The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-17
80 Years Ago
Happenings of June, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix
No celebration on the Fourth of July


No celebration on the Fourth Of July.
Republican caucus Saturday evening
We hope TO see a full attendance.
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The annual parade of the village fire
department Is to take place next Tues
day.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety are making preparations for fair
on the 26th inst.
A large number of people hareabouts
are making preparations to attend the
Boston jubilee concert which opens on
Monday next.
A concert win be given at the town
hall this evening by the Arion Quintttte
club of Amherst college. They win I'M
doubtediy furnish some good singing.
The strawberry festival given on
Wednesday evening by the ladies of the
Universalist society was a very plea
SAINT affair. The receipts were about
$3.50.
John Houghton, an old offender, was
arrested for drunkenness on Monday
evening by Policeman Wood and taken
to the lookup for the night. He was
brought before Justice Newton the next
morning and fined 50 and costs.
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At a caucus held Saturday evening, G.
n. Davenport and T.. f. Brooks were
chosen as delegates to the state Demo
cratic convention held at Montpelier on
Wednesday. 4 resolution declaring in
favor of the Greeley ticket was de-
feated by a large majority, only three
voting in favor.
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Wednesday afternoon. In Vernon the
rain was followed by hail and a heavy
wind which Frustrated trees and did
considerable injury to crops. j. o.
Frost 5 large barn was blown down, de-
stroying a valuable sleigh and carriage
The horses and cows were eXtricated
from the ruins without injury. Forty
pgnes of glass were broken in the house
or n. H. Brooks and other houses suf
fered in a similar manner.
Harris Brothers & Co. (B. d. and F.
w. Harris) of this town have taken the
contract to build tire Oattaraugus rail
road ,from Salamanca, the eastern term
mus of the Atlantic and Great Western
railroad, to Machfas, N. Y, ON the
Buffalo & Philadelphia railway,
distance of about 20 miles. The work
Is to be completed on or before the first
day of November next. These gentle
men will finish during the present month
the division Of the Buffalo & Philadel-
phia railway upon which they have
been engaged since October last.
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@. G. Allen of tins town has heifeT
three years old this spring, of the Alder
ney breed. from which he made during
the last six days of May, ten pounds
and ten ounces Of butter, besides supply
ing family of four persons with all the
milk and cream for family use. Those
who have better he,afers' trot them out
The heavy rain of last Monday caused
something of rise in the Connecticut
river and brought down the logs from
the north in large numbers At Wind
sOT. one pier of the railroad bridge was
swept away and the entire structure
endangered by the accumulation of logs
Fears are still entertained for the safety
of the Hinsdale bridge at this place from
the same cause.
West Brattleboro: One of the twin
children of Z. F. Reed. boy about FIVE
years of age, had both bones Of his right
arm broken last Sunday by a fail in
the barn.
West Brattleboro: The engine com
panv are procuring uniforms and hold
frequent meetings for practice. Their
best play yet is about 175 feet, which
ism It considered bad.
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West Wardsboro: The Baptist church
in this place has gained three new mem
bers by baptism, four by letter and one
by experience. The church has bought
the house formerly owned by o. NJ.
Howe for a parsonage. 1t needs con-
siderable repairing.
Westminster West: There is to be
considerable building here this summer.
GpOrcrn (taOoT,bal IL pOiu0 To bIlIld
a new house, also Mr. F. o. Durham
Mr.. Addison Durham is putting on an
addition to his house. Mr.. Horace Good
hue is building barn and there are
several barns to be built besides.
Hinsdale: Last Friday night. Orrin
Robertson fell from the roof of the pa
per mill while at play, fifteen feet to the
ground He was badly bruised and was
insensible for some time. He is about
now and it Is hoped no permanent in
jury will result from the accident.