Historic events for Apr 3
Town votes for compensation for a minister, Mr. Abner Reeve. "Voted to get Mr. Reeve's fire wood by rate. Also voted not to have persons' names put into the minister's rate who have not signed the Covenant. Also, That the treasurer shall sue the collectors for the minister's rate, if they neglect collecting the rates. Voted, further, to allow Mr. Reeve's interest for his money if not punctually paid."
Messrs. J Estey & Co., are now running their shops on full time, with the exception of the tuning department.
The selectmen have decided to take no action in regard to putting electric lights in the town house until next fall.
Barnum & Bailey’s circus will show on the old camp-ground near the Valley Fair grounds July 10. The company pays $62 for its license.
The first “bike” of the season appeared on the street Wednesday.
The retaining wall on the West Brattleboro road near Mrs. Benson’s continues to cave in. The break is now about 12 feet square. It is suggested that the highway should be straightened at that point and a new wall built.
The movement for an undenominational woman’s club, which shall combine literary and social culture, seems to be meeting with cordial support among the townswomen, and it is hoped that it will prove of much benefit both to its members and to the town.
Josiah K. Parker has bought of Judge J.M. Tyler the lot at the corner of Oak and Williston streets for $2000, and will erect upon it very soon a residence of 13 rooms, with all the modern conveniences. He will also build a barn.
A choice collection of spring items, carefully prepared last evening, including appropriate references to the dusty streets, the need for a watering cart, crocuses, arbutus, and nestling birds, was retired to private life at an early hour this morning. At 11 o’clock last night the heaviest snowstorm of the winter set in. At daylight this morning a depth of 16 inches had been reached and at noon a little less than two feet.
The community are “fasting” to-day after the manner of recent years, the business places being closed after the early morning, but the traditional game of ball will hardly be played in a foot of snow and mud.
A well-known village family mourns the death of an 18 years old cat, which this week has gone the way of all the living, full, not only of years, but of gray hairs.
The selectmen have decided to open the long talked of street leading from Main street near the Unitarian church, to Oak. The Dickerman house has been purchased by the Unitarian society for removal, and the new street will open where that house now stands, while the new Unitarian church, which is to be upon the corner, will be located some twenty feet south of the present site.
The Town Clerk’s office in this town has been removed from West Brattleboro, where it has been kept since the organization of the town, to this village. It is now kept at the dwelling house of the clerk, H.A. Wilson, on Walnut street.
The traveling in this vicinity is now as undesirable as deep snow, cradle holes, pitches and uncomfortable ruts can well have it. It is in fact execrable. The snow settles away gradually, but it is still from two to three feet in ordinarily level places.
Town Meeting passed off without any excitement on Wednesday of last week. Our worthy constable stood at the receipt of votes for more than four hours and was able to collect only eleven votes, including his own, for a Council of Censors. In some other towns the vote was proportionately light, while in several no meeting was held.
The Spring Term of all the schools in this village will commence on Monday April 14th. The new Committee unanimously agreed that an entire change of teachers in the two higher grades was expedient, and they have effected the arrangements accordingly.
The number of dwelling houses “for sale or rent” in this village is much smaller than usual. This sign is indicative of stability. Brattleboro has not the resources for becoming a great city, but it manifests every year a healthy growth both in population and business.
69 High School Shares, Will be sold by Auction, in lots to suit purchasers, on Tuesday the 7th of April next, after the annual meeting of the High School Association. - Wm. W. Fessenden
