The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Reading 8/9/1889 Sumner FLETCHER has sold his farm to Ethan ALLEN of Perkinsville. Miss Addie PRESTON of Boston is at her aunt's--Mrs. G. N. WHITMORE. Mr. and Mrs. E. PITKIN of Boston are at her father's--S. FLETCHER. Last week, M. E. HAPGOOD and wife, and Evie, of Woddstock, and Arthur, with a gentleman, were down from Lebanon, N. H., at their father's--S. K. HAPGOOD. Mark KEYES, from White River Junction, was home over Sunday. F. HAWKINS is quite sick from the effects of sticking a pitch-fork into his foot. Mrs. Clarence BRYANT of Fitchburg, Mass., is stopping for a while at M. L. and H. N. BRYANT's; also, O. B. BRYANT of Proctorville was out over Sunday. Mrs. Geo. DODGE of Peabody, Mass., was at M. L. and H. N. BRYANT's not long since, and called on old friends. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Perkinsville 8/9/1889 Visitors come and go--so many we can hardly keep track of them. The STANLEY family, consisting of Hiram STANLEY, and Mrs. Elmore B. LOCKWOOK, of this place, Henry of Boston, Alfred of Andover, and Mrs. ROBIE of Landgrove, held a reunion in this place, last week. After an absence of several years, Levi P. PRATT is in town again. Mrs. Emily J. CALL is at Nantasket Beach, Mass. Geo. C. SHEDD, of the firm of Call & Co., has moved from Springfield into the house last occupied by Geo. A. READ. Mrs. SHERMAN of Haverill, Mass., is at her sister's--Mrs. A. H. WHEELER. We noticed in our travels, recently, that A. M. KENDALL formerly of this town, was in his old place as mail-agent on the Rutland Division of the C. V. road. Some of the numerous descendants of Capt. Geo. W. KENNEY are visiting him. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Amsden 8/9/1889 Moss Alice BROWN, from Amesbury, Mass., is visiting at D. B. KENDALL's. Frank JACKSON received a very bad cut in his head and other severe injuries, last Friday, while handling a colt for J. W. HAGAR. Mrs. L. S. CABOT and two children, from Boston, are at Bradford GRIMES'. Carrie W. RUSSELL, from New York, is again at her Summer residence near Downer's. A few from this place took in the excursion to Providence Island, the 6th inst. Alice HAGAR, Winnie KENDALL, and Sammie ADAMS, are making plans to attend Black River Academy, at Ludlow, this fall. Gertie BIXBY, having finished work at H. R. SQUIRES, will take a rest until Sept. 1st, when she intends going to M. C. STOCKIN's for the Winter. Bert PIERCE has made an engagement to go West, this Fall, and work during the Winter. Mrs. W. C. DICKINSON, from Jersey City, N. J., is at her father's--H. P. GROUT. Owing to pressing orders, Charles AMSDEN has been obliged to start fire under the kiln. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

On 3/1/2012 2:41 PM, coralzz@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I grew up and went through all 13 years of kindergarten/school with > Carlton Fisk in Charlestown, NH - right across the river from Bellows > Falls. There has always been much emphasis on the fact that he was > born in Vermont, but that's where it ended. He is a pure New > Hampshire boy and its pride and joy, especially in Charlestown. > Besides, Rockingham Memorial Hospital was a tad closer than any other > hospitals in the area in 1947. ;) Just an fyi. Hi: My grandmother was born in North Charlestown, N.H. for the same reason but in the other direction. Her mother lived in Cavendish at the time. I have to go back a ways to find an ancestor outside of Vermont. Grammie Martin never lived in any other state until they moved to Florida to retire. And many of us kind of liked it that Fisk didn't "claim" his birthplace. We were the Springfield Cosmos, and the Bellows Falls Terriers were *THE* ENEMY. But he was born in Vermont, can't change that. He should at least be mentioned. ;) Darrell

And how about Ernie Johnson, one of my Dad's friends, worked with Dad at A. G. Spaulding in Brattleboro. Think he was first with the Red Sox, then traded to Washington? Not sure of the teams as I didn't follow baseball. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Darrell A. Martin To: vermont@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [VERMONT] baseball fever On 3/1/2012 10:29 AM, Pat O'Sullivan wrote: > > Darrell, > VT has had baseball fever for a long time. Here's a link to a state resolution in 2000: > http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/actr280.htm > > Also, Ken Burns VT Public TV have been involved in promoting a "Vermont 10th inning" list of info > and resources: http://baseball.vpt.org/historical-archives > Pat Pat: How can these sites show their pages in public? No mention of Carlton Fisk, born 26 Dec 1947 in Bellows Falls, Rockingham Town, Windham County, Vermont?!? All he has on his resume is Rookie of the Year 1972, 11 All-Star appearances, and membership in the Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was selected as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, and finished third in the balloting. AND his first 9 years were with New England's beloved Red Sox. You have got to be kidding! Darrell *************************************** List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 3/1/2012 10:29 AM, Pat O'Sullivan wrote: > > Darrell, > VT has had baseball fever for a long time. Here's a link to a state resolution in 2000: > http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/actr280.htm > > Also, Ken Burns VT Public TV have been involved in promoting a "Vermont 10th inning" list of info > and resources: http://baseball.vpt.org/historical-archives > Pat Pat: How can these sites show their pages in public? No mention of Carlton Fisk, born 26 Dec 1947 in Bellows Falls, Rockingham Town, Windham County, Vermont?!? All he has on his resume is Rookie of the Year 1972, 11 All-Star appearances, and membership in the Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was selected as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, and finished third in the balloting. AND his first 9 years were with New England's beloved Red Sox. You have got to be kidding! Darrell

I grew up and went through all 13 years of kindergarten/school with Carlton Fisk in Charlestown, NH - right across the river from Bellows Falls. There has always been much emphasis on the fact that he was born in Vermont, but that's where it ended. He is a pure New Hampshire boy and its pride and joy, especially in Charlestown.  Besides, Rockingham Memorial Hospital was a tad closer than any other hospitals in the area in 1947.  ;) Just an fyi. My life is going to the dogs --- On Thu, 3/1/12, Neysa <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> wrote: From: Neysa <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> Subject: Re: [VERMONT] baseball fever To: vermont@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 12:16 PM And how about Ernie Johnson, one of my Dad's friends, worked with Dad at A. G. Spaulding in Brattleboro.  Think he was first with the Red Sox, then traded to Washington?  Not sure of the teams as I didn't follow baseball. Neysa   ----- Original Message -----   From: Darrell A. Martin   To: vermont@rootsweb.com   Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:48 PM   Subject: Re: [VERMONT] baseball fever   On 3/1/2012 10:29 AM, Pat O'Sullivan wrote:   >   > Darrell,   > VT has had baseball fever for a long time.  Here's a link to a state resolution in 2000:   > http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/actr280.htm   >   > Also, Ken Burns VT Public TV have been involved in promoting a "Vermont 10th inning" list of info   > and resources:  http://baseball.vpt.org/historical-archives   > Pat   Pat:   How can these sites show their pages in public? No mention of Carlton   Fisk, born 26 Dec 1947 in Bellows Falls, Rockingham Town, Windham   County, Vermont?!?   All he has on his resume is Rookie of the Year 1972, 11 All-Star   appearances, and membership in the Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was   selected as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team,   and finished third in the balloting.   AND his first 9 years were with New England's beloved Red Sox.   You have got to be kidding!   Darrell   ***************************************   List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm   Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/    -------------------------------   To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message *************************************** List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/  ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Darrell, VT has had baseball fever for a long time. Here's a link to a state resolution in 2000: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2000/acts/actr280.htm Also, Ken Burns VT Public TV have been involved in promoting a "Vermont 10th inning" list of info and resources: http://baseball.vpt.org/historical-archives Pat > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:35:50 -0600 > From: "Darrell A. Martin" <darrellm@sprynet.com> > Subject: [VERMONT] Baseball fever in 1889 > To: vermont@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4F4E45D6.6020706@sprynet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 2/29/2012 8:11 AM, Ruth Barton wrote: > > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 > ... > > > (Base-ball fever hit the area for sure. I wonder if there were any pro > > leagues at that time? RHB) > > Ruth: > > There was a "Northeast(ern) League" of pro or semi-pro teams in 1887 > that had teams in Burlington, Malone(?), Montpelier, St. Albans, and > Rutland. I can't find out much about it. Such leagues were clearly > around -- and just as clearly they didn't always keep very good records. > > My hometown even had a pro team once, in the Twin States League in 1911. > It was called the "Springfield-Charlestown Hyphens". I kid you not. > > Darrell > >

Source, Rutland Daily Globe--Sept. 19, 1876. DEATHS. SAUNDERS--In Ludlow,September 17th, of cancer, Mrs. Mary Saunders, wife of Joseph Saunders, late of Shrewsbury, aged 48 years. Funeral from her late residence in Ludlow, on Wednesday September 20th, at one o'clock, p.m. Transcribed by. Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Daily Globe--Sept. 19, 1876. POLICE COURT. BEFORE H. W. PORTER, JUSTICE. James McConville, Drunk. Very drunk. Five dollars and costs. Disclosed on Morris Ferriter. Employer owed him. Would walk down town, get the money, pay his fine. Court made no objection. Prisoner walked down town. Got his pay. Took first train to New York line. Exit McConville. Court deficit, $13.94. Ailo Murry. Drunk. Five dollars and costs. Non-disclosure. Nicholas Foster, who had been in for non-disclosure, came forth and said he got his rum of Eliza Kelley. Morris Ferriter and Eliza Kelley. Selling and keeping with intent to sell. Each prisoner fined ten dollars and costs in each case. Appealed. Transcribed by, Joan H.Bixby

Source, Rutland Daily Globe--Wed. Aug. 27, 1873. DEATHS. In Brandon, August 25, Mrs. Della Hinds, wife of Edward D. Hinds, and daughter of the late Levi Briggs, aged 33 years. Funeral at 1 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Check out this Museum site for Barns in VT etc. Also GOOGLE for Mr. Webb. http://shelburnemuseum.org/ theclown16

Ruth, This 'farm' really caught my attention. Is there anything left of this? I live in Kansas and am involved with the Kansas Barn Alliance. We are one of several barn preservation organizations in the US, primarily the upper midwest and New England with one of the best being in VT. Do you have any idea of the location of Mr. Burton's Kansas holdings? My VT ancestors, the 8 Dorr brothers and their parents, Solomon Foster and Elizabeth Willson Dorr left VT and NH in the 1830s and all came to Washtenaw County Michigan to farm. Sally Dorr Hatcher -------------------------------------------------- From: "Ruth Barton" <mrgjb@sover.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:09 AM To: <vermont@rootsweb.com> Subject: [VERMONT] Big Farms 8/9/1889 > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 > > Big Farms 8/9/1889 > > Speaking of farms and farmers, the most extensive farmer in Vermont is > Oscar A. BURTON of Swanton. He, with his son, D. Noyes BURTON, has ten > thousand acres of farming lands in Franklin county. It is not in one > patch, however, but is divided up into smaller farms, the largest of which > includes 1,500 acres. he keeps five hundred cows and other live-stock in > proportion. The Messers. BURTON also own a big ranch in Kansas; so that, > altogether, they seem to have their full share of the earth's crust. > > The second largest farmer in Vermont is Dr. WEBB of Burlington. He has > 2,300 acres of land, and fancy live stock till you can't rest. But his > principal distinction lies in the fact that he has the largest barn in the > world. > > How big is it? > > Hold your breath a minute. > > It is in the form of a square, and each side of the square is 400 feet in > length; and it is high in proportion. The center is open, of course, for > a > barn-yard. > > But then a man who has a regular income of three thousand dollars a day > (Sundays and rainy days included) can afford to have a big barn > > Transcribed by Ruth Barton > -- > Ruth Barton > mrgjb@sover.net > Dummerston, VT > *************************************** > List Guidelines: http://home.sprynet.com/~darrellm/list_rules.htm > Visit the Gateway to Vermont Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VERMONT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4837 - Release Date: 02/28/12 >

On 2/29/2012 8:11 AM, Ruth Barton wrote: > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 ... > (Base-ball fever hit the area for sure. I wonder if there were any pro > leagues at that time? RHB) Ruth: There was a "Northeast(ern) League" of pro or semi-pro teams in 1887 that had teams in Burlington, Malone(?), Montpelier, St. Albans, and Rutland. I can't find out much about it. Such leagues were clearly around -- and just as clearly they didn't always keep very good records. My hometown even had a pro team once, in the Twin States League in 1911. It was called the "Springfield-Charlestown Hyphens". I kid you not. Darrell

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Proctorsville 8/9/1889 Oscar BRYANT is proving his right to a reputation as a first-class cabinet-maker, as well as a carpenter, having finished, last week, a handsome wardrobe of black ash, paneled with black walnut, which would have cost in a furniture store not less than $35. Twenty tickets were sold at this station for the excursion to Providence Island, Tuesday. Norman THOMPSON has sold his stock of goods to L. B. and Geo. M. MOORE of Plymouth, who will continue business in the C. D. PARKER store. Mr. THOMPSON will clerk for Mr. MOORE , for the present. Mrs. Milton MOORE has gone to Billerica, Mass., to visit her sister. Mrs. Henry BAILEY returned, Monday, from a week's visit to her son in Rutland. Harry TAYLOR is with his mother, at their home in this place. John SEAVER and family are spending a few days among relatives of Mrs. SEAVER in Mechanicsville. Fred EATON has so far recovered from injuries received in a game of base-ball, early in July, as to dispense with the use of crutches. He went to New London, Conn., Monday, to take a position on a dock of the N. L. & N. R. R. We wish to express our thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our little Florence; also to those who contributed flowers. May they never want for friends in their hour of bereavement. Ulrie T. ROSS, Mary E. ROSS, Lovina E. ROSS. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

On 2/29/2012 8:10 AM, Ruth Barton wrote: ... > Hon. G. G. BENEDICT has been appointed internal revenue collector of the > port of Burlington, in place of Hon. B. B. SMALLEY, deceased (politically). > (Huh? Does this mean he is politically dead, not physically? RHB) Ruth: From the context, it seems reasonably certain that the "Hon. B.B. Smalley" was still able to hear the criticisms of those who engineered his removal from office. He might not have regarded this state of affairs as in all points preferable to having gone on to his final rest in the literal sense. I love the sometimes oblique phrasing that the better newspaper writers and editors of those times were fond of. But sometimes they do make us scratch our heads. In this case, I think we are on solid ground to say that on that date, Smalley was still above it. Darrell

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Woodstock 8/9/1889 The ladies of the Universalist society hold a fair at the town hall, the evening of the 16th. Dr. F. T. KIDDER has been appointed health officer of the village. Dr. Charles L. DANA and family, of New York city, are stopping at the Eagle hotel. Rev. J. F. BRODIE of Salem, Mass., will preach at the Congregational house, next Sunday. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Ludlow 8/9/1889 Geo. P. GALE and wife are sojourning in Saratoga. Miss Ellen ADAMS spent last week with friends in Pomfret. Ed MEHAN was up from Bellows Falls, the first of the week. Miss Nellie GOODRICH of Brattleboro is a guest at Judge WALKER's. Albert ALLISON is making his usual Summer visit with friends in town. Geo. W. BILLINGS has gone to Saratoga. Ira W. GALE and wife go to day. Miss Ella M. DURANT arrived at E. W. SMITH's, last week, for a brief sojourn. Miss Florence ADAMS, from Boston, Mass., is a guest at James PETTIGREW's. Charles S. PARKER has gone to Winchendon, Mass., to visit his brother Homer. The Misses HORAN and Misses KENWORTHY, from Rutland, were in town Tuesday. Mrs. Charles IDE and son Harry, from Newport, are guests at R. E. HATHORN's. Geo. BALLARD and wife, of Rutland, are spending a few days with Mrs. B.'s parents. Lewie PIERCE has been spending the past four weeks with B. G. THOMPSON, in Andover. Rev. H. B. HUDSON will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist church, next Sunday morning. Dr. A. F. MOORE, A. A. BALDWIN, and Charles A. MOORE, are spending the week in Boston. Geo. E. MITCHELL of Cambridge, Mass., spent a day or two at John LOMBARD's this week. Miss Alice LOCKWOOD has been sojourning for a week or more at A. T. MOORE's, Plymouth Notch. Misses Anna and Gertie GOULD are camping at Silver Lake, in Barnard, with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. ROBLIN and party. Mrs. Elmer BATES and Mrs. John BATES, of Leominster, Mass., have been late guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. GRAVES. Among the guests in town, the past week, were Mr. and Mrs. Clark MARSHALL and Miss Nellie BROWN, at A. K. GOULD's. Mrs. Sarah HEMENWAY and Mrs. Fred THOMPSON are spending a few days in West Windsor, Mrs. T.'s former home. About a dozen from this place took in the Providence Island excursion, Tuesday. The day was all that could be desired. Capt. E. A. HOWE and R. E. HATHORN went to St. Johnsbury, yesterday, to be present at the re-union of their old regiment. Prof. Geo, SHERMAN and brother-in-law, Mr. SWAN, have been in town this week, having drove over from New Hampshire. Sunday was a good hay-day, and many hereabouts improved it. Monday it rained again, but every day since has been fine. Mary PURCELL of Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., and John COLLINS and wife of Rutland, are here this week, called here by the death of their brother, Michael PURCELL. To the many friends who aided and sympathized with them in the hour of their bereavement, the widow and family of the late Michael PURCELL hereby return heartfelt thanks. Mrs. R. E. HATHORN and Mrs. J. H. HATHORN returned from Massachusetts, last Saturday. The latter is very much improved in health, and complete recovery is looked for. Harry F. TAYLOR of Boston has been calling on former friends and acquaintances here, the past week. He is passing his vacation, with his mother, at their old home in Proctorsville. The new academy bell arrived last week, and was put into position Tuesday. It weighs about 1,000 pounds, and is said to be a close imitation , in tone, of the old Baptist church bell before it was cracked. Timothy DALY has fallen into line of modernization, and has caused his front fence on Pleasant street to be removed. The cutting out of the sidewalk opposite also adds to the general improvement of the street. Herbert COFFYN of Windsor Locks, Conn., and A. S. COFFYN of New York, were guests of Miss Maddie BILLINGS two or three days, last week. They were en route to Highgate Springs, per the former's private conveyance. E. J. WHITCOMB has greatly improved the west end of High street by cutting out the sidewalk in front of his own, Mrs. WHITE's, Mrs. MORGAN's, Mrs. LEE's, and Patrick NEALON's residences; for which service the entire neighborhood, as well as those most directly benefited, should return thanks. The cow-pasture aspect of that thoroughfare might be eliminated by continuing the work; and the expense could not be great. F. C. PAFF has bought of A. J. BROWN the BARRETT house, on Pond street; consideration between $3,000 and $3,500. BROWN and family will occupy the vacant rooms in his block corner of Main and Depot streets, for the present. We observed the genial countenance of our former townsman, A. M. KENDALL, in the position of railway postal agent, his old route, last Saturday. He was bounced by Cleveland civil-service reform, several years ago, because he was too good a Republican. The Episcopalians have leased WHITCOMB & ATHERTON hall for one year, and will hold service every Sunday. Next Sunday, morning service will commence at 11 o'clock and evening service at 5 o'clock; Rev. B. W. ATWELL officiating. All are cordially invited. H. C. HEMEWAY of Kansas City reached town Monday, having two months leave of absence for rest and recreation. Brother H. is one of the "salt of the earth," and we regret that the home of his childhood can offer him no desirable business opening and thus keep him among us. Judge HINES has caused the old barrel by the roadside near his residence to be replaced by a water-tank of boiler-iron, set on a solid base of masonry. It is quite an improvement, as well as public convenience. The village needs a similar one, and the triangle at the west end of the large bridge is just the place for it. Some urchins at the depot, Sunday, let off the brake of a flat car loaded with ties and let the car run off the rails upon the road-bed in front of the section tool-house. By unloading the car and hitching a yoke of oxen thereto, it was gotten back into place without much trouble. What the boy got, we did not hear; but he deserved spanking. B. F. WHELDEN's ice-cart horse ran away, the other day; or rather, his boy Frank cut the corner too short at the Bailey bridge and ran against the side-log, causing the trace-hooks to gibe way, the horse continuing on to the village without the load. Twenty-five cents repaired the damage done; and B. F. considers the experience to the boy was worth $25. The remains of a former "Ludlow boy," Michael PURCELL , were brought here for interment, Tuesday, being followed to the grave by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and his heart-broken bride of but two weeks. His death was caused by typhoid fever, followed by dysentery, and occurred last Sunday, at his home in Rutland. He was universally liked where known. BASE-BALL.--The past week has been prolific of local base-ball interest. Last Friday the boys went to Springfield and tackled the first nine there; and although it rained on the field the greater part of the day until 4 o'clock, a good game was put up. The Ludlows had engaged and expected to use the Bellows Falls battery, but the latter were not allowed to play in those positions, and RAYMOND, with a weak arm, was obliged to fill the pitcher's box. For six innings, however, he did fully as effective work as AIKEN for the opposing force, when the score stood 2 to 0 in favor of Springfield, the latter's scores being both made off fielding errors in the first inning. Both nines got a bit rattled, after that, the score at the end of the game standing 13 to 4. There was no conspicuously good playing except, perhaps, by PIERCE behind the bat for the Ludlows, who made two astonishing running-fly catches behind the catcher's fence, and was the subject of many laudatory comments by the spectators in general.--Saturday afternoon, a pick-up nine from Proctorsville came up here and engaged a similar team on the home grounds, with WARNER for pitcher and SOULE for catcher, for Ludlow; the PARKER brothers, Charles and George, in the points for the visitors. The score was 18 to 10 in favor of Ludlow.--Then Wednesday afternoon, a pick-up nine under generalship of Henry HOWE of Boston went to Proctorsville and engaged a similar company under leadership of Harry TAYLOR of Boston. This match was especially notable, first for the unusual good nature and friendliness of feeling (it is usually "for blood" when Proctorsville and Ludlow meet on the diamond, and the former have heretofore secured the lion's share), secondly for the unusual number of casualties. Rufus HEMENWAY was laid out by BATTY with a "ball" on the ear that at first looked like a death-blow and made the victim see visions for some time after; Charles PARKER got clipped on the fingers while at the bat; Chas. HOWARD was hit in the back while practicing before the game; the editorial "We" got winged in the right wrist by BATTY and retaliated by cracking POLLARD on the head by a backward swing of the bat. However, things held together for five innings, when the Ludlows were obliged to quit, a half hour having been wasted, before the start, in waiting for tardy Proctorsvillians. At that stage, the score was 14 to 10 in favor of Ludlow, the only "whitewash" being to the latter's credit. BATTY and POLLARD were the battery for the P.'s, and CLAYTON of Weston and SOULE for the L.'s. There is talk of a match here, the 24th inst., between the Ludlow and Proctorville teams, for $25. If it comes off, it will be an exciting game. (Base-ball fever hit the area for sure. I wonder if there were any pro leagues at that time? RHB) Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 State Notes 8/9/1889 Waitsfield celebrated the centennial of its settlement by Benj. WAITE, Tuesday. The Universalist grove meeting began at Queen City Park yesterday and continue for ten days. It is stated that Charles MUNDAY has struck a rich deposit of silver ore on Clark hill, in West Rutland. The Channell Rock creamery, at East Poultney, was destroyed by fire, last Sunday night; loss $2,000. Maurice BISHOP, while swimming in the lake at Island Pond, last Friday afternoon, was drowned. His body was afterward recovered. Mayor CROMBIE of Burlington has offered $200 reward for the arrest of SULLIVAN, the man who is wanted for the murder of George KANE. Hon. G. G. BENEDICT has been appointed internal revenue collector of the port of Burlington, in place of Hon. B. B. SMALLEY, deceased (politically). (Huh? Does this mean he is politically dead, not physically? RHB) A. Bently WORTHINGTON, the alleged Christian Scientist who has cut up such a rumpus in New York, is supposed to be in hiding in or near Brattleboro. (Sounds about right, scalliwags are still hiding in or near Brattleboro. LOL RHB) It is understood that Bishop De GOESBRIAND will erect a college building, with a capacity of 150 students, on land recently purchased in Burlington. Of the sixty odd candidates for teachers' certificates, in Bennington county, at the recent examinations, all but seven passed, and there were one or two conditioned. Private Secretary HALFORD says: "If President HARRISON is to visit Vermont, I haven't heard of it." It is quite probable, also, that the president hasn't heard of it, either. Three burglars made an unsuccessful attempt to blow open a safe in A. H. McLEOD's store in St. Johnsbury, Tuesday night of last week. They were seen by police but escaped. Frank G. TELHAM, a sewing-machine man, has skipped from Brattleboro, leaving the Singer company short and many business firms anxious about goods obtained under false pretenses. S. W. DOW, a switchman in the Boston & Maine railroad yard at Newport, was run over and killed by the train, Wednesday of last week. He leaves a widow in New Hampshire. Rev. E. W. CULVER, Methodist presiding elder at St. Albans, has resigned and will go West on account of poor health. Rev. W. D. MALCOM has been appointed to serve the rest of the term. While walking over the track at "Hurley's Crossing," in St. Albans, last Friday night, Mrs. Esther GILMORE, aged 78, was struck by a passenger engine and so injured that she died shortly after. A gooseberry-bush growing out of the side of a maple tree 22 feet from the ground was a sight seen by St. Johnsbury people, last week, as Stearns LAWRENCE felled a large tree in the court-house yard. The Central Vermont railroad has placed the price of round-trip tickets to the G. A. R. national encampment, from all principal points in Vermont, at $20.55; tickets good from August 22d to Sept. 9th. Runaway horses spilled Miss Emma PATCH and three children, at Cambridge, Tuesday. Miss PATCH was seriously hurt; the children escaped with slight bruises; but the carriage was totally wrecked. A dispatch from W. M. BATES of the International Secret Service says that the missing Brattleboro man, HUMPHREY, has been a the Park Row (New York) recruiting station, having been positively identified. John PRATT, a laborer engaged in building a wall in the rear of the Vermont Life Insurance Co.'s office, at Burlington, met with an accident, last Friday. A heavy, sharp-edged stone fell a distance of 10 feet, severing three toes from the left foot. The engine Randall, running wild, struck the rear of the way freight, which was unloading at Royalton, Monday, demolishing two freight cars and damaging the engine. The engineer of the Randall had orders to look out for the way freight, and he was running slow; and but for the slippery condition of the track, would probably not have been derailed. DUTTON Bros. of Brownington have a breeding sow that seems determined to "beat the record." Within two years she has brought them sixty-two pigs. her last performance was the production of seventeen pigs in one litter, a few days since. As nature provided her with appendages for feeding but twelve, five of her numerous family had to take the bottle. A story comes from Putney about a well-dressed, intellectual-looking gentleman, who fainted on the street and was kindly cared for by the towns-people, who after his recovery made up a purse and sent him to his home in Hartford. The same gentleman "fainted" on the streets of Brattleboro, about three years ago, and was kept at the poor-farm all winter. Although it is an old dodge, it seems to work well. William DONEGAN, one of the selectmen of Troy, was riding home, Saturday night (27th ult.), when within about two miles of Troy village he was in some unaccountable manner thrown from his carriage down a bank of some 60 feet into the Missisquoi river. The next he remembers is being on the opposite side of the river the following morning, when his cries attracted attention and he was given assistance. He was quite badly bruised and injured. The latest Vermont political gossip is that Lieut.-Gov. WOODBURY has formed an alliance with Col. Franklin FAIRBANKS of St. Johnsbury whereby the next Republican ticket is to be WOODBURY and FAIRBANKS. But WOODBURY will need even more than the FAIRBANKS' strength if Carrol S. PAGE has determined to go for the nomination, as is generally believed. Mr. PAGE not only did some useful work as inspector of finance, but he showed at the head of the Republican state committee that he knew how to manage a campaign.--BRATTLEBORO REFORMER. 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The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 9, 1889 Big Farms 8/9/1889 Speaking of farms and farmers, the most extensive farmer in Vermont is Oscar A. BURTON of Swanton. He, with his son, D. Noyes BURTON, has ten thousand acres of farming lands in Franklin county. It is not in one patch, however, but is divided up into smaller farms, the largest of which includes 1,500 acres. he keeps five hundred cows and other live-stock in proportion. The Messers. BURTON also own a big ranch in Kansas; so that, altogether, they seem to have their full share of the earth's crust. The second largest farmer in Vermont is Dr. WEBB of Burlington. He has 2,300 acres of land, and fancy live stock till you can't rest. But his principal distinction lies in the fact that he has the largest barn in the world. How big is it? Hold your breath a minute. It is in the form of a square, and each side of the square is 400 feet in length; and it is high in proportion. The center is open, of course, for a barn-yard. But then a man who has a regular income of three thousand dollars a day (Sundays and rainy days included) can afford to have a big barn Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT