The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-28
so Years Ago
Happenings of January, 1872,
Taken from the Files of
The Phoenix.

John Rogers has sold his dining saloon
in Fisk's building to r.. S. Han.
o.
Mrs. J. Il, Walker has purchased the
hoop skirt business of Mrs. H. 3. Evans
on Elliot street.
The new steam gongs Of Messrs. J.
Estey & Co. is decidedly musical and n
notible improvement upon the whistle
which it displaces.
Mr.. George French of Guilford has
presented the library of the Universalist
Sabbath school with ~ nice books.
The stealing of lap robes. buffalo robes.
whips, etc, from teams left in the town
hall sheds is Il matter of frequent com
plant. Wouldn't it be well to have a
Waterman stationed near there in order
that some of the thieves mag be detected
and awarded their just deserts
James T. Fields of Boston. poet, maya
zine writer. and publisher. has been en-
gagged to lecture at the town hall next
Tuesday evening.
The meeting Of the Brattleboro Manu-
featuring company held last evening at
Crosby hall was well attended and many
additional subscriptions were received,
making the total amount subscribed
about S3U.DOD.
The celebrated war drama. The Drum
mcr Boy or the Field of Shiloh, will be
presented to the people of Brattleboro
next mont under the auspices of Com
pany q, third regiment, Y. Y. NJ. This
drama is considered one of the best, if not
the very best, which the war has pro
duced and the boys of Company q will
doubtless do their best to make it u sue
cess.
The Universalist church was crowded
last Sunday evening on the occasion OF
the lecture of Rev. Mr.. Harrison, The
History of the Devil. Next Sunday eve
ming Mr.. Harris Will speak on The I'm
pardonabIe Sin.
The Baptists had Il Leap Year sleigh
ride Wednesday afternoon which proved
Il most successful and enjoyable affair
Forty-four couples participated and the
turnout" was one of the finest that ever
left Brattleboro. Guilford Center was
the objective point and after a supper ut
the Springs House and a social time gen
orally the party returned by carly moon
light.
We are indebted to c. II. Stevens. clerk
OF school district No. > for the following
statistics of the village of Brattleboro
for the year 1871: Population. 5000:
NLltbEtll tLAtL ~ Ntol>. LUZ DEiN CUB {
five and 20 years, 131 gain in population
in 1871, 1917 number of births. 6S; males.
b. females. 80 number of deaths, 80
males, -, females, %. Died of consump-I
ton. -.
Agreeable to notice, the Windham
county temperance convention met at
Crosby hall in this village on Wednes-
day morning, January 4, Organization
was effected by the choice of Rev. +. W.
Olmsted of Townshend. president; \. l..
Pettee of Wilmington and Rev. N. Mighill
Cyrus Hamlin Of Bellows Falls secretary.
Delegates from Brattleboro, Dover, Gull
ford. Jamaica, Iutney, Rockingham.
~Townshend, Vernon, Westminster, and
Wilmington were present. The Afternoon
session was largely occupied by a discus !
sion of the resolutions reported by the {
committee, particularly that which i'm
vClved the question of legal prosecutor. J
1t was voted to have no evening session
owing TO the imp0ssibility of many U1 the j
delegates to remain.
Tutucy Our new town hall was dedi
Gated on the evening of January Is. !
Long before Z o'clock the hall was filed
to Overiowing and over 100 were not able
ten obtain seats. John Robertson acted as
president and ut I o'clock HoUgh's baud
gave one Of its choicest pieces. This was
followed by n prayer by Rev. Amos Eos
ter. a quartette rendered by AIessra. +.
II. Cobb. G.. \. I~Ioughton. \. Hutchinson
and l. y. LamSOn and then the speaker /
Of the evening, Hon. Sydney Smith of
Worcester, Mass. was introduced ami ia /
vOred us With Il scholarly and able effort.
There were remarks from J. ID. Wheat
and r. L. Shaw and the benediction was
pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Dodd. The hall
was then cleared and 100 persons p%artici-
pated in the dancing until Il late lour.
We noticed a goodly number from Brat
tleboro and should judge from their activ-
tiles and smiling faces that they were
onjoviTg themselves to the fullest extent.
y. II. Kendrick furnished one of his fine
SupperS and anyone who has ever broken
bread with him knows what he can do.
So endeth the dedication of Putney's