Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-01
HINSDALE, N. H.
IMPROVE MENTs IN 1891.
4 Year OF Steady Growth and Business
Pros .Ierity.

A Year OF steady Growth and Business
Pros Ierity.
The year just ended has been prosper
Gus one for llinsdale. Among the improve
ments that have taken place the following
buildings have-been erected: f. G. Robert
son has moved the old Boyden house on to
the rear of his lot and erected handsome
dwelling on the site, with all modern i'm
provcments, hot water heat, electric lights,
ETC., making one of the very finest resi-
dences in town. Charles H. NewcOmb
has built a house for his own occupation on
Highland avenue, convenient and easy of
access. Mr.. Newcomb's house is mum
bered among the most slightly in town.
John Hickey built early in the year. two
tenement house in the rear of his High
street residence. William Iynch's house
was finished last summer and was imme-
diately occupied by himself AMI f. w. lie
gate. James Rrdding built cottage house
on Spring street and Edwin Pearson also
erected a tenement house on the same
street. Benjamin GOnyuu AMI John Pow
erS have each built house for his own use
on Highland avenue.
Mr.. Pierce has built house an store in
Lovers lane, ana w. Rouillard and F. NJ.
Perkins have begun upon dwellings for
themselves in the same locality. Lemuel
Fales's new house near his Northiicld
street residence is nearly completed, and
work on j. +. Leberts house and store ON
Brattleboro street is fast going on. {. ID.
Whitaker IL Son last summer erected
barn on Depot street for livery purposes
b sides making repairs on the buildings
some time since bought of Mrs ElvlrI
Evans. William V. Spencer has added a
1 ill. IN Al
w. i. Bailey has also barn nearly com
pleted on the premises lately bought OF
/ William Chadwick. F. W. Robertson, Q.
I c. Robertson and G. G. IIoton on Canal
street have extensively repaired their
buildings. adding greatly to their value as
well as to the beauty of the street. NJ. ;.
Lcach's house has been improved by the
addition built on the north side, and +. ~.
Wordens High street residence by the orr
81 window added to the east side. Dr.
Dix has also made considerable change and
repairs by building new office and other
wise bcttcriug the premises. Edward Nteb-
binS's rink block looks much better Tor the
piazza built across the front, and the aidi-
ton OF a porch to q. : IIowe's Main
street residence adds greatly to its att.ac-
tiycncSS {. +. Policy, H. K. Hastings,
Mrs. prelcr and ID. BrlIcyille ir.. have
also made some changes in their buildings
during the wear.
The most extensive by TAR of the build
inc improvements have been those of the
Halle d Frost Co.. who have made two
large additions to their mill to accommo-
date the new machinery recently put in.
Ii is estimated that the total outlay in
town during the wear for new builing-
and improvements has been at least 50, 900
Among the changes and improvement,
made in the manufacturing interests dur
inc the year. the following may be men
toned: At the Halle ~ Frost mill, y
new Knowles looms, two spinning jacks, a
securing machine with a capacity of dOOC
pounds per day, IA wool dryer of 2jOI
pounds per dav. new dive and acid tubs
iron tanks for manufacturing indigo be
| sides various other improved machinery.
The business at Brightwood paper mill
has been good through the year, and thi
cnterpri,ing firm is always among the tir>
, to take advantage of improved machinery
Newhall a Stebbins are making abou
300 lawn mowers and 80 field mowers 10
next summers trade. 1t is generally ac
\ knowledgcd that there are no better NOV
crs manufactured than those turned on
y here in Hinsdale.
c. J. Amidon ~ Sons WOODEN mill la
lust started after partial shut down q
several months, and the business oulIoo
for next year is good.
: The Jennings a Griffin MANUFACTURER
company have kept steadily at work an
2 their business is prosperous and growing