There was only one person injured
to any extent, AmaSi Chase being hi
on the head by a pail thrown from the
roof of the boiler room. 1t was heavy
pail and cut a cash about three inches
in length. How the fire originated is a
mystery. And Mr. Buck, who has had
| the care of the building for the last two
| years. was unable to advance any cause
| The fire when discovered was burning on
| the west side of the building and nearly
| 20 feet from the boiler room door. AS he
| had had no fire in the stove or lamr
| lighted during the day or evening he has
| no way of Surmising how it could have
| caught. It is not known when the build
| ing will be rebuilt.
BADLY STUNG BY BEES
Three of l.. w. Russcl's bee hives n
| West Concord were blown over by tht
| wind and as Mr.. Russell was working tC
right them he made a misstep and fel
| and the bees lit on his head and shoulders
/ i'm great numbers. 1t was thought thai
/ the stings which he received had affect
| ed him so that he would he a long time
| disabled but he was around the next day
! none the worse for the adventure.
| PRIESTS TWENTY NINTH ami
NERSARY.
Concident with the 50th anniversary OF
! the establishment of the Catholic do
| ccso of burlington, Wednesday, July %
marked also for the Rev j, A, Bosson