The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, August 2, 1889 Rutland 8/2/1889 Arthur H. BLYTHE, a former resident here, has been arrested on a charge of bigamy, at Springfield, Mass. BLYTHE claims he wasn't married to the woman he lived with when here. General RIPLEY and Judge VEAZEY have gone to Canada on salmon-fishing excursions. A. G. COOLEDGE and wife have gone to Old Orchard Beach, Me., for a brief vacation. It has been decided to extend Robbins street from Baxter to Willard, provided land damages are waived. Francis McGUIRK went on duty as mail-carrier, August 1st, in place of carrier FLYNN. He has the outer districts, and will have a horse and wagon to do the business with. The first of a series of entertainments to be given at Odd Fellows' Hall by Canton Rutland occurred Wednesday evening. Deputy Grand Master C. F. EDDY of Bennington was present and delivered an address. Rev. C. A. REESE of the Baptist church, is taking a three weeks vacation, being in poor health. Considerable indignation was caused, last Sunday, by the neglect of a car-load of calves that were brought into the B. & R. road yard and the evident intention of leaving them without feed until Monday or even later. On complaint to the local officer of the society for prevention of cruelty to animals, the calves were let out and fed. Another car-load--the sixth-- of fresh-air children from New York passed here last Saturday en route for the north part of the state. It is probable the Episcopal church land will be taken for school purposes by legal process, which will compel the society to accept the appraised value of the land. Business at the scale works was never better. There are now 300 names on the pay-roll, and frequent additions are being made. Joseph G. BURPEE was acquitted, last Friday, of the charge of selling liquor contrary to law. It is estimated that 15,000 people "took in" Barnum's circus, Thursday of last week, at this place. Alvin ARNOLD was for the second time arrested for assaulting his wife, Tuesday, and held in $200 bonds for trial at county court. The new stalls at the fair grounds will consume 60,000 feet of lumber and raise the capacity of the grounds to accommodation of 800 horses. The street railway have added several open cars to their outfit. The HERALD's mowing-machine contest, set for today (Thursday) at the CAIN farm, north of the city, is "postponed on account of the weather"--if the past week's state of things can be called weather. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT