Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-12
WILMINGTON.

Marjorie Jacobs is i'll will measles.
Melvin Stickney was in town the first
of the week.
John F. Bassett spent few days In
town the past week.
Beth Butterfeld is spending a vaca-
ton with his parents.
Mrs. Bessie Lawton is here to spend
the summer with Mrs Newell Adams.
Mrs. Newell Adams has moved into
her new home West Main street.
Miss Leila Pike is assisting at the
post Office during Mr.. Jones's absence.
Arson L. Morris of North Adams Wis
tied in town over Sunday with relatives.
Arthur Stearns and family of Brooklyn
are spending the summer at their cot
tage.
e. f. Medbury left for Newfane Sat-
urday, where he is attending county
court.
Clyde Jessemen has finished work for
Carl Barnard and is working at Joseph
Gilbert's
1t is reported that Leonard Brown
has sold a Ford car to Fred Boyd of
this town.
Miss Maudie l.. Stone of Brooklyn is
spending a week at the Forest and
Stream club.
Mrs. w. A. Johnson was operated upon
for appendicitis Thursday by DIR. Dunn
and DR.. Thomas.
George Larkin returned Tuesday after
spending a few days with his parents
in North Adams
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vaughan are
staying a few weeks in town, boarding
with Mrs. w. A. Hall.
Guests are arriving daily at the Forest
and Stream club, there being at present
about 30 people there.
IDI, H.. a,Ni1
ly from her operation. Miss Christine
Boyd is also improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Webster of South
Cambridge, N. Y, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. p. C. Thayer.
o. H. Jones and family left for their
cottage at Raponda Wednesday, where
they will spend their vacation.
Mrs. b. p. Wilder and son, Bernard
Benjamin, are staying with her mother,
Mrs. Bert Smith, in East Wilmington.
Harry Mallory has finished work in
Vernon and is helping his father, who
is building house at Miss Celia Heath
er's.
E. E. Wheeler caught pickerel at
Lake Raponda the first of the week
weighing 2h pounds. This is the largest
specimen known to have been taken
from these waters.
Several people from here attended the
dance in Jacksonville Wednesday night
of last week. They report a fine time
in spite of the warm weather.
Many of the townspeople enjoy bath
ing at Lake Raponda these hot days.
There are about 50 people at the cot
tages now and several more are expected
to arrive soon
Mr.. Ellison and family expect to move
to Readsboro soon, where he is to work
for the Hoosac Tunnel & Wilmington
railroad as station agent. We all wish
him success in his new position.
Leo Wilder and Harold Smith are help
ing the surveyors who are surveying
the southeast part of the town. 1t is re-
ported that this work is prior to the
building of a railroad from Colrain to
Wilmington.
Mrs. M. A. Brown and two daughters,
Ina and Emma, Mrs. George F. Roberts
and Mrs. e. ID. Manter came Friday,
returning Saturday. Mrs. L. A. Brown
and little daughter, Eleanor, returned
with them.
The members of "Sleepless Cove Cot
tage' returned home Wednesday after
spending a week at Lake Raponda. They
report a fine time in spite of the mis-
cheivous mosquitoes that are conspicu-
Gus during July.
Saturday evening Gilbert Morris and
Mrs. S. c. Pike were given a surprise
at the nome Oh tne ldtter, the occasion
being their birthday anniversaries, each
coming on July 6. Sixteen of the relatives
were present. Ice cream and cake were
served.
The Windham Percheron Horse asso-
citation, composed of several business
men of Wilmington and Nottingham,
has bought of G.. A. Sutphen, of New
York state, the Percheron stallion, Baro-
net, No. 50,330. Baronet is a handsome
dark bay weighing 1900 pounds and his
pedigree. which has been approved by
the United States government, shows
him to be of excellent breeding.