The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-10-07

value. The handsome new residence
of Mr.. Carnes will be ready for occu.
pancy in about month. 1t has four
teen rooms, is heated by steam, fin
ished in hard wood-the parlors fin.
ished in cherry-with plate. glass win
dows on the lower floor. 1t Is "mod-
ern " in every sense of the word, and
will be, when completed, the hand
soonest residence in the village.
On the corner of Quarry and Wash
ington streets is the steam granite
cutting plant of William M. Carnes,
now rapidly approaching completion.
1t will have capacity Of seventy-ave
men, is equipped with thirty.6ve
horsepower boiler and twenty-five
horsepower engine, air compressor
and pump, travelling derrick, black
smith shop and polishing MILL Its d.
mansions are 100 by 80 feet, and to it
two side-tracks will be laid from the
main line of the railroad.
Lucius Cheney has meat-market
and II. f, Sargent general store, both
of which are well patronized. The
recently-opened feed store of Plttsley
Brothe IS fills long-felt want in that
part of the village, and with their rail.
road facilities they can handle large
amount of feed with ease. j. J.. Dix
came TO East Barre two years ago and
began business in small way under
one half of the Opera House. He now
occupies the whole first floor and base
ment and does business aggregating
several thousands of dollars year.
Over this store is the Opera House,
70 by ID feet, with seating capacity of
400 A spacious stage is we'll equipped
with scenery, including a handsome
drop curtain. With such we'll fur
nished and commodious house, first.
class attractions are often booked for
East Barre. @. G. Robbie, dry goods,
and G. W. Stevens, jeweler, are among
the newcomers and are getting their
full share of patronage.
The water supply of East Barre is
one of its most important recent i'm
provements. From a huge reservoir,
three.quarters of mile away, is OBJ
tanned an unstinted supply of pure
spring water. Almost every house and
place of business takes this water. 1t
has fall of 225 feet, making ample fire
protection. The East Barre Water
Company will soon put in five extra
hydrants, which will give protection to
every house in the village.
So much for the prosperity and sub
stantial growth OF this thriving village.
Now, the reporter reserves the right to
criticise and TO suggest some other
muchneeded improvements:
East Barre is denied any adequate
train service to and from Barre. No
passenger trains are run except on spe-
cial occasions, and, while the large
freight traffic is promptly handled, it
would seem that at least one passenger
train day each way could be probably
run. Two stage lines and three ex-
press routes are necessary to carry the
mails, passengers and express to and
from Barre. A passenger train, even
once q day each way, would do this
work easily and at profit.
Another pressing need is sidewalks.
There is not so much as plank walk
in the village, and thorough system
of concrete walks is sure to come
sooner or later. Why not have them
at once and enjov the benefits, the con-
venience and the comfort of them?
The town meetings of the town of
Barre are to be held in future at East
Barre, and local pride, if nothing else,
ought to help along the work of build
ing permanent sidewalks, which would
soon be paid for in the advance of real
estate. With ample train service, good
walks-and electric lights, which alec
are badly needed--the most captious
critic could find little of which to COM
plain in the thriving village of East
Barre.