Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-08-26
5UYears Ago
Happenings Of august, 1871,
Taken from the Files OF
The Phoenix.
High school opens Monday, Septembt

High school opens Monday. September
Estcy & Warner of the Valley Mills
have dissolved partnership.
The Episcopal society of this village
is building n parsonage near the resi-
dence of Judge Royal Tyler f. ii. Iiar-
ris is doing the work and the outlay Will
be about $4,000
The failure of the apple crop is partly
atoncd for by the enormous amount of
blackbcrrics which are pouring into
market and which are selling freely at
six to ten cents quart.
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About 200 people joined the picnic at
Hunts grove in Vernon on Tuesday and
the day was we'll enjoyed No speech
making or other tresomc formalitics
were INDUCED in.
a party consisting of Henry Willard
!. II. Capen, +. +. Brooks, G.. A. Jen-
nings, c. A. Miles. VIM. S. Guild and
b. f. Bingham left Monday afternoon
for New London and a weeks cruise on
the "briny blue"
The Methodist Sabbath school picnic
at Guilford Center on Thursday of last
week was attended by about 40 persons.
Proceedings were held in grove a short
distance from the springs and were
wholly of social and recrcativc char
acter.
An old barn and shed on Elliot street
belonging to Martin Martin were des-
troycd by fire on Thursday night of last
week together with the contents, CON
sisting of one horse two cows. and about
Is tons of hay. The dwelling house adj
iaccnt was also considerably injured.
The fire is thought to have been the
work of some malicious person or per-
sons A reward of $500 is offered by
the selectmen and bailiffs for the detec-
ton of this or other inccndiarism within
the limits of the town.
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Mr.. Edward Crosby, we are informed,
is about to start on his annual western
tour to visit mills and -four dealers which
furnish his firm with the choice grades
of -four which in the past few years have
become so popular in all this region of
country. We trust he will derive sub
stantial benefit from his journey and in
due time return with renewed health and
vigor
Dexter French. a brakeman on Conduc-
tor Carrolrs train on the Conn. River
road, was seriously and perhaps fatally
Injured on Tuesday afternoon. On the
arrival of the train at Bcrnardston
French was missed from his accustomed
post on the hind car. The engine was
detached and sent back and he was
found about three miles above the Bern
ardston station. He was taken to Bern
ardston in an insensble condition. At
last accounts he was reported as still
living with a chance of recovery
Members of the Brattleboro lodge l. |
o. O. r, attended the Odd Fellows pic
mic at Lake Pleasant last week. Repre-
sentative from from the lodges a. Kesns
present, the whole numbering about 900.
Londonderry-About twenty persons
visited n disreputable house in London
derry on Saturday night of last week.
occupied by a family by the name of
Duryea and administered Il coat of tar
and feathers to the inmates.
Pondville-Thc school in Pond
vile taught by Miss Emma Warner.
closed August II with good success. The
scholars having no absent or tardy
marks are: Mary II. Morse, Linus
Bingham, Johnnie Morse, Willie Morse.
Those having no absent marks: Mamie
Morse. Annie Morse, Julia Morrell,
Johnnie Fisher. Absent one-half day
Eli Morrell: absent one day. Ida Morse.
Those having no tardy marks, Nellie
Adams, Cora Bingham. Herbert Hough-
ton. George Houghton. Lucius Mason.
Alice Stratton, frankie Perry, Ebert
Worden.
Hinsda le-Some of our Good Temp
lars much enjoyed on Saturday last an
excursion to Spofford lake, Chesterfield.
A table was spread and beautifully sup
piled. which, with sailing upon the lake.
fishing and other amusements, afforded
much rational and healthy recreation,
and, as no intoxicating beverages were
INDUCED in, they were all soberly happy
and jubilant and able to reach home the
next day.
Hinsdale-Two men here II few days
since good naturally began scuffle.
Soon one. small in stature, became veXed
and began to pommel away in great
fury at the other who was large and
powerful man. The latter very DELHI
crntely and pleasantly laid the little
man over his knee and gave him an old
fashioned mothers spanking. The affair
was finally and amicably settled not far
from Evans soda fountain. 1t still,
however, affords considerable amuse-
ment for 1.-The crowd"
GODDARD TO PAY 81 WEEKLY.