The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 12, 1886 Gassetts 2/12/1886 It is thought it was the edge of the axe, instead of the head, that hit Jewett BOYNTON. We hear that Mrs. C. C. BLAKE killed and sold a turkey, to H. S. PIERCE & Co., Cavendish, that dressed 28 1/2 pounds. J. C. SCRIBNER received news, Wednesday of last week, that his father, J. A., on the 1st inst., had a severe stroke of paralysis. Being on the other side of 80 years, it will go hard with him. Laura WALKER of Orange, Mass., who had been here taking care of her mother, Mrs. Acsah BEMIS, in her last sickness, left for her home, Wednesday of this week, accompanied by her brother George, who intends to be gone about a week. Perhaps some of the friends of Lewis HILL will be glad to learn that he is now at Rutland, and in his usual health, having recovered from an attack of snow blindness which came upon him about three weeks ago. He intends to come home in about three weeks. On the evening of Feb. 3d, about 60 of the relatives and friends of J. C. GLYNN gave him a surprise party (it being their 20th marriage anniversary), taking possession of his house and useing it for their best enjoyment. Frank BRAGG of Proctorsville played the organ, while those wishing to sing joined in. About $15 in money, besides nearly $25 in presents, were presented to the happy couple, and after wishing them another 20 years of life's blessings, the guests began to disperse in the small hours. Names of scholars having no absent-marks during the winter term, which closed Jan. 28th--Eloise DUNBAR, Della JOHNSON, Daisy MARSHAL, Hattie SMITH, Bertha WHITAKER, Anna WHITAKER, Geo. BEMIS, Willie BEMIS, John BROOKS, Ernest CARLISLE; absent only one half day--Irving BOYNTON, George BOYNTON, Bertie CARLISLE, Albert MOORE; absent one day--Carl BEMIS, Leon JOHNSON, Frank MOORE, Eugene PUTNAM, Owen JOHNSON; not absent for three terms--Bertha WHITAKER, John BROOKS; absent only one day for three terms--Daisy MARSHAL, Della JOHNSON, Hattie SMITH. Daisy MARSHAL missed the fewest words is spelling. Whole number of scholars for the year, thirty-one. Mellie M. JENKINS, teacher. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT