The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-02-01

Army of the Republic, was held at
Brattleboro Wednesday and Thurs
day. The attendance was large and
It is estimated that 5000 persons at
tended the camp fire held In the ar
mory building Wednesday evening.
The reception at the Brooks house
Tuesday evening was the affair of the
season in Brattleboro society circles
add in fact in this section OF the state.
The parlors and reception room were
liacly decorated with flags, bunting
Wl cut flowers, while in 4 section
lmrl was stationed an orchestra.
by 5 O'Clock the guests began To
}rrive until by 10 o'clock over 1000
persons had shaken hands with the
veterans Of the reception committee
and their ladies. Those who received
and ushered were Department Com
handler &, +. Branch of Newport,
Lieut.. Gov. Z. Nj. Mansur and wife,
x-Gov. Fuller and wife, Col. CIV
Hooker and wife, Past Commander
lIush Henry and wife Of Chester.
Gen. w ii. Gilmore and wife Of
i'aitlce, Capt. + IL. Putnam and
wife of Rrattleboro, Mrs. Leopold
Retting of Brattleboro, COX H. E..
Taylor of Brattleboro, Col. Thomas
Harmon, Capt. IL. E. Streeter and
Peter G.. Chase and wife of Brattle-
boro. r.
These past presidents of the
Woman's Relief Corps were in line !:
Mrs. Minna G. Hooker of Brattle-
boro, Mrs. Leonora N. Howe of
Brattleboro, Mrs. Lucy Gibson of
Bennington, Mrs. Amanda Newcomb
of Montpelier, Mrs. Calista Jones of
Bradford and Mrs. Ella NJ. Savor of
Montpelier and Mrs. Alice Henry,
president of the association. The
following officers were chosen for the
coming year:
Department commander, Barney
Cannon, it,, of Bellows Falls.
Senior vice commander, Perry Por-
Ter of West Burke.
Junior vice commander, j. H. Hovt
of South Royalton.
Chaplain, f, Nj. Haynes Of Rut-
land. .....
Medical director. B. F. Ketchum
of Brattleboro.
The big Brooklyn strike still con-
tinues but the trolley roads are filling
up with new men and are running
nearly their usual number of cars.
Eleven liquor shops were raided in
Rutland on Monday. The usual fine:
and appeals.
Cuttingsville had a $4,000 fire Mon.
day night Waterman's undertaking
shop, Foster & Story's carriage shop
and jones grist-mill were Burned.
The fire is supposed to have caught
from stove in the mill.
Buddhism is the religion of Japan
and the little island has 10000 TEN
pies devoted to the worship of Buddha.
Christianity has made but little impress
sion upon the Japs, it having made not
as many converts as Buddha has tenn.
Piles.
Lowell, Mass, cotton manufac-
lures feel the force of competition in
the South and will move their mills
there.
Calvin Colby was killed Monday
morning at Tunbridge. He was al
work with a saving machine, when the
balance wheel broke and segment
striking his head, killed him instantly.
He was 80 years old.
Gov. Woodbury. has appointed the
following highway commission: Josiah
L. Votey Of Burlington, O. l.. Kinds
of Highgate and Marcus Peck Of
Brookfeld. The appointment was
made Saturday and the term will ex
pire November 80, 1896.
The smallest newspaper in the world
is Ell Telegrama, published in Mexico
exactly four inches square.
Col. Horace Scott, the well-knowr
railroad man, who died in Louisville
KY, the other day, was native o
Halifax, this state. He was 50 year.
of age and had resided in Louisville 81
years. He always took a great inter
est in railroad affairs, though. for thu
past two years he had not Been en-
gagged in railroad business. He wa,
president of the Louisville Transfer
company at the time Of his death, ant
most of his time was taken up in tn,
management of this enterprise.
1t is generally agreed that the mes
sage of the President will have no eff
feet on Congress. 1t has only had th,
effect of making the silver men NOR
stubborn than ever. The more an,
one describes the dark outlook for tn
country, the more the silver men ar
pleased.