The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-17

uous refreshments of hard tack, and new
rum, this underground was very popu
lar with the masses, because of it's accessi
bility to the military and the townspeopl'
who came from far and near to witness
the maneuvers.
Ames hill derives it's name from an ole
\ family which settled there many years ago
about the first Inhabitants Of that sec
ton of Marlboro. The original Ames was
can be found in several of the county
homes fashioned from native and Other
woods, unique in design and always in de
mand because of their general usefulness
The old gentleman made three-cornered
chairs, mahogany high-boys and tables OF
various shapes and finish and this work
gave him livelihood more than l25 years
ago. The old house in which the early
Ames family lived still stands with the
heavy timbers securely pinned and the
original boards held in place by hand
made nails which, together with the old
fashioned door-latches, give the house a
quaintness and interest unusual in these
days of modern architecture. Upon the
death Of Mr.. Clark the farm was bought
by A. p. and F. w. Childs, who made ex-
tensve improvements, and today is occu-
their summer guests. Adjoining property
is owned by the McElhennys of New Jer-
sey George M, Holbrook of Springfield,
John Barrows, e. b. Barrows, @. L..
French and his partner, f. L. Hildreth
Miss Nellie L. Archer of New York and
William B. Houghton the latter occupy
ing his ancestral home to which he has
added the latest improvements for com
fort and recreation six months in the
health and pleasure in neighborhood pic
MICS and frequent society functions to
which people from the surrounding COM
munities are hidden. just over the hill
top and on the old Mather Adams place,
+. Braine of New York, as the new owner
of the property, has built handsome
stone bungalow in which his family are
enjoying the bracing air of the mountains,
and further on toward Marlboro town is
Winchester of Holyolle, while on the sum-
init of Higley hill six miles from the vii
lage of Wilmington, Rev. Flint M. Bissell,
retired Universalst minister, has bought
the Higley farm on which he has built a
pretentious home overlooking wide en-
panse of beautiful country scenery. The
prospect of future building in the vicinity
of Ames hill is bright and already several
plots are being preempted for the pur-
pose. The impetus of these purchases is
reflected in other sections of the county,
and it only requires an awakening in the
direction of good road building to give to
Windham county large number of sum
mer residents who find the air and water
equal to any higher altitude in the land,
while a little conserving of the soil brings
forth the most bountiful crops.
f. B. Barrows has already thrifty
young apple orchard on Ames hill of near
ly 5000 trees, from which he derives
handsome yearly income. These trees have
been planted within the last IS years and |
their growth proves that the land is well |
suited to fruit cultivation. Messrs. French |
and Hildreth and their neighbors, w. D.
Newton and Fl. X. Hamilton, have done |
good work in the line of forestry, their lat
est ventures being the planting of $1,000 |
Norway pines. 1900 locusts and 1000 young |
apple trees. Farmer Akley has an extern
'ive grapery from which this years crop
$ phenomenal one. His peach and pear
rees are thrifty and bring him good annual
'eturns. County Clerk F. D. E. Stowe also
las an orchard of 200 trees growing on his
Ames hill farm. There is a revival of in
crest in forestry all along the line in
southern Vermont in which some of the
oranges have interested their organiza-
ions. Plans are under way for lectures
rom the national forest department and
t is hoped that Secretary Pinchot will visit
Vermont some time in the near future for
he purpose of instructing farmers in the
conservation of their forests.