Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-03-25

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re1air shop: also boarding and tenement
l,rnses. The capacity is five fun sets
| esfds, and accompanying machinery Tor
manufacturing face goods. About one
shrndred hands are usually employed
with 8 pay roll of $1,000 per month:
The works are under the supervision OF
a s. Burbank. who has been connected
wifl, the mill for the past eighteen years
| Fhe goods manufactured are me tIicots,
| SaesFins and worsted coatings and suit
mos. Power is derived from two Tyler
| wheels, aided by fifty horse power Gqr-
! frs engine when water Is low. Ell.
Balcom also owns and operates ahoiner
WOODEN mill at Claremont, n; d., and Is
widely known as q successful nahaIac-
t,irer and thorough business man.
a.. w. Richardson is engaged IN IAN
ming and curying leather. He has been
located in the same place for the past
twenty years He makes wax upper
and harness leather. -: ~
The firm of M. *. Skinner q son are
dealing largely in tin sheet iron and cop
Ier ware, all kinds of stoves, Japanned,
britannia, glass and wooden ware, ploWs,
lead pipe, pumps, etc.
Mr.. f. w. johnson makes and deals
II all kinds of boots and shoes.
w, Ell. Gibson makes custom. boots
ard shoes, and also leather cement to be
used in repairing articles made Of
leather.
General blacksmithing is carried on
pyH. P. Cannon. Horse shoeing is a
speciality.
Ira Morse deals in marble and manu-
90 res monuments, head stones, tab
Sets, table tops, etc.
Mr.. II. w. Mason shows some elegant
samples in carriage, sign and ornamental
painting, also in landscape work, which
give good evidence of more than ordi-
nary artistic skill.
j. X. Hill deals in undertakers goods,
and is also engaged in house, sign and
ornamental painting.
The livery of H. III. Clark is supplied
with all commodities necessary to the
prosecution of his business in which he
has been engaged for the past six years.
Chandler Brothers, dealers in dry
goods, groceries, hardware, clothing,
etc, are doing a substantial and success
full business. After April 1st they pro-
that they can thereby enable themselves
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terests of their customers.
Naramore & Gibson are dealing in
family supplies of all kinds. They are
men of experience and pride themselves
~, keeping none but staple articles.
They are agents for the Oriental Tea
Company.
Ali sorts of articles pertaining to a
drst class millinery and fancy goods
store may be found at Miss A. f.
Lyons
Mrs. NJ. L. Lewis deals in dress goods,
trimmings and fancy goods, also ladies'
and childrens' shoes, toys, etc. She also
carries on a dressmaking shop.
Kendall Taylor deals in fancy goods
and woods and manufactures knit goods.
In the same room with the branch of
the Fletcher library already referred to,
is the library of the Proctorsville SOci-
ETY. numbering several hundred volumes.
Mr.. Taylor acts as the official of both,
also fills the position of postmaster. The
Proctorsville library was started in 1853
aad has been sustained wholly by pri-
yate donations.
Hon. G. FL. Chapman, attorney, rep
resents the legal fraternity, and d. r.
Story the medical at Proctorsville. The
latter is a physician of long standing,
and bears an enviable reputation in his
practice, enjoying the confidence of a
large circle of patrons.
Mr.. a. Ross, at the depot, has been
engaged during the past twelve years in
trade in flour, meal and feed.
The Black River National Bank is
situated at Proctorsville. Its capital is
$50, 900. II. w. Albee, Esq, is presi-
dent, and Geo. s. Hill, Cashier.
In societies Proctorsville gives testi-
mApy OF The tendency of the people to
K eeasaun with times, having several, as
tzsuNWs; Good Templars; Fletcher
Grange, numbering 70 members; a Coun-
sci of Severeigns of Industry, lately or
ganized and prosperous and Dramat-
ic Club, organized in 1873, which is sys-
conducted and is a resource
of much pleasure and profit.
A fine building has been recently
erected for school purposes, at an ex-
pense of $4,000. The grounds are am
pie and well laid out, and trees are to be
set as soon as practicable. The size of
the building is So by 80 feet.
The hotel is kept by j. Trip, and is
a clean, wholesome, inviting establish
ment, run on principles that afford COM
fort and satisfaction to its patrons.
Just above the village of Proctorsville
is soap stone quarry, the quality of
which, for all practical purposes, is said
10 be very superior. Parties are work
ng this stone on small scale with a
view to charging operations as the sea-
son advances.
In the immediate vicinity there are
of serpentine. These de-
)osits were worked to some extent
about thirty years ago. As we are prom
sed an exhaustive paper on the serpen-
inc deposits of this vicinity, we refrain
rom further comments on the subject. |
In the village of Cavendish are two |
churches, the Baptist and Universalist
1t Proctorsville the Methodists and Cath |
,lics have edifices. Rev. S. F. Brown is |
Icting pastor of the Baptist church, |
Rev. J. Gregory of Mortified supplies |
he Universalist, and Rev. Mr.. Frost has
preached in the Methodist church two !
ears.