The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, December 11, 1885 Sherburne 12/11/1885 A dance is advertised at ROBINSON's hall. A singing-school is needed and talked of at the center. The Chaffee road is passable, and business lively in the woods among the lumbermen and steam mills. Four schools are in running order. The other three, I suppose have spring, summer and fall terms, in order to draw public money. A singing-school is commenced at south part of the town, under the instruction of a Mr. BENNETT, who has several schools in the adjoining towns. So everything looks favorable for a successful term. Mr. MAXHAM and wife must take comfort in their old age. They visited their old friends at the north part of the town, were gone four days, and called at eighteen different houses, a week or two ago. John H. DUTTON has in his cellar (without saying anything about his 10-years-old preserves or 13 year-old elderberry wine) a quantity of apples which were put there in 1884, and are perfectly sound and good to eat. The young people are on the tip-toe--good sleighing, a meeting every Sunday at the meetinghouse and also at Estabrook's hall, sociables once in two weeks at farmers' houses (sometimes more frequent), a lyceum Saturday evenings. It is curious how people will talk about their neighbors. Just now the current points to Wm. DOUBLEDAY. Some say he is lucky, others say he "missed it," hiring a fellow to work for him this winter. In reality it's on one's business but their own. Weight of the fellow, 9 1/2 pounds, Dec. 1st. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT