Historic events for Mar 19

1814 Missionary Comes to W. Dummerston

Rev. James Herrick, Brattleboro's missionary to India, came to W. Dummerston.

1768 Brattleboro Joins New York State

Brattleboro chartered as part of Cumberland County, New York.

1897 Choral Union Has Insignificant Fee

Ten new members joined the Choral Union last week and more are intending to do so either this week or next. The fee of $1 for gentlemen and of 50 cents for ladies is insignificant when one considers the privileges acquired thereby.

1897 St. Patrick’s Day Dance and Sale

St. Patrick’s day was celebrated by the Roman Catholic society by a dance and a sale of fancy articles at the armory. There were five booths for lemonade and confections, fancy articles, a fish pond, fortune teller, and ice cream, cake, and coffee in different parts of the hall.

1886 Soldiers’ Monument Design Report

At the regular meeting of the Grand Army post held on Wednesday evening the committee who have in charge the proposed soldiers’ monument and its erection made their report on a design. It includes a granite base 17 feet 7 inches high, as drawn by G.A. Hines, and a bronze statue of a soldier 7 feet high, by Mr. Mosman of Chicopee, Mass.

1886 Birds On Clothes Falling Out Of Favor

It is pleasant to see how rapidly public sentiment is growing against the practice of wearing the heads and bodies of birds as trimming for women’s clothing.

1886 Sale of Property At Junction of High and Green

Dr. O.R. Post sold his place at the junction of High and Green streets to John Retting on terms which are private. The guessing which the Yankee is bound to do on the occasion hits at about $9000.

1886 Brooks House Office Improvements

The Brooks House office has never presented so handsome an appearance as since its new decorations of paper and paint were completed.

1880 Town Meeting To Reorganize Fire Department

The voters of the village assembled at the town hall on Wednesday evening of this week, to hear the report of the committee chosen for the purpose of reporting plans for reorganizing our village fire department, and to act on the same.

1880 Howe’s New Quarters Ready For Photography

Howe, the photographer, is rapidly getting “settled” in his new apartments, and is ready to respond to all the demands of his patrons.

1880 Signor Bosco, The Illusionist

Signor Bosco, an illusionist who brings many flattering recommendations, opens at Crosby hall on Friday evening in a series of three “monster gift entertainments.”

1875 40 Foot Fall Injures – Snow

Mr. Rufus Stearns, a man over 70 years of age, while at work on I.K. Allen’s new house on Canal street, one day last week, fell from the eaves to the ground, a distance of forty feet, severely injuring — the snow on which he struck. As for himself, as soon as he had recovered from his astonishment he gathered himself up and resumed work.

1875 Maple Sugar Expected After Streams Overflow

Maple sugar of the genuine stamp has begin to make its appearance in market, but the sugar season cannot be said to have fairly commenced yet. A heavy body of snow still remains on the ground, and the streams show no symptoms of overflow from the recent thaw.

1875 Phoenix Has 5000 Readers

At least 5000 persons in Windham county read the Vermont Phoenix weekly. Consequently it is a good medium for advertising.

1869 School Superintendent’s Report

From the report of the superintendent of schools we learn that the number of heads of families in town is 577; number of children attending school, 882. Number of weeks taught by males, 48; females, 456. Wages paid males, $1445; females $3266; expense of schools, $8659.65; public money received in 1868, $1501.07.

1859 Greatest Improvement To Flat Street In Years

Messrs Fisher & Roberts have built them a new and commodious dwelling-house and work-shop on Flat street, which is the greatest improvement made in that portion of the village for many years. It gives us pleasure to chronicle such a palpable evidence of thrift.

1859 Read The Advertisements!

Read the Advertisements. You will there find something of importance to you.

1859 Winter Broken

The Winter broken. The rain storms of Saturday and Tuesday brought to light the surface of the earth, the existence of which, owning to long obscuration, had begun to be doubted.

1846 Acre of Land on Chase Street For Sale

For Sale, A Good Building Spot containing over an acre of Land, on Chase St. The above property will be sold at a bargain, and a liberal credit will be given if desired.

1846 Daguerreotype Miniatures

Miniatures. C.T. Ripley, from Troy, N.Y. would respectfully announce to the citizens of Brattleboro and vicinity, that he has taken Rooms for a few days over Mr. Steen’s Bookstore, where he is prepared to execute Miniatures by the Daguerreotype process, in a style unsurpassed in city or country. The public are invited to call and examine his specimens.