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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
CHESTER DEPOT.

Noble johnson of So. Londonderry
was in town Monday.
Frank Bragg and friend, Geo.
Gee, made visit in Woodstock the
first of the week.
G. M. Powell is to take charge of
the saw-mill at the steam mill in place
of S. Fl. Amidon who is soon to
leave for Houghtonville where he has
purchased an interest in mill.
Mrs. +. j. Davis has returned
from Brattlebolo where she has been
visiting friends and relatives.
c. P. Dodge and wife have return
ed from Amherst, n. H., where they
paid Mr.. Dodge's parents visit.
Work is being pushed on the Soap.
stone Cos. quarry and we predict
that Soapstone business will be brisk
the coming season.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
ODDS AND ENDS.
Oyster white is a new tint.

Oyster white is n new tint.
Languinite is new metal,
The ruby and the diamond are always
in fashion,
proportion than lions.
As the cook said to the dough, This
is my hour of knead,"
Modern pessimism is ancient Calvin
ism with God left out.
OF the 657 existing kinds of reptiles
400 species are harmless.
The buildings for the Worlds fair will
occupy twenty-nine acres.
Senator Plumb subscribed to every
newspaper published in Kansas.
We find happiness while we are pur-
suing it and lose it after we reach it,
Nicholson has calculated the velocity
of light to be 1866 miles per second.
Many a woman makes man perfectly
wretched because she loves him so much.
Moore's wife was one of the noblest
creatures, and he never tired of singing
her praises.
Griefs are ever coming to us with the
coming hours, and our little strength is
only as the day.
A. few weeks ago trapper near Blaine,
Neb., caught a beaver weighing nearly
a hundred pounds.
The dog that bays the moon is wiser
than the one that bays bigger dog that
is viciously inclined.
Paesiello did most of his composing
while lying in bed wrapped up to the
ears in the bedcovers.
If the hair is very greasy, try washing
it in warm water in which pinch of
borax has been dissolved.
Chronographs are now being made
that are capable of measuring to the
ten-thousandth part of a second.
A wild grapevine was cut down in
Iowa that had trunk fifteen inches in
circumference one foot above the ground.
Improved engine practice has caused
the adoption of mechanical device for
constant feeding of fuel to the furnaces.
A little sugar added to beets, corn,
squash, peas, ETC., during or after cook
ing will improve them, particularly if
poor.
Monroe county (Miss) farmers have
265 acres planted in peppermint this
season. 1t is said to yield handsome
profit.
Observation-Disclosures h c
is the word the Apostle Eliot had to use
to designate the act of kneeling to the
Indians.
At church fair in High Bridge, N. j.,
oyster soup was served to lady. After
supping a few spoonfuls she found val
liable pearl in her mouth. The oyster
of which the soup had been made has
not yet been discovered.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Sleighing is fast disappearing, a
few more warm days and up she goes.
Charlie Cummings took Ed Jack
sons place watching the mill Monday
night. Ed takes day job and thinks
he don't want any more watchman's
jobs.
1t is reported that Elmer Cent is
soon to move into William Virgins
house.
Mr.. Fountain, our blacksmith, has
moved into d. W. Twitchell's house
on his farm.
Miss Abbie ODER gave birthday
party last week Wednesday, it being
her 18th birthday, which proved a
success. About so friends gathered
to spend the evening which soon past
away and ended with cake supper.
All returned home well pleased.
School meeting Tuesday evening
passed off all quiet.
Sugaring is now at hand and mos
of the farmers are in for it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
WEST TOWNSHEND,

r. W.. Smith went up north Mon
day TO attend the funeral of brother.
Miss Hortense Sanderson returned
last week from visit with her uncle
at Gardner, Mass.
At the annual school meeting Tues
day evening William Lawrence Jr.
was elected prudential committee for
the ensuing year.
The singing schools close with a
concert and supper next week We'd
nesday evening. The johnson Bros.
have been engaged to add to the &C.
casion.
The Busy Bees social of the 25th
met with good success. The exer-
cises were fine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
WINDHAM.

The young people of the Centre
gave an exhibition on the evening of
the oath of March to a well filled
house. The drama was "Out of his
Sphere" Every part was a success
but of special credit was c. c. Har-
ris as Jediah Blood, but that is no
new thing to Chancey. The final
was a farce, "My Dreadful Aunt"
The whole thing was fun provoking
affair. A small admission fee Melted
about $14, which goes for repairs on
the cemetery.
James W. Gould, admin strator of
the estate of B. M. Pierce, had an
auction the 18th of some of the real
estate and personal property. The
Lanphear fam sold to Frank Rob
bins for 1901 and Harrison Burbee
bought the Turkey mountain lot for
S65. The home farm was not put up
for sale nor is it now understood what
provision will be made for the widow
as yet.
L. S. White, who had the bad for
tune to break his best leg last fall
and has been housed all winter, has
lust got able to walk about the house
with his cane. He and his wife were
agreeably surprised the afternoon and
evening of the 2Sth by many of their
friends and neighbors dropping in on
them. A very pleasant time was had.
A good supper "a thing which your
correspondent is always particular in
favor of) was laid before an appreci-
alive audience. After a good social
chat and wishing Mr.. and Mrs. White
long life and prosperity all wendell
their way homeward.
Elias Stowell is home from Glare
mont having cut one of his feet quite
badly. Report says he is to return
soon as able to work again.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
PERU.

Andrew Kirkwood has sold his farm
known as the j, G, Lakin place to
Frank Rush.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Hall of Lon
donderry are stopping for while at
her fathers, c. P, Phillips,
Mrs, p. T, Wyman is in London,
derry caring for her daughter, Mrs, w,
J, Walker.
Rev. w. r. Dugan has gone tc
Montague, Mass, for weeks vacation
and visit his father and mother,
Miss Martha Phillips started fol
New York Tuesday where she is to re
nam for while,
School meeting last Tuesday night
Almon S. Adams and Walter Hunt
chosen committee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
MEALS BY SCHEDULE.

Close Figuring as to What Can Be Eaten
While Waiting for the Train.
Il have only two minutes to get my
} breakfast and catch my train" said a
tall man in an Irish frieze ulster to the
waiter in railway station the other
morning. What can you give me in
the smallest possible time? Take int
consideration, too, the fact that | have
left my false teeth under the pillow at
my hotel"
1--WE have just the thing for you, sir.
and he Immediately brought cup OF
coffee and piece of lemon pie.
The gentleman sat down and in less
Than minute from the time he gave his
order was rushing toward the Office for
his ticket.
He made pretty good time, remarked
customer who sat at the next table.
"Oh, that's nothing, replied the
waiter; 1--WE beat that every day. |
once knew man who came in here who
had only sixty seconds in which to get
his breakfast, buy his ticket and reach
his train.
What did you give him?'
1.-TWO soft baked apples and glass of
milk. He finished in just fifteen sec
onds, took another fifteen for the pur-
chase of his ticket, and when last saw
him he was walking up and down the
platform smoking a cigar, impatiently
waiting for the train to start"
81 suppose most passengers who come
in here are in a hurry?
"Never saw but two who were not,
| and one of these was soldier who had
lost both legs in the war. and the other
was tramp who was waiting for the
night freight.
"When customer comes in and says
he wants solle,aiis 10 eat III d hurry, l
ask him how much time he has or what
train he wants to catch. Now, | have
list of those ar. cles that | can serve,
and which can b. eaten in exactly the
ti..e the u - has TO spare. To
the customer having one minute foi
luncheon | ers } led apples and milk:
if he has two minutes, lemon pie and
cold coffee; three minutes, apple pie and
hot coffee: four minutes, slapjacks and
coffee: Eve minutes. ready cooked sau-
sages and III. IS It Potatoes; six minutes,
fish balls aud lash: seven minutes. cold
roast beef, and SO OH. | tell you we
work ON springs all the time" And the
waiter rushed off to serve another Gus
toner who appeared To be in hurry
Boston II raid.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
JAMAICA.

Harry Howard has moved back on
his farm. He has sold the meat mar
ket to his son, Merit, who has moved
into G, w. Holton's house up stairs,
Phineas Allen moved out of the
Charles Clark tenement where he has
lived for a number of years and has
moved into A. l.. Towards house
on High st.
j, C. Dagsett, Mrs. Leslie Kings
bury and Mrs. Stillman Clark are on
the sick list.
Osmore Howe passed away Tues
day morning of la grippe and pneu'
monia. He leaves wife and foul
children to mourn his loss, who have
the sympathy of the entire commune
ty.
At our school meeting Tuesday
evening Wales Cheney was chosen
prudential committee. Voted TO have
20 weeks school the ensuing year in
each department, s weeks for the
spring term and 10 weeks each fol
the fall and winter terms. Tax vo'
ted so cents on dollar.
We learn that Seneca Howe oil
Townshend, a native and long time
resident of Jamaica and well known
throughout the county, is critically il
with pneumonia. Mr.. Howe is
brother of Aurelius and Osmort
Howe, who have recently died of the
same disease in Jamaica.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
LOCAL SUNNI

Miss Maria Cudworth of Brattle-
boro is visiting with her brother, A..
E. Cudworth, Esq.
E. l. johnson will move this week
into the Randall house. Mr.. John
son is still unable to work.
Mrs. Calista Clayton is moving into
the tenement vacated by Fred Hall,
some little time ago.
E. w. Gibson of Norwich Uni
versity at Mortified is at home on a
two weeks vacation.
Frank L. Darling is one of the
happiest boys out, his father having
just presented him with new Co.
lumbia bicycle.
There is an epidemic of sore throat
raging in this vicinity, many being af
fected.
See j. G.. Blackmer's advertisement
on third page. 1t may interest you.
Mrs. J. O. Lanphear and daughter
came up yesterday to look over thu
place and proposed tenement prior t.
moving up.
Music and Mabel Landman are OF
the sick list, also Mrs. Danl Swallow
and little daughter.
School meeting Tuesday evening wa
quiet affair Most of the old officer
were reelected including H. A. bud
ley prudential committee and G. G
Smith clerk.
The weather has been fine for tn,
past week and sleighing is one of tn
has beens. Most of the farmers hav
tapped their sugar orchards though bu
little sugar has been made as yet, tn
conditions not being altogether favora
BILE.
Miss Anna and Georgiana How
OF Grafton are stopping at o. w
Howe's.
Jason Buxton, who has been her
several months caring for his father
Danl. Buxton, has returned to hi
home in Leominster, Mass.
The grasshopper Is abroad in th
land. Last Saturday Walter Thomp
son brought into this office two live
kicking grasshoppers caught by lii
tie son of his. This is encouraging
Now let the frogs out and give thel
chance.
E. P. Barney has hired the hotel ;
the north village and will take posse
sion in few days. Mr.. Barney keI
the house once before and gave goo
satisfaction and will doubtless succee
this time.
The members of the West Riv,
Dramatic Club and all persons int
ested in building stage, are requisite
to meet at the Town Hall Saturda
evening after the close of the singin
school. A reorganization of the Gu
will be had and other business attende
to.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
THOMPSONBURG.

Geo. Douglass is at home again
and his sister, Ella, is soon expected
to join HIM and they are going to
housekeeping at their old home under
the parental roof.
School meeting in Dist. No. 3 pass
ed off quietly, Dea. S. S. Lyon pru-
dental committee. Voted 16 weeks
school. Glad to see them starting in
again for a school. We have 10
scholars in the district.
Miss Hattie Pierce is staying with
her friend, Miss Hattie Lyon for a
day or two.
Mrs. M. N. Clayton has gerani-
um of the apple blossom variety with
twenty-five blossoms and as many
more buds. 1t is very handsome.
Danl. Buxton seems to be slowly
improving, also Mrs. Bradford Bux.
ton who is SO as to be about the
house again and assume her usua
duties.
Mrs. M. j. Lawry starts for thu
West Saturday or Monday where sht
intends spending the summer witt
her sister, Mrs. charlie Robinson Of
Wisconsin.
Harry E. Buffum, grandson Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. n. Clayton,
years old, sawed and packed up two
cords of stove wood in two days this
spring. c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
HOOPS PILLS are purely vegetable.
Notice 10 Teachers.

Examinations of teachers will be held
for Windham county as follow: At Bel
lows Falls, Thursday Mar. 81; at Brat
tleboro, Saturday, April 2; at So. Lon
donderry, Tuesday, April II; at Towns
bend, Tuesday, April 10; at Wilmington,
Tuesday, April 20. Examinations begin
at 9 a. m. For particulars as to place in
quire of town superintendent or eNamin-
er. III. ID. RYDER
County Examiner.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
TOWNSHEND.

James Church of Brookline is WIS.,
iting in town.
DR.. Geo. Porter died Monday
night after a short illness.
At the adjourned town meeting
Monday afternoon it was voted to
call in the railroad bonds.
The union meeting of the churches
last Sunday evening was largely at
tended.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

Wanted by Chas. E. Abbott, baker of
236 Eighth Avenue, N. Y. city, smart,
active young man, about Is or 20, to
drive bakers wagon. Must have undoubt-
ed reference as to honesty. Good home
and good wages. Answer at once to the
above address, in own hand writing, sta
ting reference or inquire of my brothers,
Geo. T. or 0, S. Abbott, S. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

When your are troubled with dizziness,
your APP petite all gone, and you l,el ba
generally, take few doses Of Dr. Henry
BaXter's Mandrake Bitters, and yon viii
be surprised at the Improvement in your
feelings. Every bottle warranted to give
satisfaction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

The Republican voters of Lon
donderry are requested to meet in
caucus at the Town Hall on Satur-
day, April 9th, at o'clock p. M, to
chose three delegates to attend Re-
publican convention to be held al
Montpelier April 10, for the purpose
of choosing delegates to the national
convention.
b. A. DUDLEY, Town
s. M. HOLDEN, Committee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
LANDGROVE.
Franklin.

Allen billiard has moved his family
to Peru.
Marlin Eddy has commenced work
for Jacob Smith through the sugar
season.
The members of the Epworth
League met for special meeting last
Saturday eve. The following officers
were elected Pres, Carrie S. Thorn
son; Com. of Christian work, L. M
futile, Carrie S. Thomson, Eva A.
Smith, Gladys Coolidge; Com. OF
mercy and help, Herbert c. Wood
ward, Maria Dryden, Lizzie Swal-
low, Herbert Gordon; Com. of lit
erary work, Myron Bates, Nola
Woodward, Lewis Buchanan, Milton
Smith Com. of entertainment, Evs
A. Smith, Edward j. Thomson
Adlie f. Woodward, Milton Smith
Com, of correspondence, Edward j
Thomson, Ellen Coolidge, Aretu:
Dryden Com. of finance, Millart
Jaquith, Augusta Dryden, Addit
Woodward, Jessie Garfield.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

N~NOTICE.-Will those persons in
debted to us for stove wood and saw bills
kindly leave pay with Fred Winchester
and greatly oblige.
j. j. Hapgood & Co.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

&SH To let or to rent, tirst-class farm
to the right kind of man, either with
stock and tools or without. Terms will
be made very easy-an excellent chance
for All honest, working man. Call on or
address A. c. MINER, Weston, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

If your cough keeps you awake and
restless at night, take Ayers Cherry PEE
toral aud obtain Immediate relief. This
remedy ailays inflammation, heals the pull
monary orsan-, induces sleep. and re-
stores health. The sooner you begin the
better.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

1My time is limited. l shall
close my business March 30th. Lots
of time yet if you improve it. Come
right along.
H. W. RICH, Photographer.
So. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

The rumor of the sale of the Pea
body House proves unfounded and
we are glad to be able to announce
that landlord Strong and his estima-
BILE wife will cater to the wants of the
travelling public for at least another
year. They are receiving a'large and
we'll merited patronage, as is well at
tested by the fact of their providing
dinners for twenty-five hungry guests
last Friday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

;,"Gentle Spring" loses many Of its ter
rors when the system is fortified by the
use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. With multi
tubes, this wonderful tonic Alternative has
long superseded all other spring medi-
cines, being everywhere recommended by
physicians.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
Special Notices.

W~FARM HELP WANTED-A man to
work on my farm in Landgrove. Time
to come April LIST. Address j. 4. FEM,
Manchester Centre, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

The SITTER is short of its usual
amount of set matter this week, and in
deed came near being shorter still
owing to the illness of the entire work
ing force from editor down. Last week
Miss Mary Ross helped us tide over
the enforced absence of Mrs. Shattuck,
but at the close of the week she was
taken i'll and this week H. M. Shanks
took to his bed, and but that Mrs
Shattuck so far recovered as to take
her place at the case on Wednesday
we would have been worse off still.
Emery Melendy came near breaking
his leg yesterday. He was assisting
his father load some lumber in the mil
yard when he slipped and would have
fallen over bank wall but that one
foot caught under a timber. This
threw the weight of his body on the leg
He is lame and sore this morning bu
will probably come out all right.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

A good steel bowed, nickle plated,
cork nose eye glass for 90 cents, at
CHAs. A. TRIP & Co., jewelers.,
Brattleboro, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

@~Any able bodied man who wants a
situation on farm will do well to call on
or address 0. r. HADwEN,
Springfield, Vt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

Nearly all women have good hair, though
many are gray, and few are bald. Halls
Hair Remover restores the natural color,
and thickens the growth of the hair,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

Wanted girl to do general homework
on farm. Address, stating wages
Mrs. j. M. WAITE,
Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

BE- Rooms to let-Call on Mrs. r. S.
Wilbur So. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, !

LUCAS COUNTY
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DALLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01

Halls Catarrh Cure is taxed internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY Co., Toledo, o.
-H-Sold by Druggists, 75c,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
A Short Time to Live

Eight months ago as neighbor urged me,
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. The
whole lower part of my leg and foot was a
running sore, but it has almost completely
healed and | can truthfully say that am in
better health than | have been for many
years. l have taken no other medicine and
consider that / owe all my improyement to
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
A Faithful Pastor
Better than Cold

Mr.. Geo. 7. Clapp, of Fashionable, Mass.
says: 81 am 80 years of age, and for 80
years have suffered with running sores on one
of my legs. A few years ago had two toes
amputated, physicians saying was suffer-
ing from gangrene and had but
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
TIE LONDONDERRY SITTER,
A Terrible Accident.

A little daughter of w. r. Aldrich,
but three years of age, got her left foot
and ankle horribly crushed and mang-
led Wednesday just before noon at her
fathers shop, the old butter tub shop,
This shop contains the water wheels
that run it and the carriage shop stand
ing some 20 feet above it. From the
lower shop shaft runs across the in
tervcning space and into the carriage
shop, running, outside or between the
two shops ON a sill laid npon the
ground, the only space between the
shaft and sill being what was made in
setting the boxes and where coupling
was made in the shaft the wood was
cut out just enough to allow the coup
ling to revolve, AT this coupling the
accident occurred. The little girl was
out there playing with her two sisters
and got her foot caught in this coupling,
the shaft being then in motion. Her
eldest sister, about 10 years old, caught
her and attempted to pull her out, but
finding this impossible sent the other
sister into the shop after her father, in
the mean time the bolts that fastened
the coupling were tearing the flesh and
crushing the little bones. As soon as
possible after the matter became known
to the father the shaft was stopped. 1t
then became necessary to loosen the box
and pry up the shaft to get her out.
Both Of our physicians being absent a
telegram was sent to the North village
but only to find the physicians there
absent or unable to come. Henry
Sprague, who works for Dr. Milling
ton, then mounted one of the doctors
horses and started on fast gallop for
Windham, whittier the doctor had gone
and got him here in about two hours.
DR.. Millington took the only course
possible, and amputated the limb just
below the knee.
Nothing so horrible has transpired in
this village for many years, at least,
and the warmest sympathy is felt by
all for the little one and the parents.
The little girl is reported this morn
ing to be doing well, and it is not
thought but that she will recover.
About so persons went from this vii
lage to Londonderry last Friday eve
ming to witness the presentation of the
drama, "Millie, the Quadroon. !"
Union Hall, that has recently been re-
papered, painted and frescoed by this
club, and is as pretty a country hall as
can be found anywhere, was literally
packed from floor to gallery. The
club fully sustained their well earned
reputation aud gave their large audi
ence a fine evenings entertainment.
Vale and Parker's band furnished the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
Some nightmare Tales.

Rheumatism is quickly cured by using
Arnica and Oil Lipiment,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-04-01
Hoods SarsapariIIa

1t is better than gold" I" cheerfulIy
verify the above statement of Mr.. Clapp,
whom 1 have known 80 years" J. NJ. How
ARD, Druggist Eastondale, Mass.