The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 Spafford 6/28/1889 A general time of health; but two cases now under the doctor's care--Mrs. Polly JONES, aged about 85, living at Asa SCALES', and Miss Ethel HALL, at her grandparents' (J. C. SCRIBNER), is treated by Dr. EMERSON. Fred LOCKWOOD, formerly of this place and now living in Boston, contractor for opening a canal across Cape Cod, had a shock of paralysis, June 9th. His wife reports him on the gain. B. D. HUMPHREY of Baltimore received a telegram, Wednesday afternoon, from Doctor DRAPER of Brattleboro Asylum, saying his boy (Arden HMUPHREY, aged about 20 years, doing farm work there for about one year), left there, Tuesday evening, with his everyday clothes on, and had not been seen or heard from since; neither had any trace been learned of his whereabouts up to 8 a. m. Thursday, when his father took the 8:15 a. m. train for Brattleboro, to unravel the mystery if possible. His fears are that the boy went in bathing and was taken with cramps and drowned. The family is feeling very anxious about the affair, as he was their only boy and of a faultless character. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT