Here’s another newspaper clipping from Mary Harris’ scrapbook. It dates to 1907. I found the technical language used to describe different jobs particular to the quarrying industry, interesting. The Davis Quarry is up Quarry Road in Chester. In West Cemetery … Continued
Below is a story I wrote several years ago for my own amusement. Time got away from me this past weekend. Danny and I went to the postcard show on Saturday. Next thing I knew, it was time for another … Continued
Recently, the Chester Historical Society received a wonderful donation of historical artifacts from a lady in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A former Chester resident, last living in Nova Scotia, requested that her early family documents were returned home to the Chester … Continued
Below is a newspaper clipping I found in Mary Harris’ scrapbook. It dates to 1929. Some of the details are interesting. Fletchers observe 68th wedding date Chester Couple Were Married in 1861 in House They Still Occupy. (Special to … Continued
My article on water pipe last week generated a lot of questions and comments about balsam pump logs. I know balsam trees well. My father and I cut a lot of pulpwood in the early 1960s in Shrewsbury. I was … Continued
Here’s a brief history of different water pipe used in Vermont years ago. This is by no means a definitive history. Pump logs Pump logs were an early water pipe we used. From colonial days to the turn of … Continued
I’ve been looking over a scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by Mary Harris. Most clippings date to the early 1900s. Mary lived where Dakin’s Law Office is today. If you look up in the peak of the porch roof, you’ll … Continued
Last week I wrote about the 1904 fire where Chester Hardware is today. Many will remember the Nov. 18, 1971 explosion at this same location: “It was a miracle that no one was killed,” said Chester Fire Chief Albert … Continued
Below is a 1904 newspaper clipping. Today this is the site of Chester Hardware. The Harris place is Dakin’s. Bellows Falls Times, Thursday, March 31, 1904 Chester Hard Hit—Five Buildings Destroyed. Excellent Work of Fire Department The night … Continued
Here’s a July 1937 newspaper clipping regarding the horse show at Buttonwood Farm: With approximately 4500 persons in attendance throughout the day and evening, the Chester American Legion Horse Show, which was held all day Monday, took on the … Continued