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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

A state item, important if true, an
nounces that P. w. Clement of Rut.
land has authorized the statement that
he will be a candidate for governor
next year on an anti.prohibition plat
form, and expects the democrats to in
dorse him.-[St Johnsbury Weekly.
The item has not particle Of truth
in it. Some Of the virtuous people
down Burlington way seem to have set
it going with the idea that they might
annoy Mr.. Clement and once more
crush the Herald, but it is unlikely
that they expected anybody to take the
thing seriously.-Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laest u Govt Report
R3H!A!!! R RskldHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ANDOvER.'
ABSOLUTELY PURE

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Mrs. Ruth Flanders is ut work in
Chester. >'' F'"'
Orlo. Black Of Rupert spent a few
days with Samuel Farrer last week.
Miss Mabel Felt and w. A.
Felt visited at Perkinsville last week.
Mrs. s. A. Rowell is visiting
friends in Springfield, Mass, and va.
cinety.
Mrs. Comstock of Ackworth, N.
H., is visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
Rounds.
Loren Warren has a job at the Odd
Fellows home in Ludlow. =
On Friday, Nov. 8, five teachers
with their scholars gathered at town
hall for the purpose Of examination:
and to explain their different methods
of instructions, The scholars were wide
awake and interested and passed good
examination in readings, arithmetic
geography, history and physiology
The teachers handled their classes will
ability and proved that they had done
good work and were carefully looking
after the good of their scholars. Why
is it that with more, money expended
for school purposes than for any othe1
purpose in town, the parents take 81
little interest in what their scholars arr
doing in the school room?
A little supervision of the schools
on the part OF the parents, word o
advice where needed, a word of prais'
when deserved, would many time
make good and efficient schools.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
Our Neighbors
what They are Doing Briefly. fold by
the siftcr's Intelligent star OF
Correspondents.
LONDONDERkl.E

Last Friday night Horatio Law
renee had very narrow escape from
drowning by accidently stepping from
the sidewalk in front of c. E. Bacon's
store, distance Of eight feet into the
pond, which at that place was about
ten feet deep and but for the timely
arrival of help would have been
drowned. Great credit is due Fred
Bath for the heroic courage which he
manifested and in so doing lost nice
hat and spoiled new suit of clothes.
A singing school under the supervis-
ion of Julian johnson is being held
at Union Hall, Wednesday evenings.
Mrs. Eunice Swallow from Man.
chester Depot is guest at Daniel
Swallows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor from Brook.
line, Mass, arrived at their home here
Wednesday.
E. E. Allen and wife from Rapon
da, Wilmington, are visiting at G.
w. Shattuck's.
"Triss or beyond the Rockies" s
stirring border Drama will be present
ed at Union Hall upon Thanksgiv
ing eve, by local talent. New scenery
has recently been added to the stage
and the proceeds will be devoted to pay
the Indebtedness. We have now a
pretty a stage as can be found in an,
country village, and the play is replet
with incidents peculiar to the period o
the 49-ers, come and see it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
HOUGIiIUN LILLE.

c. 5. Cummings YVES at Peru Sat
urday of last week.
j. II. Putnam has returned to
Bellows Falls.
E. S. Cadoret is putting the school
house in order for the winter term.
A. D. Corbett is better.
Mrs. C. F. Buffers, accompanied
by Mrs. A. C. Nourse, visited
Chester Wednesday.
Abbie Ober was home from Wind
ham over sunday
Our veteran, fur man, F. d. Blood,
reports very large catch the presen,
autumn as far as he is concerned
He also will soon be ready to pur.
chase all furs taken in Southern Yer.
mont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
JAMAICA.

Arthur Allen has moved from John
Cummings tenement into the Ed
Spencer tenement.
A singing school is being taught
by Julian johnson of Londonderry.
Mrs. Howard Burk, who has been
passing number of weeks at VIM.
f. Gleasons, has returned to her
home at Bratteboro.
T. f. Towards undertaking shop
is nearing completion. Horace San
ders and Milton Howard are doing
the work.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Crowninshield last week Wed.
nesday.
H. H. Reed has bought back his
mill on Mechanics street that he sold
few months ago to Almon Willis.
The village schools closed sue.
cessful term last Friday. The high
er department was taught by John
Peterson of Warren, the lower de-
partmert was taught by Miss MAY
Nobbs of this place.
Leonard Bradley has gone to West.
minister, Mass, where he will pass
the winter with his brother, Madison.
Leroy Rawson of Jamaica and
Miss Lula Peabody of Chester were
united IN marriage Wednesday at the
brides home in Chester. The mar.
rage is followed by reception anG
dance at his fathers, Sylvester Raw.
sons, Thursday night.
A flag was flung to the breeze We'd
nesday p. M, in the school hous,
yard, followed by an entertainment
and a lecture by Rev. Mr.. Meacbau
OF Townshend, at the Opera hall il
the evening.
Miss Minnie Allen closed a YER,
successful term of school last Frida,
at Pixies Falls and is now at he
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Allen
Will 5. Allen has let his farm il
East Jamaica to Herbert Potter ant
gives possession this fall
Mrs. Ann R. Harding has Just hat
troublesome cancer removed from
her face by the skillful hand of DR.
G. B. Doane.
The L. I. L. will meet at Mrs
Lucy Kellogg's Wednesday evening
Nov. 9th.
There will be chalk talk in con
nection with temperance class at tn
congregational church, Sunday, b,
~. IL. Aiken.
Pixies FALLS.
Will Gale has moved to Bondvlll
where he intends to work for Geo
Burbee during the winter.
Frank Porter has moved in wher
Will Gale moved out.
Nelson Starr killed a hog last wee
which dressed $50 lbs.
Geo. M. Hurd is now cutting log
for Douglass Forester in Stratton.
L. A. Bourn and wife have brok
? up housekeeping and gone to tt
north part of the state to work out.
The Universalist Society are pr,
pairing to present the comedy dram;
"The Deacon" at Union Hall, Fir
day evening, Dec. 10th.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
WARDSBORO.

Mrs. Anna Farnum of Vermont
grange 139, attended the annual session
of the National grange at Worcester,
Mass, last week and was duly invested
with degrees of Flora and Ceres.
Jessie Howard is suffering from
rheumatism.
Mrs. Flora Robbins and daughter
from Rawsonvllle airs spending few
DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cobb.
John Wheeler is in Bondville Wis.
iting relatives and friends.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
Mrs Geo. Pierce is preparing to

.
move to Brattleboro.
Your correspondent wishes to thank
Mrs. A. NJ. Farnum for boqnet of
pansys, picked from Mrs. Fs. gar
den, Nov. Is.
'Aggie Wheeler is visiting in Brat
tleboro and Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Philetus Wall is working in
Windham.
Mrs. F. G, Eddy is stopping with
Susan May.
Everybody is glad for Mrs. DIR.
Bliss that she has so far recovered as
to ride out and was at church last Sun
day morning.
Mr.. Iasac Davis from Landgrove
is visiting relatives and friends in
town. ~
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

M. G. Goron, the famous French de-
tective, is about to retire from the po-
lice. He is perhaps the most wonderful
and accomplished man in his profession.
1t was M. Goron who was intrusted
with all the arrangements for insuring
the safety Of the Czarowitz Nicholas
during his visit to Paris some three
years ago. The Russian prince, accom-
panied by the detective, made q tour Of
the lowest quarters Of Paris in disguise,
and visited some dens Of the worst re-
pute.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
Liberation Notice

Notice is hereby given that !, have thit
day given myI SOD, George E. Carleton
his time during the remainder of his mf
nority, and that after this date l sha,.
pay no debts of his contracting For
claim any of his earnings.
GEO. f. CARLETON. Z
Windham, VT, Nov. Is, IS,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

Maple Syrup and Sugar is high. Keep
it to Standard. The Champion Evapo-
rator. the Prize winner, can help you.
G. II. Grimm & Co., Rutland, Vt, VII
do the rest. They offer $1,000 prize
for sample of Maple Syrup excelling that
made with Champion. Information free
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

Nothing so distressing as hacking
cough. Nothing SO foolish as to suffer
from it. Nothing SO dangerous if allow
ed to continue. One Minute Cough
Cure gives immediate relief.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

II escaped being confirmed dyspep-
tic by taking Ayers Pills in time" This
is the experience of many. Ayers Pills,
whether as an after-dinner pill or as "A
remedy for liver complaint. indigestion.
fiatulency, water brash, and nausea, are
invaluable. zt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

Say, why don't you try Dewitt S Lit
tie Early Rissrsa These little pill. cure
headache, indigestion and cnnstipation
They're small, but do the work.
c. Z, Bacon, Londonderry, +. f, Smith,
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

Do not daily with rheumatism. Get rid
of it at once by purifying the blood with
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Be sure TO get
Hoods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

|, The cold wave that is now upon
us sent the mercury down to ABOUT
zero 10 the Northwest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

1t is truth in medicine hat the small
est dose that performs cure is the best
De Wits Little Early Risers are the
smallest pills, will perform cure, aud
are tn best.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith,
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondviile.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

] Important rebel victories are re.
ported from Cuba.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
PERU.

Mrs. Priest is quite III.
George Whitney is in town.
Mrs. Ethel Faruum is spending
short time in Landgrove.
George Richardson is spending his
time ut his Weston store.
Ladies Sewing Circle at r. L.
Batchelder's
Mrs. Ira Walker has large bed
of pansies, in full bloom.
& Mrs. NJ. j. Hapgood spent last
week in Troy and Manchester.
Mrs. Frank Wyman picked a
boquet of dandelions. Buttercups
are in blossom by the roadside. So
much for "sunny Peru"
P. T. Wyman has the largest
spring pig raised in town. Weight
will be given later.
John Frost has cured Mr.. Hap
goods horse, "Black Bess," which
has been i'll so long. Mr.. Frost had
better hang out his single.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22

The pleasant weather we are hav-
ing may be a forewarnine of what is
to come. We notice people are plant
ing their houses. This illustrates the
necessity of farmers planting in
autumn as we'll as spring.
Mr.. Henry Lyon, former resi-
dent of this place, has returned to his
home in Sutton, Mass. Now Henry
is beautiful singer and aided at our
last social.
There is to be sugar festival at
the school house hall Dist. No. 4,
Wednesday eve, Nov. 9th. Come
one, come all.
Mr.. John Adams has moved tc
Nj Manchester for the winter. Man
chester is good place to hibernate
SO is Peru if you can shovel
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-22
ROBES r
SMITHS.

n = Attention called my clean and nice assert
\IILIlIJl ment of Furniture including chamber Suits
,\IIIlLIlII spring Beds Mattresses Lounges, Tables
NPOo"i Chairs &C.. &C. at prices that defy competition
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
IDEA OF A WOMAN.
What a Lady Thinks of the
 Bodega.
The New Billiard Hall a Palace of Art-A Veritable Paradise
 on Earth.

Yesterday afternoon the billiard par. Tor of the grotto was opened and the ladies of Phoenix invited to inspect the 'tden." It was first considered posi- lively awful, and I admit when 1 first heard of it, became all in tremble, for fear could be pursuaded to look in even. But finding it perfectly res pecta- ble, and on so magnificent a scale, sauntered in, accompanied by a bevy of ladies. To say I was surprised at the appearance of the hall, would but partially express my feelings, for I was amazed at the splendid lounging parlor set aside exclusively for the gentlemen.
 "No wonder, said one of my compan- ions, that John will come down on lodge night" and a tinge of jealousy shot through her as she thought of this naughty husband.
 On going down either step, you enter reception room. in the corners of which are placed easy chairs. little tables of elegant design, for cosy chat, and te-tea te over the happenings of the day. Ia the center is an elegant foun tain around the edge of which grow grasses and tendrels and in the center
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
LABOR FOLLOWS RUM.
How Three Mexicans Got on the
 Chain Gang.

How Three Mexicans Got on the Chain Gang.
 Three Mexicans, one of them Peralta by name (which argued no good for hlm or his associates) were arres ted by Constable Porterie yesterday afternoon and hauled into the recorders court, charged with being drunk and disorder ly. It seems that they had indulged in nocturnal orgies south of the Dutch ditch throughout the dark hours of i Thursday, shooting, cursing and giving full vent to a thorough Bacchanlian n deviltry which the eulphuric quality of their whiskey stirred to truly Satanlc proportions.
 As the the sun began to throw it's first faint beams of light across the eastern horizon they managed to con- centrate their savage fury upon fourth mem Der of the party. The latter was kicked and beaten fearfu1ly, his bat. tered head flowing blood in great, gory torrents. His three companions led him home in staggering, drunken fash ion and he yet fingers in a critical con- dition. Although they would give no information as to who committed the brutal assault, they were quick to plead guilty in the recorders court and ac. cepted their sentence of five days on the chain gang with signs of apparent relief. They did big half days work on the city ditches before nightfall.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
CLARK CHURCHILL,
Attorney-Gene
The Finis at Phoenix.

Reference to the files of the local papers published in Phoenix in Feb ruary, March and April, 1885. disclose the fact that public feeling on the su b. ject of this claim ran very high at the time. The Herald under date of Feb. IA ot that year, contains copy of the complaint filed in the district court here against Reavis and also of the deposition of Reavis taken in the case in the course of which Reavis told all he knew-or, rather what he did not know of the nature of his claim, es. pecially of the manner in which he came in possession of his pre- tended title and the manner in copies of pretended records in Mexico and both the Herald and Gazette of April 30, 1885, contain reports of the public meetings held ill the court house in Phoenix and the next day in Tempe.
 The speeches of General Churchill and others are given at length 6enouncing the fraud and advising our people to take no deeds from Reavis under any circumstances. This shows that the press was as usual on the right side in defense of the rights of the people. And it is quite pleasant to note that the deposition of Reavis taken at that time became an important factor in the sub- defense by the government in- terposed at Santa Fe. United States At. torney Reynolds having procured a copy certified by the clerk of the court where It remains on file.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
A Bastard Language.

And he clearly showed that in the composition of the documents pre- scented by Reavis as evidence of hls pretended title that there was a total ignorance of the Spanish language on the part of the person or persons who wrote it, and he further showed that the Be years when the grant and subsequent confirmation were alleged to have been made were during the golden age of the Castillian language when Calderon de la Vega and Cervantes wrote and crystalized the language of Spain and made 1t what it now is, that many grants which were made about the time that this grant was alleged to have been made were ac- cessible ard examined and that none of them contained the bad Spanish found in these papers that the seal by which these papers were impressed was not the seal used by the crown of Spain at any time; that none of the steps were taken which were required by the laws and ordinances pre- vailing in Spain at the time in order to make valid grant of land be- longing to the kingdom of Spain-so that the papers, if they were genuine, were void according to the law of Spain and that there was no evidence that they were original nor issued by au- thority of the kings of Spain nor by any one authorized to make grant of lands in behalf of the Spanish govern ment
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
Unearthina the Fraud.

Among the papers on file in that office are two reports made by k. C.. Hopkins an expert of large experience in such matters who was sent to MeXl- co by the surveyor-general in Nevem Der 1883 at the expense of the United States.
 The report shows that Mir. Hopkins visited the cities of Guadalsjara and Mexico and examined the public archives kept in those cities and made thorough search to find evidence in support to this claim. This expert did not inform the surveyor general that the papers filed by Reavis were spurious.
 On the contrary he entered into 8 sort of rambling argumentative state ment interlacing and commipgling his own views and opinions with state- ments of some extraneous facts the eX- istance of which could not be held under any circumstances to be material to the main question at issue. Among these statements of fact were that tThis royal decree is printed, is stamp ed with the royal coat of arms and that the signature of the king is printed" |" but he failed to point out the fact that the type used in the printing was modern type-the like of which were not in use at the date of this pretended decree, and generally all through the report in speaking of the papers he assumes that they are valid although he declares that he was unable to find any original signature of the kings ot Spain or their ministers wherewith to compare the signatures on these papers And while he notes that some of the papers are in writing he failed to observe the fact that they were written with steel pen, utensil which was not then in use and not invented until long after the years 1749. 1758 or 1776
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
General Johnson's Report.

Gen, Johnson, on his return to the office of surveyor general of Arizona in the year 1888 found this argument and the report already prepared by Gen. Churchill for Gen. Hise-but not sign ed by him; and armed with his previ. ous knowledge of the subject he pro- ceeded to investigate the claim and pro- gressed so far than in the year 1890 he made fuli, clear and unanswerable re- port adverse to the claim not only of Reavis but of his wife-the pretended grantee-and clearly demonstrated that no grant whatever was made of any of the lands claimed by Reavis to any one by the crown of Spain.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
The Experts Report.

In this report expert Hopkins said he found impressions of seal of the Royal Holy Inquisition inn pressed on paper placed over some kind of wax, or wafer. He failed to explain how any such seal lent any ald to the claimant. The truth is that the h. quisition had no authority to do any thing in connection with the affairs of the government at all and could have done nothing which would have grant ed the land ; but this expert very cun- ningly suggested to the surveyor-gen- eral that although the papers presented by Reavis did not appear to have been issued according to the laws of Spain in force at the time perhaps the king be- ing supreme and above the gov erning ordinary cases had on account of his great desire to reward the grantee for his meritorious services overidden the laws of his country and made this grant an exception to all others as an especial mark of his favor to beloved subject. And in this con nection he declared that the data found in the papers was historically correct but he failed to note that in the history of that time no such name as that of Miguel Peralta appears in the list of those who were the grandees of the kingdom; that no patent Of nobility was mentioned in the history of the time which created the title of Baron
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
A MyStifyIng Effect.

This whole report seems more cal culsted to mysti!y than to make clear any question pertaining to the merits or demerits of the claim and yet this report was made at great expense to the government and one cannot resist the impression upon reading it that it's pur- pose was to bolster up and give char acter to this fraudulent claim.
 But during the examination of Rea- wis as witness in the Churchill suit in 1884 the fact was disclosed that he ac. com panied the expert in the visit to Mexico, Guadalajara and other places and the suspicion naturally arises that that fact may have influenced the color ing of the experts views.
 Reavis made several attempts to have the lands claimed officially surveyed and segregated which would have been such recognition as to entitle him to possession. When his application was refused he appealed to the general land office at Washington but was defeated there not on the ground that his clam was fraudulent and spurious but on the ground that it had not been investi' gated.
 Prior to the investigation made by Gen. Churchill in the winter and spring of 1884 and his speeches at the meetings held at Phenix and Tempe of that year as appears from the files of the newspapers of that date and the de- nouncing of this claim as fradulent and the trial of the action of Churchill against Reavls in the district court here it appears from the files and records in the surveyor-general's office at Tucson that the surveyor-general was in doubt as to it's merit.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
IN FAVOR OF PEACE.
The People of Cuba Tired of
 Revolution.
They Will Endeavor to Confer With the Leader Of Band
 Of Insurgents.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
 HAVANA, June 16.-Maximo Gomez has invaded the province of Puerto Principe at the head of band of insur- gents and has arrived near Puerto Principe, the capital of the province,
 Several important persouages of the neigh borhood and autonomists of Puerto Principe are going to have a conference with Gomez with a view of prevailing upon him to desist from fur. ther armed revolution. The people of the province are not in favor of the revolution.
Arizona republican., 1895-06-16
FADING AWAY !
Continued from second psge.l

wis claimed it would be necessary for the surveyor-general to find that ''Ta- ranco," who was learned scholar of the time and who served Carlos III king of Spain for many years as prime minister, did in one short sentence make three mistakes in his own language and that the other minister of the Castillian king, viz: Somode' vile was not capable of spelling cor rectly the ordinary word ''thousand, '' nor many of the sim plest words made use of in the document.