The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-09
JU Years Ago
Happenings of December, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix

Frequent runaways upon our streets
evince the disappearance OF the eplzoot1c
Boys, the bailifs are after you, No
more sliding upon the sidewalks or in the
streets.
f. F. Holbreok & Co. of Boston. deal
ers in agricultural implements, have
failed, and several individuals IN this Vi
entity VIII lose.
Deacon Isaac Hines and wife and
James Reed are making calculations to
spend the winter in Florida. They will
start in few days.
The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs.
Noses Van Doom was celebrated last
prop;iate ''doings' and generous
amount of gifts.
Tie new secondary" department. Of
the village schools, for which no perma-
nent location has yet been provided i
holding its present term in Thompson &
Rangers block.
Pest Sedgewick, c. \. r.. viii hole
their fourth annual calico ball at the
town hall on New Years eve, with music
. by the Brattleboro Quadrille band. and
supper at the Brooks House,
.
There was an extraordinary display of
meteors on Wednesday evening of last
week which was noticed in other places
They are believed TO be fragments o
! Biela's comet.
officers of Hydropath Engine Co.
elected the following officers at their an
nual meeting lnst Tuesday: Foreman. L.
l.. Davis. first assistant. w. -. Perry !;
| ercond assistant, # Il. Walker; engineer
I Willard Edwards: first assistant. Ben
Perry; second assistant, Wallace Pratt !:
third assistant, Charles Horton; first
hoseman. N ii. White second hoseman.
- II. Miller; third hoseman. Dennie
Tasker: fourth hoseman, Fred II. Perry /;
axemen, I. o. Thayer, o. f. Wheeler /;
/ steward, Henry Pratt
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Henry Reed. an old and well-knowp
resident of this village. fell dead on High
street on the morning of Thanksgiving
Hday probably of heart disease His wife
| who has since died. had lately sustained
shock. and their children were gathered
| in anticipation of her deceas. when they
| were unexpectedly called upon to endure
| this double affection.
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| Phoenix Engine Co. No. G. held their
! annual meeting November q and chose
! the following officers: Foreman. +.
| Wales; first assistant, Fl G. Willcutt !;
| second assistant. A. Stone clerk, f.
| Wales. jr; first suction hoseman. z. Put
/ nam; second. G. Baker; third II Sum
ner; fourth. G.. Barrett. First lead hos"
! man. G.. English second, d. Brosnahan :;
! third, O. ]. ESterbrooks; fourth, J. Lii
/ lis: steward It. r. Pratt; axemen. j
| Carpenter, V. Meyer.
! The first snowstorm of the season oc-
| Cured Friday November 30, when about
! FIVE inches fell. This brought out the
! sleighs for a few hours. but was slowly
| disappearing when, on the following Fri
4 dav. we had another fall of eight or nine
i inches. This was supplemented TUESDAY
morning by fall of six or eight inches
/ more. and the mild weather since has
settled into compact bed which makes
i the best of sleighing The farmers are
T consequently getting lively and trade is
brisk.
i Onr annual village meeting which oc-
Cured on Monday evening was quite
fully attended The chief interest cen
tered in the adoption of the new charter
/ and the election of chief engineer The
charter having been read by the clerk,
Chas. *. Field. Esq, gave detailed ex-
PLANTATION of its provisions and it was
adopted with but little opposition. Off
GERS were then chosen as follows: Clerk.
G.. T. Thompson: bailifs. DR. o. II. Post.
B. N Chamberlin. John Hunt, Fred H.
Harris. Bethuel Ranger. Chief ergineer.
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