Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-26
WILMINGTON.

Mrs. c. NJ. Russell and her daughter are
spending week in Boston.
Miss Faith Wilder Kidder has visited in
Troy, Boston and other places the past two
weeks.
Miss Leone Russell returned on Monday
from weeks visit in Troy, \. y, and
Harry E. Gore was called to Dover Wednes.
day on account OF the death OF his father,
Lorenzo Gore.
Miss Lillian Conner. one OF the nurses in
the North Adams hospital, is spending her
vacation in town
Mrs. L. W. Boyd is still at North Adams
and will not be able to leave the hospital for
two weeks probably.
operation at the North Adams hospital, has
returned home and is gaining rapidly
Jesse Mallory was a recent visitor in town.
lie has good position with the Rutland rail.
road. running from Rutland to Burlington.
Miss Blanche Jacobs daughter of Henry
Jacobs, IS very i'll from pneumonia. She is
under the care of a trained nurse from North
Adams.
The rummage sale at the town hall Saturday
night was well attended and large variety
OF useful and ornamental articles were sold
by !. II. kidder, auctioneer The sale was
Tor the benefit OF the high school
1t is reported that the Deerfeld River com.
Pahy mas so.I large part OF their real estate
set TO Boston parties. The details of the trans.
action have not been given out yet.
In common with other parts OF the country
we have had our warm weather, the mercury
running above 90. Nearly, all OF the snow and
man had turned his cows into the pasture.
We have had no use for the snow rollers that
Haynes and Streeter recently manufactured.
Roy Brown, son OF Martin a. Brown, was
taken to the North adams hospital last week
by DR.. /. I. Page. An operation was per-
formed the same day by Drs. Wright and
Page for inflammation OF the mastoid cells.
he Tel fe wall -
his hearing will be fully restored His mother
is with him at the hospital.
The entertainment at the Universalist church
Monday evening was well attended and was
as follows; Recitation, Hazel Wheelock; solo,
Merton Barber song Lizzie Allen; song by
me primary children; solo, Miss Mabel Med
bury; address, Child Culture and the Kinder
garten," Mrs. f. b. Corbett This paper was
brief history of the kindergarten system and
showed the great benefits Of the training to be
derived theretrom. Mandolin solo, Miss Man
waring; instrumental music, Mrs. Esther
Strawser. \ handsome sum was realized
At the Baptist church last Sunday the pas.
tor, Kew. r.. {. Slower, preached sermon that
seemed to touch all hearts on The Per-
sonaty of Choice or Every One for HIMSELF -
over 100 persons were present and nearly as
many at the Sunday school, The evening ser
T TS was RSvh very Interesting the subject being
music aud the pastor conducted an after meet.
ing; seven persons expressed a wish to unite
Win inc church, he members OF the church
are very much encouraged in the work. Next
sunday morning Mr.. Slower will preach on
"A Business Question, Profit and Loss "
he church voted last Sunday 10 observe the
anniversary OF the centennial of the orpaniza.
ton OF the society, which occurs the coming
sumner The clerk, pastor and Deacon c. NJ
ware were selected as committee to arrange
Tor its observance. \ historical sketch Of the
church will be given aud other appropriate
exercises will be held.
After having listened to number of can.
dlaateS the Baptist society has decided to en-
gage the services OF Rev Eben c. Slower, who
began his pastorate Dec 81. Mr.. StoveT was
porn 40 years ago in Webster Me- on a
farm, lie has two brothers and two sisters.
ne was educated at the public schools OF the
town and received his academic education in
me Classical Institute and Colby college at
Maieryille, Me. He was ordained TO the
Christian ministry in Limington, Me- "a wears
ago lie has studied theology in Chicago and
has held pastorates in Maine Illinois and
MASSACHUSETTS. His father enlisted as a pri.
sixteenth Maine volunteers. He was taken
prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg and was
imprisoned at Belle Island, Va, three months,
where he suffered fearfully. Being exchanged he
returned to his regiment only TO be taken pris.
oner again at Weldon railroad in August 1854
ne was imprisoned at Salisbury, ~ c. and sui.
Tered until Nov. 7, when he died from starva.
ton; Mr. Slower is enthusiastic member
OF the Sons of Veterans and has held the Dosi.
uoh OF chaplain in camps in Illinois and Massa-
Shusetts ana IS now chaplain Of the camp Of
sons OF Veterans at Braintree, Mass He has
often delivered memorial oratons and preached
wife, son and daughter. The son graduated
from Brown university at Providence In 1908
and expects to graduate from the Boston uni.
graduate of the Chicopee, Mass, high school
and matriculated at Colby college in 1902. re.
naming two years, when she entered the con
seifat9Iy OF music in Boston. She is a singer
and plays the piano. pipe organ and violin.
MI Slower has not moved his family to VIII
lnhigton as yet, but will do so as soon as the
parsonage IS vacated which will be in Septem
Der For the present he is boarding at II. q.
Kings on North River street ~