The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-02-05
LONDONDERRY.
Candlemas !
Another thaw p!

the lands of "Shunar."
Miss Estelle Dodge is at home
spending few weeks with her folks.
Quite number of young people
from here attended the party at Cyrus
Rabbits last Friday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Sheldon are
spending a few days in Bennington
and vicinity.
The Dramatic Club are rehearsing
for the entertainment to be given on
the goth. 1t is understood that the
"Two Orphans" will be repeated
some time in the near future, proba-
bly, the Sd of March.
P. r. Holt is in Bellows Falls at
work for couple of weeks. Rumor
has it that he will move there soon, if
he likes.
The West River Cheese Factory
Building Association has been Or
ganized and will push the work of
erecting factory as soon as spring
opens. The association consists of
the following named gentlemen: W..
l.. Gibson, w. L. Wright, D. W..
Marden, F. M. Leonard, E. A..
Brooks, j. c. Carleton and E. s..
Garfield.
Last Thursday evening friends and
neighbors of E. r. French met at
his house and enjoyed fine repast
and a pleasant social time.
Mrs. G. E. Wood is quite sick
with fever.
Geo. Shattuck is at work in the
pulp mill at So. Londonderry.
In writing up the account of the
dramatic entertainment for last week s
issue of the SITTER, your correspond
ent Internationally, in some unguard-
ed moment overlooked the part OF
"Count De LINERS" which was tax
en- by A. A. Curtis. For this We
owe an apology, as the part was fine
ly executed, and deserves the same
praise as was bestowed upon the
others who took leading parts in the
"Two Orphans"
If there is, among the many fault
and foibles of the human race, any
one thing that should receive the cen
sure of public opinion, any one thing
that should be guarded against as tn
despoiler of public harmony, the DIES
troyer of social peace and tranquility
it is the communicating influence o
the gossip of a class of people VIII
depend upon the harm they can d
others for their only employment. l
there is any class of people tina
should be regarded as the enemie
of common good, the INSTRUCTORS O
progressive principles, and the agent
of dissention, it is the class VINO see
to drag others down to their ow
level, through the channel of publ
fallacy.
, The disadvantageous comparison {
Massachusetts to the Dakotas in rt
gard to business failures during til
past year. brought up by your Per
correspondent in last weeks issue,
a timely one and may cause a feelin
of relief to creep over the depresse
spirit of those interested in Westel
investments. Let us not forge
It however, that large per cent of IL
:, failures in Massachusetts are direct
It due to the sapping tendency of Oak
tian prosperity, while the apparel
;, prosperity of the Dakota's is due
a large degree to Massachusetts cal
e ital. Bring back 10 Massachuset
the millions of dollars that have bee
, flowing into Dakota for the past te
q years, then draw a comparison b
! tween the two sections and what wi
f be the result If New Englande
were as sincere in advancing the il
terests of their own locality as the
are in building up and maintainir
y Western interests, there would be I
need of comparisons and this endlel
amount of frivalous talk.
Past wrongs and the present exa
perating situation of the political pa
ties of the day are beginning to be.
their fruits. 1t now looks as if
would take something more than golt
> en- pledges and oily tongued polite
ans to hold the farming class with
the traces where they have SO Ion
stood. Many of our prominent ia
mers of both political creeds have e,
idenced desire for the formation {
a farmers league, to show some O
ganized resistance to the monopolizin
influences that are silently but sure
leading us further and further fro
, the true object of free government
This scheme should receive the heart
q cooperation of every farmer, no ma
ter of what political complexion |
e may be. Get together, organize, di
cuss political problems, educate you
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