The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-29
so Years Ago
Happenings of October, 1871,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

W. H. Miner has sold his house on
Reed street to John Black for $40.
John IT Robinson has sold his house on
Estey street to George Fuller. Price,
$4,000.
Henry Glover has sold his house on Oak
street to John r. Pitkin of Wood Haven,
L. I. Price, $4,000.
John Hunt has bought the house of A
b. Simonds on Walnut street for S4,5OO
and viii occupy it with his family.
A. new reservoir for the use of the fire
department has been built on Western
avenue, near the residence of c. IL. Ste
vens.
The Good Samaritan = temperance So
ciety was addressed Sunday evening by
w. H. Chandler of Wisconsin and Ashley
Stone Of Wilmington. There was a full
house.
Perrin Simonds, whose death occurred
Tuesday, the 9th, had been in the boot
and shoe business here Cuntil within a
few months) since 1888, in which year
he and his brother Abram came from
! Swanzey. y. H., and established them
! selves III Il III b4oNh III NNANN -
him.
George A. Hines has just received a
patent for a burglar-proof combination
bank lock. 1t is very simple in design
and appears to he worthy of general
adoption. He has also lately got out an
improved car ventifator which has been
patented and is in use on the Boston X
Providence railroad.
4 box of clothing was forwarded to
Governor Fairchild of Wisconsin by the
ladies of the Baptist society for use of
the sufferers in the recent fires in that
state and more viii be sent in a few days.
The ladies of the Universalist society
in this village are making ready two large
boxes of clothing and bedding for the
sufferers i'm the West. Those wishing to
contribute to the box for Chicago can
leave the articles with Mrs. A. A
Stearns on Clark street. Those wishing
to aid in the Wisconsin and Michigan
sufferers can leave all packages at the
store of II. Z. Taylor.
The pitcher race for Young America
three-year-old colts came off Wednesday
! afternoon according to announcement
Only two contestants appeared: \ gray
| colt owned by Charles Cone of Williams
vile n the sorrel colt. Dagger" owned
/ DIV a -. 1UlilIllll2S bl AAbtli iBFAltA- III
latter won the race in two straight heats.
Time. $40, 32@. 4 match between
! George Halls fOur-year-old stallion,
"Abdallah.' and r. Bradley's "Brattle-
boro.'' was won by the former. Best time
made, 2.5O1a.
HINSDALE: Allen ]. Wilder, formerly
of Vermont. but for some time a resident
of this town, on Saturday afternoon last,
borrowed of a neighbor a rOpe on the
pretext of catching his horse. but on
leaving, said he proposed to hang himself
with il and proceeded home through a
piece of woods where he executed his
purpose as he had announced. The next
morning his body was found suspended
from a limb of a tree. He leaves wives
and children to claim his property. Do
nestle difficulties were the cause. of his
rash act. Too many cooks spoiled the
broth.
Elliot Halliday of Marlboro has in his
possession n cane which belonged to his
great-grandfather, who in his old age
came from SimSbury, Conn, To live with
his son who was one of the early settlers
of Marlboro. The length of the cane in
dicates that tall men lived in those days,
Mr.. Halliday's children constitute the
fifth generation who nave lived on that
farm.
VERNON There was a pleasant
gathering of about 40 children and de
Scendants of Mrs. Alice Lamb September
26, the occasion being her 10th birthday.
Mrs. Lamb has had a family Of IL chill
dren. 10 of whom are now living. Eight
of the children were present at this
gathering.