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

clipper SIeds deserve. speelaf. note. Ihey
are built on an improved pattern
of the best material and for ligEtness,
durability and speed are unsurpassed,
About twenty-five years ago a tannery
was established in Cavendish, known at
first as the Adams, and afterward as the
Taylor Tannery. In 1868 the property
was purchased by the present owners,
Messrs. Gowran and Fields, who have
put in new Turbine wheel, bark mill;
CHASING machine and wet bark CRATE.
The products are about 1000 sides of
wax upper leather per annum. This is
chiefly sold to custom boot and shoe
makers. The building ia 100 by 30 feet.
A steam engine supplies the power at
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Another concern of acknowledgements
ance is that managed by Mr.. VIM. A.
Haskell, who is engaged in getting out
chair stock and lumber, and also mann
features mops of superior quality. The
works consist at present of circular
saw mill, g planning mill, and one run of
stone for grinding feed. A large amount
of custom work is done by each of these
Preparations are nearly complete for
the putting in operation of a mill for
saving soap-stone, which will be run
ming by the first of April next. The
power is supplied by a Turbine wheel
and engine.
C. W. Spaulding does general black
smithing, and is specially engaged in do
ing carriage ironing, of which latter he
can furnish some of the best samples to
be found in any locality.
At the shop of II. S. Bailey the man
ufacture of carriage and sleigh work is
carried on; and also repairing and job
work on machinery.
Custom boot and shoe making are car
ried on by Mr.. s. A. Craigue and Mr.. J.
II. Whitcomb. at their respective es-
Establishments.
The mercantile firm of Robbins &c
White is one of long standing, having
been in active business thirty-six years.
Their trade is firm and constantly in
creasing they buy only for cash, and
sell at proportionately low figures. They
deal in dry goods, clothing, -four, grain
and feed, groceries, hardware, boots and
shoes, drugs, paints, medicines, lumber
and produce.
FL. s. Pierce is trading in dry goods,
clothing, groceries, hardware, crockery,
glass, paper hangings, paints, oils, nails,
-four, grain and country produce Mr..
Pierce is reliable, thorough going man,
awake to the best interests of the place
and ready to cooperate heartily in all
enterprises for the public good.
Two years ago Walker NJ. Bent estab-
lished 80 cent store in the building
known as the Stone Store 4 consider
able and profitable business has been
transacted, which will be enlarged the
first of April, and will include dry goods,
provisions, boots and shoes, and other
articles. The 80 cent department will
be abandoned, and the business conduct
ed strictly on the ready pay system.
Mr. n. B. Pierce has been engaged in
He trades in groceries, provisions, -four,
boots and shoes.
One of the finest water powers on the
Black river is owned by Uriah Russell.
1t has go feet fall By building a dam
some 40 feet long between two natural
abutments of solid rock the power can
aoie ON Tue wnofes river course. Mr.,
Russell proposes to- make a free gift of
this power, together with four acres of
land adjoining to any large company
who will establish manufacturing con-
Germ upon it. Mr. Russell is one of the
solid men of Cavendish and in this prop
osition displays a commendable desire
for the public good He is engaged in
the lumber trade.
In the yard of Gen. Geo. F. Davis is
to be found fine herd of Attorney
COWS. This stock is descended from an
by Daniel Webster for the
Marshfeld farm and fully msintains the
claims of this celebrated breed for supe-
rior excellence in dairy products. From
eight of these cows, two of which were
2 years old, 105 pounds of butter in a
week were made the past season.
Mr.. w. B. Davis, carpenter and joiner
and bridge builder, is first class work
man, and is doing considerable business
in his line
The millinery and fancy goods store
of Mrs. G. NJ. Chase is a reliable and
we'll conducted establishment
The hotel at Cavendish is kept by A !
Walker.
D. w. Hazelton, NJ. D.. is engaged in
medical practice, and the people of the
.own consider themselves peculiarly for
.unate in being able to avail themselves |
Of such competent service as he is able |
10 render
Messrs. Deane and Sawyers, attorneys,
represent the legal fraternity.
Lafayette Lodge F. & A. NJ. is one of
he institutions of Cavendish. Its men,
oership includes some of the first citi-
.ens, and it is in prosperous condition.
In 1869 the town came into possession
If valuable library by the will of
he Hon. Richard Fletcher of Boston.
t contained at the time of the bequest
ZOO volumes, all of standard merit and
covering every department of literature.
some volumes are of great value from
heir rarity. Among them may be men
Toned Audubon's History of Birds, seven
for which $1,000 have been re-
used also the History of the North
American INDIANS, llluSlFdteu ny lSU
portraits from the Indian gallery in the
Var Department at Washington. There
re three volumes, bound in Russia, size
i by IA inches. The number of books
J increased each year by the outlay of
be interest of $4,000 left by Judge
fletcher for that purpose. The current
expenses, such as rent, librarian, etc,
re betrayed by the town. Eight-thir-
eenths of the books are placed at Cay
ndish, the balance at Proctorsville. The
brary is in charge of board of Off
ers, as follows: VIM. Smith, president;
}. W. Hazelton, vice-presiden: M. p
awyer, recording secretary Rev. S. F. !
'rown, corresponding secretary treas
rer, Otis Robbins; librarian, r. Ii. Dut- |
IN assistant librarian, Kendall Taylor. {
Judge Fletcher was native of Caven- i
ish and was brother of Hon. Ryland
fletcher. Few towns in Vermont are d.
, fortunate as to possess so valuable a
iece of public property as this library.
he regulations are such as to secure its 6
dvantages to all who desire, and it's APP t
recitation may be estimated by the fact /,
nat about 5000 books have been taken :.
ut the past year. J
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