Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-01-28

At the recent Farmers Meeting at
Passumpsic held under the auspices of
the State Board Of Agric allure. a paper
was read by WIN. s Thorpe. Esq of
MorristOwn, upon " English Farming.
At its conclusion. in reply to questions,
Mr. Thorpe said that he thought the Eug-
glish plan of applying bone mtnureS to
pastures would b. profitable here, if the
pastures are kept clear of brush aud brakes
But the English have better market and
better prices and can afford to do some
things we cannot Labor has advanced
in England. aud the prices OF farm pro-
duets are not. in most articles. very great
ly higher than here. The profits from
English farming comes manly from the
largcness and excellence of the average
crops.
He also gave account Of the rural homes
Of England. of which he is a native, and
which he has recently revisited. He said
he found that much more taste is now shown
and much more care taken in the choice of
site for building and in ils surroundings
Of garden, lawn. and shrubbery, in Eng.
land. thai. thirty years ago.
A. NJ. Foster Esq, of Cabot, then cad
a practical paper on Sugar Making +"
In the Discussion which followed. Mr.. A.
r Bailey of fillmore. who was present,
said birch. beech or maple twig made to
ft the tapring hole without any bore at all
makes a fret rate spout tn" sap runs
freely through the pores Of the twig. which
may he of any desired length. l. never
dries up. Mr.. Bailey said that ary OPEN
ing in tree, however small. will drain
the tree Of all the sap it will yield from
one hole.
john Mes>er, formerly of this couu.
ty, and for some time doing successful
business il Chicago. died in that city,
Jan. 9th. He was member Of the
Merchants Exchange of that city, and
that body at a meeting held the same even
ing passed the following resolutions
WHEREAS. We are called to mourn
the untimely end Of General John Messer,
prominent member of this association,
Resotred, That We recognize in the
death Of General Messer. during the prime
and vigor Of his manhood. solemn warn.
ing Of how uncertain is life aud inevitable
is death.
Resotred Tha, his career IA man and
merchant was marked nv untirirg in.
dustry. lofty eu' crprsr. and uusulirA hon.
Or, promising long futurc of great use
funesa and nndoubtcd success. His ex-
ample was Invaluable. aud his loss is ire.
parable to the wholesale grocery trade of
this city.
ReSoir.d. That the mobility Of his char.
actrr was illustrated in his devotion TO the
cause Of his coun'rv. his bravery on manv
battle. fields. and the honorable srars and
wounds he hears To his tomb. while Chris
tian principles were excmplifcd in hls
daily intercourse with his fellow men.
ReSolred That to the hereavcd and az
ficted widow and family of our deceased
friend we tender our profound coincidence
and sympathy in their grief ever rcmem.
herring they have a heritage of consolat ton
in the memory Of an affectlonatn husband
and father without blot on the record
of his life.
ResIred. That with ihc rcmaiding mart.
ners Of the firm of which he Il member
we deeply regret the great loss they have
su8 aimed.
Resolred. That we will attend his finn
e:al in body, and that copy of these
resolutions be spread gu our minute. rre.
sented to his family, and published in the
daily press Of the city"
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