The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Ascutneyville 7/26/1889 The evening of July 20th, Henry HARLOW imbibed too freely of some fiery liquor, went into the store of and seized Mr. COMSTOCK by the feet and pulled him to the floor, and struck him in the face. Mr. COMSTOCK after a struggle got up when HARLOW struck him again, and COMSTOCK returned the compliment by felling HARLOW to the floor by a blow on the head with a chair. They had it out, but HARLOW is now a fugitive from justice. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Hartland 7/26/1889 Rev. Allen HAZEN has moved with his family into the Congregational parsonage, and now preaches regularly. He is liked very much. Rev. C. M. CARPENTER and family are away on their annual vacation, at Lynn, Mass. Mrs. FARNSWORTH and daughter May, and Miss Adele CHAPIN of Leominster, Mass., are at Albourne LULL's. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. SLADE of Proctor, and Dr. Charles SMITH of Dakota, are at P. B. SMITH's. Mrs. E. E. ESTERBROOK of Lowell, Mass., is at Albert GIBSON's. Miss Florence HEMENWAY and Miss May SHORT are at Oscar HEMINWAY's. Geo. HOYT, wife and child, are at M. C. HARLOW's. Fred E. HARLOW and wife of Cleveland, Ohio, are at his father's--Nathan HARLOW. Mrs. Jane GOVE of Springfield, Mass., is visiting her many friends in this place. Mrs. Clarence HARRIMAN and daughter Florence, of North Walpole, N. H., visited at Geo. A. DUNBAR's the past week. Mrs. George H. FLETCHER, vocal teacher and soloist, of Boston, is at L. A. SHEDD's for the summer. Mrs. Alice BENJAMIN, accompanied by Dr. RUGG, was taken to the insane asylum at Brattleboro last week, Monday. Haying is progressing very slowly, on account of the wet weather. Ethan GILES, while loading hay, Monday afternoon, dropped dead on the load; from heart-disease. Mrs. George LEONARD who has been sick a long time with consumption, died Tuesday morning; and Miss Lena PERKINS died Tuesday afternoon; making three deaths in twenty-four hours. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Weathersfield Center 7/26/1889 Miss May WARREN is ill from the effects of a badly ulcerated tooth. Charles JONES is able to be at work again a short time each day. The four good days of hay-weather, last week , were improved as much as four days could have been. Potatoes are rusting badly, some fields being almost ruined. In answer to the enquiries of some we would say that there are six causes which offer favorable conditions for potato blight and its counterpart, the rot. (1) Planting small and imperfectly matured seed. (2) By planting tubers cut very small. (3) By long cultivation of the same variety. (4) By cultivating in soils not containing the elements necessary for its growth. (5) By excessive stimulus from strong and concentrated manures. (6) By effect of climate, as sudden alternations of heat and cold, and of wet and dry weather. This year it is the wet weather. The pores are the breathing passages of plants, and are found in the leaves and stems in great numbers. Through these the surplus water from the roots is evaporated. In wet weather they are open and in dry nearly closed to prevent too great evaporation. Too much wet, or great heat after drenching rains, has an effect similar to too great cold. The spongivles of the roots, after heavy rains, absorb a great amount of water containing the nutritive elements very much diluted. The leaves and stems also absorb additional quantities containing little or no nutrition. The evaporating organs become gorged with fluid and the tissues tender. A sudden transition to heat at this time closes the pores and the fluid is retained in a stagnant condition in the tissues, the elabrating organs are obstructed, the leaves become pale and sickly, and finally decomposition and disease ensue. The effect is what is seen in so many fields now--the foliage is blackened in every part. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Grafton 7/26/1889 Mrs. N. S. WEEKS is visiting at South Londonderry. Mrs. DUNCAN of Boston is at J. L. BUTTERFIELD's. Mrs. DERBY and Mrs. NELSON are stopping with Mrs. Charles BARRETT. J. D. PETTINGILL of Clarksville, Va., is in town for a few days. Mrs. BURNAP of Middlebury is at the hotel. J. B. DUNCAN is on the sick-list. F. C. SHERWIN of Amherst, Mass., is in town. The Congregational people had a very pleasant social, Tuesday evening. The Baptists expect a new pulpit set, this week. Maud PETTENGILL, who lately graduated at Vermont Academy, is soon to return to her father's home in Virginia. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 North Chester 7/26/1889 Mrs. Henrietta CLAY, with her grandson, Guy VOLK of Boston, is visiting friends in Rutland. Mrs. L. W. KINGSBURY has returned home from Boston, where she has been spending several weeks with her sister. Mrs. T. M. GIBSON is spending the week with her son (C. H. GIBSON), at Bellows Falls. Miss Flora WITHERELL was home from Proctorsville over Sunday. Mrs. Fred HARRINGTON and child, of Rutland, have been at Mrs. HARRINGTON's for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Charles BLACK went, Monday, to visit friends in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, intending to be absent three or four weeks. Miss WRIGHT of Rutland is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles WATERMAN. Edwin PIPER and wife, of Boston, visited his sister, Mrs. Charles WEBB, a day or two this week. Mrs. ALDRICH of Boston is the guest of S. A. RICHARDSON's family. Miss Vinnie BRYANT of Weston visited her friend Miss Ida RICHARDSON, recently. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

Source, The Poultney Journal--Fri. July 5, 1929. The correct year for the Ryan / Call Marriage news item I just posted was 1929. Joan H. Bixby

Source, The Poultney Journal--Fri. July 5, 1928. FAIR HAVEN, VT. Miss Mary Helen Ryan, daughter of the late Daniel F. Ryan, and Edward Joseph Call, son of Mrs. Jane Call, were united in marriage at St. Mary's church on Thursday morning of last week by Rev. Patrick J. Sweeney. They were attended by Mrs. Glyn R. Threehouse, sister of the bride,and Donald MacDonald, brother-in- law of the bridegroom. After a motor trip to Montreal the young couple will reside at 21 Prospect street. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Herald & Globe--Tues. Apr.3, 1883. PITTSFORD. Harley Allen of South Chittenden is clerking and learning to telegraph in the hardware store of Hitchcock & Burbank. Edwin R. Thomas was elected clerk of the new school district of Sutherland Falls. Denison Bros. have been quite busy for the past few days in taking inventory of their goods. The following officers were elected at the school meeting in district No.1, last Tuesday : D.D. Burditt, moderator; R.R. Drake, clerk and treasurer; prudential committee, Deacon A.D.Tiffany; collector, D.D.Burditt; auditors, F.C. Denison, E. H. Drury, John C. Leonard. The district is in a very prosperous condition, having money enough in the treasury to pay the expenses of the school for six months to come. Charley H. Hart, who has done H. F. Tiffany's chores for the past sixteen weeks, has proved himself a faithful hand, not missing a single day.This speaks well for a boy 12 years old. Owing to the cold weather the sugar season is quite backward here. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

Source, Rutland Herald & Globe-- Tues. Apr. 3, 1883. WALLINGFORD. A colt belonging to H. H. Waldo received a kick from a horse Monday morning, which broke its leg. W. W. Wylie has moved upon his farm north of the village. George Savery moves into the house vacated by Mr. Wylie. There is to be a horse trot on ice on Fox pond next Friday afternoon. Entries: R. Sherman's bay gelding Joe Dean; J. Todd's grey mare Go-as-you please; J. Aldrich's black stallion Green Mountain Boy; and Dickerman's brown mare Fancy. Other entries are expected. The prizes are one or two barn blankets. Heats, best 3 in 5. An interesting time is expected. March 31. Transcribed by, Joan H. Bixby

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Chester 7/26/1889 Mrs. H. A. HARMON of Boston is guest of Rev. H. B. TILDEN. Arthur HUTCHINSON of Boston is in town looking after business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Ed FARR of Vernon are in town; guests of W. P. DODGE. Mrs. Ernest BUSWELL of Newport, N. H., is visiting at her father's--H. K. WHITE. Leonard SPAULDING of New York city is spending his vacation with old friends in town. Joshua DANA of Boston, a former resident, is stopping with his sister, Mrs. J. Q. ADAMS. F. H. DEMING, wife and daughter, of Troy, N. Y., are guests of his brother, Maynard DEMING. Remember the organ concert to come off at the Congregational church Wednesday evening, July 31st. Charlie WALKER went to Burlington, last week, and bought the finishing lumber for the block he is about to build. S. J. MUZZY, a former resident, now of Gardner, Mass., visited at his daughter's--Mrs. Walter J. HADLEY--last week. Charley P. DODGE and wife have returned from an extended trip through southern New Hampshire with their private team. Mrs. W. J. HADLEY and son, who have been visiting in Gardner, Mass., have returned, accompanied by Mrs. HADLEY's father. Several of our sporting young men visited Bellows Falls, Thursday afternoon, to witness the base-ball game between the Bellows Falls and Brattleboro clubs. The society connected with St. Luke's church will give a lawn-party at the residence of G. F. HADLEY, next week, Thursday evening, weather permitting. Joseph ENRIGHT of Windsor and brother Charles of Boston, called here, Friday afternoon, on their way to visit their father, Rev. Joseph ENRIGHT, at Weston Island. S. S. HAMILL, with helper, of Cambridge, Mass., spent the past week in town setting up the organ purchased of him, for the Baptist church. Mrs. HAMILL accompanied her husband, stopping at S. N. CHAPMAN's. Miss Sarah FLETCHER, sister of Geo. L. FLETCHER, who died at North Springfield, Monday, was brought here for burial, Wednesday afternoon, and interred beside her mother for whom she so long and tenderly cared. George STRONG was the recipient of a fine present from his employer, Coleman SANDERS, last week--no less than an excellent pair of team harness; a present worthily bestowed by an employer who appreciates faithful service by his employes. Soon after the mail-train from the south had passed the depot, Monday noon, the first railroad bridge below was discovered on fire. An alarm was given, and the engine company was promptly on hand and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before much damage had been sustained, except to the roof, which was badly scorched. The fire had apparently taken from sparks from the passing engine. Much credit is due Yosemite engine company for their promptness in responding to the alarm. Although more than one-half mile away from the location of the fire, their prompt action saved the bridge, and the railroad company from a heavy loss and great inconvenience. The concert to test the new organ, at the Baptist church, Wednesday evening, was a decided success, both financially and artistically. The organ proves to be all that could be desired in volume of sound and melody of tone. Prof. TRACY conducted the concert, assisted by Mrs. H. A. HARMON, soprano, of Boston. The house was well filled with a delighted audience. The organ was thoroughly tested by Prof. TRACY and S. S. HAMILL the builder, and proved satisfactory in all its parts. It was built by the well-known organ manufacturer, S. S. HAMILL, at East Cambridge, Mass., who was here and personally superintended its erection. The instrument has two manuels and a pedal of two octaves, 21 registers, and about 600 pipes; also combination pedals for drawing on the full organ in an instant, and reversible couplers; these latter being modern improvements. It is enclosed in a case of black walnut, and has all real or sounding pipes in front, tastefully decorated in colors and gold. It is 10 1/2 feet wide, 16 feet high, and 6 feet deep. Mr. HAMILL is not only a first-class organ-builder, but an organist of no mean skill. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Springfield 7/26/1889 Eugene, twelve years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. TAYLOR, was drowned in Black river, last Saturday. The funeral was held on Sunday. Funeral services in memory of H. ROBINSON, who died recently at Willimstown, of small-pox, and was buried there, were held at the Universalist church, last Sunday, Rev. Mr. BAILEY officiating. Report says that D. O. GILL and Otto DOUBLEDAY are going to put a grocery store into one of the stores of the new block. Among the presents given at the G. A. R. fair, recently held at Montpelier, George SMART of this place received a cash present of $500. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Perkinsville 7/26/1889 Mrs. HOLT and two sons, from New York, are visiting at Lucien CRAM's. A sister of C. F. ALDRICH, from Chelsea, Mass., is stopping with him for a few days. Mrs. WOOD of Boston is to spend the month of August with friends in town. The Baptist ladies' sociable meet with Mrs. CALL, Thursday of the present week. The firm name of the cotton-mill is to be CALL & Co. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 West Windsor 7/26/1889 The farmers are getting discouraged about haying; it rains so much of the time. Your correspondent and a goodly number of others went on to Ascutney mountain, the other day, to pick blueberries. All succeeded in securing their pails full of nice berries. We noticed in an item from North Shrewsbury mention of pea-vines 9 feet high. Stratton MEACHAM has pea-vines that are 10 feet high; and we did not measure the longest ones either. Professor Fred W. SHATTUCK and wife, of Winchester, N. H., are spending their vacation at his father's--C. D. SHATTUCK. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Amsden 7/26/1889 Alfred STREETER is very sick with a kidney trouble, but at this writing he is thought to be a little better. Fred HOISINGTON has gone to Brattleboro in search of work. Willie MAHONEY has been up from Boston, taking a two weeks vacation with his parents. Blanche GOODWIN, from Lowell, Mass., is stopping a few weeks with her uncle, T. B. LANE. Miss Lizzie BISBEE, from Boston, is visiting her brother, M. E. BISBEE. J. C. FARWELL recently sold a horse to Geo. DAVIS, Esq., of Windsor, for three hundred dollars. Mr. D. has matched it, and now has a pair we hear he has refused twelve hundred dollars for. On Saturday, July 20th, the friends and relatives of Mrs. Nancy AMSDEN again assembled at the residence of her son, Charles, to celebrate her 99th birthday. She still retains her mental faculties very clearly, is able to be about the house, and bids fair to reach her 100th birthday. Among those present, numbering about twenty-five, were John WARD, Esq., of Detroit, Mich., Rollin AMSDEN and family from Windsor, Deane CABOT and wife from Woodstick, C. E. WOODRUFF and family from Woodstock, Ward HOWLAND from Detroit, Mich., and several grand and great-grand children. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Spafford 7/26/1889 Twenty-four tickets sold here, to Barnum's circus at Rutland. Moses MARSH can boast of the best piece of pop-corn in this immediate vicinity, considering the length of tome it has been planted; some of it now six feet tall. This corn was planted on the Pacific Guano, too. Mrs. Asa SCALES is ill; treated by Dr. EMERSON. Mrs. Ellen BATCHELDER and daughter, of Manchester, N. H., arrived at S. C. GIDDINGS', last Friday, to spend the warm season. Charles WAITE of Bellows Falls has been stopping at his father's--Fred WAITE--for a week. In speaking of the Mrs. BRESSETT accident, last week, it read as though this Mr. DAVIS was some town officer, which was not the case. The waste stuff left in the bounds of the highway was Parkman DAVIS', and Mr. DAVIS was merely trying to settle for his own matters, thinking it would be better and cheaper for him to settle with Mrs. BRESSETT than a lawyer; which he has done for $150 paid her and $20 to D. W. DOW for damage to team. Others in town who are obstructing the highways should take heed. Mr. DAVIS said he thought perhaps it would be better to pay them satisfactory damage now, so there would be nothing to hinder her immediate recovery. WE are now informed by good authority that she has so far recovered that the entire family have left for parts unknown, taking with them the money and leaving creditors to get what they can. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Proctorsville 7/26/1889 Mrs. Addie BATTY of Leominster, Mass., and Laura SPAULDING of Gardner, Mass., are visiting their mother, Mrs. A. SPAULDING. George CHANDLER and family, from Fitchburg, Mass., are spending a few days with relatives on Twenty-Mile Stream. Will SALISBURY has closed his labors as clerk for the POLLARD Bros., and is succeeded by Will FULLER of Chester. Mr. SALISBURY has rented the store belonging to the estate of F. W. JOHNSON, and about the first of August will open a line of grocery goods. The warm weather, with frequent rains, have produced a wonderful growth in the gardens. A pumpkin leaf gathered in the garden of Henry BAILEY measured twenty-two and a half inches across and two yards and a half in circumference. Mrs. S. P. TODD has a dahlia stem on which are two fully developed blossoms standing back to back, with no division. Ninety teachers were in attendance at the public examination for county certificates, Tuesday. Only two entered for the first grade. Miss Lottie POLLARD of Nehawka, Nebrasda, is visiting at D. C. POLLARD's, the present week. Secretary of War PROCTOR was in town Wednesday. The W. C.T. U. will hold a public meeting in the Baptist church at Cavendish, at seven o'clock, Sunday evening, July 28th. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Reading 7/26/1889 Mrs. Susie ALLEN of Fitchburg, Mass., is home for her Summer vacation at Mrs. G. ALLEN's. Fred FLETCHER and family have returned to their home in Gardner, Mass. They have spent two weeks at his father's--S. FLETCHER. Mr. PUTNAM of Boston, nephew of Mrs. A. E. NICHOLS, visited her last week. George CADY and wife were at this uncle's--Chas. CADY--over Sunday. Mrs. CADY will remain for a short time. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Felchville 7/26/1889 C. M. FAY and two children, from Clinton, Mass., are visiting friends in this village. Mrs. H. J. AMSDEN is visiting in Windsor. Mrs. Luther KENDALL and Mr. Elwin KENDALL have gone to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, to stay two or three weeks. Mrs. Alfred WATKINS has the care of Mrs. Elisha WATKINS this week, Mrs. Frank WATKINS having gone to Rutland. Mrs. PARMENTER and Mrs. DARLING are visiting at Mrs. Geo. SHEDD's. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. DAVIS were in town last Sunday. D. S. WHITE has returned after a few week's visit in New York and elsewhere. Mrs. Flora WHEELER is stopping at Otis BALDWIN's. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 26, 1889 Ludlow 7/26/1889 Will TAPPER is off on a visit to relatives in Lynn, Mass. Mrs. W. A. PRATT has returned to her home in Halifax, N. S. Louis LAMERE and wife have a brand-new boy at their house. Calista Rice's Depot street tenement will be for rent, the first of August. A new picker has been added to the machine equipment at the woolen mill. J. B. WHITTAKER is resting from his labors, being somewhat under the weather. Michael REED and Miss Lizzie DUNN, of Providence, R. I., are guests of Dan REED. Will ADAMS is reported to be at work in Rutland, farming, for a brother-in-law. Mrs. Lucretia ROGERS has returned from Massachusetts, after an absence of 14 weeks. Sixty Barnum circus tickets are reported to have been sold at this station, yesterday. Rev. Dr. COWLES of Brooklyn, N. Y., is the guest of Mrs. H. C. HEMENWAY for a few days. Miss Lena WILDER has been engaged by the Misses WILCOX in their millinery establishment. Pension-Attorney J. E. ELDREDGE of Warren was in town yesterday, filling a business engagement. James PURCELL has secured a permanent situation in Rutland, and moves his family there this week. Mrs. Emma MAXFIELD and Miss Alice TAPPER of Lynn, Mass., are visiting at William TAPPER's. Mrs. Charlotte PENTLAND and daughter are visiting relatives here; also Mrs. Maria McDONALD of Rutland. R. O. WHITNEY of Providence, R. I., was in town last week, the guest of his father, Calvin WHITNEY. Mrs. F. P. BALL and daughter Alice have arrived from Boston for an extended visit with relatives here. The Misses WILCOX announce the usual mid-summer reduction in prices, in a new advertisement, this week. All singers interested in forming a cantata are requested to meet at Hammond Hall at 7:30 o'clock this evening. Mrs. Ida Horton RHODES and Mrs. Mary BLAISDELL and son, from Lynn, Mass., are at Gilman HORTON's for a few weeks. Joseph St. PETERS found in the road, and left at this office, Wednesday, the diary of Elder P. G. LORD of North Springfield. The Associated Press report a re-issue and increase of pension granted to Samuel PINNEY; also, recently, one to M. H. EDSON. Miss Ida WALKER is enjoying a brief vacation at Saratoga Springs, Mrs. Will ADAMS being meantime in charge of the millinery store. Albert THOMPSON returned to his New York home, yesterday, having spent several weeks here with this uncle, S. W. STIMSON. The too-muchness of the water-supply caused a break in the woolen-mill dam, last Saturday; no serious damage resulting, however. Mrs. F. J. PRADDOX, from Aetna, N. H., has been passing a few days in town, at the hotel. Her father was formerly in business here. T. S. GORDON has gone to Queen City Park, for a sojourn of several weeks, expecting to be joined there, later, by his daughter Laura. John KNIGHT is laying off for a few days, in consequence of too great familiarity with the knife of a nap-trimming shear, at the woolen mill. Rev. J. B. REARDON of Alstead, N. H., will occupy the desk at the Universalist church, next Sunday morning; and probably in the evening. S. W. STIMSON claims the medal for first eatable sweet corn, having begun picking last Sunday. We know of no one likely to dispute his claim. Frank HOWARD of Orange County, Fla., a resident here some 14 years ago, was in town last Saturday, renewing old scenes and acquaintances. E. F. BOWERS was in town, briefly, yesterday afternoon, being up from Boston for his annual vacation, the greater part of which he will spend with his sister, in Claremont. Miss Bessie WILCOX has resumed her duties at the store, after several months' absence, during which time she was for weeks very near the shore of the dark river of death. Many friends welcome her return to health and business. A scrub game--Pleasant Street against The Earth--was played on the plateau, yesterday afternoon, resulting in a victory for Pleasant Street--score, some thing like 40 to 10. J. H. BLAKELY and wife are up from Bellows Falls for a week's camping at Rescue Lake. Resident friends have helped by their daily presence to render life endurable at that sequestered spot. Ira GRAVES died Wednesday morning; and thereby another old landmark is removed. He was born in Chester, and spent all his life in this vicinity, over fifty years of it in this town. C. S. PARKER has been laid off by physical indisposition, this week. C. B. HOWARD has also been on the sick-list, and under the doctor's care for a few days, but now able to resume business. It is becoming quite the fashion to use the Metcalf roofing paint. Prescott ADAMS, W. H. PRATT, W. P. SPAFFORD, G. W. BILLINGS, and D. F. COOLEDGE, have been added to the list of those whose roofs have been thus preserved. Mr. and Mrs. Edward SEXTON have returned to New York, Mr. S. receiving telegraphic summons, early in the week, that required his immediate presence at home, thereby disarranging his plans for several weeks sojourn here. Harry TOLE, a veteran of Co. I., 2d Vt. Vols., and a well-known character in this and adjoining towns, died at his home in Mount Holly, Wednesday, after an illness of several months. His funeral will be held at the R. C. church her, to-day, at 10 a. m. THIEF HUNTING.--Deputy-Sheriff L. C. HOWE and J. A. DENNETT set out in pursuit of a peddler-thief, yesterday afternoon, in the direction of Springfield. It seems a web of lace was missed July 4th, but the peddler, whose name is said to be ODECKER, was not suspected. Wednesday he was in the store again, and was detected by E. C. FORD stealing a box of hair-pins; whereupon he gave FORD an orange, which the latter, on investigation, was convinced had been stolen from John BARRETT; and this prompted the suspicion that the lace had gone the same way. After following the fellow about this vicinity to ascertain if he had sold any lace of the description of that lost, FORD found that the fellow had gone to Gassetts, and telephoned J. C. SCRIBNER to buy samples of any lace the peddler might have, and send them up by mail. But the peddler having gone beyond that place, SCRIBNER sent the request on to North Springfield, and yesterday noon's mail brought samples of the missing lace, bought from the peddler, at F. G. FIELD's store. The "suspect" was lodged in the lockup here, last night, and will doubtless have a hearing today. BASE-BALL.--Mechanicsville's ball-tossers came down last Saturday and engaged the local team in combat; but failed to carry off the honors. Messrs. PIERCE and TAYLOR of Chester assisted the Ludlows, the former especially rendering effective aid behind the bat, where the visitors were fatally weak. In most respects it was a loosely-played game, and an easy victory for the Ludlows; the one brilliant feature being the running down of a base-runner between 1st and 2d base, by catcher PIERCE. TAYLOR was something of an experiment at 1st base, but redeemed himself behind the bat when PIERCE was forced by sore hands to relinquish that position. A sensation was caused by a young son of Charles ROCK being struck by a foul ball that would have killed the average kid, yet in this instance caused no more than temporary suffering; Albert SARGENT was also hurt while fielding a thrown ball, so that "time" had to be called to give him chance to recover from consequent faintness. The visiting club were a sturdy, gentlemanly company, and with effective support at the home plate would have made a much better showing. They showed commendable judgement, however, in bringing with them a goodly company of howlers, so that the local talent in that line did not have it all their won way, as usual. The score was 27 to 17, the visitors making 8 of their runs in one inning. The umpires were--for Ludlows, H. R. BARNEY of Chester; for Mechanicsvilles, ----------MASSETT. The "official" score has not been given us. The contest will be repeated at East Wallingford, the afternoon, we understand. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT

In my box of old newspapers with recipes I found a 1883 newspaper with several recipes for oysters....which as I was told on this group were common in Vermont, way back when. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Ruth Barton To: vermont@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 9:50 PM Subject: [VERMONT] Socially active in 1889 Sylvia, Yes, I sometimes wonder if they EVER stayed to home. When we think of "the old days" we tend to think of "nose to the grindstone, shoulder to the wheel, work from dawn to dusk with never any rest or recreation" but those folks were always on the go. And PARTY, why they partied at the drop of a hat! The other day I read one where they had a big party for some guy's forty-first birthday, not fortieth, but forty-first! Well, maybe he was sick on his fortieth, or off visiting in Wisconsin. Ruth PS: Glad you enjoy them, I do too. 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. -- 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