News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-11
STOWE.

Gerry about the same time sold PAIR
for $50. He also sold eight calves loI
Sll24O, two of which were only lo"l
days old.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Watts soon soon
start for California, where they Will
spend the winter.
Rev. Mr.. KiIburn attends the preach
er's meeting held at Rochester TINS "eeA'
A. H. Cheney will cultivate George
Watts farm during his absence 10 'iie d
citic coast.
A little son of George a. Hale dled on
Monday morning last. .,
"A. Simmons is clerking for Mr.. VII
cox.
Mrs. Joseph Stafford, of Cambridge.
sister of Mr.. Corse, was IN town l0"
days last week.
Mrs. Elisha Parish will soon remove 10
johnson, or elsewhere.
James E. Houstin is erecting large
store house near his tub factory
n w Rutler and family went west
ward last week, Minneapolis being their
objective point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Watts, ID, and
two daughters have returned from two
weeks vacation in Essex county, n. L
The hunters supper was attended by
obout 10 couples, while Is couples ell
loved a ouck-step at the Town Hall, with
Scribner1s band i'll attendance. Inc oc-
casion was made greatly euDoYaDIe ny
Can't. Wilkins and his men.
Mrs. Betsey Bennett has been much
indisposed for a few weeks, and there are
doubts of her recovery.
Mrs. Elisha Parish has sold her place
IN Andrew ROyee.
The people often forget that the post
AGE on letters to any part of the United
States or Canada is only two cents.
The death of Charlie, aged nine years.
| only son of Mr.. and Mrs. klmber Barnes.
occurred from typhoid fever and dysente-
nv Thursday afternoon, the funeral ser
vices taking place on Saturday, Rev. Mr..
Kilburn officiating. Their little daugh-
ter, and only remaining child, has been
critically sick but at this writing IS
thought to be better.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Douglass, of Min
neapolis, Mimi, old residents of Stowe.
have been in town a few days.
Rev. Mr.. Ball preached at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday. We learn
that Mr.. Ball has had call to Spring
field, Ill.
Look out for new goods at Miles & Nc
Mahon's. Mr.. Mcmahon is now i'll Bos-
ton, buying in addition to their already
large stock a fine line of ladies' ClOaks.
doimans, flannel suitings, cloakings,
gents furnishing goods and dry and fancy
| goods of all kinds. Those wishing to
purchase. will do well to call AID examine
their goods and prices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Smith are tax
ing a season of rest III Chittenden county.
The friends of Mr.. Smith are anxious
concerning him.
John Stafford has returned from his
visit down country. We don't "kno,
whar he got them are nu clos" but things
is square with him.
James r. Langdon, of Montpelier, has
spent much time in town lately looking
after his dam property near Moss Glen.
The lecture delivered before the Liter
airy Club on Tuesday night of last week
by Rev. Mr.. kilburn, was worthy OF Il
large audience.
A large delegation took advantage of
the low rates to Boston last week.
We understand Mr.. and Mrs. Mcmahon
are in Boston this week buying goods:
Mrs. Mcmahon will select millinery and
assist Miss Emily Pike in trimming for g..
w. Jenney. New line cOrsets. worsteds,
canvass, &c. We are bound to make
prices low. Call and examine the goods.
The industries of Stowe have, within
few wears, received a marked impetus.
and this is especially noticeable in the
leather manufactury. From small bus
mess formerly located south of the pres
ent site and conducted by Mr.. John Shell
don, on very limited scale. there has
grown up n business hardly equalled by
any other leather manufactury III the
State, and which. directly and indirectly,
is source of great convenience and prof
it to our people, and if such prosperous
| institutions are an honor to a town, this
| certainly must be to Stowe. The pres
| ent proprietor. r. w Webster. came
| here few years ago from LowVlne. \ e
Y, assumed the SUPPLEMENTARY OF tne
tannery, under the prOprietOrshlp or j.
c.. Porter. Mr.. Webster, though a young
man. brought with him health, energy
and experience in the business, and
proved himself in every way equal to
the want and desire of his employer.
Early In the winter of 1882 the building.
with much of its contents, was swept
: away by fire. and the machinery, pipes
, and watts greatly damaged. The men en-
! DlOyed were thrown out of employment
t and the business and property left In ru
, ms. MIR. Webster Immediately purchased
, of Mr.. Porter the ground and water
, privilege COIllCCLtus anu COlII-iCHCNN a.
j once on a greatly enlarged scale. to re-
e build. employing the services Of the mel
: thus thrown out of employment whentT
: er their services could be utilized. The
- open winter was very favorable and early
spring found a large and cOmmOdlOu!
;. building, 135X50 feet, two stories hlgh
/. complete in structure, furnished with en-
Z CINE. watts, steam pipes, machinery ant
- all the paraphernalia necessary for 1t
I successful conduct. Mr.. Webster EN-
n employs from y to IA men, and annual,
It passes through the process OF tannln;
n about $4,000 calf skins, to which n
. manly confines his business, bundlin!
Z weekly about 1890. The boiler used il
q the business is % feet long with y incl
/. head. and is so horse power, with sell
:. filling water injector. which renders tn
- pumping process entirely unnecessary
= it also has drops, by means of which TIN
le wet bark coming from the teaches Is fel
l. as fuel to the fire box. the dripping bari
only being used for fuel. Two leache
and As watts are in constant use, 5000 tee
~ of steam pipes are run through the Dm
II ding for beating purposes, both atmoS
at phere and tanning. Every morning 20
10 skins are run through the pate cuttel
- A machine used to even the skin of tn
u head with that of the body in regard
'e thickness, and are then placed i'll vat b
Of themselves. when in course Of time, the
4 are transferred to other watts of ditferen
o strength of liquor. An Automatic bar
=. mill and machinery attached, grinds th
X bark, about 700 cords annually, extract
lg the liquor, aud conveys it to its prOpt
to recepticle, ready for utilizing in the var
@. on. 1ars. The shifting of liquors is don
=, entirely by machinery. The watts are a
u numbered, and by means Of an indie,
e. original with Mr.. Webster, he is able /
10 any moment to tell just where Il particu
ly lar lot or quality of hides are, thus ayoit
ne ing any liability to error, and enablin
70 % him TO correctly mark to his cOnsIgne
q the exact quality of the leather, mad
from the 5000 hides daily in the yats.
neat office has been built on the secOn
floor, in the sunniest corner of the bull
ing, warmed by steam. where his ell
vi ployees receive their weekly pay even
. Saturday night. all of whom are reliab
as and Industrious men. and many of the
having families resident near by, depen