The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-25
so Years Ago
Happenings of June, 1871.
Taken from the Files OF
The Phoenix


The steady fall of rain Sunday caused
thin attendance at church and the
meeting of the Good Samaritan tenn
peranee society was given up entirely.
The ladies of the CONGREGATIONAL so
ciety will hold a strawberry festival at
the town hall on Wednesday evening OF
next week-June 2Sth-to which all
are cordially invited.
Rev. Addison Brown and lady left
town Tuesday for Saratoga Springs
whittier Mr.. Brown goes for the bene-
fit of his health.
The new bell for the Congregational
church arrived on Saturday and has
been elevated to its position. 1t is from
the foundry of Holbrook & Son of Med
ford, Mass, and weighs 3.l54 pounds and
cost little more than\$l POO. The tone,
ID flat, is agreeable and persuasive.
w. +. Richardson received last week
"a car load of three year olds from
Brighton, for the supply of his meat
market. They are Illinois cornfed cat
tie and are said to make the incest beef
that has been seen hercabOuts. We I'M
derstand that Mr.. Richardson will re-
ceive regular supplies from the same
source.
Farr, the livery man, has lately
bought another saddle horse, a very val
liable animal, which. with the addition
of a new basket phaeton and two
seated carriage, both for single horses.
will add greatly to the popularity OF
his establishment.
There is to be grand excursion from
BrattleborO next Thursday, June 18th.
\ special train will be run to Hartford
Conn, stopping at all the principal sta
hons to Springfield. with a SIX hours
sail on the commodious barge, Francis
Nrisley. capable of carrying 1900 per.
SONS, with ample room for dancing and
promenade, landing at Nelwyn park,
one of the most beautiful spots on the
Connecticut. Good music will be fur
nlshed. The fare for the round trip
from Brattleboro is only S3.
The desired amount, $500. has been
subscribed for the use of the fire de-
partmeHt at West BrattlcborO The en-
CINE procured by Human Clark some
two years ago has been bought for $3.50
and 300 feet OF hose has been ordered.
Saturday, June 10th, was a day COM
memorative of a happy event in the
lives of Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Dutton of
DummeTstOn. 1t was the 10th anmiver-
sary of their welded life and was made
a festive season of pleasant association
by the gathering of "a Joyous company
of friends and kindred AT their resi-
dcnCe. According to custom the guests
brought tinwarc for the marriage offer
ings. Long tables in the dining room
were loaded with many dehCacies OF
rich food and oruamented with numer-
Gus bouquets of sweet HOwers-thOse
fragrant stars that grow in the green
l.
were seated at the tables during the
hour of refreshment and after boun-
tiful repast of good things the browning
course was seTvcd-the beautiful we'd
ding cakes of the bride and groom. At
the close of this season of festivitv,
the company assembled in the parlo
and adjoining rooms and listened to the
expressions of gratitude rendered to
them for their many tokens of regard
and kindness. The parting goodbye was
given and the company separated, feel
ing grateful indeed for this opportunity
for social entertainment and hUspitable
reception.
The Universalst society at Williams
Vile wish to remind their friends that
on the 18th and 29th the annual associa-
ton will meet there. On the 2Sth will
be the dedication of the church. Inter
estIng services are expected.
Someone contributes the following to
the Greenfield Gazette: AN old fash
Toned family was that of Reuben
Stearns of West BTattleboro. Vt, who
died at the age of 50. lie had II chill
dren. all OF whom lived to marry and
have families and eight of them are
still living, whose names and ages are
as follows; Ezra, Of: Ruth Sabins, s.,
with husband 50: Phoebe Ellis, So; John
F., 81; Betsey Richardson, 70; Henry,
70; Daniel 3; Emory, 90 If a parallel
case can be found we hope it may be re-
ported for the edihcation and reproof
OF the present degenerate generation.
DIR. Virgil W. Blanchard Of Bridport.
formerly of Brattleboro, has recently in
vented an automatic sculpturing ma
chime which Is now in operation ut Mid
dlebury. The editor of the Middlebury
Register, who has seen IL in operation
says 1t Is a wonderful machine both
IN its conception and TealiZati ion. The
machine was at work upon a wood mod
ell of a bust of Daniel Webster. last
Saturday, when we had the pleasure of
admiring its beautiful and intricate
parts and of seeing its operations up
on the rough block. and observing how
the features Of the great statesman
gradually came out under the delicate
touches OF this wonderful machine. 1t
Is designed for stone work which it will
do even better than wood We can
hardly express our admiration of the
genius which has brought to perfection
at one bound 80 delicate, so complicated