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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

completed his handsome residence at the
corner of Oak and High streets, which
was figured in last years record
At II South Main street is a substantial
two-story house built by George Hodg-
kins James Austin built a two-story
house last summer on his land off
South Main street A large two-story
house with ell. built by Frank Willard,
stands near the east end of Washington
street, on a lot which was vacant a year
ago. Notable improvements have been
made by Mrs. L. X. Fuller on her premises
west of the Canal street school building.
A street has been laid out, which will be
called Homestead place." and during the
past year Mrs. Fuller has built thereon a
seven room house az stories high. She
also has moved back the Fox house and
remodeled 1t. A foundation put In on Pine
street last year now supports a pretty
cottage house built by Eugene NJ Angler.
The Wyman place on Oak street has un-
dergone extensive repairs the past year.
1t is owned by G. d. Whitaker.
Interior work Is now being done on a
two-story house with modern con-
venienees which Charles A. Smith has
built at the corner OF Canal street and
Oak Grove avenue. George Croll has built
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

text was They cried out exceedingly:
Let him be crucifed. Then PLATE scourged
Jesus and delivered him to be crucified. ."
Other pastors who participated in the SER
vices were Rev. L. T. Mathison, who read
President RooseVelt's proclamation. Rev
A. II. Webb Rev. Il. Q. S. Osgood and
Rev George B. Lawson. The church
choir sang two anthems After announc-
ing his text, Rev. Mr.. Miles said, in part
as follows:-
This would seem a text for Fast day.
rather than Thanksgiving, but 1t illus
trates the fact that there are things for
which only the people have courage or
power No one man dared assume re-
sponsibility for the sentence of Jesus.
The high priest, PLATE, Herod all tried
to shift the responsibility upon some one
else, until, finally the people took ii upon
themselves.
THE first reason for thanksgiving TODAY
Is that the people are coming to see their
power and their responsibility. The
Jerome campaign was opened well when
7OOO people In the Carnegie han ratification
meeting sang, My Country It's OF thee ;
The most hopeful sign of the times is that
the people are waking TO the fact that the
country is theirs and its government is to
be kept in their hands. Recent discIos-
ures in business and politics have shown
that 1t is high time for the people To re-
sumo control and hold accountable those
to whom they entrust power.
People misgoverned OF robbed are less
TO be pitied than censured. They have the
power and the duty to make things go as
tney ought to go, dark spot in a town
like ours does not mean simply a dis
graceful man there, but a disgraced town
that allows him and 1t. We are coming
to understand this. The great event Of
the year has been the rising of people In
response to the obligation involved in 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING TIME.
A Wise and Timely Suggestion from tn.
Boston Globe.

In a few weeks from now the tide Of
holiday shopping will begin 10 rise. Ahsr
single week that tide will be rushing
ana roaring through the city streets
everybody will be moving from store to
store, engaged in the wholeSne and
proper occupation of making Christmas
purchases. At the same time everybody
VIII be wishing that those purchase had
oeen made some time before. and every
body will be mentally resolving that next
year holiday shopping will not be put Of
so late.
From year to year this scene 0, the
holiday rush has been witnessed. The
shopping traffic necessarily swels In hol-
l1ay Tune, but the tremendous crush Of
christmas week could easily be lesSend
II shoppers would heed the advice to an.
uclpate the season by few weeks and
make their purchases about this time Of
the year, when goods may be selected
with greater comfort and deliberaton
III TINS counsel were followed the shop
per would be better satisfied with the
cholce or goods made, both the shopper
ana the housekeeping pedestrian would
ENJOY more comfort and last but not
least the Woodworking statesmen and
saleswomen of the stores. and all the
members of that great army of workers
who assist in the sale and delivery Of
goods would be relieved of a considerable
portion OF that extra strain and efort
winch the rush of Christmas fortnight
imposes
The Christmas shoppers may do very
Christmas-like act in Tightening the Ia
oors OF others and save themselves ex-
ertion and worry by beginning to do theiT
holiday shopping now and getting the
pulk of it done before the holidays are
upon us.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

toners. Last year upward 100 organs
up with orders and satisfy insistent Gus
We're built and placed in 80 states of the
Union. Several of these Instruments went
to the Pacific coast. This year the out
put will be about 80 per cent more in
money value than last year, with a great
er proportion Of large instruments
There is a steadily growing demand for
automatic house organs for the homes Of
the very wealthy in and near large cities.
Several such instruments have been built
and other orders are In hand. spec
ialty which the company will develop
when time permits, is an automatic single
manual house organ, artistic in style and
complete in all its details, to be sold for
$1,000. The field for the sale of such or
gans is almost without limit
Within the past month the Bstey COM
pany has placed an $4,000 organ in the
North Presbyterian church Of New York
city, where II has attracted wide atten-
ton and has received high praise from
leading organists of the country who
have been glad to accept an opportunity
to preside at its keyboard. This Is the
largest organ yet built by the Estey COM
pany. An instrument OF superior size
and excellence has also been placed dur
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
Estey Pipe Organs.

The year has proved to be one OF great
prosperity In the Estey pipe organ BUSH
ness. The Importance which this business
has attained as n factor In the total value
of our manufacturing output makes II Of
interest to recall that II Is only four
years ago that the Estey concern took up
the idea of building pipe organs. In the
early part of 1901 when the decision was
reached and business began. no facilities
were available other than those which the
cabinet organ factories afforded. The
original idea was to build a line OF small
organs Of the best quality. to be sold at a
moderate price, to supply the practically
unlimited demand for such instruments
by the great number of comparatively
small churches in the country. This is
the idea which still obtains, but the sue
cess of the Estey pipe organs was so in
Simultaneous and the demand so immediate
that the company has been forced to ac-
cept orders for large instruments in order
TO hold its place in the musical world
The first organ completed and sold was
that placed in the Methodist church In
this village. which was installed in the
early fall of 1901. Almost Immediately the
demand for these organs became so great
that orders could not be promptly filled
and means were hastily devised to pro-
vide additional room and other facilities
which were an absolute necessity In
1902 a large erection building was built
and occupied. Last year a large building,
with machine shop below and factory
above for making organ pipes, both metal
and wood, was erected. This year there
has been built another large erecting
building Immediately adjoining the first
one. This building is 40 by l25 feet on the
ground and the walls So feet high, all clear
space, with no interior supports, afford
ing ample room and ample height for the
erection of the largest instruments.
With all this added room and added ia
cilities the pressure is as great as ever
and the question steadily is how to keep
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1905

ing the summer in the beautiful new
building OF the Methodist church Of Or
angc, N. j. This Is church and COM
munity made up very largely of New
York business and professional men. a
notably fine three-manual instrument has
been placed i'm Trinity Methodist church
In Worcester, Mass. within the present
year During the year one pipe organ
has been shipped TO England and one to
Turkey. the latter to be used at mission
station I'm that country.
Upward of 400 men are now employed in
the Estey works. About 1876 Of these are
In the pipe organ department. During the
year there has been installed a complete
new fire service including a new pipe
line. hydrant system. additions to the
sprinkler system, "A new reservoir of 200 70
600 gallons capacity built of concrete in
the most thorough manner and located
between shops Nos. 4 and 5. and new
Underwriters fire service pump with a
capacity Of 1000 gallons a minute. always
ready for instant service. This pump
service Is in addition to the gravity sys-
tenn supplied by the large reservoir on the
high land above the factories. II is be-
lieved, both by the company and by the
Underwriters association. that with this
double service the destruction of the plant
by fire is practically impossible.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

Holden & Martin, besides doing a large
business in lumber, sash, doors and
blinds at their factory on Frost street
and conducting extensive numbering opera
lions In other towns, continually add to
their real estate by putting up buildings
for rental and for their own use. The
appearance of their premises is in strik-
ing contrast with what 1t was ~ years
ago when the old foundry stood on part
of the present site Of the Hooker, Cor
ser & Mitchell overall factory, which
Holden & Martin own. In addition to
spending a large amount for piping and
automatic spriniSlers they have put up this
year a two-story addition on the east
side Of the ell of the main factory. The
first section, "a by 32 feet contains a
storage room on the first floor for
the bottling works Of C. H. Eddy & Co,
while the upper story will be used for
the main office of the overall company.
The roof is built as heavy as the floor,
This section has at the east end a brick
fire wall ~ inches thick and extending
out four feet on each side. The next
section is a brick dry house "a feet long
by "a feet wide, the upper part being
used for dry lumber storage. East of
that has been erected a two-story build
ing 7S feet long by 26 feet wide for
storage purposes. The old Fletcher saw
mill at the north end Of Birge street has
been made over into a six-tenement house
and new barn has been built on the
Leahy property, In the same locality.
Together with Alfred Bushnell and Mrs.
Baker they have bought OF Mr. Fletcher
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
Sunday School Association M.stIro.

AS result of meeting of the officers
of the Windham County Interdenomina-
tlonal Sunday School association at the
r. M. c. A. rooms in Brattleboro some
time ago, Rev. E. NJ. Fuller, field sec
retary' being present, a series of interest
ing Sunday school gatherings has been
Planned for the county.
Rev. e. NJ. Fuller win attend all these
meetings. Other state and county assoc
citation officers will be present. By
gathering groups of Sunday schools in
this way, the work is intended to include
every school in the county and all should
De largely represented especially by ali
otncers and teachers in the Sunday
schools Where place is not stated. ar
engagements are in progress with local
committees The list at present is as fol-
lows, dates all in December: Bellows
Falls, Dec. 3; Grafton or Athens. 4th
Townshend, 9Th; -- 9Th; Wardsboro'
lth; Wilmington, Sth; Halifax, 9th: Brat,
ueboro, 10th; Putney Especially, nth
Guilford, 18th; Newfane, 18th; Williams
vile, l4thi Putney 18th.
Rev. A. 8. Buzzell of Putney. vice
president, has this work especially IN
charge and Is assisted by Rev. 70. G.
Fisher of Westminster West. president
and Rev. F. L. Masseck OF Brattleboro
state director for Windham county
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

Business at the Carpenter organ factory
indicates that the output for the year
will show an increase over 1904. Business
In 1908 was the largest in the company's
history. SO that comparisons with that
year will show a little decrease The
company looks to the foreign markets for
its growth, and with the conditions in
Europe, especially in Russia. in mind II
is easy to see why the foreign trade shows
a little falling on When things abroad
resume a normal condition the company
doubtless will make another record. In
reply to questions asked as to the number
OF men employed, increase in equipment,
outlook for next year. etc, NJ Austin, jr.,
OF the Carpenter company. said: We
have about so employees. and with us the
number does not vary. as we try to keep
our men steadily employed the year
round, and thus do not put on extra help
during the busy season and decrease when
business is quiet From the time we
started we have been gradually increas-
ing our factory space until at present We
occupy the entire building. six stories on
both Sides together with adjoining land.
and also have a large lumber yard on
Frost meadow, so called AS to any
special work this year we have installed
some new machinery, including one quite
expensive double surfacer. and, as you
know, have fitted up new Office quarters.
II is our policy to add something new to
our mechanical equipment each year. so
as to keep our plant here as up-to-date
as possible. AS to the outlook for 1906.
we do not care to prophesy. There Is
nothing In sight to Indicate that we shall
not be able to do our usual good business.
We have some plans in mind. which, II
they carry out, ought to materially in
crease our output"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

Is tho wave Of reform a furry, or have
the people taken a step ahead?
An official who had an intimate part in
the Low administration said after its
principles became we'll understood that he
was not at all sure that the people want
honest government. Thousands who had
voted for Low could not see the use of an
administration that did nothing for its
followers In the way OF favoritism, but
simply gave honest government, more
schools, clean streets etc. TO ali alike.
The spirit of graft has contaminated all
ranks. from richest TO poorest. There is
reason for great thankfulness for the
campaign for a fair deal which has won
victories this month
Our hope IL that the people will not
lay down again the responsibilities they
have taken up, but will complete the
work which is only begun"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

usuaT amount in permanent improve
ments.
In West Brattleboro Harry Miller has
erected two-story house on Main street.
II. F. Weatherhead has built cottage
house on West street and Elnathan Whit
aker has put up cottage house
near the Centreville power plant. L.
f. Copeland has built a new sawmill
on the site of the old Goodenough mill.
Mrs. A. V. c. Leavitt OF Buffalo, n. Y,
has made important changes on the Pet
tee place, on what is now the Meadow
brook" road. On the same road have been
built summer cottage by w. ]. Phelps
OF Buffalo, a log cabin by Mrs. NJ. p.
Hatch of Buffalo and a summer cottage
by Frank Pratt OF Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
BRATTLEBORO'S GREAT PROSPERITY
All Manufacturing Concerns Report Good Business and Are Run
ming with Unusually Large Forces
BUILDING RECORD SHOWS $4,000 EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR
Large Part Of This Was for New Buildings. Growth Of the
Estey Organ Co.'s Pipe Organ Department

Bratleboro is enjoying a full measure
of business prosperity. Her factories are
rushed with orders and there is en-
ployment for everybody. One of the
gratifying results of the industrial
growth of the town is the demand for
homes. The scarcity of tenements is so
marked that there is talk of forming a
building corporation to relieve that con-
dition. During the year now drawing to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

Shipments at the S. A. Smith Company
factory, which is now owned by the
National Novelty corporation, are larger
than they were last year, despite the fact
that the children's carriage business has
been cut out. No new line of manufac-
ture has been added, but the output in
the old lines has been increased. These
include boys express wagons, toy carts,
shoo-fly rocking horses and toy furniture.
The company employs 100 hands, which
is third more than 10 years ago. The
factory, which is comparatively new, was
built to accommodate future requirements
and was equipped thoroughly, so no new
work in the way of building has been
necessary this year. A large lumber shed
will be built in the meadow west of the
factory next year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

another cottage house on. Oak Grove ave-
nue. during the year, and c. f. Allen has
same avenue. A. b. Clapp has made
many changes and improvements in the
buildings on the Bemis place. adjoining
the Wilder farm, and has built some ad-
ditions The Brattleboro Savings bank
has done extensive interior work, and the
Brattleboro Retreat has expended its
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

a close there has been expended in new
buildings and permanent improvements
not less than $1500OO. of which an I'M
usual proportion is represented in new
residences. A statement of the business
conditions as they are found in the differ
ent manufacturing plants in Brattleboro
today is given herewith. together with
mention of the new buildings. both for
business and residential purposes. and Of
the more important changes and i'm
provements.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

There is not buster place in Brattle-
boro than the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell
overall factory. To appreciate this one
needs to visit the factory. In the four
floors which they occupy in the main
building and four floors in the annex
they have practically $1,000 square feet OF
floor space, and with the machines which
have been put in recently all the space
is occupied. The company employs $50
hands, OF whom all but about 25 are women
and girls. Within the past few weeks SO
new machines have been installed, making
about $50 machines in all, or about so
more than when the present firm was
organized three years ago. The long rows
of girls and the hum OF the machines
intensity ones conviction that this is
one Of the towns leading industries The
output is large and the business is pros
porous.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
Model Of the First Steam Engine.

Mrs. Amelia Kibby OF Fairlee has
presented to the Vermont Historical So
ciety the model of the first steam engine
ever built in America, manufactured oy
capt. Samuel Morey of Fairlee her grand
rather, and from which he built an engine
that propelled boat on Fairlee lake seven
years before Fulton steamed up the HG1,
son. The gift is one of the most valuaOS
In the possession of the society
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

three houses which they have remodeled
and equipped with sanitary plumbing.
These improvements. together with the
new saw mill built last year and the
new cement dam and dixie for holding the
mill pond, have made a decided change
in the appearance of the Fletcher dis
trict". Holden & Martin have 26 hands
on their pay roll In Brattleboro. not in
Guiding the men on their lumber Jobs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

I'VE are employing 1870 hands and are
having all the business we can do" is
the way the condition of business was
stated to The Phoenix representative at
the office Of the Brattleboro Cabinet
company. The number OF employees in
cludes those working for the Brattleboro
Cabinet company and the White River
Chair company, two distinct companies
whose business is practically under the
same management and control The chair
company began business I'm Brattleboro
early this year, coming from Hartford.
this state, where its factory was burned
II received a bonus of $4,000 from citizens
OF the town on promise that II would en-
ploy not less than 40 hands five years and
would invest not less than $4,000. 1t
has exceeded its promise, as the cabinet
company did before IL. The chair COM
pany employs about so hands. To accom-
modate the new business the original
factory buildings were enlarged. During
the year the capacity Of the brick build
ing Including the finishing rooms has
been doubled by adding another story.
The building is 100 feet long by so feet
wide. The brick building formerly used
as a saw mill has been converted into a
cutting-up room for the chair company.
1t is 70 feet long by 80 feet wide. A new
four room dry-kiln has been built. also
bending room and a bleaching room,
besides a large stock shed 40 feet long
by go feet wide Plans are being made
for building a large storehouse the COM
ing spring. The entire plant has been
equipped with a new heating system
during the present year. The product OF
the cabinet company Is largely for export
trade and that Of the chair company Is
wholly for expectation The establishment
of this business is responsible in large
measure for the scarcity OF empty tene-
ments in Brattleboro. and there is talk
ganizing a building corporation to pro-
vide more houses. The employees recent
ly organized a benefit insurance company
among themselves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

The annual meeting of the New Eng
l Iaho rat Mems club will be held at Hale
Tavern In Wells River Dec 8.
The Rutland Herald says: 1.-THE number
OF cases OF sore Threats in Rutland As
increasing and II 10 now almost an emf
demic. Several tubes of sputum sent 20
burlington have contained diphtheretic
germs but not to an alarming extent"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
We Guess Not.
[Boston Transeript ]

The New York Evening Post calls atIen,
ton to the fact that although CohgIeS
viii meet in less than ten days, there -
still ample time for Senators Platt ant
Depew to resign. We guess not. Pa,
resigned once and isn't going TO u!
again, nor will his ME Too
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
keep YOURSELF IN HEALTH.

Remember this Important and merciful fact;
Serious diseases-cvCn though the crisis may be
sudden-always & We warning OF their approach.
There thousands who make a regular practice Of
taking DIR. David Keunedys Favnrite Remedy
whenever they have early symptoms Of possible
sickness and through its prompt action are never
lv IL a factc for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
Warrant.

The legal voters of the village of Brattleboro
are hereby notified 10 meet at the Town Hall
on Friday. the first day of December. next al
7.30 O'Clock p. m, 10 act on the following
article:
To hear and act on the report of the com.
mittee appointed at the annual village meeting
n regard to the watersupply for the village
w. o. PERRY, Village Clerk.
BrattleborO, VT, Nov. 10, 1905.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01

The gauge OF hope is the long-dis
lance sight OF success.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
TECHNICAL PosIII0Ns OPEN

., We need at once competent Architects, Chemists,
pIa9ghtsmsn, SupeTntendents, Civil, Electrical, Me-
paying 5000 year. Also many Executive, Cler-
ieal and Salesman positions and good opportunities for
Iseoo e%Royeg rely on US t9r all their high grade
,. o ss N si,ieS High s5ads exclusively
sSiss sis' 800 S Sc;,aW 1S.i New vE :sE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-12-01
All Forms of Malaria.

IL the stomach which produce pal ptation and heart
burn. In vast number Of cases 1t has effected
cures Of the most dangerous dseases--particularly
those Of the kidneys and liver-where all other
treatment has failed. Even those painful and dam
uproua fnaladfpa