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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
STATE NOTES.

The State Sabbath School Associa-
ton of Vermont will be held in the
Congregational Church, Chester, Oct.
2jth, 2Gth and 9th, 1886.
Lemuel Smiths dwelling house with
contents and another dwelling diaccnt,
occupied by Mrs. Thompson and daugh-
ter, were burned at Dover Monday.
The loss is about $4,000; insured.
Orisson Butler, the Plymouth fat
boy, died Sept. %, from the effects of
a cold contracted while he was on ex-
hibition at the county fair in Rutland.
lie was IA years old, weighed $50
pounds, and measured 81 inches around
the waist. After his death no coffin
could be found large enough for him
and one was made, but it could not be
carried i'll a hearsc, aud to get it into
the room where he died they had to
take off the castings of the door. When
he was but four or five years old he
could easily lift his father.
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What will the Members do?

a liquor raid has been made at Mont
pclier-md just on the eve of the as
sembling of the legislature. What will
the "assembled wisdom do? Monday
evening eight places were raidcd and
$4,000 worth liquors seized and conii.,
Gated. We see but one ray of hope
''somc ten or twelve other places were
not searched" This would seem to in
dictate that there were, at least, twenty
places at the state capital where liquor
is sold. 1t is time to raid, and to keel
raiding.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

One of the first steps toward mitiga-
ting the corruption that prevails in the
politics of our cities is TO turn the Sa-
loon keepers out of ward committees,
and to exclude them, either by direct
enactment of law or by the indirect
though perhaps as efficient means of the
citizens votes, from all public office
whatever. This a practical issue which
prohibitionists, anti-saloon republicans,
moderate temperance men, republicans
and democrats could easily be induced
to accept if it were brought plainly be-
fore the people.-Catholic Review.
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The massachusetts Republican State
convention, last week, adopted reso-
luton in favor of submitting a prohibit
ton constitutional amendment to the
people. To Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge,
chairman of the convention, is attribu-
ted the following brave wOads:
The Republican party must deal with the
temperance question in such a way as to com
mand the general assent of its members, but
still iearlessly, persistently and with constant
advance. The first step is to see that existing
laws are enforced. That is not the case to-
day. Every district attorney and every sheriff,
whet her democrat or republican, is attacked
and beaten in convention or at the polls if he
tries to do his duty, and he has against him a
powerful, active and secret organization and
no equal support
This evil must be remedieG.
Let us begin then by enforcing the laws and
advance from that. In our large cities there
is a barroom to every hundred of the popula-
ton, men, women and children, which is as
ghastly bit Of statistics as know-and it
can and must be remedied. If we cannot do
more, we can surely check and diminish. We
can reduce the sum Of misery and crime by re-
ducing very decisively and very largely the
number Of these places. Again l say. let us
as party see to it that the laws are enforced,
and they can be enforced if the republican
party takes up the matter in earnest and de-
termined on practical solution. Then, when
existing laws are enforced, we can come to adj
dtional laws, and enforce those. But, what.
ever measures we support or pass, let us act
on this great question vigorously, strongly and
with determination
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legal Wotices.
STATE OF VERMONT. I


The Probate Court in and for said district.
To all persons interested in the estate Of Rus
sell r. Fisher, late of Londonderry, in said
district, deceased: You are hereby notified
that Martha S. Fisher, administrators of said
estate, has filed her petition in this court set
ting forth that said deceased died seized of one
undivided half of dwelling house and land
appurtenant thereto and an undivided interest
in cnrriage shop. situated in the Depot vii
lage, in Chester, in this state, and farm, stu
ated in Londonderry containing about u
acres of land-that it will be necessary to sell
part Of said real estate to pay the debts of
said deceased and the charges of atlministra-
tion-that parts thereof can not be sold with
cut injury to those interested in the remain
der, and that it will be beneficial to all parties
interested to sell the whole of the same, i'll
Guiding the rcversion of dover And it is or
dered that said petition be referred Tor hearing
and decision to the session Of said court to
be held at the Probate Office in Townshend,
in said district on the first Wednesday Of No
vember 1886, when and where you can b.
heard in the premises if you shall see cause.
c. b. Eddy, Register.
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We are indebted to the Rutland
Daily Herald for the following COM
prehcnsive digest Of the report of the
state treasure and state Inspector of fl
nance:
The biennial report of Hon. William
II. Dubois, the state treasurer, shows
that the state is out of debt and has
cash in hand and in banks to the
amount of $50, 974.97. The amount
received from corporations during the
last year was S200,GS5.70. This was
some $4,000 less than the year before.
The report states the condition of the
several funds held by the treasury in
trust for security or other benefit of the
people, such as the agricultural college
fund. which amounts to $685. 900; the
Bennington battle monument fund,
which amounts to $50, 1G5; the Nation
al life insurance company's deposit, the
Vermont life insurance company's de-
post, the United States deposit fund
held for certain towns, and the Hunt
ington bequest, held for the benefit of
all the towns for their schools. 1t is
$l95, 728.7G and the present market
value of the securities in which it is in
vested is S210,720.76. The interest has
to be divided annually among the towns
according to their population, based on
the last census. The first dividend was
last February. The towns in Addison
county received an aggregate of 1925.
%, Bennington county S65S.35, Rut-
land county S1254.90, Windham coun-
ty $SO2.S6, and Windsor county Sl055.-
7G. Rutland's share was S364.47, Sher-
burnes, the smallest in the county, was
$3.50. The total for the state was
$996S.jS.
SAVING BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
According to the amualreport of the
state inspector of finance the whole
number of depositors in all the savings
banks and trust companies in the state
on June 80, 1856, was 49,453. an i'll
crease during the past year of 2675 and
being 1916 more than there were two
years ago. There was to the credit
of such depositors Sl4, 1858, 963.47,
showing an increase in amount of de-
posts during the past year of S554,-
73l "a, and in the past two years of
S52G,671.94. OF the total amount of
deposits in the different savings banks
and trust companies 81, S97, 929.6e
belongs to depositors living in the state
an increase of $500, 594.16 as over 1885
and of S572, S55.9l over 1854. The
amount belonging to non-residents is
s., 1854 ,006.7S, decrease of S44, s62.52
over 1885 and of S40,211.9 over 1884
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

As some of our readers may be eli
rious to know something about the fa-
nous libel suit against the SITTER, We
will state that it is in the mill, but il
seems to be one of the kind that ''grinds
SLOWLY" and it still remains to be seen
how "small' it will do its work. 1t was
entered at the May term Of court,
which by the way did not convene I'M
til July. At the October term, now in
session at Rutland, it was not noted for
trial and so goes over to the February
term at Burlington. When it does
come off, we hope to be able to get out
an illustrated edition of the SITTER,
with big cartoon showing Hon.
JAMES LOREN MARTIN before [. S.
Court. trying to squclch an Independent
newspaper in the name of L. BirHey
LamsOn, of North Hinsdalc, n. II.
-''Hod, my heart;
And you, my snews, grow not snstant Old,
Dat cite mt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Echoes from the Press,

A single year of high license in Mis-
souri, has decreased the number of sa-
looms from 5000 to $500 and increased
the revenues from S547 200 TO $780,
900. This and similar results are
spoken of as better than prohibition
that does not prohibit, True, but if
$500 men can afford to pay a million
and Il half of dollars Il year for the
privilege of selling liquor, what an
enormous business they must do to live
and get rich besides, as they generally
do. If all America is running to waste
as fast as this, the future is not bright,
for every dollar that a man pays ont
for drink costs him several dollars in
various other ways.--Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

The Boston Herald announces that
il is proposed to hold President Clevc-
land to the fultilmcnt of his pledges i'll
respect to the activity of office-holdcrs
in politics. When the Herald, or any
body else, succeeds in this we hope it
will be duly announced to II waiting
world.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

II have taken, within the past year,
several bottles of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
and find it admirably adapted 10 the
needs of all impoverished system.
am convinced that this preparation, as a
blood purifier, is mequaled. &C. c.
Dame, Pastor Congregational church,
Andoyer. Me.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

THE Boy WHO KNEw.-The other
day one of our lady teachers was drill
ling some of her younger pupils in
forming sentences. She gave the word
trumpet Each member of the class
was to form a sentence in which this
word occurred. As starter she asked
an unusually bright little fellow if he
could form Il sentence with the word
trumpet in it. He was eagerly conf
dent that he could, and the teacher
asked him to proceed. This was his
sentence: II will trumpet with a
spade" This, of course, put the
school-room in roar, and the teacher
went with the tide.-Ex.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

"Well, that's new idea. never
heard o putting spittoons OH the side
o. the house before? remarked an old
countryman, as he walked up to our
telephone transmitter, and made bulls
eve the first hammond Qnd.)
Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

This has been lively week in Mas
sachuesetts politics. The nomination
of Oliver Ames for governor by the
republicans and John +. Andrew by
the democrats means contest between
a rich man and rich woman, between
a vcritablc presence and counterfeit
prcsentment, between the son of Cakes
Ames, who would be paternally patted
on the shoulder, and the son of John
A. Andrew, who would be soundly
spanked. The great war governor
does not live to do it, but his old sup
porters and their sons will do it for
him. John L. is Il respectable young
man, who was delegate to the repub-
lican national convention two years
ago, but shortly afterward became a
mugwump, one year later avowed him
self democrat, and now is set up to
lead Josiah G.. Abbott and Charles
Levi Woodbury.. The sole object of
such nomination is to catch the mug
wumps. But there has been and will
be but one Governor Andrew ltut-
land Herald, Oct. I'd.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Recommendations

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hOE = EhostD 40 L..sFa4. ViEli
1taTM.
Mr.. JOnJ w. FrEnUs,T. an Gr ny veteran, O.
NakeHcid, MHss,, neglected tdta3 aymptuHts,
anu Was brougnl 10 DeathN dnuF. Ia tdoA
sauNt's tsESs EDs anu wei to-day,
Mrs, ALH%ANprU l.. NICHOLAS, ot Phoenix.
~, l.. hhh u Icsctn :. ~ at I H. = Nalla Ne,
Grcene WIS 20 near ,ns grave tr 1sea, h "n.y
came in yasps, hut sac waS /. $50. III 10 health
by using laNNI's 4. l.M...,s.
The wife OF Captain 8 Gn&E waon, master
or the we'll known S;eIulef NduawEil, Aad u
large and painful swell NJ in the side, which
was thought 10 ho u tumOr IL ruiirrly dis
appeared after using IsUNs'a sisIN-
EDh, CAPTAIN Green y oud huns II, wIs cured
OF terrible Catarih Of tho Bladder, Ey the sans
means
These aro only II few of many wonderful
cases showing that T.UNE's .2.t,sstDY
does cure tho worst o: all known diseases.
10 not, however. Dsiav Observe tho
first symptoms and act promptly. You will
certainly sCape awful Suffering and possibly
death Itself, For Sue by all e,lers.
q. N. CHITTENTON, Grnr agnnt,
lI5 Eu.Ion street, Now York.
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The Legislature.
a Harmonious Organization,
Josiah Grout, of Derby chosen Speaker,

The legislative session began at Mont
pclicr yesterday, The utmost harmony
prevailed at the opening, Maj, Josiah
Grout, of Derby, was elected Speaker
by large majority.
The senate organized by re-electine
G. W. Browncll, of Burlington, secre,
tary, and, on the third ballot, Allard G
Fay, of Plainicld, was elected assis-
tant secretary.
At the afternoon session one bill was
prcsente dby Poland, of Watcryille, in
relation to legal settlement of paupcrs,
and Coy, Pingrce's retiring message
was presented and read
The following legislative stati>t les
viii be of interest:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

We learn, from a reliable source, that
Col. Hooker will not be a candidate for
lister, next spring. That's the kind.
We always knew there was something
to our George. He's going to take the
SIrTER's advice and clay low for IL
while. There's a head for you, worth
having, But one thing, G. W., thou
lackest: subscribe, at once for the SIF-
nrp
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

The members of Co. c., 1ith Regi-
ment Vermont Volunteers, held a meet
ing at Estcrbrook,s hall, Factory Point
last Thursday, and arranged for an an
nual reunion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

Levi is now wrestling with the Sen
ate standing committees and DO Hatch.
This, for serious business, will almost
equal the Aryid Dayton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

The Charlcstown earthquakes seem
to be subsiding and it is thought that
we will soon have a solid South, again.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

The n. Y. court of appeals have af-
lirmed the decision of the lower courts
in the case of Alderman Iachnc of
New York city.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
-...--rho nnestlon Is:

Whether It's noblcr In the mind to bear
The dirty filings of the Re!omer,
Than to end them, by wallowing in the fifth
Made by the lying moral lepcr that edits II;
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

~ Subscriptions, for this paper.
received by w. Il. Goodrich, also
by w. II, Geddis, BrattlehOro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
BIRTHS

In Jamaica, Oct. ;, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Haight.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Notice.

hereby forbid all persons trusting
or harboring my wife, Eva Butium. a
| Slall Jay no debts Of her contracting
after this date.
Seth Builum,
Grafton, VT, Sept Is, Sc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
FRANK PIERCE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Salt Lake City, Utah.

Special attention given to investing money
Mine', Cattle and Ranches.
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An early morning Blaze.

About fifteen minutes past two, Sun
day morning, fire was discovered il
Fletcher's saw mill Cthe old wooden
mill, and once occupied by Jordon,
Marsh & Co. of Boston for the manu-.
factmc of Balmoral skirts). No. c
promptly responded to the call, but
there being no hydrants in that part OF
the village they were unable to do any
thing toward saving the building. a.
bout twenty minutes after the first a.
larm No. 3 appeared on the scene; by
this time, however, the fire had made
such Roadway that it was apparent that
the mill could not be saved and all eff
forts were directed towards saving the
house and shop near by and the piles of
lumber. Below the mill were about
$50 cords of slab wood. This took fire
and was not extinguished until Sunday
afternoon. About Is cords of the slabs
were burned. The loss is about 81 ,00C
The binding was insured for $4,000
1t is thought the fire originated in the
cellar where was large pile of shavings
and kindlings, and is thought to have
been incendiary. Mr.. Fletcher will
probably rebuild.
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AND ANOTHER ONE.

Fire broke out in Vinton's Block,
corner of south main and canal streets,
about five minutes past ten, Monday
evening. No. ) promptly attached its
hose to the hydrant in front of Calvin
g. Whites. and had a stream of water
on about five minutes before the steam
ers. The fire originated from on over
heated stove in Mrs. Miller's bakery,
in the corner next to the paper mill ,
and was well under way when the first
stream was thrown; but the prompt
action saved the building, though in Il
much damaged condition.
Most of the contents were saved, and
most of the tenaut's losses are covered
by insurance.
Mrs. Frank Harris and daughter,
who have been spending three or foul
weeks with their friends and relatives,
have returned to Boston. They eX.
pect to move back to Brattleboro in a
year or so.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
MARRIED.

In Jamaica, Oct. 8, by Rev. DeFor-
est Stafford, Wilbur II. Cushman, of
n. Y. city, and Matte j. Sage of ia
maica.
In Jamaica, Oct. 3, by Rev. G. M.
Winch, Geo. Howard aud Mary Dean,
both of West Townshend.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
BOOTS and SHOES

Is already very complete. We bought Il
full line of RUBBER boots last Spring
before thu advance in Rubber goods, con-
sequently, can give you
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
DEATHS.

In East Jamaica, Oct Sd, A. NJ.
Butler, aged 20.
In Weston, Oct. 5, Franklin Far
rar, aged sc y. 5 m. 80 days.
In Peru, Oct. ID. Eliza, widow of
Ebenezer Ross, aged &c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
THE SENATE.

The senate is composed of % rcpub-
licans and one democrat. Mr.. Chaplin
of Washington county was u member
in 1891, and is the only gentleman who
has been member of the senate be-
fore. Twenty have been members of
The house and nine are new members.
THEIR OCCUPATIONS.
Farmers, Il; lawyers, ); merchants,
3: manufacturers, 4 editors, 2: bank
cr, l.; teacher, |.
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES.
Congregationalists, 0; Methodists, );
EpiScopalians, i; Universalists, >; no
preference, 1; Baptists, ,; Liberals, q:
Spiritualist, /; Adventist, l..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The honse of representatives consists
of 239 members, of which POS are re-
publicans, 80 democrats, independ-
ent democrat. Two towns, Granville
and Sheffield, are not represented.
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Low Prices.

Our line in Gents fine Shoes, either in
Lace, Button or Balmoral is full. We
have also just unlocked Il nice line of
Gents light and heavy Boots. In
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
BrattIeboro's Column,
\ chiefs amang ye takin' notes,
And, faith, he'll prent it,-BuRNs,

A new post-oflice sign graces the
town hall.
Business was commenced in the new
poSt-otlice quarters, Monday.
T.. Wales, ,Ir. has started n village
express wagon.
L. $. Powell announces that he is
ready TO do piano tuning.
Whcelcr's Minsirels drew fair
house, at Crosby Hall, Friday eve.
5000, in prizes, are to be givcu in the
horse trot to come Off at the town fair
on the 18th.
w. p, Cmo is having his Grove st
house painted.
Instead of holding the harvest, fes-
tival, announced last week, the W. c.
Il. L. will furnish dinner for the hum
CRY at the tawn faia on the 18th.
Rheam Rear as announced last
week played before very we'll filled
house, Saturday evening. Rhea pos
sesses genuine French accent. She
was supported by good company.
The White Mountain Express was
discontinued last Saturday, and to
make its place good, hereafter the
train from the South will arrive at 3
O'Clock, and the train from the North
at $3.50.
The Congrcgationalst society are
making arrangements for an Old
Folks Concert, to be held at an early
date.
Ira Whitman, formally of So. Lon
donderry, but now of Bellows Falls is
at work on DR.. Gregg's new house.
He reports bad times at the Falls for
carpenters.
f. Van Doom will soon erect a
house on his lot recently purchased
from the Chaplin estate.
Willie, son of Rev. w. II. Collins,
of this place, has been appointed as one
of the legislative messengers.
The Salvation Army pulled up stakes
and left town three or four days ago.
They have always said that Brattleboro
was a hard town to convert.
J. +. Coleman commences the build
ing of his Grove st. residence this
week. He is to have a very fine resi-
dencc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR
FALL GOODS!

Our Fall goods are just beginning to ar
rive, and our stock of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Ladies' Shoes

we have as large stock as can he shown
in town. having the sizes in eight differ
cnt styles. Wecan fit you all and for an
old ladies wide shoe we are hradquar-
tiers. Our line of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCES

Congrcgationalists, C7; Universalists,
"a; Methodists, 81; Baptists, 10; Ii
berals, II; Episcopals, s; Unitarians, s;
Christians, 5; Roman Catholics, 4; no
preference, 50; Free-thinkcrs, i; Free
will Baptists, 2; Independent, Church
of The Disciples, Reformed Prcsbyte-
rian, Protestant, Spiritualists, Friends,
one each.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Brave Words from a Politician.

And you, my sinews, grow not snstant OLD
But bear me stiftly up"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

Farmers, III; merchants, y; lawyers,
II; physicians, 9: lumber manufactur.
crs, s; hotel keepers, 4 manufacturers
IumbeTmen, carpenters, farmers and
lumbcrmcu, farmers and breeders.
three each: hardware merchants, sta
ton agents, insurance agents, lumber
dealers, wooden manufacturers, no c.
cupation, druggists, painters, two each
treasurer insurance company, clergy
man, cashier, editor and lawyer, town
clerk, merchant and lumber manufac-
turcr, lumber surveyor, land surveyor,
farmer and mechanic, farmer and lum-
Der dealer, farmer and teacher, farmer
and cattle dealer, farmer and merchant.
farmer and tin-man, farmer and photo
graphcr, farmer and bridge carpenter,
farmer and Spectator, farmer and
manufacturer, farmer and lumber man.
ufacturer, furniture dealer, mechanic,
retired steamboat captain, merchant
and editor, real estate dealer, grain
dealer, harness manufacturer, miller
and grain dealer, stencil cutter, granite
manufacturer, clerk, marble manufac-
turcr, marble producer, carpenter and
builder, sawyer, drover, one each.