The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-30

board, the reporter wheeled away and was
soon at the splendid farm Of
cLoosToN BROTHERS.
which crowns the summit. This farm is
the well-known Paine place, where for
many years Judge and Ex-Governor Paine
lived and played so important part in the
early history of the town and section. The
farm has been in the hands Of Clogston
Brothers for fifteen years and has been
thoroughly renovated and cleaned up. A
look at the well-kept farm buildings and
surroundings indicates prosperous condi-
ton for farm and occupants. In front of
the house is a fine grove of naples. The
brothers cordially welcomed the WATCH
MAN representative and kindly showed
their place and equipments. The milk.
room was the first place visited, and it
would be hard to find its equal Built new
this summer with a view to convenience
hardwood floor and white ceiling, one in
stnctively looks to his shoes to see If the
dust of travel is likely to contaminate
the immaculate cleanness within the room.
The room is equipped with No Laval
separator with capacity of 800 pounds of
milk per hour, and a barrel. churn in which
$50 pounds of butter can be churned at
once. A gasoline engine of four-horse
power furnishes power, and 1t Is marvel
OF ingenuity. Occupying about four square
feet OF space, it does its work with little
noise and with but little care. Only three
hiihubOo dic lCuulItu W SJdIJ lJ dlutT WHICH
it runs with an even speed and with no at
tention. The engine is manufactured by
the VanDeusen Gasoline Engine Co, of Gin
cinnati, o., and the cost is $500 The broth
ers used other means, but this is most sat
| isfaCtory and they heartily recommend IL.
Ii costs only an average of ten cents per
day to do the work required, and any dan
ger from explosion is out of the question.
Clogston Brothers keep forty cows, all Jer-
sey in part and about one-half thorough
bred They make 300 pounds of butter a
| week in the best season. Passing out
toward the barn the reporter noticed order
| and arrangement everywhere. He noticed
well-equipped workshop where they do
all their own repairing He also noticed
the abundance of the best modern farm inn
| PIGMENTS. The barn, 90x30, and cross
section at one end, 60xi0, was reached, and
it was easily seen that all parts were ar
| ranged Tor convenience. The brothers keep
ten horses some of which are high blooded
Here is farm of 800 acres, well equipped
! in every way, nearly level, all easy of ac-
cess, and III state of high cultivation. If
any one thinks farming by modern methods
| doesn't pay, call on Clogston Brothers and
be convinced that it does pay, and that farm
ing in this age and with recent improve
ments is a science. Bidding the genial hosts
good day." the reporter was soon " coast
| ing with acceerating speed toward the
| village.
Other farmers adopt modern methods
The reporter called at the farm mansion of
GEORGE LYNDE,
two and one-half miles northwest of the
| village Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Lynde were
at home, but, by plying the intelligent help
| much desirable information was gained.
There are 400 acres in this farm, with stock
of fifty cows and eleven horses. Mr.. Lynde
has all the modern farm implements, among
which are reaper and binder. He has
| thirty acres OF as good corn as ever grew,
| which is designed to fill the three silos on
the place. Happening to be there at milk
ing time, the reporter had the pleasure of
entering the well-kept and well-equipped
milk room. Here is No. Laval separ ator
and No. % barrel churn, with water motor
as power making as good an arrangement
as one could wish. The separator was
started and the way it worked was pleasing.
EDISON s. MARTIN
is also growing farmer. A look about his
| farm will convince almost any man that the
old ways of farming are not up to the pro-
gressive spirit of the age. Mr. Martin also
has separator run by horse power, which
he says, works satisfactorily in every re-
spect. He recently bought eight cows, max
ing thirty in his dairy. John Farnham
| III. l.. Platt K. j. Poor and ID. NJ. Perkins
also have separators, and all claim that this
way is far better for the farmer than the
average creamery. Many other paying
farms might be mentioned. Not from
lack of interest, but from a lack of space
does the reporter forbear.
EDsoN's FURNITURE STORE.
A few years ago only one store was kept
in the village, but on the advent of the rail-
| road and the growth of business, others
| were established so that now there are
many. One, the furniture store of Charles
M. Edison, was noticed especially. Mr.
| Edison started in here within the year: but
if one will look over his stock of goods, he
will think him veteran in the business
AS the scribe passed through the attractive
warerooms filed with furniture of all kinds,
carefully arranged on all sides, he was
more and more impressed that if people in
want of any article of furniture and can't
| find 1t at Charles, something must be the
matter with them. Mr.. Edison also has an
| undertaking room, well supplied with all
conveniences where he is ready to do en-
balming and the like.
THE SCENERY.
This screed would be incomplete without
mentioning the scenery, in which, as in
many other things, the town surpasses all
its neighbors. Two miles south of the viii
lage is Cutters Pond, a pretty sheet of
water covering several acres. Fish of many
kinds inhabit its waters, which are from
time to time entced from the crystal depths
A few rods south of the pond is brook in
the midst of which is huge boulder which
ulNlueS luS waters part moving into the
pond and eventually into Lake Champlain
and part flowing south into the Con-
necticut river.
THE FAMOUS "GULF."
Passing south, the hills on either side be-
gin to converge and the road descends until
it seems that progress must be stopped; but
the road winds about, bringing to the
| travellers eye succession of changes which
are delightsome. Lofty mountains, with
almost the sternness and grandeur of the
| White Mountains, rise on both sides, in a
few places coming so close as to leave
meager room for road and stream. In the
midst of the "Gulf," in little intervale,
are the springs of magnesia from which
| people from far and near come to imbibe.
The Gulf House was burned three years
| ago and has not been rebuilt, but the large
barns have been. Isaac Brown, the su-
perintendent there, will care for all teams.
On emerging from the gulf" on the south
end the hills expand, presenting to view a
region of great fertility. The drive through
the gulf is very delightful The locality
near some large city would be a popular
resort.
| SHAKING OFF CONSERVATISM,
| A look about town shows isteady and
healthy growth, not of the mushroom stamp
haf Ia hapa ha1 NJ,