Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-05-07
TOWN IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES.


, Associations" in the towns of Vermont.
1t is one more good move on your part
to advance the interests of the most
beautiful state in the union. One who
is not familiar with the workings OF
these societies can have but little idea
of their power for good. Many of the
towns in Massachusetts have such fac
tors for improvement and derive sub
stantial and permanent benefit from
them. The one am most familiar
with and interested in is the "Winches-
ter Village Improvement Society" and
the changes it has wrought to make
Winchester one of the most beautiful
suburbs of Boston are indeed many.
The expense of membership is but one
dollar a year, therefore within reach
OF everyone. Usually they have din
ner at the annual meeting with appro-
pirate after dinner speeches and music.
Last year among the distinguished
speakers was the Governor, there were
some 400 plates set, so you see 1t is a
pleasant and popular movement as well
as useful. Among the things the
Board of Directors of such society do
is to suggest TO the officers of city or
town changes and improvements
to be made in the place and cooperate
with and assist them in carrying out
the same, also promote the planting of
shade trees, hasten the removal of OBJ
jectionable objects from the streets,
improve vacant lots, corners and odd
pieces of land, encourage the removal
of fences on narrow streets, the clean
ing yards and beautifying of lawns
and innumerable other things that tend
to make a town attractive and pleas
ant TO live in. But your Vt. societies
would have broader scope, not only
to make the villages clean and attract
i've to home seekers, but look after its
business welfare also, and see that the
resources of the vicinity were made
known to the public, whether they are
quarries, mines, water power, improv-
ed lands or whatever they may be and
make an earnest and constant endeavor
to have such resources investigated,
developed and improved. Should any
town or number Of towns, through such
society or societies have good pho
tograpber get views of some Of the
more beautiful scenery, leading enter
prises, best residences and business
blocks, and the water power, quarries,
lodges and other resources, have them
cut by the more Inexpensive photograv-
ure process, bound ia neat pamphlet
with a readable description and have a
copy sent to every leading newspaper
in the country aud as many more cir
culated as the society has funds for,
| believe that that section would not
long be dependent upon State Com
mission for an awakening and prosper
ity. The newcomers would not be OBJ
jectionable foreigners but the best of
citizens from other states and the large
cities, among them many native Yer
monter, who never knew what desir-
able place he left until he saw it in
type; for when he went away it was a
common sin to say, sVermont is a
good state to be born in and to emf
CRATE from," and but recently has it
been generally admitted that her inher-
ent and natural superiority makes her
one of the most desirable places in
America to live in.
One Of the greatest benefits to be de-
rived is not the securing of new citi-
zens but of making better ones of the
old, who become aroused and interest
ed in the work and find more pleasure
in helping on a worthy cause than they
ever did in finding fault with their luck
and neighbors and running down the
town they live in.
l wish you much success in your
good work of bringing new prosperi-
tv to Vermont. The endeavor will re-
ceiye the gratitude of every person who
knows her worth. Yours sincerely,
F. c. MANCHESTER, Boston, Apr. "a.
E. E. Evans, w. Randolph and NJ. J.
Sargent and Son, So. Royaiton, the drug
gists desire us to publish the following
lCSlliNODldl AnCl ndhOAC thN AtAAA1Nl 1@A1
believe it to be reliable:
| bought fifty cent bottle Of Chamber
lainis Pain Balm and applied IL TO my
limbs, which have been afflicted with
at intervals for one year. At
the time bought the Pain Balm was un .
able to walk. / can truthfully say that |
Pain Balm has completely cured me.-.R.
H. Farr, HOLLYWOOD, Kan Mr.. A. B. Cox,
the leading druggist at Hollywood, vouch- ,
es for the truth of the above statement.
In almost every neighborhood through
out the west there are some one or more
persons whose lives have been saved by
Cham berlain Collie, Cholera and Diar- 5
rhoea Remedy or who have been cured of !
chronic diarrhoea by it. such persons
especial pleasure in recommending
tire Re-pedy to others. The praise that !
follows its Introduction and use makes 1t
popular p and 50 cent bottles for sale.
Some Of the Grand Army boys may be
interested in the following from Alex. b.
Pope. A. ID. c. Commander Dept Tenn.
and Ga. He says 1--WE had an epidemic
of whooping cough here, Stewart, Tenn, !
and Cham berlain's Cough Remedy has