Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-08-11

II 10 be SET Among these the acts Of his apparent
Indifference In detecting the ncendary his anxiety Ia
hasten the payment Of tho insurance. and the e that
the property insured for than Ne value The
insurance companies win be likely 10 discount the pol
icy considerably, aud 10 cancel some other policies
that Clark holds.
Ground Bone as n Top Drcssing.--n has
To be Acknowledged met that wornout pasture
and tillage lands require bono in form fert-
liler. Continually sending cktue 10 market removes
the bone supply from the soil and amer while greatly
affects Us production Of food containing sufficient
amount Of bone material TO sustain vigorous growth
Of stock Mfr. @. " Dean Of 81 Johnsbury s assisting
the farmers Of this section IN returning this necessary
element 10 the soil lie has bought large quantities
Of bone from market slaughter houses and Is grinding
thom up into suitable form to apply to land as forth
iEer and also to feed TO Stock and Is able 10 sell Al
price within the reach Of all. wo arc confident that
many farmer will lnd in this bone meal Just the nu.
triton that his farm and his stock need The meal
ground for cattle Is sold at wholesale by H. e. Fletcher
Co. Farmers, give il trial and IL II works we'll
keep using II az long as II pays.
Temperance Reform There seems a prospect
that the temperance work that has received such a
powerful impulse in New Hampshire, is to be COM
menced here in st. Johnsbury. The two principal
formers J. X. Osgood Of Maine and John W. Drew
Of Concord Mr. 0gOod Is the organizer Of the reform
movement and Mr.. Drew is a reformed inebriato, one
Of the most hopeless cases. In eight months time,
working together they have organised rs reform
clubs In New Hampshire containing over $1,000 mem
bcrs Over 10000 drinking have signed tho pledge
and given promise of temperate, industrious life.
Drew is coming to st. Johnsbury next Thursday, to
remain a few days and TO work. On Sunday, the 2Oth,
thoro is to be union temperance meeting in one Of
the churches and II is hoped the people will all unite
In this movement not that they all need reforming,
but to show the amount OF the public sentiment in
opposition to the Of intoxicating drink and the
disgracef actions that are sure follow party OF
we'll behaved people, even Sunday schools. st. Johns
bury is strongly opposed to such conduct then let
her arise and show her indignation. We have not
space in which to give the history of the rise aud fall,
and rise again. Of the gentleman who will be hero and
warn Of the danger into which drifting. but
lot all 70 and hear lin and work with him.
Flanders Pump ON TrIaI.-At five o'clock
la st Saturday afternoon the repairs the dam at
Paddocks village we're finished, and the dam was
closed up and allowed 10 fill. The small Flanders
pump then set agong, and the Passumpsio river
i pa rcs oS H. o lUI ' wsSt sSont n,ne
O'Clock the large iron pipes running through Railroad
Maple and Main streets and Eastern Avenue were full
Of water under pressure Of 100 pounds at the pump.
Although late at night the kindly shed down her
borrowed light misunderstanding up little Of the mys-
terry that has been prevalent concerning the merits
Of the Flanders pump, and the hydrants were tried
There was water in them, sure. A cap came on, aud
the water came In sight, and 1t was percepble to the
sense of feeling too to all that got In the way Of It,
Instead Of spouting gentle stream and falling TO the
ground In eight ten eet from the hydrant 1t shot
across the whole width of the street almost dead
level and smashed In awhole window in Aliens block.
It's shooting capacity was then 50 well demonstrated
up as a mark except they could name the distance.
hose attached when the effect no less striking
than before. indeed about every man that under
took TO hold nozzle became struck that no found
business connected with HE private feelings Of more
urgency than playing with the fadders pump. Some,
more gritty than the rest found themselves roll
ing and tumbling In the dirt, the hose wrthng about
them like mOnstrous snake of the most lively pattern.
Finally some half dozen or more got hold ofthe noz-
ze and succeeded In holding 1t still long enough to
throw n stream high above the Avenue House amid
cheer after cheer for the Flanders pump. But the
Tilden Hendricks flag seemed to be easy mark,
and the boys thoughtessy We believe let the water
4 trial also made on the Plain in which stream
thrown some twenty fees above the weather vane
Saturday night On Monday the pumps were again
set agolng and the streets we'll wet down. damage
$50 At this time also with hozSe not favorable to
a high stream water thrown almost 10 the top Of
tho spre Of the Free VIII Baptist church the Plain.
think the pump viii be a failure. As for the drinking
qualities OF the water, some taken from the hy
village. MOBILES have been ordered adapted for sprnt-
ling the street, which will be great blessing these
hot and dusty days.
Fire at West Burke.-About three O'Clock last
Saturday afternoon, lire discovered issuing from
the barn of Clark Smith, Main street. 1t appears
that two children of j. Marshall Smith, who lived in
tho house with Clark Smith, Georgie and Willie, aged
three and five respectively, went out into the barn to
play 1t is supposed that they had matches for in
about five minutes Willie in saying the barn
was on ire. The women rushed out, but the flames
drove them back and little Goorgie burned to
death The flames rapidly communicated to the house
which burned together with the house and barn
Hileam Walter standing about three rods from the
Smith house. Help was sent for to st. Johnsbury and
Lyndonyille but by the time the engine loaded
the ut st. Johnsbury the FIRE all out Two
carloads from Lyndonville went up in TO pre-
vent the fire from going farther than these two houses
An old building belonging to MIR. Vance was
pulled down to prevent the flames from catching. All
the means at hand TO prevent the hro tho pail
brigade which formed line from tho river which was
Just the road. Both OF the buildings were one
and half stories In hight. lot Of shingles sleigh
harnesses etc. were burned in Walters barn. Most
of the furniture, bedding, ETC., saved In dam.
aged condition. The total loss about 5000.
Smiths house was insured for $780, and Walters fol
1880. This was the first fire in West Burke for Js
| year,.
The citizens Of West Burke met on Monday, opened
their meeting with prayer had speeches relating t
better security against ire, and adopted tho following
| resolutions which were ordered 10 be printed
Rssoiped, That the citizens Of West Burke expre',
their heartfelt thanks To IL. f. Folsom superntent o.
the Passumpsc railroad and TO his employees and oil
others from Lyndonulle for their timely assistance
rendered them in subdung the fire at West Burke on
Rssofrsd That we also express our heartfelt thanks
to the five six hundred citizens OF ST. Johnsbury
who were ready with their hooks and ladders aud en-
gnes for aid just the flames under
Rssoirsd, That the citizens of Burke and yic nit,
have thanks for their earnest and siren
efforts 70 subduo the said hre and save our village from
Rs,oJrsd That tho lahiea nv heIr