The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 28, 1889 Here and There 6/28/1889 Items Begged, Borrowed and Stolen, from various Sources, that Our Scribes did not Catch On. On the farm of E. H. HORTON, in Clarendon, are two pear trees in full bloom. Daniel W. DAVIS of Chester, is one of the recent luck ones to secure a pension. Brattleboro and Londonderry baseball nines play a game at the latter place, July 4th. Mrs. Kate Morris CONE of Hartford has been chosen a trustee of Smith College, Northampton, Mass. The woolen mill at Gaysville is to be rebuilt and started up with new capital and improved machinery. A prominent citizen of Manchester has been complained of, to the grand juror, for pulling weeds in his garden, on Sunday. At Jamaica, last week, Mrs. Lestina HIGGINS, 70 years old, set fire to her clothing while smoking, and was quite severely burned. The Jessup first prize for Botany, in the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, was awarded, Tuesday, to R. M. EVARTS of Chester. In the BENT and ROBERTS murder trial at Manchester, last week, the jury failed to agree, and were discharged. It is understood that the jury were evenly divided, though none favored a verdict of murder. Lucien HEWITT of West Hartford, aged 43 years, has been at work on a farm in Brattleboro, and while harrowing last week, he was thrown on the teeth of the harrow by the horses suddenly starting, and received a bad wound in the abdomen. His injuries were not thought to be serious, but inflammation supervened, and he died of lockjaw. Senator JOHNSON has appointed Miss Susie WILDER of Ludlow, to a scholarship at Middlebury, and Eugene RICE of Chester, at Burlington. Senator PERKINS has appointed Miss Ada BARNEY of Ludlow, to a scholarship at Middlebury. Senator PARKER has appointed Loyal E. TARBELL of Chester, to a scholarship at Burlington, and Joseph S. CRAIGNE of Weathersfield, at Norwich. Elmer CLOW and William TRUMBULL, the Shaftsbury burglars, escaped from jail at Manchester, Tuesday morning, between 8 and 12 o'clock. they sawed around the stovepipe hole and got into the atic through a hole about 9 by 12 inches. They then opened a door and jumped to the ground with out being seen. They were to have been taken to Windsor, next day, to stay until December. Sheriff PIKE has offered a reward of $100 for the recapture of the men. Some person utterly wanting in self-respect or humanity has been shooting lambs for Simon BRONSON, at Weathersfield Bow. Seven were found in one day, recently. The killing was done with a rifle or revolver, it is not known definitely which, the bullet entering the head between the eye and 11/2 inches back of the ear, excepting one which was shot between the eyes. The vandal exhibited considerable marksmanship, for the shooting could not all have been done from one point of vantage, the dead lambs being scattered over considerable territory. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT