Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-01-20
WILMINGTON NEWS,


The Methodist Church on Fire---a Long
List of EnteraInments---M Of
Local Societies---Vnrious Local Hap
pcninEs.
Cold, colder coolest.
Annual village meeting Jan. 26.
George Rose is visiting in Gardner, Mass.
Lucky is the man whose water pipe is
not frozen up.
A very fine portrait of +. l.. Fuller has
been placed in the savings bank.
Fifteen to twenty thousand feet of logs
are being hauled to the mill every day.
DR.. f. j. Titus has been quite i'll this
week, but it is hoped that he will speedily
recover.
Only one train a day each way, but that
is better than stage coach this cold
weather.
Judge Bowen finds sufficient legal bust
ness to occupy his time the greater part of
each week
The personal effects of the late Ivory
Bigelow were sold by auction last Satur-
day. The shop where Mr.. Bigelow worked
so many years was bought by f. f. Wheel
er for $3.50.
Owing to the extreme cold, and other
causes, only about rs persons went to
Readsboro Tuesday evening to attend the
entertainment at that place. Those who
did go, however, express the highest salts
faction.
Judging from the announcements made
in these items there seems to be no lack
of entertainments in the near future.
Uncle Liberty used to say that there ought
to be some way to have more than seven
nights in a week, and it looks as if such
an arrangement was needed for the month
to come
Thomas Nose, whose illness was men
toned last week, died on Thursday and
his funeral was attended Sunday. Rev.
Mr. Mckenzie officiating. In the death Of
Mr.. and Mrs Vose a family of seven chill
dren are made orphans and are left to be
cared for by neghbors and friends. The
selectmen have procured suitable places
for nearly all the children.
\ course of four lectures, under the
auspices of the Epworth league, will be
given, beginning next week, by Rev. II.
w. Worthen of Hardwick. Subjects:
"liow to get rich;' Sunny Italy,"
Sight seeing in Egypt" Tent life in
Palestine" Mr., Worthen is very inter
esting speaker and will describe what he
has actually seen.
Miss Minnie NJ. Williams of New York
Will give an evening Of recitals at the Uni
versalist church next Monday evening, Jan.
%. Miss Williams comes with excellent
recommendations and it is expected the en-
tertainment will be of high order. This
entertainment is given under the auspices
of the business mems club, and it. is de-
eli
penses, for some public benefit.
At meeting of the members of the
Street Sprinkling association Monday even
ing these officers were chosen: Moderator,
c. NJ. Russell; secretary, c. II. Parmelee:
treasurer. O. o. Ware: executive commit
tee, NJ. l.. Burr, f. f. Wheeler, +. A.
Willard, jr. From the treasurer's report
We learn that S23S.50 was subscribed and
paid last year; expended Sl99.03. leaving
a balance in the treasury of S39.47.
The regular meeting of the literary and
scientific union occurs next Wednesday
evening and it is expected that the program
will be of usual excellence. There will be
music by Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Kidder. f.
y. Fitch will give paper upon the life
and character of eX-President Hayes. and
{. NJ. Russell will prepare a sketch of the
life, character and achievements of Gen.
b. F. Butler. The entertainment will
close with a series of 80 humorous stereop-
tlcon views, "How Columbus found Amer |
lea, from Palmer CoN's humorous book.
Rev. j. q. Barrows addressed the union |
missionary meeting at the Congregational |
church last Sunday evening. Mr.. Barrows |
was missionary in Turkey for ten years |
and gave his personal experiences, which |
were very interesting and instructive. Mrs. |
Skinner from the Baptist society, Mrs. c. |
ID. Spencer from the Methodist, and Mrs. |
Clara Is. Barber from the Congregational !
society, gave interesting readings. Rev. |
Mr.. Skinner made interesting remarks.
Rev. Mr.. Mckenzie excused himself from
making set speech or address, but put in
his work in taking up collection" His /
labor was etfectual and handsome amount
was contributed towards the good work.
few minutes before II o'clock last
Sunday the fire alarm sounded, and within
ten minutes the engine was at the reser-
voir and the hose from the mill was laid,
both in working order to eXtinguish a fire
in the Methodist church. 1t seems that the
fire caught from the furnace and was work
ing between the floor of the audience room
and ceiling of the vestry when discovered
by l.. NJ. Harris Holes We're quickly
made and very soon the fire was eXtin-
guished, but at one time it looked as
though the church were doomed. The
smoke worked through the partitions and
the building was completely filled with
dense sitting cloud. Had the discovery of
the fire been five minutes later it would
have been extremely doubtful whether the
building could have been saved. 1t was
insured in the Vermont Mutual and the
damage will be promptly paid through the
local agent, G. NJ. Russell.