The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-04
so Years Ago
Happenings of March, 1872,
Taken from the Files OF
The Phoenix.

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The 80 couples from this place WIT
wore expected to attend the I'D ball q
Greenfield did not put in their appear
ance.
Mrs Wordsworth, lady ca years o.
age residing on Elliot street, broke one OF
her hips Monday evening by falling on the
carpet.
Rev. A. r. Earle, who begins a series
of meetings tonight in the Baptist church
viii preach every afternoon and evening
and three times each Sunday while he re
mains. 'a.-
An eligible building lot in a pleasant
location is scarce commodity in this VII
lagp. but desirable one is offered for sale
ON Birge street in our paper OF today.
There being an apparent lack of all OPP
position. we take it for granted that the
present county commissioner, Hon. Homer
G0Odhue of Westminster, will be re-
elected to office.
Richard Grogan, who for some time has
been actively engaged in the temperance
movement in this vicinity, is about to re-
move to Northampton, Mass, where he
will act as local missionary.
Police matters appear to be getting I'M
usually brisk. Four cases came before
Tustice Newton on Monday, and on
Wednesday three young married men,
Isaac Sargent, George Gilmore and Frank
Rogers of this village, were fined by the
same justice $50 each and casts for dis
turbing the peace.
One of the large lights of glass in the
IL lot Ctn Hy-aS l1'OEpO la st
Saturday evening by someone who hurled
a stone from across the street and john
Manning alias "Slyfax," was arrested for
the decd. Bail was fixed at $1,000 III
default of which Manning was committed
to Jail.
The field of local politics is decidedly
quiet. In town affairs there is nothing
pending 50 far as we hear. calculated to
create ripple on the placid waters We
take it for granted, however, that the
Anti Masonic party will be on hand with
candidates next Tuesday and repeat the
program adopted at the village meeting.
Should the same effect follow. we shall at
least have the benefit of full vote.
4 strikingly life-like crayon portrait of
the late James Fisk, jr., by o. A. Libby
Cheney & Clapp's, 1t IS considered one
of the best efforts in that line seen re
Gently.
John Robertson. John T. Moore and
Charles f. Robertson. all of Putney.
have bought valuable site in Bellows
Falls and viii erect one or two buildings
on the same the coming season, one of
which will be used as paper mill.
West Dover: We are still afflicted with
that dreadful disease, scarlet fever. Dur
"a, No. hot
and 30 cases. New ones occur every few
DAYS The oldest people do not remember
when it was as sickly as at present. In
about half the families in district No. 8
from one to three members are sick.
Jacksonville: Benton and Sherman's
panoramic views of Hoosac Tunnel were
exhibited in Glen hall on the evening of
February /. The entertainment was
pleas one, but fuller descriptions OF
places and works would have added much
TO the interest.
Londonderry: Fred Arnold. 13-year-
old son of DIR. Luther Arnold, broke his
arm while wrestling last Friday night.
and Jim Parker received a bad compound
fracture of one leg in the same business
the next day.
Marlboro: The school in district No.
s closed February %, Ella Blake teacher
The pupils having no tardy marks during
the l. weeks were Ella Halliday, Emma
Adams. Clarence Halliday, Helen Whit
ney. Those who were not absent, Cyrus
Adams and Addie Brown.
West Townshend: The winter school
under the charge of DIR. L. S. Weston.
closed February 24 The pupils who had
not been tsrdy throughout the term were:
Abbie Burroughs. Susie Burroughs, Alice
Howard, Fideia Hcscock, EStella Bur
r0ughs, Clara COOmbs, Nora Coates, Lila
Taft, Lora Persons, Angie Chase, Irwin
Chase, Frank Wilder. The prize in the
writing class was won by Freddie kim
BALI
Williamsyille: The village school
closed last week with exercises consisting
of Rotations and music. The teacher.
Mrs Jennie Warren of Marlboro. has. we
believe, performed the difficult task of sat
isfying the whole district. The scholars
getting 10 absent or tardy marks during
the term are: Rose Merrifeld. Aaron
Dickinson, Fay2tte Ingram, Clarence In
gram. Daniel May.
TIinsdale: Times are really dry here
The committee on prohibition has put a
now stop on the liquor traffic, water is
scarce and hard to get, and if it was ever
50 plentiful it would for many of us be
hard to take" not being used to it. Our
thirsty people are indeed in trouble The
AshuclOt river was never known to be so
low this time of year. The small streams
that usually feed it seem to be frozen at
their sources and damned back in the
hidden recesses of the mountains. The
most common prayer here is for a thaw.