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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
so. WINDHAM.
Mrs. d. E. Robbins is better.

Mrs. d. E. Robbins is better.
Arthur j. Holden has entered
Carpenters Iaw-office in Boston.
Auction at the store lasted two
days. Some of the goods have been
carried away and will be sold at some
future time.
Prof. Stuart gave two lectures in
the church which were highly appre-
ciated by those in attendance.
James A. Whipple has engaged to
work for VIM. Farr. BERTHE Pike
for B. NJ. Pierce.
j. E. Whipple has obtained the
agency for the Arnold Automatic
Steam Cooker, also for DR.. buttons
Vegetable Discovery.
Oscar Stearns will return to school
at West Brattleboro.
Daron Tuck, Clarence and Henry
Baker are attending school at Leland
& Gray.
Invitations were out for Ezra
Pierce's golden wedding, Tuesday
March Is, which was necessarily post
poned as that was the worst day of
our great storm.
There was nothing to be done in
the post-office Tuesday as no one
called. We had no mail after Satur-
day evening until the next Friday.
Our new mail carriers, Henry and
Arthur Trip, went from West
Townshend to No. Windham and
back Friday. Saturday we had three
mails which compensated in a meas
ure for what we had lost during the
week. The roads in the back dis
tricts are not all open at writing,
Tuesday for teams. The snow has
been piled up in very unusual man
ner. Many of the roads for long
distance being one continuous drift.
Some of the houses had drifts up to
the caves, and very many doors and
windows were nearly or quite cover
ed with snow.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
JAMAICA.

Quite number of our people, as
they found themselves buried, in
many cases houses and all under the
snow, hastily determined to emigrate
but when they came to read of the Sc
verify of the storm abroad, concluded
that they were much better off here
upon the Green Mountains as regards
depth of snow and drifts, than were
their brethren in many of the storm
beaten cities. One of the worst drifts
encountered in this section was be-
tween the residence of Geo. Wells
and the bridge near the depot, which
had to be tunnelled for nearly 20
rods to the depth of - or IA feet.
H. +. Spencer and A. S. Howard
have second drove of oxen nearly
ready to start for York state.
Mrs. Ezra Shepard is quite SICK
and Mrs. Elsie Howe, who has been
sick for some time is much worse.
The family of Arad Wood are i'm
proving.
c. P. Rawson is moving onto the
Lewis Bills place purchased by him
at auction last fall. N.
Colburn's Hop Compound is made of
Hops, Malt, Dandelion, Mandrake, Prick
ly Ash and other valuable roots and
barks. A spring Tonic and Renovation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
NEWFANE.

Spring movings just happened or
soon to bell. S. Kenny to A. F.
Edwards house, lately bought of
Savings Bank.-E. C. Stiles to
Wakefield place bought of Mrs. Bur-
ditt.-Gage family to Convey farm
Norman Harris to Burlingame farm
of which he has rented for five years.
Capt. Best to Kidder house, bought
of Mr.. Underwood.-Otis Park to
Mrs. Birchard's.-Saml. Willis of
Marlboro to /. WiswelPs farm.-Mr.
Wiswell to another house on his place.
Mrs. J. Lyman has bought the
Redfeld place of Mr.. Carpenter. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
A Russian Merchants Sign.

1 passed through one of the principal
thoroughfares Of St. Petersburg, and OBJ
served that the upper fronts of many of
the business houses were covered with cof-
fee sacks. inquiry revealed the fact that
beneath those sacks were beautiful signs,
and the covering was to protect them from
the dust in summer time. induced a
merchant to show me one Of these signs
six by eighteen feet, partially mosaic, a
portion painting He was chemist, and
there were pictures of bottles of ointment
and perfumery; sick people and doctor
to represent medicine; paint brushes and
samples of the paint; insects on animals,
to represent flea and like powders, and
pictures of fancy articles. The sign would
be valuable acquisition to the Corcoran
art gallery at Washington, and must have
cost several hundred roubles even to the
cheap hands of a Russian artist. Moscow
Cor. Cleveland Leader.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
WINDHAM.

+. |. Gould has gone to Chester
to work through sugaring.
Geo. A. Harrington and Johnnie
Gould have gone to Westminster to
work through the summer.
Ed. Lawrence, having stopped at
home for two weeks has returned to
estminster.
Miss Nellie M. Rhoades is at work
for G. S. Robbins in Chester.
Frank w. Smith is quite sick, and
being at his fathers on east hill it
was impossible to get physician to
see him until Sunday, although one
was telegraphed for on the Monday
previous. To-day, Monday, he is re-
ported not as well.
On Wednesday of last week six
men with five yoke of oxen worked
hard all day and succeeded in making
road less than one mile in length.
This is specimen of what the squall
did for us.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Prof. Stuart delivered the last of
his course of lectures in Variety Hall
Tuesday evening last.
Miss Emma Houghton from Brat.
tleboro was guest at A. A. Bar
ber's week before last.
A. R. Pierce from Suffield, Mass.
and sister, Mrs. Kendall from Barn.
stable, Mass. have been visiting a.
mong their friends in this place ano
vicinity.
Mrs. r. Wheeler and two little
children from East Concord, N. H.,
is stopping at her fathers d. E
Boyden.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
WESTON.

There has been no preching at the
Congregational church for the two
last Sabbaths on account of the pas
tor, Rev. Mr.. Strong, being called
to East CRANKY, Conn. to attend his
fathers funeral.
Warren Pratt has sold his farm to
G. w. Sprague-consideration, 5000.
Mrs. Woodcock, wife of Thomas
Woodcock, has been very sick but is
now somewhat better.
Henry Lasell bought the Eben
Coleman place at auction last Satur-
day for which he paid 81 200.
r. S. Clayton, who has been i'll
for long time is gaining slowly.
Warren Pratt has taken Edwin
Ripley's farm at the halves and will
move there soon.
Mrs. F. A. Shattuck is quite sick
Mrs. G.. f. Mansur is slowly i'm.
proving.
c. W. Sprague has sold the Steph.
en- Austin farm to w. w. and O.
L. consideration, $3.50.
w. B. Foster lost valuable COW
a few days since by having her leg
broke in the stable.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
LONDONDERRY.

Rev, d. II. Strong, who was re-
Gently called away by the sudden
death of his father at East CRANKY,
Conn.,, has returned after an absence
of nearly two weeks past under very
trying circumstances. The time APP
pointed for the funeral fell on that
terrible Monday, and ithad been plan
ned on the day following to take the
remains to So. Deerfeld, Mass. for
burial. All plans were broken up by
the storm. Friends on their way had
to find shelter where they could and
there remain. The funeral had to be
delayed, and the final services and
burial at South Deerfeld did not take
place till Monday of this week-elev-
en- days from the time of his death.
The deceased was for II years pas
tor of the Congregational church at
SO. Deerfeld, Mass, and for Is
years at Coleraine. Was once a
member of the Massachusetts legisla-
ture. AT the time of his death he
was preaching at East CRANKY,
Conn.,, where he had been since 1884.
His death was instantaneous and a
great shock to friends, but still was,
in divine providence, fulfillment of
a desire he had previously expressed,
that he might be able to work to the
very last. His age was g. years, 10
months. He had been in the active
ministry 40 years.
Allie G. Gibson and Will Childs,
two of our young men have bought
out l.. S. Richardson's stock of
goods and will commence excepting
store" at once.
Be sure and get the genuine. Many i'm
itations of Colburn's Hop Compound,
but none so good as spring medicine
and blood purifier. Pint bottles, 80 cents
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
Paner From Tobacco Stams.

"What do you think that is?" inquired
wholesale stationer of the writer, at
the same time handing the latter sheet
of note paper of excellent quality and the
finest finish.
paper. answered the reporter. "Can't
you give me something hard?"
ooh, yes; of course it's paper, but
what's it made from?"
Linen rags"
'Just what l thought you'd say, but
you see you don't know it all. No sir;
that paper which appears to be, and is
equal to paper manufactured from linen
rags, was in its natural state nothing but
the stems and waste of the tobacco plant.
A use mas thus been discovered for thou
sands of tons of material, that has hereto
fore been practically worthless. Another
new paper making material is bamboo,
which, after being crushed to pulp, can
be made into an excellent quality of pa
per. lshouldn't be very much surprised"
added the stationer, ruminatively, "to
hear that some genius had succeeded in
manufacturing paper from pulverized
cobble stones. Its a great country, and
you can't most always tell what's going
to happen. Mail and Express.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
Big African Enterprises.

Considerable amounts of American cap
ital are being invested in some big African
enterprises. The railroad from Delagoa
bay the best harbor on the east coast of
Africa, which is now completed for dis
lance of fifty-four miles inland, was built
by an American syndicate under con-
cession from the Portuguese government
1t will connect with the line to be built
from Pretoria, the capital of the Trans
vaal. The largest trading company on
the Upper Congo, and the only one that
has yet sent two steamers to the upper
river, is the Sanford company, which was
organized and until recently was managed
by Americans. Considerable Belgian
capital however, is invested in the COM
pany. American engineers surveyed and
are now building the railroad from Loanda
to Ambaca, which is backed by the Portu-
guese government. Some American
money also is finding its way into quartz
crushing machinery for the new gold
fields of South Africa. -Chicago News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

Hoyt Babbitt has returned from
Montpelier where he has been attend
ing school.
O. j. Esterbrook is recovering
from an attack of fever.
Mr.. G. +. Abbott of New York
city is making a brief visit with his
friends in this place.
Mrs. Harriet Buxton recently suf-
fered paralytic shock. AT present
she is quite comfortable under the
circumstances.
Sprague & Richardson advertise,
elsewhere in these columns, their mer
camille business for sale.
Geo. Porter has moved to the ID.
w. Marden farm in Landgrove.
Miss Gladis Randall, who has been
visiting friends here returned to hel
home in York state, Tuesday.
Miss Florence Smith is at home
for brief vacation from her school
at SaXtons River.
The snow pillow on the narrow
gauge got through to this place Sun
day about night, and the next day
cleared the lower end, getting into
Brattleboro little before midnight.
The mail train got here Tuesday
morning at 20, and since has been
running on regular time.
The weather we always have with
us be it good, bad or Indifferent
After the great snow storm we had q
few days of mild weather that settled
the snow foot or more, then we had
it cold again, the mercury going down
Monday morning to Is below. Now
for two or three days it has been
thawing, yesterday rainy all day. To-
day it is slightly cooler but still thaw-
ing little. Let the good work &C
on.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
BRATTLEBORO.

Fire broke out about l o'clock on
Friday morning of last week in the
basement story of William Vinton's
South Main street frame block in
Brattleboro, which was completely
Quilted. The building was occupied
in the basement story by Sam Simko-
vetz, clothier, the first floor by the
Valley Mill Co., for the storage of
Fields food and bailed hay, and by
Charles Fowler, shoemaker, while
G.. B. Kirwan, furniture dealer, oc-
cupied small apartment which con-
nected with his establishment which
adjoined the burned block. The loss
will reach about $4,000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
Brass Signs Expensive.

1t was the custom about five years ago
to have brass signs on doors, and every
merchant invested in bright sheet metal
with name and business painted in in
dented letters. You don't see so many Of
them now, and most of those you do see
are dingy and coated with dirty oxidized
covering. Merchants know what these
changes in the styles are, but of all 1 am
acquainted with this has been the most
expensive. 1t is not like the sign one sets
in his door and allows to remain there
without further concern until it goes to
pieces. 1t has been cost of $25, and
looked very attractive the first week or
so. Then the variations of climate
proved so great that had to have it
FURNISHED very frequently in order to
keep it in good condition. There was q
man here who used to make business of
polishing these signs, and for 50 month
he used to come around and burnish the
sign. This made the sign cost me over
500 before the style changed and mer-
chants began to stick porcelain letters on
their windows. Styles in signs seem to
change every three or four years. You
can observe that by making survey Of
the business houses, some Of which have
signs five. ten and fifteen years old
Merchant in Globe Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
DON'T GOSSIP.

cling mean things about your neigh
bors OF en- leads to troube, and is cause
of much annoyance. 1t is not gossip.
however, TO tell vout neiehbor an impor-
tant t nth that viii benefit him. If your
ne ghbor suffers rom dzzines, pressu e
in The head, short breath, pslpitation of
the heart, numbness and p.ickly sensation
of the limbs, it is an act of
CHRISTIAN CHARITY
10 tell him that Anti-Apoplectine not on
~ reliev the above symptoms, but pre-
vents Apoplexy and cures Paralysis. Rheu-
mat,sm, heart disease, liver complaint,
kidney and bladder troubles, chronic
bronchitis, dyspepsia, etc. Sold by all
druggists. Price 90. Send 10 DIR. f.
S. Hutchinson & Co., Enosburg Falls, VT.
U. 5. A., for circulars and testimonials.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
PERU.

Daniel Crandall has moved into the
Haynes House and is going to work
in the mill for G.. w, Whitney.
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. Dexter Batchelder and fam
lily desire TO extend their thanks and
gratitude to the friends and neighbors
for their kindness, sympathy, and as
sistance in the sickness and death of
their beloved husband and father.
May God bless and reward you all.
The worst storm ever witnessed
visited us last week. Monday morn
ing we had over foot of snow and
still it came; before noon the wind
began to blow with such will that
thereafter it was impossible to keep
track of snowfall, but by Tuesday
morning probably between two and
three feet had fallen, and drifted so
as to cause the worst blockade within
the recollection of the Oldest inhabi-
tants. Our stage succeeded in reach
ing here about noon Monday, and
was obliged to remain here until Fri
day morning when the roads were
again open so it could go on its way
rejoicing.
A dollar article for so cents. Colburn's
Hop Compound, composed of Banks and
Roots. Purely vegetable. Pint bottles
so cents.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

ANCHOR LoDGE No. 80, +, 4 A. NJ, Tuesda,
evenings ON or before The full of The moon.
WEST RIVER LopGE No. "a /. o. o. f. Ev
cry Monday evening.
HOOKER Posi- No. G, A. II. Saturday eve
nings on or be fore the full of the moon.
The W. r. c., No. o. Saturday evenings OF
or be fore the full of the moon,
CAMP Foster S. of v.,sd & 4ih "Wednesday q
of each month.
FARMERS GRANGE No. 49,, =. of II. Fs'dar
on or before the full moon, and every two week
thereafter.
DIVISION No. IS S. of 7. Every Thursda.
evening.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
ANDOVER.

Will Rowell of Portland, Me.
who has been visiting his father, VIM.
Rowell, has returned home.
The Ladies' Sociable met with
Mrs. l.. E. Kenney last week, when
the following officers were elected
Pres, Mrs. VIM. Rowell; Vice
Pres, Mrs. L. E. Kenney; Sec,
Miss Carrie M. Felt; Treas,
Mrs. H. j. Parker; Ex. Com, Mrs.
Abner Felt, Mrs. H. j. Parker,
Mrs. W. w. Wood. The next
meeting is at Mrs. Feltt's, Tuesday
evening.
Juan Dimick and son, who have
spent the last three weeks with rela-
tives here, went back to Rutland last
week. The father is slowly recover
ing from his lameness caused by be-
ing thrown from a car at Rutland
last November.
The blizzard last week was the
worst one for years but not as severe
here as in some places. Several who
went from here to Chester, Monday
got snow bound. The stage got back
as far as Pease hill Wednesday
night. Most of the roads were brok.
en- out by Thursday. Some are SC
badly drifted that they will not be
broke at all, as they would be impas.
sable as soon as it thaws.
H. j. Parker is in Mass. for few
weeks-selling marble for a Rutland
Company.
Loren Austin of Portland, Me. is
at his fathers Benz. Austin, too close
attention to business has impaired his
health.
Byron Butterfield, wife and three
of the children are sick with typhoid
pneumonia. Mrs. Butterfeld is MOI
expected to live.
Lucien Slate of Chester is to work
for Leroy Benson this season.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
WARDSBORO.

1t has been nearly six. weeks since
John Farnum gave up driving his
team on account of q violent cough
which has rendered him quite sick.
although not confined to his bed; al
so each member of that family have
been afflicted, the little ones having
whooping cough.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

The subscriber having concluded
to quit his present business offers for
sale a good stock of felloes, hubs,
spokes, buggy shafts, bent stocks for
sleighs &c. They will be sold at a
bargain.
II NJ CLou1x.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
PREMIUMS.

EVERY SUBSCRIBER to the wEEKLi
who sends ten ceats TO pay for acking and
postage receives as present troIa the MAIL
AMP EXPRESS 4 < two of our elegant
Prc.pirrn l'o-fy4sii /. o. Lincoln. Grant, Garfield
IO.-sr eE3 feccissf exact Cnnies OF the finest
ertyon iisenesses = KEY inches in size, sent TO
his address tree and gus ,palG.
FOR SHE yo SEMI the MAIL AND EXPRESS
one year All s ccpy % GunEecsy's great paint
ing os Christ Issinr.a tinfe, richly and artistic.
ally reproduced "a 80 coiors- The original Of
this gront paintls,;s was recently sold for over
S10e.l13
A LARGE list OF ether popular and val
liable premiums arc cts,Ied TO subscribers and
agents on the most liberal terms 2 hey cannot be
fssscrihal hern- S-..r.t tnrn mi r,lrcrllor
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
Feb. Is, 1888.
Lowell Lake,

Ayers Cherry Pectoral possesses
powerful healing qualities, which
manifest themselves whenever this
remedy is employed in colds, coughs,
throat or lung troubles. Its anodyne
and expectorant effects are promptly
realized. 1t is chemical success
and a medical triumph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

MIR. & Mrs. S. w. Niles, guests
of r. S. Wilbur and wife, for the
past three weeks, returned to their
home in Binghamton, N. Y, Mon
day via of Bennington. Mr.. Niles
was forciably impressed with our lit
tie Green Mountain village, and
thought he would like to pass the re-
mainder of his days in our quiet little
town,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

Mr.. Russell Clough, who has been
stopping here with friends for a num-
Der of months, started for his home
in Woodruff, Ill. last Monday. Mr..
Clough made many friends while here,
all of whom wish him good luck and
hope that he will strike no blizzards
in his western home. If you dc
"Rus." come back to old Vermont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
MORE To CONE.

The trestle put in last May to take
the pla zee of the burned Salmon hole
bridge is expected to 60 out with the
ice. This will stop all freight trains
and necessitate the carrying around
of passengers and express. A new
bridge will be put on, if the weather
will permit, between this and the be-
ginning of the next century. Yankee
pluck and energy don't let trifes or
time stand in the way of the public
needs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
LOCAL SUMMARY.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
f. Church will hold a Sociable and
Crazy Supper next Thursday eve
ming, the goth, at Town Hall. All
are invited to come as we expect to
have jolly time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
AGAINST THE SALOON.

The MAIL AND EMPRESS is the recognized lead
ing journal of the country IN the great Anti
saloon Republican movement. 1t believes that
the liquor traffic it exists to-day in the United
States is the enemy of society, q fruitful source
of corruption in politics, the ally Of anarchy, .
school of crime, and, with its avowed purpose OF
seeking to corrupty control elections and legisla
ton. Is a menace to the public welfare and de-
serves the condemnation OF all good men
In brief, all who wish to have in their
homes FIRST-Cs,ASS NEWSPAPER OF
national scope, broad views, clean ages and
courageous, yet kindly, utteranoes On. all cues
tons of general public interest," viii not be
disappointed in the MAIL AND EXPRESS, and
we respectfully solicit their influence and sup
port.
year = 90; six months, GO cents three months,
80 cents. DAILY, per year, 5000; six months
$500; three months, 81. 30; one month, 81
cents
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
H. M. Shanks.

'.Healing on the Wings" say all
who have made use of DR.. Wistar's
Balsam of Wild Cherry, and by such
use been cured of coughs, colds, bron-
chitis, sore throat, influenza Or con-
sumption. The prudent will always
keep this standard remedy by them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

BAPTIST CHuICH-Gev. o. T.. Fuller pas
Tor. Services every sabbath at usual hours,
NJ. T.. CHueCH-Rev, W, II. Wight, pastor
Services at usual hours, every sabbath
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

EGGS FOR sETTING-The subscriber
offers for sale few eggs for setting
from his fine Wyandott breed of fowls
unsurpassed as steady layers.
John f. Carletown,
Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

9Wanted-Stock to pasture ;
yearlings or two-year-old steers pre-
ferred. Address, 1. F. Bickford,
So. Londonderry, VT, Or Mt. Glebe
Farm, Windham.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22
TIED UP AGAIN.

This morning the regular mail train
left this place as usual, but just this
side of West Townshend portion of
the track, including low trestle, was
overlooked and covered with ice block
ing the way. In the afternoon the
train returned to this place. The
difficulty will probably be removed
tomorrow.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

Herb. is Merchant and Holden Goes
back to the Farm.
Two OF three big trades were con-
summated yesterday. Herbert H..
Howe traded his village property to
S. M. Holden for his village resi-
dence and store room, and bought
the goods, trading in the part of the
Sem Pierce place, recently purchased
by him. Mr.. Howe has taken poses
sion of the store. At the same time
Holden traded the Howe village prop
erty to Oscar Howe of Jamaica for
the Seneca Howe farm in that town.
Mr.. Howe is young man and full
of push and energy and we wish him
success in his new venture. Mr..
Holden will 60 back to his farm on
the hill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-03-22

EGGS FOR SETTING.-From the
best breeds of fowls, Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandotts, Silver Ham
burghs, Brown Leghorns, Black Mo-
nacos. All pure bloods.
A. T. SMITH,
Lowell Lake,