Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-11-24
MONTPELIER w. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER "a,

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u n svar, ,,oor n. ,. .,,o,od 30 aoso In Ind.
~ ,y yea. no wse M ~ so,oinnaa ~
NV 'rcdrt,e sad ,e"ceS "ouu op''a'e 'o p'e'e"''
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=, ,., -, ,...., .o,.
Il tbe fence fop a year % and a half ana he liked
Il: had no trouble from n. IL cost n little more
han one-baif what hoard fence ala II was safe ,
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W. II. II. CHAPMAN |
Of Ludlow said that in bIs west line his cattle got
through. and his neiehbor. Mr.. Graham, nut up a |
tyo-wire fence which The cattle Got through |
The next day the cattle smelt Of the fence. but |
ala not tru n oo thronoh n again n ala mt
burt thoas ca,,ic w go throvgh a. suc,, fences
would save n great deal In tbe town in clearing
ont drifts In one plnce be and bin nephbor
could mt mn one hundred rods of barb fence for
what Il costs 10 ynand thor fonces n vaor now
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W. @. BRArToN
member from Stamford. said two years ago the
town voted to furnish the wire TO any one who
should put barb fence side Of the main road, in
order 10 save drifts Peopie liked H. and all who
built new fences built barbed fences. It was
nseu M xlong tne rai,roaus IN Massacnusetss anu
had been n,9 mn n,any rods and more stili
would be mt p nm ~ some had three: most four on
account OF sheen. A board on tor of the wire
would spoi the fence.
ALFRED SARGENT
Of Bridgewater said he had about seventy rods OF
the fence, sixty rods on the side Of the road-two
wires--and he liked II very much 1t was cheap
and safe; never knew Of any injury caused by
the fence The most perfect protection 10 the
crops ever known.
GEORGE p. DAVIS
a c.-.,s,.,, ..,a d., 10 h., .au, had -, ,,oi
~, % s''u .la. ne N.p. many neal y, sa i
afraid OF barbed fence but he had seen u used
mucn IN the west. lie had . two-hundred acre
.ture, IN which there are. are tsp, several cattle,
.er e & 4, ~ . s ,,,, Vi
~, anu snou" s naN9 Pu. :. uP ~. ", enes' pis
,t .ti ',s psete w,.h ,, ieh,e
wi.nou' se.',nh .o'y P,-Ioou.u et','cn aNi ~ w
e ne INV u pus on ,id a',e
~ ~ 49,, 90 hrnsh fanpa ,,hiab na,a pa h,rnsS
70 bv b rsns P nsns Tv brbed
fence he could get the interest Of u 800 every
ai,oa tonna and ha taI, raa, dooJ ~ ;n,a.o',
;m II II u.s az sase as any sence. ana an !, ws y
cbaan. cost twelve canta a ponnd the siya he
,,od ,,,ro sbiIlinas "a Alona ,bo i;na af III ~
Pm,ianJ & Rnrlnyton road cattle yere LiI,ed bv
trains everv year This fence wonls he an ahso-
nta nroteciion agains cattle setting on 10 the road
'N'e so''h '- W '0 ''"N
CONCLUSION.
This closed the oral testimony. Mr. Goddard
handed the committee the following depositions
fence, testfying to its value:
pp,norw ,rr, Noveuher IN 1891
M A., 'sa..,.a, - ~
and vicinity, intend putting up steel barbed
renee, iof tne lolowihg reasons FIRST, IL Is the
cheapest-costs less tnan any other renee second,
easily transported ana erected tnlrd, 1t insuIes
absolute protection' mat we desire no legisla-
ton IN the matter Oh protection 70 domestic an
imals. y. ". Cox,
L. Is. MOORE
1,,t, c,o,o,, a.so,,II,of ,lo c,,,. 81 t,.u.uo,,,
,o,a ~ sas.io,, :. we * nndarst,es ta'rn,
T.; ,rou,b and ,o;r,, 49,. nsr 49,, ha la
,ra fa,c;na ,aia iaas,,a i -aon,,s,,ond;ua IN
same for general use It Is cheap durable, and
san, sa,is ac,;on That we dasiro % no ag;sIat;on
~ 80 a - herhod ,n;ra ranoin5 .. ee,i ~
domast,c animals VI p- W
Cu.prps Il s,,,ru ,,,, or,,rps
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Novr,,p, "a 1880
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l, ELISHA W. JOHNSON OF Ludlow, Vermont do
hereby certify that have used few rods OF barb
fence on my farm In Ludlow, and like 1t very
much and when | require new fence shall put
up the barb renee ] regard It as the best and
cheapest can erect, and rs safe for stock as any
fence | am one OF the seectmen OF Ludlow,
aforesaid. L. W. JOHNSON.
a. ~ No'.or',nr ISen W o''oio "o' '"'' io'"
"Ny Vi Ww1,.s,' II w r,,,, ,,,,,,.,, p,t,,o
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NOVEMBER TO- 1880.
c..,o.,,, 1..o,,,,,,, =, a.. CO... .< -
~ =" s.;e,' u. nSSe"vy W. * y ya ma ntaey ,e.so t
r.; Ho ~ .,,,s ~ pI,mor,h IA MA, 10, n;,
the s.esi ha rbad Wire fercna taIa ,1aes,ra 4,
= .ao 80, u, IT,, ~ - -. .ane piI"se ~
s.iI a e,o,eia a.o s W 81. , %no "n m. q ouo
sSnn,n. ro,oO,;nn 20 eiI n,uent ,a ane M
dnsra no ,an;sietinn In ,ha ,na,,. ~ rn.ao,,",
~ anYnaS,;o an;mals " '"' Ntnoppv p,ee''o-
| " "'''''''' "' r. Moon,'
| 1s RpowM'
| T. q pn,' 5numr'
| a, ,,,,o,a ., nnShS, ,,
| Hlgnnp $4,000 oAh1hNr' %laa,l'
| Fn.S",s II Coz
| '"ANo'' H. SooA'
| prrr,ANn Novemher tx 1890
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! EVELYN pIkRroISr certify that am iar
raai asta,a in Tho tnu, and lilac ~ pn,,and
| Vermont Ibaye usad tho harh Syire fencing !,
a consiae,aule eAtept nave one 10. ono, 500
with tne SAID wire fencing In which have kep
twenty-five cows and four young horses wlthon no
wire fence In use as division fence betweel
| land owned by myself and that of other parties
have been 80 well pleased with the result that
| have recommended its use to Others and inten'
to use more Of it myself unless prohibited by en-
aetment OF the legislature.
EVELYN PERpoINr.
~, N,
i'wmAN,EL SiMonpsoi uartloro % 'u .ne t, y,
OF WINDSOR ana state OF yermont IN oath ut
pose ana say that am aged slxty-nVe years an
am larnet ana now own ana carry on iar,i I'm
Two hunuieu ana twenty-five acres IN salu mar !.
ford also depose ana say that nave nVed
said Hartford forty-eight years and on my preset
farm thirty-eight years; that nave onm my iarm
renee ABOUT one inlie OF parpeu wire renee, SON %
OF TWO wires, some three ana some iour. ihs
where nave this fence against sneep usual
use iour wires, ana generally three ior catte. d
STOCK consists OF cattle, sheep ana horses, ana
have mad more or less oil TINS renee ior the pa'
three and one-half years and nave added 10
from year 10 year also uepose ana say that
CONSIDER IL cheap renee ana uuraoie wheh pro-
erly put up ana that nave never had one e acc
dent or injury occur 10 any single animal, eithe
sists OF four horses fourteen cows, thirteen youn
cattle ana one hundred sheep -
|. STATE OF VERMONT
CouNry or WIynsop "a I
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owoih ,ooa 70 anu suuscrioea 'hiS io'h uay vi ~
'ehooi' ioSo' 9eioro p ,ie. ,,.,. T., rn..,......
) o. NJ riSohhh, MdS'e' W Chd'ceTV'
7 D.Sropru may ~ tho toun ~ Mon,
uoilv conntv ~ Rutland and state ~ vermon
ON oath danosa tastify and say that nv age
fI,v's;I yaars Nv occnnati9n ia tbat 81
tarwer Am acopain,ed with The L;rd Of Ian
oaiiad ha,had yira fenca Have anch fanca
! ,ba I,re ha,waan mccall and a man hy tho M N
A ~ narins uorton Said fanoa ,vas aracytad hv 90
, Ior,nn hatwaan bis nastnra and NV meade,
p.a,inrs 20 hniidins ppaiS ho orhad liz aanna
Ma raat daai ~ .sonhia a%nnt stocL "a 1anos
Wn,an,s sto,L va. sura !" be T.; mn, nra;n n
s;,aa ha hn,It Tho ha rhad ,ira tanaa 90 ihaya h,
nn ,.onble about stoct or fencos 40 not tnow ~
5 an @ ins,onca whara stoat has haon in;nraJ
harhaS wire terca SAID fenca "a nm Jnxcei,e
,hing 10 save crnns and 10 Laen neiahhors tro
enang gi ~ saw ,,er 1o aau , ,pa III;
w s,, nSsruiv s,nnt asnacol, thss ,e
Q Tbas, 40 no, 30 20 % 20, 70, s,,,ias hns onca
ihoy w ~. 80 ~ 'ost 'e' quaioo ~. onee