The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22
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trout, first putting in the shrimp as a
food fish. The pond is in the heart of
the Green mountain range, fully 2OO0
feet above the sea level.
The Northern Contract and Supply
company, a corporation organized un-
der the Vermont law but in which
Boston men are leaders, has just con-
cluded contract with the Estey COM
pany of Brattleboro for the lease of the
Centerville factory for a year, with an
agreement to purchase it in that time.
The company has two branches to its
business, one in the manufacture of
collins, Baskets, trimmings and Under
taking supplies, which is all to be done
at Brattleboro, where its main Office is
located, and the other is the "Provi-
dence Savings Department." organized
under the same plan as has proved SO
successful in England, for the making
of burial contracts, taking payment
monthly, and the payments being a B
per cent investment until the insured
releases the money. A large sum is to
be laid out in repairs, the machinery
has been purchased to put into the es
Establishment, and work will be immedi
ately begun, employing a goodly mum
Der of hands.
The weekly crop bulletin.Of the New
England section of the United States de
partment of agriculture says: In many
places in Vermont grass is not looking
as well as it did week ago. and al
correspondents report that rain mus
be had for its proper growth and 70
the termination and growth of fell
crops. The weather has been YER
pleasant and farm work has been push
ed along. The large bulk of the earl
planting is done in most parts of tn
state, though there is still much seed t
be put in. The days have not give
an excess of heat, while the nights hav
been generally cool, with frosts on tn
18th, 18th and 10th. 1t is not though
that damage has been done. Appl
and plum trees are in blossom. A COZ
respondentin Chittenden county report
an unusually full apple bloom.
Army of the Potomac.
The 9th Annual Reunion of th
Army of the Potomac will be held {
Burlington, Vermont, on the 10Th an
18th Of September. The change frol
June is due to the multiplicity of Con
ventions, Commencements, etc, in th,
month which have seriously interfere
with the attendance. The Orator wi
be General Orland Smith, of the ut
Corps, and the Poet, Capt. Jack GRAY
ford. The death Of Maj. Gen. job
Gibbon devolves upon Maj. Gel
Jourdan, Senior Vice-President, tt
Office of President. The other office
of the Society are General Horatio {
!. King Recording Secretary, Brookly
+ N. Y; General George H. SHARP
e Corresponding Secretary; and Colon
Samuel Truesdell, Treasurer. Til
will be the second Meeting of the So'
i, ETY. in Burlington, General Woodbur
=, Governor of the State, was mainly j
strumental in getting the Society thel
and the whole State will join in t
welcome. 1t is not generally know
. that any officer or private who serv
East of the Allegheny mountains
any web-foot who served in fotil
with cooperated with the Army oft
e Army OF the Potomac is eligible t
is membership. The imitation fee of 81
e and annual dues of 50. 90 are the on
1t tax upon the members.