The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-01
5O Years Ago
Happenings Of March, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.
Fast day. April 5th.

East day. April 9Th.
The weather for the past few days
has been more spring like with prospect
of a sugar season near at hand
Henry Campbell, formerly clerk at the
Brattleboro House, has accepted a like
situation at the Wilson house at North
Adams.
Those using sperm oil will be glad to
learn that NJ. 7. Van Doom has just
received a lot which is proving to be q
very satisfactory article.
The Methodist Episcopal society have
resolved to sell their property on School
street and a room is now being prepared
for them in the town hall building which
they will occupy until such time as they
are able to rebuild.
s.
In the year 1871 there were in the
town of Brattleboro 100 births, % mar
riages and III deaths. Of the births 81
were males and "a females. Of the
deaths, A were at the asylum, leaving
only II properly belonging to the town:
Fifteen died of consumption, SIX OF
fevers and two of old age.
A large gang of men have been en-
ployed the past week in cutting the ice
below the bridge in the Connecticut, in
order to assist nature IN clearing the
channel when the breakup comes and
avert danger from the bridge. The
work is slow and labOrious owing to the
immense thickness of ice which APP
parently. extends nearly to the bottom
of the river.
1t seems to be quite the custom of
our BARRIERS, when business becomes
dull to pack up and take quiet de
parture from the state without so much
ested in their welfares, The last to
leave is Mr.. George Weber, proprietor
of a saloon in Crosby block. Unluckily
for Mr.. Weber, however, his little ar
rangement was frustrated by the sher-
iff Sunday night, while he was engaged
in the removal of his furniture. The
goods still remain uncalled for.
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Another new Pullman car--the third
has been put upon the Central Yer
mont railroad in connection with the
Montreal train. 1t was built at the
company workshops at St. Adams and
is finished and furnished in the most
complete and magnificent manner.
Hinsdale: Mr.. Hoyt Day and lady on
returning from their wedding trip last
Saturday evening were serenaded by the
Hinsdale Cornet band The band in re
turn was handsomely treated.
Fayetteville: The twenty-ffth ami |
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. |
Austin J. Morse of this village was cele |
brated in a becoming manner on March |
Is. Relatives and friends assembled to !
the number of so, bringing tokens OF
love and esteem, both useful and Orna- |
mental, amounting in value TO $50. !
Rare and beautiful flowers were also |
presented Excellent singing preceded /
and followed the appropriate remarks /
made by Rev. David Shurtlef. The /
event was indeed q novel one and will |
long be remembered by the participants. /
Hinsdale: On Friday last. Herbert. |
youngest son of Henry Hopkins, barely
escaned fatal injury from a spirited
horse he was leading. The horse reared
and struck the boy upon the head with
the sharp calk of a shoe, which cut and
turned back toward the left ear a strip
of scalp with fragment of skull
smoothly Clipped out, leaving the mem
brane beneath bare but fortunately un-
injured The brain was somewhat at
fected by the concussiOn. DIR. W. 5.
Leonard treated the case with his usual
skill and the boy is doing well.