Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-06-22

illness from mumps continues and the
end is not yet
Rev. Mr. Woodman returned from Maine
Saturday. His family will not return
at present.
Dale Mcdonald, who was badly injured
by fall last week, is gaining and will
soon recover.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. w. Stickney and Mrs.
Bertha Clausen are visiting at George
F. Roberts's.
L. Z. Strawser and Don o. Butterfield
went to Montpelier Monday to attend the
district and state conventions.
The listers have nearly completed the
appraisal of real estate and are pleased
to note that the totals will show an in
crease over the former appraisal.
Arrangements are being perfected for
the celebration on the 4th and a grand
time is assured Posters giving full par
ticulars will be issued in due season.
News of the death of Mrs. Gracia A.
Andrews at Orange, Mass, has been re-
| ceived She was the widow of S. H.
Andrews, who was a merchant here sew
eral years.
Work has been begun on the railroad
extending from Mountain mills to Somer-
! set. 1t is expected that 100 or more men
will soon be at work with sufficient teams
The work will be pushed forward as fast
| as possible.
A number of the members Of the Forest
! and Stream club have been in town re-
Gently preparing the buildings for summer
| occupancy. 1t is expected that there will
| be fun attendance this season, fact
that we are all happy to note. The reg
ular opening will occur June 80.
Rev. Mr.. Woodman will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon before the gradual
| ing class at Memorial hall next Sunday
morning. Union services and large at
tendance will be present. The regular
! graduating exercises will occur at Memo
rial hall on the 2Sth.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Brown recently re-
| turned from a business and pleasure trip
to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and
| Prince Edwards Island and points in
| Maine. They had delightful trip and are
enthusiastic In the descriptions of these
places, which are not often visited by peo-
pie from this locality.
Charles II. Parmelee received worG
| Sunday that his mother at Vineland. N
j., was dead. The news came very un-
| eXpectedly as Mr.. Parmelee had returned
only a few days previously from New
Jersey, where he had been TO assist her
in closing up the estate of her husband
and moving to a new residence. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parmalee, Mrs. Davis and Mrs
Deane, sisters of the deceased. left Mon
day morning TO attend the funeral.
The town meeting to take action in re-
gard to the drinking fountain which Miss
Maude L. Stone proposes to present tC
the town was fairly well attended last
Saturday. In the absence of L. H. Porter
the moderator, ]. II. Kidder was elected
pro TEN. 1t was unanimously voted tC
pay expenses of water supply and fol
electric light for the fountain. A rising
vote of thanks was passed to Miss Stone
for this generous and useful gift to the
town.
Water is being put into several house!
this week and in due time nearly ever!
residence and building will be thus pro
vided. Twenty thousand dollars seemed
like a large sum of money to eXpend fo
this purpose. but II people will take thu
pains to make investigation, they will
readily ascertain that we have installed
our system at a figure far below that o
any other town anywhere in the state
so far as we know. We have an abundan
supply of the best water coming from
never-failing springs on Haystack noun
tain.
Work on the library building is wei
under way and in due time we shall SCI
beautiful edifice. This gift from MI
} Pettee Is one of the largest and mos
beneficial that 1t has been the good for
tune of Wilmington to receive. Very few
towns, II any, have ever been so wei
remembered by those who have gone GU
from u.s. as Wilmington Among other
may be mentioned John H. Flagg, tn
Childs brothers, H. w. Stearns. A. II
Watson and Stone brothers. We voic
, the sentiment OF all when we say tina
these numerous and generous gifts ar
fully priced and appreciated.