Source, The Essex Co. (N.Y.) Republican --Nov. 2, 1923. GRAND ISLE BOY, BREAULT, FOUND ALIVE ON SUBMARINE. The American submarine 2-5 which was sunk in a collision with the steamer, Abangarez, Oct. 28, was raised shortly after one o'clock Monday afternoon. Two of the five men reported missing on the submarine 0-5 at Panama have been rescued from the sunken ship. The men reported saved were Lawrence Brown, Chief electrician's mate, Tyngsboro, Mass., and Henry Breault torpedo man, Grand Isle, Vt. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, The Essex County (N.Y.) Republican--Nov. 2, 1923. KEESEVILLE, N.Y. Mrs. L.M.C. Bixby, wife of E.M. Bixby, died at her home in Poultney, Vt., Oct. 4, 1923. Mrs. Bixby was born in Jay,N.Y. in 1850 a daughter of the P. E. Jones. In early life she married Rev. W. W. Campbell and with him went to India, where for eight years they labored among the Telugus. At the end of that time her health having failed, they returned to this country. Mr. Campbell going back to India for another term of five years. After coming home again they settled in Waverly, Iowa, where Mr. Campbell died. In 1910 Mrs. Campbell married E. M. Bixby, of Poultney, Vt. and she has since made her home in that place. In May last she suffered a shock from which she never fully recovered. All that loving hands could do was done for her but she slipped away to the "Better Land" and was laid to rest in the Jay (N.Y.) cemetery beside other loved ones who have gone before. She is survived by her husband and two brothers, and one sister, namely, Nathan H. Jones of Poultney, Gilman M. Jones of Minneapolis and Mrs. Beulah Tomlinson of Willsboro. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Weston 8/2/1889 Miss Laura and brothers Archie and Robert CAMPBELL, of Cambridge, Mass., are visiting at N. Frank MARBLE's. The SAMUEL boys, Johnny and Robbie, sons of a former pastor of the Congregational church here, are visiting at Henry HANNUM's. Geo. KENNEY and mother, of Springfield, are guests of Dr. HOWE and J. N. WAITE. The Misses DUELS of New York city are at J. C. FENN's. Mrs. M. J. SWART has two lady friends with her, from Troy, N. Y. Mrs. James PARKHURST, who has been quite sick for the past week, threatened with a fever, is better. J. N. WAITE has engaged in making cheese-boxes for the factory here. Henry DEAN and wife, of Keene, N. H., are here, called by the death of Mrs. D.'s father. Henry BUSS and wife, of Boston, are visiting here. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Mendon 8/2/1889 At this time of year a large number of people visit Mt. Killington, some going for a day and others for a longer time. The Killington House has been repaired as have also the roads, and the property otherwise improved. Stages go almost daily from Rutland, going more through the "Notch" than the other roads. A new attraction has been placed there in the form of a United States signal station, under the charge of W. M. WILSON. Mt. Killington is one of Vermont's noted summer resorts, and is fast growing in favor with the people. Rev. D. W. DAVIS went to North Haverhill, N. H., last to remain over two Sundays. Mr. DAVIS will preach on the mountain the Second Sunday in this month. Mrs. Edward POMERY of Rutland, daughter of James RANGER of this town, has been very low; but was more comfortable the first of the week. Farmers are nearly through haying, and report an unusually large crop. There was a good attendance at both churches, Sunday. The potato crop promises a more abundant yield in this section than in some others. Potatoes will undoubtedly bring a better price, this year, than last, as they will not on an average be as good throughout the state. Mrs. T. E. SNELL is expected home in a few weeks from Sutton, N. H., where she has been stopping for several months with her sister. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Andover 8/2/1889 Miss Millie FULLER of Rutland spent Sunday at Abner FELTT's. Will ROWELL of Portland, Me., is spending his vacation at this father's--Wm. ROWELL. Benj. PARKER of Springfield stopped over Sunday with his son, H. J. PARKER. The ladies' aid society will hold a lawn party at Peaseville, Wednesday evening, Aug. 7th. Refreshments from 7 til 9. Two deaths in town , the past week--Mary B., wife of Benjamin AUSTIN, the 28th ult., and Daniel FRENCH , the 30th. The former was 64 years old; the latter 65 years. Mabel FELTT has been sick for several days. Carrie WEST, who has been at work at Chester, came home last Friday. Mrs. G. W. DODGE of Londonderry, and Mrs. James CORY of Malden, Mass., were guests of Mrs. W. W. WARD, last Thursday. Capt. and Mrs. J. E. ELDREDGE of Warren are spending several days with Mrs. D. M. BARR. Rev. E. C. CARPENTER, from Wells, was the guest of Mrs. W. W. WARD, Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. A. A. HUTCHINSON and son Noel spent Sunday at Chester with her daughter, Mrs. D. F. DAVIS. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Landgrove 8/2/1889 Serrel RICHARDSON of Chester is in town helping his son Win cut his grass. H. E. and Harry FENN, of Boston, are visiting at J. E. FENN's; Mrs. and Lizzie ALDRICH, of Boston, at A. D. REYNOLD's; Mrs. Charles WOODWARD of West Acton, Mass., at L. F. WOODWARD's; Robert DAVIS and family, of Mount Holly, at Daniel EDDY's; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred BOLSTER of Wallingford, at Alvah CARLEY's. Ernest ABBOT is sick with fever. Dr. L. S. ARNOLD attends him. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Peru 8/2/1889 Our community was very much startled at the sudden and unexpected death of Timothy RIDEOUT, which took place last Friday noon, at M. B. LYON's. His remains were taken to Dorset, Sunday, for burial. He was 74 years of age. P. D. WYMAN presented us with a fine cluster of apple-blossoms, which he picked from one of his trees, last Sabbath morning. Mrs. L. W. RUSSELL and Mrs. Frank QUACKENBUSH returned to their homes in Massachusetts, last Friday, Miss Mary QUACKENBUSH accompanying them. Such rainy weather makes our hay-makers wear rather long faces. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 South Londonderry 8/2/1889 Lewis WAITE was guest of Rev. and Mrs. BRYANT, last week. Nelson CLARK got lost, last Sunday, while out blueberrying on Pine hill, and had to camp out all night and use his berries for food. Rev. O. P. FULLER, wife and little son, left, last week, for Saratoga Springs, N.Y., for a few days' stay. Mrs. F. M. WOOD of Boston is visiting at H. D. TYLER's. Mrs. Fred WINCHESTER is visiting in Pawlet. J. R. QUIMBY, the new jeweler, has moved into H. D. TYLER's tenement. Miss Emma FARNUM is visiting in Baldwinville, Mass. Edney JOHNSON's two daughters--Nellie and Stella--are sick with fever. Miland GODDARD of Marlboro visited here, the first of the week. Mrs. WEEKS of Grafton is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary WHITE. Mrs. Phoebe CHURCHILL and Mrs. Abbie SARGENT are visiting in Marlboro, N. H. Mrs. P. E. CHASE and Mrs. Zeno BABBITT, of Mechanicsville, are visiting at Cyrus BABBITT's. Dr. BABBITT is expected this week, for a visit. Mrs. Eliza DERBY is slowly recovering. Electa BABBITT is ill, and Miss Emma LANDMAN is caring for her. Geo. DAY and wife, who have been stopping at W. H. BELDEN's, have gone to Brattleboro. The post-office is at CHASE's store yet. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Londonderry 8/2/1889 Mr. and Mrs. William TAYLOR of Brookline, Mass., are occupying their residence. Mrs. Kate STOWELL of Boston is visiting at A. H. STOWELL's. G. REED and Geo. DODGE have greatly improved the looks of the village by removing their front-yard fences. Charlie STOWELL of Boston is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. STOWELL. George W. SIMONDS of Boston is boarding at Serrel ALLEN's. Jerome ADAMS and wife of Grafton spent Sunday (21st) at F. N. WESCOTT's. Miss Augusta FALKNER of Rutland is visiting at D. F. FALKNER's. Mrs. GRIDLEY of New York is at her daughter's--Mrs. E. F. ARNOLD. Miss Rose SHATTUCK is visiting in Granville, N. Y. Edward KENDALL and Miss Abbie FOSTER, of Waltham, Mass., were in town recently. A Mr. STIMPSON of Boston is stopping at A. F. STOWELL's. George WHITE of Rutland is visiting relatives and old schoolmates hereabouts. "Tim" HARRINGTON, "Al" GIBSON, and Harry ABBOTT, attended the circus at Rutland, last Thursday. Horace HAYWARD has returned to Worcester, mass., leaving his family here for the present. Mrs. J. G. WALKER remains about the same. Miss Lura WALKER of Ludlow is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. WALKER. Mrs. Leroy HAZELTON of East Boston, Mass., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. S. GARFIELD. Miss Estelle DODGE is at home on a visit. Mrs. A. L. HOWARD of this place has purchased the millinery business of Mrs. G. N. WYMAN of Saxtons River and will soon move there. A temperance meeting was held at the Congregational church, last Sunday evening. The meeting was addressed by G. T. SHANKS and D. H. MARDEN, of South Londonderry, and M. J. HAPGOOD of Peru. Transcribed by Ruth Barton The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Londonderry 8/2/1889 Mr. and Mrs. William TAYLOR of Brookline, Mass., are occupying their residence. Mrs. Kate STOWELL of Boston is visiting at A. H. STOWELL's. G. REED and Geo. DODGE have greatly improved the looks of the village by removing their front-yard fences. Charlie STOWELL of Boston is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. STOWELL. George W. SIMONDS of Boston is boarding at Serrel ALLEN's. Jerome ADAMS and wife of Grafton spent Sunday (21st) at F. N. WESCOTT's. Miss Augusta FALKNER of Rutland is visiting at D. F. FALKNER's. Mrs. GRIDLEY of New York is at her daughter's--Mrs. E. F. ARNOLD. Miss Rose SHATTUCK is visiting in Granville, N. Y. Edward KENDALL and Miss Abbie FOSTER, of Waltham, Mass., were in town recently. A Mr. STIMPSON of Boston is stopping at A. F. STOWELL's. George WHITE of Rutland is visiting relatives and old schoolmates hereabouts. "Tim" HARRINGTON, "Al" GIBSON, and Harry ABBOTT, attended the circus at Rutland, last Thursday. Horace HAYWARD has returned to Worcester, mass., leaving his family here for the present. Mrs. J. G. WALKER remains about the same. Miss Lura WALKER of Ludlow is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. WALKER. Mrs. Leroy HAZELTON of East Boston, Mass., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. S. GARFIELD. Miss Estelle DODGE is at home on a visit. Mrs. A. L. HOWARD of this place has purchased the millinery business of Mrs. G. N. WYMAN of Saxtons River and will soon move there. A temperance meeting was held at the Congregational church, last Sunday evening. The meeting was addressed by G. T. SHANKS and D. H. MARDEN, of South Londonderry, and M. J. HAPGOOD of Peru. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Grafton 8/2/1889 A party of young people from this place picnicked at Lowell Lake, last week. Hon. Wilder BURNAP of Burlington is topping at the hotel. Oscar SHERWIN and family of Brattleboro have lately visited in town. The Baptist people are to have a sociable next Tuesday evening. Miss Corina GILSON is clerking in the post-office. It has rained most of the time since early last Saturday morning, and is still raining this (Wednesday) morning. A tree standing very near the house owned by A. J. BLODGETT was struck by lightning during the shower, Tuesday. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Bellows Falls 8/2/1889 Dr. O. F. WOOD died Tuesday, having suffered a month or more from the effects of paralysis. He had been in the drug and mercantile business here since 1852, and was esteemed highly as a citizen. Eugene KEEFE caught a 1 1/4 pound trout in the flume at one of the mills, the other day. George A. BROWN has sold the Dr. DAVIS place to Clark CHASE. The Keene Cash store team ran away on Green street, the other day; but no serious damage resulted. F. B. BOSWORTH of Montpelier will shortly restock and reopen the old HOLDEN drug-store. Our base-ball team is making a good bid for the state championship. In the game Thursday of last week they did the Brattleboros (alleged champions) by the score of 4 to 3, in a very exciting game; at which time, it is asserted Col. HOOKER dropped $800 in wagers, other Brattleboro enthusiasts leaving enough behind them to make the total well up toward $1,500. The Brattleboros took sweet revenge, however, Wednesday of this week, on their own grounds, by walloping the B. F.'s 13 to 4. The Claremonts play here Saturday. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Springfield 8/2/1889 The potato crop in this vicinity bids fair to be a failure, this season. Oats are badly lodged, and many fields badly rusting. Haying is pretty well through with. Mrs. C. H. HOLDEN and son, of Leominster, Mass., are visiting in town for a few weeks. Quite a number of young ladies went to Proctorsville to attend the teachers' examination, last week. Rev. A. J. AUBREY will occupy the pulpit at the Universalist church here, next Sunday. The new FAIRBANKS block is almost ready for the roof. Three young men who would probably rather not have their names mentioned, hired a livery team, last Saturday evening, and drove to Charlestown, N. H. Having got pretty well filled with tangle foot, they started for home about 11:30 p. m., and it being quite dark, instead of driving on the regular road, they drove up the railroad, and at the high embankment just above Charlestown they tipped over down the bank about seventy feet, completely demolishing the carriage. The horse was not much injured, nor were the young men much hurt. One of them was found hooked to a barbed-wire fence; or, as he said when found, he had got the horse and he could not get away. Help was finally secured, and they were "recovered" and sent home. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

Hi, Harriet, My brother died of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) a few years ago... and I know what you mean about missing a brother. He was too young to say goodbye to. We tend to take people for granted...and expect them to be there always. But we don't know God's plan. And these people are a part of our genealogy, too. Whether they died at 23, 33, or 93 !! The facts of their deaths should be as important as the facts of their births and marriages. Of course, long messages should be sent Off List!!! mas -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Harriet E. Cady Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 5:58 AM To: vermont@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Vietnam and Vermont Hi Darrell, This type of memory written on the genealogy web rootsweb is what I believe should be.  It fills out for future the  readers personalities as well as giving information about the person for a future genealogist of your family to put with his/her records. Thank you also because my brother served in Vietnam but as a naval security he was aboard ship most of the time decoding. messages. He died at 33 in a car accident in East Hardwick and I miss him so much. Thanks Harriet >________________________________ > From: Darrell A. Martin <darrellm@sprynet.com> >To: vermont@rootsweb.com >Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 3:05 AM >Subject: [VERMONT] Vietnam and Vermont (was: Re: Bellows Falls 7/12/1889) > >On 2/10/2012 11:09 PM, Mary Anne Smith wrote: >> I bet you DID see some things in Vietnam.  And I don't envy you at ALL. >> >> How hot and humid was it over there?  I've always thot of it as a jungle... >> is it??? > >Mary Anne: > >There are 102 Green Mountain Boys on the Wall. There is an official >state memorial at the Sharon Rest Area, on northbound I-89. ><http://www.terrymartin.us/VTVets.htm> > >What I remember most about Vietnam is the people. Very hard working, >alert, and literate, as a group. They have a very old culture, based >fundamentally on the Chinese. But many Vietnamese in the 1970s, >especially those who fled the North in the 1950s, were Christians. The >people I got to know best lived in Ap Cao Xi, Tay Ninh Province. They >were Catholics and staunch anti-Communists; they were among those who >relocated from the North to escape the Viet Minh. (Officially, Catholics >make up about 7% of the population today, with perhaps another 2% >Protestants.) Our company secretary, Danh Thi Vinh, lived in Cao Xi. She >spoke Vietnamese, Cantonese, Cambodian, French, German, and English. > >About the only similarities between Vietnam and Vermont is that their >names start with the same letter, and they both have mountains. Most of >Vietnam's mountains are jungle; most of the plains are settled. And yes, >hot and humid, absolutely. At least hot all the time, where I spent most >of my time in III Corps area (Tay Ninh Province, then Di An near Long >Binh). In most of the country, the weather is dominated by the dry >season from December to April, and the monsoons which last from May to >November. > >When I arrived in country in January, 1970, I thought I would never stop >sweating. By the time I left I was sleeping under a wool blanket even >when the overnight low never got down to 80 degrees. The average annual >temperature of Tay Ninh is 81 degrees Fahrenheit (Springfield, 45 >degrees); the annual average rainfall is about 80 inches (Springfield, >34 inches). > >There is a country song from a couple decades back that sums things up >well for me. "No amount of money could buy from me, the memories I have >of then; no amount of money could pay me, to go back and do it again." > >Darrell >Former Sergeant, US Army, Vietnam > > > >*************************************** >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

When you consider that these people did not have TV, and many didn't have telephones or radios that were very efficient, it is easier to understand how social interactions such as family gatherings, picnics, etc. were so prevalent!!!! -----Original Message----- From: vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vermont-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sylvia Tucker Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 8:22 AM To: vermont@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VERMONT] Mount Holly 7/19/1889 Good morning, Does anyone else marvel at how socially active and how well traveled the people of Vermont were in 1889. Travel must not have been easy and yet they are everywhere doing everything all the time. It is truly amazing to me. I enjoy these glimpses into the past. It helps me understand who my grandparents and great grandparents and family really were and how come they met when they lived such great distances from each other. Thanks again Ruth and others for all your hard work! Sylvia T. On Feb 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Ruth Barton wrote: > The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 19, 1889 > > Mount Holly 7/19/1889 > > W. C. BARRETT arrived home from Kansas City, Wednesday night. > > Mrs. Alma GUILD has been on the sick-list. > > Mrs. KENDALL and Mrs. HAWKINS, of Pittsford, and Mrs. CHANDLER of > Rutland, > called at J. A. HORTON's, last Friday, while on their way from > Felchville > to Pittsford. > > Miss Nellie SMITH goes to Palmer, Mass., this week, to visit her > brother > James SMITH. She will also go to Springfield, Nantasket and other > places, > before returning home. > > F. D. WILLIS has just purchased a nice new Esty organ for his > daughter Mabel. > > Herman HORTON of Fitchburg, Mass., visited at his home in this > place, last > week. Mr. H. is now telegraph operator in Fitchburg. > > Harry HOWARD, originally the drummer boy of the Army of the Potomac, > gave a > variety entertainment at the town hall, Tuesday evening. > > Mr. and Mrs. W. D. HULETT are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. ACKLEY. > > A. W. COOK returned to Washington, last Saturday morning. His wife > and > children will go later. > > Some of the friends of Miss Addie HANLEY made her a visit, > Wednesday, it > being her 15th birth-day. > > Mrs. GATES and daughter-in-law, of Rutland, visited at Mrs. A. W. > COOK's, > the first of the week. > > L. G. NICHOLS was called to Landgrove, Thursday, by the death of his > father. > > It is conceded that the cheese made by John SMITH at Bowlville > factory will > equal any to be found. > > 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 *************************************** 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 2/23/2012 8:35 AM, Ruth Barton wrote: ... > ... She finally wandered about, her clothes much wet, till she > brought up at a Mr. RAY's, who offered to bring her home; but she persisted > in walking, and on arriving home was nearly prostrated. She refused a > physician's services and is now and has been in a very precarious > condition, having no use of the arm yet, and it is much discolored and > swollen. Neighbors go in and do for her all she will allow. Her ideas > seem paramount to all persuasion. ... Ruth: A type of granite-headedness common in "Old Vermonters", now as then. Darrell

* * * * * * * * Please to not respond to this message in any way that sends your reply to the list. If you must comment, please do so to me PERSONALLY at either darrellm@sprynet.com or vermont-admin@rootsweb.com * * * * * * * * Greetings: I found the message on Scottish Paternity fascinating, as I have a lot of ancestry from that country (much of it through the Scotch-American Company of Farmers that settled Ryegate in the 1770s). Clearly the message was not spam, or offensive. However, duty obligates me to remind each of us that all posts to the VERMONT list need to have some direct *explicit* connection to ... well ... Vermont. Gotta spell it out, folks. 'Nuff sed? I hope so. Neither apologies nor agreement necessary. And now, back to digging up dead ancestors. Darrell VERMONT list admin

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Windham 8/2/1889 Very trying hay weather for pious people; others speak right out. Mamie WHIPPLE and Clara JENISON are both sick. Report said it was typhoid fever; it is now understood to be the effects of some sort of poison. Henry C. WHITCOMB is receiving a visit from his daughter Nellie. Mrs. Charles GOULD and daughter are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William HARRIS. Alice COOK is visiting in the vicinity; now at Artemas A. BLOOD's. She will be remembered as the widow's daughter who once lived at the Mills. William FARR's condition is full as hopeful. Mrs. B. M. PIERCE is so far recovered from her protracted lameness as to be able to walk with the aid of crutches, and several pies, cakes and cookies owe their existence to her willing hands. George A. HARRINGTON is at home now, having closed up his time at Brookline rather prematurely. Alva HARRIS has quit work for A. J. STEARNS, not liking the whole earth for a table. Warren I. RICHARDSON & Co. are cutting the hay on H. G. STOWELL's farm, this year, while the old Maid MOORE and her grass are still waiting. (Now there's an item the likes of which you won't see in today's papers. RHB) "Tip" RICHARDSON has just been to Stratton on a visit and to pick a few blueberries. A moist time for the miller. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Bartonsville 8/2/1889 About 35 of the friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha HALL gathered at their home, the 30th ult., to suprise as well as celebrate Mrs. H.'s 74th birthday. A surprise indeed it proved. After a little delay by reason of social attentions, Mrs. H. was presented a purse of $7.75 cash and the best wishes of all present, with a hope of many future anniversaries of the day. A happy response was given by Mrs. H., after which a social good time followed, interspersed with games and other amusements, till a late hour, when ample refreshments were served by the ladies, and all dispersed to their several homes feeling that a worthy subject was a happy recipient of a small favor thus bestowed. Some time since (2 weeks perhaps) Miss Arabell GIBSON, an old lady 84 years old, living alone, thought to visit a Miss Maria BURGESS of Grafton, at a distance of four miles. She started on foot, as is her custom, and when she got about 2 1/2 miles on her way thought to go across lots, as it would be nearer, but got lost. She crossed a brook several times, and once she slipped and fell, striking her shoulder in such a way as to injure the cap of the joint. She finally wandered about, her clothes much wet, till she brought up at a Mr. RAY's, who offered to bring her home; but she persisted in walking, and on arriving home was nearly prostrated. She refused a physician's services and is now and has been in a very precarious condition, having no use of the arm yet, and it is much discolored and swollen. Neighbors go in and do for her all she will allow. Her ideas seem paramount to all persuasion. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Simonsville 8/2/1889 Miss Georgie BURTON, daughter of the late Carlos BURTON of Minneapolis, Minn., visited her father's relatives here, also the old BURTON homestead, last week. She is much pleased with Vermont, this being her first visit in the state, and will spend several weeks in Burlington as a pupil in Prof. SAVERY's Summer School of Languages. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Spafford 8/2/1889 Miss Lenora GOWING, from Fitchburg, Mass., is visiting at J. C. SCRIBNER's. Professor H. HOWARD gave an entertainment of vocal and instrumental music, which was very good, at our school--house, Wednesday evening. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT