The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-24

rival OF mail trains.
Stage for Manchester and intermediate points
leaves Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays upon ar.
rival of morning down train.
Telegraph office ut Depot
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
CoSaREaArIoNAL-Rey.O o. G. Baker, paste
sabbath.dsy services, II 10 a. M; sabbath school
Immediately following this services. Evening servic'
rs at 0 80. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at T. Teachers meeting Frdey evenings at s.
BAPTIST CHuRcH-Rev, DoForest Stafford, pas.
or. Services held, Morning, loa5; Evening".
Sabbat hschool at close of morning services.
REGULAR MEETINGS OF
SOCIETIES.
MI, LEBANON LODGE, No. 4G, F. * A. NJ
Fridays on or before the full of the moon,
l. o. OF G. livery Tuesday evening at 1.
scoTT Posr, No. IL, g. a. R.-Saturday on
or before the full of the moon.
p. OF H.---suNNY SIDE GRANGE, No. If
Saturday after the full of the moon and two weeks
thereafter, at y. m.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
On Monday of last week, Alanson
Jones, Oldest son of Sidney II. Jones,
who was then living with Mr.. Bah
cock in Stratton, took his dog and gun
and went into the woods for short
hunt and to look at some traps, telling
Mr.. b. he would be back by noon, not
returning and his dog coming back
without him, on Thursday one of the
neighbors went for one of his brothers
who had hunted with him in that local
ity, and together they succeeded in find
ing the body short distance from Mr..
Babcock's in the woods where it had
laid since Monday. He had appar-
entity slipped and hit the hammers of his
gun on a rock, firing both barrels, the
charges making large wound in the
upper part of one leg and entering his
bowels, some of the shot coming out
of his breast and apparently killing
him instantly, one hammer of his gun
being broken off, His funeral from his
fathers house in Jamaica was largely
attended, on Saturday, at the church
at Pixies Falls, Elder Roel of Stratton
officiating. He was about q years of
age and a steady industrious young
man.
f. w. Perry & son report about $50
cords of bark received at their taunery
last week and it is coming in still faster
this week.
The festival given at the town hall
last week, by the young Ladies of the
Congregationalist Sabbath school was
reported as very pleasant occasion,
the receipts being some $50.
A Christmas entertainment will be
given at the Congregationalist church
on Friday evening, Dec. %, consisting
of music Rotations &c. and tree for
the children.
The Dramatic Club have their bills
out for an exhibition Friday evening
Jan. l, at the Opera House, when they
will present the drama "Uuder the
Gas Light or ''Life and Love in
These Times" A. social dance at the
Jamaica House after the play.
The children and friends of Chandler
Waterman and wife (the venerable pa.
rents of Hon. E. l.. Waterman) Iaade
them surprise visit on Monday OF
this week, to remind them that in their
lives full half century of "Wedded
bliss" was on that day completed, il
being the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding day. About 80 of the family
relatives called in the afternoon bring
ing substantial tokens of regard to the
value Of over 800 making the occasion
very pleasant surprise to the worthy
old couple, while many of their neigh
bors and friends called in the evening tt
extend their congratulations, and aid il
finishing the day, which will be red
letter day in the records of Mr.. ant
Mrs. W. whilst life lasts.