The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 12, 1886 Ludlow 2/12/1886 April weather, for a few days past. C. W. GODDARD is under the weather again. Ernest FULLAM has finished working for J. A. DENNETT. Miss Emma DONELLY of Rutland is visiting her uncle, John HAYDEN. Miss May BUCKLIN of Rutland is the guest of relatives in this village. Herrick WOODWARD has moved to his new quarters in the harness-shop building. W. S. JOHNSON has been promoted from "clerk" to the dignity of assistant postmaster. Mrs. E. J. WHITCOMB has returned from a lengthy visit to her daughter in New Richmond, Wis. Rev. H. P. FISHER of the Congregational church attended the fellowship meeting at Springfield. Last Friday morning was, with a single exception, the coldest of the season--26 degrees below zero, on Depot street. M. B. TAYLOR and B. A. WILDER, from Rutland, have been intown the past week; also T. F. McDONALD of Brattleboro. A company of some six or eight couples came down from Mechanicsville, Monday evening, to Mr. HEMENWAY's singing-school. A scarcity of fifers retards the organization of a drum-corps. Anyone desiring to take hold in this capacity may apply to George JOHNSON. Uncle Silas COLE, who has been in failing health for nearly or quite a year, passed away Monday. Funeral services were held Wednesday. Our mother-in-law--Mrs. D. McELROY of Cold Spring, N. Y.--is again in command of the editorial household, and "we" have moved into the barn. Mrs. Jonas DUNN of this place, who is stopping with her son in Gardner, Mass., fell on the ice, last Sunday morning, and broke her left wrist. Religious services have been held several afternoon and evenings, at the Baptist church, Rev. Mr. ALGER of Bellows Falls assisting. All interested in forming a class for participation in the music festival to be held at Rutland, this spring, are requested to meet at Mrs. W. H. WALKER's, next Monday evening. Draped flags were put up, here, Wednesday, in honor of General HANCOCK. Talking about big poultry, Willie WADLEIGH goes Master Ray one better and trots out a "Black Eagle" cockerel weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces, and a pullet of the same breed weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces. The Grangers surprised H. HOWARD, master of Rising Sun Grange, at his home, last Thursday; took along a generous supply of eatables, had an enjoyable time, and left behind an easy chair in token of regard and appreciation. The young people are full of toboggan talk, and a chute here is not improbable. Our hill-sides furnish several natural slides of great length, which a small outlay of time and money would convert into first-class places for this exhilarating sport. The State vs. Cyrus O. LOVELL occupied the attention of a justice court, Wednesday afternoon. The charge of assault upon Frank LAWRENCE was proven to the satisfaction of the jury, and the usual fine of $5 and costs imposed. The trouble grew out of a wrangle about a dog of W. V. CHASE's, that LOVELL is alleged to have shot. Prof. FOX of the Rooks Mining Co. has his laboratory in Hammond block now fitted up, ready for business, and will attend to anything in the line of assaying that may be desired of him. Mrs. R. E. HATHORN, Mrs. O. GASSETT. Mrs. A. K. GOULD, Mrs. A. T. MOORE, and Mrs. D. C. SHELDON, represented Howard Relief Corp at the state convention of that organization, at Brattleboro, yesterday. Stanford MITCHELL of Boston, evangelist and singer, will conduct the services at the Universalist church, next Sunday. It was rumored about the village, late last week, that Geo. W. BILLINGS was ill from pneumonia, in Kansas, where he is spending the winter with his family; but before this rumor had got fairly started, word was received that he had so far recovered as to be out of doors. The following are the names of pupils in the Barton district who ranked above 80 in deportment, during the term just closed: Ida FULLER 95, Mary KEATING 94, Mary HARRIS 94, Sam WARD 92, Ada ESTY 91, Belle BARNARD 89, Lucia BARTON 89, Anna TAYLOR 89, Amanda ESTY 88, Laura LYNCH 88, Mary GATES 87, Herbert GLEASON 86, Wilbur BARNARD 85, Aretus ESTY 84, Oscar GATES 83, Maggie KEATING 83, Floyd BACHELDER 82, Guy HARRIS 82. Ida E. PIPER, teacher. We affixed the wrong initials to the Mr. POWERS whom we announced as ill in New York, last week--it was H. L., instead of E. K. Mr. POWERS' illness was a complication of pneumonia and heart trouble, and resulted in death last Friday night. The remains were brought here for interment, Tuesday, Rev. J. N. EMERY of Bellows Falls Universalist church officiating. Mr. POWERS was, we believe, a native of this town, an annual and favorably-known visitor; was also well known in the financial and social circles of the metropolis, where he acquired a fortune in the hotel business and speculation, estimated as high as $2,000,000. SCORE ONE FOR ERIN--They tell a good story about a couple of local characters, in which Yankee shrewdness got worsted in a bout with Hibernian wit. A certain Spiritist, who counts knowledge of carpentering among his acquirements, recently approached an Irish householder--"Jack" SULLIVAN by name--and announced that his (SULLIVAN's) son-in-law's spirit had appeared to him (the carpenter) and told him to go and repair his father-in-law's house. "All right, said Jack; "go ahead, and look to Tom [the defunct son-in-law] for your pay." So far as we know, the repairs are not yet begun, and it looks very much as if the "spirit" or the carpenter had been a little too previous--or prior--or something of that sort. ALMOST A FIRE--They came near having a fire at Ezra BOYNTON's domicile, in the marble-shop building, last Friday morning. Mr. B. thought he smelled fire when he arose at 5 a. m. to get breakfast for his son Nathan, who works in the mill; but as nothing of the kind could be found, he laid it to his imagination and thought no more about it until about three hours later, when it became certain that there was a "sure-enough" fire in a partition adjoining the chimney on the ground floor. After several ineffectual attempts to quench it, "Nate" was sent for, who promptly "applied the axe to the root" or base of the trouble and found a lively bed of coals between the walls, which a bucket or two of water quickly put out. It is supposed that the chimney burned out sometime during the night, and thus set fire to the partition timbers. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT