The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, February 5, 1886 Andover 2/5/1886 Mrs. D. S. DIMMICK is on the sick-list. David BATCHELDOR is in very poor health. Hilon DEAN is spending a few days in Rupert. L. G. COOLEDGE and wife are visiting at D. S. DIMMICK's. Mrs. J. W. WEST has been quite sick for several weeks past. Miss Mary PERSONS of Chester has been visiting friends in town. Messrs. JOHNSON & HUBBARD started their steam-mill, last Saturday. Oscar FARRAR and wife, of Rockingham, are visiting friends in town. Reuben WEST of Peru visited his brother, H. F. WEST, last Saturday. Elder JACKSON of Ludlow will preach at Peaseville, next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph WOODS from Lowell Lake are at home for a few days. Messrs WAY & ROWELL sold a nice three-year-old colt to a party from New Hampshire, last week. Henry SLATE seems to have his full share of misfortune. He was laid up for several weeks with a broken ankle; now one of his horses is too lame to be used. A "schoolmarm" once remarked in our hearing, when we were a child: "Accidents will happen in the best of families, for they do in ours;" and doubtless a friend of ours in Weston village will corroborate the statement. One day last week she thought she smelt something burning. The masculine member of the family said it was only a piece of paper that he had been burning, but upon further investigation the son's bed was found to be all on fire. Be a little more careful, next time, Jerry, with those fire-crackers. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT