Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1883-06-22
Wilmington,


The weather is hot aud sultry with heavy
showers. The hardest shower Of the season
fell early Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Chas Davidson of Brooklyn, N
Y, is in town and will spend the summer al
her fathers, S. b. Barnard's
Miss Anna Gooduow is home on vaca
ton accompanied by two lady friends of Mrs
A. w. Goodnow.
-Silas Ayres of Nebraska has made flying
visit to town, stopping with G. G. Hubbard.
Mics Hattie Barnard is home on a vaca.
ton.
Miss L. A. White was called to New York
last Friday on account of the sudden death
of her sister, Mrs George White She re-
turned Tuesday her brother and his two
young children accompanying her.
The entertainment given by the Viii
mington cornet band last Friday evening call
ed out large number OF people and was q
success financially. The members of the
band desire to thank their friends for the HELM
so cheerfully rendered them, and assure them
that they shall not soon forget their kindness.
Mrs. Dudley is visiting friends in town.
Mrs Chester Hubbard and daughter are
visiting friends in Brattleboro
E. E. Wheeler has been quite sick but is
now recovering.
Hon. Ashley Stone and wife are in town.
Mrs. Barney's temperance address at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening was
well attended. She gave us a good desorip.
ton of the work of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, and urged upon us the
necessity of educating the boys aud girls in
the Sunday and day schools for the temper.
ance work and so it is, if we will take care OF
the children of to-day the future will take
care of itself. A Union was formed consist
ing Of ITO members, with Mrs. ii. b. Ware.
president Mrs. H. F. Forrest and Mrs. S
b. Barnard, vice presidents Mrs. W. Is. Has
kell, recording secretaryi Mrs. O. l. Walcott,
corresponding secretary Mrs II. f. Barber,
treasurer 1t is the banner union of the state
in point of numbers.
Mrs Jane Dennison, who for the pa,t
three months has been great sufferer, quiet.
ly passed away last Monday morning. Dur
ing her illness she bore her suffering with
that calm resignation which those alone can
feel whose feet are stayed on the rock Christ
Jesus. Her funeral was attended at the Bap-
fist church Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock,
Rev. H. r. Titus officiating Quite a number
of friends from a distance were present
James Flagg, wife and son of North Adams
Chas Dennison, two sons, daughter and
granddaughter of Colerane, Mass Mrs.
Harriet Ware of Charlemont, Mass, and Mr..
and Mrs. Hatch of Halifax being among the
number.
The following taken from the North
Adams Transcript will be of interest to the
many friends of Mr.. Flagg in this his native
town
The return of Lyman NJ. Flaggfto this country
when his success In Italy seemed assured while still in
its infancy has excited his many friends here to Gu
rlosity which changes into kindly sulicude as they
hear that his visit to bis native land caused By his
physieians advice for bronchial trouble. For four
years Mr.. Flagg has made incessant study Of mu.
sic, with what results his friends have already known
The first intmaton he had Of any trouble was at Mi
lau in February, 1881. Then he had slight attack of
bronchitis, but recovered soon aud continued his mn
steal studies and exercises taking no rest Through
the summer Of 1882 he felt no direct Inconvenience
as the result of this trouble and continued his abors
assiduously. In September he made his debut in
grand opera near Milan, and then sang constantly tin
March LIST IN Milan Tuscany, Lombardy aud other
places. During the season he took cold aud could
not shake IL on. Keeping up his severe practice on
the 2sth OF March he suffered hemOrrhage and on the
list OF April another. When sufficiently recovered he
sailed from Hayre on the steamer st. Jermain Of the
TRANSATLANTIC line for home. Eminent New YORK
physicians tell him to lead an outdoor life for wear
and think he will be well as ever in that time Ac
eordngy Mr. flagg will go to the Adirondack for the
summer. II his friends in North Adams have their
coyery.' ~
We would add that Mr.. Flagg leaves an Of
tered salary of fifteen thousand dollars year.