Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-15

..Has Williamstown made any prog
ress?" 'Do you count the year a sue
cessful one!" were questions asked the
business men and the reply was an
affirmative one every time. That the
granite troubles had delayed, in a
measure, the building up of the town
and its principal industry, was the
story told by all, but there was not a
man who said that he believed the
town had received any serious injury !;
indeed, the general opinion seemed TO
be that it had ''let 90 only to get a bet
ter hold" A. S. Winchester, who
has been in the Monument House since
March ID, says, "There have been no
very dull times business is good now"
George Beckett, the town clerk and
one of the men who have been engaged
in building up the town, expressed
himself as being well pleased with what
had been accomplished during the year.
Beside the large brick block mentioned
above, he has built one cottage-tene-
ment house and has commenced TO
build another he has bought 80 acres
east of the railway station and two 9TH
er lots containing two acres each, from
this land he will clear the timber and
then lay it out into building lots.
''More real estate is changing hands in
these days than ever before and prices
are advancing rapidly" he says. A
lot just sold to a Rutland gentleman
for 5000 could not have been sold for
half that money year ago, The Con-
struction Company has built houses
during the year and has sold three.
1t has sold four lots. Mr.. Beckett has
sold three. There have been many
sales of lands in various parts of the
town that would not have been made,
probably, but for the progressive steps
taken by the en;erprising men of the
town. Ernest Riddall, who commence
ed to quarry stone here last year and
had but little money at the start, has
just bought the j. NJ. Bass farm. +.
c. Lewis of Rutland is expected to
build block upon land bought by him
on Depot St. A graded school build
ing will, probably, be built within few
months. The Williamstown Aqueduct
Co. has been incorporated by the Leg
islature it will build large reservoir,
back upon the hills, and bring water
into hydrants for fire protection. All
the houses in the town are supplied |
withrunning water. Grearson, Moore
& Co. are cutting a large granite block |
that is TO be placed in the square be-
tween the Monument House and j. X. |
Lynde's store for public watering
place. A supply of water has been Sc
cured for this and the pipe has been
laid. James NJ. Beckett has given the
town street through the land lying be-
tween Main St., and the railway, he
has laid out the land, on either side, in
to building lots. He has just sold three
lots west of Main St. upon which
houses will be built during the coming
year, probably. n. b. Robinson has
moved his stove and tin shop into
building near his dwelling house. He
reports very successful year and says
that he thinks he may build three
story block next year. He has large
trade in steel roofing. In the granite
sheds near the railway station, are
found John Duffus, Williams & Jones.
Nixon Bros, Grearson, Moore d Co.
and Elliott Bros. In the new sheds
are Bissett & Edwards, Dow & Hunt
er and Geo. Quigley. In Lynde &
Cheney's polishing mills the men are
all busy. The shipment of butter
from this station is increasing and is
now very large. Geo. Lynde has 80
to 60 cows and the Clogston Bro-., on
she Judge Paine place, have a very
large dairy. j. X. Lynde will put a
'team-heating apparatus into his block
At once. Chas. Perry has Just moved
into the house which he built this wear.
Geo. w. Brush, druggist, DR.. Wat
son and Others testify that prosperous
lines have come to their town. .
The citizens are progressive, and :
he improvements that they are plan
ing are such as will be demanded by
he larger town that, the most conserv-
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