The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 12, 1886 Perkinsville 2/12/1886 H. H. HICKS has lost another horse. Ervin PRATT of Ware, Mass., has been visiting in town. A donation was given to Mr. RUGG, the evening of February 4th. About $30 in money was left him, and many useful articles. Geo. ADAMS of Amsden brings forward the figures for the largest log-a beech twelve feet long, 37 inches in diameter at the butt and 32 at the tip. Rev. W. E. DOUGLASS of South Reading will preach at the Methodist church, on exchange with the pastor, next Sabbath. Business at ROBINSON's is booming. His yard is full of lumber and logs, thus proving that his orders have kept ahead of his capacity for production. Several carloads of chair stock have just been sent off, and several car-loads of grain purchased. it is refreshing to see one business in the place in activity; otherwise we would be dead indeed. A little chilly some of the time, last week, the mercury reaching 26 below zero, once or twice. Some crank who loves to create a sensation has mapped out February as a month of sudden transitions from "thaw to freeze." So far, he is right; but the future is uncertain. Isn't this looking into futurity a little too common? But, by the way, we have been looking into the future and have found out the following facts: The man who earns one dollar per day and spends fifty cents for whisky and tobacco, will be the one who complains of hard times. The young man who has a sweetheart, one who is pure and true, will be the one who is most likely to succeed. The young man who spends his evenings at home pursuing some useful study, will be the one who will take the positions of trust by and by. We cannot tell the weather an hour ahead, but these we KNOW to be true. The creamery association held a meeting at our school-house, Friday evening, the 5th. Mr. KIMBALL, the agent, talked to the farmers as to the merits of this system of butter-making. We do not wish to attempt to controvert any of his statements, but the figures given regarding the cows and census cannot be found in the census report. Again, he told us that creamery butter was driving dairy butter to the wall, and in the same breath showed that the creameries could not be overdone in three hundred years, at the present rate of increase. As to the price of creamery and dairy butter, in no market reports for the fall and winter can be found a difference of eleven cents; four is the greatest and average is TWO, as anyone can see by looking at the reports of our leading markets. Creamery butter ought to sell for a larger price. Look at the immense outlay necessary to start in that way, and see if it will really pay. We do not wish to say anything against the creamery, but the agent should tell a straight story, and cautiousness is the watch-word in all transactions, particularly in one requiring so much capital. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT