Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-09-11
WILMINGTON,

Miss Claire Brown has gone to New
Haven.
james Mcdonald of Drew. Maine, is in
town this week.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell is absent on a va
cation of two weeks.
Miss b. Leone Russell spent sunday
with relatives in Gardner Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Fred W. Childs and
friends Were u town on Monday.
G.. -. Spencer of Shelburne Falls has
been in town this week on business.
Fred King. Miss Peach and friend
We're in town last week, guests at the
Cnilds Tavern.
Miss Faitn K.dder and Florence Car
penter have been at the White Mountains
the past week.
AIR. and Mrs. Fred Newton and Mr.. and
Mrs. III. f.. Parsons of Readsboro We're
in town Sunday.
Miss Alice Bradley. who was the guest
of Miss Mae Crafts, has returned to her
home in Holyoke.
Rev. MIR Palmer preached at North
Creek, y. Y. last Sunday and will re-
main for next sunday.
Miss Leone Russell sang at an enter
tainment at Arms Academy, Shelburne
Falls, on Tuesday evening.
The irosts of Monday and Tuesday
nights made bad work with growing
crops and most of our farmers think they
viii never try To raise any more corn.
Work for the season has closed in the
saw mill at Mountain Mills. Some six
or seven million feet of lumber has been
sawed all of which has found a ready
market AT good prices.
Mrs Stafford and Miss Bruce Of Phil
adclphia, who . have been visiting in
town several weeks, went to Brattleboro
the FIRST IF the week. They will return
To their home about the first of October,
Mrs. Mary 5. Morgan. who went to Eu-
rope in June, has returned after a most
delightful trip She WAS delegate TO the
Worlds convention OF the W. c. T. L.
She met relatives in England and visited
many interesting cities in other parts.
Thu journey w.s one of great pleasure
and interest throughout.
Mrs. Emerson, who lives on West
Main street, attempted suicide Monday
She took poison ana also attempted Il
I cut her throat. 1t is understood that she
has been insane heretofore and it was
I during such a period that she made this
. attempt to end her life, She will be
taken to the hospital at Northampton.
\ reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs
+. T. W ellis ut the parlors of the Meth.
odist church Monday evening. \ gooc
number of people We're present Re
freshments were served and the evening
was spent socially. The presents wer,
numerous and valuable Hearty con
gratulations are extended to Mr.. anC
Mrs. Wells.
James NJ. PEBBLES was found dead il
his bed "Wednesday at the home of hi
father-in-law, Eugene l.. Cushman. Mr.
PEBBLES lived in Nottingham, but wa
working I'm Somerset and was on tn
way to that place. lie was slightly in
disposed, but it was not thought that h
was seriously i'll and his sudden dealt
was a great surprise and shock to hi
friends.
An alarm of fire was sounded at moo
Tuesday. The tiremen We're quickly o
the spot but it was not necessary to Sc
the engine at work. The blaze starte
i'm the house of Albert Palmeter on Yves
Main street, causcd by an overheate
chimney. BY the timely use of an IN
| derwriters eXtinguisher the fire wa
stopped very quickly with slight damag,
2 The property was insured at the loca
agency
Percy Comstock is seriously i'll at tn
Childs hotel. Mr.. Comstock is a deale
. in furs in New York and has been thu
employed number of years and it
-, supposed that he is suffering from poiso
taken into the system from the colorin
matter in the furs, Mr.. Comstock
the husband of Miss Lizzie Bassett, WI
formerly lived in Wilmington. Bot
e have many friends here and all join
hoping that he will recover, but h
o symptoms are very serious.
a meeting was held at the town ha
s Friday evening to consider the matter
y insttuting a lecture course the comir
J. winter j. II. Kidder was elected chat
:, man and Don O. Butterfeld secretar
After considerable informal discussion,
# committee consisting of j. H. Gouldin
a John L. Stetson and DIR. L. II, Gillet
d was selected to consider the project al
r to make report at a future meeting.
l. is hoped that the people will feel suf
e cient interest to take tickets literally
h Our people will have the opportuni
It TO see one of the best plays now befo
If the public on Saturday, the 18th,
lie Memorial hall, "Old Jed Prouty." n
good old fashioned humor runnil
through the play creates much Taught
while the vein of pathos appeals
every one, The company is eXcelle
n and every one can depend upon an eve
- ing solid enjoyment, an occasion TN
ne ought not to be missed The manag
is ment is TO be congratulated upon sect
re ing this great attra ction
y About 80 invited guests We're at r
~ ponda Hotel Friday afternoon and pa
no took of an excellent dinner, prepared
direction of II. w. Stearns, who recen