Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-04-28

1880, is 322 less than
last year. There are six fewer young
peoples societies with 201 less MEM
bers. The benevolences reported at
S41, 773, have shrunk $16,845 from last
year. Home expenditures, 1925, 424.
are So. 5O2 less than the year previous.
The valuation of church property has
increased SAT, 500, which may be high
er estimates of property rather than
actual gain.
Vermont Interested.
Governor George H. Prouty, in a let
ter to r. Insinger, chairman of the
local board Of control of the National
Irrigation congress, which will have
it's 18th session in Spokane, WASH,
the second week in August. says
Vermont is not particularly interest
ed in irrigation because the state is
we'll supplied with water IN all Sec
tions. We are, however interested in
our water powers and at the present
time we are having them surveyed in
connection with work done by the
United States government and we hope
and expect that this will be of much
ed in the White mountains because of
the conservation of the water in that
section. The question of forestry is
very important one with US, as we
have great deal of waste land which
should be planted to forests and we
should also learn to cut what we have
more economically than we do at the
present time. Our people have taken
hold of this matter to the extent Of
appointing a good state forester and
have m ade an appropriation so that he
may Go his work thoroughly, and this
l believe to be very long step in adj
vance of anything we have ever done
in this line" Mr.. Insiager has invit-
ed Governor Prouty to appoint dele
/ gates to the congress, as. in addition
to irrigation, the conservation of for
ests and other resources and problems
of water power. deep waterways,
good roads and home building will be
discussed by the country's foremost
experts.
Bethel Tannery Burned. $4,000 Loss.
Fire, which is thought to be of in.
cendiary origin, destroyed $3.50, 00C
worth of property belonging to the E.
c. Fisher company, leather manufac.
turers Of Bethel, took place on April
20. The entire plant with the excep
ton of one end of the beam house anc
the hide house was destroyed The u.s.
ual six o'clock whistle was blown ir
the morning and was followed five
minutes later by the fire alarm, tt
which the regular fire company ane
the newly organized Fisher Hose com
pany responded promptly. The fire
, had so good a start in the finishing
shop that the only hope from the frs
was to save the other buildings ant
that seemed doubtful with adverse
/ wind. The wind was, however. favor
able for the rest of the village, and ,
; general. and a general confagratiol
> seemed at no time very probable. A
. nine o'clock the fire was under control
, but water continued to be poured int
! the seething mass of ruins for tire
2 hours more. The loss will reach $3.50,
D 600. The insurance on the whole prop
( erty is $110, 600 and it is believed tina
. about one-fourth of the property wa
j saved. The town was very proud o
: its fine leather industry and there
e. universal regret not only on the par
e of the 125 employees but of all classes
y The weekly pay roll has risen to 81, 70(
: large item in town the size {
Bethel. The Fisher tannery. owne
since 1903 by the Fishers, was the bes
in the state and in its machinery an
: other appointments was said to be I'll
excelled anywhere. The building
. were erected in 1900, followed the fir
9 of January IL that year which con
q pletely destroyed the old tannery,
- part of which was then only fe
i years old. The new plant was bui
for Phelps & Harrison of Leominste
% Mass. tenants of the old plant, al
= was operated by them until sold
:, the E. C. Fisher company Of Coward
y N. Y. who have conducted the bus
= ness very successfully, at no tin
;. more so than this season. The citizel
~ held meeting in the afternoon al
. voted unanimously to help the compal
: in every way to rebuild their plant.
n 1t is impossible to have perfect health unle
10 tn bowels are in q perfect condition. Tia
40 the American Liver Table s, The Perfect La
3. ative, and erj ~ good health. 10 and % ce
sizes.
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