The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, December 11, 1885 East Wallingford 12/11/1885 Mrs. Viola S. CHASE was baptised and united with the church, on Sunday, Nov. 29th. Sherwin HART's little girl Ethel is quite sick with fever, but is beginning to improve slowly. The latest arrival is a bran-new blacksmith, weight 10 pounds. Henry thinks he will soon have some help about shoo-ing. Two old citizens in this vicinity passed away, last week--Volney SHIPPY's father at Bowlville, and Thomas HORTON of Centerville. They were both quite aged. RUSSELL has just got through making cider. O. M. PELSUE has been making quite extensive repairs upon his house, outside and inside, looking as though business is prosperous with him, if it has been a hard year for farmers. Chauncey POWELL's infant son, Freddie, died of erysipelas, after severe suffering, on Tuesday night, Dec. 1st. Funeral at the house, Friday, the remains being interred at Cuttingsville. Mrs. Martha THOMPSON was buried at Sugar Hill cemetery, last week, having been stricken with paralysis nearly a year ago and lain in a helpless condition much of the time since, not knowing her own folks. Mrs. Jewett HAWKINS is on the sicklist, which prevented her attending the W. R. C. meeting on Saturday night, and also kept the G. A. R. post commander at home. They were both missed very much. Splendid sleighing, since Thanksgiving, and the lumbermen are improving it in hauling wood and logs, for they are expecting a Mount Holly thaw, soon, after which there will be a good deal of shoveling and some tunneling, with a little swearing. Johnathan SMEAD is disabled by a broken arm,caused by slipping down on Thanksgiving day. He immediately sent to Troy and obtained some patent thing to wear on his boot heels. He says he can walk on ice now, and keep right-side up; but he locked the barn after the horse was stolen. Regular meeting of the G. A. R. and W. R. C., on Saturday night, Dec. 19th. Comrades, do not forget to come and bring your better halves, for they are needed there; and have them invite their loyal lady friends to join. It is a noble work, and the ladies were not backward in the dark days of war, in doing many kind and loving deeds for the soldiers; and I trust they will not be backward now in joining the ranks of the W. R. C. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton [email protected] Dummerston, VT