Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-26

them till next May.
Hattie Shipman has 3een to Montpelier
taking lessons in painting. She has brot
home some very nice pictures
The Good Templars had a good time
Friday evening. Oysters, music, speak
ing and a promenade made up the enter
| tainment.
The item last week should have read
the pupils Gnstead of the people, pre-
scented Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor with nice
handicapped table.
Herbert Lovejoy is coming home to
attend the winter and spring school at the
Academy He has been at work in Mass.
during the past season. We are glad to
| have him come back.
The Post boys will have an annual din
ner, Dec. 18th, at which timr there will
| be reorganization of the Post. Every
comrade is requested to be present.
The Boston & Maine r. r. folks are
making a survey of the route TO Buck
Lake quarries in Woodbury.. 1t is hoped
that the route is feasible and that q road
will be pushed out into the granite re-
gions.
Mrs. Ora Wakefield died very sudden
ly on the evening of the goth, probably
of heart disease. She was born in 1911,
and for many years has been resident
of this village. She was a woman Of
strong will and purpose and was esteem
ed as a good neighbor.
There is considerable discussion about
the stores in regard to the new postmas
ter,as it is conceded that pretty ''clean
sweep will be made not long after the
new administration gets control of the
rens. Well we are pretty well used here
now, and nobody will suffer if the office
is not changed in the first ten minutes
| after The Inauguration.
About year ago the editor visited
| the Hardwick and Woodbury. granite quar-
ries, and published an article relating
thereto. Recently, we paid visit to the
same place, and it may be of interest to
some outside, and to the people of the
enterprising village of So. Hardwick if
we give an article on the quarries, the
village, etc. During the past year work
has been carried on in nearly ali the quar-
rles previously opened, while several new
| lodges have been tried and some new
quarries opened. The Boston & Maine
r. r. Co., in its effort TO put all the
branches of road under its control in a
safe and substantial condition, have re-
quired a very large quantity of stone for
bridge and culvert purposes, while there
has been a large Increase in the demand
for stone tor building and monumental
purposes. The largest share of the stone
has been drawn from the Mack and from
the Ryesate quarfies The old Porter
quarry near Mackville, leased to the Rye
gate Granite Works Co., have got out Il
very large amount of stone, the larger
share of which has been shipped to Rye
| gate to be finished. This company has
| leased another ledge on tue Crandall farm,
the material being very flne-grained, and
susceptible of u fine polish. r. +. Carter,
who has gone out of the Ryegate Co., has
bous lit tire old Delano shops at Mackviile,
and has quite large gang of help at
work there cutting and polishing. He
expects to come into possession of the
Porter quarry, and TO increase his force
of help considerably. This quality of
stone is very good for monumental pur-
poses. II. II. Mack, who is working the
| quarry in Buffalo Mountain, employs
about thirty men in his shops at Hard
wick and at his quarry. He has bought
out former partner, and, unless he has
lately taken his quarry foreman, Mr.. CaSs,
into partnership, is running the quarry
and mill alone. The stone from this quar-
ry is the darkest, and in many respects
the best in this section. There is greater
call Tor it from month to month, both for
! local purposes and for the trade West.
Mr.. Mack finds a constantly increasing
demand for his work in all this section
of the state, and has erected many of the
best monuments in this part of Yer
mont. A good mechanic, really an artist
himself, he is able to do anything that is
required in his line. He has contracts for
| from two to four carloads day. st.
Johnsbury company are working q quarry
near Mr. Mack's which is similar to his
in quality; this is on the Bridgm IN NJ )un-
tain, and there is no end to the stone if it
can be got at. The Buck Lake Co. devel-
oped quarry in Woodbury., but for some
reason have changed their base and are
opening up a new ledge. II is stated that
they propose, in connection with the r.. r.
Co to push a railroad up to the quarry;
| ha haSt fat.ili
for obtaining stone Brush & Curtis have
opened quarry near the Fish Pond in
Woodbury. which promises well, and is
very conveniently situated for hauling
purposes. The Voodry quarry in Wood
bury has been worked the past year, and
a new partnership being formed, there is
prospect of an increasing and profita
BILE business at this point The only draw
back is the distance from Hardwick sta
ton. Other parties have bought
lodges, and the prospect for a
largely increased business is excellent.
The great variety in quality and in color,
and the unlimited quantity of stone are
such that we see no reason why Hard
wick will not eventually rival B Irre in
INC dulbc lie hdHIOdC 20
is generously coming to the assistance
of the stone owners and is adding facil-
tiles for loading and shipping At pres
sent Powers & Carrier are drawing
the larger share of the stone, though Geo
Wells and w. G.. Fay are doing por-
ton of the work The stone is drawn
by the ton.
The village is already feeling the
influence of the granite business and
j has made large growth in the past
year. During the year past the old
school house has been enlarged by a
new story and is finished into Il tene-
ment house by Herman Marsh. Bert
Page has built good house on the north
part of the village on a new street open
ed up by Mr.. Wakefield. J. Bunker has
completed large and substantial set of
buildings; Isaac Titus is building a new
and costly set of buildings Oh Main ST.,