Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-03-13
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Mr. Editor The writer wishes through
your kind indulgence 10 give your readers
description Of whitingham. In 30 doing he
has an axe TO grind but in these times when
so many Of our young men who have but lit
tic means are seeking homes in different por-
tious Of the far west he wishes 10 call their
attention in agriculture and manufacturing to
q near and perhaps unknown locality, where
may be found in his judgment greater
combination of good things than can be Sc
cured for the same amount Of money in
searching through the broad domain Of the
west. The writer having sought the YER
dant fields and genial cline of Nebraska,
Kansas balmy plains, so called, finding re-
ports much falsihed, he was satisfied with
many others to retraoe his steps and come
back to the old Green Mountain state where
the mountains, not the people, are so green,
there to drink from her pure crystal fountains
and inhale the pure balmy air of heaven.
After having resided in the town which he is
about to describe he is ready to say that he
thinks he has made wise and unrepentant
choice.
Nottingham ia located in the southwestern
corner of Windham county, and on the
Massachusetts, line. The distance from Hoo
sac TuDnel station to her boundary about 8
miles, from Shelburne Falls about 10 miles.
1t has population Of about 1900 inhabitants,
and is considered one Of the best agricultural
towns in the county. Stock thrives well in
her well grassed and watered pastures; the
town is not as broken and hilly as many of
her sister towns the soil is fertile and is well
adapted to almost any kind Of crops. 1t is
well watered and pure streams and springs
are found on almost every farm. On most
Of them may be found running water to the
houses and barns. 1t is therefore healthy.
There is usually an abundance of wood
for fuel and for building purposes; her
chief kinds are beech, birch, maple, ash,
spruce, bslsam and hemlock. Hard wood
per cord is worth SO. Most OF her farms
contain valuable maple orchards from which
a remunerstive yield is usually made No
where can be found better maple sugar and
syrup than is manufactured in this town.
Her apple orchards are thrifty and abundant,
and other fruits to some extent are raised.
Sheep do well in her pastures and wool
growing is an important item. In butter
making our farmers have not tried to COM
pete with many sister towns on account of
the remoteness in the past OF her railroad IA
cilities, but as a line Of railroad has within
the past year come into her borders butter
making will doubtless take a new impetus
This town contains two villages, jackson.
vile and Sadawga. The Hourishing village
of Jacksonville is located in the east part of
the town upon q small stream, nestled be-
tween the hills which indeed are lovely and
beautiful, and are much admired by summer
tourists. 1t contains two churches, three
dry goods, and one -four and meal store, a
hotel post Office and telephone, job printing
and law Office, one ply sician, two milliner's 8
shops, two dressmakers, meat market and
oyster saloon, tin shop, two blacksmith
shops, two carriage shops, one cooper shop,
one tannery, grist mill, cider mill and jell
works, sash, door and undertakers shop,
four saw mills and shingles, butter boxes
and sap tubs are manufactured. There are
three stages which come into this village
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centre of the town, lies at the foot of a
beautiful lake and derives its name from the
Indian Sadawga who perished in the waters
of the DeeTfeld. 1t contains two churches,
two hotels, one store, telephone office, post
Office and law office, one physician, town
clerks office, one carding machine, general
repair and undertaker's shop, butter box
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mills, grist mill, two blacksmith shops, dress
makers shop. There is a through stage
from North Adams to Brattleboro and anoth
er stage line is contemplated from Charlie
mont via Rowe mines to SadAwga. The
mineral springs here located are renowned
for their cures of cutaneous diseases. Ii
other parts Of the town there are hve saw
mills, one store and i've cider mills. In the
western part Of the town there are five lime
kilns which in the past made an important
branch of business. On account OF the
nearness Of the railroad doubtless the indus
try will be revived. There are fine clay bed
for brick manufacture. There are silver anC
lead ore veins very near the railroad, which
doubtless will be worked.
The Newton Brothers OF Holyoke, Mass
who are heavy capitalists, have expended il
the town OF Resdsboro some $3.50 900 il
building an immense dam across the Deer
field, giving one of the best water powers il
New England. They have built q pulp mil
and are manufacturing large quantities OF pa
per pulp, and are building a steam mill ant
have already built a railroad to within /
miles of Readsboro city. They informed tn
citizens of this town that il they would re
lease them from taxes five years they woul
spend a large amount of capital in this town
whereupon meeting was called and vot
taken granting them this privilege. Take
are already light and if the Newton Brother
fulfil their promises ere long taxes will b
lighter than in almost any other community
The waters of her many tributaries and tn
grand old Deerfeld have As yet scarcely beel
utilized. Ere long we expect to hear tn
shrill whistle Of the engine and see the curlin
smoke winding along the banks of this rive
to Wilmington and thence TO one Of the fnes
lumber countries in New England Their
are fine chances for damming the river west
ward from Sadawga, and upon her Oats fac
tories of different kinds could be put in me
tion which would advance the upbuilding O
this already enterprisng town. Considers
BILE building is contemplated the comm
spring, and real estate is already on the ris,
There are, however, a few good pasture
which may be obtained from 81 to SO pc
acre. Comfortable homes can be secured f
from $500 to $1,000. Last, but not leas
our facilities for education are very good,
the town is divided into 10 school district
giving each section fair opportunity to e.
ucate its sons and daughters In conolusio
the writer would say that having travele
through twenty of the states, never did he 81
more grand and beautiful scenery than wh'
standing upon the summit of Streeter hill
the south part of the town. VETERAN.
Nottingham, Feb. 18th, 1885.
By an almost unanimous vote the facul
of Harvard University have adopted NJ
scheme of entrance examinations, which "