The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 State Notes 6/28/1889 H. L. ROBINSON of Springfield has become insane at Willimstown, over the death of his son, of verioloid. Mrs. Mary SMITH, an employe in W. A. COLE's paper mill at Putney, had the ends of three fingers taken off in a paper-cutter last Friday afternoon. Sadawga reservoir, which has caused the dwellers in Deerfield Valley considerable anxiety, has been examined and found in a bad condition, by an expert from Northampton, Mass., and a citizens' committee from Shelburn Falls. The residence of M. H. TORREY, in Georgia, was struck by lightning during the storm of June 9th, destroying the east chimney and playing pranks with stovepipes. Several of the family were severely shocked, and Mrs. HAYDEN did not recover until the next day. The hired man was thrown three feet from where he stood. Score another for "Aristos." The Clay stakes, $3,000, at the Island Park (Albany, N. Y.) spring meeting, were won in three straight heats by "Gillig" a son of "Aristos" and bred in Rutland; 2:231/4. "Gillig" is five years old, is owned by Willaim MOORE of Hartford, Conn., and has never lost a heat in which he has trotted. Greenleaf Kimball SYKES, a St. Johnsbury academy student in the class of 90, died last Friday evening of acute peritonitis. June 10th, he and 19 other people ate something which poisoned them. The rest have all recovered. SYKES lived in Dorset, and was about 20 years old, a universal favorite, brilliant scholar and a devoted Christian worker. His death occurred only a few hours after the commencement exercises, and has cast a deep feeling of sadness over the entire school and community. The Bethel road machine team ran away, the other day, and collided with a wagon in which were Mrs. Charles SPAULDING and a young grandson. Mrs. SPAULDING was thrown down a bank and considerably injured. the grandson could not be found for some time after the accident, when a small voice was heard from the branches of a tree near by, and it was found that the little fellow had been thrown, uninjured by the force of the collision, into the branches of the tree. A ludicrous case of absent-mindedness was recently exhibited by James DENHAM of Shelburn, who with his wife and twelve children started for Oregon. He bought $600 worth of railroad tickets, and taking them home locked them up in his safe. The next day he loaded his household goods into a car, including his safe, and shipped them. When he was ready to begin his journey, he was very forcibly reminded that his ticket were far on their way West, in the safe. There was no alternative but to hand out another $600 for more tickets, which he did with as good grace as he could command. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT