The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, April 16, 1886 General State News 4/16/1886 (About half a column is devoted to Gov. Samuel E. PINGREE's Proclamation of Saturday, April 26th, as Arbor Day. RHB) Six hundred willow shoots have been shipped from Castleton to Wyoming, where it is hoped they will grow. Henry RICE, 85 years old, one of Newfane's oldest residents, was killed, last week, by falling down a cellar-way in his house. CATS & BUNKER have had seven writs served upon them for damages resulting from the fatal explosion of the boiler in their mill at North Wolcott. St. Johnsbury wants to raise $5,000 for the soldier's home, but doubts as to the legality of such an appropriation have delayed the vote by the town. James W. MARSHALL of Waterbury was killed at the Boston lumber-woods, last Friday, by the falling of a tree. He was 58 years old and leaves a widow and six children. The severest flood since 1869 visited Barre, last week. Many cellars were flooded and stone walls were carried away, while one man was carried over a dam but came out all right. Mrs. N. P. SWEET of Richford is under arrest, charged with cruelly beating a little girl she took from the alms-house to care for. An investigation shows that she unmercifully whipped the child many times, stuffed her mouth with rags, bound her and used a whip over her feet, crippling her for life. Otis STANDISH of West Randolph has invented a detachable horse-shoe. It clasps on the foot using no nails and perfectly protecting the hoof from injury. It can be put on or removed by simply driving in a steel wedge. The matched game of pool played at Plattsburgh, N. Y., Thursday evening of last week, between M. F. DOYLE of that place and J. H. TRACY of St. Albans, for $200, resulted in a victory for DOYLE by a score of 21 to 18. Oscar HODGE found a yearling sheep in Harrison DODGE's woods, in Morrisville, recently, that had been foraging there all winter. It proved to be one of DODGE's flock that was missed last fall. The sheep was looking well. Rev. T. F. STEWART of South Burlington died, suddenly, last Thursday, of heart-disease. Mrs. E. A. MATHEWS was seriously injured, by a runaway accident. While driving, her horse was frightened by a bicycle, and ran off the sluiceway, throwing her violently to the ground. (Partially mouse chewed.) Fifty woolen operatives have left Winooski for North Adams, Mass., where it is said they have obtained employment. One hundred striking workmen in J. H. GATES & Co.'s cotton mill at Burlington have gone to Lowell, Mass., to get work. The case of the united States against Edson W. BADGER of St. Albans was heard before United States Commissioner JOHNSON in Burlington, last week, the action being for counterfeiting silver coin. It is claimed that the crime was committed at the fair of the French Catholic church at St. Albans, last November, when nine silver dollars, two half dollars,and a five-cent piece, all spurious, were passed. A resident of Burlington recalls the fact that about 30 years ago a boy named Orville BURBANK, who was considered a visionary fellow, had a string running between his father's house and shop in that city, with tin boxes attached at either end and so arranged that conversation could be easily carried on by the contrivance. The boy died soon after, but thus he undoubtedly solved, in a rude manner, the problem of the telephone. The late I. G. CHANDLER of Brattleboro bequeathed $1,000 to the Methodist church there, and in a codicil, later $1,000 more, in case of the failure of certain other bequests, and also the residue of his estate if any there should be after paying debts, expenses, and other bequests. it is regarded, however, as very doubtful if the church will get anything from the will, as there are $3,500 legacies ahead of it, probably enough to exhaust the estate. Thaddeus FAIRBANKS, the Nestor of American inventors, died at his home in St. Johnsbury, Monday, in his ninety-first year. up to the first day of April he was in his usual good health and spirits, possessing a keen intellect and an unclouded memory. On that day he had the misfortune to fall in his porch and fracture the thigh bone of his right leg. The injury was a severe one, but he might have survived it for some months had not gangrene set in and terminated his life. In the case of E. R. HARD's injunction against the city of Burlington, restraining the mayor and city treasurer from paying any money under resolution passed by the board of aldermen in the fore part of February, Chancellor TAFT has rendered a decision modifying the bill, so as to permit the payment by the city of all the bills for lighting the streets (here the mouse has carried away a portion--but it looks like there was lighting during a carnival and Mr. HARD is objecting to the city paying for lighting during this event. Makes me think of the bruhaha going on now with the city lending money to the Telecom Co. RHB) (There was an explosion of a boiler in a blind factory at Brattleboro. R. A. BROWN's horse was killed, apparently in a barn 260 feet away. RHB) The roofs and windows of dwellings near the factory were broken by the debris. the boiler struck within a few feet of two men who saw it coming through, but were spell-bound and unable to move. The loss is $3,000; cause of explosion unknown. An officer from Clarenceville, Canada, went to Richmond, Wednesday of last week, to look after a horse-thief, who had stolen a horse some two weeks ago in Canada. While talking, the man driving the stolen horse came through the village and was recognized by the officer. he was driving toward Hinesburg. Constable R. M. CONANT jumped on horseback and overtook him at the J. L. MASON farm-house took the horse by the bits, and the fellow jumped and ran into MASON's pasture. CONANT jumped on to his horse, ran him down, and dropped on him and took him back to Richmond village, where he is at present. He is a young man about 20 years old. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT