Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-10-07
Drfsrrtu articles.

The FARMERs MUTUAL Insurance Con-
rANY.-The ninth annual report Of the Com
pany has just made its appearance from which
VIC gather that the company is in a highly
prosperous condition.
During the last year it has issued 1875
policies, insuring 81, 560.Sl6 90 of property.
The whole amount OF cash premiums re-
ceiyod is Slj.709 49, The expenses of the
year are S5,46l 20. The total amount of re-
coipts, from the commencement Of the COM
pany's operations to Aug. /, 1859, is $780, /
59S Sc The total amount Of losses, expen-
dituros and Attachments, To the same date, are
8 2,09S go, leaving a cash balance in the
Treasury, Aug. |, 1859, Of Sl3,045 rs. The |
business of the company has largely increas-
ed during the past year, and during the whole /
nine years of its existence no assessment |
has been laid by the company upon any of its |
notes. 1t is emphatically the Farmers com
pany. and the average cost of insurance in it, |
which is only trihe over eiouen cents on
500, for ono year, shows conclusively that
whore farm property is insured by itself dis
connected from more hazardous risks, the ex-
ponse of insurance is much less, besides
avoiding the trouble and vexaton of annual
assessments
We commend this company to the farmer,
as entirely safe and reliable Bradford 7eic-
graph.
FIRE IN STARKsBoRo. About two o'clock
yesterday Monday morning, the Union Store
in Starksboro, N. l.. Boynton, agent, was
burnt to the ground with all its contents, ex-
cept the books, and excepting, also, the goods
&C. ,vas ,,norostionoI,l,, tl, - IS .. ;,'.a,
diary. Mr.. Boynton offers fifty dollars for
-
the apprehension of the incendiary, and the
same for the recovery of the stolen goods
There had been no hire IN the store since early
Saturday morning. and goods were found out
side the building, no doubt dropped by the
scoundrels engaged in this criminal outrage.
We trust they will not escape detection
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lNcEND1ARIsM IN SuTroN.-About nine
o'clock p. M, on Friday of last week the barn
of ID. n. Beckwith was discovered to be on
fire. Immediately upon the alarm being
giving, the citizens rallied, and by their prompt
and energetic efforts, the flames were arrested
The barn and shed adjoining, containing about
fifty tons of hay, which must have been con-
sumed had it not been for the dampness of
the evening and the abundance ofrain water,
which was caught in tubs near by the day
previous. While all hands were engaged with
tntS nIt1 duONutl hIt WIS ulhCONtTCu III inc
store of g. w. McGafey, which proved to be
in box Of waste paper under the counter
This was soon extinguished No clue has
yet been had to the wretch who plotted so
villainous a destruction of property. A box
of shavings, aud matches partly burned, were
found where the fire originated in the barn.
Caiedonian.
Pockrr PioKEp.-Wo learn that on Tues
day of last week, while the wife of Dr. Koon
of North bennington, was changing cars at
Rutland, she had her pocket relieved of her
portmonaic by some adroit thief Rutland is
becoming noted for its blacklcgs of this char
acter. we have not learned the amount of
Mrs, Rooms loss bennington Banner.
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tne engine out oeioio INC ura'n cou'u DC
'oppeu 'ne puo, " 'no engine S"ucN tn'
into the ditch beside the road. The trair
was backed. and the boy picked up. Hi,
name is Amos Draper. aged IL or IS years
and a son of Jonathan Draper. Jr., of Nortl
Bennington. The boy is quite deaf, which
accounts for his inattention TO the warning,
Of the engineer. We learn that no hone,
were broken, and that he is recovering as fas
as could be expected Banner.
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week, while Mr.. David Weed and wife, o
Fulton, Oswego Co., n. Y, were riding from
Peru to the depot in Manchester, his hors,
became unmanagable, and the young maj
seconds a0sr NJ Weed and ~ vita ,vor,
also throvn "a tho arornd NJ Wed s,rn
;no ON a s,one oaar r. r;rh, sbonldor 80 ~
,ns,ny him az 70 cause bis Am ON Ma,
n,aht. Mrs weed oscaned ,yi,h In, LIN
;.s.,-;.s Thov Ma hoo,i - 80, :. ~;
srnd. :, varn,on, ana MAJ ,voro 90 ~. , .av