The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 5, 1886 General State News 2/5/1886 About 4,000,000 feet of spruce logs have been yarded at Lemington, to be floated down the river. A Waterbury man who "has prophesied correctly for seven years save one," says the coming season is to be one of the best for maple sugar. A. P. CHILDS of Bennington is to receive a pension of $4 a month and some $1,100 of pension arrears, for army disabilities contracted in the service. The locks in Newport's new jail were picked, Friday night, and a father and son named BROWN escaped. They broke jail once before, but were re-captured. W. C. COLVIN and C. D. COLVIN of the Empire house at North Bennington were arrested by officer ROSIER, last Thursday, for selling spirituous liquors, and were bailed to appear for trial February 6th and 25th respectively. Jonathan HOLMAN of Braintree dropped dead very suddenly, Saturday. He was helping a boy carry some corn fodder from one barn to another and complained of not feeling well. While backing his horse he suddenly dropped dead. The Centerville district school, at Brattleboro, has closed because of the prevalence of scarlet fever in that neighborhood. There are seven cases in the east village and two or three deaths have resulted, but there is no apprehension of an epidemic. Mrs. Charles PHILLIPS of Lower Waterford committed suicide, last Saturday, by taking Paris green. She said that upon seeing Paris green an irresistible desire came over her to take it. She was married last year, and her husband is nearly crazy over the matter. A number of the finest farms in Shelburne, all lying on the lake shore, have been bought, it is reported, by Dr. W. S. WEBB and his brother in-law, H. McK. TWOMBLY, relatives of the late W. H. VANDERBILT. They intend to build fine summer residences on the land. Solon SHERMAN of Poultney had a narrow escape from a severe injury, one day recently. While at work in his grist-mill, the skirt of his overcoat was caught by a belt which threw him on the floor, he struck on his head which gave him a bad eye, but beyond that he escaped all injury. A little son of George F. REED of Barton, six months old, was found dead in his bed, on a recent morning. No cause can be given for his death, unless it was suffocation. The nurse who was taking care of him got up early, thinking the child all right. When his father went to take him up an hour later he was found dead. Last August, Henry HALL of Hyde Park, while playing base ball, received a severe blow on the nose from a bat which slipped from the hands of one of the players. The blow inflicted a deep gash and fractured the bone. A few days ago a piece of wood was taken from his nostril 1 1/4 inches long by one inch wide and 1/2 inch thick. This piece was broken off the knob of the bat when it struck HALL. C. C. CHASE of McIndoes had a remarkable escape from instant death , the other day. Mr. CHASE and his son Dudley were crossing the railroad track on a traverse sled, when a freight train knocked him off in front of the wheels. He managed to get off the track, but lost an arm, which was caught and crushed. At the annual meeting of the State Teachers' association in Burlington, officers were elected as follows: President, Prof. A. L. HARDY of St. Johnsbury; vice-presidents, Superintendent H. O. WHEELER of Burlington, Ezra BRAINERD of Middlebury, J. J. R. RANDALL of Rutland, Rev. J. H. MERRILL of Brattleboro, E. W. HOWE of Bennington, M. O. PERKINS of Windsor, N. J. WHITESHILL of Randolph, G. N. HENDERSON of Newport, C. A. BUNKER of Peacham, O. P. CONANT of St. Albans, A. H. CAMPBELL of Johnson, A. N. DANA of Barre, W. N. PHELPS of South Hero, L. W. JENNE of Island Pond; Secretary, J. M. HITT of Northfield; treasurer, Prof W. A. DEERING of Burlington; executive committee, E. A. BISHOP of Montpelier, E. CONANT of Randolph, O. ATWOOD of Rutland. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT