Today In Brattleboro History

Concrete work began on dam at Vernon.

North street school opened Wednesday for the winter term, though with an attendance smaller than usual because of so much sickness here and in other places.

As a direct result of the advertising of Vermont maple sugar at the World’s Fair is seen in an order for 500 pounds of sugar and seven cases of syrup which the Maple Sugar exchange received from Chicago.

Frost & White have one ice house filled with a good quality of ice about one foot thick. About a dozen men are now at work assisting in harvesting the crop.

The All-Brattleboro bowling team walked over the Wheel club last night to the tune of 2271 to 2032.

Logs are now being drawn across the Connecticut opposite the mouth of the West river. Excellent ice of 12 to 15 inches thickness is being cut on the river.

The winning tickets in H.E. Taylor’s prize sale, drawn Monday evening, are numbers 24 and 253, which draw a gold watch and china set respectively, and the holders of these tickets can have the articles named by calling for them.

A large number of our leading people, both ladies and gentlemen, gathered at the Brooks House parlors Wednesday evening to take measures for the formation of a local society for the prevention of cruelty to animals. A committee was appointed to draw up articles of association and by-laws.

The snow and wind storms of the past week have seriously impeded travel of all kinds hereabouts. The river train due here at 5:45 last Friday night was more than three hours late, and since then nearly every train from both directions has been more or less delayed.

Frank T. Horton has bought the interest of the elder Mr. Baker in the Brattleboro bakery, and the new proprietors are about to put in an improved oven, by which they will be enabled to produce the very best quality of crackers.

The village police are to be paid $75 this year in addition to their legal fees for arrests, etc., instead of $100 as before.

A number of our prominent business men met at Crosby’s office Saturday evening, to consult in regard to the means to be taken for a revival of the manufacturing interests in Brattleboro. It has long been a matter of regret that the leading men of Brattleboro have apparently manifested so little interest in the growth and prosperity of the place, and permitted our great natural resources to remain so poorly developed.

The amount of deposits at the Brattleboro Savings Bank, Jan. 1, was $82,000.

The following resolution is the subject of discussion at the Lyceum at Centreville next Monday evening. Resolved, That the Bible does not prove the final abode of the Saints to be on the earth.

An arrangement whereby the trains of this road will be run to Brattleboro and there to connect with those of the Valley Railroad, instead of connecting with the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad at South Vernon, has lately been consummated.

An engine has been run over the Conn. River railroad to the State line. We do not know when the Vt. and Mass. Railroad will be completed to this place, but an informant of the Springfield Republican thinks not before spring.

We presume it is not too late to express good wishes, and we therefore take this occasion to tender the salute of a happy New Year to our friends and patrons. We wish them health, peace, and prosperity. We wish them freedom from debt, and the burdens of poverty. We wish them a clear conscience, a cheerful fireside, and a happy home. We wish them ample remuneration for honest industry, and useful enterprise. We wish them an increase in knowledge, in virtue, and every desirable acquisition.

Fish! Fish! 200 pounds of Fresh and Dry Cod Fish, just received for sale at B & D’s.