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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
JAMAICA.

A. P. Carpenter of Nottingham is
visiting friends here.
Arthur Fifeld of Brattleboro is
this week at Alvin Frost's.
Miss Ella Willis teaches this fall at
Pixies Falls district and Miss Minnie
Allen al Maynard Hollow.
A. L. Howard has lost valuable
COW by being sick.
Bonnie Howard has gone to Brat
tleboro to live with his uncle, John
Howard, and 60 to school.
Charles Barnes has gone to live
this fall and coming winter with Lewis
Savage on West Hill.
Will Gale has moved to Stratton to
live.
The two Misses Reeds of South
Vernon are here at their uncles, w. H.
Joslin's. y
Miss Cora Frost and her friend,
Alice Littlefeld of Putney are stopping
at Alvin Frost's.
S. S. Day passed away Monday
afternoon at the age of rs years. He
leaves wife and four children to
mourn his loss. The funeral was at
the house Wednesday, Rev. Mr..
Meecham of Townshend officiating.
Mrs. Walter Castle, while living
here as Miss Ida Farnnm, died at her
home at Winchendon, Mass, Sunday,
Sept. I'd. Her body came through
here Monday for Peru, her former
home, where she was buried Tuesday.
The result of Tuesdays election in
Jamaica was: State ticket Republican
vote, 1855; Democrat, 10; Peoples tick.
ct, one. For Representative, F. B.
Pier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
BONDVILLE

1t still continues awful dry. Last
Sunday the sun appeared to be
shining through cloud of smoke.
John j. Duane from Pawlet was
here last week. He is going to West
Virginia to get out chair stock as
soon as he gets closed out where he
is now.
The Manchester ball club played
here last Friday with the Bondville
club. Score Bondvilles 3. Manchesters
Frank Burbank and family spent
Saturday and Sunday with their sis
ter, Mrs. H. F. Duane, in Wells.
1t is expected Mrs. Kenyon of
Townshend will be here on Sunday
next, Sept. 9, and will give another
chalk talk to the children in the eve
ming.
Mrs. B. A.. Cushman and little son
of New York, who have been spend
ing several weeks at her fathers, A.
K. Burbank's, went last week to
Wells to visit with her sister, Mrs.
H. F. Duane.
Recently the pupils of District
school No. 8, took ride and enjoyed
picnic at Lowell Lake. They were
accompanied by Messrs. John Ben.
son and John Bell of Manchester and
John Benson of Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
TOWNSHEND.

Ernest Wilson of East Walling-
ford is spending few days with his
mother coming here on his bicycle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meacham spent Sun
day away.
Quite large number attended the
race meet at Brattleboro. All were
pleased. Several stayed at home on
account of the rain.
A large number attended the sold
iers reunion at Newfane.
Adella Scott has gone to Boston to
attend school there.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
WEST WINDHAM.

School commenced here Monday
with Miss Constance Upham as teach
er.
Geo. H. button of Worcester, Mass,
was in town for few days last week.
Zeno D. Howe who has been at
tending the Advent campmeeting at
the north part of the state is expected
home this week.
Mrs. Cleveland is at home from r.
r. Rhoades where she has been for a
few weeks.
Mrs. Julia Goodnow of Philadelphia
is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. 0. Prem
tiss.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
. --..---.. 49,
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY.
What New York Reporter Found Out on
His Strange ASSIGNMENT.


What New York Reporter Found Out on
His Strange Assignment.
It was Sunday evening, about by the
clock, and the usual calm of that one
night in the week brooded over The Press
Office. A stranger entered. Hesitatingly
he thrust forth little pack Of grimy
cards written on with ink and rapidly
said: Gentlemen, I'm writer of jokes.
I've got some here want to sell. I'm
desperately hard up. It's horrible
The little man stopped short.
care you a professional jo-ah-hu-
morist| asked a reporter.
'.Yes, SIR" said the stranger. "Atany
rate, was y month ago. Now l don't
know what am" He spoke the last
sentence with half groan.
Then the visitor continues: Seven
years ago was employed as railway
clerk. had little turn for, writing
funny paragraphs. So left railroad
ing. I've written jokes and paragraphs
and verses for nearly every paper there
is in town. Sometimes / made $50 q
week and sometimes double that amount.
But since the new year began haven't
earned $40 bill. have wife. Well,
we've been pretty nigh starvation, and
the landlady wanted to put us out for
not paying our rent only yesterday. Oh,
Lord. this is what I've come to! Yes,
yes; saw that you gentlemen looked at
my shirt. l know my degradation, and
You needn't be afraid of hurting my feel
ings. There aren't enough left to be
hurt"
The reporter sent him to the night city
editor. That gentlemen dived into his
pocket and produced shining half dol
lar. The entire staff contributed, and
small amount of money was realized.
The reporter who had first talked to the
stranger was assigned to go up to the lit
tie mans home and do what was best
with the money. AS if dazed, the man
in the flannel shirt followed him.
A short walk brought them to his
home. Strewn over the sidewalk lay the
scant household goods of the family OF
two. The reporter interviewed the land
lady, while the little man sat down in
one of his own chairs outside with a
blank look on his face.
THAT couple" the burly landlady was
meanwhile saying. why, they're the
most worthless lot around. They haven't
paid for month, and tonight l just put
their things out in the street. The wife?
Oh, she was taken sick or something, and
they carried her to the hospital in an
ambulance"
To the hospital the reporter rushed,
leaving the husband still sitting in a
chair on the walk The house surgeon
came to the door. This case from 50
D. street, he asked. dead; died 10
minutes ago. Characterization and
lack of care, together with exposure. In
plain English" cheerfully explained the
doctor, that is starvation. Look at the
book if you like"
Then the reporter broke the news to
the bereaved husband and returned to
the ofiice.-New York Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
WEST TOWNSHENL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Coats and little son
of Brattleboro visited at Chas. Boyn-
tons last week.
Frank Blood and wife of Spring
field visited relatives here recently.
Miss Ida Boyden is engaged to
teach school in j. O. Follett's dis
trict this fall. Miss Emma Whitman
will teach near Pratts Bridge, jana
lea, commencing next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wood are Wis.
iting friends in Erving and Amherst,
Mass, this week.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Charles Holmes of Erving ia
Miss Nellie Holmes of this place, to
take place at the Congregation church,
Saturday the 18th at II O'Clock a m.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
our...Neighbors.
whatII They are Doing-Brisfiy Told 10y
the.sifter's Intelligent stafrof
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY

Chas. Eames is at home for few
days.
Mrs. Rhoda Wescott, who has been
visiting with her daughter in Grafton
returned to her home the first of the
week.
Miss Marion Gibson, who is -
years of age, raked over 1875 acres of
hay the past season. The rake used
was the new royal self dump.
Mr.. and Mrs, Prince, who have
been stopping with Mrs. Payne for the
past few weeks, returned to their home
in Boston Monday.
Minister Curtis says that while he
enjoyes reading uncle Toms cabin and
very much admires the characters of
the Senator and the Quakers, he wishes
it to be understood that his team did
not take the Wyman brothers out of
town, neither did it take their luggage
to them the next day, NOR was it seen
passing through Peru Friday, Aug.
81, as it was not out Of town during the
day, or was it out of the stable the
night before.
1t is much regretted that your cor
respondent failed to write of the de.
parture to their homes Mrs. Chas.
Sutton and daughter, Miss Nina, Of
Charleston, Mass, who spent the sum-
mer months with Mrs. Emma Sutton
and daughter Josie. Their kindness
in assisting so cheerfully in making the
poverty party success will not soon
be forgotten. Should they come to the
place another season they will be well
coined by the large circle of friends
which they made. C.
On account of the fairs the ladies
of the U. H. H. society have post.
poned their next meeting from Wed.
nesday to Saturday, Sept. Is, when
they will meet with Mrs. Warner and
Mrs. Babbitt as mentioned last week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
LANDGROvE.

l. B. Taylor from Boston is visit
lug at D. A. Cooledge's.
Luke P. Heald of Weston and
Frank E. Heald of Brattleboro visit
ed at Jacob Smiths last week.
School in Dist. No. commenced
Monday. Miss Eva Smith teacher.
C. C. Cook and Master Ray of
Castleton visited their friends in town
the first of the week. Mr.. Cook left
Ray with his grandparents and took
baby Hugh home with him. 4,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07

London policemen are not allowed
to add to their wages by odd jobs in
spare moments.
Frequent cutting or trimming of
the hairs increases their thickness,
but not their number.
Nearly 10000 tons of corks are
needed for the bottled beer and aera-
ted waters consumed annuallylin the
British isles. ss3f'
Sirius, the fixed star, now jn the
ascendant, is computed to be lDO,-
600, 100000 miles dlstaaL from the
sun.
London has the best water supply
of any city in the world. Every day
20,000,0O0 gallons can be pumped
into the pipes.
India has $1,000, 900 acres of land
in rice, 100000 in wheat, IS, 00O,-
600 in other food grains, 100000
in sugar cane, z51 900 in tea, 3OO,-
600 in tobacco.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
New Proverbs.

New Proverbs.
Chicago Heralds VI
federation is pretty good creed
in itself. q
Only sublime courage can face in.
visible danger. #
The man that knows it all has
everything to learn.
The man that thinks for himself
thinks for many.
The live merchant hurrahs loudes,
in hard times.
Pretty faces are apt to be masks
for vacant minds.
Our market value is fixed by thu
estimate of others.
To a just cause a compromise i:
more damaging than a defeat
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures on eartl
are you trying to do?"
Mrs. Justjoined-"I was reading
about cooking by electricity, so
hung the chops on the electric bel
and Eve been pushing the button fo
half an hour, but it doesn't seem tt
work. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
PERU.

Our community was shocked last
Sabbath to learn of the death at Win.
chendon, Mass, Of Mrs, Ida Castle,
daughter of Charles Farnum of our
town. Her death was very sudden
and unexpected, and especially lamen.
table to heryoung husband and mother
less babe. Ida was an universal fay.
orite, lar and near, and the mass of
flowers showered upon her grave and
casket was true token of the esteem
in which she was held. She was bur-
led in our village cemetery Tuesday
afternoon, her grave being lined with
flowers which her own hands had tend
ed in her home yard at Wnchendon.
The funeral sermon was preached by
the Rev. Mr.. Swart, the pastor of the
church which she joined in Manchester
and in whose family she lived several
years.
Alta Temperance meeting held at
the church Sunday evening ares, luton
was adopted; "That we cooperate
with all of every name whose aim is to
destroy the saloon and stop the drink
traffic and save its victims. And to
this end we would hereby suggest that
the churches of the north shire of our
county join in the work now being in.
augurated by the churches in the south
shire in this direction.
The whole Of Monday was spent by
the seven teachers of the town in con-
ference with the Supt. Mr. Hapgood.
Miss Susie Hapgood for district No. 1;
Miss Sarah Bowen, No. 2; Miss Eva
Whitney, No. 3; George Whitney, No.
4; Miss Nola Woodward, No. 5;
Clarence Marden, No. 6; Miss Martha
Rush, No. 7.
The exercise was private in the fore
noon and public in the afternoon and
were as informal and practical as pos
sible, and highly interesting. Methods
were illustrated by actual practice with
class of little ones, and everything
closed with the terse words: Don't for
get. Actual roll call at 8. Never
skip oral exercises in Arithmetic.
Practice daily the sounds of the vowel;
and consonants. See that each pupi
has visiting pad. Get ready thu
night before for next days work. L
you have any fact and common sense
put it in use. You will be reported
for just what you are, without fear o.
favor.
The young peoples literary clul
have resumed their Friday evening
meetings at the church vestry. Sub
Iject this week. "What most importan
fact have l learned since we last met
Mrs. Clara Robinson and son from
Natick, Mass, are visiting at her sis
ter's, Mrs. Bucket Simond's.
Frank Quackenbush visited hi
mother, Mrs. Russell, last week.
| j. B. simonds of Manchester ha
been visiting his father, Dea. O. P
Simonds.
Miss Effie Phillips has gone to Wis
it her sister, Mrs. Stephen H. Duttol
of New York city.
Edwin Phillips and his friend, VIM
Aldrich, are enjoying carriage driv
and will visit Keene, N. H., and othe
places before their return.
Miss Addie Woodcock has gone t.
the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Bur
lington, where it is to be hoped sh
will be greatly benefited.
| Miss Adelaide Veazie returns t
her home in Boston after tw
months visit with her cousins, Mrs
Calvin Phillips and Mrs. A. H
Williams.
| B. F. Williams was one of tn
many who enjoyed trip to LAX
George last Saturday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely deranges the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should not be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will 90 is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by F.
j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces the system In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally, and made in Tole.
do. Ohio, by +. j. Cheney & Co. Tcsti-
mnnials free.
N-Sold by Druggists, 75c,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07

President Cleveland can write a
three-lipe telegram to Washington
which will compel Attorney General
Olney either to enforce the law
against, the Sugar Trust or leave the
Cabinet. Now is the time to down
the communism of pelf.-N. Y.
World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07
LATEST NEws-sTATE and GENERAL
The State Election.
-
$4,000 for Woodbury.,
THE LARGEST REPUBLICAN MAJOR

THE LARGEST REPUBLICAN MAJOR
iTY EVER GIVEN IN AN OFF YEAR.
The above headlines briefly tell the
whole story. From returns now in it
is almost certain that Woodbury's
majority will exceed $4,000. The
Senate is unanimously Republican
and not more than 10 or IL Demo-
Gratis are elected to the lower House.
This is the most sweeping victory ever
attained in an off year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07

Which is worse, Imprisonment for life
or lifelong disease, like scrofula, for
example? The former, certainly, would
be preferable were 1t not that Ayers
Sarsaparilla can always come to the res
cue and give the poor sufferer health.
strength, and happiness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07

Umbrellas made OF oiled paper are
used in Corea.
A sarcastic woman is not popular
long in any set.
Durham, N. c., turns out 800, 900.
600 cigarettes q, year. ...
There are 100000 people in the
United States who own their own
homes.
In China when pupil is reciting
his lesson he turns his back to the
teacher.
Once make woman famous and
she can never expect to sit down and
be happy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-07

See the Worlds F-.y for Fifteen Cents.
Upon receipt Of your address and f1f-
teen cents in postage stamps we will mail
you prepaid our SOUVENIR PORTFOLIO
OF THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
the regular price is Fifty cents, but as we
want you to have one, we make the price
nominal. You will find 1t work of art
and thing to be priced. Itcontains full
page views of the great buildings, with
descriptions of same, and is executed In
highest style of art. Ifnot satisfied with
it. after you get it, we will refund the
stamps and let you keep the book. Ad-
dress II. L. ,BUCKLEN & CO.,
Chicago, III.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10

The Lincoln, Nebrasks, branch of
the Industrial Army, comprising
seventy. three men under Command
err H. A. Duff, had made all ar
rangements to begin its march to
Washington. General Superintend-
ent Calvert, of the Burlington Rail
way, sent letter to Mayor Weir
Offering employmont- tn- every mem.
Der of the army, as wells as to every
unemployed man in Lincoln. to
work on the Burlington extension
to Billings, Mon. Mayor Weir took
the letter to Commander Duff, who
in turn marched his men to Bur-
l;ngton headquarters, where thir-
teen agreed to work at an average
rate of $1.40 a day. The remainder
said they did not fancy the Kind OF
work offered and would march to
Washington.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10

May l is general house
day in Chicago. When Chicago real
estate agents and owners came to
cast up account on May l, instant,
they found that one-third of the
houses and fats held for incomes in
the city were without tenants for
the succeeding year. Not since the
panic of 1878, according to a lis.
patch, has there been such proper
ton of vacant houses in the city.
The reason for this state of affairs is
that Chicago was over-built in an
ticipstion of the worlds fair ; too
great permanent increase Of popu-
lation was expected. The only thing
owners can do now is to wait for the
population to grow up to the pro-
visions made for its accommodation.
Last week both rentals AMI real es-
tate values took a downward turn as
a result of the great number Of
houses and fats seeking tenants.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10

some cross streets be opened was on mos
ton OF Aid. Faw referred to the street
committee, with instructions to report to
Council.
Aid. Owen offered the following resola>
ton which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Marshal be and he is
hereby instructed to proceed at once to
enforce the city ordinances bearing on the
cases reported to this body by DR.. Malone
and others.
On motion of Aid. Faw the street com-
mittee was instructed to notify the colored
Presbyterian church OF the dangerous con
dition of their church building on Wash.
ington Avenue.
Council instructed street committee not
to take substitutes to work on streets
Street tax payers must either work or pay
81 90 tax.
On motion of Aid. Faw the fire commit
tee was instructed to look into the condi'
ton of the hand fire engine and report tt
Council
On motion Of AID Owen Council deci
ded to rent of NJ. R. Lyon room at So 2;
per month as a meeting place tor the
colored fire company.
On montion OF Aid. Hardeman Council
adjourned. R. E. LAwHoN, Clerk.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10
Harrison was President, John w.

Harrison was President, John w.
Noble, Secretary Of the Interior,
and Green B. Raum, Commissioner
OF Pensions, the Department esti>
mated that the high water marx
would be reached in 1894, and that
one hundred and eighty. Height mil
hon dollars (S188,0O0,0OO), would
be required, and the appropriate ton
above referred to of one hundred
and sixty.six million, three hundred
and thirty-one thousand, three hum
dred and fifty dollars was allowed.
Had the last administration re-
NAMED in power, every cent of it
would have been spent, and more
would have been asked for. Under
the present pension management,
there will be spent but little over
one hundred and forty million dol>
lars ($140,0O0, 1000. The balance OF
twenty.six million dollars will be
turned back into the Treasury, and
the tax payers of the United States
will be saved this much money in
hard cash.
1t may be said that there have
been no recent wars in these coun.
tries. 1t lie a fact, nevertheless, that
all of them have been in a state of
war more or less, at some time, since
1865. Here ;s another astounding
TACT: If the highest amounts paid
for pensions, at any time, by all OF
these countries, and by all other
European countries be added TO-
gether, the total sum will not be
equal to the amount which the Uni>
ted States appropriates for pensions
for the current year. In other
words, the United States now pays
more for pensions than all other
European countries put together
pay for pensions now or have ever
paid for pensions at any time.
| s. w. R.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10
CITIZENS MEETING.

AT a meeting held in Marietta on Saturday,
May the 5th, 1894, by number OF democrats OF
the county the following resolutions were adopted
/, Resolved, That it is to the interest of the
Democratic party of our county that primaries be
held in the several districts TO select delegates to
ventions and to that end we earnestlyurge the
Executive Committee of the county 10 act at once.
2. Let the voice OF the people be heard. Let Us
stand by the usages, traditions and policy of the
party. Let the voter be informed where aspir-
ants for office stand on every public issue Let
there be free and fair count and 1t will be we'll
for our good old county.
3. Resolved. That the Marietta JOURNAL, Min
eral Post and Roswell Banner be requested to
publish these resou tions, further, in the alb
sence of the Chairman we request the Vice Chair
man. +. p. Paden, TO act.
J0HN GAENT, >. a. ANDERSON,
Chairman. Secretary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10
THEY WANT NAMES.

The Russell Ar Publishing Co., of 92s
Arch street, Philadelphia, desire the names
and address of few people in every town,
who are interested in works Of art, and to
secure them they offer to send FREE,
Cupid lGuides the Boat" a superbly
executed water color picture, size 10 l3
inches, suitable for framing and sixteen,
other pictures about same size, in co!ors
to any one sending them At ONCE the
names and address of ten persons (admir>
ers Of fine pictures) together with six
two, cent stamps to cover expense OF
mailing, etc. The regular price of these
pictures is $l.O0, but they can all be se>
cured free by any person sending the
names and stamps promptly.
NoTE-The editor of this paper has
already received copies OF above pictures
and considers them really Gems Of Art"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-05-10
beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the
mucous surfaces. Such article should
never be used except on prescriptions from
reputable physicians, as the damage they
Will 40 is ten folds to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney & Co
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and is
taken internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you
get the genuine. 1t is taken internally,
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Chen
ey d Co. Testimonials free
Hsi- Sold oy Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.