Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-01
LOOKING BACKWARD.
BRATTLEBORO'S
IMPROVEM EMIT
RECORD

RECORD
penditurc of Over 500, OOO---A Care
full Review of what Has Been Done.
Looking backward over twelvemonth
the conclusion is reached that the year
1891 in Brattleboro was one of more than
usual uneventfulness. No serious acct
dents or fires, or startling crimes have dis
turbed the even tenor of our way and
there has been no great business changes
or new enterprises to indicate anything
more than a steady development and prog
ress. The year. however, has been pros
porous one. The number of failures, five,
was exceptionally large but with one ex-
ception these failures had little influence
on the current of daily life The leading
industries of the place, like the Estey Organ
works, the Smith & Go factory. and the
Carpenter organ factory, have had large
and steady volume of business and the re-
suit has been felt in every line of local
trade The Brattleboro neurology of the
year, in comparison with 1890, contains
but few names of prominence, and it is
also of interest to note that the number of
deaths in town was the smallest for many
years.
The Luilding operations of year are
always an index of the commercial life of
a community, and when we turn to these,
it will be surprise to most people to know
that the total expenditures for new build
ings and additions have exceeded 100000.
This means more than the bare figures
show, when the fact is taken into consid-
Grafton that no single expenditure was
more than few thousand dollars.
In the North Part of the village.
In that section of the village north of
High street three handsome and commo-
dious dwellings have been erected. Ref
erence is made to the new houses of j. r.
Parker, at the corner of Wiliston and Oak
streets, W. F. Patch on Wiliston street.
and Judge j. NJ. Tyler on Chaplin street
extension. One of the finest barns in
town has been built by DR.. Holton on Wal
nut street, and new barns have also been
erected by l.. d. Taylor and Miss but
ton on Oak street, and f. b. Barrows on
the same street.
Mr.. Charles Miner has completed his
handsome house on Terrace street. and
has made improvements upon the Burditt
house adjoining it, On the same street
George c. Averill has made very extensive
piazza and making other noteworthy i'm
proyements. Mrs. p. X. White has added
a new piazza to her house on North Main
street, Wallace Newcomb has finished
new tenement in his house on Williston
street, Hon. J. l.. Martin has made a
small addition to his house on Asylum
street, and some improvements have been
made at the Dalton place on the same
street and about the Bradley cottage on
North street. Judge j. VI. Tyler has
built a commodious study and library at
his house on Oak street. Added to these
private enterprises has been the enlarge
ment and improvement of the post-office
quarters. The purchase of the old Unta-
rian church building by the Unitarian So
cicty was followed by the fitting of the at
tractive Wells hall, occupying the second
story.
In WARD" No. ,.
In the ward which includes High and
Green streets, Western avenue and Forest
square, the most valuable new residence is
that which has been built on the Avenue
by Herbert Walker. DR.. Gregg has re-
built into large residence the house
which he bought of Mr.. Dunlevy on Green
street. \ two-story l. and piazza has
been added to the Methodist parsonage on
High street, l.. ii. Dearborn has made ex-
tensive improvements upon his Western
avenue residence Mrs f. b. Campbell
has built an addition and made improve
ments to her house on School street, and
on Green street Miss Hyde has made no.
ticeable improvements upon her house, J.
G. Whitney has made extensive interior
alterations upon his house.
In the Centre of the Village.
In that section lying south of Green
street and north of Milestone brook the
new building of most importance is Hill
dreth IL Riggs large three-stOry carriage
factory on Elm street On the same
street Rockwell & Sherwin have built a
large two-story addition to their carriage
factory. On Elliot street Gibson & Brown
have built a large three-story carriage re-
pository adjoining their stables. The sta
BILE connected with the engine house and
the addition to Mrs. Russells laundry on
Elliot street were recently built. Holden
Il Martin have built two store-houses near
their factory on Frost street. and are pre-
pairing to enlarge their main building.
! Charles Henkers piazza is among the i'm
provements in the residence portion of this
/ street. Mr., Baker has enlarged the house
at 81 Elliot street, and L. c. johnson has
made a two-story shop out of a small
/ building on Spring street. On Flat
street the BrattleborO Livery company
have built large store-hOuse, Charles ST.
monds has enlarged his stables, and d. l..
/ Griggs has made alterations about his car
riage shop. On Main street the repairs
and alterations by Mr.. Herrick on the Gut
Ter building, adding greatly to the conven-
fence and capacity of the Brattleboro bak
cry, cost upwards of $4,000. The room in
the Devens block has been fitted up for the
Western Union telegraph company. Inte-
rior repairs of note have been made at the
American House. and a room in Crosby