Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-08-11
SO Years Ago
Happenings of August, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix


About 5000 tons of coal are consumed
in this place annually.
Brattcboro has LII names en-
rolled upon her checklist of voters.
Col. w. G. Veazey of Rutland is an
nounced to speak at the town hall on
Saturday evening, Aug. 10.
The town hall entrance and stairs
are sadly in need of painting and re-
pairing and will shortly have it.
d
A party of japanese ambassadors
with accompanying officials passed
through here Thursday on visit to
the Fairbanks scale works at St.
JUhnsbury.
A large proportion of the Irish vot-
ers of this town will vote for Grant.
The old Democratic hatred of Greeley
has been too thoroughly instilled into
their bones to be eradicated in Il day;
besides, they have thrived under Grant 5
administration and are disposed to let
we'll enough alone.
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We bespeak a good time to those who
join the excursion planned by the Brat
steamboat sail on the Sound and clam
bake, on August %. Those who go can
depend that everything for the comfor,
of all will be done.
II
We have received for publication a
campaign poem. 1t is a good thing, in
it's way. Notwithstanding, patriotic,
and all that-at least it has every, ap-
pearance of it--but we can't publish it.
1t smacks too strongly of Greeleyism.
not in politics but in penmanship. We
can't read it. Will the author please
try again.
Apropos of the Greeley flag. raising
here last Saturday, the Greenfield Ga
zette of Monday says: They are hard
M for Greeley speakers in Brattleboro.
There was flag raising there Saturday
night and Democrat here was written
to during the day to send mp a speaker.
He replied that no one could 90 at so
short notice. A dispatch then came
Send up Hopkins Cant" the Gree
lev man replied. "The Colonel is for
Grant,"
The Baptist Sunday school and their
friends are to hold their annual picnic
ON the 18th inst. at Lake Pleasant in
Montague. Mass. Good music will be
provided. and all are invited to attend.
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The Greeley party hung out their flag
on Saturday evening. There was ?
large crowd to witness the performance.
but we noticed that the cheering was
rather weak. The band was present
and salutcd the flag with Hail to the
Chief. after which a procession wa
formed and marched to the town hall.
Speeches were made by L. w. Stoddnrd
C. B. Rice Hon. Ashley stone of WI
mington and II. i. Smith, Liberal Re
publicans There was lack of .enthusi-
asm in the speakers which produced an
unfavorable effect upon the audience
and about half of those present left be-
fore the close of the meeting. The pro
ceedings ended with three cheers for
North Carolina Carolina 49,, oa u. D.
Fayetteville The Village school
taught by Mrs. Amherst Morse closed on
during the term, Abbie Fish, Frank
Fish Willie Burditt, Willie Eager
Absent only on account of sickness
Flora johnson. Frank Burditt. Not
tardy. Abbie Walker, Luella Sherwin
Hattie Johnson. Flora Johnson, Addie
Patch, Ahbie Fish. Julia Rice, Mary
Amsden. BENJAMIN Eager, Willie Eager,
Frank Fish, Willie Scott.
Williamsvllo: Our village school
TAUGHT bv Mrs. Amherst Morse closed on
Friday the 2nd inst. Ida Stratton. Mel
lie Benson, Florence Morse, Albert Shcr-
man. Moses Stone, Charlie Staples and
Willie Stone have neither been absent
nor tardv. Clara Morse. Laura Aldrich
Winnie Stcdman and Morton Sherman
have been absent but one day each.
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West Rrattleboro: Miss Fannie War
riner of this place has been invited t.
thc position of principal of the ladies
| dorart mnnt of Castleton college, North
, field, MINI. She accents the invitation
ard will leave for her field of labor
! about the first Of September.