The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-06-22
Reporting Progress.

For ten years the SITTER has made
persistent fight for village improve
ment especially in the way of clean
streets and tidy and well kept premis-
es. 1t did this believing that it was
the villages first need, and that this
accomplished, like the possession of
righteousness, all else would naturally
follow. For years we have made
this fight alone, no one offering even
a friendly word. But 10 the good
seed was sown and like the bread cast
upon the waters, after many years ii
comes back to bless and cheer.
Within two months the pastors of
both of our churches have come into
this Office and thanked the editor for
this good work. And far better still.
nearly everyone has caught the spirit
of progression and little did by
each has worked such wonders that
today, as we said two weeks ago, the
village never looked better within its
history. This can only be apprecia~
ted by those who can look back to
but few years ago when our stores
and business places were ornamented
with old boxes and barrels, our streets
graced with old wagons, lumber piles
and rubbish of every description and
our houses, the places where we lived,
when inot loafng about the stores,
decked out in all the gorgeousness of
rotten, broken down fences, flourish
ing weeds, scattered wood, ash bar
rels and discarded tin ware. Don't
vince Us true, as many of us can
testify. How delightful the change
when these old things are brought to
view South Londonderry is new
place. Its Inhabitants have been
born into new and better life and
are reaching up higher. This brings
us to Church street again to that lit
tie spot where the road to the Bap-
list church leaves the highway, sever
al times spoken of in these columns
and the attention of the Ladies' Aid
called to it. Presto Here, too, a
change has been made. A triangu-
lar spot surrounded by grassy bor-
der and made beautiful with lovely
flowers and plants, the whole sur
rounded with neat wire fence.
VIII Q did it ? We are sorry that full
credit cannot be given to the Ladies'
Aid, however, two ladies', Mrs. Bes-
sic Wilbur and Miss Minnie TYLER,
gave it their moral support, furnished
the lemonade for the workers and the
flowers and plants for the plot.
James A. Pierce, a man who earns
his living by daily labor, gave half a
days work, Rev. N. A. Wood as
sisted him and the Messrs. Land
mans furnished man and team to draw
suitable dirt and few gentlemen
\ contributed $1.50 for fencing. Since
writing this we learn that Fred Win
chester has generously given the
fencing, so there is money in the
treasury to beautify some other spot
on the public highway.
And still there is room Let the
good work proceed. When we have
done our full duty in this line we will
have the prettiest village on the
mountains. Then, can we say to all
the world, come and see US. Bring
your business and cast your lot among
an intelligent wide-awake people who
appreciate and make the most of the
/ good, the true, and the beautiful
Caucus.
4 The Republican voters of the town of
Londonderry are hereby requested to
meet in caucus at the town hall in said
town on Saturday, the 3Oth inst at four
O'Clock p. m, to choose four delegates
with alternates) to represent them i'm
the Republican county convention to be
held at Newfane on the Sd day of July
1894.
/ Londonderry, VT, June 20, 1924.
A. E. Cudworth, Republican
L. +. Rugg, Town
+. NJ. Leonard. J Committees.