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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
ODDS AND ENDS.

The first person who ever went round
the world was tie man in the moon.
China's national hymn is SO long that
people take half day to listen to it.
The latest occupation suggested for
the fair sex in England is that of "girl
auctioneers. +"
How many thore are who think reli-
gion is like life preserver-only to be
put on in the hour Of dangerl
Lady Blessington remarked that
friends are the thermometer by which
we may judge of the temperature of our
fortunes.
At Defiance, To-, there is Giving
skeleton''in the person of man who is
5 feet and inches tall and who weighs
but 60 pounds.
Chicago is having a new comet. st.
Louis papers, envious as usual, say it
has distinct curl ON the end of its tail
New Orleans Picayune.
Since the Emperor William gave to
Leoncavallo an order to write an opera
on Roland Won Berlin" no less than
13 other composers are toiling over the
same material.
According to the Glasgow Evening
News, it appears that the latest statistics
issued by the German imperial health
department give to Berlin the honor of
being the healthiest city in the world
and Alexandria tho unhealthiest.
Meyerbeer, in his last will, ordered
his musical remains to be untouched
for 80 years after his death. That time
has expired, and it is reported that
among his papers is nearly completed
long opera in which the young Goethe is
the center.
By recent law New York policemen
have their pay raised 5000. The salaries
of the policemen in the first grade shall
not be less than 81, 400 year; in the
second grade, 81, 300; the third grade,
81, $50; the fourth grade, 81, ,150, and
the fifth grade, $1,000.
Fifty of the older Chicago musicians
have purchased the uniforms, instru-
ments and accouterments of the famous
infantry band that attracted SO much
attention in the German village during
the Worlds fair and have organized as
the German military band of Chicago.
Some ornaments belonging to an idol
the deity of Ballovpore-were stolen
by certain adhvicary of that place A
local goldsmith and his wife, who were
apprehended while melting the said or
naments, were prosecuted, and yet this
crime does not rank as high as killing
a COW.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

Uncle Newell Hunting, an es-
teemed townsman and an old time
resident, passed his 93 birthday last
Tuesday. His daughter, Mrs. W..
A. Shattuck, invited him to her house,
together with all the children. This
invitation was accepted and the fol-
lowing were present besides the aged
father: Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Shat
tuck, Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Hunting,
Mrs. j. G. Gale, Miss Viola Hunt
ting and Mrs. A. w. Shattuck, a
grandchild by marriage. Two other
grandchildren were unable to attend.
Dinner, entirely BETTING the occasion
aud in sumptuousness not excel
led, was served at five o'clock
Here the party received the blessings
Of the aged father and grandfather,
and wed with each other in rendering
homage and courtesy to him whose
lifeline is running SO close to the set
ting sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
They Want Names.

The Russell Art 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 Guides the Boat" a
superbly executed water color picture,
size 10 X l3 inches, suitable for framing,
and sixteen other pictures about same
size, i'm cOlOrs, to any one sending them
at once the names and address of ten
persons (admirers of fine pictures) to-
gether with six two-cent stamps to cover
expense of mailing, etc. The regular
price of these pictures is Sl.00, but they
can all be secured free by any person
forwarding 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 Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
llNGUlSTS IN CONGRESS.
Speeches Can BE Made In Almost All Lam
guages In the House.

Speeches Can BE Made In Almost All Lam
guages In the House.
"a man can get up in the house and
make speech in almost every modern
language, not counting the dead, with
every assurance of having an intelligent
audience, said Representative Bar
tholdt to a reporter. II have made no
effort to gain an accurate knowledge on
the subject, but speaking at random
there are at least 20 members who either
speak or understand German. Williams
of Mississippi studied at Heidelberg;
Richards Of Ohio, / think, at Tonin-
gen; Flynn of Oklahoma speaks Ger
man readily, and McCleary of Mime
sofa, who used to be professor, made
a study of it. / am told that one of the
Massachusetts, members speaks it fluent
ly. Fitch of New York, who left the
house but short time ago, studied at
the universities of jena and Berlin and
is gifted German scholar. Shaw of
Wisconsin also studied in Germany and
understands and speaks the language of
the Teuton. Straus Of New York comes
by it naturally. Haugen of Minnesota
speaks English, Norwegian and Ger
man, besides one or two other languages.
"Brickner and Barwig Of Wisconsin,
Goldzier of Chicago, Kiefer of Mime
sofa and myself all came by it through
inheritance Hainer of Nebraska is a
Hungarian, but, like most educated
Hungarians, speaks German, and Hen
dirk of New York picked it up i'll his
early reportorial days in Brooklyn and
the metropolis.
"Ex-S Speaker Reed is French linguist
and is an exception in being able to
speak French with correct Partisan
accent and with fiuency that must as
tonish the natives General Tracey,
who served in the Papal zouaves in
Rome, is fluent Italian conversation
ist and takes delight in holding a confab
at times with Italian purveyors of street
music ON the higher range OF the Italian
opera.
Zone or two members in the house
can read C ltic, but 1 don't know who
they are. Twas ciie evening with a par
ty of frierl Tive of them were Irish,
and the si-ii was green German, who
spoke Eng h re.her under disadvan-
tage, yet .:5:-tly well to make de-
sirable ta5 lnpanion. 1t was quite a
literary :,p, ard the conversation
turned up & pililological subjects. Not
one of the Irish could speak particle
of Celtic, but that green German could
speak it like contemporary of Brian
Boru and astonisiicd the Cei,s by Civ
ing several long recitations from the
early Irish troubadours. ''-Washingtor
Post.
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A Collecting Fad.

Collections are present day fad. One
eccentric young woman has one of the
oldest fancies, which is that of collect
ing wishbones. She has vast assort-
ment strung about her own room and
any number Of others put away in boxes.
Among them are those of particularly
large and particularly small birds, in
cluding one of a humming bird There
might be easily prettier ideas than this.
One girl, who spends much of her time
abroad, is making study of silver
boxes. Another buys brocades, and still
another odd and beautiful lamps. All
these serve some after purposes of beau
tifying, but the wishbones are only
queer. .--Fhiladelphia Press
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

The action of the University club Of
Boston In promising admission tox0nen
to new set of apartments which it is
planning to build Is for this club
radical one. BY it the number Of mems
clubs in Boston that have granted priv
ileges of this sort to women is increased
to three, all old and conservative ones.
In New York there are at least seven
prominent mems dlubs that offer club
accommodation to their friends Of the
other sex, one Of these, the Cloister,
making the presence Of women at its
Sunday evening dinners an especial fea-
ture. Throughout the country the club
element has participated more or less in
this movement. q few even of the con-
servative ciosc communion London clubs
having yielded with the rest to its ad-
vance,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

"A. L. OulIluS OF OamDfluSe,
Mass. is in town.
Miss Minnie Gates of Worcester,
Mass, is visiting at H. Alexander's.
Nina Tolman is spending a-few
weeks in Winchester, N. II.
Mrs. John Waite continues very
low with but slight, if any, improve
ment.
Henry Holt and family Of Richford
are visiting their relatives and many
friends in this vicinity.
Eugene Harrington of Boston is
spending his vacation with his mother,
Mrs. Miranda Harrington.
Mrs. L. Dompier of Brattleboro
came up Friday and spent the Sab
bath with friends IN town.
Miss Stella Yearly Of Boston is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Janet Year
", and other friends in town.
Mrs. Belle Simonds of Chicago is
visiting with the family of H. A..
Dudley.
Aretus Dryden has finished work
at Peru and is now preparing to en-
ter the Methodist school at Montpe-
lier.
Mrs. G. d. Rawson of Providence,
r. l., arrived in town Monday night
and is visiting her father, David Bab-
bitt.
Mrs. Lucy Phelps went to Bellows
Falls the first of the week to visit
with her sons, Fl. A. and f. B.
Phelps.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. +. Morse of
Newfane are visiting with Mrs.
Morse's son, Hon. A. f. Cudworth.
The ball game last Friday resulted
in a victory for the Hayseeds, IL to
10. The Kids are much consoled by
its not being bad beat. Yesterday
the Kids played Goodelville nine
ON the home grounds and scored a
victory, 81 to 20. Saturday the Kids
play the Bondvilles in the forenoon
and in the afternoon the Bondvilles
and the Londonderrys cross bats.
Mrs. Milton w. Orme and two
children and w. p. Mansfield of
Boston ale at Mrs Mansfield's pleas
ant highland home.
Mrs. Ordelia Jones of West Tow ns-
hend visited this week with II. r
Darling's family.
There will be public meeting al
the town hall next Saturday evening
to make arrangements for the fair.
All in crested are requested to be
present.
Mrs. d. l.. Krebs and three daugh-
ters Of Pottsville, Penn, who have
been visiting at DR.. b. f. Milling
tons, started for their home yester-
day morning. Mrs. krebs and Miss
Helen will stop for few days at At
laniic City on their way.
We hope to see them in our pleas
ant village again next summer.
ID. d. Wait, Everett Vale, b. A.
Ross, Miss Minnie Tarbell, Mrs.
Abbie Sheldon, Miss Stella Yearly,
Conductor Severance, Mr.. and Mrs.
&C.. NJ Eames and the editor and wife
attended Lake Pleasant during Col.
Insersolls stay, all of them hearing
the great orator once or more.
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MARRIED.

In Weston, Aug. 81, by y\Rev. Geo. E..
Boynton, Willard A. Pease and Miss
Alice M. Clayton, both of So. Derry.
In So. Londonderry, Aug. 10, by Rev.
N. A. Wood, William P. Stewart of Bel
lows Falls and Jennie b. Gibson of Lon
donderry.
In White River Junction, Aug TO- by
Rev. A. w. Bush, Milton M. Williams
of Rawsonyille and Miss Minnie B.
Graves of Nottingham.
In Townshend, Aug. 20, by Rev. d.
c. r. Meacham, Curtis Carey of MINI.
and Mrs. Marion Evans of Townshend.
In Townshend, Aug. 81, by Rev. d.
c. r. Meacham, Elmer Harris of Towns
hend and Miss Robbins of Putney.
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Just Received !!
A Fine Line Of Jcwclry,

Link Cuff Buttons for Ladies and
Geuts.
Some of the latest Styles in Hair Pins,
both gold and silver.
Hat Pins, Book Markers, Bag Mar
kers, Scarf Pins.
Ladies' Solid Silver Belt Buckles and
Pins. Ladies' Gold, sterling Silver
and Pearl Shirt Waist sets, Geutlemen's
Stonine sets for shirt fronts.
Umbrella Bands, sterling silver clasps.
Tie clasps for gentlemen. gold chain
bracelets for Ladies. new rings
both gold and silver.
new charms.
We keep a fine line of Silver always on
hand Gold pens and pencils we have a
fine line of. Ladies long chains called
Lometts.
Do not forget that we are the people
that fit eyes free of charge.
ALI work is warranted and will rereive
prompt attention.
CARLETON & LUGENE.
Manchester, Centre.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
Church Calendar.

BAPTIST CHURCH, RGv. N. A. WOOD, Pas.
tor.-Regular sunday services, Oa5, a. m; Sab,
bath School, y, m; Y, p, S. G. f., : p. m.
Mid.week service every Wednesday evening at
: so. Sunday school Lesson class, at the par.
sonage, every saturday evening at I so.
METHODIST CHURoH, REV. GEO. ii. SIssoN,
Pastor.-Regular Sabbath services at 10 I5 n. m.
and sop. m. sabbath School Immediately after
the morning service. Epworth League meets
at the vesuy every Tuesday evening at 80.
Glass meeting, at vestry, every Thursday eve
ming at 80.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
AUCTTON..

| will sell at auction near Chester Depot
Thursday, Sept. 9th, at one O'Clock p. ms
the following articles: Three or four
Desks and Tables, one very nice Music
Stand, paper racks etc. All nicely made
and inlaid with different woods. Also a
quantity of tools and good rife.
LEONARD Nc GNTYRE.
Andover, VT, Aug, 20, '94.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

LOCAL MELANGE.
Picked Up, Dished Up and Made Palata-
BILE for Sitter Readers.

NoTICE-Members of Hooker Post are
requested to meet at their hall, Wednes-
day eve, Aug. 30, to make arrangement
to attend the county reunion to be held
at Newfane the 31st
Per order o. S. Abbott, Com.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
Tuesday morning gave us a frost
that did considerable damage to vines


Roman Coins Found In Mashonaland.
Roman coins have been discovered in
King Solomon's mines. A Mashona ma
tive, grubbing about near the famous
Zimbabwe ruins, came upon eight coins,
all in a fair state Of preservation, which
are undoubtedly Roman. One Of the
coins bears the legend "Constantius
Cas. How on earth did they get
there? There are plenty of theories as to
who those ancient gold seekers were
who left the massive circular walls and
solid coHical towers, the temple for
tresses of Mashonaland In fact, every
man is at liberty to make his own theo-
ry, but nobody has made one yet which
could comfortably bring in Roman coins
and Constantius Cas. Perhaps Mr..
Theodore Bent dropped them on his re-
cent excursion. Roman coins are the
sort of thing an antiquarian might carry
about with him, and while jolting about
in Mashonaland man might drop any
thing Westminster Gazette
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

AI Tue htPuUilCau CauCuo " tu-
nesday afternoon the first ballot re-
suited as follows:
II. P. Yearly, 81
II. P. Chase, 81
j. w. Melendy, 80
A. E. Cudworth, 8
Scattering, s
When this result was announced
Mr.. Melendv withdrew his name, and
the contest continued until the fifth
ballot, when II. p. Chase was nom
mated for Town Representative by
four majority.
The following Justice ticket was
put in nomination
G. IL. Sisson, B. M. Wilkins, s..
NJ. Holden, A. G. Gibson, M. G..
Vaile, L. N. Vaile, F. C. Dean.
Additional names will be put on
by nomination papers.
The Spiritual Society will hold
their twelveth annual picnic at
Stephen Houghton's in Londonderry,
Sept. 9Th. All are cordially invited
without regard to creed.
Mrs. Ann Houghton, Sec.
Out 10 Hdmmondsville, Ohio, re.
ligious revival is in progress. 1t is
called "Holiness meetings." and
meets with more success than our
tambourine troupe. A Press dispatch
says:
The people are worked up to high
pitch of excitement and seven women
left their husbands because they
would not join the church.
The husband of one of these women
waylaid the evangelist and would
have thrashed him had not others in
terfered.
One young woman who has be-
come mentally unbalanced, persists
in singing and praying in the streets
unstopped. There is talk of calling
public meeting to have the revivals
stopped.
Miss Hattie Smith and Mr.. Ber-
trand Chapman Of Ludlow are visit
ing Miss Castara Brooks.
Mrs. O. S. Stewart and Master
Willie are spending few days visit
| ing in West Dummerston.
Z. d. Farnum and family and
Harry Hostwick and wife are attend
the Campmeeting at Claremont.
f. Winchester and family are off
on a ten days visit with friends on
the west side of the mountain.
The drought continues and is of
unusual severity.
The civil authority will meet to-
morrow, Saturday, to look over checl,
list, and also on tue Saturday follow
ing.
The many friends of Mrs. G. I.
Abbott will be pleased to learn that
she has so far recovered that she has
left the asylum and is again at hel
home in this village.
Lawyer Martin of Manchester
Centre is making extensive repails
upon the buildings on the Horton
place, now owned by him. Ii. NJ
Shanks and j. @. Pierce doing the
work.
The Crusaders, Quixote like, are
still charging against the battlements
of hell, and with much the same sue.
cess that attended the doughty Span.
ish Knight. One Capt. Leslie and
an illiterate woman from Worcester
Mass, came to their assistance the
latter part of last week but left Tues.
day morning. The others, owing tC
their great love for So. Londondery
sinners, will probably remain as long
as the people will feed them.
Do you have headache, dizziness
drowsiness, loss of appetite and othel
symptoms of biliousness Hood $ Sar
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
26 cents per box. For sale by Geo. G.
Smith
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
Business Mention.

Business notices inserted under this head for
one cent word. Nothing inserted for less than
sj cents.
II you have anything to sell or wish to buy
anything here Is a chauce to make your wants
widely known at a trhlug cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

&s~For Sale-A fve-year-ol bay mare,
sound and good worker and roader,
weight, ll5O. Inquire Of p. f. Fuller
Pleasant St. Chester, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

@SH WANTED-O On or before Sept.
list strong, capable girl Tor general
housework. Address Lock Box COL
Brattleboro, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
DEATHS.

In Jamaica, Aug. l6, of consumption,
Franklin E. Day, aged 81 years, Z months
and 2s days.
In Wardsboro, Aug. 10, Fannie Louise
Leonard, wife of A. L. Wheeler.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
POSt.O6iCe.

Mails arrive at So. Londonderry every eve
ming, Sundays excepted, by stage from Chester
and Manchester at As; by rail DAD at : :55.
Mails close every morning, Sundays excepted
by train at AS; by stage at I 100.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

LosT-Between Chester and Lowell
Lake Saturday night last ladies light
colored jacket. A suitable reward will be
paid finder if returned.
A. N. Chandler,
Chester, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

Do you have headache, dizziness.
drowsiness, loss of appetite and other
symptoms of biliousness Hood Sar-
saparilla will cure you.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
RaiIroad-CentraI vermont.

New London Northern Division.
Trains depart from and arrive at So. London
derry every day, except Sundays, as follows;
Leave Arrive
Mail, 645, a. m. :55, p. m.
Mixed, 1915, p. M. II 10, a. m.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

R~Ice-cream parlors open every Sat
urday evening in SITTER block.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24
Our Glib List
For 1894.

TO all advance paying subscribers,
both new and old, we make the fol-
lowing terms for the coming year:
The SITTER and N. Y. Tribune, 81. 25
6 " I" N. Y. Press, Slips
" . Daily Press, S2.S5
6 6 =" Rutland Herald, 81 so
$ $ :" Boston Journal, 81 80
" Z" Mirror & Farmer, 81 so
. I" N. Y. World, 81 65
$ g F." Troy Times, 81 so
The SITTER and Demorest Family
Magazine, $3.50.
The SITTER and the Metropolitan
Magazine, 1925.
This last to new subscribers to the
SITTER, $500.
The SITTER and the New York
Weekly Recorder, one of the best
Republican weeklies alive, $l.50.
See advertisement Oh 3d page.
Here you have it, in plain English.
Now, please, don't write and ask if
YOU can have the N. Y. Tribune and
SITTER for one year for SIPS. You
certainly can by sending the money
to this oflice.
re- And, further. should YOU want
more than one Of these papers YOU
can have them at the prices indicated.
for instance the SITTER and n. Y.
Press and Boston Journal will only
cost you S1.15, and sou can add the
Rutland Herald for SOC additional
WTake a daily. The coming
session of Congress is To he stirring
one and yon can only he KEEP
thoroughly posted by iakiug a daily
The n. Y. Daily Press is one of The
ablest Republican papers in tht
country and altogether the mos
spicy. We will furnish it to paid W
sIrTER subscribers for ouly 81 So.
Address all orders 10
The SITTER,
SO. Londonderry. Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

Es- Entered at the Post Office at So. London.
derry as second class matter.
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THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
THE

@S~Address all communications, sign
ed by your proper name, to
The Sitter, So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-08-24

Different patterns of Outing Cloth
saved out at the /, cent fire in Boston,
10 to 90 YdS. each, worth at Wholesale
price l5c. and zoe. per var our price,
while they last,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-18

Mn.wAuI,gE, May is.--lhe schooner
NJ. J. Cummings, laden win grain
rom Chicago, '0uudefod Just south Of
the hafbUr piers this morning. The
crew were ~ the rigging. 10 10 report.
cd that two men were swept overheard
aud drowned. The liieboat which
went 10 rescue the crew was driven
past the wreck AMI capslzud BY the
breakers Mt Bnyvlow.
4 fierce gale from the northwhfd IL
raging ani a tremendous sca sweeping
iut1 the bay. La the city trees are
blown down, light structures I'M
rooicd and signs torn irom thois last
enlngs.
Tho CROW Of the Cummings IL stu In
the rigging, together with Gus OF tho
hio saving crew who attempted 10
mlkra Iiue fast. The line parted and
the lie u0at dtlitod OIL into the break
ors.
The llie.saviug crew reached Hhorc
safely by cltugint 10 this boat which
WAS washed high and dry. They will
taku other MEASURES TO rescue the I'M
prhlled crew OF the Cummings, Que Of
which " "a woman, the slewatdUas.
Tho Racine liiubuat aud crew are
coming ON q special train 10 rescue the
crew VI the Cummings. The schooner
&. &. Barnes In dragging anchor anu
rapidly approaching the beach.