The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-02-04

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s0uru LONDONDERRY
The Baptist sud lbc Mslhodists Tor
the pact two weeks haye been holding
uuioB meetings. Al fhe meetings have
been good and .l is hoped much good WI
resnI from them
Benjamin Buzton, born aud brought
up 10 this town, aad . resided here until
few years ago, died two weeks ego 81
Aver. Mass Ills remains we're brought
here for burial, and were Inferred a week
ago last Sunday. Mr. BnxloH was y
years old.
WESTON.
iezekiah Broughtou who lived here
some time ago and who cheated his neigh
bors out Of their pay for butler etc. has
baeu leading a ehequercd existence as
dsiauler, bigamist etc, bat has st las,
come to grief having Just been sentenced
to sstes prison for three years al Pitts
Geld, Mass, for stealing q team belonging
10 bis lasg father.in.law.
ARLINGTON.
The entertainments given by the
Dramatic Club al the Town Hall on
Wednesday aud Thursday evenings last
were well attended, aud all seemed pleas
Ell with the character OF the plays and
the cast Of characters Rs distributed and
carried out Financially we understood
they were successful, although quite
stormy the last evening. We noticed
quite number from Manchester aud
other adjoining towns IN attendance
The comic songs by Mfr. McAuiey, al
though not on the bills were wei received
aud added greatly to the fun of the even
iugs The dance that followed on the
last evenings was we'll palronized aud
continued until the small hours Of morn.
lug. We understand that another play
will be on the boards the latter part Of
the winter,
EAST ARLINGTON. - ....
We coudense the following from cor
respoudence of the Rutland Globe;
This village is blessed with a good
water power which has been improved
to some considerable extent, but as was
remarked 10 the writer, by one Of the
prominent citizens Of tho place, times
are dull now, yet we are oil doing some.
thing and such was found to be the
case Prominent among the establish.
meuts located here is that OF j, X, Jud-
son, which was established in 1858, under
the firm name of Billings, Judson q Co.,
for the manufacture of buck-saw frames
saw bucks and wooden wash boards. --
In 1869 the firm became Judsou & Bill
linss. In 1874 Mr.. Judson purchased
the interest OF bis partner and has con.
linued 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 oyershot, Of
fifly-horse power. Atpresent only eight
men are employed, which is about half
the force usually kept to work. The av-
erage yearly production OF the works in
good times amounts TO 400 gross Of saw
frames, 1000 dozen washboards, 250 doz.
saw bucks, using in their manufacture
from 100000 TO 40 200 feet of lumber
each year, mostly birch aud maple. The
reputation of the goods made here is too
well known for us to say much about;
they are shipped 10 Boston, Philadelphia
aud San Francisco. Mr.. Judson is also
the senior partner in the well.known firm
of Judson e. Deming, who are located
In the store, which has formerly been &C.
cupied by snch firms as Billings Il Co.,
Billings, Hurd & Co, aud others. Trade
was first established at this point in 1882
by Mr. Billings In ls49 Mr. Judson
entered the store as clerk, at the age Of
fifteen years, aud in 1856 became a part.
ner in the firm known as Billings, Hard
& Judson. Since 1866 the firm has been
Judson g. Deming, and no firm doing
business ia Bennington county has u
more solid footing than this, IL being a
No. ! The firm keep OH hand, at all
tmes. a fuli assortment OF dry goods,
groceries, boots aud shoes, aud every.
thug pertaining to q country store. They
have one OF The largest stores in the
county, have a place in II for everything
and everything in il. place Tie FIRST
floor il used IS a general salesroom, for
dry goods aud groceries, the second is
flied with n good assortment Of stoves,
paper haneings, carpets, boots, shoes,
etc. The third being entirely filled with
furniture. They do a large business, are
close buyers, pay promptly, aud IN every
way are first-cIgss business firm. d. G..
Barney IL doing quite a large business IN
the manufacture Of brush handles and
clothes pins tie started 10 1865, and
during that year erected 3 building 4oS5o
feet, with one l. part SJ2ZJ, and another
g212J, aud another Z2Es0, al being two
stories hisb. h. addition Is dry house
lgx2l feet and one two-story tenement
house. The power is water, the wheel
icing l. foot oyer-shot. The first floor
is used a. saws mil IN which j. o. inch
circular Jaw, Two siding save sud .
plauer. Tie lumber yard is easy Of &C.
cc.s from the saw mill aud he It il gen
eraN stored 10000 feel Of spruce and
birch, 50,gog Zee, Of OAK, $1,000 feet o.
pine nearly aIi Of which is used by hin
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