St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-11-11
BUSINESS IN SUMMERVILLE.
A Business Review of the Past Season
by F. ". Powers.

majority OF them own their homes and
take an interest in those things that
elevate and bless a community. AL
most universally are they believers in
temperance and sober living. For So
cial comforts we should hardly feel JUS
tilted in exchanging our little commu-
nifty for many others more wealthy and
pretentiOus.
The evident need here has not been
large blocks and costly dwellings, but
modest, tasty, and comfortable cot
tages, such as one family could occupy
alone with the prospect of becoming
owners. 1t is this feeling of owner
ship that makes a community stable
and virtuOus. The establishment of
permanent homes is the best security
to the state. We hail with delight,
therefore, the cultivation of that pub
lie sentiment which believes in the
home, and labors for it's elevation.
80 Scotia! my dear, my native soil
For whom my warmest wish to heaven is sent
Long may thy hardy of rustic toll
Be best with health and peace, and sweet contentl
And oh, may heaven their simple lives prevent
From Injuries contagion, weak and vilel
Then howeer crown and coronets be rent,
A virtuOus pOpulace may rise the WHILE
And stand wall of fire around their much be-
loved isle"
Early in the season E. L. HOvey
built cottage home on Concord ave-
nue., two stories, with La neat and
comfortable little place, which was
soon sold to j. E. Batchelder, an in
dustrious mechanic. HOvey then
built a larger and more commodious
house on Portland street, also two
stories, with L, for TheOphilus Ricka-
by, an employee at the hoe and fork
shop, where, upon its completion, the
neighbors and friends one evening
gave the young couple a rousing ''house
warming" accompanied by presents
and good wishes. Hovey built anOth-
er house on new street, off of Port
land, for John E. Henry, an employe
of the fork works, which was properly
dedicated upon its occupancy by his
shop friends and neighbors.
Another set of new buildings consist
ing of two story house, with L, shed
and barn, has been built by F. E.
Richardson on Concord avenue. In
doing this work Mr.. Richardson has
shown commendable cOurage-he hav-
ing done the greater part of the work
himself, even from the cutting of the
lumber from the stump to its recent
completion. On his occupancy of the
new home last week, the largest crowd
that ever assembled in Summerville
came together to congratulate him,
leaving numerous and useful presents
as tokens of regard.
B. F. Weeks, also of Concord ave-
nue., has just erected upon the Farr
land which he has bought nice barn,
and workmen are now building the
foundation for a cottage which will
soon go up. John Chandler has taken
down and remodeled his barn which
improves his premises very much. A.
P. Taft, who bought what was known
as the Hale place, has added very ma
terially to the value of his property,
not only by repairs on buildings, but
in his fields, by drains, etc. Mr.. Taft
designs to make other improvements
by and by.
L. B. Heald of Caledonia street has
put in heavy bank wall in rear of his
premises, and this summer took down
the L to his house and erected a sub
stantial and convenient building in its
place, two stories high.
M. j. Caldbeck has built upon Port
land street for Fred Carr, not only
neat but sensible looking house, two
stories with l.. The whole premises
when completed will be in good taste
and highly creditable both to owner
and builder.
C. F. Dean is building shop and
bone mill upon his land off of Portland
street, where he soon expects to go
into business. The power will be
NIL DOhu iIdo
tents of useful inventions, among them
his pruning implements that have sold
well and which he will continue to
manufacture.
G. G.. Stebbins is doing more now
than ever before manufacturing bone
meal and fertilizer. During the past
year he has imported several carloads
of bones, besides large quantities
bought in the vicinity, all of which
goods have found a ready market.
The saw mill has probably done
more business this season than for a
long time. Not only custom logs came
in plentifully during the winter and
spring, but the mill was we'll stocked
for summer business. The lumber has
all been manufactured and sold in this
vicinity and more could have been
used had it been on hand.
At the hoe and fork works several
improvements have been made this
season and everything betokens a
healthy and prosperous industry. A
new side track has been put in, where
freight can be received and delivered
Also a new building which makes a
! great addition to the works.