Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-05

WILMINGTON.

The school in district No. / taught by
Miss Della Boyd closed last week Friday
after pleasant and successful term of ten
weeks Whole number of pupils II and
no instances of hardness during the whole
term. Those having no absent marks dur
ing the term are Lula and Ada Faulkner,
Minnie Graves and George Boyd.
Rev. f. w Pierce and family, including
"Lewie, are taking two weeks outing at
Ray pond. They are provided with tents
and anticipate much pleasure.
1t to be regretted that the Fourth passes
by unobserved this year
Mr.. and Mrs q. NJ. Iawton and Mrs.
Sherman are spending their summer vaca-
ton at Eleazer Gorhams. Henry NJ. Fox
of Brooklyn, n. Y, is visiting in town
Lyman f. Pettee of New York has been in
town this week. III. Mann, jr., is expected
home from the West next week Herman
Partridge of Gardner, Mass, is visiting in
town.
Mrs. Sarah NJ Perkins of Ohio will lee
ture in the Unversalist church next sun
day evening at 1:3O o'clock. Subject, "The
needs of the hour Mrs. Perkins comes
at the invitation of the local w. G. I. U.
The union Sunday school temperance con
cert, held last Sunday morning at the Con
gregational church, passed off pleasantly
as usual The exercises, consisting of ex-
PLANTATION of temperance lesson by Rev. l..
Z. Tucker, recitations and music by mem
bers of the Sunday schools, and black
board exercise conducted by Mrs. Spencer,
each and all taught lessons that ought u
impress both old and young.
The Methodist church was nearly filled
| last Sunday evening To hear Wallace d.
| Spencer, who is about entering the ministry
Of that denomination. Mr.. Spencer is sin
cere and devoted in his chosen work, and
manifests confidence and zeal. As prefa
tory, he outlined the conditions Of success
in the varied walks of life, basing his dis
course upon Cor. NII:l3, exhorting his
hearers to exercise charity in higher degree
and deprecating the baneful effects of lying
and evil speaking. His discourse partOok
more of the nature of an eXhortatiOn thar
Il sermon, but he uttered many truths wei
worth considering In time, after further
study and experience, we opine that Mr.
| Spencer will become an active agent in the
field of Christian labor
The practice Of closing stores one might
! in each week has been adopted in nearly
all villages 1t was adopted here about /
year ago, and in the main has been salts
factory to all but OF late people seem u
forget that the rule il still observed on eacl
Thursday evening. While our merchants
are noted for their accommodation anc
courtesy, they really wish the good people
would grant them a rest upon this one even
ing.
f. f. Ray has in successful operation I
still for producing the essence of spruce
hemlock, etc. He made II shipment 10 New
York this week of about 100 pounds, ant
anticipates good sales for all he can produce
1t is hoped that Col. Veagey will be pres
ent at the time of the soldiers reunion
which occurs in August.
Miss Kate d. Dix has received her ap
pointment as postmistress.
The Fourth passed quietly In the after
noon match game of base ball was played
between the Readsboro and Wilmington
clubs closing Wilmington IL, Readsboro | |
In the evening there was quite display o
fireworks, crackers, etc.