Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-26
Notes From Washington County
N. and Vicinity.
CAMBRIDGE.-ITS BANKS.

CAMBRIDGE.-TTS BANKS.
The Washington County Post tells us
that at the recent annual election of the
Cambridge Valley National Bank, the
following officers were chosen, viz:
Directors. - Oren Kellogg, James
Thompson, M. D. Hubbard, Arson
Ingraham, F. A. Fullar, Berry Long, B.
P. Crocksr, II. c. Gray, Thomas Com
stock, A. B. Law, James Ellie, George
Russell, Jonathan Warner.
President-James Thompson.
President-Anson Ingrahsm.
Cashier-John E. Smith.
This is a substantial Board and well
differed. The Bank seems carefully and
wisely managed, and is great benefit to
this community, for which it does an ex-
tensive business. 1t has, for its business,
large and commodious brick building,
which, with vault, etc, altogether cost
some $4,000, and is an ornament to this
village. It is centrally located on Main
street.
The repeated reflections of Mr.. Smith,
its courteous and efficient cashier, are a
well deserved compliment to one who is
worthy in all respects.
ITS DEPOT BUSINESS.
The same ably conducted paper also
confirms the impression that the railroad
business of Cambridge rapidly increases
year by year. This large and pleasant
village lies in the midst of very fertile
agricultural valley, which furnishes much
produce and many cattle for the markets.
1t says: "The cash RECEIPTS from freight
received and sale of tickets during the
year 1870, amounts to $32, 1880; freight
forwarded, $27, 33362. The increase in
freights forwarded for the year 1870, over
the year 1869, is $2.390.61. This is a
large increase when we take into account
that the tariff for the last eight months
has been reduced over ten per cent. Add
ing $4,000 for express business done,
and the total business for the year
amounts to $69,513.22 Very few towns
in the county can show larger depot
business than this The shipment of Pc
tatoes this year has been large. The
whole number of bushels shipped, 81, 975
weight, 5,718,425; increase in number Of
bushels shipped over 1869, 23,OO4."
All this business, including charge Of
the telegraph Office, is under the watch.
full care of the station agent, Mr.. G. T
Hawley and his assistants. For the in.
creasing business, a new or improved de
pot is needed. North of the depot, and
on the west side of the railroad, which il
adjoins, is neat little park, which is said
to be named "Willson' in honor of your
worthy townsman, the faithful assistant
superintendent of the Rensselaer, ~ Sara
toga Railroad.
HoosIC FALLS.
The prosperity of this thriving village
in Rensselaer, county, is mostly, if not en-
tirely due, to the location here of the
world renowned Moving and Reapine
Machine Mandatory of Walter A. Wood
and Company. Last spring it was burn
| ed down but the uucouquered energy
of Mr.. Wood and his associates could
brook no delay, and they Immediately
began another building, much larger and
better than the old one. 1t ia now nearly
oos pleted, and is one of the largest and
most substantial buildings of its kind il
1 4 ,-o-+..-c
ments on Lis machines, Mr.. Wood has
very lately received patents, as be com
bines extraordinary business talent and
enterprise with the heightened character
of Christian gentleman that loves Z.
benefit others, we can but wish him and
his company hearty "God speed"
The following description of the main
building is condensed from the Troy
| Times
THE NEW WALTER A. WOOD MANUFAC
TORY OF MOVING AND REAPING
MACHINES.
ut is 400 feet long by $50 feet wide
built of brick, one story high, with tin
roof; the whole construction being under
the personal supervision Of theVicePresi.
dent of the company, j. R. Parsons. 1t IL
heated by steam, and lighted by gas-no'
q stove or a lamp being allowed on the
premises 1t is divided into four apart
ments by three five-brick walls, which ex
tend five feet above the roof; the open'
ings in which between the different TO Nuns
are guarded by iron doors so that in case
of fire, i. is next to impossible to burn
more than one part at any one time. In
the woodworking room Is an ingenious
piece of machinery for carrying out shay
ings. The ceilings of these rooms are
very high, being from the floor to the top
of the wall, Is feet, and from the center
of the roof to the floor, 40 feet 4; and the
rooms are well ventilated from the top
The company have a branch from the
Troy and Boston railroad running from
the south to the north end of their shop
The building, withsgas-pipes, steam pipes,
etc, therein, including cost of grading,
ETC., cost about 100000. The machinery.
stock, etc, which will be in the building
at some portions of the year, will amount
to from 100000 to 100000. In the shop
there is employed about 500 men, with a
payroll of$30,0OO to $4,000"
G..
Cambridge, Jan. 20, 1871.
The ALBANY EXPRESS RoBBERY.-l