The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-13
NEWBURY


mains Of Mrs. Harvey Wiley, who die,
| suddenly at her home in Franklin, N
FL, were brought here for burial, an,
were placed beside those Of her hus
band, who preceded her several year,
ago. There are quite number in towi
who remember this gentle and engag
ing woman as for several years sh,
was guest at wildwood hall, which
was then the home of George Moore
the builder of the stone house on thu
hill. Mrs. Moore was sister in law
of Mrs. Wiley. Here the Moore family
entertained and there are those Living
who enjoyed the hospitality Of this re-
| fined and cultured man. Mr.. Moore has
been dead for nearly eighteen years
as he died May n, 1905, and his wife's
death occurred March 80, 1912. The
last eighteen years has made many
changes in Newbury and as the young.
er generation can scarcely remember
the builder of wildwood hallD it might
be of interest to them if I take the lib.
| erty of republishhg of an article which
alludes to the builder as well as gives
a brief description of the castle on the
| hill. This article is taken from an old
scrap book and was published in The
/, Opinion nearly 30 years ago: George
H., son Of Stephen Moore, was born in
ST. Clair, Mich, in 1874. Stephen Moore
and his wife, Elizabeth Huse, were of
good Puritan New Hampshire stock,
and her grandfather fought under
Stark at Bennington and at Saratoga.
After George Moore had completed his
education at Appleton academy. Mount
Vernon, N. FL, he engaged in the lum-
! Der business in connection with his ia
Their, and had charge of the scaling and
getting ont of bill timber. Stephen
Moore became permanently established
IN the business as early as 1912, in sea :
son to- be "let in on the ground floor, .
formed a partnership with his brother
apd afterwards took in as Junior
partner, the now distinguished ex-Gov-
ernor Russell Alger Of Detroit. We an
pend the following brief extract of
sketch OF Stephen Moore from the his.
tory of Detroit: Stephen Moore is q
kindhearted and generous man, unus-
ually well informed on all public ques
lions, has clear business foresight and
has been remarkably successful in his
extensive business enterprises. His
name is guarantee Of the standing
OF the interest he has so long managed.
Mr. Moore is now deceased, and the
business Is now conducted by his SON
George II. Moore's early memories Of
the hills and wales Of New England,
constrained him TO choose this section
as permanent country home, and in
The spring of 1890 he came to West
Ncwbury and bought place. In Sep
TENDER, 1892, he purchased eleven acres
OF land Of Alexander Greer, the site of
his elegant mansion, one mile below
Newbury village, commencing the work
the next July, and moved in the 18th
of August In beauty Of situation, COM
pleteness of design, convenience Of ar
rangement and elegance of finish ii is
one of the finest residences in the
state. II should be seen TO be appreci-
ated. The style is colonial 18th tower
and porticos of variegated cobblestones
laid in Portland cement. This front
wall is backed with brick furrowed out
two inches, sheathed up with spruce,
then another dead air space OF one inch
and finished on the inside with ada
mant. Butterfield OF Manchester drew
the design but the work in detail was
executed by Martin Perkins. The re-
ception hall floor is mosaic marble and
the main hall, library and music room
OF oak, maple and mahogany. The din
ing room, den and halls wainscoted IN
quartered oak. The library wall is fin
ished in sycamore and the music room
in white maple. The whole house fin
ished in natural wood without paint. |
IN the den and dining room are cheer |
ful fire places made of pressed brick |
The front chambers are Of cypress, the !
main stairway is quartered oak, and
the kitchen, a model OF convenience, is |
in brewn ash and southern |
pine. The water reservoir Is on the |
third floor, and cold and warm are
available in every room. The windows |
are of large single plate glass, and ey-
cry living and sleeping room is pleas
ant and slightly. The tidy barn is |
well filed, including the dairy stock, a |
fine span of black coachers, a thorough |
bred and Arabian brood mare of fine
points. This superb modern home /
crowns an eminence that commands a
outlook Of river and mead
DIV miles in extent with back ground
81 hills and mountains, Moosilauke
towering in the distance. Mr.. Moore
has an ample and well selected library,
some rare books, one of an
.iquity of more than three hundred
years. That Mr.. Moore, after extensive
.ravels, should select Newbury as his
country home is a handsome Tribute to
he town. and in its public improve
nent he takes liberal interest" Aft
n the death of Mrs. Moore Wildwood
lall was purchased by Walter Drant,
Who came here with his family consist
ng of Mrs. Drant, a son and two
daughters from Barton, VT. Death
laimed Mr.. and Mrs. Drant shortly
Ifter coming TO Newbury and this
,eautiful estate. reverting TO their
leirs, is now the home of Miss Edith
)rant,- who spends part of the year in
,ewbury, making Wildwood hall her !
ummer residence. George Moore and
lis wife are at rest in Oxbow burying
round; their lives are but a memory;
'et the castle on the hill still endures. !
day Il continue TO be the residence of
hose who are possessed with affluence,
influence and the spirit which will up
old the traditions of Newbury and
orffnt,a 20 r,sola fbfa niaoo A. II now |