Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-25
WILMINGTON.
The New Hotel Building.

owing to the rainy weather of the past
week work has not advanced very rapidly
on the hotel building. The foundations
are complete and the floor of the base
ment laid.
! Some comment has been made that
the dimensions of the structure were not
sufficiently large. The dimensions are
a SO feet, three stories in height in
Guiding basement. There are to be 20
rooms which Will afford abundant ac-
commodations except in rare cases. AS
long as Mr.. Childs, who is building the
/ structure, and the person that has leased
the hotel. are satisfied. IT would seem
that others. many of whom are not very
/ liberal atrons of a hotel any way ought
to be content. The assembly hall is to
be 100 by 40 feet and will be one of the
finest buildings OF the kind in the state.
The seating capacity will be over 500 and
no expense will be spared to make the
hall beautiful and convenient Every
one knows that we have suffered for
years in the need of public hall of
this kind. The stage will be large and
fitted with the very best scenery.
! 1t is expected that one of the first at
fractions will le Denman Thompson with
his fun company i'm the "Old Home
stead When we remember that all
first class companies have refused to
: come here for years simply because we
| had no place in which to hold entertain
! menus, we ought TO De pretty tnankIul
| to Major Chlds that he has voluntarily
! undertaken this work. In his love for
the town of his birth and boyhood he is
/ doing a noble work and we beg to as
sure him that the public appreciates his
efforts.
Herbert B. Newton and VIII Fiske of
Holyoke are visiting in town.
Miss Leone Russell has returned from
! her NaCa tiOn a NinthroD Rea
Dr. Mcclure and family of New York
are boarding with George Streeter.
James II. Newton and daughter are
at their summer home Beaver Brook
! Farm"
Mr.. and Mrs. Knowles of New York
are at Mr.. Morton's on the Larson place
for the summer Mr.. Morton will build
| a handsome cottage.
Eli II. Porter. Harry Wellman and
! Frank II. Fitch We're elected delegates
to the state Democratic convention at
Burlington yesterday.
c. NJ. Russell was in Bratteboro on
Saturday on business. returning on Mon
day. He was the guest of Fred w
Childs at "Hillcrest" on Sunday.
Mrs. George f. Haynes and son. Scott
have returned from Marion. Mass. where
they have visited Mrs. Hammond, Mrs.
Hayness daughter, several weeks.
The Kindergarten association held
| their annual fair at the school hall on
| Tuesday afternoon and evening. There
was good attendance and the receipts
were liberal.
Hugh Phillips Of Montpelier, special
| agent of the Vermont Mutual Life In
! surance company. was in town last week
to adjust the loss on George Phelpss barn
| in Monroe, Mass, insured through the
| local agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c. Newton who re-
Gently returned from their wedding trip,
have moved to Readsboro where they
will remain for the present Mr.. Newton
is the treasurer of the new Mining Com
pany having its principal office at that
place.
| In common with others the farmers
have been seriously delayed in their hay
ing for the past week, on account of the
rainy weather and at this writing the
prospect does not improve. There is a
large quantity of hay that has been
damaged by the rains and in some cases
it has become almost worthless.
The savings bank building is being
greatly improved, the banking room as
well the hail in the second story be-
ing enlarged. The piazzas will be done
away with and the room utilized. Plate
! glass windows win he put in and the
looks of the building will be greatly
improved and the interior advantage
will also be better. George f. Haynes
has charge of the work
Frank L. Allen has taken possession
of the Spencer store and will he pleased
to welcome new as well as old customers.
He will retain the popular clerks, Mr..
Hatch and Miss Plimpton and Mr. Reed
of Jacksonville will also be engaged The
stock of goods. which inventoried over
$4,000 will be kept in the best of order
with constant additions of new goods
and no pains will be spared to please
customers in every respect.
Albert f. Bowen Of Boulder. Colo. is
in town, visiting his sister, Mrs. C. NJ
Russell. He will remain East for some
time. Having been in Colorado for over
16 years and engaged in mining opera
tions, he is well qualified to Judge in re-
gard to our prospects in that direction
He says that the indications are excellent
and predicts that we shall see fine re-
suits. The only question is to devise
means to extract the gold from the
rock, which in MANY cases exists in a
fine flour form, which necessitates very
skilful handling.