The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-18


These Localities.
At sunrise of what proved to be one OF
| the rarest Of autumnal days, a WATCHMAN
| reporter started last week on a trip that lad
| long been in mind, namely, to look over
the booming village of East Barre, and to
| include III a leisure trip through that section
| a visit to the pretty village of Washington.
la an attempt to write story of the trip,
the only trouble is to keep it within the
| bounds of an article of this kind. While 1t
may be necessary to resort to the survival
of the fttest," it would be a pleasure not to
| be Obliged 10 "hedge," but to fill several
columns with the things of interest that
came under the reporters eye. The edit
or's Injunction to :" use all the space you
want" can hardly be needed to its full ex-
tent without making this issue of the
WATCHMAN exclusively Washington and
East Barre edition.
RAPID SIX YEARS GROWTH
Considerable has been said Of late in the
| Montpelier and Barre newspapers regard
| ing the growth of tst Barre during the
past fe years, but it is doubtful il hun
dred peope in the state, not residents of
| that vicinity, have any idea what "A healthy
boom that village has experienced, and
that, too, without any present prospect OF "A
reaction. Six years ago four dwelling
| houses and "A sawmill represented the sum
total of buildings at this place-to day a
railroad, u system of water. works, an excel
| lent hotel aud livery stables, stores, mills,
| manufactures and granite quarries and
sheds, all bustling with the energy of "A
western frontier town and typical OF one in
rapid growth.
THE FATHER OF EAST BARRE.
The newspaper man was forlunatein find
| ing william Carnes at home and, on max
| ing known his errand, Mr.. Carnes devoted
| his valuable time in showing the scribe
| around. MIR. CarneS Is the originator OF
| every important enterprise in East Barre
and owns large property there. He is
referred to by the inhabitants as the man
| who built East Barre" and is surely de-
| serving of the title While his business
discerumeut and sound judgment have
| brought him large returns, Mr.. Carnes is a
man who can stand prosperity, and is to-
| day as hard a worker as any man i'll his
| employ.
INADEQUATE TRAIN SERVICE.
Before meeting Mr. Carnes, call was
made ON Il j. Cheney, the quaint, good
natured old station agent, TO learn some
| thing of the train service. To an inquiry as
to how III any trains a day arrived at aud lett
| East Barre, Mr.. Cheney replied, " WELL we
| don't have any timetable on this branch;
sometimes we have two trains "A day aud
sometimes not any it all depends. wouldn't
wonder if we had "A train III to-day, as there
is car loaded TO go out. When get a car
loaded | let 'em know aud they send an
engine in after it," Small wonder that the
inhabitants of the place desire a better ser
vice.
LARGE LIVERY BUSINESS
The livery stable of NJ L. Cutler is one of
tue features of the place. Mr.. Cutler started
in five years ago with one horse; now lie
| has ten, and "A fine looking lot they are,
His present stable was built three years
| ago, and TO it he has this season added a
wash house which is connected with the
| village water. In addition to his livery
business, Mr.. Cutler deals in buggies and
carriages, having az a partner Il. j. Gale OF
Barre. This firm has sold fUuc carloads OF
buggies this season. They handle reliable
goods, and their business is rapidly increas.
ing.
BUSINESS IN GENERAL.
A call was made on H. e Sargent & Co
general grocers, Miss E-telle Cheney, mil
liner who also has a large trade in fancy
goods, aud A G. Dickey, who has the prin
cipal dry goods store in the place Mr.
| Dckey also handles small wares and boots
and shoes He started in business last July
but has already built up thriving trade.
GRANITE QUARRYING.
The quarrying of granite is by no means
the least Of East Barre's industries William
Carnes has just opened quarry just above
the village, which is equipped with steam
| power, derricks, etc, and where twelve mel
are at present employed. The stone is o
medium grade, growing darker in color AZ
the quarry is further developed. ii. L
Cheney owns five acres of quarry land on
which he has recently opened a quarry
where dozen men are employed. COburu
& Jones also do large business in quarry
ing stone in connection with their sheds, Of
which mention will be made later.
THEY BUILD sCHooLHoUsEs AND RAISE MEN
A very handsome and substantially bull
school-house, with nicely graded lawns and
grounds, stands on an eminence overlook
ing the village. This building was erected
last year at a cost of So 000 1t is equipped
with all modern appliances and has seat
ing capacity of two hundred. About sixty
pupils are at present in Attendance there
The location is unsurpassed and the build
ing is an honor and an ornament to the place
BIANCHI's STONE SHEDS.
In tour of the stone-sheds the first Wis
tied were those of Bianchl This firm
makes a speciality of statue cutting and
draping. They started in business last yea
at the time of the strike, with their skilled
abor as their capital, and to-day their checl
for IS 900 would be hOnored. They are a
present running "gang and a half" o
men. A sidetrack to their works has al
ready been graded.
OTHER sToNE.sHEDs.
I. w. Bailey & Co. started in business
three years ago. They make "a specially Of
column and urn cutting, and do large bus
mess. Their work is largely done by ma
chinery, and is shipped to all parts of thu
country. A. j. Young employs eight men
in cutting monumental work, and Calder
Brothers ten men, the latter doing theiI
own polishing Twelve men We're found
in the shed Of Ernest lie Blond. They alst
do their own polishing Coburn Il Jones
have seventeen cutters, all engaged ON gen
eral monumental work Their finished
work is largely shipped to western points
Mr.. Coburn was in the granite business il
Barre five years The present firm wa
started about year ago.
POLISHING MILL TO BE ERECTED.
On the stream below these sheds men
toned, William Carnes aud Il l.. Smith o
Barre own splendid mill privileges on on,
of which they intend to erect next year
large polishing mill. This would hav,
been built this season but for the strngenc.
in the money market.
THE WATER SYSTEM.
Despite all injunctons and attempts q