Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-08-26
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
WILMINGTON .

w lhmlNGlON.
f. L. Bates, Esq, of Bennington was in
town on Wednesday.
Arthur Whiting, eldest son of DR.. Dan
forth j. Whiting of Mortified, Mimi, is
visiting in town.
A picnic party from points on the rail
road numbering about POO, enjoyed them
selves in the Bell grove on Wednesday.
w. A. Rice of Montpelier reached town
on Friday DR.. and Mrs. Rice and son re-
turned home on Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Kidder and daugh-
ter Faith have been absent this week, Wis
iting in Northampton, Hartford, Middle
town and other places.
Among recent arrivals are Mrs. Jane
Thayer of Springfield, Mass, Mr. and
Mrs. f. S. Adsit of Burlington, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Norton of North Adams,
Charles Abbott of New York and Herbert
Medbery of Boston.
September will be gala day at the
Forest and Stream club. The lofty flag
staff will be erected, beautiful flag flung
to the breeze, and it is expected that a
number of distinguished persons will be
present, who will give short addresses. A
barbecue will be one of the novelties of
the occasion.
At the agricultural meeting on Satur-
day evening final action was taken on the
question whether we have fair this fall,
the vote being almost unanimous in the
negative. Considering the prevailing lack
of interest this decision is probably wise,
but we certainly regret that such apathy
exists. OF course we have not the cattle
in town as formerly, but there is abundant
material for good exhibition.
The Henschel quartet of Springfield,
j. II. Bailey, first tenor, c. o. George, sec
ond tenor, w. G.. Chamberlain, baritone,
E. p. Hadley, bass and director assisted
by Mrs. Addie Chase Smith, elocutonist,
gave a first-class entertainment at the Con-
gregational church on Thursday evening
of last week The audience was large
and nearly every number received hearty
applause. Quite sum was realized above
expenses.
The "odest inhabitant' declares the
thunder storm on Friday of last week one
of the hardest in his memory. In sections
of the town hailstones of unusual size fell
for full 20 minutes. The storm seemed to
be the most furious in the vicinity of F. f.
Rays residence; over 80 lights of glass
were broken in his house and it was fairly
deluged by the driving rain. His crops
suffered severely, cornfelds were leyeled to
the ground, potato vines cut off, and bush
els of apples ruined. Lightning struck in
number of places. Charles NJ. Ware had
a fine pair of steers killed, and Porter
Hubbards house was struck, but no seri-
Gus damage resulted.
The Republican caucus was held at the
town hall on Saturday evening. {. M.
Russell was chosen moderator and j. H..
Kidder secretary. Upon the first ballot Al
votes were cast for candidate for repre-
sentative, but no choice was made. Upon
the second ballot 80 votes were cast, of
which number DR.. A. w. Rice had 26 and
he was declared the nominee of the eau
Gus. The committee elected for the pur-
pose reported for justices of the peace the
names of Edward Titus, II. Mann, jr., c.
II. Parmalee, +. IL. Porter, a. W. Rice,
Clark Chandler and George E. Rice, and
the caucus ratified the nominations. The
certificate of nominations as above were
filed with the town clerk on the 22d.
Nelson Duprey, who vas in this vicini-
ty last winter selling nursery stock, was ar
rested at Readsboro on last Friday and
brought to this place on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. {.
c. Clark was the complainant, who claims
that Duprey represented himself as a
United States detective, and as such, MI.
Clark engaged him to look up cases of sus-
pected liquor selling, paying him Sl2o IL
cold cash for such service. Duprey admit
ted the charge that he received the money
but denied that he represented himself as
a United States detective. The trial was
before Justice Edward Titus, who bound
him over for hearing before the grand jury
at Newfane, in the sum of 500. On Mon
day the prisoner was conveyed to Newfan'
in charge of Constable D. G. Hubbard.