Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-10-25
Silver Lake. Barnard.

A letter from DR.. Gardner COX, Hol-
yoke, Mass, who is the best known au'
thority on the history OF Barnard, says
that Oct. Is, 1923, the stage from Wood
stock to Bethel went through on runners.
Oct. q, 1913, snow fell in Barnard foot
deep and did not go of until the next
spring. Apples, corn, potatoes and gar
den truck were all buried and none saved
except by digging through the snow.
Winters in Vermont are nothing OF late
years compared with those times. Not
long ago the stage was only two weeks on
runners all winter. At present writing
there is but little indication OF cold
weather. In many places grass and trees
are still as green as In June. Only few
would care to change the climate OF the
old Green Mountain state.
LAND AMONG THE CLOUDS.
Chas. H. Kidder, Esq, OF Bethel has
bought a top-notch farm in Barnard,
none other than the David Wight place,
so called.
Here is farm with buildings, an ex.
cellent sugar orchard, apples In album
dance, plenty OF wood and in connection
with the glebe $40 acres OF land sold for
less than one dollar per acre.
Mr.. Kldder can be seen with the naked
eye any clear day in the streets OF Bethel,
but II he should move to this last pur-
chase ne WOulO De NlblDlc luG
county OF Windsor.
Charles has helped a number of young
farmers in Barnard and he is not spoken
OF as a hard master. We hope to hear
from him often.
There is a rumor that the Top Notch
will go into the hands OF Chester Cady
and sons. II so the Cady family can walk
from the bedrock of Locust creek two
miles on an up grade, rising 10 inches to
the foot, to mansions in the sky, without
stepping off their own land and not only
walk but can drive trotter, for there is
an open public highway to Stockbridge
running by and through the upper farms.
"Chet" is progressive farmer and one
OF the best fruit growers in Windsor
county, as his many exhibitions will am
ply testify. He is also breeder OF sheep
and we are thinking that the David
Wight place II turned into pasture with
the z lebe would summer 500. No farm In
Barnard has sweeter grasses than the
aforesaid Top. Notch.
REAL ESTATE BOOM.
An item which appeared in the Wood
stock Standard couple OF weeks ago
from a Barnard correspondent, relating
to an advance OF 100 to 200 per cent in the
price OF real estate, If. taken seriously
would be very misleading, as there has
been no sale or change TO authenticate IT.
the hotel has changed owners but
whether for better or worse time will de.
termine. Sales OF real estate since this
change are as follows:-Chaney tavern
stand, known as the Kelley place, consist
ing OF a two-story double tenement
dwelling house, barns and outbuildings,
lately put in excellent repair, with 30
acres OF land, making a very desirable
property, was sold to q. o. French former
pro prietor OF the Silver Lake House, for q
much less sum than il was ever offered be-
fore.
The Aikens house, situated on the cor
ner opposite the hotel, sold for less than
was asked for it last year, and a building
lot on the other corner was thrown in
with the trade.
The Ruth Day place sold for $50 less
than was asked for it last spring.
o. Q. Smith, whose residence Is near the
hotel, sold his hill farm OF 140 acre. and a
glebe OF 100 acres, for one half tie price OF
two years ago.
The Capt. Peter Foster farm, lately
owned by Bernard Cassidy, was sold at a
great discount.
These are all the sales since the great
excitement and boom commenced. In no
instance have they brought any more or
as much as they could have been sold for
last year. The fact is that never in the
history Of Barnard was there such a good
time to invest in real estate as now.
/ Those who want to sell, IL they hold on
for any great prospective advance, will
still own their property.
| Later.-A building lot on Main street,
next E. j. Wills store, sold for so cents
foot front. This would hardly warrant
any imitation Of prices.