The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23

ity. The buildings on many of the
farms are good and others could be
made comfortable with small outlay.
The locality has all the advantages
of civilized community--daily mail,
churches, schools, shops and mills for
needed mechanical purposes. The town
is out of debt and taxes are not high.
1t is ten miles from the Passumpsic
railway, six miles from Chelsea, the
county seat, and twenty-five miles from
Montpelier, the state capital. The 10.
cality is healthful. The following are
some of the bargains, with the name of
the proprietor:
Cyril e. Turney, 100 acres, house and
barn, three-fourths mile from center of
town, free from stones, well wooded.
Josiah Flanders, 1870 acres of good land,
fair buildings, plenty of wood and water,
and cuts % to 30 tons of hay. Can be bought
for So per acre or less.
John Druye, $50 acres, good house, two
barns shed, running water sugar place,
orchard, on good road, one and one-half
miles from center of town. Price SO per
acre or less.
Frank ID. Richardson, $50 acres, extra
house and barn, and another comfortable
barn with she'd farm in good state of Guilt
walton; one mile from Vershire Center;
good orchard and running water at house
and barn. Sugar place and quite quantity
of wood on this farm, Price 50 per acre.
Harvey Wilson, post-office West Fairlee,
100 acres lays level and free from stones,
and well wooded; formerly considered one
of the best farms in this school district. No
buildings. Think could be bought for So
per acre or less.
Jessie NJ Rix, $50 acres, comfortable
house and barns with sheds. Probably can
be bought for $3.50 per acre.
Pasture lands adjoining these can be
bought for Sl.50 per acre, and other farms
in this vicinity. e. in the neghborhood of
the above mentioned farms-can be bought
for about the same prices.
Within mile of the aforementioned
farms are the following owned by Hon.
Alvah Bean, whose post-oftice address is
West Fairlee, VT: 124 acres, level and
smooth, comfortable house and barns,
known as the Michael Litson farm 80 acres,
known as the Patterson farm, adjoins the
above, poor house but good barns 20 acres,
known as the Tucker land, house and barn
not very good, good orchard. Mr. Bean
owns in this town nearly GOO acres of farm
ing land that can be bought for So per acre
or less. For further particulars address
him as above.
HAL Cotton has the following described
farms to SELL One of 100 acres of lease land,
no taxes, but subject to a yearly lease of Is
cents per acre; comfortable house and
two barns, on good road, four miles from
Chelsea village and three miles from STRAIT
ford, Vt. Price $500. One of $50 acres, COM
Portable house and woodshed, and very
good barn, with shed attached; lays very
level and quite free from stones three
miles from Vershire village and one-half
mile from school house. Price So per acre.
One of 100 acres, lays level and easily Guilt
waited, free from stones, no buildings, on
very good roads, near neighbors, three
miles from Chelsea. Price 81 per acre. One
of 40 acres, house and barn, sugar-house
and plenty of apples, and estimated to cut
20 tons of hay. Price So per acre or less.
Mr.. Cotton has also three other farms not
described above. Communications adj
dressed to him will be promptly answered.
If any one still denies or doubts that
desirable farm lands can be bought at
from $3.50 to $500 an acre in Yer
mont, here is an opportunity to put the
matter to test. An informal meeting
of citizens of the town was held on the
occasion of Mr.. Valentines visit, and
an active interest in his plan was mani
fest. 1t was proposed to, call town
meeting TO authorize the selectmen to
make the S25 money loan to each
family. Vershire is wide awake, and
is bound to have colony, if any are
planted in the state. Commissioner
Valentine has sent to Mr.. Nordgren
quantity of corn raised on these lands
during the past season. The ears are
large and filled to the tip-a good GER
tifcate of the quality of the soil.
Commissioner Valentine tells us that
his plans are progressing satisfactorily.
They have received no check and are
as certain of a successful issue as any
incomplete transaction or enterprise
that depends upon the life or sound
health of its agents or projectors.