Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1870-04-01
WincIlendon, Mass.

az" uays siHce, We spent an hOtr IN
looking over what proved to be an enter
prlslDg village. made so mainly by
Its manufacturing interest and railroad
enterprise. OF the latter, in addition to
the Cheshire railroad which now passes
through it, two other railroads, the Ware
and Monadnock, are projected, and the
citizens are now holding meetings public
and private to further these interests, and
most of the business men there appear
to be sanguine that they will secure both
roads. If hearty enterprise and cordial
support will do it, then they will obtain.
The railroad interest must be power
there already. Capt. Murdoch, the pres
ident of the Cheshire railroad, and long
known as one of the most successful bus
mess men of MASSACHUSETTS has a very fine
residence in that place, the beauty of
whose grounds must be considerable in
the summer season. This reminds us of
an incident of Capt. Murdoch which oc-
Cured here last fall, at the time of the
October treshet 1t appears he owns a
farm about mile from this place (Bel-
lows Falls on the New Hampshire side.
and his farmer carries il on for shares in
the crops. The food took off a large
portion OF very nice Corn crop. Capt.
Murdoch came up, looked at the depict
ed field, and asked his farmer where his
corn was? The farmer pointed down the
river and replied with sorrowful heart
WELL" said Capt. Murdoch, "gather
what is left, put it in the corn barn and
keep it all yourself" There are other
! fine residences there. One of which we
observed just out of the village on fine
prominence, we guess about southeast OF
the village We think it is owned by
Washington Whitney. The view there
must overlook the village and be very
\ fine.
| But the great feature in the manufac
trres of Winchendon is pals. About
the first and last thing we saw was pals
One of the factories at Waterville, Ga
mile or so from the main village aver
age 800 10 1900 pals per day, and the
entire business in this interest must be
very large.
Another large interest is the manufac.
ture OF wooden faucets by Mr.. c. A
Loud. They are said to be among the
best faucets made in the country.
A large and new machine shop has
just gone into operation there. We did
not learn the names of the proprietors
They were burnt out year or more
since. In this shop we were interested
in knitting machine, shown us by a
workman, which they are manufactur.
ing in addition to the usual work Of such
a place. 1t is called the Hinkley Knit
ting Machine, sells for thirty dollars and
the work of it looked fully equal to the
sixty dollar machines.
There is also cotton factory and 9th.
er manufactures in this place and though
the town boasts Of no newspaper, it has
one of the best job printing offices in the
country. Mr.. Ward is proprietor and
gets up work the excellence of which is
not often equal d in city or country.
The obliging postmaster of the place
we believe is Vermonter, Mr. f. S.
Merrill, who has held the Office some
twenty years. He is o brother of the
late Ferrand F. Merrill of Montpelier
and of Judge Merrill of the same place
or of Washington county. A better
compliment for the faithfnlness with
which he discharges his duties. cannot be
better said than the statement of the
length of time he has held the office. We
think he was formerly postmaster at
Montpelier.
Winchendon is evidently thriving
town, good place TO go 10. to live in,
and her people are fully up TO the times
in point of literary tastes and intelligence
Several excursion parties from that place
Within year or two have visited ouI
village, creating in us an interest in them
and visiting them recently we looked
them over, and have briefly writ them
up" but not as UGH as they deserve.