Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, October 2, 1885 General State News 10/2/1885 HASTINGS & FOLLANSBEE's store, at North Concord, was burned at 11 o'clock last Saturday night. The fire is supposed to be of incendiary origin. Loss $4,500; insured for $3,600. The telephone exchanges in St. Johnsbury and St. Albans are to be discontinued, so many instruments have been removed. In the former place 60 ort of the 65 telephones were ordered out. The somewhat famous libel suit of the Bradley Fertilizer company of Boston against Dr. CUTTING, secretary of the State board of Agriculture, has been settled, Dr. CUTTING signing a paper satisfactory to the company. Joseph BELLEROSE of Swanton met with a serious accident at the marble mill, recently. A staging under which he was at work broke down and buried him beneath a ton or two of sand and marb.e, breaking one rib and an arm. Fred SWEENEY of Franklin, while recently drawing a load of wood from the sawmill, going down a steep hill and sitting carelessly on the front end of the load, was thrown under the wagon, the wheel cutting a long scalp wound on top of the head and nearly severing one ear. Of the band of Arabs traveling through the southern part of the state, recently, it is reported that one of the children died, a few days ago, and that it was cut in pieces and fed to the bears. They were last heard from in this state at Bennington, being then en route to Troy, N. Y. An unsuccessful attempt was made, Wednesday night of last week, to break into the store of W. H. TIBBETTS, in Coventry. It is believed the burglary was undertaken by three suspicious-looking characters who have been lurking round there of late, and who stopped at the hotel Tuesday night. Ward & Callan's store at St. Albans was burglarized, Wednesday night of last week, and relieved of a few small articles. The parties effected an entrance by taking out a light of glass in one of the back windows, crawling through and opening the back door. They helped themselves to a quantity of cigarettes, some jelly and some cold victuals, and undertook to run off with a pail of oysters, but forgot it. Four boys have been arrested on suspicion. The annual fair of the Battenkill Valley Industrial society, closed last Saturday at Factory Point. An exciting incident occurred in the forenoon. While Father GAFFNEY of East Dorset was driving a fine spirited horse around the track, he lost control of it, and the animal dashed around the track at a mad gallop six times before he was finally secured. Father GAFFNEY clung to his seat, however, and escaped uninjured. Joseph GAGNON, a Pittsford Frenchman, is under arrest for afflicting upon his neighbor, E. M. BAILEY, injuries from which he may die. BAILEY's turkeys got into GAGNON's meadow, and the latter killed ten of them some weeks ago. Last Sunday the turkeys again trespassed on the forbidden ground, and in the argument that followed between BAILEY and GAGNON the latter used the butt of a horse-whip on the former's head, and also struck him a blow in the back while he was retreating over a neighboring stonewall. BAILEY has since been confined to his bed from his injuries. byron WILKINS broke Frank STEVEN's arm and henry HOWARD's back striking them with his gun, at Chester yesterday, while all were hunting together tipsy and quarrelsome. SPRINGFIELD (MASS.) REPUBLICAN. By diligent inquiry we fail to find any ground for the above except that a row occurred near North 'Derry, in which alcohol and the parties named played conspicuous parts, but in which no serious harm was done. A Windham county association of veterans was formed at the Bellows Falls camp-fire, Thursday night, with these officers: President, Col. A. B. FRANKLIN of Newfane; vice-president, Col. G.W. HOOKER of Brattleboro; secretary, L. M. READ of Bellows Falls. Sedgwick post extended a formal invitation to the association to hold its first annual meeting at Brattleboro, next year. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT