The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-10
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Happenings of July, 1870
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

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The ground bought of John R. and
George B. Blake by Edward Crosby and
Chas. B. Rice, has a frontage on Main
street of 20S feet. The price paid was
| $4,000.
The music at the Town hall Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings by the Ger
mania Quintette and Quartette clubs
was of very high order and gave
great delight and satisfaction to the
auditors. Owing to the rain the audi
ence was small.
The exhibition of tableaux at the
town hall under the direction of G. B.
Bartlett of Boston, was very attrac-
tive, drew full house and gave great
satisfaction. The entertainment was
arranged with taste and skill and was
conducted in a manner to show that
Mr.. Bartlett is master of his profes
sion.
On the 18th inst, five young men
of this village were arrested for dis
turbing the peace on Main street Sat
urday night, July 9th. They were
brought before Justice Newton for
trial and were found guilty and fined
from SIS to $40 each with costs. We re-
frain from publishing the names of
these young men, hoping that on sober
second thought they will make a firm
resolve never to be guilty again of
such ungentlemanly conduct.
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The land bought of Charles Chaplin
by George j. Brooks has a frontage on
Main street of LIS feet and the price
paid for the lot was $4,000 The sale
of this property, the activity displayed
by Marshall s. Esterbrook in building
their block near the bridge over the
Whetston, the forward condition of the
new hotel on the south side of said
brook, the surveying on the other side
of the river to locate the contemplated
railroad and the repairs going on in
various parts of the village, are giving
an inspiration to the villagers and
raising higher hope for the future pros
poets of the business men.
We stated in our issue of May Goth
that we needed in this village a busi-
are happy to state that the prospect
for both is now encouraging, The
burnt district has passed into new
hands, George J.. Brooks having pur-
chased that part of it belonging to
Charles Chaplin, and Edward Crosby
that part belonging to John Blake and
brother. The present owners intend to
erect such buildings thereon as the
wants of the public and the village re-
.quire. We heartily rejoice in this new
and propitious movement for rebuild
tBg these waste places and the revival
of business in the heart and center of
our village The moral reform has tax
en- the definite shape of temperance
reformation, which is an important
branch of the needed 'moral reform =
At the temperance meeting of last Sun
day evening there was a large attend
ance and an earnest and harmonious
spirit prevailed. Chas. n. Davenport,
president of the society, gave very
candid, sensible and appropriate adj
dress which was well received by the
audience. Ninety-one names were add
ed to the pledges.
The oak grove of about four acres,
owned by Col. John Hunt of Vernon,
located about two minutes walk from
the hotel of Col. Burrows near the rail
road station, has been remodeled from
its primitive state for the accommoda
Son of pleasure seeking parties who
wish to avail themselves of its cool,
quiet shade. 1t is one of the finest
groves to be found under the blue con-
cave. Col. Hunt has been offered by a
lady from Italy, $500 an acre and re-
Gently a gentleman offered him $3.50
an acre. The grove has now 700 feet
of tables and about 1000 feet of seats,
about 10 barrels of ice water suitably
located. cook stove, swings in abund-
ance, a place for baseball and croquet
and last but not least Clover re-
treat" and much has been done to rem
der it a desirable place for social rec