Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-11-30
A Walk About Town.
IMPROVEMENTS.

opportunity 10 make some DOilcc OF SOME
of the new buildings and improvements
made in our village during the past sea-
son. And first we may as well speak Of
e. w. BANcRoFT's HOUSE,
on the Terrace. Mr.. p. has Thoroughly
repaired and modernized his house inside
and outside in the most liberal manner.
He has also graded the high way TO West
minister street, making the ascent more
moderate, and greatly identifying the
grounds. The lot below the terrace has
been improved into park and is now
beautiful green lawn. Next spring we
understand he will make this into flower
garden and put in a fountain. The other
lands which belong to his premises he is
now preparing to bring into very high
state of cultivation. Mr.. Bancroft of
course designs this as his summer resort,
This place of business being in New York;
and aided by an exceedingly pleasant To-
cation, it is one of the best and most de-
sirable in Vermont or New England. Nor
has Mr.. B. confined his libershty to HIM
self, having contributed freely for the en-
largement and repairs Of the Congrega-
tional Church in this village.
ATKINSON STREET.
At the lower end of Atkinson Street,
AIR. Jesse P. Brockway has put up good
and substantial two story dwelling, the
lower story Of which is nearly finished.
The site is elevated and the location really
a very excellent one, commanding fine
view of a good portion of the village.
Mr.. B. has thus secured for himself a
very pleasant home. On
HENRY STREET,
however, there has been the most activity
in building during the past season. Mr.
VIM. Nutting has built large an fine
two story dwelling with cupola sufficiently
high for an observatory and which OF
course gives a fine view. On the same
side of the street Mr.. Levi Bennett ha:
also erected good two story house which
will doubtless be ready for habitation il
the spring. Mr.. Bennett has just sold the
house he now occupies, on the opposite
side of the street to MIR. Marshall Ward
ner of Tunbridgc, who will take posses
sim about the first Of May next, at whicl
time we believe he expects to become ;
partner with Mr.. j. c. Goodwin in the
harness business. On
SCHOOL STREET
the spirit of enterprise is also at work
Messrs. Coolidge and Villas are now build
ing a large and commodious two stor,
dwelling on the lot bought of S. f. Merrill
1t is rs by 4S including the porticos Oh
each side, and will be very pleasant res
idenee when completed. The Congrega
tional Church is being repaired or, perhap
more properly speaking, enlarged. TIL
south end has been entirely cut off AM
removed, and the space between built W
thus making an extention of the house o
fifteen feet, and creating space for addition
al slips. The singers gallery is to be re
moved to near the pulpit, and when tn
work is completed will make the churcl
much more commodious. The
NEW EPISCOPAL cuuRoH
progresses slowly. The outside work W
bolieve is nearly done, and forms one Q
the most beautiful church edifces in lhi
part of the country. 1t will probably b
finished another season to which time per
haps we may as well defer particular
As this article has already grown beyon
our orig inal intentions as to length, W
will close by abiding to one branch of in
dustry which has recently grown VI
among US. We refer to the
TURBINE WATER WHEEL.
manufactured by CLARK & CHAPMAs
These wheels are pronounced by the be:
Judges in the country TO be the best now
use. The New England Fair pronounce
this verdict upon them last September, an
the greatly increased demand for them
the best evidence of their merits. Mess
Clark & Chapman employ from twenl
TO twenty-five hands, mainly ON the
wheels. During the past season they hay
put in first class trip-hammer into the
iron shop, and a moulding machine, into the
woodshop, which adds much TO their fac
tiles for doing business, in connection Wi
their foundry. We are not aware tn
mouldings have ever been manufacture
here before, and thus new market
offered to the surrounding country to 9
who may be engaged in building and
want of finishing material.
Ii is a pleasure thus to notice the CIV
dences Of increasing enterprise and pro
perity in our yillege, few of which "
have mentioned above, and We hope anot
er season will give as many more.
GREAT DECLINE IN PRICEs.-T
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