The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-13

four cents and that the September product
would net at least twenty six cents. MIR.
Hood keeps his building aud apparatus
neat AZ wax, and is pardonably proud of the
fact that he took first premium at the East
Corinth fair for butter in trunks and crates.
On the return trip a halt was made at the
snug farm house of o.. =. Dickey, where two
of his stations that were not exhibited at
the fair were looked over. del Monte
sired by Westmont, is a splendid animal,
six years old, aud Mr.. Dickey has good rea-
son for expecting great things of him. The
first time he was on the track this year he
logged a quarter in forty three seconds, and
will doubtless he heard from at future ex-
hibits of horses. Bunker Hill, " a brother
to Del Monte" is a promising two.year-
old bay stallion, stands fifteen and one.
half hands high, and is sure to make a good
record when his time comes.
The spool and bobbin factory of II. A..
Jackman is one Of the leading industries of
this valley. A call on Mr.. Jackman elected
the Information that he has sixteen men in
his employ manufacturing spools and bob
bins, which are shipped to the leading
manufacturing towns in Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. They are made from rock
maple, birch and beach, both steam and
water power being employed in their manu-
facture. Mr.. Jackman does a business
averaging S25, 900 a year. He has been in
his present location for the past twenty-one
years, aud, to use his own words, " only
uttub u CuduRb Vi duillulSlldJlOu ~ uIlNt
the business to its fullest capacity"
"soMR DAYS MUST BE DARK AND DREARY."
The early morning of Thursday gave
every promise of another fine day for
the closing of the fair, but before eight
o'clock rain began to fall, and came
down necessarily nearly all day. OF
course this was a large-siZed %disappoint-
ment to the management, who had de-
pended on another great crowd to witness
the balloon ascension and races. They
p~hilosophically made the best of it, how
ever, and did not sulk in their tents. The
association is out of debt, had $500 in its
treasury from last year, and was making
plans for the erection OF a grand stand and
other Improvements from the profits this
year. 1t should have been said in passing
that first-class music was furnished this year
by the Bradford cornet band. Hon. Henry NJ.
Arms was to have delivered the address on
Wednesday, but te~legraphed that it was
impossible for him to come.
GOOSE GREEN HEARD FROM.
Mentor should be made of the Corinth
Center creamery, situated at Goose
Green" which the reporter did not find
time to visit. 1t was started in August,
1899, and during the flush season this sum
mer averaged 1000 pounds OF milk per day.
1t is under the management of Arthur
Ames, a man of large experience. The local
correspondent of the WATCHMAN at Corinth
will give its readers more interesting in
formation in regard to this institution in the
future.
MAPLE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
story of Corinth and its industries would
be incomplete without special reference to
some Of its largest sugar makers. In one
school district of the town, taken as an ex-
ample, over 10000 naples are tapped each
year. Among the largest producers in this
particular locality are E. 7. Iaplin, 1000
trees; j. H. Metcalf & Son, 1000 trees; j.
H. Carter, 1000 trees; Nathan Taplin, 700
trees; William Taplin, 1900 trees; G. D..
Martin, 900 trees; w. n. Worthley, 500
trees; f. X. Taplin, 1000 trees; c. A. Ladd,
200 trees, and III. NJ. an | Frank Taplin,
LOO trees. Nearly all these farmers have
obtained the bounty of one and three
fourth cents per pound, and several OF them
have been awarded two cents.
HoMEwARD BOUND.
The twenty-five miles of steep roads that
lay between East Corinth and Barre were
not particularly anticipated in a pouring
rain, but the trip was made in good time
Arriving at West Topsham at noon, the ho'
tel was found temporarily closed, but DR.
Horace l.. Watson took compassion on the
hungry newspaper men, and under his hos
pitable roof the discomforts of travel in
rainy weather were forgotten. The doctor
will pardon the scribe if he closes this
sketch by saying that the sunlit. re
deemed home of this talented physician, the
joy that fairly shone in the face of his est
mable young wife, and the knowledge that
his large practice and standing in the com
munity, once lost, had been more thai
regained. is an object lesson of the ben
eficial effects OF the Kelley treatment tina
and valleys where his skilled han ministers
and furnished a pleasant theme OF con
versation for the newspaper men as they
continued their journey.