The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-03-24
LONDONDERRY.
Rather cool spring weather.
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Farmers are preparing lor IT,
Henry Ryder has leased the Bates
farm and will move there April l.
Fred Hubbard is to move from the
Payne farm to the Gibson tenement
in the village.
d. w. Parker and family have
been spending few days in Ben
nington.
f. f. Stevens and Fred Hubbard
have the contract of saving the lum-
Der at Curtis mill.
The Boston Globe voting contest
has occasioned considerable interest
in this section. A number of votes
have been sent in for Miss Eason of
Brattleboro, who formerly taught the
village school.
David Stowell has his personal
property advertised for sale at auc-
ton.
Jessie Farnum, our harm ess maker,
is picking up his goods preparatory
to going South in search of a place
of business.
Arthur Wescott is at home from
Guilford where he has been at work.
Mrs. w. L. Gibson is in Orange,
Mass, caring for sick aunt
Ira Goddard of Ludlow was in
town the first of the week, called here
by the death of his brother, w. H.
Goddard.
L. N. Davis is visiting in Orange,
Mass.
Owing to the short supply of hay
farmers are laying in with an ample
supply of meal and feed, most of
them going to Chester to purchase.
F. M. Leonard recently took his
son Hannum to Brattleboro to have
his leg examined. 1t is feared that
an amputation will be necessary to
preserve his life.
The ladies' aid society met with
Miss Grace Howard and Miss Jes-
sic Garfield last Wednesday, Over
thirty were present to enjoy the af-
ternoon.
Notice for village school meeting
lis posted. This has caused consider
able talk over the requirements of the
new law. Some hold that meeting
is unnecessary. This may be, but il
surely safe TO dispose of the funds Of
the district before the district goes
out of existence,
Saturday occurred the death Of
VIM. II. Goddard, who has beer
quite low for some time with con
sumption. Mr.. Goddard came here
three years ago, and for some time
drove the Manchester stage ssince he
left the staging business he has
teamed between here and Chester
He was man well liked by every
one, and the entire community ex'
tend their sympathy to the bereavec
family in their hour of sorrow. Mr.
Goddard leaves a widow and three
young children to mourn his death.
During last week Rev. O. f
Waltze of Manchester conducted al
the Cong. church here, one of the
most interesting series of several
meetings ever known to this commu.
nifty. Mr.. Waltze is an exceptionally
fine speaker, who at once WINS the
attention and confidence of his hear.
ers. This week he is conducting
similar meetings in Weston and viii
return here next Tuesday for another
week of labor. 1t is earnestly hoped
that he will be greeted with full
houses every evening.
Only short period of time inter
venes before the new school law goes
into effect, and all may well now ask
"where are we at in regard tt
school legislation. Will some one
better endowed with human power.
than the average arise and explain
away some of the inconsistencies o.
the act that goes into effect the frs
dav of April? Men we'll versed il
legal law say that it is a mixed VI
mess to say the least. Here let mi
ask, do we send men to the legisla
tive halls of our state for the purpose
of framing laws that man with all thu
wisdom and foresight that God ha'
given him cannot interpret? A ques
ton that is troubling many is wha
are we TO do with the money belong
ing to the districts? Then again how
about the public money? Alread,
the grammar school corporation ha!
gone back on its long established
custom of dividing its money among
the many districts in town. This il
a corporation, which controls abou
$50 acres of land in town, the reve
nue. from which has, by custom, beer
divided among the districts. Ha(
the money derived from these land
been put at interest, when the grants
were first made, in 1927, the corpora
ton would have had today princel,
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