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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-22

Mother-Harry Tucker is the worst
boy In school. Tommy, and l want
you to keep as far from him as possi-
bic.
TOMMY do, ma. He stays at the
head OF our classes all the time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-22
p /. SNYDER, PUBLISHER.
THE BOSS
CLOTHING MANS
SPRING GREETING
FOR
L 8 9 3

Now, IL you wish to look at something
nice, just step into the Boss Clothing Mans
Store and you will see one OF the finest
Spring Displays of Spring Goods that has
ever been brought to Shepherdstown, Ifyou
wish to see the Latest Novelties and Newest
Ideas Tor the season, come and see us. II you
wish TO see the very best in Standard styles
and Reliable Make, come and see us. Ifyou
want value for yoar money, purchase your
goods from the
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-22
Boss Clothing Man !

You will there find suits to be as peri feet in
MT and finish as any merchant tailor can
make. l have quite a number of styles in
Mems and Youths Suitings. Among them
you will find Fancy and Plain CheyIots Cas-
slmeres aud Worsteds. Blue Black and Plain
Checks, Plaids, Stripes and Fancy Weaves
The quality of this line is far in advance OF
any We have ever seen offered at the price
In fact, the incest and largest assortment Of
Mems, Youths, Boys and Cnildren's
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
WESTON.

NJ. E. Mars has moved into the
house with D. w. Rugg and gone to
work for E. r. Tuttle.
The village schools closed last
Friday after very profitable term of
ten weekss
Mr.. Edgerton and wife have gone
to Manchester where he will resume
the study of the law. Miss Rounds
has returned to her home in Andover.
Mrs. C. E. Bolster will teach the
remaining two weeks of school in
Dist. No. 6. The term was begun
by Miss Conant.
Presiding Elder Beeman preached
at the NJ E. Church last Sunday.
Out of congregation of one hundred
and fifty, thirteen received the rite Of
baptism, one was taken in full con-
nection and seventy-seven partook of
the sacrament. Let the good work
60 en-.
We think the back bone of our
winter must be broken short of.
Uncle Franklin Mansur is very
bad off with heart trouble.
About 80 scholars and few invi-
ted guests assembled at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Jaquith on
Wednesday evening of last week fol
social time and to witness the pre-
sentation of very nice initial ring to
Mr.. Edgerton by his pupils. The
esentation was made by Frank
Howe who acquitted himself very
creditably, the remarks being wholly
original. The response by Mr.
Edgerton was good and to the point
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
SIMONSVILLE.

Your regular correspondent is away
for a few weeks to recuperate from
mental exhaustion, caused by over
work in gathering items for the
SITTER.
w. w. Lllley has gone to Spring
field, Mass, TO work in box factory.
John Peabody brought in an egg
last Saturday that measured 6xS in
ches.
H. B. Stannard has nine pulletts
that have laid $50 eggs since Dec. G..
V. j. Wood and wife went to
Bndgewater last week to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Davis OF
Londonderry and Miss Amy Lilleyt
the elocutionist, of Pulaski, N. I. !,
gave Mrs. A. A. Hutchinson a call
last Monday.
Delbert Edison and wife of Wind
ham passed Sunday at her fathers,
0. Hubbard's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
PERU.

Miss Jessie Farnum has gone to
Castleton to attend the Normal
school.
Miss Martha Phillips has returned
to New York.
Atwood Phillips has sold his farm
to John Frost possession gwen the
first of March.
Several are on the sick list with
lung trouble and one case of scarlet
fever is reported.
The Basket festival and entertain
ment,so many times deferred on ac'
count of unfayorable weather, is again
appointed next week Friday eve, Feb.
oath. OF course we expect not only
moon but favorable weather and
good sleighing. Everybody is ex-
pected.
Mrs. Susan Batchelder is quite
sick with pneumonia.
The district clerks are requested
to leave their registers at the house
of the Supt. right away, so that he
may use them in making up his re-
port.
Remember that the last day fsr
paying taxes in the village school dis
trict is the oath.
C. M. Farnum, who has been quite
sick for some time, is now recovering
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
WEST WARDSBORO.

G. G. Fits and A. +. Dairy had
the misfortune to be thrown from the
lime kiln car last Saturday. 1t was
loaded with rocks and some of them
fell on Mr.. Fits but without serious
ly injuring him. The car jumped the
track on account of a new rail.
Rev. E. B. Earle expects to go to
Jamaica with his lecture and illustra-
tions next Tuesday evening, the 2lst.
Martin & Fits have brought
large boiler from Brattleboro to their
new steam mill which they intend to
use with the engine which is now at
the kiln.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
BONNEVILLE

The L. I. l.. gives box supper
ON Friday evening. All are invited.
Mr.. Vaile's daughter, Mrs. Bal
lard, of Rutland, is still quite ILL.,
Her sister, Mrs. Coleman, is with
her.
Mr.. Parks led the prayer meeting
on Sunday evening and made it very
interesting. A good number were
out.
We have had a very heavy snow
fall. Ten or twelve inches fell on
Monday afternoon and evening. The
mail didn't reach here until about
eleven o'clock Monday night.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
Its Coming.

The fourth of July, and, men and
seeing that this is Column
bus year, why shouldn't we, the good
people of the town OF Londonderry,
have big blowout 1t has been a
numberof years since So. London
derry has celebrated the fourth, and
this year of grace is just the one to
make up for lost time. Furthermore
we understand that the Dramatic
Club is preparing to put on stage
addition to the town hall in the spring.
Now if this can be completed in sea-
son, and it can, to round up the eel
ebration we can have fine dramatic
entertainment and a big dance. Hoop,
let her so
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
ODDS AND ENDS.
Who is happy without sister,

Who is happy without sister,
Tar on sugar is good for weak lungs.
The father OF Marshal Soult was
peasant farmer.
The first cast iron pillow was made by
Newbold in 1907
Furnaces for pudding iron were in
vented by Cort in 1881.
The richest man is the careful man;
the poorest is the miser.
Trepanning among the prehistoric men
Lad therapeutic motive.
Behrens in 1906 built the first "dry
rile' Of so pairs of plates.
Charles Kingsley and Emerson thought
class distinctions essentially wrong.
The popular return BALI yielded the
patentee an income of $50, 900 year.
Wheatstone patented his system of al
phabetical printing telegraph in 1s41.
Toads are regularly sold In Paris and
conveyed to gardens as insect destroyers.
Flower farming for the manufacture
of perfume is being carried on In Aus
tralia.
Tell me with whom thou art found,
and I will tell thee who thou art
Goethe.
Dried seeds of tho sunfower are eaten
by the poorer natives of Bengal ana
Bombay.
Franco will spend nearly s.. 600, 600 fer
arms and ammunition for the cava.ry
alone tits year
A Waldoboro (Mc.) woman treasures =
blue edged plate upon which 955 pics
have been baked.
Let young follss be hopeful, expectant
Of great things; in some good sense of
the word, impatient.
Scald rhubarb before cooking it. It
takes much less sugar, and yet it seems
to have lost none Of its acid.
Do not grumhle because your CORE
spondent writes an illegible hand. As
like as not he doesn't know how to spell
The meanest man in the world viii
agree to everything you say about him as
long as he thinks You are talking about
somebody else. "a.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
The Dead Beat Tribe.

From the following letter it seems
that o. S. Rhoades is very, very
honest man(O We give it verbatim
as far as decency will allow:
No. Windham, Vt, Feb. IA, 1898.
Mr., Shanks Dear Sir
many thanks to you for your putting
Such piece in the paper about me.
| think that the neighbors think as
much of me as they do of the one that
put it in it you ask Henry Bemis J
w Gould and H w Smith about me
and see what they say see if they will
say but what | have delt fair with
them | told my wife not more than a
day or two ago that | must send you
the money for the paper | have it in
the house but you will not be likely
to see it neither l did not know as /
had cheated you out of it yet | was
going to of sent you four dollars but
now you can keep your old paper and
stick up your - and you send me
bill of Just what / owe you and
when get that amount and do not
know what to do with it ] will send it
to Mr.. Shanks you darling little
Sinking pupp.
0 S Rhoades.
The SITTER has upon its books a
number of subscribers, both in and
out of town, who are owing from
three to six dollars. This is little
too much and we don't propose to
stand it. Such names are going off
the books speedily and with exposure
every time, after such parties have
had reasonable notice. If there is a
man, or woman 1--WE have some of
the gentler sex in this category, who
for any misfortune is unable to pay,
he or she has only to say SO and the
paper will be stopped and the debt
| forgiven, But lazy, shiftless whelps
who make no effort to- pay will receive
no mercy. Toe the mark gentlemen
or face the music.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

The senior proprietor of this paper has
been subject to frequent colds for some
years, which were sure TO lay him up if
not doctored at once. He finds that
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is reliable.
1t opens the secretlons, relieves The lungs
and restores he system to a healthy con-
diion If freely used as soon as the
cold has been contracted, and before it
has become settled in the system, it great
" lessons the attack and often cures in a
single day what would otherwise have
been severe Northwestern Hotel
Reporter, Des Moines, Iowa. % and 80
cent bottles for sale by
4 Goddard & GIBSON, Londonderry and
Richardson & Leonard, Londonderry and
Peru.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
MANCHESTER.

DR.. f. McTuarny has gone to Col
orado for two months vacation.
Rev. j. D. Adam will give Sc
ries of lectures on Professor Drum
mond's "Natural Law in the Spirit
ual World" beginning Sunday eve
ming, Feb. 10.
Miss Mabel Cone who has been
home on vacation for week re-
turned to her school in Northfeld,
Mass, Monday.
Miss Clara Hemenway returned
home from New York last week.
The lecture by M. j. Hapgood OF
Peru upon "Henry the WILL" upon
account of the inclemency Of the
weather. was postponed to Friday
evening of next week, the oath, at
the Seminary chapel.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
LONDONDERRY,

In the school report of Dist, No.
8, in the last weeks SITTER, by mis-
take, the record OF Herbert w. Howe,
which was above so per cent, was
omitted.
Mrs. DIR. Payne of Boston, Mass,
is in town.
The lyceum last Saturday evening
brought out large audience, The
debate was quite spirited, the license
party achieving the victory, as decid-
ed by the board,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss H. Sanderson closed her
school at the middle town of Wind
ham last week.
No singing school this week on ac-
count of Mr.. Chapman being i'll.
There will be one next week.
Rev. S. l.. Vincent gave history
of the origin, work and progress of
the Christian Endeavor Society last
Sunday evening.
There was a surprise party at II.
Cass' Sd in honor OF Charles BIRTH
day. Although it was a very breezy
night quite number of plucky young
people attended.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

Quite a number of our citizens at
tended the dramatic entertainment at
the north village Wednesday evening,
and were well paid for their trouble.
The play, Zion" was finely render
ed. The older members of the club,
whose regulations have long since
been made, sustained their parts adj
mirably, while Miss May Corey,
quite young lady, who is just max
Ing her debut on the amateur stage,
acted difficult part surprisingly well
and received the admiration of the
large audience present. Mr.. Fred
.. Hubbard, a new member of the
club, made fine, cool, comical
yankee who received frequent APP
plause. W. L. Wright, another
new member of the club well sustain
ed his part. E. w. Gibson, another
young man, acted well his part.
When you want to see drama well
performed and find that w. L. Glib
son and wife, F. w. Williams, G..
L. Parker, Charles Eames and those
already mentioned, besides some 9TH
ers that belong to the club, are to APP
pear go and see them. You will not
pc disappointed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
LANDGROvE.

Milon Goddard Of Connecticut
visited at L. +. Woodwards re-
Gently.
Milton smith is working for Harris
6 Hurd. Al
Dexter Way Of Rockingham is
stopping at NJ. E. Thompson's.
We listened to a very interesting
discourse by presiding elder Beeman
last Sabbath.
C. G. Cook has gone to CastletQn
on business.
James Bisbee visited his sister,
Mrs. j. Smith last week.
Merritt Cook recently received a
visit from his brother, Richard Cook.
Luther futile had the misfortune
to be struck in the chest by can't
hook while at work for S. l.. Grit
fifth. He is now improving.
Louise Colburn, young lady OF
eight years, has knit four pairs OF
mems socks, also one smaller pair,
with no help whatever, and to all APP
pearances the work is as well done as
can be by older hands.
There will be social with short
entertainment at +. & M. hall Fri
day eve, Feb. "a.
Miss Lizzie Swallow is with her
aunt, Mrs. D. E. Swallow, in Lon
donderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
THOMPSONBURG.

Miss Harriet Lyon started Mon
day morning for Fair Haven to visit
her brother, Rev. J. S. Lyon, and
family.
Miss Alma Whitman, who has
been stopping with her cousin, Mrs.
Ella Howe, took the stage Monday
morning for North Windham. She
is stopping with her aunt, Mrs. Syl-
via Greeley.
Snow fell here Monday afternoon
and evening about 16 inches in depth.
George James has purchased 1G
foot evaporation and will soon have il
set and waiting for sap.
The Ladies Aid society met Will
Mrs. Frank Churchill last Thursday
AFTERNOON.
Mrs. A. E. Smith made short
visit with her sister, Mrs. Dir. PAYNE
OF Boston, who is stopping at hel
summer residence in Londonderr,
for short time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

quality of paint is exposure to the
weather. Winter SHOWS and summer
suns will prove its value or lack of it..
Poor paint loses its brilliancy and
peels off under the suns scorchiIg
rays. When you apply paint to be
durable and always smooth and CLOS
sy, see that you get the Chiffon
brands. They are manufactured in
the most careful manner, of the very
best-therefore the dearest-materi-
ais. They are seven times ground
over and possess a solid body almost
unknown IN other paints, but see
that they are applied to a dry sur
face. Any paint will peel if applied
to a wet or even damp surface
When the pours of the wood are
filed with moisture, oil cannot enter
Chiffon Paint Co., New York ano
Boston.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
JAMAICA.

Will Holland of Weston made a
short call on his mother and brother
here this week.
Belle Farnum has gone to her
home in Peru, being called there by
the sickness of her father, Charles
Farnum.
Mabel Read, who has been passing
some time with friends at Holyoke,
Mass, has returned home.
VIM. A. Shepard made a call here
this week, on his way from Boston
to his home at Peru.
Say, its little unsafe, and very
undesirable some times to pick up a
black and white cat at night, when
you cannot see first-rate.
Warren Holton Camp, S. of ",
will present their drama SIN the
Nick of Time" at Londonderry 9
week from Friday, Feb. oath.
Tuesday morning found fifteen
inches more snow on the ground, but
it does not last long.
G. w. Holton has dug we'll in
his cellar and put in a pump. He
thinks he has been without water
long enough.
Rev. +. B. Earl of West Wards.
boro will deliver an illustrated lecture
on American history at the Baptist
church here Tuesday Eve, Feb. 81.
Admission Zoe, children 1Oc. Doors
open at o'clock, commences at Z 80.
Come one and all and give him fnll
house, as it will be very entertain.
ing and instructive lecture.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

Farmers supper-Spiritualists society.
Bertha Wilbur has closed hel
school in Jamaica and is at home.
Mrs. Janette Yearley is again
able to ride out.
Mrs. Fl. r. Darling has been quite
i'll for the past week, but Is better.
DR.. Millington has returned from
his visit to Pennsylvania, leaving his
mother better.
The Baptist church and society
will hold their annual festival and do
nation party at the church vestry next
Wednesday evening.
Those in need of sap buckets will
be interested in the advertisement
headed sap buckets on this page.
Miss Halle Goddard, who has
been very sick for a number of
weeks, seems to be slowly gaining.
Our neighbors over the way, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Albee, who have
both for some time been in poor health
are now getting quite well.
Mrs. Nathaniel Brown, who has
been stopping with her daughter, Mrs.
Lucinda Hall, has gone to Benning-
ton where her home has been here.
tofore.
From II to IA inches Of snow fell
Monday, followed by thaw which
about took it all off. This mornino
colder and fair.
The Central Cash Store at Man
chester Centre has new ad thi.
week, also druggist Smith with hi,
rheumatic cure, merchants Landman:
and W. B. Glynn of Saxtons River
1t is reported that Fred Pennocl
OF Lisbon, N. H., a son.in-law O
l.. w. Clark, has hired the Liver
more mill property. and will at ono.
put it in running order.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
WINHALL HOLLOW.

Geo. Barnard attended the sugar
makers association at Burlington.
Dan Crandall and wife have return
ed from weeks visit the other side of
the mountain.
Arthur Crandall is out again from
a severe sick spell.
d. A. Shattuck and wife started
Saturday for a visit with friends in
Grafton and Westminster.
L. G. Shattuck is out with his saw
ing machine
Martha Phillips started Monday on
her return to New York visiting with
friends in Townshend on her way.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

A Coon RECORD. Il have sold Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for ten years, .
says druggist E. B. Le@g, of Vail. Ia.
land have always warranted it and never
had bottle returned During the past
80 days have sold twelve dozen and it
has given perfect satisfaction in every
instance. 1t does not dry up cough,
hut loosenS and relieves il. 1t wilfcure a
severe cold in less time than any .other
treatment. 25 cent, so cent and 81 bot
ties for sale by
Goddard Gibson, Londonderry.
Richardson & Leonard, Londonderry
and Peru.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
HOUGHTONVILLE.

w. A. Crandall and wife and Mrs.
A. c. Nourse visited at E. S. Cadoret's
in Ludlow recently.
Jerry Clayton and family have
moved in with j. Q. Cummings.
Edward Lawrence who has worked
for about two years for the mill CON-
pany here has closed his job and
moved onto his farm in Chester which
he bought of A. c. Nourse last fall.
About Is inches of snow fell here
last Monday and during the night.
Many are down with hard colds at
the present time.
Sam Grover has returned from his
recent trip westward.
John Holmes is quite feeble.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
[Concluded from First page,l

concluded from First page.l
that farming is not respectable are apt
to seek other employments.
Farmers should love their farm ami
mails, and those who do will find their
affection returned in full measure.
Mr.. Arms-How long has the Me
chanical department been in operations
Mr., Wheatley-About one year,
Mr. Wallis the crow friend or
enemy of the farmer?
Mr. wa little of both, destroys
many injurious insects, also does mis-
chief in our corn fields and among the
nests of our song birds.
ID. d. Waite-Have found protec-
ton from crows by sticking cobs in field
indicating possible trap.
Mr., Sanford-Have found crows too
sharp for me, used to set traps for them
with success, but they seem to have
caught on to that.
AFTERNOON.
j. l.. Hills of Burlington took up
the subject of maple sugar, giving the
work of the Experiment Station in this
work, asked farmers interested to send
to the station for Bulletin No. 26, CIV
ing full directions on the subject; also
mentioned the organization recently Of
the Vermont Maple Sugar Association,
recommended farmers not to try and
secure the &c bounty.
In answer to questions said it was
practically fair to patrons of cheese
factories to pay for milk on the basis Of
butter fat.
EVENING.
The resources of Vermont was the
Subject of the evening and Mr.. Spear
|gave review Of the past and condition
of Vermont at the present time, con.
cluding that when the evidence was all
in that Vermont takes leading place
among the states in the opportunities il
can offer. Mr.. Arms followed with 8
|short talk on summer homes in Yer
mont and urged people to make an eff
fort to secure large portion of the
summer travel for this state.
| The audience returned thanks to thu
Board and orchestra.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17
NEWFANE

The Fayetteville Dramatic Club
of this place will present at Union
hall, next Thursday evening the War
Drama, "After Taps" A full house
will greet them. A dance will follow
the entertainment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

How often we hear middle aged people
say regarding that reliable old cough
remedy, N. H. Downs Elixir: "Why,
my mother gave it to me when l was a
child, and used it in my family; it al
ways cures" 1t is always guaranteed to
cure or money refunded.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

&S~I have nearly all the negatives
made at SO. Londonderry from which
can finish photographs at $3.50 per dozen
Ii, w. Rich,
SAG Main st,
Willimantic, CT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

&s-FoR SALE-300 almost new tin sap
buckets and 200 newly painted wood
buckets. Also good hard wood timber
lot. j. E. Carleton,
Londonderry, Vt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

~ SHEEP For SALE-The sub
scriber has for sale 10 two-vear-old
grade eve sheep, in good condition.
F. A. Boynton,
Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

&5@To the people of Windham and
vicinity Thereafter my gristmill will be
run only on Tuesdays and Fridays, I'M
less business should require.
w. H. H. Burbee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

0~LosT-Between my house and Jo-
siah Goddards Thursday of last week
a Fitch Fur Muff. The finder will obliye
by leaving it the postoffice at So. Lon
donderry. Mrs. Cyrus Greeley.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

&SHWANTED-To trade good sleigh
for light express or a heavy single wag-
on. Enquire of H, M, Shanks. So Lon
donderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

sl.50 pays for the SITTER and
Rutland Weekly Herald one year.
Address this Office.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

Every mother should have Arnica &
Oil Liniment always in the house in case
of accident from burns, scalds or bruises.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-17

Hg~SEssIoN LAWS of 1892 for sale at
the town clerks office. l5c. per copy.
II. ID. TYLER.