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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
STATIONS RIVER.

Has the editor of the Bellows Falls
Times gone to Africa or to Hawaii !?
Amt it about time to begin that
talk again on the electric railroad ?
Onr village was honored by the
visit of two tramps last week-the
first of the season. S. D. Whipple,
our selectman, entertained them at
the hotel.
Quite a large lot of wood is for sale
by our farmers but there seems to be
but little sale for it.
The Factory company received last
week an order for 20 pieces of goods,
about two days work on the looms.
Don't this look encouraging ! These
fine old democratic times.
The old grist mill is the only en-
terprise in town that is running on
full time.
Thomas Marlbro is making extern
sive attractions in his house.
Sick, sick, grip, grip, but no one
dangerously SO.
M. A. Wilder is out of work.
The officers elected for the new
year in Saxtons River Lodge, No
33, l. O. O. F. are as follows: G.
F. Simonds, N. G; f. G. Rand, V
tG; G. Il. Tower, See.; F. L
Simonds, Treas G. L. Gale, rep
resentative to Grand Lodge. Reg
ular meetings every Tuesday evening
The Lodge received call from
Grand Master, VIM. Farrar, of Rut
land last Tuesday evening and aftel
the meeting the Ledge were invited
to the house of F. C. Rand where f:
fine banquet was served by the Re
becca Lodge.
j DIR. Geo. Williams of the Vernon
Academy is away this week on bus
mess.
i A. T. Pierce has closed his en-
gagement as clerk for L. f. Mayo
& Co.
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Now Try This.

II will cost you nothing and will surely
do you good if you have cough, cold or
any trouble with throat, chest or lungs.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money will be paid back.
Sufferers from La Grippe found it just
the thing and under its use has a speedy
and perfect recovery. Try sample bot
tie at our expense and learn for yourself
just how good thing it is. Trial bottles
free at Geo. G. Smiths Drug Store.
Large size Soc. and S1.00. 49,
A New York paper says: After
the 30th of the month you will be able
to buy telephone for few dollars,
and for $50 you can purchase COM
plete telephone system, with all the
necessary implements for both ends
of the line.
Hitherto, it would have been i'm
possible to purchase the instruments
at any price, as they were controlled
by patents owned by the American
Bell Telephone company.
The fundamental Bell telephone
patent expired on March Z of last
year. The Bell company, it was
found, however, still owned the pa
tent on the receiver, and no telephone
system would be of much use without
a receiver. But the patent of Janu'
airy 80, 1877, is now about to expire
and thus both the receiver and the
transmitter will be free to the public
/ After the 30th Of this month tele.
phones will be sold like hats or cigars.
Instead of paying S240 year for the
rent of an instrument you can buy
outright for less than tenth of that
sum.
If you only wish to use it between
your house and your office or between
the house and the stable or from office
to factory, you can have a line put VI
for trifing sum, and you will owl
your system outright.
If, however, you wish telephone
for general use, and have to depend
upon the exchange, you will be at the
mercy of the Bell company, at leas
for some time to come.
1t is evident from the preparations
now being made in this city and else
1 where by manufactures of electric APP
paratus that big boom is expected
in the sale of telephones. A larg'
number of instruments have beer
made and these will be put on thu
market January 81.
| Many large contracts have beer
made for the supply of telephones
after that date. All these new in
struments will be sold outright; none
will be rented.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
EAST DORSET.
Warm, wet and slippery.

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Sunday every day in the week, but
free soup not any.
Bad happenings not here, but near.
Several cars of the north bound coal
train that passed our station about 6
p m, Monday evening jumped the
track and went through bridge lit
tie south of South Wallingford.
Nobody hurt.
The same night the COW barns and
30 COWS were burned on the Rogers
farm little north of Dandy.
Whilst the wrecking train was re.
turning from the South Walliugford
accident it collided with our 10 a. m.
north-bound train near South Shafts
bury was thrown from the track and
the engineer and one brakeman so
badly injured that they died soon after.
Report says the train dispatcher Or
dered the wrecking train to pass at
South SALISBURY and the other to
pass at North SALISBURY.
1t is painful, very painful to put
the Barunmville "Devon heifer" of
the last SITTER in the shade. She is
a good, useful heifer and gives milk
enough daily to whitewash all the tea
OF her owners late old-hundred tea
party. But our villager, G. Fayette
Griffith, has much better one. She
is grade Holstien, will be three
years old the 9th day of next March
and has been in the milky way since
the 22nd day of last December. Her
milk has been weighed every day and
the average is between 81 and 20 lbs.
Her milk has been sold-no butter
made from it. She is large, oxy and
handsome and would seem to be the
very identical animal the little girl
had in her minds eye when in writ
ing her composition about "the cow
she said: "The cow is the most use-
full animal there is except religion. y
This said heifer is stabbed right neal
the Union church and any doubling
Thomas can step right in and have
his doubts removed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
WALLINGFORD.

John Miller, an old and respected
resident, died at his home on Main
street, Jan. 8, after short illness.
Miss Lucia Avery has returned to
her school in Mortified, Mass.
Mrs. Sarah Wiley died at the home
of A. J. Bartholomew Jan. 6, after
brief illness.
Mrs. Samuel Rogers is i'll.
William Wolcott and Eliza Titus
were married at the Catholic church
Jan. 8, by Rev. A. j. Glynn.
The funeral of George Tower was
held at his sisters, Jan. 8. Mr.. Tow
er was "a years old The body was
sent to York state for burial.
The grip is still raging and but few
have escaped.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
. FRIDAY MORNING, JAN 10. 1884,
PERU.

Good sleighing everywhere else,
Manchester, Chester, Brattleboro
and the cities Of Massachusetts, but
only wheeling with us.
The school for advanced scholars
under the charge of Miss Della Hap.
good, opens very favorably /; nearly
every district in town being represent
ted. Some of our girls, especially,
making the most praiseworthy efforts
to attend in spite of wind and SHOWS.
Our young people are having a
good deal of coasting and skating
now-a-days-the All Williams hill
being the favorite resort.
Although no deaths as yet, good
many have suffered severe attacks
from the grippe. Mrs. G. X. Da-
Wis, Miss Lucia Gould and Aaron
Lyon are among the worst sufferers.
Miss Martha Rush is boarding at
Dea. o. p. Simond's and attending
the village school, Miss Emma Tiff
is stopping at M. j. Hapgood's Tor
the same purpose, and George Batch
elder at the hotel. ,
There is apparently good deal of
real estate competition in our village
lately,-so much for the cheese fac
tory so quick.
Our stage driver has changed his
route, going by way of Landgroye
Hollow, owing to the neglect of the
selectmen to provide a winter road
upon the old route.
No move whatever has been yet
made to re -locate the telegraph. This
is accommodation with vengence, to
the wants of the public upon the part
of the owners of the line.
How about old queen clip" Isn't
it pity that she is going to be de-
prived of the privilege of striking off
the heads of 1000 Americans BY
Cleveland's secret, underhanded ma
nuverings failing to workp There
|are great many who would like to
shoulder the musket and be landed at
Honolulu.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER,
Our good neighbor opposite, Mr.

Our good neighbor opposite, Mr..
VIM. Albee has been seriously i'll
with an affliction OF the heart since
last Saturday. His daughter, Mrs.
Luella Barrus of Orange, Mass, in
answer to telegram, came up Tues
day night and the next morning his
son, George, of Fitchburg came.
His two sons residing in Rochester, N.
Y, are daily advised as to his condi-
ton and are awaiting developments
before coming. This morning, after
a good nights rest, the patient is APP
parently much better and the indica-
tons are decidedly encouraging.
The first prize exercises, open to
all the schools in town, will come off
at Union Hall, Londonderry, Feb.
1st, and the second one one week
later at Town Hall in this place.
A runaway accident at the depot
Wednesday evening came near being
serious. Postmaster Curtis of the
north village was down with wagon
and when leaving the depot and near
the bridge the horse became frighten-
ed and manageable and turned run
ming towards the depot, the wagon
striking the platform throwing Mr..
Curtis out upon the hard ice. For
tunately he escaped without serious
injury. At this point the horse, by
reason of the crossbar breaking, be-
came detached from the wagon.
Merchant j. P. Blackmer Of Man
chester Depot sent us change Of
advertisement last Monday, as the
date and postmark show. 1t was re-
ceived here Wednesday night, as the
receiving stamp shows, after the side
of the paper in which Mr.. Blackmer's
ad appears was printed. This is GER
tainly provoking seeing that we have
daily mail between this place and
Manchester.
We publish in its proper place the
death Of Mrs. Aurilla (Coombs) Farr,
widow of the late Elijah Farr, who
formerly resided in Jamaica, near
Jacksonville. Mrs. Farr was sis
ter Of Mrs. Mary White and Mrs.
Phoebe Churchill of this village, and
she held her first church membership
with the Baptist church of this place.
She will be remembered by our Older
citizens as a devoted, Christian lady.
Miles X. Cone, collector of taxes
in Winhall, and formerly collector in
this town, writes the SITTER that he
is much pleased with the Winhall plar
which gives the entire tax into the
hands of the collector. Mr.. Cone
thinks it is worth half to collect thu
delinquent taxes after the London
derry plan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Production of gold throughout the

Production of gold throughout the
world amounting to nearly s150,000,.
900, is the latest estimate of the trea
sury officials, for the calendar yeal
1893. This is s5,000,000 more thar
the estimate made late in November
and is very nearly the largest produc
ton for any single year in the history
of the world. The great increase is in
South Africa, which has advanced by
leaps and bounds from less than s12,.
900, 900 in 1891 to s25, 900, 900 in
1892 and s31, 100000 for 1898. The
United States will show an increase
of nearly $4,000, ZOO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keech of
Brattleboro have made short visit at
VIM. Lawrences'.
The pulpit was supplied last Sab
both by Rev. Van Schaick of Wind
ham.
Geo. Lawrence has sold the James
Boynton farm to Mr.. Freeman Of An
dover.
The death of Richmond Trip oc-
cured last week Thursday at his son
Henry's home, the remains were taken
to Manchester for burial, the funeral
sermon being held Sunday at that place.
He leaves wife and one son and two
daughters to mourn his loss.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
JAMAICA.

Mrs Sylvester Rawson is on the
sick list. E
Miss Cora Fits, who has been
passing few days at Charles Clark's,
has.returned to her home at Wards
boro.
Miss Stella Howard Of Bondville
Is at work for Mrs. S. Foskett.
Miss Ella Willis, who has been at
tending school this winter at the Le-
land and Gray Seminary, is at her
home sick.
Mrs. Sarah Heald of Worcester,
Mass, is here caring for her son,
Frank Gleason, who is very sick with
pneumonia.
Mrs. Josie Huntington of South
Londonderry spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ransel Frost.
Mrs. Alphonzo Howard is at work
for t. w. Boynton, caring for Mrs.
Boynton who is quite i'll.
There was no preaching at the
Congregational church last Sunday
on account of the illness Of the pas
tor, Rev. S. L. Vincent.
Mrs. A. L. Howard has returned
from Somerville, Mrss., where she
has been caring for her daughter
Jennie, who is i'll with pneumonia,
but is gaining slowly. She has been
moved to her aunt's at Roxbury.
Mass.
H. H. Reeds little girl of -four
years is sick with the measles.
Tatters, a new border drama will
be presented by Warren Holton's
Camp, S. of ", at the Dramatic
Hall Friday eve, Jan. 26.
The annual roll call of the Baptist
church was Saturday, Jan. 6. /
was well attended by the members
and number of letters were reaC
from members that could not be pres
ent. Their annual meeting was helt
on the Monday following, Jan. 9Th
the following officers were chosen.
David Eddy, Moderator; G. w
Holton, Clerk; J. @. Shumway
Treasurer I. w. Boynton, Corydol
Amsden, David Eddy, Committee
Mrs. Fannie Howard, Collector G
w. Holton, Samuel Bradley, Audi
| fore
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
WANTEDI
will be rented.

To correspond with parties having
farms for sale; with good house, barns
and out buildings, and about 100 acres
or more of good land, divided into mead
ow, pasture and wood land, good sugar
orchard of 900 to 500 trees, good fruit
and never failing running water. Mead
ow must be so it can he moved by ma
chine. Address, Box 1856.
Manchester Depot, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
CARD OF THANKS.

Words fail to express our gratitude to
the loving hearts and willing hands of our
neighbors and friends who so kindly adj
ministered to all our wants when we, as
family, were all laid upon beds of sick.
ness. May Gods richest blessings be
showered upon them continually, and
may they ever have the same kindly ten
derness shown them in trouble, that they
showed us. ......
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Thomson
and family.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

&~Lumber job desire to let the
getting into my millyard of any amt, &C
cording to the winter, of hard wood, up
on tirst-class traverse road one mile from
mill. Use of house and barn free.
M. j. HapgoOd,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

'tNow is the winter of our discomfort
made glorious summer" by Ayers Sar-
saparilla This wonderful medicine so
inyigorates the system and enriches the
blood that cold weather becomes positive
ly enjoyable. The Arctic explorers would
do well to make a note of this.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19


Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Walker are
spending the winter with Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Allen at Chester Depot.
Merchant G. G. Smith and his
daughter, Mrs. Florence Farwell,
went to Boston yesterday. They are
expected back on Monday.
O. f. Adams of Worcester, Mass,
has been visiting with his friend, Lee
S. Gale. rs
Is there anybody that owes the S1F-
TER dollar, or more !? Don't all
speak at once.
The dramatic club will have under
rehearsal in few days another STIR
ring drama, that they will put upon
the boards as soon as possible.
The Baptist church acknowledges
with thanks $500 from "friend" da-
ted Jan. A, '94.
Z. F. RUGG.
Davenport, the drummer, and his
coordination" played at the town
hall Monday evening to small au-
dience. Davenport is good drum
mer-if he ISM he's nightly mistaken.
J. T. Landman has sold his farm
to Lee S. Haven. Mr.. Landman is
now engaged in the Landman store.
In speaking of Mr.. Lee Ravens
hens last week we overstated the
number, it was only 40 that he kept
and from witch he got so good re-
suits.
Liveryman Goddard has put ont
a new sign. Thas's the stuff Let
folks know that you are alive.
Mrs. j. A. Pierce was taken
severely i'll few days ago, but is now
improving. 1t was severe case of
grip.
We invite the attention of all who
have good farms for sale to an ad.
vertisement headed "Wanted' or
this page. The advertiser means
business and is reliable.
Willard Buxton has just moved tc
his place at Thompsonburg, purchas
ed of Edwin Babbitt. Mr.. Buxtor
has resilled and otherwise improved
the house.
Nelson Goddard, while choppine
wood last Saturday, cut his foo
enough to lay him off for a day o.
two. On Wednesday Leroy Burbe.
met with like misfortune in th,
same way. Burbee's cut is said tt
be quite severe.
We are pleased to state that w
have reliable information that Mrs
j. B. Worthen has greatly improve,
since she left here and was, last Sun
day, able to stand upon her feet
This will be welcome news to our 10
cal readers who knew of the great an,
continued sufferings of this lady, an,
we are sure that all will hope that sh
may soon be entirely restored.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Wilbur an
their daughter, making the entir
family, have been sick with the gri
for week or more. They are no,
on the gain. Ira Evans and wifi
have been caring for them and dom
the chores.
The sick, like the odds and ends @
the vendue, are 'toO numerous t
mention" Fortunately most of ther
are not Of an alarming character
Rev. G.. H. Sisson continues to i'm
prove, also Miss Mary Ross. Select
man H..A. Dudley is suffering wit
a bronchia! difficulty and is under th
care of DR.. Millington.
Scrofula, whether hereditary or az
quired, is thoroughly expelled from tn
blood by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the gres
blood purifier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
NEWFANE

The county Jail received another
guest Saturday, when Luther r.
Plummer of Brattleboro was housed
within its walls under arrest for the al
legged burning of cottage at Chester
field lake about month ago. The
complainant is Mr.. Stearns Of Brook
Ign, N. Y, who had leased the prop
orty, and Plummer is understood to
have confessed. He was held under
$500 bonds for appearance at the
March term.
Plummer is well known in Brattle-
boro and surrounding towns has been
active in church and circles, and be-
longed to one of the Oldest families in
the county.
About month ago he hired horse
and sleigh at Brattleboro stable, and
was very particular that the bells be
taken off. He returned to the stable
late at night. The same evening, dur
ing his absence, the dining hall at Ches-
terfeld lake, two-story structure, was
burned, with its contents, involving a
loss of about $4,000. Plummer was
in charge of the hall last summer, and
his personal property, including steam
launch, was burned.
Capt. Estey has attached Plummer''
store in Brattleboro for $3.50, which is
still due for the launch,
The arrest has caused sensation,
and much sympathy is felt for Plum
lnar,c uif,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

The best way to avoid scalp diseases
hair falling out, and premature badness
is to use the best preventive known fol
that purpose-Halls Hair Remover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

To preserve youthful appearance as
long as possible, it is indispensable that
the hair should retain it's natural color
and fullness. There is no preparation
so effective as Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t
prevents badness, and keeps the scalp
clean, cool and healthy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

The Syracuse salt works, the most
extensive in the United States, have
an evaporating surface Of over 12,-
900, 900 square feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
sTRATToN.

The Ladies Aid Society viii have
their annual sale and supper Tuesday
eve, Jan, %.
Myron Crossman, who has taken the
Job of drawing lumber, from Somerset,
is having rather poor Shedding, so fal
this winter.
Orville Allen has finished cutting
his logs and moved back
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
Special Notices..

RnHemlock Bark Wanted-delivere
at any station on the narrow gauge.
FRANK CUTTING.
H.yJ. STEWART, Agent,
Rawsonville, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

Mrs. Wellman's niece, Miss Fish
er, is passing some time at Ezra
Wellman's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
@MI1E7S-

A Splendid assortment OF
Outing Flannels, and more to
arrive next week. The most
desirable goods to be had at
the price, 10 cents. The Reds
are particularly desirable for
children.
Lots of Rubbers for the
Lumbermen, and footwear OF
all kinds in great variety. The
Ladies' Beaver Button Boot,
Flannel lined and Foxed with
fine Dongola Kid is a good
seller.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19
LOCAL SUMMARY.

Central Vermont mileage 2 IA cents
per mile. Geo. G. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-19

Scrofula, whether hereditary or ac-
quired, is thoroughly expelled from the
blood by Hoods Sarsaparitla, the great
blood purifier.
The herald., 1894-04-11
FOR KENT-KooMs.

UNFINISHED ROOMS-THE PARKER, 424
Il W. Fourth st. single suite; also fur
nished rooms for light housekeeping. 4 I'm
NOR RENT-TwO SUNNY, UNFURNlsHED
L rooms for light housekeeping closets and
bath. 627 W. Seventh ST. 2 If
EOR RENT = Pleasant ROOMS, FUR.
L nished or unfurnished, at III Maple ave.
TT I'm
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET - LIGHT
z housekeeping. 3.5 Buena Vista St 4 24tf
The herald., 1894-04-11
Pninatalsinr rorrers.

y AMEN try in every way possible" said
prominent bank president, "to obtain
the signatures of New York bankers.
"Their object is evidently to use them
in committing forgeries. At least we
suspect 80, and for that reason try to be
as careful as possible in signing letters.
'In this bank we have many letters
from the west of such trivial nature
that we suspect an Interior motive upon
the part of the writers, and if we answer
them at all do so by typewriter, even to
the signature.
Zone forger or counterfeiter in Indi-
ana is exceedingly systematic and per.
sistent In his efforts to obtain the sigma
lures of our officers. AS regularly as
the year comes around he writes, inclos-
ing $40 bill, and requests us to send
him one of our new $40 bank notes in
exchange.
..He always gives the same reason for
the request-that he wants it for his col
lection Of course that is nonsense. We
believe that he wants new bill SO that
he may discover if we have changed our
officers and get their signatures.
"He never does get them though. We
always return his bill with typewrit-
ten letter on paper containing no names,
excusing ourselves on the ground that
we have no circulation outstanding. -
New York Herald.
The herald., 1894-04-11
EVENTS AT YUMA.

Proposed colony OF French vIsnerons.
Boundary Survey, Etc.
YUMA, Ariz, April 10.--A. Blanc,
representing the French syndicate, Ali.
Castillion and Engineer Y. Strom and
party, representing the Hutton Scotch
syndicate intending to place a colony o!
wine producers near the mouth OF the
Colorado river, have returned here after
having made careful survey Of the
streams which leave the Colorado river
that can be used for irrigRting the great
valley OF the Colorado west OF the main
range OF mountains. Upon the arrival
OF General Andrade, the owner OF the
lands, negotiations for the purchase OF
the same will be closed.
The boundary line survey commission
which has been locating the line be-
tween the United States and Mexico
has finiBhed placing the monuments to
the Colorado river and has moved on to
the west. The commission is now
located at San Diego. The monuments
are placed in sight Of each other, about
Ave miles apart. 1t will take about
three months to cross the valley and
reach the sumnit Of the Sierras, east of
San Diego.
Colonel Charles D. Boston. known as
the father OF Arizona, has fully recov-
cred from the injuries he received by his
fall from the railroad bridge three weeks
ago, and has returned to Ph@nix.