Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-30
THE RECORD OF A YEAR.


provementS---PubIic Works and what
Has Been Done In Different sections,
The year 1892 will 90 down to history
AS one of meventfulness in Brattleboro,
unless, as is probable, the historian of the
future shall record it as the dawn of the
era of good roads. The establishment of
the stone crushing plant and the laying of
the first macadam roads in town is a pub
lie work of the highest Importance. An
other public enterprise of the year WAS the
building of the $40 600 Canal street school
house. This handsome and finely finished
building Of mountain stone will be an or
nament to the village for many years, and
will supply room long needed for the car
rying on of educational work.
During the year there have been no
business failures, no great public calami-
ties. Prosperity has reigned, and the lead
ing industries of the place have furnished
constant employment to the men who
make up the bone and sinew of the COM
munity.
No epidemics have ragged, with the pos
sble exception of the grip early in the
year. Sickness has not prevailed to an
unusual extent. and the death record shows
that about the usual number of citizens
| have passed away.
| No great crimes have shocked the com
munity. The number of arrests exceeds
that of some previous years, but the rec
ord is small compared with towns of the
size of Brattleboro.
The building record shows total ex-
| pendituIe exceeding 100000, aud with all
the minor improvements included it is
probable that the total sum expended for
building purposes is nearer Slj0,000. a
review of this work in the different sec
tions is given herewith while the general
record of the county for the year will be
found on the second page.
In the Northern Part Of the village.
In the northern section of the village
the expenditures fOy new buildings and
permanent improvements will amount to
$1,000 The finest dwelling which has
been built during the year is j. f. Halls
house on Chaplin street. K. II. Van Doom
has torn down two barns on Oak street,
built cottage house on the site of one of
| them, added an l. to the Walter Haywood
house, and is now erecting new house on
Chaplin street j. NJ Tyler has built
new house on Chaplin street extension.
Richards Bradley has remodeled his house
on the west side of Tyler street. making a
very picturesque structure of stone and
wood. The Bradley cottage on the oppo-
site side of the street has been enlarged,
making it a Involvement house Porter
Spencer has made very extensive additions
and Improvements to his place on Chase
street, and improvements are also noted at
+. w. kuech's premises on Chase street.
Miss Dutton and l.. d. Taylor have erect
ed barn and improved their house on
Oak street.
Flat Streets Good Record.
Flat street has taken long stride for
ward and is now one of the leading bust
ness streets of the village. On it Cobb Il
Taft have erected four-story building for
manufacturing and storage purposes; Geo.
+. Crowell a large three and one-h half sto-
ry addition to the Jelly company building;
Photographer Aiken twO-story building,
and the town the stone crushing plant and
the stalls for the use of farmers and team
sters. W. II. Minor is now building a cot
tage house on this street
w. II. Fletcher has put up another two
story house on Birge street; p. Brosnahan
a large twO-story house on Elliot street and
w. II. Minor a cottage house on Frost
place.
On South Main street Mr.. Garfield has
added a one-stOry l. to his house and Mrs.
A. $. Cox has built barn.
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Highland avenue is evidently looked up
on with favor by those who desire homes
of their own at a modest sum. On it new
cottage houses have been built by f. d.
Hobart, w. II. Fletcher, G.. NJ. Knowlton,
f. S. Wyman and Albert Bixby, while
Rev. f. $. Morse has made repairs and i'm
provements in his house. Haynes Patter-
son has begun the erection of a barn.
EsteyViIlc and the Brook Road.
In Esteyville August Anderson has built
n new house. O. l.. Miner has built a
large new barn on the site of the one de-
stroyed by fire at his farm near Centre
vile. James Clune's new house has been
built on Williams street and on West
street l.. II. Richardson has erected one
new house and remodeled another. H.
G.. Clark has built cottage on Clark road,
Pullen Brothers are now putting up a
house on Southern avenue, and n. B.
johnson has completed his Esteyville
house.
Green, school and other Streets.
George E. Crowell has made a large adj
dition to his barn at Lindenhurst Carl
Hollender has made improvements to the
Jacobs house which he has bought E. L.
Parker has added a piazza and made 9TH
er improvements to his house on Cedar
street. DIR. Gregg has completed the re-
modelling of his house on Green street,
and Mrs. Davis is now rebuilding the Ben
nett house on the same street.
The work of enlarging and remodeing
Gen. Estey's School street residence is one
of the most important works of the year,
the outlay for the improvements far ex-
ceeding that of any single building which
has been erected during the year.
At the Asylum.
| About the asylum premises many inn
/ prOyements are noticed. The stone tower
in the park has been completed. 1t is 60
! feet high, with winding slate steps run
ming to the top. The interior central
drum is of brick. Thetop is finished with
a parapet New paths have been laid
through the park, and the lawns on either
side of the main building graded, 300 loads