Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-04-12
MONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, APRIL r. 1912
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
TO BOON BELLOWS FALLS.


trade very thoroughly discussed the wis
dom of making effort in the interest
of bigger better buster Bellows Falls
to have the Hotel Windham building
changed into a mercantile building with
offices on the second floor and society
halls above, and making arrangement for
very much increased hotel facilities by
an entirely new building elsewhere. At
that meeting a special committee con-
ssting of F. II. Rabbit, F. G.. Pierce,
George r. Wales and c. E. Howard,
were appointed to look into the matter
and report at the regular monthly meet
ing of the board last Monday night At
this weeks meeting of the executive
committee the chairmen and members of
the various committees were invited to
be present. The committee made its re-
port and the various phases of the prob
lem were discussed until a late hour
To the special committee appointed last
week were added E. S. Leonard and f.
l.. Walker, and they were requested to
investigate further and report at
meeting to be held tonight.
For many years the location of Hotel
Windham has been very Objectionable to
a large proportion of the travelling peo-
Pile, because of the noise of trains be-
hind the building and passing through
the tunnel under the building at all
hours of the night The accommodations
of the hotel itself have been entirely
inadequate for the travelling people and
a large proportion of the nights during
the last year all the way from one to
16 commercial men have found the no.
tel full when they arrived on the even
ing trains, and have been obliged to go
to other points -by-Springfeld
Charlestown, Claremont, Walpole, Sax
tons River and other places receiving
large benefit. For this reason the man.
agement of the hotel have been obliged
to discourage the stopping here of au-
tomobile parties nights in the summer
time, because of their inability to give
them rooms.
The experience of all other places
throughout New England where good ho-
tel facilities are available, shows ncreas-
ing value to this class of patronage and
that all automobile parties that can be
induced to stop over at different points
are sure to leave material benefits in
added trade and business. The outlook
of increase in business of this kind in
the coming few years is large and the
sentiment of our board of trade is that
it should be cared for properly and cul-
tivated in the best interests of our viii
lage.
Much enthusiasm is shown by our peo-
pie in the scheme, which is an i'm
portant one. Different sites for the
| building are under discussion, among
them the clearing off of the section on
Rockingham street north of the opera
house building, now occupied by the
Central House, livery stable in the rear,
the Frost building, as we'll as other
buildings in that section and putting up
four or. five story modern hotel. Also
investigation is being made of the pos
sibilities of the Hetty Green home
stead and the Williams homestead on
Westminster street. Each of the loca-
tions have their advantages and dis
| advantages, and it Is probable there may
| be prohibitive obstacles in the way of
either or all, but, as stated at first, the
matter is being discussed, and with
| great chances of success. 1t Is being
| discussed that stock company may be
| formed for the purpose, and a building
| costing from 100000 to 500, 900 erected
which would mean a great advantage
| for Bellows Falls
Among other places taking similar ac-
ton is the village of st. Johnsbury,
/ which already has two fair grade hotels,
! the accommodations being much more
| adequate as to ability to accommodate
the commercial traffic than Bellows Falls
| has been in the last two years. The
| Commercial club there are making an
| effort to erect a new hotel on Main
street north of the present st. Johns
bury House, and a little outside the bust
| ness section. They have already secured
| a guarantee of stock between $40, 900 and
$4,000 of the 1925. 900 which they pro-
! pose to expend. 1t is wise that Bellows
Falls, looking to it's permanent and best
| interests a whole, should act wisely
in this matter, and from standpoint of
what is best for the village and the
| largest number, irrespective of the in
terests of any one person or class of
persons. The result of this evening S
meeting is looked forward to with much
| interest.
A number of Bellows Falls citizens.
| representing both political parties will
go to Brattleboro this afternoon to hear
the address of Gov. Woodrow Wilson of
| New Jersey.
| versity and widely known as one of the
| most prominent oarsmen in the country,
| is seriously i'll and his father, George
G. Bowen, was Monday summoned to
| Ithaca to see him.
| An indictment has been found in the
| New Hampshire courts against John
Lowering of Walpole for the murder OF
| George Southwick in North Walpole last
| December. Lowering has not yet been
| apprehended and the case is one of the
direct results Of the license system OF
that town.
Rev. J. j. OBrien of st. Charles's
| (Roman Catholic) church leaves next
| week on three months leave of alb
| sence. He will visit his old home In
Ireland. He has been for several years
curate of the church, assisting Rev.
Father Reynolds. He Is a very popular
| church official.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walton H. Farr return
ed last week from a three months stay
| at Palm Beach. Florida. They have
opened their residence on Temple place.
Mr.. Farr went to Florida to fill an ap-
pointment by the government as assist
| ant postmaster at Palm Beach during
| the winter. He Is to resume his po-
| sition here as assistant mail carrier.
An important section Of the new state
road built last year by the town of Wal
pole just north of here on the Charles
| town road, was washed out and much
damage caused last Monday. A section
about 40 feet long slid off into the riv-
er, owing to faulty plans regarding TAX
ing care of the surplus water, and 1t
will be an expensive matter to the town
of Walpole to replace 1t.
The funeral of Marshall M. Whitney,
whose death was mentioned in this col
umn last week, occurred at 2 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon at the residence,
Rev. A. c. Wilson officiating. The in
terment was in Oak Hill cemetery and
the services at the grave were in charge
of Holy Cross commandery The com
| mandery acted as escort from the resi-
| dence the ranks being we'll filled