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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
All Sorts.
sionists.

A rose cultivated in a Philadelphia
hot house measured II inches in
width.
Several New York papers are try
ing to make out that execution by cleo
tricity and cremation are all one.
Iu Oshkosh, Wis, the pastors Of
the various churches are bending
their energies to stop Sunday ball
playing.
Jules Verne buplished his first nov
ell when he was 50 years old. Since
then, he has written an average of two
books a year.
One of the shortest wills on record
has been offered for probate in Brook
lyn. It contains just II words, in
Guiding the testator's signature.
Two brothers, who were born at
one birth and who were greatly at
tached to each other, were killed by
one bolt of lightning near Admission,
Ala, a few days ago.
Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army,
announces that he has received the
500, ,000he wanted for his social re-
form scheme, and $40, ,000In addition
but of the $50, 200 wanted for annual
working expenses only $4,000 had
come to hand.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
In The Religious World.
Gro. II. HILTON, Chester, vt.

The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Missionary Association will be
held in Cleveland, o., October 20 to
%, 1891.
In an address at the laying of the
cornerstone of Jewish synagogue
in n. Y city a short time ago, Erastus
Wiman stated that the Hebrews in
America number less than one million
in a population of "a 100000
Gen. Booth of the Salvation Army
proposes to buy land in the western
part of the United States to found a
colony similar to that which he has
established in England.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly voted, 65 to 125, a
gainst the system of tenure of the
eldership. The reason assigned was
that it was an approach toward Con-
gregationalism.
OF the 100000 Lutheran coum-
municants in the United States, about
three-fourths are Germans. The re-
mainder are Scandinavians, English,
etc. In no fewer than twelve langua-
ges do Lutheran pastors preach the
gospel IN this country. Thy total
number of ministers is 1902 church
es, 7,94S.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Irene W. Colt, the 1S-year-old
daughter of Gen. j. B. Colt of Nor
wich, Conn, passed the necessary
examination for admission to Yale
college and would be admitted but
for the little draw back that said col
lege still believes that we are just
emerging from the sixteenth century.
Ever mind, the light of the twentieth
century, that will soon dawn, may
strike old Yale. In the mean time
Miss Colt can graduate at Vassar.
The medical department of the
University of Vermont has just
ground out SO new doctors. The
Lord help us, but won't the grippe
be fearful next winter.
The tenth National Temperance
Convention will be held at Saratoga
Springs, in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, commencing Wednesday
July 10, at 10 a. m. The convention
will continue until Wednesday even
ing. An interesting programme has
been published. Among the speak.
ers will be Rev. Joseph Cook, T. V
Powderly and Mrs. Mary A. Liver.
more.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
Big Caverns in Oregon.

San Francisco, CAL, July 12.-
The Examiner announces the disccy-
cry of enormous cavers in Josephine
county, Oregon, about u miles north
of the California line and about 40
from the coast. The Examiners ex-
ploring party, which visited the
caverns, reached them by way of
Grants Pass, Oregon, on the line of
the Oregon and California branch of
the Southern Pacific railway. From
there the party travelled 80 miles by
stage to Kirby and then proceeded
into the mountains with pack trains
and horses. Two openings in the
cave were discovered. The openings
look like small fssures in great
limestone bluff. This limestone ex-
tends for miles and appears massive
and solid outside, but it is honey
combed within with cracks and crew
asses which extend for miles without
any apparent order or system. Many
of the passages within the cave are
described as of great beauty, con-
tanning in them semi-transparent
stalactities, giant milk white pillars
and pools and streams of pure, clear
water. A creek flows from the main
opening to the cave, and it was here
that the party entered. They spent
a week in exploring the cave and
found innumerable passages and
chambers, and several miles from the
entrance they discovered small lake
of clear water and a waterfall 80
feet in height. All kinds of gro
tesque figures were found in the va
rious chambers. Large numbers of
flash-light photographs were taken.
The only sign of animal life was
found short distance from the en-
trance, where few bones indicated
that the bears had used it for a lair
and carried their pray there. 1t was
estimated that the main body of the
cave was 1900 feet from the surface
of the mountain, and the cavern it.
self appeared to be fully as large as
Mammoth cave in Kentncky.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
A Sad Drowning Accident.

7. W. Barney superintendent Of
the Champlain Transportation COM
pany's line of steamers was drown
ed at Pearl Point on the Fourteen
Mile island. The circumstances atten-
ding the causality were peculiarly sad.
Mr.. Barney had taken his family out
for row on the lake and had landed
at Blue point to enjoy the woods
when yonng son, who was fishing
fell from a shelving rock into the
lake. The father jumped in to rescue
him and in making the dive struck his
face against stone knocking out
some of his teeth and cutting a terri
BILE cash in his forehead, but in de-
spite of this he succeeded in grasping
the boy and in holding him up so
that his mother pulled him out, but
upon releasing his hold of the boy
sank exhausted to the bottom of the
lake and before help could be obtain
ed life was extinct.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
BIZ The News of tn Day.
The Missing salisbury Man Heard From

| The Missing salisbury Man Heard From
Salisbury, July 12.-Oliver p.
Mead, the man who suddenly left his
home here on July 3, has been heard
from twice, once from Boston and
the other time from Chicago. He
merely announced his arrival at those
places, and from one he wrote his
wife to get some one to do the hay
ing and let the rest of the work go.
When he took the train here July 3
he looked and acted as sane as any
man, but he must have been deranged.
When asked that morning where he
was going he answered that he might
go to Brandon, and added, "Do not
be alarmed if l do not return to-
night"
There are, of course, many reports
abroad regarding his financial affairs,
but nothing authoritative. The farm
he lived on belonged to his father-in-
law, Zera Scott, but he has consid-
cradle real estate in Middlebury.
A few days before he left home he
executed deed of real estate before
Justice Gibson, but it is not known
what the contents of the deed were.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
Briellets BY Wire.

The French societies of New York
city celebrated the national festival
of the French republic on Tuesday.
Over 900 delegates attended the
national Christian endeavor meeting
at Minneapolis last week.
A terrible slide of boulders, trees
and earth occurred at the North Pa
cilic cannery in British Columbia last
Sunday. Nine houses were swept
away and one white woman and 40
Indians were killed.
n. l.. Davis, master mechanic of
the Rutland division of the Central
Vermont railroad, died at Rutland
last Sunday morning from the fleets
of paralytic shock.
1taly's new war ship Sardegna will
have the most powerful engines yet
made 5000 horse power.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, VT, FRIDAY
Another Railroad Horror.

A horrible railroad accident oc-
cured at Aspen Junction, Colorado,
on the Midland railroad, at II O'Clock
Saturday night. A special train of a
baggage car and one passenger coach
was returning to Aspen from Glen
wood Springs. The passenger coach
contained about 80 passengers, most
ly Aspen people. The train was
backing from the water tank to the
switch to the Aspen track, when q
road engine was run out of the rail-
road roundhouse and crashed into the
rear end of the passenger train. Hot
steam rushed into the broken end of
the passenger car, scalding l3 pas
sengers, five men, seven women and
one child. The car was thrown from
the track. Seven have died. The
injured were of party of excur-
sionists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Zion's Herald says "Gen. Benia-
min +. Buffers mother was a very re-
ligious woman, and she struck a bar
gain with her son by which he was to
commit to memory as many verses of
Scripture as she explained chapters
Of the book to him. II committed to
memory" he says, "the four Gospels
and once had recited them at call for
a quotation in every part. | know
every word, not even excepting the
first eighteen verses of the first chap
ter of Matthew, where everybody be-
gat everybody else. His first feel
ing of hostility to slavery, he says,
was gained from parsing half-page
of sis India Free, or Do We Grind
Her Still?"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Castleton, July 12.-Horace w.
Love was arrested by Officer Policy
of Fair Haven last week as he was
about leaving the state to return to
New York. The charge was not
properly accounting for funds that
came into his possession or turning
them over to the complainants, a Rut-
land firm. Mr.. Love finally gave Sc
curity for the amount that was salts
factory and was allowed to proceed
on his way.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FUN.
Transformation .

did not think that she looked so well
When | met her that night in town,
But find to-day she's seaside belle,
A nymph in a muslin gown.
When saw her first she was dressed In
gray,
Unadornod by ribbons or bows;
But by iinks she's different girl today,
Dressed out in her summer clothes.
/ think / have hitherto been quite green,
Though I've circled in fashions whirl
But / now perceive what the poets mean
When they write of the summer girl.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

In the Ohio political contest the first
blood is claimed by the Democrats. 1t
vention that convened at Cleveland We'd
nesday. 1t was a factional fight between
Campbell and anti-Campbell Democrats,
who fired a score of shots without effect
and then used the butt end of their revol-
vers, and here is where the blood and
bruised heads came in.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
A siekeninc sight,

Narrowing news comes from Ellis,
Neb., of the murder of John H..
Peterbaugh and his wife and four
children. All were shot through the
head. The general belief is that it
was the work of tue father and hus-
band, although no motive for it is
known.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Two nincompoops are now engaged
in wordy battle as to whether
Lincoln favored Hamlin or johnson
for vice-president. Somebody ought
to take these two fellows and intro
duce them to McGinty, down at the
bottom of the sea. 1t would be such
a good place for them to soak their
heads.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
DEATHS.

In Boston, July s, Sarah M. Felt,
widow of the late Edwin R. Johnson.
In Peru, July ID, Mrs. David Robbins,
aged SS.
In Peru, June 26, Amos Batchelder,
aged II.
Sweet is thy memory, dearest father,
And ever shall we cherish it.
OBITUARY.
Manchester Journal:
Amos Batchelder whose life came to
close on Friday June 26, 1891, was born
in Peru, June 10, 1920, of godly ancestry
and early trained in the gospel faith He
possessed many rare qualities of heart
and mind, which greatly endeared him to
many friends and relatives outside of his
own family circle. Six long months of
wearisome waiting and longing to go
home succeeding years of uncommon in
dustry and toll, with occasional abera-
tions of mind which were greatly reliev-
ed by treatment in the Asylum at Brat
tleboro, so that his mind was bright and
active for several years until near the
very end. But God takes care of his own
and loving hands administered to his
every want with unceasing care day and
night, which he greatly appreciated. Not
only wife, sons and daughter, but kind
neighbors and friends from far and near
aided in smoothing his pathway to the
tomb. His hopes were bright, he trusted
in his Saviour. "Oh," he said, ''it is
nothing to die, it is so easy" He passed
away happily and painlessly at nearly
| noon and on the Sunday following his
funeral was attended at the church, where
large audience gathered to show theil
respect for the departed. After very in
teresting services pastor Dugan otlicia
ting, they proceeded to the village GENE
| terry where his four. sons placed the re
mains of the loved father in the silen
grave to await the resurrection morn
Mr.. Batchelder was the third of iv,
brothers and the first to be called away
His two sisters preceded him to th'
heavenly home several years ago and lief
families that are an honor to their parents
! The best five cent Cigar sold In this stat.
b branded IN plain letters on each cigar
ssTho -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

States Attorney Hit is doing a
good work in prosecuting all viola
tions of the prohibitory law that are
properly reported to him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The Vermont editors painted the
Hub last Monday. They were given
free pass to the association ball
grounds and in the evening Gov.
Page took the party to & theater.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

President Carnot of France was
shot at by man who had just been
released from lunatic asylum, last
Monday. The shot did not take effect
and the mailman was promptly arres
ted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Various newspaper men are making
extraordinary efforts to give the ex-
act status Of Secretary Blaine's
health, but so far the Secretary's di-
plomacy proves too much for them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The average number of American
patents issued yearly is about 20,-
900. England, which comes nearest
to US, issues only about 1900 to
5000 year, and its system is very
much more lax than ours.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
BIRTHS.

In So. Londonderry, July 16, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Livermore.
In Landgrove, July 6, son to Mr.
and Mrs. C. C.. Cook.
In Landgrove, July 8, son to Mr.. and
Mrs Chas. Abbott.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

H. d. Ryder of Bellows Falls
county examiner, wants to know il
there are any teachers that would like
a summer examination.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

If you are troubled with ''hacking
cough" Downs Elixir will give you re-
lief at once. Warranted as recommended
or money refunded.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
The Other End.

The pretty girl is at the shore
And bares her throat and neck no more
A different costume now she wears,
And It's her shapely limbs she bares.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The SITTER failed to note last wools
that the Bellows Falls Times had en-
larged to ten pages. 1t was a slip,
brother Times, for we always rejoice
at the prosperity of our neighbor and
the Times, as brig hit, readable pa
per, deserves the success that this
enlargement indicates.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The Ohio Democrats have renom-
mated Gov. Campbell on tariff re-
form and free silver platform.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Sensational reports come from Ar
izona of threatened uprising of the
Navajoes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

LONDONDERRY RYsIsSIFTER, n
HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

Terms, $l.OO Year, Strictly in
advance. Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
wrappers must send 10 cents in addition
to pay for wrappers and postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The state of Illinois proposes to
wage war upon the English sparrow,
and offers a reward of two cents for
each sparrow's head killed during the
months Of December, January and
February.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
Life.

Tis strange old world when you think
of it,
With its mixture of getting and giving
One-half of the world doesn't know a
whit
How the other half of it's living.
While Strephon and Chloe are telling
ore
Their loves by the moonlit river,
The poet is pacing the lone sea shore
TO quicken his torpid liver.
New York Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Copies Of this paper can be obtained
at Carpenters Ne,oS Rooms IN Brat
UebOrO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The State Board Of Supervisors OF
the insane met Gov. Page at Brat
tleboro yesterday to arrange for the
transfer of the State insane to Water
bury.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Chapter l. Weak, tired, no appetite.
Chapter q Take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Chapter 3: Strong, cheerful, hungry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Rg-Entered at the Post.ofics al So. London
as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
A GLOWING TRIBUTE
FROM A
Skilled Physician.
DANA'S IS KING

IHE FOLLOWING GLOWING TRIBUTE TO
. THE WONDERFUL EFFICACY OF DANA'S
SARSAPARILLA,As ,As A GENUINE BLOOD
PURIFIER, is ENOUGH TO CONVINCE THE
MOST sCEPTICAL, COMING AS 1T DOES
FROM A PHYSICIAN WELL KNOWN IN
EASTERN MAINE AS ONE OF THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL PRACTITIONERS IN THE
MEDICAL FIELD, AND WHO is ALSO AN
ACTIVE CHRISTIAN WORKER IN THE
CHURCH TO WHICH HE BELONGS =
IsLHsBoRo', ME-, Oct. 2s, 1890
DANA SARsAPARILLA Co.:
Gents; While have always steadily refused
to lend my influence to any Patent Medicine what
ever feel that the time has come when duty de-
nands that | should write and tell you of the
in my own family.
Some four years ago my little daughter began to
show symptoms of Scrofula, which in a short
time developed into the most severe and ma
lignant type ever saw. am free to confess
that / tested my skill to its utmost extent used
the most reliable specifics known to Mdteria
Medica. l consulted with other physicians, but,
despite all could do, that she failing
day by day.
At this time bottle of DANA'S came into my
hands, and knowing of several cures performed by
ii, decided to try it in my little daughters case;
but assure you had but little faith. l COM
menced to give it in small doses, diluted with
water, and to my surprise and great joy, in ksss
thar 'oeek she began to Improve, and continued
to do SO very rapidly. Two bottles buh the
bridge to the shore Of health. The third one
brought her across all right. In fact CURED her.
She is now twelve years of age, and as write
can hear her ringing laugh, as she is enjoying life
with her schoolmates. l CONSIDER IT THE
GREATEST BLOOD REMEDY KNOWN TO
MAN.
Yours respectfully,
L. W. HAMM0NDS, ND.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

The bsstffve cent cigar sold in this state
b branded IN plain letters on each cigar,
1.-THE Avenue"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17
Sitter John. Editor.

FRIDAY MORNING, JULY II, 1891.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-17

Only sarsaparilla GUARANTEED to Cure.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-01-30
- PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE

superintendent is not required to visit
schools but once il year. The law ought to
be amended 50 as to compel him to make
visits when requested by II majority
of the school board of district. | know
of cases where a school superintendent
of North Dakota county who has been
requested by a school board to visit a
school has paid no attention to the request.
1t is also hoped that the law will be- So
amended as to do away with school treas
urcrS and turn the business over to the
county treasurer. -. The logging business
in this ncighburhood is a little slow
OF account of n lack of SNOW 49,.
1.-The fire company was called out the
other day by a false alarm The bank of
Glencoe will pay cash for school orders or
Burleigh county orders .. There was a
misunderstanding in this vicinity the other
day between a bulldog and Shropshire
sheep, Which WAS ,ended by the latter taxi
lug position inside(of the former 80. There
is a short reward FOR the long man who
will return short Of shorts that was
taken from the-nlan who is now short a
sack of shorts. Wuo?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-01-30
EMMoNS COUNTY RECORD.
By D. r. STREETER.
WILLIAMsPoRT, NORTH DAKOTA.
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The RECORD is entered at The HiHiamspot
PostoDice as second class matter.
From this District.

Following is biographical sketch of
each member from the twenty second
district:
John IL. Worst of Williamsport, Emmons
county, was born in the county OF Ash
land, state Of Ohio, on the 23d day of De-
cember, 1850, of Holland German ancestry;
was educated at Snithville, Ohio, academy
and Salem college, Indiana, and settled in
Dakota Ill the year 1883. near Williams.
port, EmmOnS county; began life as a
farmer; sandwiched in dozen terms, OF
school between summers on the farm; ell
gagged in the mercantile business for one
OF years, editing during most of the time
the leading religious paper. of his denom-
inati0n: about 1880 he took charge of the
Lancaster, 0 Free Press, and when it was
merged into the Republican he continued
as its editor until 1883, when he came to
North Dakota; was appointed county
superintendent of schools for Emmons
county in Octob n, 1883, and held the posi-
tion several years: is married and at pres
| ent engaged in farming and stock raising:
| was elected to the first state senate and re-
elected to the senate of ~ as a republican
without opposition.
Geo. H. Fay of Ashley, Mcintosh county;
| of New Hampshire, on the oath day of Feb
ruary, 1912; ancestry American, descend
ant from Irish-Scotch; was educated in
common schools; settled in North Dakota
| in 1885; is married and is at present en-
gagged in the practice of law and farming;
| admitted to practice law in Illinois in 1868,
by the supreme court of Illinois, also in
| the United States circuit and district court
| OF Northern Illinois; held various offices in
Illinois, and in Dakota was district and
states attorney four years; member of the
constitutional convention of North Dakota;
was captain of company B, One Hundred
and Forty. Seventh Illinois, and served two
| and One-half years in the war OF 1861 5; set
| tied in Northwestern Illinois in 1874. and
was raised on a farm; was elected to the
house of '9l as republican.
Charles Fiske Of Tappen. kidder county.
was born in the county of Wayne. state Of
Indiana, on the 1st day of December, 1854;
ancestry, English; was educated at KeO-
kuk, Iowa, and ST. Louis, Mo-; settled in
North Dakota in 1885; is married and is at
present engaged i'll farming; was engaged
| as book keeper in bank and clerk IN rail-
road office until 1879, when he was ap
pointed deputy United States marshal;
continued under two marshals as deputy,
and chief deputy at Indianapolis, Ind,
| until the fall OF 1885; since then has been
| Oh the Troy farm at Tappen; was elected
to the house of '91 as republican. az