The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-19
so Years Ago
Happenings of November, 1871,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.


G.. w. Bailey & Son have taken down
the old blacksmith shop on Elliot street
and are putting up a new and more COM
Imodious one on the same site.
| The knights Templar did not have the
best of weather for their visit to Green
| field on Wednesday. Ihey Went n me- FL,
/ thpless. in the afternoon, accompanied Dy
the band and returned on the evening tram
I after an agreeable visit and a supper at
the Mansion House.
| A genuine snow storm occurred FIJI
Idav. Nov. 10. The flakes fell continuously
for about u hours, accommodating 10 the
ldenth of eight or nine inches. Slelghs
were brought into requisition to some eX-
tent on Saturday and Sunday, but the
subsequent rain, wind and sunshine have
removed all traces of the snow.
Willard c. Ward of this town, formerly
THE proprietor of the Hinsdale express, has
purchased the store and dwelling house
of the late Ephraim Wilcox of Nestmln-
stpr West for 81 200 and, expects to be-
gin business there about the first OF De
Cember.
/ The disappointment attending the lee
turp of Mark Twain should not prevent
the hearing of Professor HOumans next
| Wednesday evening Recognized as one
of the first chemists of the country, his
remarks cannot fail to be interesting and
instructive.
The new concrete walk on Main street
lis the subject of much commendatOry re
mark. 1t is called the Lewis mosaic
pavement and was laid by f. J. Martin
of Portland, Conn, who is agent for this
section. The walks in front of the mgh
1r-I -, hn aTaa
material, which, should it stand the test
of the coming winter-which no doubt 1t
will-will probably be largely introduced
here another season.
At the annual meeting of Fountain
Engine Co, No. i. the old board of OH
GERS were reelected by reclamation. The
second engineer, A. \. Stearns, ueclining
to serve another term, made one change
necessary. The present boards stands as
follows: G. Il. Briggs, foreman; l.. ).
Higgins. first assistant; :. Z. Sherwin,
second assistant: {. Il. Fairbanks, clerk ;
l.. II. Barrett, Frank G. Howe, stewards ;
lC +. Dickinson, J. q. Howard. \. \.
Johnson, r. III. Hudson, engineers; f. X.
Atwood Warner Atwood. T.. c. Crosby,
! ii. l.. Meacham, hOsemen; T.. ii. Blng-
ham, d. Il. Downer, aXemen.
The tenants who are to occupy the
store in the Brooks House block are be-
ginning to make their calculations on re-
block will be occupied by MeSsrS. Clark
and Willard. druggists; the second by Il.
\. Chamberlain, halter; the third by W.
y. FELTON,, bookseller and statiOner; the
fourth by Leonard & RoesSs cigar manu-
lfacturers the fifth tprobably) by Cooper
4 Fadisch. confectioncrS; the sixth by
Mrs. Whitney, milliner, and the corner
store by Perry & Holding, jewellers.
The school at Reed hollow in Halifax
has closed and the following are the pupils
having neither absence nor hardness
Nettie and Alice, Yeaw and Jennie Dial
rymple Those having no tardy marks
are Ida and Ella Dalrymple Flora Chase
Charles Thurber ElrOy Kenney and
Willie Warren. The term was taught by
Miss Mary Bell.
S. \. Edwards and Sanford \. Smith
manufacturers of children'S carriages
have united their business and have been
putting in a 2O-hOrSe power steam engine
into their shop so that hereafts- they
will be able to push things" water OF
no water.
\ pleasant and interesting occasion tool
place on the afternoon of October 81 il
DUmmPTStOn at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
James Miller. Arthur III. Yeyes Of Gin
ton, Mich, was married on that day by
Rev. l.. G Chase to Miss Celia \. Mile
Of Dummerston. Among the presents mad,
for that occasion were noticed valuabI,
set of furS for the bride, a pair of ricl
goblets, presented by the grandparent
of the bride a nice gold pen. a silver stanC
of castors, and Il pretty pair of PariaI
marble vases. These were for the recep
ton of fresh flowers. those sweet emblcm
of a bright and better land. The wcddin,
ceremony was soon finished and all wen
as merry as a wedding bell But sooI
there was hurrying to and fro as tn
party must leave at the hour of two TO
the train that would speed them to thei
western home. Paintings were given
| and
she leaves the home of her childhoo
mirth,
And bids farewell to her mother
hearth"