Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-04-20
Nottingham.

Mrs H. G.. Milliugton and SON started for BIOS
tom Monday morning.
Abraham Chase is slowly recovering from his
recent severe illness.
Your correspondent Of lust week was mistaken
iu stating that ilrS Wilmington aud son were uluN
INK too. s.. Glass, rs size Was only stopping
there few days preparatory to gong 1" Boston
The y illagr Improvement society held its rrgu-
ldr mr"tiu. last Wednesday u Git at Or stafford $
Tnvr. was q large ATTENDANCE aud all pronounced
a. one of the most interesting meetings thil mas
h.,.u h,l TIE entertainment consisted 81 pa
peers read by Judge lialluu e.. >. Chase nud Ear
arsi C. simpson; rrcatluns hy Mrs. Carrie p
Chus. aud carrie Reed Instrumental music 10y
j. c. simpson and hrs. ~. stafford, ana as"
SINGING b, Mr. Stnusnn, Mrs stafford and Mrs.
Chase. Tile next meeting /, next week Nedn,S
duN ~ MIR j. W. SawNtr'S, Wh err there viii be-
readings, rrritatous and music and the first of
series uf scientific papers viii b" read by NJ l"1-
clty was never IN more huuTishinS condition
and there has never been 50 much interest mani
Tested in It's meetings as at present.
Mr. Iecharah Wheeler, who died at his home
i'm this place. ON Friday last, after long and pain
rul sickness which had lasted over year had
lr.ru lifelong aud muchrtspocted citizen; lie
v.as harm i'm tins town in March, lSl (, and had
through his long life Of - years been closely iden-
titled with its business prosperity. For many
Years hr had been the owner and operator oil INC
,ri,t mill until oct her. 1886, when he sold Il aud
hi, interest Ia Ss'ia"ga pond To- the Drcrheld NV
err company. PR puthtory 10 their improvement
done last year. Although somewhat eccentric, Il
cun h.. said of Mr.. Wheeler, what eau y" Sdld OF
lint few. that through the long years of his buS
nos, life. his honesty was never questioned His
funeral was held AT the UniVrrsullst church, Rev
If Eastman delivering the address The floral
decorations were numerous and elaborate. The
family and afflicted friends have the sympathy
of the entire community.
Th. SUGAR season has So far been NOR of a
promising than paying one, stu cunsidciahi''
has been made in tine best orchards ana All are
hoping for better times during the coming week.
Thu, water inflow in the Sudawga lake has lHrn
more. thus far than the most Stngnine friends "l
III. impruN tmruts lately made anticipated. The.
new dam. that was put in last year al cost OF
over 900 raises the alter 10 the height OF dhpu'
10 feet on "a surface. of over 700 acres, and despite
ia. fact that the water was entirely out ul the
lake ~ hen tine dam was finished the middle rf last
November, there mas hccn through the winter all
abundance for. the mills tn run with, ana a STEADY
iurIcuS,. u the reservoir until now, with the Wa
ter from the snow only just commencing To now
i the lake is full within some three and unc-hali
i,.t of the top: m fact about as full rs the mlll
owners want it 10 ht this spring, or until the
dykes etc have had year 10 settle M AM So
since the 9Th of April they have been drawing the
water night mud day Just for The purpose ul get
tiu.. rid Of it. II is now Thought 10y thos' inter
,,trd tlat the water power at this piece Is much
more valuable than il has heru supposed, g.
NOTIhdcId, Mass.
If Y. H. Marshall las contracted To build the
Congregational church Tor S2iHh Ground was
broken April 18th. and the church Is 10 h' finished
10y Sept lst
The lndirs of TIN South church held thrirannnA
sugar party last Thursday evening
b. {. Moody was among the uo-licensr voters al
last week 5 town M rtiug. There IS general Hal
i,factiln over the increased majority, last year
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