The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-30
81 Years Ago
Happenings of October, 1870,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

Dana F. Brackets house and lot on
Clark street have been sold to E. G. Davis
for So 200. and Mr. Bracket has pur,,
chased Fred Harriss place on Cahal
street for 50, 800 ~ ITO Sst*#
The mgcbinerxs : Of the Stanley Rule and.
Level Co, in their manufeStoPy IN TINS.
village. is this week beng removed 10
their main works at New, Britain. Conn
Some ten or a dozen of their workmen
viii remove from here to that place =.
Neither Josh, Billings mol, the Farmer
Almanac gave warning of the thunder
shower Which came upon us early on the
morning of the 2Sth inst. The heavy
meals and vivid flashes which followed
each other in rapid succession We're equal
to any ordinarily experienced in the not
months of summer.
On the evening of the 2Sth shortly after
eight o'clock, the barn of Maurice Austin
on Elliot street was discovered to be on
fire and an alarm was raised, the engines
soon being upon the ground. The dlscoy-
cry being prompt the fire had made little
Roadway and was easily subdued. The
cause was unknown.
On the night of October 30 we had
copiOus fall of rain accompanied with
snow so that the next morning the ground
was white. but as the weather grew warm
through the day it vanished and the fields
resumed their wonted green. The autumn
has been thus far a prOpitlous one tor
business
A fatal accident occurred near the depot
i'm this village on the afternoon of the
27th inst. Michael Griffin, boy about
II years of age while playing about the
cars. was caught between a moving car
and the engine house, receiving such inter
nal injuries that he died soon after. y
singular circumstance connected with TINS
sad event is that it was the hands of this
lad which held the gun, the accidental
discharge of which killed the young Fer
ritter boy a few weeks ago.
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Apples being so plenty, that it becomes
a question with many what to do with
them, we give the following recipe for
making picked apples which Will be found
on trial to be q most excellent side dish
Select nice fair sweet apples and pare,
quarter and core them as if for drying.
To a pound of sugar add a quart OF vine
gar in which cook the apples for few
minutes or until thoroughly done. y
Glove inserted in each quarter Will I'M
prove the flavor.
We have received from Daniel b. Mills
a can of non-explosive burning fluid for
which he is agent and which is having an
| extensive sale in this region. Mr. Mills,
| who is a Vermonter by birth, was formerly
| in the employ of J. w. Frost of this vii
| lage From a thorough trial we judge the
article to be an excellent substitute for
kerosene.
The officers and members of Fountain
| Engine Co.. No. 4, presented on Wednes-
| day evening to their clerk. Mr.. f. r.
Of American manufacture, on the occasion
of his removal to New Britain. Conn,
where he goes in the employ Of the Stan
ley Rftle and Level Go. Mr.. W. II. Alex
audcr made the presentation speech and
good wishes for his future prosperity and
happiness were fittingly expressed.
| There was very pleasant gathering of
| friends and neighbOrs on Sunday after
! noon October Both at the house of Mr..
and Mrs F. II. Wheeler to witness the
| baptism of Stella POmroy, infant child OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Dalton. The service
| was performed by Rev. Addison Brown,
who baptized the mother Mary p.
| Wheeler May II. 1915. and the grand
mother, Elizabeth Z. Wheeler, thus in
| Guiding on the mothers side three genera
! tions that have received the rite at his
| hands. \ hymn was sung by the choir
| Of the Unitarian church as a part of the
| exercises and the parents were congratu-
| lated ON the gift of this child. and tho
| wish expressed that it might live long to
| be the light, JOY and comfort of their
| home.