The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-17
80 Years Ago
Happenings of September, 1871,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

The height of accommodation-the way
the passenger trains are managed at the
depot of late.
Frost did considerable injury in some
Of the hill towns on Friday night of last
week. but fogs on the Connecticut have
prevented serious damage to the tobacco
and other crops in this vicinity.
Passenger fare on the Connecticut
River railroad Will be reduced next week
to 3D. cents a mile. Other railroads IN
Massachusetts are also reducing their
rates. When Will the Vermont roads
adopt the same wise policy:
The work of repairing the Universalist
church will begin Immediately. Instead
of making an addition to the rear It has
been thought best to add about II feet TO
the width of the building-seven feet on
each side-which will give room for -
new slips. The estimated cost is about
$1,000.
Several Brattleboro boys have left
within few days to attend college.
Henry +. Blake, +. +. Wells and Frank
=. Wheeler return to Cornell university,
while Yale secures the attendance Of w.
.E. Waite and Owen AQs7 lfraRk. Allen
has gone to attend the high school at New
Haven. Conn. and Willie DeuniSon The
preparatory school at northampton.
An, Arm Full" is the title of new
steel engraving by +. T. Stuart and pub
lished by f. Il. Russell. Boston. 1t repre-
SCENTS n little girl who has invaded the
$auctum Of the old cat with her half dozen
kittens The little witch has a. many as
she can hold in her arms and is about to
..frT s,E l,, Of
the cat. 4 very neat parlOr picture. The
price is 50.
On Tuesday morning fire was discov-
cred in the rear of Fish block opposite
the Brooks House but as it had obtained
little Roadway it was easily extinguished
with a pail of water. Traces of fire were
also found between Fisk block and the
savings bank, but as in neither case there
appeared evidence of deliberate design, the
suppositon is that it was merely sin
gular coincidence"
\ mud turtle perched on a rock by the
side of a frog pond may be an object of
interest, but when such an object is placed
in front of a jewelry store it may well be
considered as an advertising trick to ex-
cite curiosity and draw customers. How
ever. MesSrS. Ranger x Thompson Sagely
inform us that the object in front of their
store which bears resemblance to the
animal aforesaid is nothing more nor less
than one of Prevears transit instruments,
used for the purpose of obtaining the cor
rect time from headquarters. So that
mystery is solved
Deacon Clark Jacobs of West Brattle-
| b0ro and wife returned from their six
months trip to California on Saturday
last. They visited the famous Yosemite
valley and other places of interest on the
route including Salt Lake City where they
spent the Sabbath previous to their arrival
home:
Fayetteville: Richard Grogan of Brat
| tleboro will lecture here on the evening
/ of September 20 en- the evils of intemper-
anc from personal experience.
Townshcnd: The fall term of Leland
& Gray seminary has opened with 20
scholars.
| Townshend objects to the importation
/ through the mails of the Colorado potato
/ bug.
! South Vernon: The Priest brothers are
building u commodious hotel in this village
on the site of the one burned some time
ago. 1t will be ready for the accommoda-
ton of the public before winter.
HinsdaIe: T. ]. Amidon and wife and
/ w. II. Halle and wife have been recently
spending some time at the seaside
Hinsdale: Frank Z. Amidon. a few
days since, shot a fish hawk. the wings of
which when extended measured from tip
to tip over five feet
| Putney: George Bailey, in the employ
Of L. s. Pierce, one day last week. while
at work with a circular saw. was struck in
the abdomen with piece of lumber which
he was saving and came very near losing
his life
SOUTH YARDSBORO.