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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
WESTON.
Mrs, Harry Fish is visiting friends
in Springfield, Mass.

Mrs, Harry Fish is visiting friends
in Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Gilmore are
in Washington, d. c., attending the
Grand Army encampment.
Mrs. d. S. Persons of East Put
ney is visiting friends in town.
Mr., and Mrs. j. G.. Spaulding are
visiting friends in Massachusetts,,
1t is expected that the Rev. Mr..
Boynton will commence his labors
with the Baptist church next Sunday.
The imps OF darkness made raid
upon the hotel cellar one night last
week, broke and entered in and stole
one hundred and thirty three bottles
of beer. The gang are getting very
bold and reckless, they not only steal
beer and whisky but anything else
that they take a fancy to, and it is
getting to be unsafe for respectable
women to be on the streets after dark
for fear of being insulted by them.
Quarterly meeting last Sabbath at
the Methodist church. Presiding
Elder Beeman preached very inter-
esting sermon. There were two bap-
tised and four taken into the church.
Mrs. John Wilder, who has been
spending the summer in town with
her son, Edward, returned Monday
to Winchester, Mass, where she
makes her home winters with hel
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Parkhurst.
If some Of the people in this town
were as persistent in doing good as
they are in pilfering from their neigh
bors gardens and fruit trees, there
would be much needed change fol
the better.
Charles Cragin started Saturday
last for his home IN Cawker City
Kansas, II. P. Stimson going as fa
as Kansas City with him.
| John 7. Bryant Of Waterford
Penn, is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Spauldins
went Wednesday to visit friends il
| Westminster.
| The town house is being repaired
much to the credit of the town. l
will be shingled and painted also.
| Miss Edith Shattuck is assisting
in the postoffice during the absence
Of the postmaster, A. d. Gilmore.
Osro Clayton has gone to Tuft'
College for term of four years. Fl
will be greatly missed in the Metho
dist choir, but we trust that what i
our loss will be his gain.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
Livery stable keepers should always
keep Arnica & Oil Liniment in the stable,
nothing like it for horses.
Peary's Return,

The question whether it is possible for
anything but polar bear to winter sue
cessfully under the north pole has been
practically settled by the safe return of
Lieutenant Peary and his brave wife
and comrades. They wintered in Whale
sound, n dogs. 43 min. north latitude.
This is farther north than anybody has
ever yet spent winter entirely on land,
with no ship in hailing distance, caught
in ice or otherwise. What is more, the
Peary party came out in the best of
health and spirits from their long arctic
sojourn, and all return safe except one,
Verhoeff, who, if he really is dead, lost
his life by accident. In former arctic
expeditions the survivors have too often
come back with health impaired for life
by the rigors of the polar climate.
Peary's exemption from the common
fate appears to be not altogether luck.
| 1t is more case of hustling. The party
began the day the Kite left them in
Whale sound last summer to prepare
for winter. They built snug house
and inclosed it in solid wall of turf
and stone. Next they prepared for a
constant supply of fresh meat by shoot
ing such game as they saw. Peary says
they had for the dark months thirty-one
reindeer, several seals and walrus and
hundreds of birds to eat. Every care to
provide food and fuel was taken. Now
that Peary has proved a white man can
live in comparative comfort 80 far
north the north pole question seems
practically solved. A party has only to
make a row of supply stations from
Whale sound to the shore of northern
Greenland, as discovered and located by
Peary, there winter, and in the early
summer explore the country thoroughly,
30 that a passage for ships could be
found. Then from the coast as base
of supplies other summer voyages might
be taken to the very pole itself.
Peary's particular services will con-
sist in establishing the northern coast
line of Greenland, which he found and
located the most northeasterly point at
independence bay, 50 dogs. north lati-
tude, and in bringing back rich find
| for natural history students. The far
thest northerly point made was 50 dogs.
Brainerd and Lockwood, of the Greedy
expedition, went little nearer to the
pole than that, having carried the
American flag in 1882 to SO dogs. Pam.
north latitude. This is the nearest ap-
proach yet made to the north pole, and,
be it observed, this, too, was accom-
plished by Americans.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
SO. WINDHAM.

A. j. Jenison and family visited at
VIM. II. Thompson's in Chester last
week.
Mrs. Lucretia Fisher is making a
three weeks visit in Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Mrs. Susie Jenison visited at O.
j. Williard's in Brattleboro last week.
Last Thursday night as A. o.
Richardson and George Sanderson
were driving toward Jamaica their
team collided with one driven in the
opposite direction by Cortes Boutwell,,
who was returning from the Bondville
Fair. The occupants of both wagons
were thrown to the ground and Mr..
Richardson was quite severely injured
in one limb. He was able to ride. to
his home, distance of eight miles,
but cannot help himself much at this
time. The others were not hurt any
to speak of.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
BELLOWS FALLS.

B. Cannon Jr., Adj't. Gen. Dept.
VT, with about dozen of the COM
rades of f. II. Stoughton post of
this place left for Washington Sun
day morning.
The annual state convention of the
W. G. L. U. is in session in this
place this week. A large number of
delegates from all parts of the state
are preaent.
The Episcopal Choral Union are
holding their annual choir festival this
week in the Episcopal church of this
place. Mr.. Whitney of Boston acts
as organist.
The Star Lecture Course for this
winter has been made up and EN-,
braces some of the very best talent il
the United States. p
A large number of buildings are be-
ing put up this season and car paint
ers are in great demand.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
SIMONSVILLE.

P. T. Fuller and John Crossman
are attending the encampment at
Washington this week.
W. S. Chase and wife of Akron,
Ohio are the guests of D. A. Benson
and family.
Mrs. Eliza Haseltine is with hel
daughter, Mrs. F. w. Briscoe, al
Proctorsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley Of Windsor
spent Sunday at p. r. Cartoons.
Mrs. "A. A. Hutchinson is spend
ing this week with friends in Claren.
don and Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Howe attend.
ed the funeral of Asa Howe al
Thompsonburg on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Simonds of Chicago
has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. II
M. Beebe and mother, Mrs. b. S,
Fuller.
Ladies Society will meet with Mrs
F. j. Micott at North Windham
Saturday afternoon, Oct. LIST.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
HO, For BrattleborO!

The Valley Fair comes off next
Wednesday and Thursday at Brattle-
boro. $4,000 will be distributed in
premiums. The crowds that will at
tend will be immense. A balloon as
cension by lady aeronaut will be
made each day. The narrow gauge
railroad management are makingprep-
arations to carry more people than
ever went down the line at any one
time before. Tovisit the Brattleboro
fair has become necessity, for no.
where else can so good show be
found, and no more pleas ant place tc
90 to.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER,


Our citizens were panied to learn
last Monday of the sudden death of
Asa Howe of Thompsonburg, which
occurred that morning, Mr.. Howe
was apparently as well as usual in the
morning and went out into the pota-
to field and while at work suddenly
fell over and died almost Immediately
The cause was undoubtedly a failure
in the action of the heart. The de-
ceased was an honest, good citizen
and his loss falls heavily upon his
family, consisting of wife and sor
about IS years old, and his neishbor-
hood. Funeral services were held al
the residence on Wednesday, Rev
w. A. Bryant officiating,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
A Literary Interval.

In the history of American literary
achievement singular state of affairs
exists at present. There was probably
never before SO much literary and jour-
nalistic activity in the country, and
there certainly were never before 30
many writers. Yet in the summing up
of American literature there will never
be a time when the general record
represents so little that will last. The
great New England group Of writers
is all gone except DR.. Holmes, and
there is no group or any collection of
writers anywhere that can take its place.
We have hundred respectable writers
where there was one when Emerson and
Whittier began to write, but we have
not one who can take their place or the
place of Lohgfellow, Lowell or Mrs.
Stowe. Walt Whitman, who represented
himself, is gone too.
There is lull in American literature
which portends the coming of great au-
thors. That is the only way to look at
the present lack of famous names among
us. There are a hundred who fill the
second rank, and more than one treads
closely on the first, but none that quite
reaches it. Yet the present marvellous
activity of writing cannot go for moth
ing. We may look certainly in the next
five or ten years for the appearance Of
writers of illustrious genius, both in
prose and verse, or the signs will go fo1
naught.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
LONDONDERRY.

The first frost of the season Mon
day night.
Mrs. Il. A. Brooks has returned
home after spending two months with
relatives in Ohio.
+. W, Gibson returns to Norwich
University this week.
Drs. l.. S. and f. f. Arnold have
been in New York during the past
week.
l.. G. Davis has sold out the Man
chester stage route.
Last Saturday our ball club met the
Westons at Weston Island and de-
feated them by score of % to II,
The game was very interesting one
and our boys feel much elated over
their victory.
A great many Of our people attend
ed the Bondville Fair last Thursday
and enjoyed the show. There is a
question among them, however, as tc
what the show consisted Of.
1t has just leaked out through
"those who know" that one of oul
noble disciples of Bacchus failed &c
receive his intended allowance of fluid
Just previous to the Bondville fair
Sorry, but the express companies
should be more careful in handling
the "critter" for our local gentry.
F. M. Leonard and family are
away on carriage drive to Rutland
and vicinity.
F. f. Stevens recently shot crane
that measured Is inches from tip tt
tip.
The ball club are to play at Bond
vile Saturday against the Bondvill'
club.
At the Ladies Aid Society Wed
desdav afternoon about 40 were pres
ent and thoroughly enjoyable tim'
had. The meeting was with Mrs
Hayward and Mrs. Leonard. G.
There will be sermons read in til,
Second Congregational church a
this place the remaining three week
of Rev. w. r. Curtis's vacation, a
the usual hour, IL o'clock. Sabbath
school following. D.
Next Sunday, the %, services viii
be held at the hall both morning an,
afternoon under the auspices of tn
Spiritualists.
Mr.. Lucius Colburn will be tn
speaker in the forenoon and both MI
G. and Mrs. Gridley of Brooklyn
N. Y, will occupy the platform a
/ O'Clock and the subject will be TEN
perance. All are most cordially in
vited to be present.
Jack Huntley and wife visited i
town the forepart of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank George Q
Boston, Mass, are visiting at E. R
French's.
Miss Maude Benson of Mort
Cambridge, Mass, is visiting at I
F. Jaquith's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23

c. A. Whitman of Adams, Mass,
and Arthur Adams of Manchester
Centre and Mr.. and Mrs. Converse of
Maiden, Mass, spent Sunday with
friends in this village. Mr.. and Mrs.
Converse were on their way home
from Saratoga.
A Philadelphia coaching party, with
fine rig and six good horses stop
ped over Sunday night at the Pea
body House.
A daughter of Maj. Campbell of
Washington is visiting with her
grandmother, Mrs. VIM. Thompson.
The closing dance of the season
came off at Lowell Lake last night.
A large, pleasant and orderly COM
pany was present.
John Livermore intends to remove
shortly to Fitchburg, Mass. Mr..
Livermore is still suffering from the
injury to his arm, reported last week
in these columns.
Our young merchant, W. H. Land
man, who not long since added rib,
is about going to housekeeping, and
will occupy Mrs. R. S. Wilburs ten
ement.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Fletcher of
Athol, Mass, are visiting friends in
this place. They came with team,
taking delightful drive. Mrs.
Fletcher, formerly Miss Flora Wright,
is to the manor born and has many
friends here.
Mrs. Cyrus Greedy was consider
ably wrenched and bruised last Sat
urday, while returning from a visit
with her son in Chester, accompanied
by Mr.. Greeley. Some where near
the lower end of this village their
horse became frightened and Mrs.
Greeley would have been thrown out
but that her foot caught between the
step and carriage body.
Everybody has heard of Denman
Thompson, the great commedian
Now is your chance to see and hear
him. See advertisement on this page.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
FRIDAY MORNING.SEPT. %, 1892.
Here's Richness.

The Daily Telegraph, of London, Eng
land, swings at its masthead with mod
est assurance the bannerlike announce
ment that 1t has the largest circulation
in the world. Several American news
papers do the same, but fortunately we
don't any of us believe them over here.
II the Briton believes The Telegraph's
statement about its circulation he should
also add to his faith the additional ar.
ticle that The Telegraph's editorial err
rors are in proportion to its circulation.
A late number of The Telegraph has
beautiful editorial on the American
labor troubles. With the well known
pious horror that is not wholly unmin-
gled with satisfaction the British editor
deprecates the troubles that have broken
loose between labor and capital on our
side of the Atlantic. He recounts the
killings and the maulings, the defiance
of the military and the general tendency
toward wholesale destruction Of valua-
BILE property, "rapidly developing into
savage homicide" Then with a patri-
otto satisfaction he adds:
We may be thankful that in this ountry la
Dor questions, however steadfastly aid warmly
contested, never eliminate In such outrageous
deeds as those which have been enacted In the
state Of New York by tfree and enlightened"
citizens Of the greatest republic in the world.
1t is true that this brilliant British
editor makes a few mistakes In geog-
raphy, but perhaps they do not count
in the general feeling of satisfaction that
England is 80 much better off than
America. For one thing he puts Ten
nessee in the state of New York, some
where close to Buffalo. 1t is said that
in the future the power of mind will be
able to annihilate distance, but this
English editor does it already. At one
leap his p. M, which is powerful mind,
jumps a thousand miles and makes the
Tennessee miner and convict troubles a
strike against the railroad in Buffalo.
He thinks, does this British editor, that
our state militia and the United States
regular army are all the same, and
laments the humiliation it must have
been to us to witness parleys between
"rebel leaders and United States off
GERS" This also happened among the
miners and convicts who constitute the
Switchmen's union at Olive Springs
near Buffalo. How glad the Britor
ought to be that his great editors under
stand American geography and labor
troubles!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
BONNEVILLE.
Bondville still lives and thrives.

bouuNiilc olili iiNcS anu tuTlVeS.
Rev. G.. S. Sutton was very agree
ably surprised the forepart of this
week with the present of a new har-
ness from the young men of Bond
vile. May they too prove that it is
more blessed to give than to receive.
H. j. Fuller & Co. have sold out
their mill and real estate to parties in
Baldwinsville, Mass.
Edward Kendall and wife from
Gardner, Mass, were visiting at G.
Taylor's last week.
Mr.. Skinner from Jamaica is now
at work plastering G. B. Williams
new house. 1t will soon be readylfol
the painter.
Cattle Fair has come and gone.
There was not as full show of cat.
tie on account of its being very
rainy day the day before which kept
many cattle back. The Weston band
and Manchester Drum corps furnish,
ed music. The drummers were high,
ly spoken Of. The dance at the hal
in the evening was largely attended
No serious accidents occurred. Some
got tired out rather early in the da,
owing to over eXertion. The officer.
of the society will meet next Satur
day at 2 80 p. M, at the store of u
c. Bolster to settle up the fair bus
mess.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
WARDSBORO.

Mrs. William Kidder and her two
children of Brightwood, Mass, are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. A. Smith; also her sister and
family, Mrs. Anna Newcomb of
Hinsdale, N. H.
Miss Carrie Steele returns to her
uncle's, Rev. Geo. Steele's in Will
braham, the 22nd.
Mrs. NJ. j. Gleason has a pot of
amarillis which is lovely sight-96
blossoms on it at once.
Vermont Grange met with S. D.
May the goth. Fine day and a prof
liable meeting. All report a good
time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23

The mysterious new substance that
Nikola Tesla, the latest electrical wizard,
has invented or discovered is called scar
borundum. He claims that carborun-
DUN will enable us to have electric lamps
and lighting without wires, and that the
lights will be twenty times as strong as
they are now. Moreover, by means of
carborundum the manufacture of dia-
monds will be possible. But who wants
any manufactured diamonds? Glass
would be almost as precious as the dia-
mond if it was as scarce, for it is nearly
as beautiful. A better thing than man
ufacturing diamonds would be for Mr..
Nikola Tesla to find some lightweight
and handy generator of electricity that
would move street car. That is what
the world is signing for now.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
HOUGHTONVILLE.

j. w. Crandall is on the sick list
DR.. Haven of Chester attends him.
Mrs. Elmer Kent is i'll with typhoid
fever, DIR. Staples of Grafton at.
tends her.
Mrs. Martha Stiles of Peru has re.
turned.home.
Our oldest inhabitant, d. W.
Twitchell, is receiving a visit from a
brother who lives in Boston, Mass,
who has not been here in over thirty
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Nourse re.
turned from their trip to York state
last week.
A new night watch at the mill OF
Sanders & Co. Otis Ranney has
the job.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
MANCHESTER.


Rev. j. B. Felt and wife of Gaines
vile, N. Y, are visiting at his home
here.
H. L. Bourn and wife of Proctor
have been in town for the past few
days.
N. Towsley and wife have gone to
Washington to attend the National
encampment held there this week.
The Equinox House closes Oct. 1.
Mrs. j. G. Gray and Miss Fan.
ME Gray are spending a week in
Troy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
A Painful Casualty.

Mrs. John Ramsdell met with a
painful casualty last Monday. Two
dogs, one belonging to the family, the
other being neighbours got to fight
ing in the house. Mrs. Ramsdell at
tempted to part them and in the eff
fort got the back of one hand so bad
ly lacerated that DR.. Millington, who
was called, was obliged to take sew
eral stitches to bring the wound to-
gether. Since then it has been much
swollen and quite painful.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23

Frank Cornelius of Purcell, Ind. Ter,
says: 81 induced Mr.. Prison, whose
wife had paralysis in the face, TO buy a
bottle of Chamberlain's Pain BalSam,
To their great surprise before the bottle
had all been used she was great deal
better. Her face had been drawn to one
side; but the Pain Balm relieved all pain
and soreness and the mouth assumed its
natural shape" 1t is also certain cure
for rheumatism, lame back, spraius.
swellings and lameness. so cent bottles
for sale by
Goddard & Gibson, Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
RAWSONVILLE.

Frank Dorset from New York has
been visiting his parents in this place.
The sick are all improving at this
writing under the care of DR.. Flan-
dreau Of Bonneville.
Quite a number from here attended
the Windham County Fair at New
fame.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23

Windham is supposed to be pretty
near the north pole, but nevertheless
we have learned that it has some
mighty good men and women within
its borders, and that pears grow there
to perfection. We were reminded of
this few days ago by A. j. Parker
who presented this office with doz-
en- as fine eating fruit of this variety
as one often sees.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
LANDGROvE.

Presiding Elder Beeman occupied
the desk very acceptably last Sabbath.
Mrs. Jane Pease and son Will of
So. Londonderry made flying visit
in town the first of the week.
G. w. Woodward of So. Framing
ham is visiting in town.
Geo. Hale of Weston is at work
for his uncle, Jacob Smith.
Henry w. Abbott gave a birthday
party the eve of Sept. 18th.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23

Capt. W. A. Abbott, who has long
been with Messrs Percival and Hatton,
Real Estate and Insurance Brokers, Des
Moins, Iowa, and is one of the best
known and most respected business men
in that city says: 81 can testify to the
good qualities Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. Having used it in my family
for the past eight years / can safely say
it has no equal for either colds or Group"
% and so cent bottles for sale by
Goddard & Gibson, Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-23
PERU.

Miss Mary Lyon returned to hel
school work In So Attleboro, Mass,
last week.
F. G. Wyman has taken advan-
tage of the excursion and so gone tc
Washington.
Mrs. M. j. Hapgood and her broth
er from Colorado have taken car
riage drive to Wells.