The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-03-21
JAMAICA.
Jsmaics.s Growth.

macia, we append a schedule of the In
crease of real estate for the last twelve
months, which, as we think, win show
that Jamaica Is growing faster than
any other town in the northern part Of
Windham County:
VIM. b. Johnson's new house, the
finest in the village, S2O5O; Samuel
Wells, Depot Square, 500; Edward
A. Ballard, on Back ST., new house
and barn, $1,000; Herbert Sanders,
new barn, $500; VIM. Barns, Main
ST., new barn, wood-house and portico,
$500; Milton Allen, factory and Main
ST., $1,000; Mrs. Lucy Richardson's
new addition to house on Main St.,
$500; Lawyer Waterman's new portico
on Main St., $50 Wilton Towards new
barn, 5000; Mason Towards new car
riage house, $75; Total, $6,l25. In
addition, Mr.. Samuel Wells is building
another new house on Railroad Square.
The valuation is not generally excess
sive, and the listers arc cautioned not
to take my figures for basis Of valua-
ton. Still another new house is talked
of, and still they come. We challenge
another village of our size in Windham
County to show figures with us. There
is now no doubt in minds Of property
owners and level headed people that
Jamaica is the coming town Of mother
Windham County. Brattleboro Is .
nice, quiet village, with an exceptionally
favorable location, but it seems to have
touched high water mark. You can
buy goods D. cheap Of Merchant Sher-
win, MuIzy or Smith, a. you can at
Brattleboro. When we 20 down and
pay more there than at home, it cools
us down. Our friends at BrattleborO
can make note of this or not Is they
please. The narrow saago forever, and
don't you forgot 1t, - long - tho mar
row guage is square. When the new
clearing house Is in operation we shall
all fare alike, and the newspaper cor.
respondent, who makes and ul,makes
the reputation of many man, can get
down to Brattleboro for an hour of re-
lsxion ~ cheap Is tho Judge or the
cashier. But "Wealth is but the
guineas stamp; the mans q man for .
that" Jamaica is q thoroughly Re-
publican community. In order to make
the showing fair to those who have
built since the narrow gAage came
through, we add list Of the increase
within the last three years, towit:
VIM. Saunders, Back st., house and
barn, $1,000; George Wells, Main St.,
house and BARN, $1,000; George Walker,
barn, $780, r. Howard, 1880: Chss.
Clark, house, 500; Howard Taylor,
house, $500; Perry h Co., addition,
$500; Fred Howard, shed and barn,
5000; Mason Howard, shop, SIS; O..
n. Flint, shop, 41W; Fred Young,
house, s4oO; Louis Phihps, house, $50;
Total, $7,4l0; add Increase for one
year, $6,laS, and we have for three
years, e1S,d25. Stree the narrow guAse
was opened the snug sum ct eiS, ~ -
the increase Of the taxable eseats IN
houses and buildings. We may add
81, 500 expended In repair Of our two
churches-not taxable, but an actual in.
crease Of wealth-and we have tho COM
Portable sum Of 3l6,S5O increase Of ia
macia's new buildings, and if VIC add
all Of farmers buildings etc. in town,
&c, 900 will hardly cover 1t all. If any
town in the northern part Of Windham
County can make better showing,
as we want to know just how Jamaica
shows up, "naught. extenuating, and
naught set down in malice" Most Of
the buildings are owned by the builders.
There is no speculation whatever.
There are one or two business people
whose singular mental construction
leads them to 60 out of town to buy or
have made what could be as well and
cheaply done at home. Those are
whimsical people, good, but unreliable.
Most Of our people buy at home from
| our merchants, who are amply able to
supply, or from our mechanics, who
can make Is good work for fair price
as can be done in the County.
Master Harry Sherwin, only son Of
D., Sherwin, Esq, has been seriously
i'll with acute rheumatism, but 10 now
betssr. Roscoe Marsh's little girl has
been quite sick. The internal weather
we have been having has made many
sick. Your correspondent has bad the
epizootic in the orthodox form.
Mr.. Silas Barnes IL moving into OF
near the village.
Roscoe Marsh and family have
moved TO Townshend, not to Man.
chester, as first informed.
An ample apology, and full expls-
ton.
In the hast issue Of the SITTER NO said
under heading "doinga Of the March
Town Meeting" ~. $. Knoxlton, who
was second selectman last year, was
elected first selectman this year by &C
climation, but somewhat to the disgust
of his friends, declined the honor" Al
he gave no reasonable excuse, the stat
ate fine is in order. II Is shrewdly sus-
pected, however, that 3 certain youny
lady is what's the matter, and that he
has no time to attend to both matters In