The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 5, 1886 Sherburne 2/5/1886 Frank DURKEE is doing a thriving business at the steam mill in the north part of the town. The lumber business supports one-half of the people in town, through the winter, and no fault is found with the snow or weather of late. Good hay at the barns is worth from $10 to $12 dollars per ton; boards at the mill, from $6 to $10; butter 20 cents, also honey the same as butter; potatoes 40 cents; corn and rye each 75 cents; oats 40; meal $1.20 per 100 pounds. The ice crop is good this year; several of our neighbors are drawing from Pico pond, about five miles the way they go; but they pronounce it the best they ever saw--clear and clean. The pieces drawn by are about 15 inches thick, said to weigh 150 pounds, as one man can load and unload easy. At the north part of the town ESTABROOK's mill-pond is supplying Pittsfield people in an abundance. They freight about 4 miles. One more crop we are sure of this year--that is taxes. School in district No. 2, taught by H. L. BATES, closed Friday, Jan. 29th. The following-named pupils were preset every day during the term: Verna I. and Floyd H. COLTON, Minnie A. and Myrtle A. WEST, and John W. ESTABROOK. Grant E. COLTON was absent only one day, from sickness, and Jessie L. WEST was present every day after she began to attend(the fourth week). Those having no tardy-marks--Grant, Floyd, and Verna COLTON, Harold W. TARBELL, Jessie WEST, Sophie JOHN, and George DOUBLEDAY. The pupils gave evidence of much interest in study, and nearly all made rapid progress. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT