The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-14
so Years Ago
Happenings of January, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

Our community was startled rather
than surprised by the intelligence re
ceived on Sunday that James Fisk, il,
had been murdered in cold blood by Ed
ward S. Stokes. The affair occurred at
the Grand Central hotel in New York
city on Saturday afternoon (January 81,
Stokes firing three shots from a revOl-
Yer at Mr. Fiske as he was ascending
the main staircase of the hotel. \ de-
tailed account of the affair will be
found in another column Of this num-
Der of the Phoenix.
A. b. Simonds has sold the building on
Elliot street known as the Simonds
block to John L. Simonds of Guilford
for $1,000
The stockholders of the Vermont Ma
tional Bank at their annual meeting on
Tuesday, reelected their old board of
officers. namely, Wells Goodhue, presi-
dent; George 5. Dowlgy. cashier; diree-
tors. Wells Goodhue,s Lafayette Clark
". p. Cune, c. n. Davenport, W. H..
Rockwell, jr.
The stockholders of the First Ma
tional bank, at their annual meeting
Tuesday, chose the following directors;
\. B. Williston, F. Tyler, W. 2. Rich
ardson, 0. X. Post, Francis Goodhue, G..
T. Thompson, J. NJ. Tyler, IL. c. Viii
lard, 5. Nj. Waite The other officers rel
main the same as last year.
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Rumors of a small pox case on Green
street have been aHoat for the past few
days, but without foundation. No case
of this kind has vet occurred in town
but the prevalence of the disease in
other towns admouishes us to be on our
guard and adopt precautionary meas
ures against so dreaded a foe.
4 ,,,o,-o,,,o-,t - ~, foot f,, q count y
temperance convention to be held in
this place the evening of Jan. q. Such
q convention would doubtless be pro-
ductive of good.
The Centeryille people are alive to
their interests OF their locality and
with others are subscribing literally tori
a Joint stock company to engage in the
manufacture of furnituret with shops
located on the site now owned by
George Salisbury and formerly occupied
bv Wheeler 5 axe factory. Thirty thou
sand dollars is the amount to be raised,
- which over $4,000 has already been
pledged.
The young people of the Universalist
society will give a grand entertainment
at the town hall on Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week, consisting of
an allegorical representation of Joseph
and his Brethren. under the direction of
c. S Frost of Providence, r. L We an
ticiDate a delightful entertainment and
crowded houses.
On Thursday evening of last week. r.
T. Hosford and wife of West Brattle-
boro were agreeably surprised by a large
number of citizens of the village, who,
with many assurances of friendship and
good will. presented Mr., Hosford with
a very valuable watch. He has for the
past three wears been superintendent of
the Sabbath school. The gift, with the
good feeling which prompted it, will
make this a memorable occasion to Mr.. /
and Mrs. Hosford.
Putncy: The new town hall is to bel
dedicated ON the evening of Jan. Is by
an address from the Hon. Sidney Smith
Of Worcester, Mass The exercises will
be followed by dancing and a supper in
the hall. A general attendance is eXI
pected.
Hinedale: Some of our active and in
HUertiai citizens are making an effort
to suppress the liquor traffic here. For
he time being the effort appears to be
successful All vendors here of intoNi-i
catiug beverages have succumbed to the
majesty of the prohibitory law most
readily, but not cheerfully. We trust
the new order of thingS will be eondu-
Give to the public walfare-if continued.