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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Wake Up!

The age is one of rapid progress-and
we are in it. Our patrons are among the
most progressive of the nation. They
are quick to take advantage of good of
fer. We make a great many; but when
we recently offered a set of the memoirs,
either of Grant, Sheridan, Sherman, Nc
Clellan, or Lee, in their respective orig
inal editions, for 80 cents set, in con
nection with a years subscription to the
Cosmopolitan Magazine, So, and years
subscription to this paper, Sl-S4.50 in
alive fairly outdid ourselves.
Thousands of orders have already beer
received by the publishers, so that if oul
friends wish to avail themselves of this
extraordinary opportunity, they mus
wake up. No such offer has ever before
been made to the reading public, and it i;
doubtful if it will ever be duplicated.
Again we say, "Wake up y
If not on reading terms with the mag
azine, send postal card request for free
sample copy to the Cosmopolitan Pub
fishing Company, Madison Square, New
York city.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Letters from the Poop lie


hcThioht NV ocheb lbohouShs
Editor SITTER: The assumption by
Mr.. Hooker that delegates from Ver-
mont to future National Conventions
would vote as Secretary Proctor die
tated is a libel on the Republican
party in the State. Such loose talk
ought not to 60 unrebuked. Itlowers
the standard of party manhood and
gives the young men of the Republi-
can ranks an idea that personal Judge
ment goes for nothing. Are we to
educate ourselves and them to the
idea that Independent action in mat
ters Of politics is not to be thought
of ? There is certain glibness and
hurrah boys that does well enough in
running horse breeders meetings and
agricultural fairs, but when it comes
TO speaking for the political action of
an entire State, it is time for some
body to call halt to this loquacious
and amusing individual. This en-
thusiastic citizen is affected by a
newspaper interviewer somewhat as
the gyser in the Yellowstone park.
By throwing in cake of soap the
spouting commences directly, no mat
ter if out of season. We all respect
and admire the wisdom and ability of
Sec. Proctor, and his large acquaint-
ance with men and public affairs
claims reliance on his judgment; but
to remain where Mr.. Hooker places
us is to belittle ourselves as a party.
Vermont has never yet been classed
as pocket borough in nationel af-
fairs, and the time is not yet ripe for
such a consumation.
AXTEL.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
THE ELECTIONS.

The result of the state elections
held last Tuesday may be briefly
summarized, as follows:
Ohio elects Mckinley and the en-
tire REPUBLICAN ticket by an approx
mate majority of 10000. The Re
publicans also control both branches
of the legislature.
The Democrats carry New York
by nearly $4,000 majority. The leg
islature is claimed by both parties.
Pennsylvania went Republican by
heavy majority-probably exceed
ing $4,000.
Boise, Democrat, is elected gov
ernor of Iowa by 10000 plurality.
Russell, Democrat of Massachus.
etts, is re elected by plurality OF
$500. Other state officers chosen
are Republicans.
In the West, outside of Iowa, the
Republicans make gains.
Two or three Southern states that
held elections went Democratic by
the usual heavy majorities.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

By perusing the pages of the French
Fashion Journals republished in English
by A. Mcdowell & Co., West l4th
street New York, it can readily be under
stood how they have become 'the Favor
ties" with ladies. Issued in Paris by diff
ferent publishers, they are the leading
Fashiona Journals of the "Old World
1t is not, therefore, matter of surprise
that unbiased critics should have pro-
nounced them the best Fashion Journals
ever offered to the American public. 1t
would be strange, indeed, if ladies did
not give up the inferior Fashion maya
zines which they have hitherto patronized
for these handsome journals. which are
known to be a month ahead of all Others
in giving the styles, and contains such
valuable practical lessons in the art OF
cutting and making dresses. La Mode
de Paris" and album des Modes" arc
rivals for the first place, single copies be
ing 35 cents each, or $3.50 per annum
LA Mode" the Family Magazine. is only
Is cents a copy, or sl.50 year. Do moi
allow news agents to substitute inferior
publications for these, which can b,
mailed to you from New York at th'
price here given.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Fatal Accident at Brandon.
Special to Rutland Herald.

pDeCldl w huJtduu I1eGdlu.
Brandon, Nov. Ira Langdon,
about 65 years of age, employed by
the Brandon Electric Light company,
was instantly killed Saturday after
noon about 4 o'clock. He was at
work on some piping over the main
line of shafting. AS near as can be
conjectured his loose outside frock
caught on set screw or collar on the
main shaft and he was drawn on to
the shaft, which was turning at the
rate of $50 revolutions minute.
The engineer was building the fire
when his attention was drawn to the
noise made by Langdon's body as it
struck the flooring and the platform
where he had been working at each
revolution of the shaft, and as quick
lv as possible he shut down the water
wheel. The noise had also attracted
the attention of young Mr.. Johns
tone in the marble works, who un-
shipped the gearing connecting the
machinery of the works. They both
arrived at the scene of the accident
about the same time.
Langdon's body was terribly mutt
lated. The large bone of one leg
was found about 80 feet from where
the body was wound around the shaft
ing; the bone of the other leg was
found about 20 feet away in another
direction. Both legs were severed
from the body near the knees. His
neck was broken and about every
bone in his body was either broken
or crushed. Death was probably in
stantaneous. His feet and shoes
were found near, and pieces of fest
were scattered about. His face was
not disfgured.
Langdon leaves a widow in delicate
health, daughter about II years o.
age and four grown-up sons. HI
was veteran soldier of excellen
character and reputation. He wa
recently granted pension of $12 pc
month for rheumatic trouble and dis
ease of the heart, and he found EN-
1 ployment at light work to earn enougl
more to support himself and family.
The funeral will be held Tuesda
ut the house and the burial will b
in the family lot about mile sout
of Brandon village. Chas. j. Orms
bee post, G. A. r., will attend tn
j, funeral in body.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
CARSON.
What the Women Do and Say.

Mrs. Alexander Bremen, one of the
factory inspectors in New York, lately
secured the conviction Of six clothing
manufacturers for violation of the fac
tory laws in compelling girls and boys
under twenty-one to work overtime.
Mrs. Bloomington, who was lately
elected to the school board in jackson,
Mich, has since been chosen treasurer
of the board. She was required to give
$40, 1000 bonds, and easily found veal
thy women in jackson to 60 on her
bond to that amount.
Miss Marcia A. Douglass has a
fine apiary at Shoreham, vt. She
makes a speciality of white clover
honey, and ships it to order to any
part of the country.
The Woman's Medical College of
Georgia, at Atlanta, opens with doub-
lie it's previous attendance. The wife
of Governor Northen is president of
the board of trustees.
Two women are assistant examin-
ers in the patent office-Mrs. Lypard
of Ohio and Miss Amelia Tyler.
Thirteen ladies are employed in the
library of this Office, as translalors,
assistants and indexers.
DR.. jacob, who is specialist in
diseases of women and children, says
that the baby Of today has much
better chance of life than the baby OF
fifty years ago. The better educated
mother knows how to take better care
of the children.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Shots From Exchanges.
AXTEL.

Philadelphia papers are growing
over new proof that advertising pays.
A merchant of that city advertised
for boy and the next day his wife
presented him with twins of male per-
suasion.-N. Y. Press.
Don't put yourself in the power of
a man who will work horse with 9
sore houlder.-Ram's Horn.
"Aren't you afraid you are living
rather too well for your health?
asked the chicken. 81 amt in this
for my health" answered the turkey
between pecks. 81 am out for the
stuff, so to speak. ."-Indianopli'
journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Attention is directed to our great
offer of books in connection with the
SITTER to be found on second and
third pages. These works are all
standard, written by authors of world
wide reputation, and not of the trashy
dime novel kind. The offer is un-
precedented and hundreds will doubt
less take advantage of it.
Ten standard novels like Eas'
Lynne, Lady Audley's Secret and
John Halifax, Gentleman, the latter
said to be one of the finest stories In
the English language-ten of these
and the SITTER one year for only
SLIGO.
Six great books for rural homes
and the SITTER one year for only
S1.30.
The famous Leather Stocking
Tales by James Fenimore Cooper
and the SITTER for only S1.25.
ANY one set or all of these can be
obtained by any person who pays one
year in advance for the SITTER.
Subscribe now
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Written For the SIFTER.l
RAILROADs-PAsT AND PRESENT.
No. 3.

Some writer has aptly said that all
great inventions are really combina-
tions of minor oues that they cannot
be called creations, but growths, and
never the work of any one mind.
The same may be said of the steam
engine, the use of which is first men,
toned in the early history of Egypt,
about 200 years B. c., when an en-
gine and an apparatus designed by
Hero was used to open and close the
doors of the temple at Alexandria.
Other crude affairs followed this in
after years, the Marquis of Worces-
ter, in 1866, reproducing a machine
similar to Hero's with which he raised
column of water to the height of
40 feet. Thomas Savery, in 1898,
secured patents for engines for pump
ing water and draining mines. David
Papin, French mathetician, is cred
tied with using the first safety valve.
The names of Humphrey Potter,
Thomas Newcomer, John Smeaton,
Henry Bughton, Sir Samuel More
land and James Watt, are all associa-
ted with the invention of the steam
engine.
1t is singular fact that the first
railroad ever built was without loco
motive, and the first locomotive was
without railroad on which to run.
The first locomotive was built in
Paris, France, by Joseph Cugnot, in
1863, and consisted of a boiler,
shaped like huge tea kettle, mount
ed on a three-wheeled vehicle. A
speed of three miles an hour was at
tanned on a common road, but on the
first trial trip it ran into a building
and was broken to pieces.
In 1884 James Watt is said to have
patented a steam locomotive in Eng
land, but it was never put to use.
Trevethick and Vivian also patent
cd locomotive in 1902, and in 1904
it travaled at the rate of five miles an
hour, drawing behind it load of ten
tons of coal.
C,papN
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
PRICE THREE CENTS.

west, forming the head waters of the
Otter Greek which flows into Lake
Champlain and ultimately finds its way,
through the rivers ST. John and st.
Lawrence, into the sea at the Gulf OF
st. Lawrence An old church stands,
or at once stood, in Andover, on the
eastern rim of the basin, of which the
Peru Valley joins the western side, the
waters from the caves of which, on eth
er side, reach the ocean through differ
ent river systems, Can Europe show
more remarkable phenomena of their
kind? Would not the locality be Wis
tied by more Americans than have
ever yet heard of it, if it was located in
some almost inaccessible corner of
Europe?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The startling news of the week was
the announcement of the failure of the
Maverick National Bank of Boston.
This bank has heretofore stood high in
financial circles, and was the depository
of numerous small New England
banks, including a number in Yer
mont. These will all be losers to a
greater or less extent. The full extent
of the failure is not yet known but it is
hardly probable that depositors will re-
ceive more than 90 cents on the dollar.
Asa p. Potter, president of the in.
stitution, and Col. Jonas III. French
and Thos. Dana, directors, have beer
arrested charged, with embezzlement.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

State of Vermont,
Westminster, ss. ! The Probate Court
for said District. To all whom it may
concern, Greeting. Whereas Emma A.
Howard, administrator of the Estate OF
Henry g. Howard, late of New Mexico,
deceased, having estate in said district
has represented that:
The amount of debts due from said
deceased is $S7634.
The charges of administra-
ton, estimated, $4,000
Balance of debts chargeable
on the real estate of said
deceased, S9l6.34.
Praying Tor license to sell all of the
real estate of said deceased, as the same
is necessary for the payment of sale
debts and charges of administration.
Whereupon it is ordered that the same
be heard at the session of said Court, tc
be held at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls on the 5th day of December A. d
1891, when and where you may be hearC
in the premises if you see cause.
CHAs. B. EDDY, Register.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Snow In North Dakota.

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. s.
1t began showing about noon yester-
day and still continues drifting badly.
Many of the men brought up here
from Minnesota and Wisconsin to
help threshing are leaving off work on
account of cold weather, and as a
large portion Of the grain is still un
threshed, it is doubtful if farmers can
finish threshing before spring. East
bound trains for two or three days
have been crowded with farm laborers
leaving the state.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The great heresy hunt has ended
in the dismissal of the charges against
DR.. Briggs. So, so ! Then there is
hope that some of us poor devils that
never heard the gospel preached may,
after all, attain to a considerable
growth of wings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Chill still maintains defiant atti-
tude towards the United States, but
it is hardly probable that she will go
to war, although it is barely possible.
Several of our war ships, including
the Philadelphia, have gone South
and others are being rapidly fitted
ont
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
ESTATE OF D. F. FAULKNER.
STATE or VERMONT, F,

STATE OF VERMONT,
Ne-imi nsteT, =.
Bv ;he Pro0a,e Court for said district, TO ali
persons Interested in the estate of ID. +
Faulkner late OF Londonderry in said district
tieeea. ed, greeting. You are hereby notified
that ihls Court willde upon the allowance OF
tine account OF judith A. Faulkner administrator
on -aid estate ,aud decree distribution thereof 10
the persons entitled. at the session thereof to bC
held at the inn of rhos. Evans in TOwnshend
on the Fl day of Dec. \. ID. lSel when and
where YOU may be heard in the premises, IL you
see cause. Chas. B. Eddy, Register.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The Parnellites and McCarthyites
are having high old time these days.
Collisions, in which clubs and stones
are freely used, are of almost daily oc-
curence. Last Tuesday one McDer-
mott, a cousin of Parnell, horse whip
ped Tim Healy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Base ball players get from two to
four thousand dollars year, while
country editors get from seventy-five
cents to dollar and a half. This is
the difference between catching ball
and catching - from your sub.
scribers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

From an independent standpoint it
looks much as If Bay State Repub-
licans were in the valley and shadow
of death. Too many bosses, too
many monopolists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

If the Chilians keep on snubbing
Uncle Sans nose some of these
days the old gentleman will go down
there and make it too hot to be chilly
any more.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Any woman would think as much OF
her husband as she does of her dog if
the former always showed that he was
as glad to see her as the latter does.
|-Ex.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
DEATHS.

In South Windham Oct. 20, Mrs. Lu
ciuda C. Harrington, daughter of Asa
Whitman and wife of Ransley Harring-
ton, aged AZ years, 8 mos. and 25 DIS.
In Glens Falls, N. Y, Oct. 81, of
apoplexy, W. Garfield, NJ. d., aged 55.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Last Tuesday was cold day in
New York and the Republican Fassett
froze up, but the Democratic Flower
came out fresh and blooming.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The formal appointment Of Secretary
Proctor to the Z. S. Senate was made
by Gov. Page on Monday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The residence of the Prince of Wales
was partially burned few days ago.
Loss estimated at over 500, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Bnckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
does its work thoroughly, coloring uni
form brown or black, which, when dry,
will neither rub, wash off, nor soil linen.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Woman is like cigar. You can
not Judge the filling by the wrapper.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Copies Of this paper can 6e obtained
at Carpenters Ne,cs Rooms IN Brat
tlebOro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

The Ohio Campbell failed to hump
himself at the supreme moment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

Happy and content is home with "The Ro.
chester" a lamp with the light of the morning.
Fo, catalogue, 1v,ise ROeAss.ey Lamp Go. Ne'o York
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
BIRTHS.

In Peru, Nov. 4, daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Batchelder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
MARRIED

In So. Londonderry, Oct. 81, by Rev.
w. A. Bryant, Arthur E. Baker of Lon
donderry and Grace H. Hosley of Win
hall.
In Winhall Nov. /, by c. R Williams,
Esq, Ora Slade and Bernice Benson.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
-THE-
F|LONDONDERRYssSIFTER.l[ L
THE
HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

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advance. Persons outside of Windham
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sS-Eutered at the Post-ohce at so. Lohooh
as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06
Sitter John. Editor.

FRIDAY MORNING, NOV. 6, 1891.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-11-06

[Charles II. Haynes In Goldthwaits Maya
zine,l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-11
He SAYS RAY HAMILTON W1S DROWNED.
JOHN D. SARGENT, THE DEAD MANS PARTNER

JOHN d. SARGENT, THE DEAD MANS PARTNER
COMES TO SEE GENERAL HAMILTON.
John Dudley Sargent, the ranch partner Of Robert
RAY Hamilton, arrived in this city Tuesday evening
and is at the Park Avenue Hotel He has come TO see
General Schuyler Hamilton, to tell him the details
OF his sons DEATH Mr.. Sargent has brought Hanil-
tons dog Of his friends personal property
all of which he will turn over to General Hamilton.
He said there could be no doubt about Hamilton s
death lie has the affidavit made by DR.. j. o..
Green to the effect that the body found september
3 1890. in Snake River the body of Hamilton.
Hamilton started antelope hunting on August o., he
said. awe felt anxiety about Ray until August
81 on which day a searching party made up.
one of the searchers found amton's horse. Jack and
his dog Jocko on the east bank of August 80
81 sent five men on the Both to camp on the spot
where the horse and dog had been found and told
them to begin searching for the body in the morning.
They found the body on the west side of the river
on september /. This on the opposite side from
where the horse and dog were found. The body was
about half q foot below the surface of the water.
saw on coming to the place, how Ray had been
drowned. lie had evidently come to a gap in the
timber by the river which he had to cross, and had
ridden up to the edge Of the bank Land extended for
several feet and then there nothing but Sedge IL
looked shallow, and he had gone into the water With
out hesitatlng When he reached the beginning OF the
sedce his horse had gone in HIS head, as the
water there is twelve feet deep Ray had then left the
animal and had attempted TO swim across. lie was
splendid swimmer and the only thing that caused his
death was a pair Of immense spurs which had lent
him. When he was found under tree by the bank
which he was endeavOrng to reach the rowes Oh the
spurs were clogged with the scdscwood
.I could have no doubt about the identity OF the
bodv There were numberless things by which to
Identify him recognized his face perfectly well.
The high narrow forehead and long teeth were unmls
taxable. - e4,,hon 4 on nv ranch
have be,,n blamed very uniustly for not
making known the news of his death until after th2
BURIAL | was so busy with the searching parties ao
FIAT time that 1t impossible for me 10 10 ayhno
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-11
NOPE ASSETS THAN LIABILITIES.

The liabilities OF Charles lila glt & Co., flour COM
mission merchants at No. "a stae-s are reported to
be about 1900 900, and nominal assets considerably
larger The assignee, Mr.. simmons. said yesterday
that the assignment was due to legitimate business
causes, and specuatlcns in wheat had nothing 70 40
with II as the firm had not specuated at all. The
firms in the West I'm which Mr. Freeman had an inter-
est he said would no doubt be affected by the failure
Of Charles Hajglt & Co.
Judgment for 1921 was yesterday entered against
Theodore l. Stewart in favor of Co1k, Kohler d
Hanck for money lent to him. Mr. Stewart Is the
nephew of the late Theodore Stewart qnor dealer OF
No waren-st. and NO. J0hn-st' ana comes ihI'
ssssto ~ te property left by his uncle next Octo-
her Messrs. Cook, Kohler Hanck now carry on the
business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-11
TO ERECT UNTVERsITY BUILDINGS.

Chicago, June 1O.-At meeting Of the trustees OF
the new Chicago University last evening authority
was issued TO the Building Committee TO proceed at
once with the erection Of buildings to cost S3oOOOo
The trustees had for some time had their eyes on a
block of ground needed to make the site most de-
sirable in dimensions and proportions. The owner
Marshall Field who had given one block to the uni
versity offered to sell the piece wanted for $4,000
in cash. the balance to be paid in ten annual install
ments of S11 900 each The trustees were IN a
dilemma how to raise the money, when Martin a..
Ryerson said will contribute $4,000 toward the
amount required for the first payment His cheek
accompanied his splendid OFFER and his felow-trustee
at once determined to raise the needed balance oil
$4,000 This was done and the bargain was made.
This site. as il now stands comprises twentythrce
acres of land fronting sO2 feet Midway Plasahce
m the soIth 266 feet on Elisave.. and ,266 feet
on Lexington-aVe. Henry Ives Cobb has been Sc
ected as the architect for the university