Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-10
N. l. HAWLEY.
WILL lNGTON.


The sleighing was never better and
everyone is busy
Three persons joined the Methodist
| church last Sunday by letter.
Rev. NJ. r. Foshay and wife are spend
| ing a vacation of two weeks in Boston.
Rev Mr. Ricgel is at home after a
short visit to friends in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Melissa Blanchard has returned
from Rutland where she has been since
Thanksgiving.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Kane have received
news of the serious illness of their daugh-
ter in Troy, n. Y.
Misses Ellen and Katherine Ware have
returned to Brattleboro after two weeks
visit in Wilmington.
Miss Alice Plimpton was summoned to
Dummerston on Monday on account of
the illness Of her sister.
Mrs. James Mcdonald has been i'll but
is improving. Mrs Brown of North
Adams professional nurse, is caring for
her.
Miss Leone Russell, who was i'll for two
weeks in North Adams from measles,
returned on Saturday and is gaining in
health.
b. f. Smith of New York has been in
town this week and has sold the
Chandler place to Frank Snow, who will
take possession in the spring.
Miss Claire Brown. who returned from
the Albany business college to spend the
vacation. has been very i'll from measles,
but is recovering as fast as can be eX-
pected.
The annual meeting of the Wilmington
savings bank corporators will be held on
Tuesday, Jan. Il. II is expected that the
meeting will be fully attended as matters
of interest will come before the board
for consideration.
The installation of the oficers-elect
of the Grand Army post will occur on
Tuesday. Jan. q. in the afternoon. In
the evening there will be a campfire TO
which the members and families asso-
ciate members and families are cordially
invited.
Arthur w Stearns and Miss Maude
Mcclellan We're married at Brooklyn, y.
y on New Years day and come TO this
place on the day following \ recep-
ton was held at the home of the bride
mother. Mrs. Nellie Mcclellan. ana
number OF invited guests were present.
CONGRATULATIONS are extended to Mr.. and
Mrs Stearns who have many friends In
this place.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church society was held on Tues
day evening. These officers were elected:
Moderator =. G.. Hubbard; clerk. Charles
IL. Barmelee. treasurer. -. ~ W are
trustees. O. O. Ware p. G. Hubbard and
J. H. Goulding; ushers e.. r. Smith and
]. II. Goulding; auditor, f. r. smith
deacons. J. II. Goulding and r. r. smith.
The parish supper was served by the
ladies' aid society and the evening was
one of pleasure and interest The atfalrs
of the society are in the best condition
and prospects for the future are most
favorable.
Mrs. Eddy X. Fox. who has been very
iii for some time. died on Thursday morn
ing Mrs. Fox was As years of age. She
was married to Mr.. Fox l3 years ago.
Two children were born to Mr., and Mrs.
Fox. who live to mourn n mothers death.
She was a devoted mother and wife and
her death brings sorrow to a large circle
of friends and relatives Her death was
induced from whooping cough which she
had severely last summer and which de-
Veloped into heart disease. The funeral
will be held from her late home on Sat
urday morning al 10 o'clock. Rev. Mr.
Estabrook attending. Burial will be in
Riverview cemetery.
The first jury trial OF the season was
held at o. L. Butterfields office on Sat
urday last. The parties were Mrs. May
NJ Crafts VS.. Richard LeRay of Halifax.
II seems that LeRay took horse to the
hotel to be cared for; in unhitching the
animal a strap was left attached to the
shaft and the horse began kicking and
tearing around generally. Some damage
! was done to sleighs and wagons and the
hotel people took the ground that LeRay
| ought to pay the bill. The jury consist
| ed of Eli II. Porter. foreman; Clark
! Chandler. +. l.. Barnard, +. f. Medbury
L. w. Boyd and C. o. Wilder. Butter
! field for plaintiff and Charles s. Chase
| of Nottingham for the defendant. The
| jury failed to agree upon a verdict and
| the case will be tried again Feb. II.