The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-03
80 Years Ago
Happenings of May, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

The Phoenix.
About 10000 passengers leave and
arrive at the station at this place an
nually.
Maryland Strawberries have made
their appearance here and are at 30
cents a box.
We are CHAD to notice the return, with
improved health, of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Rice after seven months
absence in California.
Hall Potter, boy about IS years of
age living on Elliot street, had both
bones of one leg broken below the knee
by being jumped on by a companion
when playing ball on Sunday. Moral;
A young man named Fred Forbush,
at work in BuddingtOn 5 mill at Cen
terville, had his right arm nearly cut
off below the elbow last Saturday by
falling on a circular saw when 1t was
IN motion.
The old Universalist church at West
BrattlebOro has been purchased by
Messrs. j Estey & Co, of this village
1t is to undergo repairs and VIII De
used for the holding of religious meet
society.
R. S. Hall, lately engaged in the
blacksmith business here, is reported to
have mysteriously disappeared, while
on fishing excursion to a neighboring
town one day last week. Financial en-
barrassments are supposed to be at the
bottom of it.
We are glad to note the great inn
prOvements that have been made In the
sidewalks on Main street during the
past wear and which are still in
progress and we hope the work will eX-
tend to High, Elliot, and other streets
where it is sadly needed. Where indi-
viduals have encrOached upon the high
way as is the case, we are told, in many
instances. they should be made to stand
back. Where trees intrude upon the
walk let them be removed and Others
set out where they should be. Improve
ment is the order of the day.
Twenty-Five or thirty dwelling houses
are now in process of construction in
this village, ranging in cost from 81 GOO
to $4,000 or upward. One of the best
is that of C. F. Schuster on North
street, which is now approaching com
pletion. Oak street expects to see two
new houses this season, one by F. Fl.
Harris and one by E. c. Crosby. Forest
street presents a rather imposing euiHCe
owned by Fred Miller and a very pretty
one, the first of six, by T.. n. Thorn.
Frank Wells has nearly finished a two
story house on High street and that of
J. E. Fisher on Western avenue is ready
for occupancy Albert Thurber, Joseph
Whitney, Issue Newton and one or two
others are building on Forest square.
On Canal street there is q house built
by l. K Allen which is to be followed
by a second adjoining it and a short
street is to be opened west of Canal,
opening on Birge street and four houses
Bennett is putting up two story house
on South Main street, opposite the
cemetery, G. II. Burns one on Washing
ton street, Edwards one on Prospect
street. Lewis Geaw one on BiTge street
and Frank Farr two on Organ street.
In spite of the constant increase in the
number of dwellings, tenements are in
greater demand than ever before and
rents tend upward.
South Londonderry: Charles Brown,
proprietor of the hotel. was arrested a
few DAYS for violating the prohibitory
law. Fine and cost amounted to 1917.
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Pondville: The annual WiIidham
County Baptist Sunday school conven-
ton will be held at this village on
Wednesday, June 18th,
Vernon: Persons desiring a day plea
sure in hunting and fishing would do
well to visit this place, as the forests
and brooks abound in game.
Guilford Center: Visitors are daily ar
irving to partakei of the waters of the
celebrated GuilfOrd Springs and to par
ticipate in the pleasures of the surround
ings.
Jamaica: Our village begins to show
some signs of awakening life, encour-
aged no doubt, somewhat. by the hope
that the West River railroad. which
many have regarded as a visionary
myth, will yet afford us railroad com
Elunication with the outside world Two
new stores are now under contract, one
being already commenced, while III. Eel
ton is erecting large and commodious
building for mill and chair shop. with
a substantial stone dam. Several old
mills outside the town are being re-
paired and furnished with circular saws
and machinery for getting out chain
stock.
Cleveland is to have a half-million-
dollar apar mpnt house SDpcially de