Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-02-19

William NJ. Vogcl is in New York this
week ON business.
Arthur W. Stearns of Brooklyn is in
town for few days visit
Basket ban will be the attraction at the
town hall ON Saturday evening.
Mrs George +. Roberts and Mrs NJ w.
Stickney Were in Moth Adams on Mon
day
The Y. NJ. c. a starts off very enthu-
siastcally ana we trust the interest will
continue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallup were called to
North Adams or Sunday to attend IN flu
neral of a relative.
b. V. Butterield. vino has been ut flig-
ley hill most of the winter. spent sun
day with his parents.
The schools have all closed for the
winter term. So far as We have learned
they have been very successful.
Frank Chahn will sell his goods at
auction ON the 18th and Immediately pre-
pare for removal to California.
Don O. Butterhcld. win Mcdonald,
James H. Mcdonald are among the per
sons who are suffering from grip.
The only train to reach us ON Tuesday
and "Wednesday arrived about II p. m. on
Albert NJ Fox has bought the DWELLING
now occupied by +. q. ChatHn on East
Main street. ana will occupy it about
March l.
On Wednesday evening an alarm of fire
was sounded but it proved to be only a
chimney burning out on Beaver street in
ON" of Walter :. Browns houses.
About 20 persons from this place at
tended the silver wedding anniversary or
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler u. Goodell mt Reads
horo on Friday evening. They report a
most enjoyable time.
Tuesday of this week will easily pass
for the severest day of winter. The mer-
curry hardly reached above zero all day
and the wind blew gale. Very few teams
were seen upon the streets.
The warrant for town meeting has been
posted by the selectmen. and covers about
the same business to he considered as
usual The town reports have not been
distributed yet but will be out the last
of the week.
1t is very unusual for the Hoosac Tunnel
& Wilmington railroad to miss train,
but the storm on Tuesday and Wednesday
proved a little too much and no trains
reached us on either day. The drifts
were deep ana very solid, and besides
there was scarcity of water for the
boilers and one engine gave out, so taxi
ing all things together the delay was oc-
casioned.
Modern Women for February contains
an interesting article by Mrs Herman
Hall ON "Woman's work for civic improve
ment in which the following reference
is mace To Il native Of Wilmington: zone
of the most strenuous believers i'm the
examples Of individual improvement is
Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard of Oakland
cal. Mrs. Howard has planted hundreds
of street trees in that town; has trained
tie magnificent wistcriH from her house
over the sidewalk to "a trelis near the
street curb. that the pedestrians may Sc
cWc additional shade on "A hot day and
has so embellshed her grounds which
are i'm fun view of the street, that she has
become public beuefactor. \ writer
has immor;alizcd her work aGter this
fashion; May the good spirits of peace
and soul communion ever abide in your
in the shadows of tie
palms. breathing from the sempervirens.
sailing from the lady birches, whisper
ing from each fragrant blossom and eX-
haling from Mother Earth, all this sane
tuary where YOU live and work to en-
anate it again to the world -. Mrs
Howard is pleasantly remembered in
as the eldest daughter of the |
late Judge o. L. Shafter. Mrs. Howard |
several years ago presented to the vii |
lage of Wilmington Maple grove" "A |
grove of thrifty naples planted |
more than so years ago by the hand of |
Judge Shafter on his own grounds. Mrs |
Howard occasionally visits her birthplace |
in Wilmington, retaining her interest in !
the town.