The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-08-07

high and the intervening ground irregu-
lar. The plan for laying out a village
must have been an unpromsng one, and
most remarkable undertaking. The
Traveller passing through Proctor on the
railroad. enters it through one rock cut
and passes out through another. He
secs but very little suggestion of the
beautiful village that is hidden away
among the hills. The residential parts
Of the village are chiefly on the heights
back from the river, and some of the
houses far up the sides of the Western
mountain suggest Alpine scenes. The
convenience of its employees requires the
Vermont Marble Company to own a large
number of tenemcnts at all the different
points of It's business Those at Proc
tor are as largely as possible. single ten
ements ana include some of the most at
tractive residences. The policy of the
Vermont Marble Company has not been
to acquire or retain ownership of resi-
dental or other property within the VIII
age not diectiY connected with the bus
mess. The company has always encour-
aged its employees to build and own their
own houses and has assisted those who
desired to acquire them. 1t has been
i'm the habit of making advances and
carrying loans for that purpose until the
debt Is reduced to such sum that the
owner can legally procure 1t from a saw
ings bank In no case far, when the
company has thus assisted an employe to
build, has 1t been necessary to take the
house back upon the debt by foreclosure
proceeding. y large number of the en-
ployes own their own homes, and some of
the nost desirable residence property be-
longs to private owners The village has
three school buildings. the North building
containing three schools, South build
ing two schools and the Central or High
school building five schools In the High
sebpD1 he 81 h.,
are college, preparatory ana special nor
NAL courses The buildings are con-
structed upon the most modern plans OF
sanitation and ventilation and a cop
ious supply of fresh air of the desired
temperature is constantly forced into
each room. There are four churches,
each having a settled pastor: The Roman
Catholic, the Swedish Congregational. the
Swedish Lutheran and the Union Prot
estant The latter IS a beautiful church
structure built of marble and finished
throughout in natural wood. The sue
cess and growth of this church organic
ation whore all forms of Protestant relig-
ion are united is illustrative of the uni
ity prevailing among the Inhabitants of
Proctor. The cemetery is an unique
feature and as might readily be inferred
is one of the most beautiful spots in the
village. The Proctor Free Library Is
built of stone with marble front and con-
stantlY being added to under the stand
ing offer of Senator Proctor to dupncate
the funds raised outside for the purchase
of ew books. Proctor has a modern hos
ptal which was built and equipped by
the Vermont Marble Company and was
opened for the admission of patients in
1896. The plans We're drawn after a care
full inspection of some of the best of the
smaller hospitals. 1t is built and equip
ped in the manner which characterizes
all their efforts for maintaining an ideal
municipality 1t was intended primar-
lily for the benefit of the company's em-
ployes but others are admitted The
company carry a general accident policy
for the benefit of its employees which en-
titles each to one-half wages when off
duty on account of accident and $500 in
case of death by accident. The village
has system of electric lighting, pure
supply of fresh water from the noun
tains, and perfect system of sanitation.
The village officers elected March q. 1900
are: President, \. G. Freedom; clerk,
James T. Giasson; treasurer. William II.
Eldridge; collector, William II. Startup;
trustees, Il. L. Norton, Charles f. Hold
en- and Erin Lindquist