Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-16
A Letter from Bellows Falls.
BELLOWS FALLS, March s


Editor Rutland Herald In my last
letter proposed to give you some account
of the Ladies' School in this place. The
building is situated in au elevated section
of the village, in central position, COM
handing fine view, yet retired from the
business part of the town. Its surround
ings are we'll calculated to inspire home
feeling to the young ladies who may
make it temporary residence while OBJ
tanning an education. Few places afford
as many attractions for an educational
residence as this school. Its whole APP
pointmeIats-both in aud about the prem
ises-are not to be excelled. The school
is under the patronage of the Episcopal
Church and the management of Miss
Hapgood, lady of refined culture who
possesses. superior instructive qualities.
Parents can place their daughters in her
charge with perfect confidence that their
moral and mental training will receive all
the care and attention that they may de-
sire, and in the right direction. While
speaking of this school it would be unjust
not to mention Miss Strong from Rut-
land-one of the teachers-whose qali-
ties as an instructor need no comment,
as she is we'll known at home as a fine
scholar and one who is well adapted to
the instruction of youthr--a lady in every
sense-and is great acquisition to make
new school popular. With such talent
as Miss Hapgood and Miss Strong. success
must he the result. The school is being
we'll patronized-not crowded-but pros
porous.
While speaking of schools, it may not
be out of place to mention the Union
School of this village. 1t is good index
of the general management Of the place.
The building is fine brick edifice and on
liberal scale; the different departments
are we'll managed, affording those resid.
ing at Bellows Falls good opportunity
to educate their children A visitor
would see at glancs that progress" was
the watchword.
My time and space will not permit me
to speak of some important changes in
business matters that have and are tax
ing place, bat will reserve it for the fu-
ture. J.
WEST ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Swedes,
late employees of the Rutland Marble
Company, left this place last week en-
route for the Pacific Railroad. They
were engaged by a person who offered
better inducements than they could ex-
pect here.
One of the conductors of the Rensse-
laer & Saratoga Railroad, aptly remarked
the other evening, that passengers about
to take train should have all their part
ing ceremonies with friends kissing, shak-
ing of hands, etc, completed before the
train moved away from the station, SO as
to avoid delays and accidents. The truth
of the remark was tested on the departure
of Swede with his wife and child the
other evening on Conductor Clark's train.
Delaying on the platform to say "last
words" etc., they made an attempt to get
on the train after it began moving. The
wife encountered with the child could not
help herself, and the man attempted to
drag her after him-the train increasing
IL speed. Not being able to DO this, he
nushed her back upon the platform, jump.
ing n.mself They both fell aud were
Just rolling -. - the platform nuder the
ear when Conductor CLARK, who had
sprung from the car and waved signal