The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
ByuttlebOrO Local
aArnMAN's LONG SERVICE
something Aeea, the Career Of Eugene
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iuT iit mrn Who man ihe trains iuiat
ani many ii ihr huAs running snNih over
ihr sauihcu division ul The Central Nei
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Maine drop ~ ihrit trains during their
mns ihtunsh liIaiilrlou 10 listen 20
.iofr. ~ old day. when ticne ftuiicf
Wa. running l. 4 brakeman between Btai
llrhoru and New london uhon the NeN
London \ Northern railroad Managers ili
10 dreamed that one Ia, lhsit tuld would
tsgumr a link be- The great Grand Trunk
sN.irm
Nt lrnitrt same to Ratllcbotn from
lluhokc, Mas., with hi, parcut. about
- year. ago and d. bu, worked in the
old SLATE puarN lie wa, husky lad
81 about H. yrar, then during the war
at the rebellion Mr. fcfrtet -old apples
and gingerbread 90 the soldier. Who were
gathered 10 llatilpbofo AT the military
oamp whrr the Valley iur ground. ate
nuN located lie worked tor q time a. a
brakeman between ilmillchuro AMI New
london aud tired his hand ~ blacksmith,
ing he worked ior . time ior the late
Judge kellogg during summer, and ~
tended school IN the winter
For four years h. threw switches in the
yards and IL svau ago was assigned hl-
present loh As crossing tender aud gate
man al hi. own request. lie had previously
held the job, lat being ambitious he want
al q place Offering more activity aud was
working on the switeher when be had one
at his feet badly injured by being run
down by his own locomotive, Aiter ~
weeks spent IN the hospital lie decided that
lac would accept a less dangerous job. and
when he was given his present place ~
pcrntenient Mckenzie told him thar he
could have il "as long A. he behaved
It j. evident that he has behaved lor
after 4 number OF change, NJ the position
OF superintendent the general manager OF
the road has told Mr. Ferrtcr that there
viii be a place made for him when Il he
come, necessary TO dispense with his
service a a crossing tender
Mr. ferrltcr takes a Just pride IN the
fact that he never had an accident on his
crossing and he went onto the crossing Job
years before the West River branch once
the narrow gauge WA built lie has
tender spot in hi heart for the road that
runs to the north, the Boston \ Maine
which leases and operates the Vermont
Valley railroad
It was upon the old Valley railroad that
Gene" Ferriter as boy grew into the
life OF railroad man lie was an engine
wiper, and as he glanccs up at the engineer
in the cab Of the heavy locomotives which
still bear the name OF Vermont Valley
railroad he cherishes an affection for the
old line which recently became a link IN
the New York. New Haven < Hartford
system and Is to become part OF the
cherished dream OF President Mellen Of an
ocean-to-ocean line OF iron,