Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1858-04-16
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A REVIVAL NEEDED.


passed without more thorough inquiry
after the cause. His tragical death brings
to mind the fact that he is the fourth per-
son who has gone to their final account from
or near the same place, within few years
and with one exception the same cause has
produced these fatal results. 1t is doubt
less yet fresh in the memories of our peo-
pie how man named Kane, while pass
ing through this place with his family who
were moving to some point South, came to
a sudden and violent death, leaving wife
and several children who were dependent
upon him for their daily bread He had
landed his family in this village, and went
to the internal rum hole on the other side
OF the river to get liquor, when he became
intoxicated, and in crossing the bridge he
went down, victim to rum selling avarice.
There has also been another instance in
which man narrowly escaped similar
death. He had procured the ire-eating
element, and while crossing the railroad
bridge fell across the sleepers in such way
that he did not go through. His cane and
hat we believe went into the river, and in
this perilous condition he was saved. We
fear our people are not aware that there
seems to be fearful increase of rum drink
ing in our place. There are certain days
and times when you can see stream of
bloated faces and blossomed noses stearing
for New Hampshire, and this will be fol-
lowed briskly for whole day. Some will
have large and respectable looking demi-
john, others carry bag with something in
side of it, while others carry miniature
bottle in their pockets; while the most
reckless of them all get drunk on the spot,
and spend whole day in riotous proceed
ings. A large portion of the persons who
are thus engaged are from the towns about
us. A month or two since man from
Grafton spent several days in this place on
what is fashionably called 'spree" or a
"toot." He was one of that class, as we
are informed, who do not drink every day,
but who have their sprees periodically, or
about once quarter. A few days since
we saw one of these customers. He was
coming with unsteady step from the Bridge,
and when on Westminster street, he STEP
ped one side into shed and drew bottle
and drank TO his hearts content. We have
thus told our readers plain story. 1t is |
true. We are sorry to say it. But so it
is. The cause of this sad state of things is
well understood. There is no use in argu-
ing that point. We do not say that all the
poison is sold opposite this village, but it is
the great fountain head from which smaller
streams fow What is the remedy? We
have no jurisdiction. The Claremont Id /
vocate calls upon the people of Walpole to
come to the rescue. They might do it.
VIII they? No. Why? Because it is
nothing which affects them as it does us in
Vermont. They cannot feel as we feel.
If it was an institution in their village ii
would have long ago been crushed out and
destroyed. We believe there is remedy,
and that this remeday is in The hands of the
good citizens of our village. But this ar
ticle has beer extended, and we defer our re-
marks on this point.
SPECIAL CORPORATION MEETING -
Our amiable neighbor of the Argus has
called special Corporation Meeting to be
held at the Bellows Falls House, on Mon
day evening, the 26th of this month. The
reason for this we learn, is that a petition
has been circulated for the appointment OF
a special police to take care of rowdies and
drunken persons who may disturb our good
citizens in the streets, school meetings, &c.
The petition is extensively signed by near
ly all the leading business men OF the viii
lage and by persons of all political parties.
Capt. Walter Taylor has been spoken OF
as one of the police. To this, our successor
as printer to the corporation, demurs. His
recent experience with the Captain left an
unfavorable impression, and in accordance
with the law of self-preservation, he very
naturally calls personal safety meeting.
EMANUEL CHURcH-A beautiful bap-
tismal font has been placed in this church
1t is made of the Rutland Statuary marble
of pure white and octagon style. In the
centre of the front on the outside is eros:
and the letters Il. ii. S." and also these
words: aft wash thee not thou hast M
part with me-" the letters being raised
1t was made by d. E. Pierce, of this WI
Iage, and forms neat specimen of work
manship. As the meaning of the initials 81