The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
BRATTLEBORO A
HALF.CENTURY AGO
Interesting Account of It's Bodily and
Mental Resources Given in the
First Issue Of the Hydro
pathic Messenger.

The first issue OF the Brattleboro Hy
dropathic Messenger, published in May
1893, IN the interests OF the Lawrence
water-cure, then in the height of its pop
ularity, gives the following interesting
story OF the bodily and mental re
sources OF the town as 1t was 80 years
ago:
Bratteboro is rather doing injustice to
itself to be eontented with the modest
name OF q New England village, while it
seems fully entitled to be called city,
as well as many other places of less no
torlety and Importance.
1t Is not the 1900 inhabitants that
make conspicuous, nor their wealth; il is
not the noise of Its factories. or the
amount of merchandise shipped, but the
totality OF the impression which it makes
by It's airy streets, beset with neat dwell
lngs,, and by its Importance over the
smaller places IN the vicinity and their
entire reliance upon BIattleboro for trade
and business transactions.
In other views. also Brattleboro is not
inferior to cities OF larger size, and it
| affords ample means to those who are
able and willing to spend money, for all
sorts oi, Injuries, and articles OF taste.
ana we can give them here list of names
OF gentlemen, who with pleasure. at any
time are willing TO see the contents of
their purses and to produce in exchange a
tasteiully selected and moderately priced
selection OF the most various goods.
There is Chase & Trip, who not only
regulate your watches by most excel.
lent ehronometer, which, unlike so MANY
other trme-pieces, always goes, but also
repair them successfully. They, as well
as Thompson & Ranger. have n large Ne.
sortment of those in need Of such articles
iyier Thompson, Thorn and Clark are
DRUGGISTS, not Tor many little niceties of |
tne ticket and fancy articles, the names |
OF some OF which we would rather have |
our readers guess, than to write them ont |
PLAIN IN black. and white The ladies will |
ma ample field of employment to review
we dry goods, dresses and trimmings, ex.
miolted at Fisher 4 Ravens, Wheelers,
il,,ougntoh " Blake's, Austin's and the
brothers Speyers, who in particular are
sad to be famous for their laces and EN-.
1 or The millinery stores of Miss
WAIT, Misses Marsh & Ballard and Mr.
tratt oiler all that can be called for IN
heir line, while Pratt & Wright and
Iune 4 Bracket are always prepared ia
l,othe the gentlemen from neck to ankle
NC ,9p TO DC ornamented by hat or
.ae ,lke at Pond \ Chamberain's and
" na,sh s. while the toes find all they !
need at the stores of both Frost. Simonds
Iewis, and several others. At the FIRST,
la'ned place, we are told, many other
hings, are carried on besides shoemakng /,
ma 1t Il is not exactly poetry Won find
mere. It is certainly the exercise of
e'Gnce 10y no means inferior. Mr.. + Is
'cu known among botanists. chiefly
'chenoloeists, OF his country and IS as r
ven versed IN reading his Latin author J
5 to, patch and heel soles suffering from a
ne decay of old age. Stationery Of ali "
inds aud a good assortment of hooks vo,, L
nj at feltons as well as Stems Tbera S,
lc IN particular worthy of mentioning p
ere, Tor the comfort and ability they AZ 81
'id To strangers to enjoy the beautiful
emery OF the more distant points The
very stables kept by RAY & Co smith Ia
'orse. Nash and Putnam, where Won find :
eeant hugeies, stylish carriages with re.
,hle drivers, and variety of horses of
colors and all grades Of speed, from,
40 down 10 half an hour per mile ~.
'rlenced laundresses seem TO have ey. gr
essly settled here from the shores of
,ergrrcen Erin, TO furnish that first If or
bodily comforts, clean shirt. tn
n one word, strangers will ind every.
ing here that they require and wish W