Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-25
WILMINGTON.

Eli Porter, Harry Wellman and Franz
ii. Fitch were elected delegates to the
state Democratic convention which mel
at Burlington yesterday.
The kindergarten association hello
their annual fair at the school hall
Tuesday afternoon and evening. There
was good attendance and the receipts
We're liberal.
Frank L. Allen has taken possession
of the Spencer store and will retain the
popular clerks, Mr.. Hatch and Miss
Plimpton. Mr. Reed of Jacksonville
will also be engaged. The stock of
goods inventor led over 513, 900.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. Newton, who
recently returned from their wedding
| trip, have removed to Readsboro where
| they will remain for the present. Mr..
Newton is the treasurer of the new
mining company having its principal
office at that place.
In common with others the farmers
have been seriously delayed in their
haying for the past week, on account
of the rainy weather and at this writ
ing the prospect does not improve
There is large quantity of hay that
has been injured by the rains and in
some cases it has become almost worth
less.
The Savings bank building is being
greatly improved, the banking room as
we'll as the hall in second story being
enlarged. The piazza will be done
away with and the room utilized, plate
glass windows will be put in and the
interior advantages will also be better.
George f. Haynes has charge of the
work
C. M. Russell was in Brattleboro
Saturday on business. returning Mon
day. He was the guest of Fred W.
Childs at Iillcrest on Sunday. DR..
Mcclure and family of New York are
boarding with George Streeter. 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. Miss Leone Rus /
sell has returned from her vacation at
Winthrop Beach.
Herbert b. Newton and Will Fiske |
of Holyoke are visiting in town. Mrs.
George +. Haynes and son Scott have /
returned from Marion, Mass, where |
they have visited Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. /
Haynes daughter, for several weeks. 7
james II. Newton and daughter are
at their summer home Beaver Brook
farm. Hugh Phillips of Montpelier,
special agent of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company, was in town
last week to adjust the loss on George
Phelps barn in Monroe, Mass, in
sured through the local agency.
Albert +. Bowen of Boulder, Col,
+pu.p i,i hi 81 Mrs
NJ. Russell, and will remain East for
some time Having been in Colorado
for over IL years and engaged in min
ing operations, he is we'll qualified to
Judge in regard to our present pros
poets in that direction. He says that
the indications are excellent and pre-
diets that we shall see fine results.
The only question is to devise means to
extract the gold from the rock, which.
in many cases, exists in a fine flour
'orm, which necessitates very skillful
handling.
Owing to the rainy weather of the
past week work has not advanced very
,apidly on the hotel building. The
are completed and the floor
If the basement laid. The dimensions !
ire 17yg3 feet, three stories in height
including basement. There are to be
q rooms which will afford abundant
accommodations except in rare cases.
The assembly hall is to be 100x40 feet |
nd will be one of the finest buildings |
# the kind in the state. The seating
capacity will be over GOO and no ey-
rense will be spared to make the hall i
beautiful and convenient. The stage
viii be large and fitted with the very
'est scenery. 1t is expected that one !
f the first attractions will be Denman |
thompson with his full company in |
he "Old Homestead. " When we re
lember that all first class companies
ave refused to come here for years t
imply because we had no place in 5
,hich to hold entertainments, we I
ught to be thankful to Major Childs
hat he has undertaken this work. In v
is love for the town of his birth he is )
DING noble work and we beg to as r
lre him that the public appreciates e
is efforts. d