The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-11-15
The breaking,up sale of the Erdenheim

The breaking-up sale OF the Erdenhein
stud of thoroughbreds, which took placs a
Chestnut Hin, Philadelphia, dispersed ont
of the grandest collections OF brood mares
ever gathered together in this country. The
sale was held by the executors OF the will Of
the late N. w, Kittson, who had for severa
years owned the farm. Six stations and A
brood mares were disposed of for total Of
S49,4i5.
An excursion train, on route to the Macon
fair, ON the Americas, Preston ~ LumpkiI
railroad, was wrecked at Reeds Crossing
Ca, a few days ago. Two passenger coaches
left the track and were overturned. -Four
persons ware killed and two others will
probably die from their injuries.
There are 50 factories in New York ant
Brooklyn, N. Y, where veneering is manu-
featured upon an extensive scale.
IL is pretty certain that the largest planning
mills in the south will be located at Annis
ton, Ala, and at least 81 900, 900 be ad led tc
the manufacturing capital of that beehive Of
industry within six months. The particular
projects are tho manufacturing, using and
selling of the Tunis gang flooring machine il
the states Of Alabama, Mississippi Ioaisian,
and Texas, and to convert rough lum Der int
all commercial commodities, sucn as floor
ing, ceiling, weather boarding, etc.
Bishop Keano, president of the new Catho
lie university in Washington, sailed for Eu
rope to make the final arrangements for the
staff Of the divinity school. He says the law
regarding the importation of contract labor
will he scrupulously observed, but, neverthe-
less, he hopes that, without making speci-
fic arrangement, he may DO able to induce
such professors as are required by the insti
tuition to come to this country on the chance
of getting chairs in the university.
The result of the presidential election oil
1928 was only "conjecturedn two full weeks
after the election had taken place, AMI as late
as December 81, nearly seven weeks after the
election, Andrew Jackson, til, president
elect, was waiting quietly and decorously to
have "the result Of the election PERFECTLY as
certained." Now Judge Thurman goes to
bed at o'clock tho morning after election,
perfectly satisfied that he is o beaten cindi-
date. The progress of the last 60 years in
the collecting and tran m ting of news has
been really wonderful.
The stock com oany which purchased the
dynamite shell invention of Lieut.. Graydou
Of indianapolis has sold to the French gov
eminent for Sl,0o), 900 the right to use the
she'll in that nation and her colonies,
Liquor spotters do not seem to meet with
very much encouragement in Montreal.
Judge Dindurand, in dismisSing case re-
Gently, said he did not believe that hotel
to be systematically hunted down and led
into temptation. Nobody has right to go
from door to door and to lay snares for citi-
Gems in order to find out which of tn I'm will
be weak enough to commit a felony or a
misdemeInor.
The art fever at Minneapolis, MINI, threat
ems to become epidemic. In nearly every
well-to-do section of the city art classes have
been formed at which women are expected
to learn to paint "modsrately welr' in a
comparatively short time. The fine art So
ciety is responsible for the Infection.
A few days ago while the Rochester ex.
press on the Hudson River road was stop
ping at Fishkll depot, freight train came
along from the south and dashed into the
rear of the passenger train. The engineer
and fireman of the freight train jumpe be
fore the collision occurred, and saved their
lives. Mrs. Edward S Shivel of st. John,
N. b., jumped from the car aud fell on her
he I'd, fracturing her skull. She died in an
hour A lady member of the Hearts of
Oak" company aud a child which she carried
in her arms We're Knocked dowh and injured
by big man jumping on them FROM car
platform,