The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-16
50 Years Ago
Happenings of October, 1870,
Taken from the Files of
H.. The Phoenix .@.

Ground has been broken for the new
engine house on Elliot street. -
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Rev. Father Halpin has been recently
presented with an elegant silver tea
service by his friends in this vicinity.
The furniture of the Wesseloeft House
VIII pc De sold ole at private sale commencing
u. X. Allen has purchased John r.
Slmonds house on Clark street for his
future residence.
Estey & Co., are this week engaged
IN completing the work of removal to
Birge street. VII
>. The collection taken at the Universal
llSC church last Sabbath for the Cen
tenary fund, amounted to the handsome
sum of 1925.
e. F. Brooks has been making extern
ssive alterations and Improvements to his
house on High street, which are now
nearly completed.
. VIM. Il. Cutting has sold his interest
IN the firm of Glover & Cutting, grocers
10 charles Moves, a young man who for
some SONS: Time has been in their employ. Mr..
cutting, we learn, has no immediate in
tentlon of leaving town.
}. Retting has begun the work of i'm |
proyement by raising his furniture
building formerly known as the Ma
ssonc bmldng-so as to finish off a work
room underneath. He has also removed
the old building in the rear to give place
TO new and more commodious struc- |
ture, whereby to accommodate his px |
tensive business.
The. aurora borealis on the evening of
ne ne, 14th instant, was of extraordinary
the, country. 1t made its appearance
early in the evening, attaining its great
est brllliancy about half past eight
clock. A flame of bright red shot nm
from the eastern horizon, and a CORES
Pohdlng one IN the west, while between
hoflzon streamed the white banners
OF the common aurora, the whole
at length centering at the zenith
ana forming a vast tent, beneath which
the world seemed to repose. It's first ap-
pearance IN the east was taken by many
for a fire. We remember to have seer seen
nothing equal to it.
A dastardly attempt was made last
Monday morning to fire the Irish neigh
oorhood on Elliot street. At about three
clock the dwelling house of Michael Lii
rs was discovered to be on fire and an
alarm was promptly raised The flames
we're, however, subdued before the ar I
rival OF the engines and but little dam
lge was done. No doubt exists that the 7
Ire was the work of an incendiary. shay ?
ngs saturated with kerosene having been =
into one of the front win s.,
lows near closet and set on fire. 4 =
Ike attempt was made to fire a house
nearly opposite the same night, but for '
unately the shavings, which were placed
m the back stairs, burned without ig- L
nting the stairs. Suspicious persons
rave been seen lurking in the neighbor t
lood, but no arrests have been made [
Master Ernest Addison Withheld Of I
'ernon, worthy, exemplary lad, was !
surprised on his fourteenth birthday bv
orty of his school mates and young =
friends, who gave him a call and pre- o
ented him with many valuable tokens {
# love and friendship. He received Il
mOng others, a beautiful gilded writing
lesk, a nice opera glass, a beautiful Gro \
heted scarf, several pictures with pretty
Tames, the book Luck and Pluck" a +
,earl-handled pocket knife and other ar
icles too numerous to mention. A tai
lie was spread and hountifully furnished
" his friends with pies, cakes and sweet /
meats. They spent the evening in inno- I
ent nastimes and will not soon forget |