The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-30
Vermont News.

Joshua MerTl,tni VI "oi''o'"N Nv"
started flock of registered Cotswold
sheep and buff Coossuek hens
Among the clubs represented at
the Milwaukee whist congress was the
Owl Whist club of st. Adams.
The Windsor Machine company OF
Windsor have just put in operation a
Pond planer, more than "a feet long
Among the effects of Charles
Mahuriu of Stafford was a bag of
gold coins, which he collected before
the war.
The Universalists of st. Johnsbury
will hold their second annual grove
meeting at Willoughby lake the last
week in June.
The Farmers Advocate says that
the little l2-year-old boy of Thomas
johnson of Albany recently killed
three crows at one shot.
1t is said that oxen and steers for
farm work are scarce and most OF
them are held at such prices that far
mers cannot afford to buy.
The Middlebury board of trade
held an enthusiastic meeting the Other
night and decided to publish 5000
circulars, describing the resources OF
the town.
Capt. S. r. McGaffey of Ludlow
| is dead. He was a captain in the
war, and during Cleveland's admin
istration was stationed at Canaan as
deputy collector.
DR.. F. w. Goodall of Burlington
will read a paper at the annual meet
ing of the American Medical associa-
ton, of which he is member, next
May at Washington.
George H. Smith of Minneapolis
has given St. Adams academy an
elegant motor, an eight-cell plunge
battery, Il carhoy Of acid and a lber.
al outfit of chemicals and wire.
Rev. +. l.. Phalen of Brattleborc
has sailed for London, where he is tC
attend as delegate to the Unitarian
conference. He expects to be alb
sent about four weeks.
p. G. l.. Gushing of Lyndon has
an interesting relic of anti slavery
days in an issue of the North Star o.
Danville of 1880. The paper con
tains extracts of Daniel Webster
replies to Hayne.
The Sheldon art museum of Mid
dlebury is one of the permanent an(
rapidly increasing institutions of tn
state. The collection and propert,
of the museum are estimated to b.
worth $4,000.
George Riggs and Louis Wager 0
Middlebury have gone to New York
where they expect to take sail on
school ship for voyage of two years
during which they will visit Afric
and the East Indies.
A South Vernon man is raisin,
cucumbers for market in hot hous
and is shipping several bushels dali
to New York, for which he obtain
big prices, because of the failure o
New Jersey growers to secure crop
Orlin Randall, who died recently
aged y, was the first to discover gar
net in the Adirondack region. Hav
ing proved the value of his find, h
sold the mine to syndicate of CAPT
talists, who are now successful work
ing it.
Some Merino rams were shippe
from Middlebury Monday to Ne,
York, whence they will 60 on tn
steamer Tower Hill, bound for Lon
don. Another steamer will take ther
thence to their destination, Cap
Town, Cape Colony.
A reward of $50 for the recover
of the body Of Charles X. Calais
has been offered by the selectmen @
Montpelier and the search has bee
continued, but without success. N
new facts CT Importance regardin
the case have been brought to light.
The grey uniforms of company
of st. Johnsbury have been condemn
ed, and they are to be furnished wit
the blue. The entire regiment are t
appear in the regulation Unite
States army uniform at the Bennine
ton centennial.
The meeting of the State Farmers
league will be called as soon as def
mite plans are concluded. 1t
thought best, however, to postpon
the meeting until springs work
past. The meeting will probably b
held at Montpelier in the last wee
of May or first week of June.
All Sorts.