The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 19, 1889 Proctorsville 7/19/1889 Frank BIGELOW is spending the week with his mother, Mrs. Betsey BIGELOW; Miss Christine BUXTON and brother, of Luldow, Mass., are also visiting Mrs. BIGELOW. Fred HUBBARD of Cambridge, Mass., is in town for a short visit. Mrs. A. F. HILL went to her home in Fitchburg, Mass., last Friday, on account of her grandson having inflicted quite a serious wound on his foot by stepping on a nail. On Monday, Chas. F. BARRETT cut a stalk of common field corn, not cutting very near the ground, which measured eight feet and two inches in height. He also gathered sweet corn from his garden, for the table, Tuesday. Rev. W. H. WIGHT, his wife, and his daughter, Mrs. F. A. HUBBARD of Brattleboro, started, Tuesday, for a carriage drive to Saratoga Springs. Mr. HUBBARD goes with them, on his bicycle. They will be absent about ten days. All matters concerning the fresh-air children have been left in charge of N. G. PIPER. The children are to return to New York July 24th, leaving here on the 2:23 p. m. train. There will be no service at the Methodist church, next Sunday. J. H. DUNBAR, County Supervisor of Schools, will hold a public examination of applicants for teacher's certificates, at the school-house in this place, Tuesday next (July 23d) at 9 o'clock a. m. All persons interested in education are invited to be present. Artemas SPAULDING, who has been subject to fits for several years, fell in one, from a stone-wall near the house, Tuesday afternoon, fracturing his skull and receiving other injuries of a fatal nature. He leaves a widow, two daughters, and a son--Allen B. Arrangements have been made by L. NICHOLS, contractor of the mail route from this place to Amsden, by which Walter MORSE carries the mail, on a stage running direct to Windsor daily. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT