The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 Ludlow 6/28/1889 Michael PURCELL is home for a few days. Joe CONNORS has resumed work at the mill. Firemen's meeting, Saturday evening, at 5 p. m. George JOHNSON's residence has been newly shingled. Judge HINES has been confined to the house, the past week, by illness. Charles COMSTOCK has moved into the DEMARY house, on Andover street. Michael DALY is at work again, after being laid off two weeks by illness. Amon MUNROE of Norwich, Conn., was the guest of James ROBERTS, last week. Children's Day concert at the Methodist church, next Sunday afternoon. J. G. SARGENT and wife, and Miss Ina SARGENT, are camping out at Lake Rescue. Geo. P. GALE and wife went to Saratoga, last week, where Mrs. G. still remains. Rev. N. A. HYDE will occupy the pulpit at the Congregational church, next Sunday. O. S. WASHBURN of Minneapolis, Minn., is the guest of his son-in-law, Geo. S. BRIDGE. Lorenzo FRIZZELL, wife and son, from Brattleboro, are guests of Misses Ada and Lilla TAYLOR. Robert BARLOW, now of Chicago, but formerly of town, called on friends here yesterday. Miss Bertha WHITTEMORE of Malden, Mass., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. C. HESSELTON. Henry POLLARD, a former resident, now of St. Louis, is visiting friends in town, this week. Jay BROWN showed us a curiosity, the other day, in the form of several double yellow daisies. For sequel to the horse-thief excitement, last Friday morning, see Springfield correspondence. Thomas KENWORTHY is reported to have had a slight shock of paralysis, Sunday, which somewhat affected his sight. Bertie, son of A. W. THOMPSON of Glens Falls, N. Y., is stopping for a few weeks with his uncle, S. W. STIMSON of this place. John REED and family are visiting in Rutland , with Mrs. R.'s people; John being laid off for a time in consequence of poor health. Mrs. Sallie A. POLLARD and her daughter Mrs. ALLEN, from Jacksonville, have been the guests of Mrs. Orinda POLLARD, this week. While playing ball, last Tuesday, Charles HORAN had the misfortune to sprain an ankle, that has confined him to crutches for several days. Abram WRIGHT and wife, of Storm Lake, Iowa, are guests of their nephews, E. A. and L. C. HOWE. It is their first return East in 33 years. C. M. GIDDINGS and wife of Charlestown, Mass., were in town over Sunday. They have had a monument erected on the family lot in our cemetery. Charles CHAPMAN and son George captured a 15 pound pike in the mill-pond, last Saturday afternoon. It was sent to the Bardwell house, Rutland, and brought $3. Mrs. LIVINGSTON of Sandy Hill, N. Y., Mr. WILMARTH and wife and Jesse COLBURN and wife, of Shrewsbury, have been recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SANDERS, of late. A. F. SHERMAN left town, yesterday, for the West. He will be absent some two months, his objective point being Utah, where his son Frank has already or purposes soon to locate. G. I, HOWE was apprehended, one early morning last week, in pilfering from Geo. P. GALE's wood-pile. Suspicion being aroused, watch was set, with above result. The culprit settled by paying for the wood and also a store-bill that had been considered neg. The post-office pot is boiling again, and the prospects are that the present incumbrance will be boiled out in the near future, charges of official negligence having been preferred against him. The Bridgewater base-ball players concluding to stay at home and help celebrate there, the 4th of July, the Healdville club are now booked for the game here next Thursday afternoon. They do say that "Charlie" (C. L.) JOHNSON is about to take unto himself a better half, in the near future, and has hired Oscar GASSETT's tenement in which to begin housekeeping. We are pleased to learn that Joel WARNER has made such progress in the line of his business that he is soon to be placed in charge of a branch house in Cambridge, Mass., by his Boston employers. The cheese-factory is now receiving about 1,000 pounds per day more milk than last year. And a recent generous donation convinced us that the quality of the product is not deteriorating under Mr. SMITH's management. Norris BUTTERFIELD is home again from the Far West, his last abiding place having been Tempe, Arizona. he says he has seen and had enough of the Great West. he took in the scene at Johnstown, Pa., en route here. Geo. E. ADAMS was in town, yesterday, having concluded his engagement at Bellows Falls. The wish that he might find it possible and profitable to again locate with us, finds general and hearty expression; to which we add Amen! There was no preaching at the M. E. church, last Sunday, the pastor being at the Silver Lake camp-meeting. Mrs. REYNOLDS, Mrs. Lizzie STONE, and Misses Ellen BAGLEY, Ladell HESSELTON, and Sarah JONES, also attended the same gathering. The strawberry crop is a failure hereabout, this year; not half a crop being expected. Mr. KINGSBURY of Cavendish made his first trip here early in the week, and says he shall come but once or twice more. What berries he brought, however, were of fine quality and in the pink of condition as usual with his fruit. Fred COLBURN returned from Massachusetts, the 15th, and thinking to surprise his folks, sent them no notice of his coming. he remained in town until Tuesday, then went to his home in Tyson, only to find that his mother, alarmed at his silence (Fred having been ill for a long time), had gone to Boston the day before, to see what the trouble was. The base-ball enthusiasm is spreading. The latest is a match between the Fats and the Leans of town. The former nine shall embrace no player of less than 195 weight, and no "Lean" shall exceed 140 pounds. Tim HORAN of the Corpulants and George G. WOODWARD for the Emaciates, are arranging the details, and the first game will probably come off July 4th. A. H. LOCKWOOD withdrew from the express-office contest, last Friday, and Mr. BABBITT of Bellows Falls came up again Wednesday of this week and concluded arrangements for locating the office with C. H. HOWARD, at the Depot street furniture store. The patrons of the company will thus be greatly convenienced; and the company could find no more capable or careful agent than Mr. HOWARD. There was no excitement or contention at the village school-meeting, Tuesday evening. A tax of 60 cents was voted; balance above current needs of the district (about 40 cents) to be applied on the debt, which is now something like $2,500. Voted, to increase the Academy terms from 34 to 36 weeks; other schools to keep 30 weeks, as usual. The officers chosen were as follows: Moderator, E. A. HOWE; clerk, Frank A. WALKER; treasurer, L. G. HAMMOND; committee (1 year) E. A. HOWE, (2 years) John DAILEY, (3 years) W. D. BALL; collector, L. C. HOWE; auditor, C. H. HOWARD. The mill-boys dared the "Dudes" (as they were pleased to call the ball-tossers who earn not their bread by the sweat of their brow) to a contest on the new ball grounds, last Saturday evening. But five innings were played, owing to rain, the score being Milltrash 5, Dudes 7. Spectators say it was a well-played game on both sides. The nines were made up as follows: Dudes--WARNER c., RAYMOND p., HESSELTON ss., KNIGHT 1b., ALLIS 2b., SNOW 3b., HOPKINS lf., SARGENT cf., HAMMOND rf., Milltrash--HASTING c., CONNOR p., W. TAPPER ss., E. TAPPER 1b., AGAN 2b., W. ROCK 3b., ROONEY lf., G. BOWKER cf., M. BOWKER rf. Of course they will try it again. BELLOWS FALLS DOWNED.--The base-ball match between a picked home nine and a similar team from Bellows Falls, yesterday afternoon, was a surprise in more respects than one. It was freely predicted, through out the week, that our representatives would get done up in the latest style; but barring the fourth inning, when the visitors did not earn a bag, yet pulled off three runs on errors, the home team played a fine game. RAYMOND in the box, was singularly effective for a "straight" pitcher; the balance of the honors were about evenly divided. The game was lost to the visitors when the Ludlows piled up 6 runs in the second inning and returned their opponents a goos-egg. When MURPHY went into the box, however, the picnic for the home team ceased, and they had all they were capable of attending to in preserving the lead gained off WHITMAN. All in all, the clubs were very even ly matched, and the interest after the third inning was absorbing. Not being a witness of the whole game, we are not able to mention the individual plays of merit, and its occurrence at the last hour before closing our forms precludes extended report. We observed, however, that the visitors were a very gentlemanly company; and this seems also to have been recognized by the small fry who ordinarily make themselves a nuisance on such occasions, for they were conspicuously quiet. Another creditable feature is, that there was no kicking or wrangling from either side. Players: Ludlow B. Falls HASTINGS BISSELL HESSELTON ALEXANDER RAYMOND MURPHY SARGENT WHITMAN KNIGHT F. WEBSTER CONNOR HOBSON TAPPER H. WEBSTER WARNER HENRY GALE BLAKELY (The box scores are also given but I don't have the patience to transcribe them. RHB) Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT