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

Eben ID. Jordan, one of the found
ers of the well known firm Of Jordan,
Marsh Il Co., of Boston, died Fri
day morning, aged SO.
Mark Twain is lecturing in Aus
trala and making financial success
of it.
John Z. Gale. superintendent Of
schools in Guilford, has been granted
a copyright on system of supervis-
ion for common schools where it is i'm
possible forpecuniary reasons to engage
professional supervisor. Mr.. Gales
system has been used in Guildford,
with highly satisfactory results. He
will attempt to secure the adoption OF
the system in the country towns
throughout the state.
The lumber company at South Cor
NTH is putting in 100 horsepower
boiler and 60 horsepower eugine.
A twostory boarding house and a barn
are be erected. The company will
give employment to some % men.
A large collection Of Indian relics,
arrow heads, axes and spears was found
recently by Eugene Goron on the
lake shore near st. Adams, between
Younger's store and the Point farm.
The water is nearly three feet lower
than ever before, and for this reason
the relics have remained hidden. Mr..
Goron took out over 100 articles. The
relics are all rudely fashioned, showing
great age.
Secretary Morton has declined to
approve the request made by the treas
ury department for the opening of the
port of Richford, VT, to the admission
of Canadian cattle and sheep in bond,
to be exported from Boston. He
states that the British government has
declared that pleuro-pneumonia exists
among Canadian cattle, and that he
does not want to run the risk OF in
fecting American cattle. Under pre-
sent arrangement Canadian cattle are
admitted into the United States at
Beecher's Falls and Island Pond, VT,
in bond for export to Portland, Me.
1t is not clear to those who have asked
that Canadian cattle be admitted at
Richford, VT, that American cattle
are moresubject to contagion than from
cattle admitted at the other two points.
In all three cases the cattle come
through the United States in cars, and
are not unloadcd until they reach the
the wharf to be put aboard ship for ex-
pert.
Author of .sAmerica" Dead.
Rev. DIR. Samuel F. Smith OF New
ton, Mass, the venerable author OF
the hymn "America," died suddenly at
the New York and New England
railroad station about $50 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. He was waiting
for train, when he suddenly gasped
for BREATH raised his hands and fell
back in his seat. The occur ence was
witnessed by several persons in the car
besides Mr.. McKendry. The canse
of death was heart disease.
Samuel T. Smith was born on Sheafe
street, at the north end, Boston Oct
ober %, 1903.
The most noted of his compositions
in the line of hymnology is the nation
al hymn, america" which was writ
ten while he was theological student
for cbidren's celebration in 1882
1t was written without the slightest in
tention of the author to produce a ma
tional lyric Its deep and vivid pat
riotism thrilled the hearts of the people,
and ever since il has been used on all
public occasions of patriotic nature,
and Las held leading place as ma
tional anthem.
Chicago trolley lines will run funer-
al trains.
Boston has two Juvenile fifebugs, Z
and II years old.
The gambling house at Monte Car
10 have had disastrous season,
Schlatter, the "healer," has left
Denver to avoid testifying in court.
An international exhibition will be
held in the City Of Mexico next year.
All machinery at the Paris EXPOSE
ton in 1900 will be moved by, cleo
tricity.