The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-11
30 Years Ago
Happenings of March, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.


5. c. Davis has bought T. l.. Miner.
house on Walnut street for $4,000. .
George W. Fuller has sold his house
On Chestnut street for $4,000.
J. F. Estey has bought the Valley
Mills of Mrs. c. \. Davenport for So,
GOO
Joseph Prescott has bought Mrs.
Wheelcr's house on Chase street for 49,,
60.
Jesse Knight has sold his house and
lot on Washington street to L. Il. Coates
for $4,000.
Johnathon G.. Howe has bought the
tenement house on Canal street owned
by Woodcock & Vinton, for $500.
Frank Harris has sold his place on
High street formerly occupied by DIR.
Harris, to Ii. +. HoughtOn, for $3.50.
The weather on town meeting day was
the most severe of the season. The mer-
curry in the morning indicated seven to
II degrees below zero and rose but little
during the day. \ cold northwest wind
prevailed.
At the close of the Chase street school
on Friday, March 1st, Miss Nettie J.
happy recipient of a beautiful solid sill
yer napkin ring presented by the class
promoted.
G. A. Boydcn has purchased the Re
we're House of II. g. Nash for S31 900.
The property includes the stables and
tenement house adjoining. on Elliot
street and the whole is to be renovated
and improved in accordance with the de-
mands of the times. As landlord dur
ing the past three years, Mr.. BOydCn has
served the public in a very satisfactory
manner and the present move will en-
able him to add still further to the IA
cilitics and attractions of the house.
We were shown on Tuesday at the
Revere House a magnificent bouquet of
cut flowers sent from New York by Mrs.
James Fisk Jr.. to adorn the grave of
her husband. The flowers were arranged
i'm a shallow basket and consisted of the
word "Husband traced in English viO-
lets on a groundwork of white carna-
ti0ns, about which were arranged nu-
mcrous specimens of SmilaX, Gala lilies.
tea roses. etc, the whole bOrdered with
green avalea. forming Il mass of fra
GRANGE and beauty.
local affairs had its natural result in
small attendance and a light vote at
Town meeting Tuesday. The Antima-
sonic party, though presenting a list of
candidates for town officers, made no
special demonstration and the members
OF the old board were mostly reelected.
k;ttrcdge HasGus was chosen moder-
atgr; VIM. =. Newton. clerk; :. y. Her
rick. +. Wing Packer, Oliver II. Car
pcnter. select men: George Newman,
treasurer; HrFrrv~-sAiefey.- overseer of the
poor: :. y Herrick. 1st constable; !.
W. Simonds. md constable; Charles II.
Stevens. John :. Cutting, VIM. +. Howe.
listers; Jacob Dunklee. ]. . \. Robbins,
Willard Arms. auditors. :. New
ton. trustee L. :. deposits; James NJ.
Tyler, superintendent of schools
Charles u. Noyes, c. l.. Piper, &. y.
davenport. fence viewers Z. +. Perry.
+. {. Edwards, grand jurors: l.. II.
Barrett. Sealer of weights and measures
!. III. Smonds. inspector of leather;
Charles &. Miller, poundkeeper: Henry
+. Smith. town agent; |. X. Allen, in
spector of lumber. 1t was voted to raise
Al tax of fifty cents on the dollar of the
grand list.
WilIiamsville: The names of Albert
and Morton Sherman were accidentally
omitted from the list of our punctual
scholars published last week
HinS,lale: On Friday evening last,
Miss Rosa Ferrin entertained in a man
ncr which elected much commentator
from the largest gathering of young peo-
pie that has assembled here this year.
HinsdaIc: 4 school for instruction
ia playing the violin has been opened
here by George Fullum of Chesterfield.
a gentleman quite noted in this section
a. a musician.
IIinsdale: On the evening of the 18th
inst. a grand military and civic ball will
he given by the Cheshire Guards of this
village. Military and fire companies are
expected to appear in uniform. Ash
uclot Quadrille Band will furnish music