Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-01-17

M. l. Reed was called to New York city
Monday afternoon by telegram announc .
ing the serious illness oG relatives.
Miss Florence Lee, daughter of DR.. John
). Lee of Canton, n. Y, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. A. Withheld. Miss Lee has
studied music abroad for several years, and
now has position as soprano in Dr. Bolles s
church in New York city. We all hope to
have an opportunity to hear her sing
Mr.. Morgan is reported to have rented
his farm, reserving the right to occupy a
portion of it himself.
Miss Bacon closed another successful
term of school in district No on Friday
afternoon, with examinations and appro
pirate exercises.
Mrs Sophie Scott is quite i'll at William
E. Newton's.
Miss Carrie Winslow of West Brattlebo-
70 has spent several days at NJ. l. Reeds
south vernon.
Nelson Dunklee has sold his farm to his
son. Adelbert Dunklee -Chas. Merrill has
sold his house and lot to John Splan. The
Mutual Improvement society meet once a
fortnight, instead of once a week as stated
IN the paper last week.-E. g. Scott is very
low and is not expected to live.
West WnrdsbOrO.
THE NEW LIME woRKs-AN IMPORTANT IN.
DUsTRY REVIVED.
The lime manufacturing industry which
G. G. Fits has revived here during the past
season. promises to become an important
one for this place. Hon. J L. Martin of
Brattleboro has taken an interest with Mr.
Fits in the business and the firm is estab-
fishing large and complete plant A Rand
steam drill, with 10 horse power boiler
was bought last November for uuarrying
the stone A three. arch stone kiln. with IA
capacity of 1000 bushels has been built. and
"A building a 10y 81 feet in size. besides
tool and engine house and woodsheds mt the
quarry.
BY the use of the steam drill at least
GOOO bushels of Stone can he broken from
the ledge at one blast A succession of
holes eight feet deep is drilled these are
loaded with racka rock, the charges are
connected by electric wires and the whole
is fired simultaneously by electricity A
man from New York came on to superin
tend the first use of the drill. and it is now
in charge of local workmen.
The quarry, which lies two miles west of
this place, in the edge of Stratton, is advan-
tageousy situated for economical work 1t
lies at an elevation above the ground, thus
cheapening he cost of getting out the
stone. A track is being laid from the quar-.
ry down to the top of the bank above the
kiln, on which cars will be run, carrying
the stone which will he unloaded directly
into the kiln, making large saving in the
cost of handling. The supply of wood is
abundant and so near at hand us to make
great saving in this respect also-enough
10 offset the cost of cartng the lime to the
railroad at Wardsboro station, aud still
leave a good margin for profit From - to
- cords of wood are required to burn a
kiln Of 20O0 bushels, and each burning, in
Guiding the emptying and filling of the
kiln, requires about two weeks of time
When in full operation from 10 to 20 men
will be employed. II. N. Fits is now the
superintendent in charge.
The lime is of excellent quality and the
supply of both limestone and fuel is in
exhaustible. Market is found for the lime
in Brattleboro and in southern New Hamp
shire and central Massachusetts, There is
every reason to expect the industry to prove
to be permanent and growing one. The
quarry was first opened nearly 30 years ago
and the lime has since been used more or less
locally Occasionally load used to he tax
en- to Brattleboro, and considerable guam
tity of it was used in laying the brick work
of the Brooks House.