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

L. X. Fuller has obtained a patent
for rotary engine
Edward A. Sherwin, son of Asa Sher-
win of this place, is about to enter the
L. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. Md.
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The first frost of the season made its
appearance on the morning of the fourth
inst. The tobacco in many places was
severely injured.
II. A. Morey, proprietor of the Brat
tleboro House, was fined on Monday by
Justice Newton to the amount of $3.50,
for liquor selling.
The tide of travel has been quite
brisk of late. During several days of
last week the Brooks House furnished
accommodation for 10 guests.
The Universalist picnic on Saturday
at Hunts grove in Vernon, was attended
by over 500 people. The BrattleborO
cornet band was in attendance and the
cessful one.
The new sbell for the Congregational
church has arrived and been hOisted into
place, 1t weighs 2,502 pounds-a little
less than the former one. The tone,
however, is much superior.
The schoolhouse on Chase street was
partially destroyed by fire last Satur
day night, but was saved by the efforts
of the firemen, with injuries amounting
to two or three hundred dollars. In
Cendiarism seems to be the only reason
able ground Of explanation.
The Metropolitan dramatic troupe
played on Monday and Tuesday evenings
to fair houses. The company has some
talented artists and its entertainments
are of high order. On Tuesday the MEM
bers of the company, III a body, paid
visit to the grave OF James Fisk, Jr.,
and decorated it with flowers in a very
handsome manner.
Some forty people from Brattleboro
attended the Methodist camp meeting at
Northampton, Mass. last week.
The receipt of news Tuesday evening
from various portions of the state cor
celebrating the fact that another great
Republican victory had been achieved.
caused much rejoicing. Guns were fired
and several of the successful Candidates
were serenaded. Judge Tyler, c. f.
Thompson president of the Grant club,
Jacob Estey. senator elect, and Kit
tredge Haskins. representative, were
successfully called upon at their places
of residence and eacn responded TO Jne
serenaders in appropriate manner.
West Brattleboro: The shop vacated
by the n Z. Furniture Co, is not to
remain idle John Henkel, Carl Hol-
lander and Heinrich SteIman, work
men formerly employed by that COM
pany. propose to form a co-partnership
and continue the manufacture of first
class furniture at the old stand.
West BrattlebOro: Joseph Chandler.
son of Rev. J. Chandler of this place,
entered Williams college last week.
Those who know Joe" predict for him
u brilliant future.
Pondville: The school in district No.
3 taught by Miss Ella Blake closed Aug.
10th. The pupils neither absent nor
tardy during the term of twelve weeks
We're Alice A. Stratton, Mamie II.
Morse, Annie G. Morse. Nettie J. Ad-
ANS Those who were not tardy, Hattie
Whitman. Mary II. Morse. Cora 4.
Bingham. Emma r. Bingham, Julia
MOreH Linas Bingham, George y.
Houghton, Eli AIorell. Sherry Morse,
Lizzie Stone.
Putney: Mr. Kendrick, the hotel pro
pTietor, is repairing the hotel i'll Il thor
,ugh manner and has in the meantime
removed into building across the street
from the hotel known as the Grant