Today In Brattleboro History

Wilder Building Relief Fund Benefit announced. Goal set at $30,000.

Ex-Gov. Fuller’s house has been connected with the metallic long distance telephone line.

Charles Richardson of New York, the well-known summer resident at the Brooks House, had a narrow escape from a bad accident Friday, while riding with three ladies. The sleigh was tipped over near the Ford farm in the western part of the town, and the occupants were thrown out but sustained no injuries.

A party of Swedes, who reached Brattleboro yesterday, were a month on the water and had a terribly rough passage.

Christmas boxes prepared under the auspices of the Woman’s Indian association, and contributed to by the several churches, were sent this week to the Montana industrial school for Crow Indians.

The Phoenix will mail to its subscribers in this state tomorrow a large, cleanly-printed supplement containing the public laws enacted by the legislature of 1888.

This year, as usual, Santa Claus makes Carpenter’s his headquarters for supplies of toys and everything to please the little folk on Christmas morning.

The town librarian reports 2,045 books drawn from the library last month.

A new secret benevolent organization, known as the Knights of Honor, was instituted in this place on Tuesday last by Deputy Supreme Dictator, C.H. Eaton of Boston.

The wristlet festival held by the Baptist society Wednesday evening was a pleasant and successful social event, some four hundred persons being present. Receipts, about $130.

The Revere House furniture and effects saved from the fire were sold at auction in the town hall last Saturday afternoon and evening. As a rule the property brought good prices.

The following statistics in regard to the High School of this village during the fall term, under the charge of B.F. Bingham and Stelia Elmer, will be of interest especially to the people of the district. The whole number of pupils for the term was 76; the percent of attendance, 95; number of tardies, 4; number having no absence, 31; number having perfect cards, 1; number not returning cards, 2; number of visits of town superintendent, 1; number of visits of prudential committee, 5; of others, 7.

The person who took 2 sides of Sole Leather from a certain cellar last Tuesday night is requested to return it or call and settle for the same. As the person was seen with it, he had better comply with the above request, or else he will have a visit from Mr. Sheriff. Do you take, Mr. *******.