Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-04
WILMINGTON.

M. w. stickney of Providence, r. l., is
in town.
Ernest Hicks and family of New York
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
Roberts.
The Lorne Blwyn company have been
at Memorial hall four evenings this week
and have played to good houses
Herbert L. Millington has sold his farm
to people from North Adams. He has
moved to the Morgan place, which has
been unoccupied for some time.
Mrs. c. NJ. Russell, who has been at
North Adams hospital the past week or
so, is gaining rapidly and she will prob
ably return home in about one week.
a tax of 50 on the grand list is in the
hands Of the treasurer for collection.
This with the 75 cent village tax serves
to remind us that good things cost some
thing.
Among those who are having water put
in their houses from the village system
are George II. Barber, Rolln e. Harris
John s. Stanley, Clark Chandler, NJ. L.
Burr and X. p. Ames.
100000 feet About 20 men have been at
work the past two months, constructing
a dam in Glastonbury. Another dam will
be built on the west branch in Somerset.
These two structures will greatly facili-
tate the driving of logs each spring.
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referee in case of DeGuzzi, VS.. Pozzatto
was in town on Wednesday. A number
of lawyers, including Parkhurst and Car
penter of North Adams and Charles S.
Chase of Nottingham were present. The
case was settled without a hearing.
Rev John A. Mitchell, pastor of the
Baptist church, will close his labors at
this place the present month and move
to West Brattleboro. Mr. and Mrs
Mitchell have endeared themselves to the
people of this place during their residence
and everyone regrets their departure.
No plan has been settled upon as yet
in regard to locating the old school house
to make place for the library building
which L. F. Pettee proposes to build.
All available building sites seem to have
taken sudden rise and the plan Of cut
ting off six feet so that the building
could be crowded into the space now oc-
cupied by the engine houses does not
meet with favor.
We regret to say that the proposed
manufacturing industry seems to have
received a setback to a dregree that
present prospects are not favorable
for the carrying out Of the project.
This condition is deeply to be regretted
and the friends of the enterprise are not
well pleased with the outcome. Messrs.
Choate OF Albany, who have conducted
very successful business in that city
more than 20 years, came here with
definite plans and stand ready to do their
part and they feel that they have not
been well treated
The recent purchase by the Deerfield
Valley company of a large tract of tim
berland included the holdings of William,
Mark and Herbert Tudor Charles Burnap,
George Thomas and Edward Goddard.
The whole section covers about 5000 acres
and is located largely in Somerset. 1t is
estimated that it contains 100000 feet
of spruce and 25,0O0.GOO feet of hard wood.
The Tudors have owned the property
many years, and have done all their saw
Ing with small water power mill. which
recently has been repaired and put in
good condition. The dam has been raised
eight feet and steam will be installed for
reserve power. 1t is expected that the
output of the mill next season will be