Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-09-17
Tunbridge Granite.

noon and made the afternoon pleasant.
The clouds lifted in the afternoon and
Mansfield, Camels Hump, Lincoln, Pico,
Killington, Ascutney and host OF other
Vermont mountains, while Monednoc,
Bear, Moosilauk and other New Hamp-
shire mountains were distinctly visible.
In and among the hills that reached out
TO the great mountains were hundred or
more valleys each forming part OF an ex-
quisitely beautiful bit of scenery. One
who had travelled through the Swiss and
Bavarian Alps said he had nowhere found
so beautiful scenery as he found here; that
only in Vermont could be found the many
beautiful shades OF green that the valleys
and hills before him showed and that only
in Italy could as beautiful sky be found
as the one that appeared above the distant
mountains.
A flag staff from which fioated a large
flag had been planted upon the highest
point of the hill and near it was plat
form for the speakers. Hon. 5. b. Hebard
OF Chelsea was president of the picnic as
ISOLATION. The exercises were opened by
the Normal Band of Randolph; prayer
was offered by Rev. b. b. Sherman OF Chel-
sea; the Chelsea Glee Club sang "Hurrah
for New England" the audience joining
in the chorus: the president of the day
welcomed all to the feast of songs, speech
es, scenery, etc.; the STAFFORD Glee Club
sang, ''The Sunbeams are CHANGING" after
which Col. G. 20. w. Hooker was introduc-
ed and he spoke for about an hour in a
most interesting manner. There was plen-
~ OF humor in the speech and the speech
was full OF business facts also. Col.Hook-
er said "a gathering like this Is only pos
sible in Vermont where brain and muscles
compete with one another for the suprem-
acy and where the scenery, atmosphere
and all the surroundings go TO make a
preaching home development for the past
ten years, develop your own resources.
Tunbridge, Chelsea and STAFFORD have
sent away money to other states to devel-
OPP the resources of the three towns" He
told the story OF the eastern shepherd who
sold his little home and went far away in
search of a fortune and came to poverty,
while upon the farm be left was found the
richest diamond mines known. The NOR
al was plain, "Dig at home. Put your
money into these granite quarries and in
to the building OF a railroad TO them.
Make for yourself a home market" OF
the quarries upon the narrow guage road
and OF the business built up by their own
ers he gave many interesting facts and
continuing said: "Don't stand and talk
but get 10 work. There is another idea,
Vermont should be made the health re-
sort for the whole country. The wealthy
ing TO Vermont, driving in their own car
riages for pleasure and health. Give them
good stables for their horses and good fare
for themselves and more wili come. Look
well to the sanitary condition OF affairs
about your houses, see that your wells do
not get foul. Look out for the little things,
the big ones will take care of themselves.
There is a mine OF wealth in your granite,
develop il. Build creameries and cheese
"a OF and traf
than you can get by making your butter
at home and at the same time save your
wives and daughters from the extra druid
gerry. Improve your horses; over 5000
were sold from the state during last year.
There is no end TO the call for granite. Its
use in the foundation and in the building
OF great city buildings is increasing. More
money wanted; s35 rather than less than
s25 per capita. Hang TO your farms. In
1895 the country about us here will pro-
duce no more than will be wanted by its
inhabitants" Close attention was paid to
the speaker and the points he made We're
given hearty applause by the multitude
around him. The Normal Band played a
selection, after " Inch Victor !. Spear OF
the board OF agriculture was introduced
and sp oke briefly upon the subject Of de-
serted farms and then gave his hearers
some solid chunks OF good advice. OF I'M
occupied farms the Board o. Agriculture
find but 400 or 500. II does not find the
1900 that was reported some time ago.
One-fourth OF the unoccupied farms were
bought up last year and the Board has on
file 50 applications for farms, coming from
the West and South. Many city people
are seeking homes in Vermont. The ex-
pertinent of investing in foreign enter
prises has been disastrous for Vermont.
At Bennington Nermonters were eulogiz-
ed; there are some things they Go for
which they deserve blame. They are too
much given to making disparaging re-
marks regarding their farms and the
State. speak words Of praise-forget or
omit to speak Of faults "Nermont is to
have, not boom, but a steady improve
ment and growth Don't sDeer at home
enterprises but, If they are all right, give
OF Tunbridge, d. ID. Hyde OF STAFFORD and
c. 5. Emery OF Chelsea followed with de-
scriptions of the resources of their respec-
tive towns. In the northern part of Iun-
bridge is valuable mill privilege owned
by Lewis Whitney OF Valley Falls, X. /.
This, Mir. Whitney offers to sell low or he
will put it in as capital, in manufaetur-
company. The Corliss mill, the privilege
near the Buzzell bridge, the old Gay fac
tory with one OF the best water privileges
in the county, the tannery and blacksmith
shop privileges, the falls between this
place and the south village with about 100
horse power at A. j Wills mills are among
the resources OF the town for which capt.
tai, to develop fully, is wanted. Upon and
around Brocklebank hill are inexhaustible
quantities of the best granite in the world.
a monument made of granite quarried on
Brocklebank hill half century ago is in
the Buzzell yard and an examination of
this will convince the most skeptical that
the granite of this town is equal to the
best. In Stafford is one OF the most valu-
able copper mines known and its owners
offer to put themselves under bonds to fur
nish 5000 tons Of freight per month to a
railroad running past the mines, and two
other copper mines Will be worked at
once IL a railroad comes. Water privileges
are abundant here. Good health prevails
in Chelsea. In the past five years there
have been $50 births and in the same time
but children under years of age have
died. Fine farming lands, a shoe shop,
just started, several excellent WAFER privi
leges, large quantities of lumber, mex
haustible quantities OF granite, many ma
pie sugar orchards, not occupied, plum
bsgo mine, thrifty, intelligent and patri-
otto citizens. are among the resources of
Chelsea. She wants capital, men of bust
ness experience and railroad to develop,
fully, her resources. From SO. Royalton