The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-15
LOCAL SUMMARY.

commend Mr.. Town, who superintend-
ed the placing of the new iron bridge
but onr printers gave it to the book
agent. Well if it will do him any good,
he is welcome to it--but the idea, how
ridiculous!
The Editor, through the courtesy of
Col. Peabody, had the pleasure last
Thursday evening of listening to the
music at the Masonic ball at Bellows
Falls, as conveyed by the telephone
wire. 1t was very distinct and pecu-
liarly sweet and enchanting.
We have received very neat and
Hastily got up announcement of the
Livermore Bros, general job printers,
Bellows Falls, VT.
Mr.. D. B. Goddard is busily engaged
on the skating rink, which when COM
pleted will be the best, in fact the only
good hall in the place that will be open
to the public.
| Our fremen were unlucky in the
time of their bali, the 9th, as it came in
the midst of the thaw and when the
roads were almost impossible. But,
notwithstanding this drawback, over
so couples were present and the oc.
casion proved one of rare enjoyment.
The First Regiment band orchestra, of
Brattleboro furnished the music.
At the recent Masonic installation
the following officers were installed
for the ensuing year: O. S. Abbott,
VIM; w. H. Belden, S.W.; G. T.
Abbott, J.W.; G. D. Farnum, Treas. !;
c. A. Whitman, Sec.; Geo. II. Walker,
Sd; F. F. Churchill, J. d.; N. B.
johnson, ]. S.; M. Hoskin, Chap; J. L,
Byard, Tyler.
Champion Engine Co. will give zoe.
supper at the residence of H. A. Walk
er, this evening.
An Aged and Respected Lady, Receives
the Homage of Her Children ON
Her 92nd Anniversary.
Mrs. Betsy Coombs, who resides with
her daughter, Mrs. l.. White, passed
her 92nd birthday anniversary on the
31st ult. Mrs. Coombs has been the
mother Of twelve children, seven Of
whom are now living and six of whom
were present upon this occasion,
namely Mrs. L. White, of this village,
with whom she resides, as heretofore
stated; Mrs. ]. R. Sargent, of Marlboro,
N. H.; Mrs. P. p. Churchill, of this
place; Mrs. N. S. Weeks, of Grafton.
VT; Mr.. Marcus Coombs, of Sargent's
Bluffs, Iowa; and Tolman Coombs, of
Westminster, West Vt; the absent
one being Mrs. Elijah Farr, of Bellviile,
N. Y.
The gathering was strictly Of a
family nature, their refined sensibilities
forbidding promiscuous gathering
A gathering of children, from all
quarters, to worship at the shrine Of
home and to pay homage to an aged
mother. Mrs. Coombs' mental facul-
ties are wonderfully preserved, and her
intelligence remarkable for one Of her
age. In conversation she is very apt
and often vivacious. Her life has been
devoted to her family, to good works
and the worship of the Master, and at
this, the sunset time of her life, she
quietly awaits the summons to enter in
through the golden gate.
Geo. G. Robinson, Agent for the
Farmers Insurance Co., (dissolved)
desires to give notice to all parties in
sured in the Farmers Co., in this and
adjoining towns, that he will call on
them as fast as possible and renew
Policies in the Vermont Mutual Co. by
their paying per cent on Premium
Notes, or insure them in reliable Stock
Insurance Companies, as parties may
wish. also that The has been Agent fol-
the Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. for
years, and is now authorized from
them to Insure and receive Assess.
ments.
We Old Folks on the Stage.
The entertainment given by the
Baptist Ladies' Aid Society, last
Monday evening, was we'll attended
and proved financial success. The
usual excellent cuisine of that society
was well patronized, as it deserved
and ye old folk concert and tableauy
received with much favor.
where to Get Your Watches Repaired
1t may not be known to all oul
readers in this vicinity that Mr.. c. A
Whitman is an excellent hand at re
pairing watches. Yet such is tn,
fact, and further, he is well fixed fol