Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-02-01
WILMINGTON.

w. L. Packard made business trip to
Boston last week, returning on Saturday.
Edwin A. Graves, who is freshman in
Williams college, was in town on Wednes-
day.
The merchants have agreed to close their
stores on Tuesday evening of each week,
as well as on Thursday.
DR.. Leon Gillett of Nottingham has
formed a partnership with DR.. Titus, and
will remove here as soon as he can secure
a satisfactory tenement.
All of the schools, with the exception of
the one in the village, closed last week
1t is not saying too much to state that every
school has been successful.
Rev. r. G. r. Mckenzie will deliver a
lecture before the Literary and Scientific
union next Wednesday evening. Subject,
"The pessimistic side of life"
+. j. Corse, who received such serious
injury at the mill, as stated last week, was
obliged to have his leg amputated Just
above the knee. The operation was per
formed by Drs. Titus and Page.
The funeral of Mrs. Bassett was attend
ed from the Universalist church last Sun
day afternoon. A large number of rela-
tives were present. Mrs. Esther Dickin-
son, daughter, came from Dakota to be
present on the sad occasion.
The lecture by Rev. A. j. IIOugh of
Brattleboro at the Methodist church on
Wednesday evening was well attended and
every one was delighted, the only regret
being that the speaker did not continue for
Just another hour. His subject was "Ho "
to get there" and was admirably treated.
His illustrations were good and the entire ad-
address was replete with thought and prac-
tical sense. No one could fail to be bene-
fitted and strengthened thereby.
The Woodford correspondent writes to
the Montpelier Argus as follows: "Joseph
Peck, who many years ago worked for
| Sherman Robinson near Wilmington, and
drove siX-hoIse team over the mountain
without reins for Amos Temple and others,
is the Woodford and Bennington stage
man and mail carrier for while. Fol-
some time Mr. Peck has been in the West
and came from Grand Isle, Neb., to the
soldiers home last October. He still pos
sesses a good deal of his od-time liveliness.
The meeting on Tuesday evening,
consider the graded school question, was
we'll attended and only one view seemed to
prevail, viz, that the time has already
come to make a movement in this direc-
| JlOn. remarks were lndue ny Il ldTSe mum
! Der of those present, and committee was
chosen to investigate the subject and to re
port at a meeting to be held in two weeks
Hosea Mann, jr., was elected chairman anc
w. L. Packard secretay. The committed
consists of j. II. Kidder Edward Titus
C. NJ. Russell, E. NJ. Haynes, George II
Streeter and E. A. Fitch.
The North Adams Transcript has thu
following in its Florida, Mass, correspon
dence: "Mrs. Frank A. Clark has passed
through severe attack of Inflammation o
the stomach For a few days he life wa
despaired of. The neighbors gave thei
help, working all through the night yer.
persistently until she was out of danger
DIR. Bowen of Charlemont was the attend
ing physician, and drove from there no
needing heavy snow storm and the deel
drifts. Mr.. and Mrs Canedy, her mothe
and father, were telegraphed, and drov
from Wilmington to Florida in four hour
and a half"