The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-18
WATERBURY
Waterbury Mfg. Co. Started Work Last
Week, Employing Dozen Men.

WYNN HmpioylnR Dozen wen.
The Waterbury Manufacturing Co
started work last week with bright pros
poets and finely equipped plant, Tn,
owners, " i. Perkins OF this place anG
j. b. Eldredge OF Randolph, are botl
looking after the details OF the work
and the people of the town are not only
prophesying but truly wishing success
The work now consists in manufacturing
shoe lasts. The saving Of jiggered chair
stock will be part of the work later
The best maple will be used and the
yard is well filled with logs The plant
is built near the track, everything work
ing easily TO the ear. The main build
ing is "a by 90 feet, the engineroom "a
by 80 feet, and the dry sheds $50 feet
long The engineroom is all cement and
has a lOO-horsepower boiler and an so
horsepower engine. This is self-feeding
and modern in every way. A Boston
firm is to install sprinkling system
/ throughout the building, which greatly
lessons the danger of fire and the cost OF
insurance. The logs are cut into blocks
and go through five lathes and the frost
taken out before they become the finished
product for shipping. About dozen men
will be employed and at this time of bus
mess depression the starting OF a new
industry means much to the town. There
is plenty of the needed timber in the
surrounding country, which is thoroughly
understood by Mr.. Perkins, who has had
a fine training in Judging timber, The
coming of Mr.. Eldredge to town from
Randolph is a matter for congratulation
here.
The meeting Of Dillingham; grange was
well attended Saturday evening, the sub
jeets discussed proving very helpful. The
next meeting viii be competitive meet
ing, the losing side furnishing the sup
per for the next meeting.
Out of respect to the memory of the
late W. J. Boyce, the meeting of the %
club, which was to have been held to-
night, is postponed until Monday, Feb. /.
The young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Miller has been named Marcia
Elizabeth.
Fl. Z. Somerville Of the Burlington
Free Press was Sunday afternoon guest
OF his aunt, Mrs. Louise Watts.
Mrs. r, j. Knowles spent Sunday
with relatives in Burlington.
Earl Twombly played Lemare's IAN
dantino" as violin solo at the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning and led
the orchestra in the evening. Mr.. Twom-
bly, is talented musician, who plays
with an ease and expression much app
preciated by the people who are priyi-
legged to hear him in these services.
Miss Ethel Miller OF Montpelier was
a guest OF her sister, Miss Gertrude Mil
Ter, Sunday.
A joint installation of Mentor lodge, |
No. 81, /. o. o. f., and Emerald Rebekah |
lodge, No 33, was held in Odd Fellows |
hall Friday evening. The installing DIN !
GERS were District Deputy +. Z. Camp |
bell assisted by Grand Marshal r. T. /
Knowles, both of Waterbury, and Mrs. /
Carrie Nichols, district deputy, and Mrs.
Eugene Smith, grand marshal, both Of
A banquet was served and /
speeches were made by the grand officers
Earlier in the week the officers Of Al I
hambra encampment were installed by
District Deputy Q. ]. Gross Of Mont
peIier and District Deputy Junior War
len Elmer Clark of Barre.