The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-11-09

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prominent 10 business and ia socieiy, i
eosid n0l lave beea oissfNtse Tot iAai
Toe name q ibis village aud that q is
iosnAer. should u synoyms q each 9th
or u one sense, they were an unis
everything. 10 fact. lived. breAthed. and
hrobbed. impeliad by bis own 'liie
strength In October. lS53, Asa Fitch,
N D.. pursuant 70 directions. BY the
II D. james Gibson. surveyed this place
known as ''Ciapps Mills, aud laid Il
out into streets and building lots But
Tor some reason nnaccountable, people
were never attract "a here IN large num-
beers, although the water privileges Of
the Battenkiil are certainly quite mum
erous and extensive and capable Of sup
porting large manufacturing eommu-
nifty, Often enough, as 40 lock over
this survey, which is now before u.s.
showing the executive skill OF tie re-
nowned surveyor drop our monot.
onous labors, and wonder why these
street," are not graded paved. Why
the "lots" are not each represented
with beautiful residences. with eapac-
ious public buildings and halls Of en-
tertainmentS Why not here, as else
where. and in places far less desirable
do we not see the busy throngs Of in
terssttd and industrious citizens NOV
ing, TO and fro, from the centre Of bus
iless and OF life II is easy TO ask such
questions, but the undiscovered occult
laws Of human society in all II their d.
verse operations, make it difficult to an
swer them.
This village, however. because Of its
founder, was known by tile name Of
"Clapp's Mills until the fan Of 1894,
when this property including the mills
and mill power, were purchased by Mr.
A. S. Baxter OF New York Ian interest
ell partner Of the business firm known
as the Rutland Marble Co. His spec
ial purpose was TO conslrrc, here q
marble saw-mill, and thereby avail him
self OF the water privileges Of the Bat
tenkil. He thus began immediate prep
arations for his own business, and sud-
denly "Clapp's Mills" were boset by
workmen eager, apparently, aud in tho
presence Of abused eyes aud solemn
countoaances Of the old settlers, TO ca
ry on their mission Of destruction. Thus
fell in moment, the last sacred rec
ords of three-quarters Of century sgo.
In the spring Of 1865 Mr. Baxter had
his marble mill completed and ready
for operation. 1t consists Of eight
gangs Of saws and two Tyler wheels for
power. And thus with this prominent
change OF business, also originated the
change Of name subsequently gwen to
this place, and it is now and has ever
since been known by the name Of Bax-
teryitle. And although there has been
occasional spasmodic efforts to critieise
this changing Of names in days past, yet
it has now come to be pretty generally
received AID approved in all business
circles.
The marble works here are quite ex-
tensiye. We receive our blocks from
the Rutland Marble Co.'S quarnes of
West Rutland, and saw them into diG-
ereDt thicknesses according TO quality
and the requirements Of market. To
give an idea Of the extent Of our bust
ness, which, by the way, is only a mea-
gre branch Of the Rutland Ma,b'e Co s
business, we will specify two items oa-
ly; the amount saved annually is abtu.
2i0, OOO feet, while the amount Of freig I
on blocks for the same time, though at
specia rates, is not far from $1,000
this from West Rutland to our mill
We have constantly on hand all the va
rioas grades Of Rutland marble, from
the lowest No. 3, TO No. and statuary.
aud are prepared to moe. ali orders for
stock, and satisfy the indifferent as well
as the most fastidions
Baskerville is situated about three
miles from Salem village in the south
western part Of the town. and on the
line Of The Rensselaer, q Saratoga rail-
road, formerly the Rutland & Washing
ton II has natural attractions certain
y beyond description, AID its deep
creyicss ia the rocks, II IS nocks and ra-
vines furnish admirable hunting
grounds. Here we find the various
kinds Of squirrels, partridgcs, foxes,
aud Wild ducks, and although We have
no desire to add to the already over
crowded list u Alurrays fools, still
VIC do aiilfnl the truthiulnsss u the
above statement
The summer landscape is also truly
beautiful, aud what with the hills Of OAK
on tie east aad pine on tAe sest, and
at whose base h3Rs Placidiy along tho