The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 19, 1889 Ludlow 7/19/1889 Mrs. James HASTINGS is on the sick-list. L. H. WILLARD of Rutland was in town over Sunday. Miss Jennie COLBURN has been here the guest of friends here, this week. Miss Mabel BROOKS of Somerville, Mass., is the guest of Miss Ada DENNETT. Dr. MOORE and wife are visiting friends in North Sherburne, this week. Mrs. Harriet BELLOWS of Walpole, N. H., is visiting friends in this vicinity. The band promise an open-air concert from the stand in the park, this evening. Mrs. L. W. PAGE of Brandon is passing a few days with relatives and friends hereabouts. Joel WARNER has returned to his business in Boston; starting off on his bicycle Saturday morning. Myron BURTON and wife, from New York city, have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. SIMONDS, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Edward SEXTON of New York city are at N. M. PIERCE's, purposing to remain a few weeks. Master Luther SIMONDS of Providence, R. I., is spending the week with his cousin, Miss Edna BARRETT. Painter MERCHANT is touching up L. HAMMOND's residence and street-fence with a new coat of white lead. We understand that Fred ROBBINS will remain West, having a situation with an uncle in Northern Michigan. Miss E. Belle DURANT of Boston has arrived, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. SMITH, for the summer. Miss Effie HEMENWAY is at home from her teacher's duties at Mt. Hermon, Mass., for the Summer vacation. Mrs. A. K. GOULD spent the week with her daughter Emma, in Rockingham, Miss Emma accompanying her home. C. W. HEMENWAY lost a good cow, Monday. She was found in the pasture with a broken leg, and had to be killed. The blacksmith-shop on Hiel SNELL's premises was burned, Sunday night, 7th inst.; presumably the work of an incendiary. Drs. EMERSON of Chester and SPAFFORD of Cavendish were in town, last Friday, assisting Dr. BRYANT in a surgical operation. Frank BILLINGS is up from Brockton, Mass., for his vacation, bringing along, for purposes of recreation, his "safety" bicycle. Mrs. R. E. HATHORN has again gone to Boston, in attendance upon her sister, whom she hopes to bring home in the course of a fortnight. Henry C. FARWELL is up from Boston for a two weeks vacation. He knows of no more attractive spot than Ludlow, in the summer season. Rev. Mr. ELLIOT, representing the Bible Society, will occupy the desk at the Congregational church, next Sunday. Will also preach at Tyson. Editor STILES of Springfield, accompanied by a Mr. BINGHAM of Boston, was in town, Monday, en route home from a fishing trip into Plymouth. Cards announce the marriage, next Thursday, at Keesville, N. Y., of Michael PURCELL, formerly of this place, and Miss Brina COLLINS of K. Rev. Mr. THOMAS, from the north part of the State, will preach at the Congregational church, as a candidate, the first two Sundays in August. George SPAFFORD has taken Fred ROBBINS' place in the Ludlow Clothing House. It seems quite natural and proper to number him once more among the "Ludlow boys." Miss Jessie GREGG and friend Miss STEWART, from Brattleboro, have been passing a week or more in town, having driven up from B. They stopped with Mrs. Sarah HEMENWAY. We are indebted to L. O. WEEKS for a meal of nice trout, in the catching of which he is an expert. He sold, last season, as the result of his skill in this line, some 60 pounds. We acknowledge the receipt of, from Mrs. C. C. BLAKE of Cavendish, a jar of cucumber pickles over a quarter century old. We return thanks to the donor, sustaining her warrant that they will "remove the hat of any gentleman in Ludlow," and also venture the opinion that had she included the hair with the hat, the guaranty would have been equally unimpeachable. The Labar Bros., who gave an acrobatic exhibition at the square, the other evening, were limber fellows in more respects than one, having skipped the town without paying Mrs. GIDDINGS for their keeping. Miss Addie SULLIVAN of Warren, Mass., who is visiting here, returns home, tomorrow, taking with her Master George SULLIVAN, who has made his home here, for the past year, at his grandfather's--John CONNOR. Boston papers announce the marriage, at Portsmouth, N. H., Monday, of John PICKARD, formerly principal of Black River Academy, and Miss Jennie A. GERRISH of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. P. left New York, Wednesday, for a two-years tour in Europe. Henry SPAULDING feels better, since the advent of that 9 1/2-pound girl. Two of his North Hill neighbors have eight children each, and Henry, with only seven, was quite melancholy over the fact that he was being left behind; but he feels as big as any of them, now. Collins WARNER, wife and son, and Miss Amanda WARNER, are expected to arrive in town from Boston, per private conveyance, within a day or two. They left the "Hub" Tuesday morning, and were due at Perkinsville yesterday, stopping there briefly with L. STEARNES. The band went to Tyson, last Saturday afternoon, on invitation of Landlord HUBBARD, enjoyed the base-ball contest in the afternoon, and assisted at a musical entertainment in the evening. There was also a large attendance of others from this village, and the house was filled. Those interested in base-ball, met at D. E. ROCK's, Monday evening, and perfected organization by choosing these officers: President, F. O. KNIGTH; secretary, E. H. TAPPER; captain, George RAYMOND; manager, Geo. P. GALE. A game with the Mechanicsvilles, on the grounds here, is arranged for tomorrow afternoon. Deputy L. C. HOWE was called to Weston by telephone, yesterday afternoon, by parties who believed they had located the runaway boys from the Reform School. It proved a bootless quest, however. A representative of the institution was here last week, in search of the fugitives. PAFF'S GREAT LUCK.--The Boston papers of Wednesday created a sensation here by the announcement of the lucky numbers in the July drawing of the Louisiana State Lottery, as it transpired that Fred C. PAFF held the number--58,607--that drew one-twentieth of the $100,000 prize. PAFF was immediately overwhelmed with congratulations and advice to swear off while his "luck" was on; and the bit of paper that represented such a plum was eagerly scanned by the curious. Barring chance of error in reporting the number, there is no room for doubt that the money will be paid over. The rest of our speculative citizens should not in their excitement lose sight of the fact that lightning seldom strikes twice in the same spot, and that, consequently, Ludlow may not expect another such stroke within the next century. PAFF's winning ticket cost him $1 only. BROWN WINS.--Judge VEAZEY's ruling in the case of the Trustees of Ludlow Village against A. J. BROWN, "beats the Village," to use the common expression; still, it is no justification of BROWN in doing as he pleases, to the sacrifice of general safety and good order.. The ground of defense seems to have been well taken--that under the act of incorporation the village should have voted upon the ordinances, instead of delegating their authority to the Trustees; there fore it behooves us as a community to take immediate action to correct the error in this and all other by-laws rendered inoperative by the name or other technicality. There is little or no doubt of the soundness of Judge VEAZEY's ruling, and the Trustees are commended it the cautiousness with which they have proceeded, under much adverse criticism; to a large share of which we plead guilty. It is now a good time to not only correct errors, but provide for a more general and thorough knowledge of the village ordinances, the scarcity of printed copies of which has been the subject of complaint for years. ONE FOR BELLOWS FALLS.--The Bellows Falls base-ball players came up here last Friday afternoon, to again try their luck with the local nine; and after a prolonged contest in which honors and errors were pretty evenly balanced, pulled off the game by one score--21 to 20. It was nip and tuck throughout the game, and therefore specially interesting to the spectators; and while each nine "went to pieces" for an inning, as is common with amateurs, the visitors could better afford it than the home team, and thereby won the game. the only conspicuously good point in the game that we recall was a hot line catch by WEBSTER at 1st base. (I will not transcribe the box scores here but give the names of players and the synopsis of the game. RHB) Bellows Falls MURPHY, p. BLAKE, c. HOBSON, 3d, ss. WEBSTER, F. 1b. WEBSTER, H. ss, 3b. RANDALL, lf. LABAREE, 2b. EVANS, cf. REYNOLDS, rf. Ludlow HASTINGS, c. ss. HESELTON, lf. RAYMOND, p. ss. SARGENT, cf. KNIGHTS, 1b. ALLIS, 2b. SNOW, 3b. WARNER, c. p. GALE, rf. Two base hits--HASTINGS, RAYMOND, HOBSON. First base on balls--By RAYMOND, 3; by MURPHEY, 3. Struck out--By MURPHEY 7; by RAYMOND, 10. Passed balls--WARNER, 6; BLAKE, 4. Hit by pitched ball--BLAKE, F. WEBSTER, REYNOLDS, HASTINGS, WARNER, SNOW. Umpire, David ROCK. Time, 2h, 45m. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT