The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-12
50 Years Ago
Happenings of February. 1871.
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

NJ Z. Van Doom is making arrange
mcnts To move his crockery store 10
Crosby block.
The monthly concert of the Congrcsa-
tionaliSt Sabbath school will be held next
Sunday evening.
O. L. Miner Of this town has sent to
market nearly 20 tons Of poultry since
the middle of November.
\ lecture by De Gordova. the ceL"br 9te1
comic speaker, is announced for the 2oth
inst. Particulars later.
\. c. Davenport'S new store in Crosby
block is in an advanced state OF compile
ton and will he ready for occupancy about
the first Of March.
We learn that s. r. Bradley. a brother
Of Richards Bradley Of tins place. was i
passenger on the train at the time OF the
recent accident on the Hudson River rail-
road near Poughkccpsic, but escaped un-
injured.
Twelve persons were baptized and re
ceivcd into the tnivcrSalist church la>t
Sunday morning which makes II that
have united with the church within the
last four months. The interest is still
increasing among the older and younger
members of the society.
Certain Interested parties are mourning
the sudden dpnarture of one OF our BARRIERS
who DISPATCHED his family by rail on Mon
day last. himself going on foot as far as
RurrowS's at Vernon before joining them.
He is supposed to have left debts amount
ing to several hundred dollars.
The festival Of the Methodist church
,f,rl1F n
cesSful ever held by that society. p
wards Of 300 tickets were sold and the
receipts amounted to about $40.
! dramatic entertainment. in aid of the
project for building Il soldiers monument
young people. to take place en- Monday
evening next. February Is. G.. Il. Bart
lett of Boston. who needs no introduction
to the people of this place. viii have the
personal management OF ahalrS ana rlch
treat is promised. The program will con
Sist of tableauX, illustrated ballads. pic
lures. StatucSque groups, comic scenes,
etc. and viii conclude with Coupon
Bonds" in four acts, dramatiZed especially
for the occasion.
Not satisfied with having put mp the
largest and most costly block in Brattle-
boro. AIe57Tz. Crosby & Co. have made
arrangements for the immediate erection
Of another block fronting on Elliot street
on the site now occupied by the store of
J. w Frost 4 Co. The new block viii be
of brick. about GO or 40 feet on the
ground. two stories high and separated
by a passage way Of 30 feet from the
former block. making it only 100 feet dis
tant from Main street. The first floor will
contain two stores and a saloon the lat
ter to be Il firSt-ciaSS institution. The
upper story will be appropriated for tene-
mcntS.
The concert given by Blind Tom Mon
day evening was well attended and was
really of a remarkable character. His
rendering Of the Battle Of Manassas Md
summer Nights Dream. Thunder Storm
etc, were remarkable. but his wonderful
powers were hest exhibited in the playing
Of Yankee Doodle with one hand and
Fishers Hornpipe with the other. while
singing at the same time Tramp, Tramp
the Boys Are Marching.
George +. Crowcll proprietor Of the
Household. has entered into cOpartnershir
with :. NJ Spencer Of this place. the we'll
known manufacturers of stencil outfits
The circulation attained by the IIouschoiI
since its first issue. only three years age
800 cOpieS-appearS wonderful. The
hulk of its subscribers are of course in
New England but they are found in
every state and territory in the Union
in Canada. Scotland. Wales, Germany
Sandwich Islands, etc.