The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-16
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Mrs. f. M. Leonard is attending
the Musical Festival held at Rutland
this week.
ID. w. Marden has moved into p.
r.. Hollis house on North street.
DR.. Geo. H. Payne of Boston was
in town for few days last week.
Mr.. & Mrs. Charles Bacon of
New York are visiting at DIR. l.. s.
Arnold's.
f. +. Stevens is at work on the
road.
Fannie Hardy is at work for b.
Nj. Wilkins.
Mrs. F. w. Wescott is on the
sick list.
Mrs. ID. w. Parker, who has been
sick for some time, is considered to
be better.
/. w. Gibson has returned from
Grand Rapids, Michigan where he
has been staying with his son, War
rem, during the past winter.
Several more are sick with the mea-
sles.
Mrs. Julia Pratt is also attending
the Musical Festival at Rutland.
A. A. Bailey has been reappointed
liquor agent for this town, by County
Commissioner Farnsworth.
Mrs. F. M. Dey has been quite
sick during the past week, which has
necessitated their remaining here for
few days more. b.
Carpenters G. l.. Parker and L:
P. Sheldon have resumed their job at
Chester which they left during the
winter.
Webster Marden remains about the
same as at last writing. This case
may be placed among the most phe-
nominal cases of endurance on record.
Asa Whitman, whom we spoke of
last week as visiting here, has gone
to Chicago where he has got a good
job.
Mrs. A. A. Bailey has gone to
Putney for a few days where her hus-
band, A. A. Bailey is painting.
Irving Davis is at work. for Wiki
ms & Marden in their marble shop.
On Saturday the Gun Club held a
shoot. Will Chadwick brought down
the most pigeons.
Moulton Weatherbee of Peru has
moved on to the Stevens place.
j. G. Walker had relapse last
week, but now is reported to be on the
gain. His son, John, is here taking
care of him.
Mr.. & Mrs. E. F. Arnold return
ed from New York Tuesday night.
Harry Wescott returned to Gull
ford Monday.
If arrangements can be made a
game of base bali will be played here
next Saturday, between our club and
a picked nine from Landgrove.
Harrison H. Atwood, son of p. c..
Atwood, formerly Of this place, has
been appointed city architect for the
city of Boston.
As we do not know of any place in
this immediate vicinity where there is
to be a celebration on the 4th of July,
we propose to our people that they
get up real "old fashioned fourth
Of July jubilee" worthy of the place,
its people, and our great and growing
country.
1t seems to us that we ought to
be able to support preacher during
the coming summer if no longer.
There is nothing to hinder it, our
meeting house being, or going to be,
in good repair. The reason seems to
be the "don't-care-a-snap" way that
prevails amongst the people.
The road machine commenced its
yearly rounds last Wednesday. 1t
has been noticeable fact that since
the town has used a road machine,
the roads have grown better so that
now we have better roads than adj
joining towns where they are worked
by the old method. J. c. Fraser has
taken the job.
And still prohibition progresses
with many of the largest hotels in the
State shut up, because they don't
pay, unless the hotel keepers can have
a divine right to dispose of intoxica-
ting liquors at their will. Queer,
isn't it! But it is human nature, of
which the hotel keepers are taking
advantage in trying to beguile the
people and make them believe this
trash. At any rate we can compli-
ment our landlord, J. P. Farwell,
upon the fine way that he manages the
Londonderry House, regardless of
the predominating influence to violate