The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-18
so Years Ago
Happenings Of February, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

.Josseb Prescott Las sold his house on
Green street to ID. Il. Stednan. The
price paid was $500.
Carriages will call for the ladies WHIT
attend the calico ball this evening per
order under the committee of arrange
ments.
In digging for the repair of the water
works near the Revere House the other
day, frost was found at the depth OF hVe
feet, three inches.
The supreme court for Windham
county Judge Pierpont presiding, Is III
session at Newfsne.
DR.. l.. C. Barker of Bellows Falls
whose professional xisits to tins place
years with mtenthly, regularitrE has ter
minated his engagements here, having de-
cided to go West.
The winter term in district No. u
closed on the 9th inst. During the term
of IA weeks the pupils had no tafdleS anu
the following are the names OF those nav
ing no absences: Burr Taft, Frank TAFT.
Frank Bemis. Gortiss boutwell,; Hattie
Rcdway, Nora Taft Addie Benns. Jennie
Chamberlain was not absent for IL
weeks. g. va-zs ~~t.
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Clark & Wizards occupancy of their
new quarters in the Brooks House build
ing completes the line of new stores on
Main street and Il better appointed or
more attractive set of stores than Brattle-
boro now boasts would be a dlf1cult mat
ter to find in a provincial town like ours.
So say those who know.
That was a good sized log which NJ;
r. Robbins hauled to LamSon's saw mill
one day last week from his farm near the
Dummerston line. 1t measured four feet
four inches across the stump. 10 feet IN
length. and weighed J.62J pounds. making
when sawed 92J feet of boards. The tree
was rs years old. 1t was purchased by
Mr.. Morse of Ne~fane for a Boston firm
and is destined for shipment to a foreign
port.
Il. F.. Bingham gave the teachers and
DuuiIs of the high school a ride to Gull
ford Center Saturday AFTERNOON with u
supper at the Spring House. The party.
exclusive of the attendants, numbered
rs and occupied about a dozen teams,
including a four-horse sleigh which had
n occupants. Altogether, the turnout
was one we'll worth witnessing. Mr..
Bingham acknowledges with gratitude the
receipt of KS" from friends of the
school by way of defraying the expenses
incident to the occasion.
The Masonic. festival he1d-on Monday
evening was a brilliant affair. The hall
was decorated in the most elaborate and
tasteful manner. the committee sparing no
pains or expense to render the occasion a
success. Que hundred and twelve couples
were in attendance and the brllHancy OF
the costumes and general Laboratories OF
the display were worthy the descriptive
powcrs of asprofesSiOna1 Jenkins. n
tables spread in the lower hall by mine
host Evans of the Brattleboro House
were not the least attractive feature of the
evening.
Guilford Center Willard Graves. a
former resident. offers the owl. provided
it will accept it. a parcel of land lying 20
miles south of Chicago and valued at
$1,000. and $1,000 in cash for the pur-
pose of establishing a school and library.
G.. G.. Lynde, $. Knox Bullock and W. w,
Barney were appointed trustees.
Halifax: The Jnivcrsalist society Of
this town held It's annual festival on the
evening of the 18th inst. Eamilton's new
band from jacksonville discoursed heel
and toe inspiring music. AZ several rheu-
matte ladies and gentlemen can testify,
The necktic pairs at the supper table
OccasiOncd no small amount of sport,
which everyone seemed to relish. Alto
gethcr it was a very enjoyable affair from
which so above the expenses was real
lied.
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