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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
Wash;ngton's birthday.

Village school closes this week.
S. D. Curtis advertises some valua-
BILE village property for sale.
G. D. Farnum's mill yard is well
filled up with hard wood logs.
Read H. P. Chase's new advertise
ment.
A cotillon party at town hall this
evening.
Twenty per cent on the grand list
pays our school bills for the year past.
G. W. Chase and Larcy Thompson
have returned from trip to Duchess
Co., N. Y, where they successfully
disposed of a fine drove of oxen.
A big sand slide, near the Salmon
hole bridge, last Tuesday, delayed the
down train two hours.
Mr.. D. B. Goddard has leased the
skating rink for six months to one Of
the parties now running the Brattle-
boro rink.
We have been shown a blossom from
a Gala lily owned by Mrs. A. w.
Pierce, who resides in the north part
of the town, that measured "a inches
in diameter. This lily, but four years
old, has had 68 blossoms. Mrs. Pierce
has some very fine plants other than
the lily.
Something New with which to Close
the Seasons Entertainments.
Oscar A. Tanner, Esq, Of Jamaica,
will lecture at the Town hall next week
Friday evening. Subject, 50 Modern
Citizen" Mr.. Tanner, though a CON-
parative stranger to our people, is not
a stranger to the platform, and will,
we have no doubt, give us an interest
ing lecture.
Mrs. Sarah Johnson, who has been
i'll for some time, under the care of
DR.. N. P. Woods, is very much better.
Was it a wicked wretch who said
that an organ was like charity because
it covered a multitude of sins, of the
singers?
MIR. G. II. Walker will move to Put
ney next week. Mr.. w. goes into the
store of G. L. Pierce of that place, as
clerk. Putney will gain valuable
young man and good citizen if it
retains Mr.. Walker.
Read the advertisement of NJ. II
Farnsworth in this weeks issue. Mr.
FarnswOrth is an excellent workman
and square in his dealings, and is de-
serving of patronage.
Special Notice.
The subscriber is now prepared to
do watch and clock repairing, and So
licits share of the public patronage.
All work entrusted to his care will re-
ceiye prompt attention, and satisfac-
ton will be guaranteed.
C. A. WHITMAN.
So. Londonderry, Feb. %.
The lOc. supper given by the engine
company at the residence of Mr.. H. A.
Walker, last Friday evening, brought
out large and pleasant party, and the
receipts were satisfactory; which
leaves nothing more to be desired, as
all expressed satisfaction with the
evenings enjoyment.
We learn from recent Rhode Island
papers that w. B. Tanner, son of O.
A. Tanner, Esq, of Jamaica. and who
was admitted to the Rhode Island ba,
about year since, is already employed
in important town cases in Pawtucket
RI, the second largest place in that
state. He is only about twenty-fou
years of aga. Mr.. o. A. Tanner
family will probably arrive in Jamai c
the coming season.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
BRATTLEBORO.

tasty sheet of four pages, is published
every Tuesday, by Harding and Jack
son, in the interest of roller skating.
Advertisements of the leading bust
ness men of the place also appear in
its columns.
1t is related for fact that one of
Brattleboro's most enthusiastic work
ers in the Temperance cause, ten or
twelve years ago, used to remark that
he could always deliver better lee
ture on the subject when he had a
pint of liquor down him.
The view from the toll bridge, of
the ice, as it moved down the river in
compact body, last Friday afternoon,
was grand sight. 1t is something
unusual for the river to break up so
early in the season.
When prominent citizen indul-
ges in the "o-be-joyful' to such an
extent that he is laid up for week or
so, in consequence, he tells his friends
that he has had paralytic shock" "a
new definition for drunk.
A fair number attended the carnival
given by the Taurus club at the rink,
Friday evening. But few participated
in the dance, however, the expense be-
ing little more than the average
Brattleborean could stand, it costing
not far from $500 couple, including
admission and the fancy dress suits
furnished by the costumer. Some peo-
pie are uncharitable enough to insinu-
ate that the club is putting on con-
siderable style" in trying to be so
Enlightened" AS old Mr.. Steen used
to say, 81 have lived here as boy and
man for eighty years, and have seen
a good deal of Goldfish aristocracy in
that time"
Is it really a true case of philan-
thropy, when a firm or corporation re-
duces the wages of its employees, and
then donates large sums of money for
different purposes, and for the sake of
being called "public spirited? 1t
may not be fair Illustration of the
old adage that "charity begins. at
home," but it is novel way of .adver-
| Using ones business.
The marriage of young girl, not
yet out of her teens, to an octogena
rian, who resides in a neighboring
town, is liable to occur any day now
If the truth is told, there is quite an
inducement for this probable sacrifice
of youth to old age, in the shape of
some thousands of dollars which are
to be made over to the young lady, as
a dowry, prior to her renouncing her
maiden name.
Prot. Erni, wonderful one-legge d
skater. is giving daily exhibitions OF
his skill at the rink this week.
Miss Annie Stevens is the new clerk
in the money order department at the
post-offce.
There is rumor that Harding &
Jackson, proprietors of the skating
rink, have dissolved partnership.
Two hundred dollars worth of new
books have been ordered for the Free
Library.
The Argus and Patriot intimates
that Colonel Hooker may yet return tc
the Democratic field. 1t looks as
though quite a number are getting
ready to accompany him.
Sleighing about town, at this tint
of writing, is very poor, the weather
being wet and disagreeable.
The supreme court adjourned las
Friday morning, after a four day.
session. Several important cases wer,
: not decided, the court holding then
for consideration, before rendering {
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Trains leave So. Londonderry, daily, Sun,
days excepted, for Brattleboro and informed.
lite stations. Mail, 6 IS m, mixed II so
p m. Trains arrive at So. Londonderry, from
Brattleboro and intermediate stations, mixed,
II 3Qa m, mail, s 40 pm m.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

Post.oflice, Fred. Leonard, P. NJ. Mails
close daily al a m, Tor Chester, aud at same
time Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays ioi
Factory Point, Peru and Landgrove Daily al
s p m, for So. Londonderry. Mails arrive
daily from So. Londonderry at Ia m, from
Chester at p m, from Factory Point, Peru
and Landgrove, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat,
urdays Mt IN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ANCHOR LODGE No. 80, +. & A. NJ, Tues.
lay evenings, on orhe!oro the full OF the moon.
HOOKER PosT. No 5, G. A, r. First Sat-
urday in each month.
FARMERS GRANGE, No. 1877, P. OF II. Fri.
day. on or before the iull Of the moon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

WEST RIVER LODGE, No. 81, F. and A M.
Wednesday, on or before the full Of the moon.
LONDONDERRY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Open every Saturday afternoon and evening,
Mary Bigclow, librarian.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
SAXTON'S RIVER.

W. N. Wilbur has sold his place to
Charles Smith of this place.
The snow is all going.
decision.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

Stage for Manchester and intermediate
points leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days upon arrival OF morning down tram.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
Telephone office at Peabody House.

I Western Union md Green Mountain Tele.
graph offices at depot.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

CONGREGATIONAL CHuRou-R. ID. Metcaif,
pastor. Every Sabbath at II a m, and p m,
Sunday schoolat IL IN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAMs,--John O.
Robinson, p. Nj. Mails close 20 minutes be,
fore arrival Of mail trains. Mails open %
minutes utter arrival OF mail trains.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
JAMAICA.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINs.-
Trains arrive at and leave Jamaica daily, Sun.
days excepted s as 1G AZ n Going south, mail
mixed 10 25, mail 90 PIN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

fost.ofiice, G. g. Smith, p. NJ. Mails close
daily, at and Is IN. Mails arrive, daily
at and s Is pm.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
RELIGIOUS SERVICES,

Chester stage leaves, daily, at 7 Is m
Arrive, daily, at 6 p IN.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
RELIGIOUS sERVIOEs,

Telegraph Office at depot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Rtntemen's atim muiaat-.


NJ. J. O'Conncll. the bartender at tho
National hotel. has the reputation of
being one Of the best in the business
His strong forte is mixed drinks. Ia
1864 Gov. Downing of California was
here for some time lie got IN th.
habit of going To- the liar where Mike
was to get his drinks. Ho became In
fatuated with Mike. and took him homo
with him and secured him position In
the bar Of the Grand hotel IA San
Francisco. where he remained for q
number of years.
The reporter asked What seems io
be the favorite drink nowadays"
That depends on the section of
country that the customers come from.
as rule. Now, u New England man
likes rum, the eastern man likes whisky,
while the southern and western men
are heavy on mixed drinks. Men dii
fer, however. in their tastes There
was old Senator Bogv: ! could always
tell what he wanted. and when ho
came in would set il out without ask
ing s'qWestion--gia aaAl suSAr .was
his drink. Senator Ferry ne'er came
in the bar, but he was great drinkcr
of sherry in his room. Davis. of West
Virginia generally took straight
whisky; he WAS not much of drinker,
though Judge Davis never came in the
bar, but had sherry and whisky
sent to his room. Maxcy, Of Texas, never
takes ANYTHING stronger than lemon.
ade. Coke takes sugar and whisky
Rnx. ri taI Nl... ia J..
very fond Of a whisky punch. Jones.
Of Florida, never mixes anything with
bis. He drinks whisky. aud takes II
out Of water glass, having nm aversion
to small glasses. Jonas and Vest. M u
rule, take it with a little sngar. Eaton,
OF Connecticut, was pretty regular. He
sometimes took whisky. but most gen.
orally wine. He seldom came IN with
anyone. He would drink small bottle
of Mumm's extra dry. pay for IL. and
walk out. There was old Son
ator Dave Armstrong. of Mis-
souri,. He always took whisky and
lemon, forty drops. Lapham. OF New
York, would start in on whisky. but
there was no telling what he would
wind up on. John II. Clark, IL Mis-
sour, generally took il straight. so did
Van Horne. Proctor Knott never
mixed it and always wanted odd hour.
bon Page, Of California. and George.
Of Oregon. a. a rule. took straight
whisky. The great objector, Mr.. Hol.
man, used sugar and water. Alexander
Stephens never came into the bar room.
though he was n regular drinkcr. lie
carried little eight.oun vial of the
very best whisky in his pocket Gen.
Phil Cook, OF Georgia, il ono Of the
most jovial congressman that comes In
here, He takes q little sugar In his
whiskey"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
a u ussorist's Ready wit.
lHlu Nv.


This Is a story OF George ID. Prentice
whis, Iaever saw in print and which
IL q better illustration Of his ready wit
q an anything else he said. / think.
The old journal Office used to be the
st,mping X, oind Of many southern
men, more or les, known. who liked to
hear the veteran journalist tell story
or warm mp presumptuous young
man for lunch. Among those who fire.
luenie The journal o.iice was Will s =.
Hays the song ritter. = ....
coming into Mr.. Prentice's Office
one day in that free and easy way of
his he sat down in one chair, with his
feet on another, and jamming his hat
N the u ok II his head, said, without
con ulting Mr.. Prentices leisure:
cSccn NY last song. George?'
. Mr. \ 1r,nt,te erased writing. sighed
heavily aud looking up sadly and re-
proachfully at the young man. said:
Il hope 40. Billy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
An Observing Elephant.

A couple of young elephants which
were recently provided with home at
the st. Petersburg geological gardens
were fed with cakes and other good
things to such an extent by visitors to
the gardens that their health greatly
suffered and it became necessary to in
terfere. The public was requested to
be less generous in its offerings, and
the request being not generally at
tended to, notice to the same effect
was painted on a metal plate fastened
above the entrance of their house. This
failing to tain the object in view, and
visitors continuing to feed the ele-
plants with pastry, an official was
stationed at the entrance to call atten-
ton to the notice. The animals observ-
ing that whenever the latter raised his
hand to point to the sign. buns and
cakes about to be given were withheld.
drew their own conclusions and acted
in their own interests. When their
keeper looked in upon them one morn
ing he found the sign on the ground in
such damaged condition that q new
plate had to be procured and placed
out Of the animals reach.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07


Over thirty years ago The Chapman
family. we'll known on the rseifia
coast. had q floating theatre en the
Mississippi rivsr. useie t,earTe Chap
man anil wife we're foni of relating
stories ~ thsis eSpeflenee IN the haa,.
ing playhouse. Mira Chapman often
asserted that ,he harpiess days of her
life were spent IN the nostins theatre.
Among other thing. she related that
on onc occasion, shie the play of
Hamlet" was IN progress. sa actor
playing Tho part Of foloaisa, Who wss
waiting his eus to GO upaa the stage,
made use of his spare moaeass IN
angling.
u. had Just got famous hiss when
he was called h. the staar. npon which
he ran. holdiag his line b.hlnj him IN
his hand, Presently that par. wss
reached in which Hamlet says me.
thinks II is like wesssi- III ~ backed
like weasel" reptile. paloal,a -Df
like q whales" question. Hamlet.
Very much liks q whale" ressfns 70.
lonias. A. he pronounced 'he.e wori.
the actor ieii that he hal hoakei his
game, aud. suddenls giving hi. whole
attention 81 his line. he hsaled upon Oh.
stage. before The eyes ~ Che sssonishesi
audience, fsmaus catfish, all siiv. asd
kicking tn. fab t,Foasht iavn tha
house. aud slso Hamlet. 10 whom the
landing of tho seahlanus II % whale vas
an incident most un.spectasi
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Boston Budget.1

Bafze went out of the Park theatre
the other night between the acts. 1t is
not necessary to say at this time what
he went for. All that the reader need
know is, that in coming back he met
little boy, with bundle of papers
under his arm, crying bitterly. whats
the matter, sonny?" said Baize, who
was full of the milk of human kindness,
combined. perhaps, with liquid of q
more substantial character. "Pm
stuck" answered the boy, "and
my father will lick me when
I go home if I do not sell all of my
papers. "Too bad, too bad" replied
Baize, sympathetically; "what will you
take for the whole lot?" TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS" said the boy, drying his eyes
and wiping his nose on the sleeve of his
shirt. "All right" rejoined the benevo-
lent man; give them to me-" Baize
took the papers and threw them into
the street, and the boy took the quarter
and disappeared suddenly round the
corner. An hour later, when Baize
was leaving the playhouse with Mrs.
Baize he saw that identical newsboy
with those identical newspapers, whin-
ing: "Please buy a paper, mister? I'm
stuck" 80 am !, said Baize.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
4 rsss~s.,easi Orswser.

New tfk"t ~ tni"f Vttsan
ram. arrives a professional d,ink-r IN.
other night ypa never heard II such a
shIggi Nor ia I. until I hal !, .iosn,s-i out
y ~ ani rsIilaia~i II ws- nj the i.lesler
ksans nsssurrsie The great lar roo,n ~
N. Academy II Aa-ln wss cre~sic,i. ~ u al.
ways is whan the sa ii,ssium h IN ass for
sntsiila dan ng A mss, tnok sat at one
T, u ths ssusfsms ,shls- aud ofdrrAi whisky
Ths ws,ssf s,sf,ssi away Ia Kst the drink.
Nay, h.fe," the nsn called In Q icui hut
nst hsi-seTous voscsi "iet II t~ Tosri,iu
WHISKY. aud nsne sshef"
1,sfio whisky ~sa me-, the san,s, hut shat
Suggestion n h.ry liqnd " i~ttef Ia write
than the o'ss ha Vas advertising. ys~, thir
wss preff~4 'aal dlink 4 ia ths .snploB NJ
. issssilisa whisky manufacturer. II was he
bss.ins- IA "FieF this particular brand of
WHISKY in !n.lio plsse lie was . we'll
dfs~si, mhkilsss~i man. ~be. ieoh~i like
Acsmpsssnt- i,sige ~ t.ses1rA .sni qnits
aide ,o h'ad ssa-.issshs. qssa,isy wl,hou,
i~ins bis sen,leiasnly irsssing wh.n tho
hqnar ~ss lsvazht bs taitei to ,hs waiter
Axaia ne 10 HE sl,onx prSfsse'spRo Touta,,
'est'sA be ds.cisl~i ~ lee sir aply whisky
worth drinking Aa hour later he was en-
phsticslIy demanding Twrsio at tbs bAr.
sn'i again IN iSli an srTassena ealhp snb
jsst With ebsnes sssWSnsps~ IN tA~ mIds,
u an sves<sessissx hantsel There is moth
isg that soiks ARE =, assciing sboat In their
txnnfanre.N saii the friessi who explniu~i ibs
professional ifinksr tc tae, than IN Tbs mat
s~f II diisk<. rhe siiEhs.yl thing viii sst a
man y ordering q sy-cisi brand Thereto NJ
s1iiag how many feltsws are nov sI.cify.
ing foffkio Tor no other vuNSoa than IN Al
they heard this man men, isussi Il nj ths Lied
sskrsns hall Hs M asabt ss~s The ftm ~
HAT night, altogether. hat htw else could
shss have done much effective ads.rti.
sns Toe the rasne money! Hat how much
wtli u csi tho professional drinkeff rer.
ksis his desih IN sn lnetslssn asylum.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Patti and AiCS!ini.
tSan Francisco Argonaut. I


During the serenade Patti patted
around the hotel corridors with all the
glee Of small child who has Just
learned to walk and is still proud of it.
She wore short white dress of nuns
yelling, simple in fabric, but irresi,tibly
well made, Il lace scarf over her head,
and she flashed like head light every
time she moved. POSITIVELY it was not
safe to leave the damon Is in the room,
so she put them on as an easy way to
carry them. Possibly, too, she put
them on as harmless bit of satisfac-
tion for the multitude. Patti is polite.
She leaned over the rail as those fierce
discordant shrieks rose from the or
chestra, and waved her handkerchief
ecstatically as though she had never
heard such music before. Probably
she never had. Speranza meant well,
OF course, and God will forgive him
becarse he perpetrated it in spirit of
patriotism, the purest and most exalted
of motives.
The multitude made it very uncom-
Portable for Patti. We surrounded her
50 pressinSly that the little woman had
not the amount of room in the corridor
which nature intended her to take up
in the scheme of space. She was
guarded on either side, however, by a
couple of apparent Italians, the one
short and fat, the other tall, dark and
pale. An Italian valet followed re-
spectfully in the rear, laden with extra
shawls. The tall, dark, pale man we
assumed to be Nicolin. He was not
beautiful, and the public freely told
him SO. If he understood Engl sh, the
man must have reached his room after
the triumphal parade of the quartette
around the corridors with no desire
ever to look in the glass again.
What, is that Nicolini?" the chorus
would come in stage whispers from
every group that they passed. THAT
Nicolini? Why, thought that she
had at least the excuse of his being
handsome; but who in the world could
ever stand an old back crow like
that?'
The old black crow never WINGED
under this fire of remark, but it seemed
to afford some slight amusement to the
valet with the shawls.
The valet was N.colini..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-07
Seai- Fishing In NewfOuu iland.
canadian Magazire

When approaching "seal patch" the
excitement on shipboard may be i'm
agined as the welcome whimpering of
the young harp seals is heard. Their
cry has remarkable resemblance to
the sobbing or whining of an infant
in pain, which is redoubled as the de-
stroyers approach. Young hunters,
who now apply their gafl's for the first
time, are often almost overcome by
their baby lamentations. Compassion
however, is soon gulped down. The
vessel is laid to-" the men eagerly
bound over the ice, and the work of de-
struction begins. A blow on the nose
from the gaff stuns or kills the young
seal. Instantly the scalping-knife is at
work, the skin with the fat adhering is
detached with amazing rapidity from
the carcass. which is left on the ice
while the fat and skin alone are car
ried off. This process is called "sculp-
ing"-a corruption, no doubt, of scalp
ing.
The skin OF pelt is generally about
three feet long and two and a half feet
wide, and weighs from thirty-tive to
fifty pounds. Five or six pelts are
reckoned heavy load to drag over
rough or broken ice, sometimes for one
or two miles. If ice is loose and
open the hunter has to leap from pan
to'pan. Fancy two or three hundred
men on field of ice carrying on this
work. Then, what a pi'ture the vessel
presents as the pelts are being piled on
the deck to cool previous to stowage
below! One after another the hunters
arrive with tl:ei: loads and snatch a
hasty moment to drink bowl of tea
and eat piece of biscuit and butter.
The poor mother seals, now cubless,
are seen popping their heads up in the
small lakes of water and holes among
the ice, anxiously looking for their
young.