The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-23
STATE NEWS.

ing steamer Niagara, has learned who
he is, and will, ip few days, be reunit-
ed with the members of his family who
survived the memorable disaster off
Port Washington in September, 1856.
| When a two-year-old babe Willis float
ed ashore on a plank from blazing
vessel. He has now learned that his
name is Frank Willets, and that he
was born in Winooski, Chittenden
comfy, 80 years ago. His father,
mother and three brothers, he being the
youngest child, were lost on the Mag
ara.
The abroad commissioners will hold
a hearing on the recent fatal accident
south of Montpelier Junction at Mont
pelier Tuesday.
Alpha Messer, master of the state
grange anu lectuleI vi lHe Haliolldl
grange, will deliver an address at the
midwinter fair grange congress, San
Francisco, April 13 and IA. He will
also visit different parts of California
in interest of the grange, and on the re-
turn trip expects to stop in several of
the western states. The entire trip will
take about two months time
Vermont has the largest average
wool clip of any state: In 1890 it av-
eraged GIL pounds per sheep.
Hill & Molse's general store at
Franklin burned Saturday morning,
and is total loss. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $500.
The centennial anniversary of the
most worshipful grand lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons of the state of
Vermont will be celebrated in Bur-
lington during Masonic week, June
13 and IA. One hundred years ago
the grand lodge was organized at
Manchester. Its first grand master,
Noah Smith, was made Mason there
and it is a coincidence that the pres
ent grand master, M. W., John Har-
ris Whipple, lives there. Another
feature is that the first day Of the Gel
ebration will be the anniversary of
the birth of the present grand master.
The lodge now bears the names Of
nearly 10000 Vermonters. The
members of the executive committee
are M. w., John H. Whipple, grand
master, Manchester Centre r. W.
Kittredge Haskins, deputy grand
master, Brattleboro; R. W., D. N.
Nicholson, grand senior warden, Bur-
lington, and R. W., w. S. Nay,
grand junior warden of .Underhill.
A meeting of shareholders Of in
vestment companies at Denison,
Tex, was held at the Brooks house
at Brattleboro Tuesday, large ma
jority of the stock being represented
by A. P. Childs of Bennington, E.
J.. Tenney of Claremont, N. H., and
B. j. Derby of Burlington, who were
elected committee to formulate
plans for the protection of share
holders interests.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kingsbury, in the
Womon's Journal, discusses the ques-
why some women do not marry. She
thinks one reason is because Of the fl
nanaitl situation in which many wives
are kept. She says:
| very recently overheard one lady
say to another: "Before | was married
| taught school and had money to spend
as j pleased. Now, I have to ask for
every nickel I get!" And thus it is
with many who were once shop girls
and house servants and in other indus
trial departments. By marrying, they
place themselves in the position Of beg
gars, often compelled to ask, sometimes
to cajole or plead for what is rightfully
j theirs; too often, alas to be refused,
even then.
| Did it never occur to these men that
| their wives must sometimes secretly
long for separation, that they may,
for few short years, be free and able
to spend a dime, or even d ,llar, with
out being called to account for it?
i A favorite trick upon strangers in
the South is to take the newcomer in
search of wild honey. The pretended
bee tree having been discovered, a hole
is chopped into the hollow Of the tres
( and fire made to smoke out the bees
} When the fire is well going the cry i
5 raised that the farmer is coming to pro
tect his property, and everybody make
off, with confederate in pursuit. l
it is possible to elude the stranger, h,
, is left to find his way home through al
unknown country, and is next day tn
butt of the village. Exchange.
i Portions Of Texas was visited by
cyclone early Sunday morning. Tel
I persons are known to have been kille,
at Emory and Longview. Hail stone
weighing from Is to Is ounces fell witt
: such force as to destroy buildings, tree