The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-24
SPECIMEN FARMS.

cular from the Commissioner OF Indus
tries, stating where a portion of the
abandoned" lands in this State were to
be found. One of the towns therein
named was Vershire, and the gentleman
named to answer inquiries was Mr.. B. F.
Fuller, town clerk of Vershire, He has
received 80 many letters from the pub
licity given in the press, that he has
been obliged to issue printed circular,
signed by himself and approved by
the full board of selectmen, from which
we quote
1--WE believe that we are as a town in
possession of farming lands, that IL the
location and condition were generally
known would lead to the speedy occu
pancy of the same. In brief we will try
and mention some Of the advantages
and condition of some of these farms in
Vershire,
1.-THE quality of the soil here is unusu
ally good and with proper cultivation
produces large crops OF wheat, barley,
oats, corn, potatoes, etc. =.
"They have an abundance of hard
wood and in most cases have good sugar
and apple orchards, and are generally
we'll supplied with running water Of ex
cellent quality. The building on many
Of these farms are good and others could
be made comfortable with small out
lay. =,
churches, schools, stores, blacksmith
shops, grist mills, saw mills, single
mill, etc. And our town is virtually out
of debt and taxes are not high.
"There are several good water privi-
,.nnnnnniaA ond q n1QFHat for
hard wood lumber.
1.-THE copper mines located in this
town, which have been lying idle for the
past six or eight years, have recently
commenced business, and will furnish a
good market for wood and produce.
This is considered healthy locality.
"Vershire is located 10 miles from Ely
station, on the Passumpsic and Connec-
ticut Rivers R, R., miles from Chelsea,
the county seat, and % miles southeast
from Montpelier, the capital of the State,
LANDS without buildings can now be
bought here for 81 per acre and with
buildings from SO to $40 per acre.
We also append list of sample farms,
quoting document filed with the Com
missioner, as follows;
LIST oE SOME OF THE FARMS IN vERsHIRE.
HAL Cotton, 100 acres Of lease land mo
taxes, but subject to yearly lease of 10
cents per acre. Comfortable house and
TWO barns, on good road miles from
Chelsea village, and 8 miles from Strait
ford. Price $500.
HAL Cotton, 100 acres. Comfortable
house and woodshed, aud very good
barn with shed attached, land very level
and quite free from stone, miles from
Vershire village, and one half mile from
school house. Price So per acre.
HAL Cotton, 100 acres, land level and
easily cultivated, free from stones, no
buildings, on very good road near neigh
bors, miles from Chelsea. Price 81 per
acre.
Johnny Druye, $50 acres, good house,
two barns, shed, running water, sugar
place, orchard, on good road miles
from center Of the town. Price 50 per
acre, or less.
Frank D. Richardson, $50 acres, extra
house and barn, and another comfortable
barn, with ehed, in good state of cult
walton. One mile from Vershire Center,
good orchard, and running water to
house and barn, sugar place, AMI quite
large quantity of wood on this farm.
Price S. per acre.
Haryery Wilson, West Fairlee, 100
acres, land level and free from stones
and we'll wooded, formerly considered
one of the best farms in this school dis
trict. No buildings. Think could be
bought for So per acres, or less.
Tessie NJ. Rix, $50 acres, comfortable
house and barns, with sheds. Probably
can be bought for $3.50 per acre.
Other pasture lands adjoining these
can be bought for $1.50 per acre, and
other farms in this vicinity, that is, in
the neighborhood of the above men,
toned farms, can be bought equally low,
or about the same price.
Within a mile of the above are
Bon. Alvah Bean, West Fairlee, 124
acres, land level, with comfortable
house and barns.
Hon. Alvah Bean, West Fairlee, 90
acres, (knowu as the Patterson FARM ad-
joins the above farm, Poor house and
good barns.
Hon. Alvah Bean, West Fairlee, 80
acres, house and barn not very good,
good orchard.
Hon. Alvah Bean, West Fairlee, owns
in this town nearly 800 acres of farming
lands that can be bought for 80 per acre
or less.
For further particulars about these
lands, address Hon. A. Bean.
Cyril +. Tenney, $50 acres, house and
barn "a mile from center Of town, free
from stones, we'll wooded.
HAL Cotton, 140 acres, house, 2 barns,
sugar house, plenty of apples, and esti-
mated to cut 25 tons of hay. Can be
bought for So per acre. or less,
Josiah Flanders, 1870 acres Of good
land, fair buildings, plenty of wood and
water, cuts % to 80 tons OF hay. Can be
bought for So per acre, or less.
On nearly all of our Vershire farms
the soil is good, with plenty Of hard
wood and water, with comfortable roads,
with sugar orchard on nearly every
farm, and usually apple orchards.
HAL Cotton has 3 other farms not de-
scribed, and any communication re-
ceived by him will be readily attended
to.
j. G. Goodhne, Josiah Flanders, ].
Holly Gilman, Geo. A. Church, Mrs,
Harvey Comstock, Warren Lathrop, A.
j. Clongh, W. F. Maltbys, Wilbur Han
ling, James Straw; George Avery, Cyrus
Fuller, and Lyman Porter, (Administra-
tor of Moses Spears's estate).
The above named parties wish to sell,
but we cannot give prices. They will
sell cheap.
This only an example of what 25 or 30
towns in Vermonts are doing or will do
in the near future, and exhibits an en-
terprise hitherto thought to be indigo
nous TO the West. Never fear, Vermont
will be repeopled, II land trusts are kept
in the background.
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