Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-12-06
WILMINGTON.

Nearly one foot of snow fell on Tues
day. The sleighing will soon be excellent.
The stores are beginning to displav
Christmas goods and expect a lively trade
| as usual.
Buildings are being erected at Mountain
Mills and the Mining company will begin
work by Jan. LIST.
o. E. Butterfield and C. d. Spencer
were in Brattleboro on Saturday attend
ing the regular session of the probate
| court.
1t is expected that parties from Boston
will assume management of the Win
mington Grain and Lumber company
plant on Jan. LIST.
Trains on the Hoosac Tunnel G. Will
| mington railroad have been on time dur
| ing the week with one or two executions
but trains on the Boston & Maine have
been from one to two hours late
There is movement to erect a fine
plock on the vacant lot on West Main
street Tor business and other purposes
| suited to the public needs. 1t is hoped
that the project will be carried out.
Mrs. Goodwin of Boston. who was in
| town several weeks at Mrs MacIellan's
| returned to her home on Wednesday,
she gave party on Tuesday evening
which, owing to the very stormy weather
was not largely attended
Sarah F., widow of Benjamin H.
Adams, who died in Brooklyn recently.
was native of Wilmington, being the
daughter of Israel Iawton. She was the
| oldest of a large family. only one Of
whom survives, Oscar NJ. Lawton of
Brooklyn.
Col J. H. Goulding returned from his
| trip South and West last Friday. having
| been absent about one month He visited
many places of historical interest in the
South, especially Chattanooga. Lookout
Mountain, Chickamauga and other noints
| lie went to Kansas, examining property
upon which the savings bank has loans
lie visited his son, Philip. who has a fine
situation as librarian in Tennessee
The annual meeting of the Universalist
society was held on Monday evening
Dec 2 and these officers were elected;
Moderator Edward Titus; clerk and
treasurer Herbert L. Fox; trustees
Edward Titus, Clark Chandler and Mar
| tin \. Brown; collector Albert c. Buell..
ushers, o. r. Buell. and Leon II. Fox. II
was voted to hold the annual parish sup
| per in the spring al which time pledges
| VIII be received for the support of the
! pastor for the ensuing year
William L. Packard, jr, has sold the
Times with all the property and appur-
tenances belonging thereto to E. c.
bartlett, who will take possession at
DiiNN anu Nplllllue lne business OF pub
fishing the paper and doing general lob
work. Mr.. Bartlett is a graduate Of
Williams College and has had much ex-
perience in literary and business affairs
and we bespeak for him generous sup
port. Mr.. Bartlett has a family and will
remove to this place very soon from
Lowell. Mr.. Packard will leave town
ABOUT Jan list, going to Greenville, Tenn,
where he will assume management of
the East Tennessee News, a paper which
he bought year ago. Mr.. Packard has
been a resident of this town for over six
years and has built up good business.
He has taken a great interest in public
matters and has always been on the side
OF progress and improvement, never hesi-
tatins to speak his mind on any matter
of public concern, and in this wav he has
gained the general respect of the com
munity. We wish him prosperity in his
new location and business.