Today In Brattleboro History

Central Vermont and the Boston & Main terminated regular passenger service and the Union Station was closed.

President Theodore Roosevelt visits Brattleboro and gives a speech at the common.

Labor day will be observed in Brattleboro for the first time next Monday. The Estey and Carpenter factories, banks, and stores will be closed.

Main street isn’t a proper place to be used for a bicycle race course, especially on concert band nights.

Sixteen years ago Mrs. Gen Estey gave her son, J. Gray, a small gold ring as a birthday gift. In a few days he lost the ring. Monday, while wading at Spofford lake, Bertie Wood saw something shining in the sand. He reached down and picked up what proved to be a gold ring, worn somewhat by the action of the sand and water. On the inside was the inscription “August 2, 1877 - J. Gray Estey,” which led the honest finder to return it to the surprised owner.

The work of building a sewer on South main street was begun this morning. It will be extended as far as Washington street.

The Boston Ideal Company are to give Uncle Tom’s Cabin at Crosby Hall tonight. This company appears with the special endorsement of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. The part of Uncle Tom is taken by Chas. Cornish, an emancipated slave, who bears on his own body the marks of the slave system.

What with its new concrete walks and recent converts to the dooryard fence annihilation theory, Green street is putting on an improved appearance.

Prof. O. S. Fowler will commence a course of lectures on “Phrenology” at the town hall of the 14th inst.

The rain fall in the month of August was only three-fourths of an inch.

The third theatrical representation at the Lawrence Water Cure transpired on Friday evening of last week. The representation was preceded by tableaux vivante of Uncle Tom and little Eva, Othello relating his adventures, Mrs. Squeer’s Breakfast scene, King Lear’s Death Scene, and Trial Scene from ‘Merchant of Venice.’ We did not witness the above, but are informed that this part of the entertainment was highly successful. The farce of “Boots at the Swan,” concluded the entertainment.

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The last of the swimming contests for this season will be held next Saturday afternoon at the swimming beach. The contest will be open to all who have learned to swim this season at the beach and prizes will be awarded on all-around ability in the water.

The southbound White Mountain express travelled in two sections Monday on account of the heavy traffic resulting from vacationists returning to their homes. The first section left at 1:10 and had 14 Pullmans and passenger coaches drawn by two locomotives. The second section comprised eight Pullmans and coaches and left at 1:20.

One of the largest real estate transactions in Brattleboro in a long time took place yesterday, when the Dunham Brothers Co. bought Hooker Block and Ryther block, which adjoins on the east side of Main street. The amount of money involved in the purchase was not made public but it is understood that the company paid $115,000 for Hooker block and $20,000 for Ryther block. Possession will be given today, Sept. 1.