Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-01-31
WILMINGTON.

Miss Leone Russell was in North
Adams on Thursday.
A number of people attended the
auction at the Israel Hall place on
Tuesday.
Roswell p. Crafts, sr., of Holyoke,
is at the Vermont House, somewhat
indisposed.
Orrin II. Buell. has been absent this
week on a business trip to Charlemont
and North Adams.
Mrs. John l.. Pike and her grand
daughter, Grace, were in Brattleboro
on Monday and Tuesday.
Samuel c. Pike has nearly completed
his house on Shafter street. 1t is one
of the best residences in the village.
A meeting of the local Grange was
held at their hall on Wednesday after
noon and several were present from
out of town.
Major II. r. Chase of Northampton
representing Forbes d Wallace of
Springfield, was in town on Wednesday
and Thursday.
Mrs. Mills Brown, who has been at
North Adams several weeks for medi-
cal treatment, is expected to return to
her home this week.
Harry l.. Adams went to Boston on
Tuesday. He will return in a week to
remain in town a short time before
going to New Jersey.
The Mountain Mills Mining company
will be ready to begin operations very
soon and, unless indications fail, the
product of gold will be large.
Miss Mabel Medbury will 90 to North
Adams soon to attend the Normal
school. She will take the two years
course. Miss Medbury has taught
several terms with marked success.
Rev. w. NJ. Newton. presiding elder
of the Springfield district, will conduct
services at the Methodist church next
| Sunday, morning and evening. The
! fourth quarterly conference will be
| held on Saturday evening.
Joseph f. Day and Miss Made
Louis Fitch, adopted daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Erastus A. Fitch. were mar
ried on Saturday, Jan. %, by Rev. II
X. Riegel. They left on the afternoon
train for North Adams. On their re
turn they will live with Mr.. and Mrs
Fitch for the present. They are favor
ably known to the people of Whining
ton and will have the good wishes OF
all for their future happiness and pros
perity.
1t is expected that the schedule OF
the West Dover stage from Williams
vile to West Dover will be changed
soon, thus affording the people of this
vicinity with the convenience as here
tofore, that is, of getting mail from
| Brattleboro the next morning, which
leaves on the narrow gauge at 6 p. m
1t has been intimated that the larger
part of this mail consists of dunninl
letters. but We are informed on good
authority that a number of letters
come that are not of this nature. This
was the unkindest cut of all Brother
Hall. and it made us feel real badly
Congressman Haskins Ia Dover boy
writes that he was misinformed about
the matter or else the change would
not have been made. 1t will be speed
lily rectified without a doubt.
The annual village meeting was
held at the town hall on Tuesday even
ing, Jan. 2S. About the usual number
were in attendance. These officers
We're elected Clerk and treasurer
Charles II. Parmalee; trustees. Frank
l.. Allen, Warren r. Boyd NJ. l.. Burr
o. O. Ware, and Martin A. Brown. II
might be added that none of the per
| sons elected as trustees were present
| Fully One-half of those present were
| elected. but all declined the honor witt
thanks. so in order to get a board, il
| was necessary to elect persons absent
Since the meeting nearly all of those
elected have promptly declined tC
serve and probably all will do so, thu,
leaving us in the rather peculiar situa
ton of not knowing whether we have
any trustees or not. The bylaws pro
vide that the officers shall be elected
in the month of January. but if a spe
cial meeting is called no election car
take place in this month. Perhaps the
old board will hold over. People are
not seeking an Office devoid of all re
Enumeration simply for the fun of the
thing. These other officers were
chosen: Auditors. w. l.. Packard J
II. Kidder and Frank A. Childs; collec
tor, Joseph Courtemanche. who bid of
the collection of the taxes for IS. L
was voted to raise an amount not eX
ceeding 20 cents on a dollar of the
| grand list, which will not be sufficient
to pay the running expenses of the vii
lage, to say nothing about the balance
now due of about SIPS. In regard tC
the steam pump which was purchased
a year ago, which was to have been Sc
at the electric light station, but which
has not been. it was voted that thC
trustees ascertain the cost of settinl
the pump and also at what price i
could be sold. Adjournment was takeT
| until the first Tuesday in June.