The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-07-01

deal i'm lumber of all kinds, fence posts,
bill boards, shingles, white pine,
Michigan pine. hard wood, and every
thing in the lumber line used IN the
conatructon of house, including sash,
doors. blinds, flooring, stairs, star
finfnh. etc.
Aeir headquarters are centrally and
con3cnicntly located on Frost street,
auifthey are always well stocked with
4 lnrgc supply of material for building
AMI construction. They enjoy the
f0rSplost reputation in this branch of
ministry. and their success is we'll
melitcd.
Mmight be we'll to add right here,
thaf nearly all the labor of dressing and
farming the stock for buildings. and
allf3pthcr purposes, once performed by
har,r]. is now passed over to machinery.
Holfen n Martins mill is equipped
wifh All the modern and most complete
machinery and facilities for promptly
err uting orders for planning. saving
and moulding work of every description.
EMPLOYING the best Workmen in their
seyeral branches they can always IN
sure satisfaction, and their prices IN
evofy department are noted for their
fairness. This firm also attends to
scrol saving. bracket and wood turn
I'M and turn out sash. doors, blinds,
win How frames, etc. With the best of
lu6Sber. thoroughly seasoned and dried,
thu firm has won name that is not
onIy a credit to themselves but to the
locality in which they live, as they are
wen known throughout the state.
This establishment is one of large
pro- portions. perfect in It's details and
arr ngemen.s, and occupies a prom,
neflt position among the successful
enterprises of Brattleboro. The firm
occupy large building of three floors
8OxiO feet in dimensions. and large
dry house adjoining. which is NDX2O
feet and consists of two floors. Several
Largo lumber sheds are used, and
in d Il the plant covers about two acres.
The firm also own the adjoining build
inQ. consisting of five floors and base
meat, l02x42 feet in dimensions. This
buflding was erected by them in 1894,
haa cement basement, is thoroughly
fra proof, has automatic sprink lcrs and
the thermastat system throughout, also
an8 elevator, and is heated by steam
Thu is the largest factory building in
tOBl and is absolutely fire proof. The
lumber business operated by this firm
is he old Church a. Higley plant, and
wa run by Ackley a year prior to
the present firm purchasing it in Octo-
bers 1891.
Holden q Martin have carried on the
business since that time with no inter
rupfion to their success, making fire.
'quof improvements and additions,
intrpducing the most perfect machinery
and adding to the capacity of the mill.
At present the firm are handling three
million feet of lumber year, and alsc
uperatc saw mills and farms at Wards
borO
H. firm is liberal, energetic and
strai ghtforward in their policy, and
they have been successful in Legitimate
business, always occupying high
pOaition for mercantile honor and in
tegtty. 1t is composed of H. f.
H0klen. native of Wardsboro, who
was in the lumber business there prior
to purchasing the present institution,
and who came to Brattleboro when he
first embarked in business here. Mr..
Holden is a member of the Red Mems
order j. L. Martin is the other mem
Der of the firm. He is known through
out the state as an influential and able
ATTORNEY of Brattleboro, of the firm OF
Waterman, Martin and Hit, and OF
whom further mention is made in oul
reference to that firm.
Holden IL Martin are doing a large
business, extending their operations
int New Hampshire, Vermont ano
Massachusetts, They employ from
twelve to thirty men and employed