The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-09-15
LOCAL SUMMARY.


Miss Myra Kingsbury of Brattle-
boro has been spending a vacation
with her parents in this town.
Loren Derby of Cambridgeport is
visiting his cousin, Mrs. Laura Jenk-
ms.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Fits of Brat
tleboro passed the Sabbath with Mrs.
Fits parents, Dea. and Mrs. S. S.
Lyon.
Mrs. O. S. Stuart has been again
called to Grafton on account of the
serious illness of her father, Otis
Ranney.
Edgar S. McAllister has been WIS.,
iting for the past ten days in the
north part of the state and with his
aged mother, that he has not seen
for a number of years, in Knowlton,
P. @.
Mrs. j. B. Worthen remains much
in the same condition as reported
last. She is having a very serious
time.
S. M. Holden and wife started
Wednesday for the West. They will
take in the fair, visit among friends
and attend to some business in Da.
kota before returning.
Henry Phelps of Bellows Falls
came over few days ago bringing
his daughter, Lucy, and his brother
Franks daughter, Annie, and Carrie.
daughter of DR.. Phelps of Little
ton, Mass. The parties are visiting
with Mrs. j. N. Hunting.
The suit of j. B. Wrothen of this
place and A. B. Ashley of West
Dummerston against the Central Yer
mont railroad for injuries received at
the time of the fall of the West Riv-
ef bridge in 1886, has been settled,
the railroad company paying each of
them handsome sum.
The attraction for the coming week
Will be the Bondville fair. Several
hundred, without doubt, will 90 from
this town, as usual. Winhall is a
small mountain town but her inhabi-
tants are full of grit and have earned
a reputation for getting up a first
class town fair. The Weston Cor
net Band will furnish the music. In
tne evening there will be big dance.
Don't forget the Bondville fair.
The cob web party held at the town
nall Tuesday evening did not disap-
point those who relied upon the S1F-
TIERS endorsement and went. A good
crowd was present and there was lots
Oh 1un. The unraveling of the cob
web was engaged lin by about 40
ladies and gentlemen. The prizes
were awarded to George Smith and
Frank Melendy. After this refresh
ments were served and then came the
sumner of the evening Choking
backwards" For a striking piece of
Iun this could not he excelled and it
Drought down the house with rush.
The wind-up was a pleasant dance.
The receipts were quite satisfactory
and will be of substantial benefit to
the dramatic club.
What came very near being Sc
rlous accident to the narrow gauge
mail train occurred last Friday eve
ming on the up trip. At Holmes
mill, mile and half below West
Iownshend, car Lad been left on
the main track at noon to be side
tracked in season for the up train.
After it was loaded it was found that
the help at the mill couldn't move it,
and through gross carelessness or stu
pldity the train was not signaled,
and as the approach is from around a
curve it was not seen by the engineer
until too late and the engine dashed
into it at full speed, scattering the
lumber on all sides, smashing the
headlight, doubling up the forward
platform to the engine, smashing
pipes and throwing off the forward
trucks to the engine. Most fortu-
nately no one was injured, though all
on board the train received good
shaking up. After about an hours
delay the train started, in the dark
without headlight, and reached this
place safely.