Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-11
WILMINGTON.
a Good Beginning OF the Season.

n OF tne season.
The opening meeting of the scientific
and literary society was held on Wednes-
day evening at the town hall and large
audience was present These officers were
chosen for the ensuing term: President,
Rev. f. w. Pierce; vice president, +. A.
Fitch; secretary, Mrs. c. NJ. Russell; pro-
gram committee, Mrs. c. II. Parinelee
and c. NJ. Russell; critic, Rev. +. w.
Pierce; treasurer and auditor, S. +. Cham
berlain. The evenings program included
instrumental music by Mrs. j. II. Kidder,
recitation by Miss Nellie J. Rice; duet,
Happy BIRDS" by Mrs. Russell and Mrs.
kidder; recitation, 'Pride of Battery b"
Miss Theodore Harris of New York, who
gave in response to a hearty encore, "Miss
Won Blurky." Then followed the discus
sion of the question, Resolved, that the
rights of citizens of the United States to
vote ought not to be denied or abridged bv
the United States or by any state on ac-
count of sex. The affirmative was main
tanned by &. NJ. Russell and Rev +. w.
Pierce: the negative by +. A. Fitch and
:. +. Chamberlain. One Of the best num-
bers of the program was the violin solos
by Miss Florence Whipple, the l5-years-old
daughter of G.. X. Whipple, manager of
Raponda. She received two hearty en-
cores, and evidently the audience would
have remained until midnight to listen to
the perfect melody rendered by this young
lady. She certainly cyinces a wonderful
talent, which may make her fortune. The
association has reason to feel great salts
faction upon the success of this, the first
meeting of the season, and we hope every
meeting this fall and winter will be equal
IL att 1al nj
c. VI. Russell gives his illustrated enter
tanment at Charlemont, Mass, Sept. u g,
at Shelbune Falls on the 23l and oath,
and at Colerane on the 10Th.
We are glad to notice that the people of
Halifax evince enterprise and harmony in
the holding of their annual fair. There is
no trouble in having a good fair, even if
you have not tiye-thousand-dollar trot-
ting course.
Owing to increased demand of rooms Ra-
ponda Hotel will remain open until Oct. l..
Miss Lula Boyd is teaching in district
No. /.
Among other visitors in town are Jasper
II. Adams and wife, North Adams, L. D..
Kingsbury, New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
Harris of Saratoga.
perintend work on the railroad on the sec
ton between the village and Castle bridge.
a number of persons have been sum
moned to Newfane this week to appear be-
fore the grand jury.
The ice cream sociable at the Congrega-
tional church Tuesday evening was we'll
attended.
We regret to learn that John Adams is
in very poor health. C.'S. Parmalec is re-
ported to be gaining. DIR. Gale performed
surgical operation upon c. \. Lamb $
ankle on Wednesday.
The ladies of the Methodist aid society
held their regular meeting on Wednesday
with Mrs. Ellsworth.
There were two runaways on Wednes-
day-the hotel team, which J. &. Newton
was driving on Mrs. Bells meadow. and
w. b. Haskell's team in the village street.
In the match game of base ball on
Wednesday between Jacksonville and Will
mington the score stood Jacksonville 81,
| Wilmington II.