Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-01-27
5OYssar. Ago
Happenings of January, 1872,
Taken, from tho Files of
The Phoenix.


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John Rogers has sold his dining saloon
in Fisk's building to X. S. Hall.
ed
Mrs J. Il. Walker has purchased the
hoop skirt business of Mrs. ii. y. Evans
on Elliot street.
The new steam gong of Messrs. j
Estey & Co. is decidedly musical and a
notibe improvement upon the whistle
which it displaces.
Mr.. George French of 'Guilford has
presented the library of the Univcrsalist
Sabbath school with AZ nice books.
The stealing of lap robes, buffalo robes.
Whips. etc, from teams left in the town
hall sheds is n matter of frequent COM
plant. Wouldn't it be well to have a
Waterman stationed near there in order
that some of the thieves may he detected
and awarded their just deserts?
James II. 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 Bratteboro Manu-
luctufiuS COHpuHy lleIu iiSt evening at
Crosby hall was well attended and many
additional subscriptions were received,
making the total amount subscribed
about 100000.
The celebrated war drama, The Drum.
mer Boy or the Field of Shiloh. will be
presented to the people of. Brattleboro
next month under the auspices of Com
pany G, third regiment, V. V. NJ. This
ri 10 Il &c t1,.,h ,r ,NH
the very best, which the war has pro-
duccd and the boys of Company G will
doubtless do their best to make it sue
cess.
The Univcrsalist 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
pardonable Sin.
The Baptists had Leap Year sleigh
ride Wednesday afternoon which proved
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 supper at
orally the party returned by early moon
light.
We are indebted to G. II. Stevens clerk
of school district No. , for the following
statistics of the village of Bratteboro
for the year 1871: Population. 5000;
children under 20 years. 1,0G9: between
five and 20 years. 731 gain in population
in 1871. 1877; number of births, GS; males.
30. females, 80; number of deaths. u,
males. 81, females %. Died of consump-
ton. -.
Agreeable to notice, the Windham
county temperance convention met ut
Crosby hall in this village on Wednes.
day morning, January 4. Organization
was effected by the choice of Rev. II. W.
Olmsfed of Townshcnd, president; A. l..
Pettec Of Wilmington and Rev. n. MighiIl
of Brattleboro'l vice presidents: Rev
Cyrus Hamlin of Bellows Falls secretary.
Delegates from Brattleboro. Dover, Gull.
ford, Jamaica, Putney, 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 in
volvcd the question of legal prosecution.
1t was voted to have no evening session
owing to the impoSsbility of many OF the
delegates to remain.
lutney: Our new town hall was dedi-
Gated on the evening of January IS.
Long before o'clock the hall was filed
to Overlooking and over 100 were not able
to obtain seats. John Robertson acted as
president and at Z O'Clock Houghs band
gave one of its choicest pieces. This was
followed by prayer by Rev. Amos Fos-
ter, quartette rendered by NIesSrs. +.
X. Cobb. G. y. Houghton, A. Hutchinson
and l.. y. Lamson and then the speaker
of the evening, Hon. Sydney Smith of
Worcester, Mass, was introduced ana ia
vorcd US with scholarly and able effort
There were remarks from J. ID. Wheat
and Il. j.. Shaw and the bencdiction was
pronounced by Rev Mr.. Dodd The hall
was then cleared and $50 persons partici-
pated in the dancing until late .iour
We noticed goodly numbcr from Brat
tleboro and should judge from their activ-
tiles and smiling faces that they were
enjoying themselves to the fullest extent.
ID. III. Kcndrick furnished one of his fine
suppcrs and anyone who has ever broken
bread with him knows what he can do.
So cndeth the dedication of Putney's
$1,000 town hall.