Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-04-16
April 1878.

every kind Of business from the least to
the largest, seems within the last two or
three weeks to have taken new and
lively start, and the season promises with
us to be busy and profitable one 1t
is common custom in the city of New
York for nearly every one to move some
where the first Of May each year. In
that, at least, we are ahead OF that " lit
tie village" one month, for the begin
ming of the business gear with us, for a
long time, seems by common consent to
have been fixed upon April lst The
changes this year seem 10 have been
more marked than usual with us. Many
of them are quite important as regards
the welfare and prosperity of our beau
tiful and growing village and in every
case that has come to our observation
they have been of the advancing kind.
We have noticed none of the retrograde
movements so common in all places this
spring, and we predict that another year
when it shall have rolled around, will
find the village of Bellows Falls far in
advance of what il now is. We feel
proud to point out some of the most i'm
portant of these changes which have and
are taking place upon the Square
this month Some of them are already
made and others fast moving on to COM
pletion.
In the store lately occupied by Mr..
,, Nuttiug and Mr.. jackson, in the Bel
lows Falls Building Associations Block
we this week find new firm busily en-
gagged in putting in shape large and
. new stock of groceries and provisions
. The firm consists of f. G. ATHERToN
! and j w. CoMFoRT, under the name of
Atherton q Co. Fred has long been
known to our citizens in the same bust
: ness having been for some time employed
, by Z. A. Turner, and he has many warm
!, friends in our community. Mr.. Comfort
has been for anumber of years employed
BY the u. S. and G. Express CO., as q
messenger and was always very popular
among those with whom his business
brought him in contact, Both are
Q young and energetic and we doubt mo-
will be successful in pleasing their Gus
" toners. They have the best wishes o
hosts of friends, May success ever at
tend them Mr. Nutting is closing out
his hardware business.
=, NJ. D. JACKSON is fitting up one hall
of the stand lately occupied by J.. A. Jill
son in Towns Hotel Block for jewelr,
store which will be a far more inviting
= affair than his old store, and as S. d
PIPER has bought out the stock of 8
cent goods in the same room and Is t
:. continue that branch of trade there W
doubt not they will be very successful
:, They are to have nicely arranged am
g pleasant store.
), ]. A. JILLsoN has leased a large iron
:, room in Suffers block, over johnson
Babbius new store, fronting on til
Square, which he is having nicely a
ranged for carrying ON his business
+. hair dressing and will make quite
ar handy place for his customers to get t.
r. The store lately occupied by Johnso
- & Babbitt is being thoroughly reftte
d by c. E. HoRsFoRD for ready-maC
Of clothing store and tailor's shop. 1t wi
al be much more convenient, both for hin
Nv self and his customers, than his O
or place of business. We learn he is i
no tending to increase his stock consider
ite bly, when he gets settled in his newqua
no ters
he JOHNSON & BABBITT are this wet
nd moving into their rooms in Suffers nc
,e- block, which is just completed on Il
he corner of Westminster street and t
M Square. This seems to be ahead of an
nv thing in the village in style of fni
all and in our opinion is better adapted t
,at their business than any other buildil
oh in town. They have two entrances, o
from the Square and the other from We
minister street. The end fronting upon t
Square is wholly devoted TO the dr.
ers business and with its long lines of bla
at walnut counters and shelves makes
inc very snowy appearance. An entran
from Westminster St, brings us at on
md to the offices of the express companies
er which they are agents, and just back
sfe that the department allotted to the Inst
ance business. All are in the sal
nos room but separated from each other
of neat railing. The furniture is
IL black walnut throughout and is heavi
=. trimmed with French walnut. /
counters are all handicapped exec
the one devoted to the parcel departing
, oiu Of the express, which is plain black "
= nut. We thought two years ago VII
- the Davis boys put in their very f
- drug store that it would be hard to Fl
a more tasty or inviting one anywht