Today In Brattleboro History

Those who purchase War Bonds at the Paramount Theater will be admitted free to Tuesday night’s showing of Frank Sinatra’s moving picture “Higher and Higher."

Brooks House Pharmacy was broken into for the second time in a matter of days. Thieves got $15 from the soda fountain cash register and a stamp box. Whelan Drug and Robert's also hit.

The High School class of ninety-eight has chosen “Noblesse Oblige” for a class motto.

Leitsinger’s full orchestra has engagements for every night next week.

“A Hospital Home” is the title of a handsome booklet which has been printed for the Brattleboro Retreat at The Phoenix job office. It contains 15 fine half tone pictures illustrative of the institution and its attractive grounds, and a map showing the private driveways through the grounds.

The Lend-a-Hand club will hold a coffee party at their rooms next Tuesday evening from 5 o’clock to 7:30, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the Indian mission.

Among the projects in the line of improvement for the coming year understood to be favored by the town authorities are the strengthening of the West river and Lamson mill bridges, and improvements upon the town hall. In regard to the latter the present plan is to put in steam apparatus for heating the building, to relay the floor of the hall in hard wood, and to utilize the room now occupied by the library by running a hallway through the centre in continuation of the present one.

The total number of passengers carried on the Brattleboro & Whitehall railroad during the month of January was 850. The December count of passengers was 902.

St. Valentine’s day next Monday. A pleasant feature of the valentine trade this year is the substitution of tasteful cards in place of the “regulation” lace-paper and embossed missives.

On account of delay at the bindery the history of Brattleboro will not be ready for sale until next week.

Hereafter the street lamps between the Revere House and the town hall will be kept burning all night, the banks paying one-half the expense and the village the other half.

“Taylor, the Wizard,” announces entertainments at the town hall on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings of this week.

In accordance with arrangements made by the Vermont Women’s Suffrage Association, a Convention will be held at the town hall in this village during the first week in March. Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Frank Sanborn of the Springfield Republican, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Mary A. Livermore of Boston, and Mrs. Lucy Stone Blackwell are engaged as speakers.

We are glad to notice that the bridge across the Connecticut to the island is well under way. The timbers from the west side to the pier are nearly or quite laid, and if the weather should be favorable for ten or twelve days, we shall find ourselves again united with the Granite State by wooden ties which we hope will be enduring.

Work on the Baptist church is now being prosecuted with vigor, and next spring will witness its completion.

Messrs. Chase & Tripp offer their services for the manufacture of Hair Jewelry. We take pleasure in recommending their establishment to all those who wish to secure such pleasing mementos of near or departed friends.

Notice. This is to certify that I give my son, Barna, his time to do and act for himself, I shall claim none of his wages nor pay any of his debts after this date. Stephen Bemis.

Spring Style Bonnets. The undersigned begs leave to inform all merchants and others that he has now received the spring style of Bonnets, Blocks, &c., and is ready to repair old Bonnets. Merchants having an old stock can have them put in good shape and be as good as new. Also, all kinds of Straw goods manufactured and for sale by T.J. Bascom.