Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Secretary Freer Resigns.
His work as General secretary of the
Y,M c. A. WIN End June 1.

His work as General secretary of the
Y. NJ. {. A. WIN End june 1.
General Secretary II. W. Freer of the
local Young Mems Christian association
surprised the larger part of the board of
directors of that organization last Monday
evening by handing in his resignation,
which he says he has had under considera-
ton for the past three months. The resig
nation is to take effect June l, and was
accepted with regret by the board. He
asked for few days leave of absence and
is in Springfield and New Y ork, intending
to return today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Freer came here in September, 1898,
fresh from some years of preparation in
the Y NJ. G. A. training school in Spring
field, Mass He has made many warm
friends here, and did valuable work in the
organizing of the work of the association,
he being its first secretary. Few young
men have ever come here who have more
thoroughly impressed the people with their
unselfish devotion to the highest interest
of Young men, or shown higher ideal OF
Christian character than has MI Freer.
The impress of his example for good will
be long felt by many young men here, and
the association owes much to his early con-
nection with it. He goes from here with
the highest respect Of those with whom he
has been associated, every one of whom
will wish for him prosperous future. He
has a number of plans for the future, pos
sibly the taking up of other work for a
time, but eventually will make !. M. C..
A. interests his life work.
A number of candidates for the position
made vacant are being discussed, but it is
probable it will be necessary for some local
young man to be in charge of the rooms
until a decision between applicants can be
reached. The coming summer will afford
ample time TO thoroughly test a man before
the real season work begins in the au-
tumn. The association is upon a success
full footing in all respects, the results OF the
first two years having fully eQualled the
projected plans when it was organized.
selectmen Refuse TO Lay Out the Street
Considerable local interest is had in the
opening of the new street south OF, and
parallel to, Burt place. There has been
for some time foot path up the front OF
the terrace at the west end of the street
and as soon as ii was decided to open the
street and arrangements made for erecting
dwellings there, parties owning buildings
on the Old Terrace above there petitioneC
the selectmen to lay out street 10 the toI
of the terrace. This was opposed by tn,
prospective jewellers on the street, as il
would necessitate the filling in at the bot
tom of the hill to an extent seriously dam
aging the street. The selectmen employed
Surveyor Norman Brockway to see wha
the grade would be and found it would bt
necessary to average a rise of 8 - inche
to the foot. which is one inch more thai
ha do Of Iaa1irr a n q a Nov
Terrace, which has always been considered
much too steep for safety, and has cos
considerable each year to repair, from it
tendency TO wash down.
In view of the fact that there is a goot
street all the way on to the terrace through
Burt place. and another on the SaXton
River road, it would seem to a disinteresteC
person there was no call for a street 10
teams where it was asked, 1t seems tn
selectmen look at it in the same light. as i
is understood they have refused to gran
the application, but expect to put in cas-,
stairs up the terrace so as to make II CON
Portable for pedestrians.
George [. Page has made contract witt
Phillip de St. CroiX to erect one dwelling
on the street at once, Just in the rear OF j
r. Bloods residence, and possibly Nj
Page will erect another one on the next 10
west later in the season Last Saturda'
Mr.. ST. CroiX bought another lot on tn
same street for John Balch of Westmins
ter, for whom he is to build at once, and
is understood p L. Kimball will also bull
on the lot he owns there The location
one of the most available in the village an
all the lots have already been sold by tn
Williams estate which has owned the Ian
for so many years.