Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-01-01
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
The Years Record of improvement

Int NCbf's heCOfu oil Improvements.
During the past year quite a number of
buildings have been erected, while several
others have been mOdernized as to assume
the look of new. First Of these is the DR..
Payne house in Londonderry village, which
is the finest structure in town, estimated
to have cost not less than $50, 900. 1t is
located in the centre of the village, the
grounds are in fine condition. and it is
wthal an elegant and imposing residence.
A. II. Stowell and A. A. Curtice have
made extensive improvements on their
dwellings and surrounding grounds. Mr..
Stowell' in particular presents much i'm
proved appearance. The new cheese fac
tory gives the farmers of that locality new
impetus tor business. The improvements
on the Congregational church do great
credit to the earnest work of the ladies i'm
that society.
In this part of the town S. NJ. Holden
has erected a large dwelling house, on the
farm formerly owned by Sem Pierce. in
place of one destroyed by fire a few years
since. On Main street nearly all the resi-
dences have received some needed improve
ment which gives the village look of thrift
and industry. Fred Winchester's new
building, combining barn, shed, ice-houSe
and general storage is well finished and is
| a good addition to the village, while the
house on River street, owned by Melendy
Brothers, would hardly be recognized as
the one which stood there two years ago.
Above the SChoOhouSe new dwelling
house now stands where the house of |.
Gibson was consumed by fire. Extensive
repairs have been made on the buildings
on the Aldrich farm, now owned by :. NJ.
Holden, Our merchants, l.. I, and w. II.
Landman, have largely increased their
business during the year. ID. b. Goddard
is also doing a thriving business. At our
drug store, kept by G.. G.. Smith, the best
can always be obtained. J. G. Gale on
Church street, has remodelcd the homespf
his father, now deceased, and improved
the grounds to some extent. w. Ii. Shat
tuck and G. ID. Farnum have much i'm
proved the facilities for work at their mills,
though not SO apparent to the passer-by.
Among the farmers y. l.. Vale ~ Son
take a leading rank and their capacity for
producing maple sugar cannot be surpassed
in town or state. At Lowell lake several
new cottages have been built, and the de-
mand for entertainment by plcaSure-seekers
is steadily increasing. Mrs. W. Il. Mans
fields summer residence is nearly remOd-
eled, and will be a pleasant home for the
weary seekers for country entertainment.
Our educational interests are far in advance
of any previous year, a steady desire on the
part of the young all through the town to
improve their opportunities, with a better
class of teachers, augurs well for the future
of our children.
Mr.. Benjamin Douglas, who returned to
his home in Talcottville, Conn, Dee. n,
was taken sick soon after and died Dec
26 just ten days after the death of his
wife, whose obituary appeared in last
week paper. 1t seems that Mr.. Douglas
had an attack of the grip before his wife
died, from which he had not fully recover
ed This with the exposure, and the sud
denneSs of his wifes death, brought on a
relapse, from which he never recovered
His body was brought here for burial on
Tuesday, his daughters, Mrs. Egbert John
son and Miss Ella Douglas, accompanying
it. His two sons, who are at work i'm town,
were also present. The daughters were too
i'll at the time of their mothers death to
attend the funeral ?
Mrs. Lucus Abbott, who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. c. |. Walcott in New York
city, has been seriously i'll with pneumonia.
S. +. Tollman came home from Fitch
burg for the holidays.
Frank Churchill is on the sick list.
W. E. Buggy was called to Springfield
last Saturday on account of the illness of
his neither
Frank O. Pierce and Sherman Cone have
contracted to cut quite quantity of spruce
for +. A. Brooks, should the weather prove
favorable.
A. A. Jaquith has finished work in d. b.
Goddard's store, and will probably seek
employment out of town.
Many of our readers will be panied to
know of the death of Rev. Mr.. Robinson
and wife of New Jersey, who have spent
several summers in our midst. Mr. Rollin-
son was a genial gentleman, and one whom
all might be pleased to call their friend.
Their burial was on Tuesday.
Mrs. O. p, Fuller has been unable to at
tend to her school for a few days on ac-
count of Illness but is thought to be bet
ter today