Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-24
WILMINGTON.

| William Day cut his foot very badl.
at Mountain Hills Monday.
Mrs. Lyon gave very pleasant care
party at the hotel this week.
Rev. o. H. Baker will occupy thu
Universalist pulpit Sunday morning.
Harry Wellman is improving in health
as is also Warren II. Boyd; but II. L.
Millingtoa is very seriously i'll, anc
fears are entertained as to his recov
cry.
The local fishermen like George Rob
erts, M. w. Stickney, Ernest Hicks
and Harry Hotchkiss have been having
great sport for several days and they
have brought in some fine specimens.
Rev. Scion Fairbanks of New York
occupied the Methodist pulpit Sunday
morning and made very strong ad-
dress from the scriptural passage,
Follow me and will make you fish
ers of men,"
The salary of Postmaster Jones has
been increased to 81, 600, which shows
that business is good and continually
increasing. We remember very well
when the salary of the postmaster was
less than 5000.
The lawn party under auspices of
the Y. p. c. E., which was to have
been held at the parsonage, was held
at the church vestry on account OF the
weather. 1t was a very pleasant occa-
sion. Music by the orchestra, Misses
Ware and Kidder, Mr.. Riegel and AL
bert Buell., Mrs. Kidder accompanist.
A hearing is being held at this place
this week in regard to town line be-
tween Woodford and Searsburg, before
Hon. Joel Baker of Rutland, Hon.
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury
aud H. L. Clark of Castleton, com
mssioners There is quite an array
of legal talent consisting of E. L.
Waterman of Brattleboro, j. X. Batch
elder and o. M. Barber of Bennington
and o. f. Butterfield of Wilmington.
Surveyors Bates of Pownal and Bond
of Searsburg are much in evidence,
while the selectmen of Woodford,
Readsboro with other wit
nesses from several towns all take
hand in the controversy. AS rule
hearings of this kind are not specially
exciting and this is no exception. Sew
eral old stumps, cuttings from trees
and bag full of chips are looked over
very carefully. The hearing will be
adjourned after Thursday to meet at
on Aug l. The value of
the wild land in question is probably
not much over the expense of the hear
ing-but there is principle involved
Mrs. Esther Mcclellan of Holliston,
Mass, is in town. Mrs. Chauncey
Miller and son of Brooklyn, N. Y,
who have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. E. Medbury for several weeks, re-
turned to their home this week. Rev.
E. E. Wells is making pastoral calls in
Nottingham this week. Eugene God |
Hard has been quite i'll for two or three
weeks. Mr. and Mrs. l.. A. Ware of
New York are occupying their cottage !
near Watson d. Carpenters. Harry |
L. Adams of Bridgeton, N. j., is ex-
1ected in town next month. Among |
,ther arrivals at the Childs' Tavern |
his week we mention: Mr.. and Mrs. |
,. A. Hamilton, Worcester, Mass. F. !
v. Fowler, Boston; l.. Parsons Stone
md wife of Pittsburg, Pa, j. W. Me
,ard and wife, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
:. W. Rich, Orange, Mass. ; Hattie E.
Mass. A. E. Stockwell,
II. VI. hoEs6 anu WIFE,
/. Julian Morse and Florence L. Be
mis- of Chscago, Ill. The hotel has
,een full for the past week and every
Dom in the old hotel is also occupied.
Ernest Hicks and family of New
FORK are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
!. Roberts. Miss Rena Cutting visit
d Mrs. Martin A. Brown last week =
fred W. Childs with his friend, Prof
Ohm c. Calhoun of the Florida State
ollege, Tallahassee, were in town Mon
ay, returning to Hillcrest the same
vening. "A p. Childs of Bennington
as been in town this week Mrs.
has G. Barlow is in Brattleboro for
week or so, visiting friends. Geo F.
red King, head bookkeeper for Gut
ing g. Co of North Adams, has been /,
D town this week the guest of Orrin f.
!. Buell. Miss B. Leone Russell is in
'oston and Winthrop beach for a short
acation. The Methodist church and
arsonage are being painted by Walter {
!. Hall. Mrs. Truman p. Barnes and
aughter occupy one of the tenements
/ Mrs. Winslow's house opposite the t
rug store. M Uses Ellen and Kathe- g
me Ware are visiting in Brsttleboro. |
Miss Linda Douglass of Sycamore. $
lass, and Miss Emma Clahane of ;
concord, Mass. are expected in town !,
! August to remain few weeks the
uests of Miss Elva Lyman. 9
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