Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-01-14

was long and rangy with shaggy hair
and pointed ears about four inches long
The hunters seem to agree that it was q
sheep destroying wolf.
VALLEY FAIR KENNEL CLUB.
The Valley Fair Kennel club was or
ganizcd Saturday night in the office of
| Bacon e Hooker in Brattleboro. These
officers were elected President, DIR. G..
| f. Barber: vice presidents, +. l.. Hough-
ton and G. W. Pierce; secretary and
| treasurer. ". G. Rice; executive commit
tee. W. j. Pentland. Jr. j. P. Ferriter
and r. c. Bacon. The club will apply to
the American Kennel club for permission
to exhibit at the next Valley Fair, as it
cannot exhibit under the American Ken
mel club rules without permission from
that organization The exhibition at the
| last fair was conducted under those rules.
hut it was not then under the control of
the American Kennel club. The new ar
rargemcnt will give prestige to the Valley
Fair Kennel club exhibition which will
result in better show and n larger num-
ber of high class exhibits. 1t is not IN
| likely that new building will be erected
before another exhibition.
A GRACEFUL. OLD INDUSTRY RE-
NIVED.
The attics of bradford and vicinity are
about to contribute to the education Of
the Boston children. At a request from
Mr. James Frederick Hopkins director
of drawing In the Boston public schools,
| Mr. Warren L. Crafts of Bradford Is as
senbling for shipment to Boston next
week q large number OF the ancient spin
ming wheels with which the old homes
along the Connecticut valley are so we'll
stored. The different parts. as swifts,
clock-reels spools, quilts quill. wheels and
spool frames are to be used as drawing
\ dale A ne OIL 1
to go with the spinning wheels for the
project Is also to revive the old weaving
art among the scholars. enabling the ut E.
| tie Prescillas and John Aldens of Boston
again to take the wool from the sleeps
back and carry it through all the pro =.
ccsses until it appears in homospun
clothes.
MUCH SUFFERING AMONG STOCK.
The suffering among farmers live stock
has been intense during the extreme cold
weather OF the past several weeks. Many
of the barns are so full OF holes and
cracks that their interior is worse than
out door. Mrs Jennie y. Powers has been
busy visiting the different cases. In sew
eral barns cattle were found shivering
miserably and horses lying on frozen man
ure without a particle of bedding. one
man in the neighborhood Of Putney had
not taken the pokes off his sheep or wa
tered his cattle when his place was visited
at y. m. His barn had not been cleaned
out for several days. and two dogs in an
emaciated condition We're found tied in
the barn. Mrs. Powers took one of them
home with her, Another man had no hay
and the hungry. shivering cattle had not
been fed during the day. A Brattleboro
man has this week been ordered to care
for two ROSTERS which had been out all
winter without any protection and whose
heads were badly frozen
EMPLOYING DISTRICT NURSE.
The Woman's club of Bellows Falls has
decided to make an experiment in pro-
viding the town for three months with a
district nurse. The club took action in
the matter ut a recent meeting End IA
nurse has already been engaged and IL
now ready for calls. The nurse will room
At No. 9 School street. All needing her
services may obtain them. and those UNI
able to pay for the services will receive
| them free. The limit Of her time givcn
to one patient at one time is two hours
WILL TEAR DOWN OLD HOTEL.
The oldest landmark OF Main street in
| Brattlcboro will disappear during the
present year, as Crosby & Adams, who
bought the American House several
months ago. are planning to tear it down
and to erect on its site a handsome three
story brick block. extending front on a
line with the other buildings on the east
side of the street and back to the rail
| road track. The building viii contain
stores on the first floor and Offices and
probably club rooms ON the upper floors,
NO PART IN LOCAL POLITICS.
It was voted at meeting of the officers
| and executive committee of the William
| Randolph Hearst Political club of R,t
| lar bal Sat Ia b, A.
| AS an organization take no part in the APP
| preaching city election
FUNERAL OF COL. NJ. j. HORTON
LARGELY ATTENDED.
| The funeral of Col. NJ. j. Horton. who
| died at his home at Poutney Thursday
| night. was held at the Trinity Church at
| Poultney Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock,
| in charge OF the grand lodge of Masons.
| escorted by killington Commandery, No.
| 6. knights Templar, of Rutland A dele
| cation from Killington Comma ndery num-
bering about IS left Rutland on a special
| train at 1890 o'clock and returned at five
o'clock. A delegation consisting of Past
Grand Master II. c. Farrar. District Dep
uty Grand Master James Carruthcrs and
Grand Senior Warden W. Z. Horton. rep
resenting the grand lodge Of the lndepen-
dent Order OF odd Fellows. went on the
special train as did also q number Of
| at the house from ten o'clock until one
| o'clck and was viewed by hundreds of
people Tho body was taken from the
house to the Trinity Church, escorted by
killington Commandery, where the flu
| neral services occurred at two o'clock.
The Rev. Nathan Smith oniciated and rem.
dered a few brief remarks relative to the
life OF Colonel Horton. The services nj
the church were largely attended. a num-
Der of people being unable to gain admit
lance, The burial was In the Poultney
cemetery. to which place the body was
| escorted by the Killington Commanderv
In line also were the Poultney Lodges Of
Masons and Odd Fellows. also a large del
esation Of the Grand Army Of the Repub.
lie. The services at the grave We're in
charge Of the Grand Lodge of Masons and
the burial ritual OF the order was read hv
Grand Master DIN w, DAILY of White
River Junction. There was a profusion Of
ttoral tributes. including pieces from tho
Grand Lodge Of Masons. Killington Oom-