The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, Friday, July 19, 1889 Windham 7/19/1889 If the farmers had foreseen the coming rain of the coming season, they might have done their haying last May. Earl HOWE, who has been at work for William HARRIS and son, was taken, last week, with a bad spell, which has laid him by since; called a spinal difficulty. He was confined to his bed for a few day, but is better by last reports. H. C. WHITCOMB has so far recovered from the injury to his eye as to be able to work and attend to his affairs as usual. He has been keeping a kind of bachelor's hall, of late, his wife having gone to Maine on a visit. Mrs. L. A. BALLOU and daughter have gone to Sandgate and Pawlet, to visit relatives and friends. Randall HARRINGTON a rather eccentric person who has lived as a sort of hermit for several years, and of whom report says "he has not washed his face for ten years" (be that as it may, it would not be a safe subject to wager "big money" on), is quite bad off. He has had some dark spots on his face, and this last month one broke out in a sore. The flies got at it, and did some very unbecoming work. He went to E. W. STOWELL (who is not a physician yet has some practice) and wanted him to examine his head. Mr. S. did so, and with the help of a little spirits of turpentine extracted 30 maggots from the sore. Once or twice he has been to Mr. S. with the same trouble. The last time, being told he must go to a real doctor, he has now gone to Londonderry and put himself under the care of the physician there. His disease is thought ot be a cancer. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT