Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-14
Vermont News.

oOlHC olA CltlLtuS VI tlc pldOO. wa
appointed, to Judge of the merits of
the trial, and we presume they Will
make public report. Before COM
mencing, one of the proprietors adj
dressed the large audience stating
that they did not claim that the An
nihilator would extinguish large fire,
like a block of buildings, when the
whole of them were enveloped IN
flames; but they did claim that in all
cases where a fire had begun, and was
even under rapid Roadway, it could
be surely and almost instantly check
ed. He stated that the machine was
simple, safe and portable-that it
could be kept in house, store or
mill, all charged and ready for use
for months ard years-that it could
be readily re-charged, &c, &c.
And now came the actual test. A
frame work several feet high was
built, with shelves, on which were
placed kindling wood, shavings, ETC.,
saturated with kerosene oil, the torch
was applied, and after the whole had
become one mass of fame, the Ami
hilator was used, and in some thirty
seconds the fire was extinguished. A
lot of kerosene oil barrels-some fif-
teen or more-were then piled up,
filled with shavings, and saturated
with oil, and after burning rapidly,
the fire was completely subdued in
40 seconds. This experiment was
repeated two or three times, with per-
feet success, only one person operat-
ing the annihilator
The last trial was that Of setting
fire to small building, erected for
the purpose. Inside of it a variety
, of combustible materials were placed,
. two or three openings as large as
common windows or doors being left.
Inside the materials were fired, and
, the flames rapidly spread to the sides
e and burst out at the roof, when some
0 two operators, with the Annihilators
/ completely subdued the burning mass
. in the space of some two or three
minutes. On the whole, the expert
ments were regarded as satisfactory
and we have no doubt that for the
purpose for which it is intended, the
Il Fire Annihilator will give most com
i plete satisfaction, and come into gen
eral use.-North Star.
y HEAVY FLEECE.-On the 18th OF
1 May George W. Ostrander, of Hoos
y lex Fails, took from his buck, "Heav,
s. Fleece" Is months and 20 days old
W fleece which weighed 20 lbs. an,
three quarters. The shearing wa
done in presence Of j. Holenbeck AM
# Joseph Brown. Can this be beate
~ in New York or any other State ?
" Bennington Banner.
a. We have the following from on
10 old townsman, Mr.. Albee, which
,r really what we would call a prolif
70 bean:
w ain 1865 | raised from a singl
=. white bush bean, $50 in number, b,
90 sides from twelve to twenty that e
d out of the pods and were not coun
e. ed. In 1866 | planted the $50 bean
o. The cut worms took about one-fourt
Id of them, as | judged, and yet fro
ii what was left, [ gathered 10 l.
quarts of good nice white small bean;
'e- or, 60,567 beans; there being 2,1O
pl- in one quart, from actual count.
ia over six hundred fold' is not pre-
IT'S ty well for old Massachusetts, shoul
On like to know who has done better.
- H. ALBEE, in BelIoacs Falls IGmc
W Bernardston. Mass. Feb. s, 1861"
nd A little son of Ex-Gov. Holbroc
! of Vermont ran away from home Il
n0 other day to 90 to sea. He got
Id far as Norwich, Ct, and was glad
nd get back to his parents again.
Ill The chemical works at Highga
Falls, Vt, were destroyed by fire
to Monday night, with their contents, i
Guiding about $4,000 worth of aciC
." Loss, about $4,000. No insuranC
all
res There was another liquor raid
on st. Adams Tuesday. Ten differe
:, complaints were entered, nine
Il which were successfully served und
the direction of Sheriff Soule. SIEVE
or teen packages of liquors, representa-
- value of some $500, were taken.
nod Another case of outrageous chill
,sh whipping has occurred in the Sprin
M field schools. A little boy, elev
." years old, son of Phillip O'Heal
e. was severely whipped with a "a
M hide by female teacher in the Lo
me- Hill School on Friday. His arl
id and back were covered with bruis
int and much discolored.
I'M In Lincoln, Vt, the other day, t,
boys of Edward Grove, farmer
that town, had a quarrel with an o
lo er boy of one of the neighbors.
soS ring the alteration Grove went il
uld the house, took his gun and shot
tad neighbours boy in the breast, inficti
IA a wound which the physicians say "
M be fatal Grove was arrested and
;ob now in Middlebury Jail.
ms, The largest income in the Sta
$4,000, is Lawrence Barnes
Burlington.
res
fol. A VALUABLE Cow.-Messrs. P
nam & Woodman, of this village,
:, probably the owners of as good
Iole cow as there is in these parts. A
licn morning milking, a few days since
ems six o'clock she gave % lbs. of mi
lur- being MIXED the night previous
halfpast six o'clock. Her milk
Upr oynoadiuuly rich ryb;ob q dJol -