A Bridge

New Ipswich Historical Society

Where is this?

Bridge is larger than the one at Waterloom Pond. Houses don’t match those in Smithville. Any ideas where this might be?

Newspaper Clipping1921

New Lighting Plant Planned

GREENVILLE

Greenville within the next few months will have one of the most up- to-date electric lighting plants in the state, if the Greenville Electric Lighting Co. is able to carry out its present plans according to schedule. In an interview with James C. Taft, treasurer and manager of the company, the following facts were ascertained. A new power station will be built of stone, cement and brick, near the site of the old sawmill about one mile from this village on the Wilton road. The machinery already has been purchased and will consist of a water power plant to be propelled by the latest style turbine.

This unit is to be furnished by the James Lafell Co. of Springfield, Ohio. The generator is of the latest umbrella type with a direct connected excitor. Switchboard and all other instruments are the most modern kind that the General Electric Co. make. Delivery on the turbine has been promised in six to eight weeks, and on the generator, switchboard and excitor in 10 to 12 weeks. Work making ready for the excavation of the old sawmill pond on the Souhegan River has already been commenced and it is hoped that the actual excavating will be commenced next week. Barry, Cashman of Boston, engineers, drew the plans and will have general charge of construction. Wherever possible local men will be employed on the job. With the completion of the new plant the local lighting station will have three units to draw from, the two at the chair shop and the new one and will compare favorably with any lighting station in cities and towns much larger than this village. It is the proud record of the local company that it has never shut off its power during an electrical storm during the 18 years of its existence, believing that this is one of the times when a small town needs its lights most. There have also been times when large companies would have shut off the current from a small community like this to supply larger consumers, this having been experienced many times in the towns immediately surrounding Greenville. This is one of the biggest business undertakings announced in Greenville for a number of years, and as all-day service is to follow the completion of the new plant one can readily understand that it will mean a big boom to this village.

James Roger diary entries

22nd July 1912

Cold night; wind north; windy day but not very drying. David & Henry put in the 2 loads hay brought in on Saturday and tossed and brought in the hay from below henhouse. Also cut the little field and Henry tossed the hay round Jenny Fox’s. I went to Greenville with Mary & Johnnie; grain, oatmeal, etc. I picked 2 quarts of blueberries and helped with hay in barn in afternoon. Got letter from Hamish.