The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-04-30
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for W. ID. Stowell and will return to
Dorset shortly.
Walter Corey has started his meat
cart and is getting liberal patronage
Ned Pierce is up from Boston for
few days.
Asa Whitman of Putney is here on
visit to his parents.
Miss Grace Howard has gone to
Brattleboro to remain during the sum-
mer.
j. G. Martin, Esq. of Manchester
was in town last week.
DR.. K. T. Arnold arrived from
New York Saturday for a months
stay.
DR.. Payne and wife came up from
Boston Saturday.
W. L. Gibson went to Bellows
Falls Monday to purchase equipments
for the cheese factory.
Henry Stowell and wife of Brat
tleboro and G. B. Carleton and wife
of Manchester are at David Stowell's.
We are pleased to announce that
Rev. w. r. Curtis will remain with
us for another year as pastor of the
Congregational church.
Work on the cheese factory is pro-
crossing rapidly. Another week will
see it covered.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis has recently re-
ceived from Maine dozen cedar
trees which he will set out on the
parsonage grounds on Friday, Arbor
day. These trees are something of a
rarity for this section and their growth
will be watched with considerable in
terest.
Now that Gov. Page has followed
the example of his predecessors, and
set apart day to be observed by the
planting of trees and otherwise beau
tifying our homes, let us in measure,
observe the purpose for which the day
is intended. 1t may seem hard for
some to spend the time otherwise than
for private gain, but let us remem-
Der that public pride should meet a
welcome within every home.
We have heard some disconnected
whisperings and speculations as to
the reason why the "infancide CASE
has not been more fully investigated.
Perhaps word of explanation from
) the worthy officials upon whom the
duty devolves-the States Attorney
or the Town Grand Juror-might
: serve as drop of oil upon the troub.
led waters and deliver us from the
} darkness of misunderstanding.
The New York Sunday World 81
! a recent date contained an interesting
two column article on 'sYe Days Of
Coaching" Which is of considerable
local interest, as many persons an6
places mentioned are familiar to read
D ers of the SITTER. 1t is story Of
the "forties," when instead of nov
, and then passing ripple of prosper
ity, our hillsides, beaming in tn,
light of productive toll, reflected thei
9 smiles upon the valleys below, wher,
the signs of paying industry wer
everywhere apparent. Then, upol
the principal highways could be seel
trains of wagons loaded with the pro
ducts of the illimitable West, wend
ing their way to the metropolis o
New England to exchange the ware
of the Western farmer for those o
Eastern manufacturers. The old COT
fee House, the birthplace of the LIE
lands, is spoken of as the place wher
once the weary traveller could toas
his feet before a huge fireplace, fitte
with blazing logs, while he slipped tn
steaming punch and invigoratin
toddy, preparing his appetite for tn
rare bits to be placed before hin
The old inn at this place, which
now occupied as store, is graphical
described, and in connection there
with is an interview with the vener.
BILE Squire Wait in which the Squil
70 relates an interesting story of gre;
" snow storm in the fall of forty-one.
Sc These old landmarks are fast pas
~ ing into decay. The once commod
GUS mansions are giving away to Il
work of the never-ceasing fingers I
Time, and ere the marks of the ne,
century appear on the recording boo
:! not vestige of them will remain
bear testimony of early prosperit
5 In a like manner, the early descen
ants of Puritanical stock are passir
* beyond the banks of the river of Lii
We are here to fill the places they v
is cate and a new generation is rising
b. follow in our footsteps. Thus fro
ur year to year, from century to centu
does Time pass on in its hoary figt
:, and he who centuries hence endeavo
to trace our history, will find it b
an interlinear mark upon the horiz,
an of existence.
G.
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