Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-17
give the following extracts from it !.

Vantages OF her situation. soil. climate
water, production, and people are fair
" considered, when we take the ac
count OF the moral, social, educationa
and political privileges, her facilitie
Tor manufacturing, her nearness to tn,
great markets of the world, her abund
ant means for the safe and rapid trans
portation of her products to the grea
business centers of the country-wher
all these and many other circumstance.
IN our favor are allowed, it may safely
be said that vermont is good state
to live in Its location gives to Yer.
mont the most favorable conditions fol
healthy climate and abundant rain
fall. Vermont soil seems to be full Of
plant food which dissolved by the a.
bundant showers and heavy dews Of
summer, and the frosts and SHOWS OF
winter, produce abundant and useful
crops"
Ot Windsor county it says: sin all
fair and fertile Vermont there is no
section that surpasses Windsor county
IN beauty OF scenery, richness of soil,
value and grade of focks and herds or
in the comfort of its homes and intelli-
gence Of its people. 1t is no exaggera-
tion to say that it would be difficult to
find in all New England rural coun-
ty with greater attractions to the seek
er of permanent home for the pursuit
OF agriculture or summer home. The
soil of Windsor county is exceedingly
rich, not only in its valleys, but on its
hills it will not do to say the farms
in the valley are superior to those ON
the hills. Some of the towns in this
county are located entirely on the up
lands and are as fertile as any in the
valleys. It is in all respects well adapt
ed to dairying, sheep, horses and fruit. "
OF the town of Barnard it says -
"Barnard is one Of the best farming
towns in New England. Good land,
water, timber, sugar orchards, fruit,
good society, schools, stores, mills,
churches, etc., and convenient to the
G. V. r. X. also the Woodstock.
The above extracts showing how our
location is regarded by the Board of
Agriculture will take the place OF an
extended description by us, and we
shall not go back and write up the
bright record of our town in the past
but will simply say it will bear exami-
nation both in peace and in war.
We wish to say few words, how
ever about the terrible drain that has
been made upon Barnard during the
past twenty-five years Ly the outside
world, for young men and women. Her
citizens think OF it with sorrow, but at
the same time they feel a certain pride
in the thought that our young men and
women who have gone TO other states,
have so lived that when first-class
young man is wanted for most any po-
sition the first effort is made to get him
from Barnard, and great inducements
being offered, they are too often sue
cessful for the good of the town. And
so with our girls, hundreds have gone
to make happy homes for some one else
where, and the demand for them has
become so great that hardly day pass
es but what some one from out of town
is seen inquiring for a girl.
Some go to do housework, some go
to work in mills or shops, some go as
teachers, some go as governesses or la
dies companions, and some marry and
oo. and each one who goes makes
demand for more. This state of things
has been going on for long time with
out alarming our people, but now they
are waking up to the fact that there are
not Young people enough left to take
the farms of the old ones, when they
die or get too feeble to carry them on.
For this reason many good farms are
IN market (from which the owners have
always made money and always can,)
At prices very low, for the reason nam
ID. These prices cannot remain as low
As they now are, and those wishing to
INV a home will do well to act at once. '
In fact, people are now coming to buy
arms here, before seeing this "wrlte
,p." and four or five have recently I
,een sold to parties from different sec /
ions. who come here to stay ana MAKE
,omes for orthemselves and children. The
onger thew stay the more of the good
hines Of the town they find out.
The fact that our town Is situated
,etweeu towns and depots on different
.s;lroads. and within five miles OF five :
;;tterent railroad stations, where cattle
nd all kinds of farm produce are pur- $
.based. gives us all the advantages OF
.omnetition in our trade, and no town
'uvwbere can surpass us in this res J
,ect This, Of itself, gives us a great
'dvantape over other upland towns.
Another thing that greatly Pleases
mr. new residents, the tull advantages :
g e, which thew did not realize at first, Is !
~ !, exceptionally good mail facilities