The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

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RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
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SOCIETIES.
West River Lodge, No. 81, F, and AN. We'd
nosday, on or before the full ofthe moon.
Londonderry Library Association, Open every
Saturday afternoon and evening. Mary Bigelow
Lirbaran
Another snow storm by way of Il
change.
Mrs. Heman Dove has gone to Mass.
to visit her daughter.
Mrs. Sheldon, of Chester, is board
ing with her nephew, l.. p. Sheldon,
of this place.
Mrs. Smead has returned to her
home in Mass.
Mrs. l.. s. Richardson has been on
the sick list for the past week but is
now more comfortable.
Charlie French is visiting his father,
Edwin French, who is very sick with
fever.
Miss Ida Richardson, of Chester, for
merly of this town, is in Boston receiv-
ing instructions in vocal music. We
understand to graduate
Miss Mary Whitman is at work for
Mrs. Corydon Wait who has been on
the sick list for some time.
Geo. Smith who has been sick for
some time received, last Monday, Il
"helping hand" from some of his neigh
bors, towards getting vp his wood.
We are pleased TO announce that n
good many new members have recent
ly joined the Library Association, and
to those who have not done so we would
say $50 thou and do likewise" YOU
will never regret it. We are sure that
you cannot spend fifty cents more
profitably to yourself and family, you
will certainly find something to inter-
est you for there is a good variety of
books, and we are looking forward
to new supply, sometime in the near
future.
The "Pink Tea Party" at Mrs. l.. S.
Arnold's, last week, was very pleas
ant affair and highly enjoyed by fifty
participants. Music, conversation &c.
was introduced, the supper was very
nice and the tables looked tasty and
pretty as possible with their pink tissue
napkins. Pink draperies and trimmings
were tastfully arranged at some of the
windows and other places, and most of
the ladies appeared with pink apron,
ribbon or something of the kind, alto
gather it was pretty pink party.
Will some one please tell us at what
age hyacinths bloom, we have one
which has been planted, and most tell
tenderly caued for for four seasons but
we have never had a flower or even a
bud from it, and We arc feeling rather
discouraged.
/ We always note with pleasure the
honest success of any of our former or
present towns people, and it is with
much pleasure that we speak of the
i splendid success, thus far in life, of A..
Is. Wait, of Des Moincs, Iowa, for
merry of this town, son of Mr.. & Mrs.
b. S. Wait. He served three years APP
premiership in the store of Robbins &
Marsh at Chester where he was highly
appreciated for his industry, honest i'll
tegl'ity and courteous mauners. After
serving his time at Chester and when
but 20 years Of age he took his way to
the West thinking there was better
prospect of success for Il Young man
in that part of the country than this,
and by his own unaidcd efforts and per-
sistcnt industry, lie has always been
successful and has steadily advanced in
his line of business till lie now has a
very profitable and responsible posi-
ton as travelling salesman for the cee-
bratcd ,3inlons hardware Co., of st.
Louis, Mo-, who are the most extensive
dealers in hardware Of any firm in tho
United States. They have ii large num-
Der Of travelling salesman and offer
prizes. each We T.. to those who sell the
largest amount of certain line of goods.
Tho ,.,st 900. tI,o,. ,4so-,J ,,,L $40; an,
I of one hundred dollars to the one who
sold the largest amount of shot, and the
best suit Of clothes that might be or
dcrcd at 81. Louis. to the one who sold
the larges! number of llandSawS, there
were also several small prizes offered.
We are habpy 10 say that Mr.. Waite
won the cash prize of one hundred dol
lars and the suit of clothes. We sin
cerc!y extend our congratulations and
best wishes for his continued success
in life.
Since the above was written we have
had the pleasure of reading letter
from Mr.. Wait wherein he says that he
sold over 100000 pounds of shot 15,.
900 more than the man nearest him, ant
, he had his choice of $40 or the suit of
clothes, for selling the largest number
of saws, and took the SO. He says the
company have engaged IS travelling
statesmen for the present year, and they
employ 375 men in the house, also thai
E it is the largest hardware house in the
world. COUSIN NELL.