Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-27

Brownell can work his land in the spring
when II is good sleighing at the north end
His crops are early abundant and are al
most the first to be secured on the road.
Going on we come to the ID. s. Perkins
farm, so called, and very productive one
il is, owned and occupied by Nathan
Hathorn. Mr.. Hathnrn is one of the best
working farmers in Barnard. No day is
too long for Nate and he easily finds time
for many jobs besides carrying on his
large farm. His stock shows that he is a
progressive breeder. Passing this place
we come L, aere Eliskin, brother OF
Moses Fay, settled in 1888, more than 100
years ago. 1t is within my remem brance
that the old original house was standing.
1t was plastered on the outside and hac
an ancient look. This farm is now owned
and occupied by Edgar ID. Crowell. 1t
passed through the hands OF many poor
farmers after the Fay family gave 1t up;
nearly all skinned the land to the best OF
their ability, but the farm has survived
the test and is quite good one now. The
crops are looking well under Mr.. Crow
| ell 3 management, but doubt very much
il Ed or any OF his boys are found here 90
years hence.
We next come to where the road turns
/ sharply TO the left and near here is the
| fine old schoolhouse in Dist. No. 8. No
| better preserved school exists in town.The
last term was taught by John Mcbride, a
medical student from Dartmouth college,
with good success.
Leaving the schoolhouse we soon come
| to where Major John Gambell OF Spencer,
Mass, settled in 1881 and where he lived
to good old age and where he died in
| 1874. Major Gambell was one OF the most
prominent men in town and a strong pill
lar in the old Cong'l church. His name
appears among the town officers for more
than 80 successive years. This large farm,
after changing owners number OF times,
is now the property OF Rush b. Lille, son
of the late Justin Lille. Rush is bach
elor, sure, occupies the building and car
ries on the land entirely alone. He seems
to like the society OF r. B. Lille better
than any other person and no one disputes
mis- judgment. Brought up in a large
family which is now scattered in the
West, Rush alone hangs to the old home
stead like dog to root. Leaving X. b.
for an afternoon smoke, we soon come to
the home OF John Gambell, Esq, grand
son of old Maj. John and son OF Capt.
Willard Gambell. Here is where Capt.
Willard settled, II being once part OF
Major Johns first purchase, and where
our John was born and always lived. II
is a nice smooth farm with level and pro-
ductive land. Mr.. Gambell is a great
reader, takes a large number OF newspa
pers and is probably as well Informed in
politics and news of the day as any citizen
OF Barnard. He has son, John, and we
predict that the history of Mount Hunger
will show this land has and will be owned
by John Gambell for 200 years.
Going back by the schoolhouse, we are
at the old Clapp place, now owned and
occupied by Horace and Jane Hatch.
Judge Clapp came from Rochester, Mass,
about the time that John Cambell came
from Spencer. They settled on adjoining |
lands. Judge Clapp represented Barnard |
in the state legislature q years and was
Judge OF probate for Windsor county. I
Fifty years ago the Clapp farm was owned |
by Asa Brooks, father OF A. A. Brooks, /
Esq, OF Bethel, and came into the hands /
OF Horace Hatch in 1862. 1t originally /
OF the very first in town. II is now under 4
a good state OF cultivation and its crops 1
are large. Horace and Jim are among the |
best farmser.
Since leaving the Creek road we have
been gradually climbing Mt. Hunger.
Now bidding Horace goodby, we take
leap up and find ourselves on top, among
the clouds. Here is Ssrdine Cowdery
we'll situated on so acres of good land.
There are not many better lots in town. 1t
does seem queer that in Barnard, like
many other towns in Vermont, the high
lands are the most productive and less
damaged by drouth. Here without doubt
is the highest cultivated land perhaps in
the state and 1t will grow crops far ex-
ceeding some OF the lowlands. Mr.. Cow
derry seems contented, and well he might
be for he cannot roost much higher. He
can keep what is good and let the bad run
down to Bethel or Stock bridge. Barnard
vi lage being in sight we start for home
FULLY satisfied that Mt. Hunger, or school ,
district No. s,will more than average with
he other lands in town.