Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-12-20
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.

The snow which came Saturday made it
fair sleighing in this vicinity during Mon
day and Tuesday, but on Wednesday most
vehicles went back TO wheels, and only
lot of sposh and mud now remains.
NJ NJ Whitney has bought the Spring
dwelling on the old Terrace, next north of
5. N Alexander's
r.. 9. Foote, the well known barber here
and at Brattlehoro, has just bought good
dwelling in the village Of West Lebanon,
n. H., to which place he and his son Frank
have this week moved with their families
Bellows Falls regrets to lose such good citi.
zens.
For years our village has felt the need of
reading room and place where the young
men who are boarding in our village, or
without pleasant homes, might spend their
evenings in pleasant manner, out of the
reach Of vicious influences, but we have
not had anything Of the kind. Last year
strong hopes were entertained that we
might have some such place under the di-
rection of the Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation, but after long discussion this was
not thought best. Last Monday evening
saw the starting of reading room which
seems to offer many advantages, in the yes
try of the Congregational church, and
| much enthusiasm is shown by the young
people, as we'll as those older in years, as
they see the room nicely fitted in cosy
manner, and from 30 to 40 of the boys and
men of our village enjoying it every even
ing thus far this week All the leading
daily papers, magazines, scientific period
Gals and other publications are on file, and
games of many kinds have been introduced
The name of the organization is the Young
| Mems Institute and all benefits are free to
those who will take advantage of them,
they being furnished by private subscrip-
ton. Although it does not have the advan-
tage of being exactly in the business centre,
| vet it is not so far from it as to be of serious
effect, and our citizens seem unanimous IN
the assistance rendered to the organization,
No pleasauter or more comfortable rooms
could he secured anywhere, everything
seemingly being done to make them at
tractive that possibly could be. Now to
the task of keeping up the interest.
G. j. Cahalane, whose arm was so terri
hly burned at the paper mills six weeks ago,
returned from the Massachusetts General
hospital at Boston last saturday. His arm
seems to he doing WE'LL and the probabitie.
are that he will regain considerable use oil
it in time much more than was at first ex
pected He speaks in the highest terms OF
the care given him there, and feels thai
anyone who is seriously injured can get SC
much better treatment there that none
should neglect going in case of serious IN
jury, feeling that the expense is largely re
turned in additional benefit received.
c. p. Nash, representing the portrait art
list, w. r. Stuart of Bratteboro, is IL
town
The ladies' society of the Congregations
church are preparing barrel OF clothlnI
tu he sent to home missionary family II
the suburbs of Toledo, q.
Preparations are being made by the Young
Peoples Literary and Musical society for
crazy tea, followed by an evenings pleas
ant entertainment, to he given IN January
There was ii pleasant gathering at tn
, house of Geo b. Punt in North Walpol
last Tuesday evening aud a pleasant re
hinder of that evening was left III I'll
shape of IA chandelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo Whitney are eNpecte
5 home in season to receive the cuugratula
g tious Of their many friends at the residenc
, of his father. on Atkinson street, ON Frida
evening.
Santa Claus has already made his appear
!, ance in the windows Of the Blue store. an
is anxiously watched by the little peopI
passing that way One little fellow II
quired ON seeing him where he slept, an
. how he got his breakfast.