The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-03-29
EAST DORSET.
First thunder shower of spring
Monday afternoon.

| First thunder shower OF spring
Monday afternoon.
The same afternoon the remains Of
William Gardner of Troy, N. Y, a
former resident of our village were
brought here from Panton for burial.
He was visiting there and died sud-
denly of pneumonia. He was about
&c, was well informed as to current
events, prominent Spiritualist and
q good citizen,
Our sick include Edward Cunning
ham, John Koran, Mrs. Stephens
and Miss Elva Batchelder, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Batchelder,
who was taken TO hospital in Bur-
lington last week.
News Of Miss Eleanor C. Torrey's
convalescence dated March 10, has
been received.
Three angels without wings were
let loose in our village one day last
week in the abodes of Frank Gennett,
Fred Hulett and Wesley Perry.
East Dorset is not large and a
young chap was overheard the other
day to call it "only an eye-wiuker of
the world"
A. C. Conner of Manchester De-
pot bought car of potatoes here last
week paying 80 cents.
Patrick Dunn has moved from the
Allen Andrews farm, which he has
carried on for several years, into the
Gardner house and George futile of
Manchester takes his place on the
farm.
The Union church social material
lied Wednesday evening of last week.
1t was numerously attended and Joy.
full. Adults Is cents each, under
growths 10 cents. Cake, coffee and
ham sandwiches-ham preferred to
beef being Bible name, free, varie.
gated boquets, white ice-cream and
white aprons "for revenue only"
1
Dorset has had all along and still
has twelve schools. AS some indica-
ton of their prosperity the following
may be of possible interest. Village
school East Dorset primary depart
ment. Pupils not absent in the
spring term s, in the fall term Q, in
the winter term 6. Not; absent in
one year, 4-Angie Buffum, Agnes
Dunn, Francis Quigley, Mark VIVA.
Ion. Not absent in 2 years, Angie
Butfum, Agnes Dunn, Francis Quig.
ley. Not absent over 4 days in
years, Agnes Dunn, Mary Flynn
Mary Perry, Francis Quigley, Marx
Whalon. intermediate department
Not absent for terms, Bessie Bowen
Myrtle Buffum, ellen Wall. No
absent for year, y. Higher de
partment. Not absent in one year
Mary Bowen and Mildred Buffum
Not absent in 5 terms, Mildred Buf
fun. Not absent but one day in II
terms, Mary Bowen.
Dorset village school, primary de
partment. First term registered 81
average daily attendance, 10, no
absent 3. Second term, registered
%, attendance 81, not absent .
Third term registered %, attendance
20, not absent, D. Not absent 0
I taidv during the year, Lily Wade
Higher department. First term reg
: istered 80, average attendance, n
Not absent, 5. Second term, regis
tered 3s, average attendance %, nc
absent s. Third term registered Al
average attendance. SO, not absent
20, tardy marks, G. Not absent c
tardy during the year, Maud Fisher
> Gertrude Seymour and Elizabet
Williams. Three of the East Dorst
S village school, Cassie Beers, Ameli
s Griffith and Sadie Sherlock receive
certificates to teach at the late count
: examination, averaging between I
: and 80 per cent. Several others.
7 the same school ought to do as we
: and it is perhaps not overstaIing
say that at least half OF the pupils
the higher department Of the DORIS
l. village school could capture cerlillc
ties to teach.