The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, November 23, 1888 Ludlow 11/23/1888 Thanksgiving next week. Georg LAMERE is laid up with a sore hand. J. W. PETTIGREW is having his buildings slated. Mike TOLE is helping E. L. MACK at the blacksmith shop. E. W. SMITH has just returned from a week's visit to Boston. H. L. WADLEIGH has moved on to his new purchase-the LOVELL place. Winter's compliments; and how does 1 below 0 suit you, this morning. A. A. BALDWIN is home from Pennsylvania, not finding things there to his liking. Mrs. Geo. C. KNIGHT is spending the week with her daughter, in Bellows Falls. Mrs. F. S. BROWN and family will occupy a part of Mrs. SLACK's house, this winter. Col. D. J. SAFFORD and daughter Cora A., of Morrisville, are guests at A. F. SHERMAN's. Mrs. Betsy MEYERS, from Ames, Iowa, is again the guest of her niece, Mrs. S. P. SHERWIN. G. H. LEVEY and F. O. KNIGHT have been in Montpelier this week, on Masonic business. John BOYLE, Mrs. READY, Mrs. HAYDEN, and Mrs. DILLON, are still under the doctor's care. There was a "dog" around the moon, yesterday morning; which means snow pretty soon. George ADAMS was up from Bellows Falls over Sunday, being the guest of F. W. SHERMAN. Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. MAYO, from Brattleboro, have been spending a few days with Mr. M.'s parents here. Saturday gave about two inches of snow; which lasted but a day or two; however, except in shaded places. Miss Carrie SLACK has returned from Pottsdam, N. Y. Miss Mary SLACK is expected home from Maine next week. "Captain" SULLIVAN has backed out of his horse trade with I. N. WADLEIGH, thinking a beast nearer his own age would be more desirable. Quite a party of her friends "surprised" Miss Maude HARRIS, Tuesday evening. Miss HARRIS will attend school at Bradford, this winter. Representative LOCKWOOD did not return to Montpelier till Wednesday, being still incapacitated for business by illness. Mrs. L. accompanied him, this time. Henry SHAFFNER was fined $10 and costs,--$14,--last week, for breach of the peace. This was an outgrowth of the BRAGG-SHAFFNER imbroglio, noted a few weeks since. T. B. STONE killed a pig, the other day, eight and one-half months old, that dressed 337 pounds. PAFF had it. This porker takes the medal, so far as heard from this season. Mrs. G. S. BRIDGE and daughter Lena started for Minneapolis, Minn., Wednesday, for a visit of some length with relatives. They were accompanied for some distance by Mr. B. Wednesday morning was the coldest of the season--from 2 to 5 above zero. Yet few were aware of the low notch to which the mercury had fallen, owing to our peculiarly dry atmosphere. The Congregational sociable was held with Mrs. WINCHESTER, on South Hill, Wednesday, the company rendezvousing at Miss Maddie BILLINGS' in the Lower Village. Rev. Geo. W. PERRY, state geologist, will deliver at Hammond hall, next Monday evening, his lecture "A Trip to the Moon," illustrated by stereopticon, many of the views being real photographs of the moon as seen through the most powerful telescopes. The band went to Proctorsville, Tuesday night, to help the citizens of that place celebrate the election of HARRISON and MORTON. Fireworks and a torch-light parade were among the features of the occasion. Arrangements have been perfected whereby Episcopal services will be held here each Sunday. Rev. T. S. OCKFORD of Chester will supply on alternate weeks, and Rev. Mr. ATWELL will be here at least once a month. Mrs. G. W. BILLINGS and daughter have been spending a portion of the week in Rutland with the former's brother--M. H. GRAVES. Mr. G. has secured a lucrative position in Cohoes, N. Y., and is about moving there. B. F. WHELDEN's infant son has the measles; supposed to have contracted the disease from a mattress used by the other children when they were ill some weeks ago, though the bedding and rooms had been renovated and purified since. There was an alarm of fire, Tuesday morning at about 8 o'clock, F. W. PRIOR's house being discovered afire about the chimney. The engine responded, but the conflagration was subdued before the machine reached the scene. No great damage resulted. L. G. COOLEDGE, secretary of the Rutland Market-Day association (if that's the name), has been in town and vicinity, the past week, seeking signatures to a petition favoring the present half-fare railroad rates to Rutland, Tuesday of each week. It is presumed he was more or less successful among the large penny-wise-pound-foolish class, who seemingly have no discernment beyond prospective immediate gain. The friends of Miss Thirzah M. SNOW, in this place will be interested in the fact that she was tendered a birthday party at her home in South Boston, the 10th inst., when she was the recipient of many beautiful presents, among them a gold watch and chain from her uncle, James C. HORWILL. The company numbered about fifty, and many who were unable to because of the weather sent congratulations. We learn that F. W. SHERMAN's business East is to make arrangements to locate in Denver, Colorado, where he has taken an interest in an electric-light company in which he has been elected secretary and treasurer. The position was offered him by the president of the company, who is a banker at Colorado Springs and an old acquaintance. Several of our citizens are testifying to their faith in "Frank's" judgement and capabilities by liberal subscriptions for stock in the concern he represents, the prospects for which are unusually bright. The THOMSON-HOUSTON is the system used. Some of the merchants of the place met at BALL's store, Monday morning, to take action in the matter of a petition against the discrimination of the railroad in favor of Rutland by granting half fare on market day. Mr. BALL was chosen chairman, Chares RAYMOND secretary, and J. A. DENNETT treasurer. After some discussion, E. A. HOWE and R. E. HATHORN were chosen a committee to present the petition before the legislative committee having the matter in charge, Wednesday. L. C. HOWE, C. H. HOWARD, and G. P. GALE, were chosen a committee to circulate the petition, and a long list of names was secured in the brief time remaining for the work. The Universalist fair, Wednesday, was quite a success. Over 200 admission ticket were sold, and probably an equal number of supper-ticket. An elaborate silk crazy quilt was disposed of by guessing at the number of seeds in a pumpkin. F. O. KNIGHT, Dick LANE, and Charlie PECK, guessing the same--225 (the actual count showing 227)--and will therefore have to gamble for the prize. A very pretty and elaborately embroidered quilt was voted to Miss Hattie FULLAM. A rug to be given the person guessing nearest to the number of tooth-picks in a certain bunch, is also unawarded by reason of too much unanimity of opinion--Mrs. J. SIMONDS, Miss Lizzie SPAULDING, A. K. GOULD, and A. C. HESSELTON, guessing 149 (150 being correct.) The Grammar school closed last week. Those having no register-marks are--Blanche BROWN, Leon COOLEDGE, Guy MAYO, Lewie PIERCE, Ethel SPENCER, Henry WHELDEN; absent one day or less--Mamie REED, Emma WILDER, Maude WHITE, Charlie WALKER, Glenn WHITE, Jamie GILL, Winnie LANE, George LEVEY. The "A Class" closed its career in the grammar building with appropriate exercises, which were attended by a goodly number. Little Blanche BROWN, in behalf of her class, presented the teacher with a handsome copy of Shelley's poems. E. Belle COOLIDGE, teacher. School in district No. 6 closed Nov. 2d. Number of scholars, 15. Those having no marks against there names are Byron LIVINGSTON, Pearl LIVINGSTON, Mamie LIVINGSTON, Ernest DIX, Ella SPAULDING, and Ervin SPAULDING. I thank the scholars very much for their kind behavior during the term. Adine WADLEIGH, teacher. School in district No. 7 closed Nov. 9th. The following pupils had no absences or tardinesses through the term--Ada WILDER, Alonzo CROSBY, Romeo EARLE, Frank ELLISON; Maggie RILEY, perfect in attendance from the time she entered the school; Clyed SUMNER , absent two days; absent but not tardy--Johnny CROSBY, Albert MERRILL, Freddie WETHERBEE, Nellie WETHERBEE. C. Ellen DUNBAR, teacher. School in Barton district closed Nov. 10th. Number of scholars, 29. Those not absent--Evelyn HARRIS, Ina HARRIS, Sidney HARRIS, Stella BACHELDER, Floyd BACHELDER, Mary GATES, Clarence GATES; those having no tardy-marks--Lena BARNARD, Willis BARNARD, Lawrence BARTON, Stella BACHELDER, Floyd BACHELDER, Ida FULLER, Grace FULLER, Harry FULLER, Oscar FULLER, Mary GATES, Clarence GATES, Edna FULLER, May FULLER, Mary HARRIS, Ina HARRIS, Inez HARRIS, Sidney HARRIS, Mary KEATING, Anna WARD, Lura WALKER, Jessie SNELL, Robert TAYLOR. The following ranked 90 and above in their studies--Mary HARRIS 98.8, Ida FULLER 98.3, Mary KEATING 98.3, Lura WALKER 97.3, Alton HEMENWAY 97.3, Evelyn HARRIS 96.5, Ina HARRIS 96.5, Lena BARNARD 96.1, Inez HARRIS 95.2, Anna WARD 94.5, Willis BARNARD 93.2, Harry FULLER 92.2, Floyd BACHELDER 92, Mary GATES 90.3, Lawrence BARTON 90. Anna M. GOULD, teacher. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT