Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
SO Years Ago
Happenings of July, 1872,
Taken from the Files Of
The Phoenix

-Four persons were baptized last Sun
day by Rev. NJ III. Harris of the Uni
Versalist church. Two of the number
were immersed in Milestone brook.
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o. j. Esterbrook fell out of window
of house he is building in Esteyville
Wednesday, bruisng his head badly and
breaking one of his shoulder blades.
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reservoir is in the course of build
ing on the hill west of the asylum for
use in case of fire. 1t is located at n
height sufficient to command the entire
buildings and will hold about 10000
gallons.
Thompson & Ranger have lately addel
n valuable feature to their iewelry store
by procuring one of Towards regulator
at cost of $3.50. Now, then, if you
want the standard time, you know where
to find it.
The stallion. Young America, which
was bid off by ID. $. Pratt at the recent
auction sale in this place. has been pur-
chased by $. X. Bradley of New York.
Milestone brook rose very suddenly
Tuesday afternoon in consequence of the
shower. The fall of rain was very heavy
on Dummerston and Marlboro hills and
the roads were badly cut up. The brook
was higher than ut any time previous
this season.
Fred Eager. young man % years OF
age employed at the asylum, was
drowned Tuesday forenoon while bath
ing in West river in company with sev
eral associates. Eager incautiously
swan out too far where the current wa
too strong for him. The strongest swim
e In rtx Il Finn hi
but was unable to rescue him. His bod
was recovered soon after and was taker
to Wardsboro where his parents reside.
s.
Jamaica: The GLORIOUS Fourth" was
celebrated here in a becoming manner
At Jacksonville the Declaration of In
dependence was read and an Grafton de
livercd by j. l.. Martin, Esq. of Soutl |
Londonderry. Martial music was dis |
courSed. a free collation. served anc
there was display of fireworks in tn, |
evening. National salutes were free |
morning and evening.
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On Tuesday of last week we visited |!
Newfanc Hill and found it decidedly |
breezy thcre-almoSt chilling on the pin
naclc-whie old Sol poured forth will |
intensity his powerful rays so scorchin: |
in the Wales below. Newfane Hill is tn,
and from it may be seen one of the fines
views of variety of Hills and dales fol |
the eye to see in every direction and on
well worthy of visit. On our way We
were shown the site whore some so year
ego. there was burned IA house and
family of seven perSons-llpnry Saw |
tell. his wife and five children. Th, |
house stood ON land now belonging Il
Leonard Timson and now known as tn,
Davis farm Fifty years ago. on thi
hill was the pride of Newfane. and eve,
pomp and splendor shonc there in thos,
days. There was quite a village an,
many people resided there. Odd .Judg'
Elliot remarked in plea. That if thu
public buildings were removed from the
hin to Parks Flat (now Fayetteville
i'll 30 years that hill would be deserted |
and nothing but n bowling wilderness |
Ills words were nearly verified in less |
than 30 years. OF the many building, !
then there, now there are none, not
dwelling. DcSoate as it might seen
amid the quiet and silence that reign
vet It's not barren waste, but has rich.
strong soil, furnishing the best of grass
and with little care to rcplenish. The
first Congregational church stood on the,
highest place where for 40 years Rev.
liczekiah Taylor preached. The ole
academy stood nearly opposite tn,
church. but scarce stone remains tt
mark the spot. Townsley Tavern next
Col. Eiis's house, the parsonage. Gen
ornl Fields. the court house and Jail
.ione&'s Hotel, the Kenncys,, PomcroyS
Jar. ODDS place, Orchards and other
are all gone. a few lilac bushes OF
an old cellar filled with tall weeds mourn
for the former mansions and are the only
monuments now to tell where the dwell
ings once stood. The inhabitants, mos
Of them. have passed away to the spirit
land. After the court house and iai
We're renewed to Fayetteville, the mos
wealthy inhabitants moved also ant
there have since resided. The Pomeroys
and townships removed to Brattleboro.
In fair and clear days may be seen on
the north AScutney mountain and on the
cast is plainly seen old Monadnock witt
Chesterfield village near. South we see
the hills of DummerStOn and Marlboro
Stratton mountain on the west and 9th
ers of the Green mountain range covered
with their dark green evergreens. The