The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-01-05


ia Ma chs,tsIs
inr advantages of iumruse wealth II
tlrtail u q pisciiesl aid juJiciou4 mar
ait q AL, .hosu 10y tbe operations Of DR.
" S,~ud N.l.b -, iNe immense domain
, @iiet lo ue,Lly rnfehssrd in Shell
bar,. 9lis ,Atdf i've fatui or psrk as il
sill .uwtiy t.coulr, CONTAINS 1900 acres
- lie Il i6s, land t. be- found ia this valley
ltaaptiiGlls situated ~ one IT The most
& .mnandtns puilts on Like Champlain
a fnres t $50 men has been engaged dur
luR the past season 10 making improve
M lis u weekly expense 81 $4,000. and
TIA farm already presents the appearance
OF a flouiisbing village Some idea Of the
enterprise displayed can be gained from
toe fact thet electric lights were erected
ahsu lie days began to grow thOrier IN
,rilrr that the work might not be inter
upird The buildings already erected or
in process Of completion include wooden
snmmer residence l2s feet long aud so
feet lr, which will cost $50 900. An
1mmeAse bara 200 by GO feet with two
wings 20 feet long; green house 200 by
% ieet; hen house 100 feet long with
boiler room attached for preparing feed
@ aarl"ner's Swiss cottage; q boat house
aud quarters for the crew of the Sappho;
several large ice housts and a large nun
Der Of out buildings Of every description.
lhe buildings are all supplied with
water 10y complete system of water
Solks, tie water being pumped from the
lake through SIX inch main to reser-
v9ir l00x22 feet, which has capacity OF
$4,000 gallons, aud IS situated 275 feet
above the level Of the lake From the
reservoir iron distributing pipes radiate
to all points OF the farm. The pumping
station Is complete and is supplied with a
80 horse power pump. A complete sew
erage system has also been constructed
and attractive drives laid ont through the
spacious grounds
Although the house approaching com
pletion is intended only as temporary
place OF residence until the new mansion
can be built, it is an elaborate affair. two
stories high and has broad piazzas sur
rounding it. Ii is substantially built and
the interior will be fioished in quartered
oak and mahogany 10 the lower story, and
white oak and pine natural finish above
The permanent residence will be an i'm
mense stone structure and will cost
$500. 900.
Dr. Webb will make bio oded stock one
specially and he will have one OF the finest
stock farms in the country. He has al.
ready $50 horses, 80 OF which are fine
BROOD mares, and four stallions He has
also herd Of 80 Jersey cows, 100 south
down sheep and several hundred selected
varieties of fowls. DR.. Webb will also
make great botanical collection and he
has up to the present time planted more
than 40. 600 trees, shrubs and plants. The
collection silI include large aboretnm
containing two of all kinds of trees, shrubs
sud plau,s indigenous to Vermont.
Msipr w b. Wetmore has already 10
Gated noar DR., ", lb and it is understood
that thr latter has persuaded number OF
hts ricn New York friends to erect sum
MR. rtlrbc s meas by, which opens up
the pn.sihiliry 81 rival to the famous
Tuxedo Park, There - considerable Gu
fiosny - 20 what disposition will be made
OF ID Webb's lu.ndsome residence, barns
aud grnuads on hich lie has spent the
past f~~ years probably 5l000 600 in lifting
ul, tear Howard Park on the lake shore
just s'.uth 81 ibis eily Rumor is that one
of 81, bro,h'r RS val take possession OF this
establishment.
Mrs Dr. Webb, who is one of the
daughters OF the late w. H. Vanderbilt,
has sou the respect nod esteem OF the
residents OF this city by her pleasant ways
az 2 sip l'ir tastes modestly exhibited She
dre,ses teiy plalbly ana on nearly every
plee.sut day during their residence here
GOES cut for drive making freaneDt
shoplius tours. She Is usually accom-
ptti.l ty coachman, bnt almost invsri
ably does her own driying. handling a
fsyoIlie crack span ~ a manner that |
wculi command ibe admiration Of her |
father ~. ialn r.rtfer ~ a.. f.n0ns ManJ |
5 The tsnily REGULARLY attended St |
Psnl's Episcopal Church here, but Dr.
Webb has rreaa,ly dop- considerable 10
the way VI d'iiag ~ lhe Episcopal chapel |
in shelbarnv aud sill probably change
their attendance 10 that shen they occupy
their new residenc. heti April.