The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, July 5, 1889 West Windsor 7/5/1889 Mrs. W. D. HOOK is sick with erysipelas. Eskie RANSOM is very sick. E. M. SHURTLEFF is the attending physician. Lu;na TAYLOR has returned from Barre, where she has been attending school at Goddard Seminary. Thursday evening was the occasion of a pleasant gathering at Henry BRANNOCK's, the purpose being to give their daughter, Ida, a surprise, and remind her it was her nineteenth birth-day. The evening was spent very pleasantly and all wish Miss BRANNOCK many more birth-days. Saturday afternoon, Frank BRANNOCK and wife met with what might have been a serious accident. While going down the hill near Mr. SHATTUCK's, the spokes fell out of the wagon-wheel and Mr. and Mrs. BRANNOCK were thrown to the ground. the horse ran into Mr. HOOK's barn, but luckily no damage was done beyond a general shaking up and slight damage to the harness and buggy. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT