Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-12

BaooKrrLD, August 4, 1874.
Msri Editors Enclosed send copy Of
circular appeal from the committee Of citizens
of Martin county, Minnesota. Its statement
Of facts you will notice is Of much interest.
private letter from Mr., fancher, who, as
clerk Of the District Court OF Martin county,
signs the appeal, and who has relatives living
in this town, confirms and makes additional
statements Of interest, and makes still further
appeal for aid. lf you should think it mat
ter Of sufficient interest to publish the appeal
in your paper, itmight be tho means Of calling
forth sympathy, and, perhaps, in some cases,
more substantial aid. In addition to the state
ments made in the appeal, Mr. Fanchor says
" There are Eve counties that have suffered by
their (tbo grasshoppors) ravages, but this
county seems to be the greatest sufferer by
far There were twenty-threo thousand acres
planted and sown in this county this season,
and there will not be an acre Of good grain
harvested Last year | had fifty acres that
looked finely the hoppers " came the Goth
Of June, and in three days consumed nearly
| the whole. ! only had twelve bushels Of wheat
and fifteen OF corn. Oats and barley were
ruined Ny case is a fair sample Of the rest of
the county. This year | have planted my
garden three times. The choppers have
taken il clam twice Hundreds of people are
leaving, 90 obtain work in the eastern portion
Of the state, whore the crops are good, while
great many cannot leave without great sacri-
dcc Our Governor Is doing all he can 10 holp
] a.. "a. az u.
with o loss oi iro crops, and population Of
fifteen thousand that are sufferers, it will re-
lquire more than we Gun raise in our own state
to ala thc people until they can raise another
crop.
Martin county, as will be seen from the
map, aud The devastated region generally, ia
situated 100 Che southwestern, and 80 in the
nar part or southern Minnesota This fact
make, The people there necessarily of little or
no capital except their land, and the fact that
this Be- the srauf year the crops have been
swept away h5 tli- .c9urgc, and the further
fact chat tlcy can hope to realize nothing from
their lands Or nearly year set 10 come, must
mike thcir case O peculiarly trying one, and
So make their appeal for aid one especially
p well gfNAn4Nut " neither We IN TINS ldf-oU
locality, shall feel called upon to respond TER
slnally 90 that appeal, will be a matter, Of
course, i0g individual decision And yet some
Of us Yarm1nters have brothers and friends
there after the ac-h, and many, IL notall Of us,
will feel tho weight Of 40 appeal for the needy
and suffering anywhere.
Any wishing To- respond 70 this appeal may
forward % Curtis j. kibbce, at Brookheld
d who will act MS committee in receiving and
{ forwarding donations
h Mr. Kihboc J. enc Of our most reliable cti-
zens, and intends. a. soon as haying is through
to make special effort in Brookdeli and vicinity
to gather up something, as he is able, to send
on 20 meet this call Doubtless no very large
amount will likely be misod and yet some
thing. and every little helps" here OF else
where And whatever OF the facts sent you
T shall th.uk OF sufficient interest 10 publish
g will lc'p in tat enieavor
o Yours respectfully,