Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-02-08
The Coming Changes in Towns HOte


ever be used again for hotel purposes.
J. G. Ullery, the present owner, has
closed his contracts for the proposed
changes with contractor Fred j. Bliss,
of Hartford, Conn, who was the con
tractor when the hotel was rebuilt
after the fire two years ago. Work Is
to begin as soon as material and sup
plies can be secured, the principal de-
lay now being in the needed iron.
Owing to increased building opera
fions all over the country the market
price has sharply advanced and it is
almost impossible to get orders filled.
The new contract calls for the change
of the second story into office rooms,
for which Mr.. Ullery already has appli-
cation for every room. The principal
stairway leading to this part of the
building is to occupy the position of
the present window in the dining room
next to the store of w. j. Eaton & Co.,
and broad stairway is to be located
there. The corner store on the first
floor has been secured for the new
bank, while the next one north, where
the Office has been, is leased by Win
newisser & Conway. For the third,
next to Mr.. Eatons, Mr.. Ullery has
half dozen applications but has not
vet leased it to any one.
Although temporarily Bellows Falls
suffers from the loss of hotel facilities,
it is almost certain the result in after
years will be q great improvement to
the place. The change gives more
mercantile facilities, which are re-
Quired by the steady growth of the vii
lage, and in a location which absolute
ly cannot be afforded for hotel pur-
poses. Additional and better hotel ac-
cOmmodations than heretofore are also
needed, while the result of running
Towns hotel has been an absolute loss
to nearly every lessee of recent years,
owing to high rental, thereby causing
loss to many citizens, and the hotel it
self has not been in modern condition,
nor could it be readily made so. Some
new location must be found, and a
much better hotel erected, to suit the
needs of the village, the actual money
invested being less than heretofore by
q smaller priced location. location
frequently mentioned, and which has
many advantages over the old one, Is
the corner of Westminster ard Henry
streets, now occupied by the residence
of Madame Williams, which might be
secured for the purpose. The objec-
ton brought against this location is
mill. AS there are now improvements
in the manufacture of chemical pulp
by which it is possible for the manu-
facturers to do away entirely with
the Objectionable smell, and, while it
is unwise for the village to stand un-
reasonably in the way of so important
an industry, if the nuisance can, with
reasonable expense, be done away
with, and still retain the benefits of
the industry, it should be done.
Rev. ]. Edward Farrow went to Co
umbus, Ohio, Saturday.
The pensions of o. E. Burnham and
]. Henry Straight have recently been
increased.
Mrs. ]. o. Smith, who last summer
was prosecuted for abuse of a girl in
her care at Lake Rescue, has been
committed to the insane asylum at
Brattleboro.
Foreman John H. Gately, and p. f.
Griffin, who have been making tour
of the International Paper company s
mills returned Friday. While in Glens
Falls, N. Y, Mr.. Griffin was taken Sc
riously i'll with the grip, but is able
this week to attend to his work a por-
ton of the time.
A. Waldo Coolidge of Waterville,
Que, is spending the week with his
parents mere. The snath shop recent
ly destroyed, in which he was employ
ed, is to be rebuilt at once. A POI.
ton of the damaged machinery has
been received here by the Bellows
Falls Machine company to be repaired.
The fire originated in the varnish
room and is supposed to have been
from the fumes of benzine communl-
eating from lighted lantern.
The entire building occupied by the
New York Racket has been leased to
Goodnow Bros. of keene, who expect
to occupy it during the month OF
March for a wholesale and retail
clothing store. The firm have seven
Or eight other branch stores and do a
large business throughout Cheshire
county. Winnewisser & Conway have
the option of the lease of the store i'll
Towns hotel block where the office
now is, and expect to move their stock
there as soon as the stores are ready.
For this purpose they are materially
reducing their stock this month.
Suit has this week been brought by
the town of Rockingham against the
town of Westminster to recover tut
tion of scholars for few years past.
The declaration sets up that in 1899
certain parents of scholars residing
just over the line in Westminster ap-
piled for the privilege under the law
20 send their pupils into the schools
of this village instead of Gageville.
The school directors of Westminster
refused to accede to the request. An
appeal was taken to County Examiner
II. d. Ryder, as required by the sta
tute, and after a hearing of both sides,
he decided to allow them to come here,
and that Westminster should pay the
tuition. The scholars have come, and
Westminster refuses to pay. The suit
Is to recover, and is brought through
Attorney c. H. Robb. The names of
scholars named in the declaration are
Elmer Stone, Alice Cain, Annie Bur
nett, Clarence Burnett, George Bur
nett, Harry Lowell, Willie Lowell, and
Amy Marshall Other appeals have
been made in similar cases to Exam
liner Ryder against Westminster by
Putney and later one by Rocking
ham, and a similar decision rendered
against Westminster. 1t is understood
Westminster intends to contest them
all.