Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-12
BELLOWS FALLS COLUMN.


two or three parties who deal in the m
bringing them here by the carload and dis
tributing to purchasers in this vicinity.
Some go or 10 have already gone from here
to other points this spring.
We have a thir hotel at Bellows Falls
lately, the boarding house on the island,
owned by the Fall Mountain paper compa.
nv having been raised to the dignity OF a
hotel by the new proprietor, Chas. q.
Moore. A new sign and advertisement Of
Fall Mountain house has appeared and the
house has been cleaned up and refurnished.
The hours for keeping open the public
library are being changed so often that il
creates much Inconvenience. The differ
ent days of the week have different hours,
and these being subject to change every
few weeks, makes il very uncertain for
persons making the trip from a distant
part of the village, who are quite likely II
find themselves there ON the of day II
would seem as if this were matter that
might be easily remedied.
The demolition Of the last If the frame
buildings of any size under the hill was
begun this week, TO make room for a large
three story brick building, to be used in
connection with some branch of the paper
manufacture. The building now being torn
down was built about 10 years ago by the
Bellows Falls Canal company, and has al
ways been occupied for "A wood working
shop. The two upper stories have been
used by the Vermont Farm Machine com
pany. The second and third stories were
used for years by Lucia x Barber for the
manufacture of picture frame moldng
Another similar building was occupied 10y
j. c. TOlman for sash and blinds aud by
Bacon x Underwood as n planning mill
This was taken down about two years ago
to make room for the large chemical pulp
building The construction Of the manu-
featuring portion Of our village has large
ly improved during the past ten years, all
the frame buildings having given way t.
solidly built brick structures, which not on.
ly look far superior. but are much less haz
ardous in case Of IA sweeping conflagration.
The genial face of our honorable mem
her Ut the board of agriculture, VI W. Da-
Wis, has been seen daily this week running
his own milk route, his former employs
Jas Darling, having suddenly quit. IL i,
SAID that the reception given Mr. Davis 10y
an lrate hOusekeeper ON Green street, be
cause of the lateness Of the hour on " hiSh
the milk was delivered one morning recent
ly, would have caused the epithets heaped
upon the head Of the average hen pecked
husband 10y his irate spouse to sink int
utter insigniiicance. 1t is understood the
subject of one of his next winters lectures
in his rounds of the state will he "What
know about delivering milk as late as
o'clock in the morning"
Last week Friday evening large stone
was thrown against the window of tn,
Knapp music store, causing some damag,
to the goods inside.
John Counors. an rmpluve Of the Fal
Mountain paper company, had one foot
caught in an elevator on Monday Of THU
week
A careless driver struck the young son oi
+. W. Gould on "A crossing one day last
week, severely injuring one arm
The house of Harry Hapgood ON Akin
son street was burglarized one evening LAS
week, though but little property was So
cured
One of our Oldest citizens, David Butter
field, enjoys the distinction Of having had
both his father aud grandfather serve in
the army during the war Of the Revolution
They were then living in New Hampshire
and the grandfather was present at tn,
battle Of Lexington. His father served
WIN lllt Ihl " VI llRbllN NlllA'll llhl Alltf
across from Charlestown to riconderuga
Rev. |. F. Patch Of Redfed, Dak., viii
occupy the pulpit at the Congregations
church next Sunday, and being an earnest
temperance worker the temperance meet
ing to be held at the Methodist church on
Sunday evening will he addressed 10y hin
instead of having the usual service.
+. b. Locke x Co of Saxtons River hay,
already taken in over 1000 gallons of mic,
maple syrup for shipment to San Francis
co. and they report the yield as much larg
er and of better quality than last year.
The Fall Mountain paper company hav,
the past week placed a steam engine il
their woodworking building Just built un
der the hill and, taking steam from theil
No. boiler house, are running thei
| planners and saws in their new location !
! force of ~ carpenters and joiners are EN-
| ployed the year around and about 30 ma
| chinstS for the repairs aud in building new
mills
Jessie Couthoui, who has twice given EN-
tertaining and ENJOYABLE readings here,
to be heard again at the Congregations
church ON Saturday evening uf next week
Wednesday morning Of this week maj
named Corey from keene, repnrts that h
was robbed Of quite an amount OF none
and his watch and chain 10y three men IL
the railroad yard here Some circum
stances in connection with it render tn
story somewhat airy but probably there
some foundation for it
The piano and organ business seems to Il
booming here, it being hut short tim
since store was opened by Mr. KNAPP
making the second here, aud now it is sal
/ III. r.. Lake Of keene will soon put in
| store,
Enthusiasm in base ball matters, whic
was shown last year 10y those Interested i
the game, seems ~ have suhsided, and tn
prospect is that Bellows Falls will have u
club the present season Maloney. VIII
stayed here through the winter for the pun
pose of PLAYING this summer, has engage
with Turner's Falls nine, and is alread
there. Burrell and Aldrich, who also stay
ed here through the winter, have not u
Yet engaged anywhere, but intend to leav
this week This takes the strong men froI
last years team and will result in maxim
it practically impossible u reconstruct
nine this season.
Mrs j. ii. CONWAY has been holding he
annual spring opening of millinery sine
Tuesday, and has IA very creditable dlspla
in all branches.
The office of the Vermont Farm Machin
company was moved last week 10 its qua
tiers in the new building, which are in III
north end, near the passenger station
the second story.
The sewer department have been at wor
the last week with their whole force
men, cleaning the catchbasins.
A month or more ago it was announce
ON the street that the brick block occupie
by A. f. Winnewisser as II furniture an
crockery store, was to be rebuilt this SET
son and Mr.. Winnewisser was making "a
rangements for removing his goods.
strong feeling was expressed by busine
people that if that block was TO be rebui
the Wilson block, standing next it, shou
also be rebuilt, so as to cover both blOcl
with one roof, running back tn the hil
bank behind These blocks are the on
remaining ones On the square, except Man
moth block, which has been largely mo
ernized, that were on the square 20 yea
ago, and the general look of the busine
portion Of our place would be much BEN
fitted by IA large new block in place of the
two They stand between the new tow
building aud the bank block A delay III
been uccasioned 10y the endeavor to consC
idate the two in one, and Mr.. Winnewiss
is not to move as early as expected if at a
1t is hoped arrangements can be ma
,, whereby Evangelist Moody will speak
Bellows Falls sometime the coming SUI
mer, while he is at his Mortified home.
Osgood * Barker have charge of {
manufacture of machinery used by the p
per mills at Lawrence and Franklin, al
II
r is at Franklin experimenting repairs
| machinery there.
Personals.
Constantine Nafpliutis, a native Greek, who !
! been employed by OsgOOd q Barker for the p'
year and half, ceased work for that firm Mo
day of this week and is now In Boston.
! Dr. q. Alfred Reyes and family, who have be
( spending the winter at Mrs. MOrses ON Sch
street are 10 move into the r, n Reyes house
Walpolr, Mr.. Reyes living with his son.