Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-09-01
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. F. W. Fairbanks and daughter of
New York are boarding at ID. A. Buelrs.
Raponda hotel rates have been reduced
to 81 a day and $40 a week for the rest of
the season.
We are pleased to see our old friend
Ephraim Holland on the street again after
his illness.
E. E. Wheeler has bought the meat bust
ness of John L. Patch, and w. M. Vogel,
who is deservedly popular as a vender of
meat, will endeavor to supply the wants of
all.
C. G.. Leonard will erect a commodious
building near the depot for his sugar and
syrup business. The foundation is already
placed and the structure will be speedily
erected.
The plasterers have finished their work
upon E. A. Wizards new house, and the
owner expects to occupy his handsome and
cOmmodious residence in the course of a
few weeks.
We are glad to announce that Rev. n.
Newton Glazier of Greenfield, Mass, will
be the speaker next Memorial day. Mr..
Glazier is regarded as one of the finest
speakers in this vicinity.
Albert Palmer of Lowell, Mass, Mrs. j.
| U. Batchelder and children of Stamford,
Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Ketchum
of Brooklyn, N Y, have been guests of j..
| G. Batchelder the past week.
Z. A. Willard, jr., r. S. Childs, George
E. Haynes, X. p. Ames and j. p. Batch
elder have been appointed committee
upon games and amusements for the fair,
Oct. /, and will endeavor to make this an
attractive feature.
News comes that Frank II. Ripley, a
former resident, now living in New York,
can live but short time. He is member
of Social Lodge, and in the event of his
death he will be buried in the village ceme-
terry with masonic honors.
A Holyoke item in the Springfield
Union: "Long & Walsh, boiler makers,
have completed and shipped three 100
horse power boilers for the new paper mill
at Wilmington, Vt. The boilers are Ii
feet long and SO inches in diameter, and
have "a water tubes"
Fifty or more of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Vogel gathered at their resi-
dence Wednesday evening to celebrate the
ninth anniversary of their wedding day
The evening was passed in social enjoy
ment, refreshments were served, and all
wished the happy couple many returns OF
the anniversary. n handsome amount oil
money was left as token of esteem.
The oldest inhabitant fails to remember
the time when so much rain fell in the
same length of time, as during the past
week. The shower on Sunday lasted fol
over an hour and was a perfect deluge il
parts of the town. The roads were badly
washed and more or less damage done t.
crops. The rain of Tuesday raised the
streams to an unusual height, and in th'
afternoon a violent wind arose which blew
down many trees and caused other damage
DR.. and Mrs. A. w. Rice gave delight
full entertainment at their residence Tues
day evening Seventy-five invitation
were issued and nearly all were presen
despite the wind and rain. The entertain
ment consisted of parlor drama, entitle,
1.-THE Children's joke" dramatized iron
the writings of Miss Alcott. The severa
parts were taken as follows: Mr.. Herr
York, Mr.. Harry Adams; Mrs. Carolin
York, Leone RUSSELL Aunt Betsey, Mabe
p Westgate; Miss Harry York, CARR
Stearns; Miss Kitty York, Alice Westgate
Miss Polly Davis, Miss Lottie Gray, Mrs
Dexter, callers, Grace Metcalf, Mabel Med
bury, Grace Metcalf; Gretchen, the maid
= Mabel Medbury. The characters were ac
mirably sustained, and each participant de
serves credit and praise. Musical seleC
tions followed the play and the eyenin
was one of rare pleasure.