The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-02

state County and Vicinity.
EAST ARLINGTON.

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Situated about mile east of Arlington
station, and lying in one of the pleasantest
valleys that can be found in western Yer
mont is East Arlington, which In all
probability is seldom heard of by the ma
Joritv of the readers Of The GLOBE. 1t
was the good fortune of a reporter of The
GLOBE to visit this pleasant locality few
days ago, who was completely surprised at
the amount of business there done, and at
the spirit of activity and go-aheadativcness
there displayed, and the following account
of what he saw there may be of some inter-
est to our readers. The village is blessed
with good water power which has been
improved to some considerable extent, but
but as was remarked to writer, by one of
the prominent citizens of the place, shines
are dull now, yet we are all dong some
thing" and such was found to be the case.
Prominent among the establishments locat-
ed here is that of
J. II. JUDsON,
which was established in 1858, under the
firm name of Billings, Judson Il Co., for
the manufacture of buck-saw frames, saw
bucks and wooden wash boards. In 1869
the firm became Judson e. Billings. In
1874 Mr.. Judson purchased the interest of
his partner and has continued the business
alone since that time. The building now
used is 30x70 feet, three stories high the
first being stone, the others wood. The
power used is water, the wheel being an
overshot, of fifty-horse power. AT present
only eight men are employed, which is
about half the force usually kept to work.
The average yearly production of the works
in good times amounts to 400 gross of saw
frames, 1000 dozen wash boards, $50 dozen
saw bucks, using in their manufacture
from zoe, 900 to 1900 feet of lumber
each year, mostly birch and maple. The
reputation of the goods made here is too
well known for us to say much about !;
they are shipped to Boston, Philadelphia
and San Francisco. Mr.. Judson is also
the senior partner in the well-known firm
of
JUDsON AND pEMING,
who are located in the store, which has for
merly been occupied by such firms as Bill
ings & Co. Billings, Hurd & Co and Others
Trade was first established at this point in
1882 by Mr.. Billings. In 1S49 Mr.. Judson
entered the store as clerk, at the age of
0fteen years, and in 1856 became a partner
in the firm known as Billings, Hard & Jud-
son. Since 1866 the firm has been Judson
& Deming and no firm doing business in
Bennington county has more solid footing
than this, it being A No. l. The firm keep
on hand at all times full assortment of
dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and
every thing pertaining TO n country store.
They have one of the largest stores in the
county, have place in it for everything
and everything lis in its place. The first
floor is used as general sales room, for
dry goods and groceries, the second is filled
with good assortment of stoves, paper
hangings, carpets, boots, shoes, etc. The
third being entirely filled with furniture.
They do large business, are close buyers
pay promptly, and in every way are first
class business firm.
ID. q. BARNEY
is doing quite a large business in the manu-
facture of brush handles and clothes pins.
He started in 1865, and during that year
erected building 40x50 feet high, with one
l. part 3OX25, and another 22x30, all being
two-stories high.
In addition Is dry house 14x2l feet and
one two story tenement house The power
is water, the wheel being II foot over
shot. The first floor is used as a saw mill
in which is 52-inch circular saw, two sid
ing saws and planer. The lumber yard
is easy of access from the saw and in it is
generally stored 100, 900 feet OF spruce and
birch, 10000 feet of oak, 90, 900 feet of
pine nearly all of which is used by him
during the year, his average yearly produce
ton being 10000 boxes Of clothes pins,
each box containing 500, and $4,000
brush handles of which he makes eleven
different varieties varying in length from
8 TO IA inches, all of which are shipped to
New York, Cleveland, Lansingburg and
Philadelphia. In the second story are
made all the pins and brushes, the mill be-
ing well supplied with machinery necessary
for that purpose. He is now engaged in
making handles for the patent brush made
by the Mcguire brush company of New
York, which are said to be superior to any
brush made. Mr.. Barney owns 100 acres
of land from which he cuts all his timber
and draws it to the mill himself. He also
manufactures straw cutters and sleighs, and
although he commenced poor, he is rapidly
reaping reward for his labors.
In this village Is also located one of the
best grist mills in this state now owned and
run by Jacob and George Murward who in
1866 purchased the property of N, G. Hard