Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-24
For the v.nsoss FAnsrs.
Letter fronm Lincoln.

,itEiH n FOR The v.nross FAnsss.
Letter fronm Lincoln. ...
wohder If people outside Of Lincoln----
people, mean, who have not visited the
town for period Of years--have any idea
of It's rapid growth during the last score Of
years. Even in the halt score since my frst
acquaintance in town there have been great
changes lot Ih3 .
In years agone. when Lincoln was new
town, it's principal industrial pursuit was
the manufacture Of coal, which was purchas-
cd by D. w. Burnham, the proprietor Of the
FORCES situated on the river ut what was then
called the Forge Village" now usually
called "Acworth." Mr. Buruham was like
wise merchant, aud from his store the coal
burners received payment for their coal in
such goods as were indispensable in their
families. Luxuries were to them unknown.
But in course Of time, as the heaVily-tim-
bersd lands became cleared, more attention
was bestowed on agriculture, and many or
cellent farms are now found in various parts
Of the town. Dos lnu $40 % grd .
But even now agriculture can hardly be
called the leading pursuit. There is still an
abundance Of timber on the mountains which
border the town both east and west, and the
river, flowing at least six miles through the
town in nOrtOwesterly direction, together
with its branches, furnishes numerous excel
lent water privileges :; consequently many Of
the inhabitants are engaged in Numbering.
There are no less than seventeen mills in
! Lincoln where various kinds Of lumber and
articles made of wood are manufactured by
water-power, including clothes-pins, wooden
bowls, shingles, slaves, butter tabs, clap
boards, and on through the various grades Of
coarse lumber. r.I % gral .1 lsa}
At Acwortb, though the 6res of the FORCES
are extinguished and the hammer is SILENT
the hum Of industry is still heard, for a
stave aud clapbOArd mill owned by Cain Il
Har.wsll (alsO prOpristOrs Of dry goods stUre
at the old Burnham stand) furnishes work
to a number Of employees during the entire
year, aud utiliEes large quantities Of timber.
Still further up the river great improves
ment has been made. In the vicinity Of the
town house, where for many years the peo-
pie of Lincoln not only held their town
meetings and their courts, but also on the
sabbath assembled to worship God, now
stand two neat and comfortable church edi-
i6ces, one belonging to the Christians and
Free Baptists, the other to the Methodists.
Here, too, where thirty. five years ago
there stood only a few log houses in the will
derness, for mile or more, to-day is found
thickiy.settled region, with scarce tree
left as reminder Of thu forest which has dis
appeared. 10 this vicinity also are two dry.
goods stores. millinery store, one boot, shoe
and harness store, two blacksmith shops Q car
riage and paint shop. Here. too, nearly OPP
posite the Nj. Il. Church, j. II. Bachelor is
about to erect a steam saw mill.
Lincoln has prosperous grange Of about
one hundred members, farmers club which
does considerable business ia purchasing gro
ceries. etc., direct from market. and, to car
the climax, one Of the dry goods stores il
now occupied by new union company
which, though but just commencing business
is getting good trade, and hoping to Civ,
general satisfaction. They sell cheap 70
cash, their motto being, "The nimble six
, pence Is better than the slow shilling"
Last w ednesday evening we listened to q
lecture by Edward Couant, A. NJ, state su
) perintendent of schools, well known to man,
throughout the state as being for many year
J the popular and successful teacher Of Or
T Ange County Grammar School at Randolph
Center, now state normal school. II
spoke at considerable length upon the tow
system of supporting schools showing th
favorable results already arrived at in town
which have adopted the system. He mad
Q excellent remarks on the necessity Of well
trained teachers. His remarks as usual wer
D clear, concise and to the point, and, althoug
! his voice may not be the best for speakin
q in large hall, yet his wslI-seIected languag
and slearness Of enunciahou render it treu
, to hear him, and it is to be regretted that
owing to the severity of the weather an
D the roughness of the roads, but few wer
> present. .ra sr ...u Il. Al.
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