The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-12-03

Peru and l4andgroye Daily Mt bp, m, for So,
Londonderry. Mails arrive daily from So, London
derry at a, M, from Chester ut p.m from Fac
tory Point. Peru aud Iandgroyc Tuesdays Thurs
days and Saturdays at p. m. ohee hours from
: 80 a. m, to p, IN, Sundays, from II tai
Telegraph and telephone offices at A. Curtis
store,
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
CoNG. CHuRcu--Rev, d, II. stroug, pastor
SOCIETIES,
West River Lodge, No, 81, +. and a, NJ. We'd
uosday, on or before the full oftho moon,
Londonderry Library Association. Open every
Saturday afternoon and evening. Mary iiigelow
Iirbiaran
Good sleighing in this vicinity the
past week and,
Away they go
Der the tleecy snow,
To the sound of the merry bells chime.
The Winter term of school, at this
place, commenced last Monday with
c. c. Cook, of Castlcton, teacher.
Frauk Haynes of Weston Island is
saving shingles at Curtis mill.
Miss Minnie Tarbcll returned from
Troy, n. II. last week to visit her pa.
rents and friends in this vicinity. She
was accompanied by her friend, Miss
Rice.
Dir. Frank Whitman, of Bellows
Falls, formerly of this town, has gone
on a prospecting tour to the far West,
and will visit Colorado, New Mexico
and other places before his return.
Ben Sparrow and family visited at
Springfield last week.
Mr.. Noah Whitman has a fearfully
hard cold and almost anyone else would
think they were down sick, but he
still keeps at work i'll the grist-mill.
Howard & Childs have commenced
their annual slaughtering campaign
They dressed seven hogs last Monda!
end six on Tuesday.
G. l.. Parker and his big base vic
have recently been in good demand
He played for dances three nights il
succession last week,
Sixty-five couples attended the thanks
giving ball at Patterson's hotel.
The ball is over. the dance is done,
The lights, the music, the feasting, thu
fun;
And going home in the morning gre!
One yawns out sleepily, Did it pay
Chas. Coleman, driver of the Man
chester stage, reports snow drifts sever
feet deep on the mountain, last Thurs
day.
The friends of c. l.. Whitman, th'
noted hunter of Arristook county, Me
formerly of this place, will be glad tC
hear few words from him. He vii
spend the Winter in the woods, having
had camp built early last Fall, located
OH the head waters of tributary of til,
cast branch of the Pcnobscot. This i
Il famous region for large game, cspe
cially Caribou, which he and anothe
hunter, who will share his camp par
of the time, will only take for thei
OWL use. They will trap otter ant
beaver to occupy their spare time. Mr.
Whitman desires to be kindly remem
bered to his old time friends in this vi
cinity.
To the SIFTER's North Windhan
correspondent: Many thanks for YOU
encouraging words.
Silvery Sheen.
The frost king and his forces vistc,
this locality last week and favored II
with specimens Of their finest work
all of which was performed in tn
night, and so elegantly finished that no
a flaw could be found anywhere, ant
we were treated to q glimpse of fair
land Friday and Saturday mornings
the like of which we never, before
have seen. Every tree, bush and twig
and for that matter everything as ia
as the eye could reach, was thickly coy
cred with Il white silvcry sheen of fros
work, whose crystals glijtered an,
g!istencd like finest jewels, when tn
dear old sun, with his bright happ
face, babe us good morning. Aud tn
gardens and fields appeared to be GOV
cred with diamonds, whose flash an
sparkle was nearly binding, and who's
beauty cannot be described. OF or
ting we fee! assured: 10 art gallery, b
it ever 50 famous, can boast Of any
thing that will compare with the ex
quisite views that the great artist, na
turc. furuishrs us. Cousin NELL.