The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-25

Telephone Co. to Have Fine New Build
ing for Its Home.

The White River Telephone compan,
began yesterday the erection of III
new building on Main street, on tn,
site Of the Putnam house. which
burned last fall. The building will b,
"a by "a feet, and will consist of 3
basement, equipped for storage and
work, and q ground floor divided into
the switchboard room, rest room, pri
waite Office and general office, with all
the modern conyeniences. The outer
walls will be covered with white stuc-
co and the roof with green freprooi
shingles. The building will be both
substantial and ornamental Charles
j. White will do the carpenter work
on contract from bIueprints made by
Walker q Walker, the well known
Montpelier architects.
The building will house admirably
the company's growing business for
many years and will be the only build
ing constructed entirely for telephone
purposes in this part Of the state Carl
y. Cushing the president and manager,
and with Mrs. Cushing the virtual own
or Of the business, takes pardonable
pride in its development during the
last 70 years, from a single line be-
tween the Wright and Cushing mill in
1896, the present Washburn mill to
the present Greene sanatorium, then
the residence of Mrs. Mary r. Harring-
ton, mother Of Mrs. Gushing, to its
present large proportions, including
five exchanges and covering most Of
northern Windsor and southern Or
ange counties, with connections in all
directions with the Bell system.
Among the early developments Of
the system were the line to the Bur
nett farm and the line up Camp brook.
The opening up of the granite quarries
20 years ago attracted the system in
that direction
The business was incorporated In the
early years as the Bethel Telephone
company and purchased later the Ha-
zen interests operated several years
previously as the Rapid Telephone
company, with lines running east and
south from Royslton. Later the cor
porate name was changed to the White
River Telephone company and its larg-
est acquisition was the Randolph ex-
change, made only a few years ago.
When the new building is completed
the Offices Of the company Will be
transferred from the bank building,
which they have occupied many years.
Space is reserved for grass plot at
the front and sides Of the new build
ing and il will be protected by curb
ing. Bethel people are pleased that
this local public utility Is to have suit
able headquarters which win add to
the attractiyeness of the town. Mr..
Gushing Is congratulated upon the sue
cess of his lifework.
Raffaele Pierotti, who has been
boarding at John Ruggiero's, went
yesterday TO Boston 10 seek work as
a carpenter.
Jerald Goodell and Grace Stimets are
III with cliickenpox
Mr.. and Mrs. William Russell and
son of Waterbury have been visiting
AZ Joel NJ. Goodelrs and Abram Dau-
delins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wilson, their
son, Herbert, Mrs. Herbert J0slin and
Miss Marie Wilson left to-day for
Mass. Mr. Wilson will re-
turn in day or two, the rest of the |
party remaining two or three weeks |
and visiting Providence and Boston. !
Vermont guests at the Bascom house
Yesterday included w. Z. Gregory Of |
Essex junction, Louis u. Peterson and |
Miss l.. Josephine Webster of Burling. /
ton, N. III. Holland, II. G. Durkee, +. |
R. Durkee, r. @. Dnrkee and Randall
Durkee of Stockbridge.
Henry w. Davis lost bill book con-
aiming $50 in IS and $40 bills some.
where between his home and A. N.
mill yesterday morning
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+. w. Tuttle went yesterday to