Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Pastors Discuss a Variety Of
Practical Subjects.
Some of the Things that Bellows Falls
Ought to Have.

Ought to Have.
Rev. ]. II. Reid will take as his
theme next Sunday morning at the
Congregational church, "Anarchism;
Its Causes and Its Cure" Rev. AL
bert Hammatt at the Universalist
church will take Lessons from the
Attempted Assassination" Last Sun
day Mr.. Reid took as his theme, Les
sons from the Mountains" a vacation
sermon. He showed the necessity of
\ summer vacation somewhere, and
told the good he had obtained from
being so closely in touch with God dur
ing the summer in the White Noun
tains. Mr.. Hammatt at the Universe
list church advertised as his topic
last week. Some Things l Believe Bel
lows Falls Ought to Have" He had
interviewed a large number of the
most prominent men of Bellows Falls,
collating the various ideas expressed
and suggestions made. These he re-
duced to eight things which served for
different divisions of his address.
They were: another hotel, new rail-
road station, a public park within the
corporation limits, hospital, an en-
larging and unifying of our social life
whereby it may not be restricted to
sectarian limits, a reading room con-
nected with our public library, room
or hall adequately equipped that might
serve as a social rallying place for
our young men, and last, but not least,
n board of trade. The church was
filled to it's utmost capacity and the
large audience present take no excep-
tfons to Mr.. Hammatt's statement OF
our needs. Each one of the things
mentioned is a seeming necessity to
the best interests of Bellows Falls
May we have them all!
Geo. G.. Bowen, the prominent lum'
Der dealer of South CharlestOwn, has
decided to move his family to Bellows
Falls, making this his headquarters
He has begun the construction of a
large residence on Kings field.
The funeral of William H. Blake
81, of Providence, r. l., was held at
Emmanuel church Tuesday noon. Mr.
Blake was born in Bellows Falls. His
father, Schuyler Blake, formerly own
ed and ran a paper mill in what is
known as the Forest on the Saxtons
river. William H., and a brother
named H. S. Blake, went in to the
army in the I'd regiment, sharpshoot
ers in '61 from here. Soon after they
returned, the family moved from here
to Holyoke, soon after to Springfield
Mass, and later to Providence, r. l.
He worked in the local Times Office as
a printer a portion of the time while
here and later has devoted large por.
ton Of his time to the drug business.
The buildings formerly occupied by
KTn
cupied by S. d. Mcleod as a restau-
rant have been leased by S. ]. Gray
for term of years. The buildings are
located in a prominent locality on the
stairs leading from the square to
School street, and are owned by H
w. Suter.
Mildred Holland as Aria in The
Power Behind the Throne will appear
in the opera house here next Tuesday
evening. Miss Holland will be remem-
bered as having been here two years
ago in Two Little Migrants and as
having created a very favorable i'm.
preston among our theatre goers
Miss Holland has won phenomenal
success wherever she has been.
The many friends of George P. Alex,
ander of Saxtons River, for several
months conductor on the electric
road, will be glad to learn of his mar,
riage to Miss Florence e. Forget
Wednesday noon. Upon Mr.. Alexan
der's return from a short carriage
drive, he will enter the employ of the
Labaree Veterinary Medicine company
of this place.
G. N. Kidder and Miss Alice Jen,
nings, both employees of the Chase
Furniture company, have formed a
partnership and will soon open a gen
eral furniture and undertaking bust
ness in Mortified, Mass, under the
firm name of G. N. Kidder & Co. The
new business compels Mr.. Kidder to
leave the Chase Furniture company
though Miss Jennings still continues
IN the position of bookkeeper for that
firm