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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10
About the Size of 1t,
Harris Weekly:

Not long ago>the Weekly express
ed considerable wonder how some of
the newspapers opposing Maj. Grout
could consistently support him after
his nomination, but, with the excep.
ton of the Middlebury Register, they
have run their arms down their
hroats, turned themselves wrongside
out, and are now bowling for a great
majority in September. 1t is such
exhibitions as these which have
caused the people to lose confidence
the "disinterested public Spirit
and "mature Judgment" of the press.
When paper bowls for three months
that candidate is utterly unfit for
the office to which he aspires, that he
is backed by rings and Thoroughly
corrupt political element, is there any
better reason why he should be elect
ed than there was why he should be
nominated ? Will someone attempt
an answer to this interrogatory =?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10

One of the correspondents at Chi
cago has made search for pictures
OF the present official leader of the
democratic party and the most con-
splcuous democrat of this generation.
He could find but two-one in the
headquarters of the New York dele
CATION, where it hung between
pictures of Murphy and Hill, and
one in the Pennsylvania headquarters.
Later advices, however, state that the
Cleveland picture in the New York
room has been taken down because
1.-THE cord was weak" and one of ex-
Gov. Flower hangs in its place.
Caesar is now where none are so poor
as to do him reverence-but he is
not dead yet.-Springfcld Republ-
can.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10

What you want when you are ailing is
medicine that will cure you. Try
Hoods SarsapariIla and be convinced of
its merit,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10
w atch
Is. Our
Business

And we give careful painstaking at
teniion 10 it. We give especial attention
to the repairing of fine Watche.-thc
Kind of Watches that need extra careful
adjustment. We try to have our wo k
give such satisfaction as will win the
confidence of al who have their Watch
Repai ing in our bands. We want you
10 feel teat when you leave your Watch
With Us for repairs, the work will be
done TO he best of our ability AID in Il
competent manner. II is our ambition to
add 10 the equation we think we have
in small measure alre- dy established. Of
doing honest, thorough Watch Repair
ing.
Carleton 4 Lugene,
Manchester Centre, VT,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10
BURIALS IN MEXICO.


The Poor Are Borne to the Grave by a
Human Hearse.
The simplest yet most extraordinary
way of transporting corpse to tn
grave is that which prevails among the
very poor in Mexico. In many old world
countries it has been ths custom to
carry the dead to burial on the shout
ders of six or eight bearers. In the
United States and modern Europe,
where city streets are usually wide
enough for wheeled vehicles, hearses
are the rule. Along the banks of some
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10
Hark! Hark !!
Don't You Hear the Fire Reh

Ringing!
Keep insured il Inc Old reliable Vel
mont Nh ua!and New England + re In
~ auec ComDtuic,.
a Large New Sock of Ca>hets. New
>iyleS ON BRISTOL. Rock Fails. ano
F4o eare Ma. f. G. Cone, warn i
ed SOLD OAK. plain cloih, clsth wsth vel
vet or sateen comoina, on. drtoed cloth
ack ana wn'ie embossed plush Stcrlius
Sn re ca >kct
Hereafter all cloth casketS will be GOV
cred on chestnut smells. extension handles
Shrouds, emoalmtng huid
j. Q. CRAGlN, Agent,
Weston VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10

SITTER John. Editor.

Copies OF ties paper coa be obtained
at the Brattleboro Neps rooms, Elliot
treet, Byuttleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10
PETIBONE & Co.
Manchester Depot, VT.
A Full Line of
Patent Medicines
and
Druggists Sundries.
We carry the
n. Y. Elastic Truss

Which is without exception the best and
cheapest on the market.
Our stock of Drugs aud Chemicals is
now complete and OF the first quality.
Prescriptions receive our careful at
teniion.
Orders by mail or otherwise are
promptly and satisfactorily filed.
Ii will pay you to give us trial.
Prices. Rock BoIto
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-07-10

-OSfn9
t leSh @~~
You naturally lose
flesh in the summer
and running down is so
easy. You get a little
weaker each day with
out hardly noticing it.
Thereislosso Of appetite,
headache, weakness Of
the muscles, disturbed
sleep, weakness of
memory, and these are
the beginning Of nerv-
Gus prostration. Iron
and tones and bitters
may afford some tenn
porary relief, but what
you need is a food for
body, brain and nerves.
Sc0Memulsicn,
of Cod-liver Oh with
the Hypophosphites,
furnishes just the nour-
ishment needed for
those who are run down
and pale and thin and
weak. If you lose flesh
in sumner take Scott S
Emulsion now. Don't
wait till fall or winter
before beginning.
For sale at 50 cts. and sroo by all druggists
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
viii of DIR, Thomas A. Foster.

The will Of the late DR.. Thomas A.
Foster has been presented for probate.
He bequeaths to each of'his children
the sum Of $4,000, and If either of them
has given his or her note to the restator
for any sum that amount shall he e.
Quoted from their share.
The rest of the property is given to his
wife in trgst, during her life, she to en-
joy theAetsinoome. and at her death the
estats to be divided in equal shares
among the children. Any insurance or
.Jenetit of any kindred nature that may
pertain to the testator made payable to
any other person than himself, shall not
be considered a part of the estate, but
any other insurance shall be.
The widow is empowered to rebuild
the house If destroyed or in jured By
fra to a greater amount than this insur-
ance and deduct the excess of COST from
the principal.
She is also made trustee and his son.
Charles W. Foster is made executor.
Neither will be required to give bonds.
At the death of Mrs. Fostor the estate
will be divided among the children
equally, and where there is no surviving
hoirs of child, and the paront has de-
ceased. the share Of that ohild will be
divided among the surviving children.
The will is dated May 10. 1898.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
PERSONAL.

County Attorney Washington R. Pres
oott. Of Rockiand, is in rec. ipt of let.
ter from Thomas Talbot, secretary of
the Republican State Committee of Mas
sachusatts, thanking him for his services
on the stump in that State during the
recent campaign. Enclosed waa a check
for generous sum, showing even more
emphatically the State Committees ap.
probation Of the favor.
Principal Sargent of Hebron Academy
was in Portland yesterday.
Hon. James T. Davidson of York, was
in tho city yesterday.
Mrs. Amy Addition will receive her
friends on the occasion of her 92d
birthday at her residence at No. Yer.
non court, Saturday, December 5, from
a. m. to %. m. Mrs. Addition is re-
mRrkable old lady, being able. to read
without tbs aid of speotacies and being
in excellent health.
Miss Crosby. "Fly Rod was in the
city yesterday.
The following were among the arrivals
at the Falmouth hotel yesterday: Capt.
W. Il. Hand, r. G. s.; c. S. Whitney,
Gardiner: G. P. Merrill, Pennington; ].
I. Davidson, York; J. D. Carson, Dial
ton, Mass. /; L. l. Mason, Bethel; W. A.
Bethray, Garden Hill, Can; W. H.
spieer, James Bailey. A. NJ. Mcintosh,
Thomas Harling, Montreal; It. o. Eaton.
Rumford Falls; Z. Andrews, Ksnne-
bunk; A. G. Bader, G. d. B. Fiske, f..
j. o. Bailey, Boston; a. Q. Case, West.
field; G. NJ. Fuller, Bath.
Mr.. j. J. Merren of the Boston 4
Maine. and wife, left yesterday for Mont
real, to attend the funeral Of Mr.. Mer-
ren's brother-in-law.
This following We're among those regis
tered at the Preble house yesterday: l..
II. Chase, S. A. Bowers, E. G. Carbrey,
j. a. Blanchard, New York; W. S.
Ames. H. j. Whitaker, W. H. Brown,
Boston,; BsresfoEd concert company of
Boston; +. B. Morse, West Windsor;
Charles Osgood, James K. Osgood, Houi-
tou; A. J. Cunningham, Halifax.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
BRIEF LoTTINas.

We have received from E. S. Pendex-
ter, the local agent, tine desk calendar
for 1897 fran the Oyerman Wheel Co.,
makers of the Victor bicycle
The meeting Of the Mt Desert &
Machias Steam boat Co. was adjourned
Tuesday for one month. We were misin-
formed when we stated that it was held
and the old board of officers 1s- elected.
Yesterday was sunny and bracing in
the morning, and windy in the after
Goa.
The recent fair at All Souls church
netted the society about $3.50.
The directors Of tie MaineECentral rail.
road have declared the regular quarterly
dividend Of l-2 per cent, payable Jam
uary or stock OF record Deoem Der Is.
There will he a regular session of the
Yates lodge of Perfection 18th degree Mt
Masonic hail OH friday evening, ssDecsm-
Ter at $40 O'Clock. There will also
be special meeting for work in the
same bofy on Thursday evening, De-
Gem per Sth al. 1880 clock.
f. Il. Southland of Bath. appeared as
counsel Tor City Marshal Kittredge of
that city yesterday, in the Baxter suit,
and will have IA days in which to file
his answer.
Officer Foss was publicly reprimanded
by che committee or police yesterday for
failing to pull In his box.
The Veteran Firemen are reminded
that an amendment to the constitution
vii! come up for action this evening.
Pictures Of scenery along the lines of
the Maine Central that were Displaced at
the Worlds Fair and have been lying
since in the basement of the Maine Gem
trai ofiee building, we're hung in General
Passenger Agent Boothby's office yes
terday.
Thomas NJ fitzgerald, prominent
fire insurance agent Of Montreal, died
at Saran az in the Adirondacks, yester-
ia7, where he had been soiourning for
the benefit OF his health. The deceased
Was vol and favorably known in this
city. having spent the summer season at
Old Orchard for q number of years.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
Contagious Diseas es.

These cases are reported the past week
November goth. E. A. Tobin, 10 years,
taken to Isolated Ward: John r.. Kent,
10 years, 80 Lincoln street.; Goldie Nick
erson, years, 48 Cedar street; Earle
Nickerson, 2 1-2 years, same place, all
diphtheria.
November Both, Robinson Payson, s
years, 1874 Spring street; Madeleine Bur
rage, years, "a Thongs street. scarlet
fever; MIS-. Gould, 20 years. Free street,
diphtheria.
December LIST, Hattie IA. Smith, 1-e
years, 8 Laurel lane; Mabel johnson, IL
years, Halls court. sent to Isolated
Ward; John a. Baker, 20 years old, G
Merrill's court, diphthsria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
GRAND TRUNK AND STEAMERS.
Arrival Of the Hibernian and Something
About the Old Steamship.

The Allan liner Hlbernian, Capt. John
N. Wallace, steamed into her ber tn Mt the
Grand Trunk wharf at 100 O'Clock yes
terday morning. Her bows and her sides
and bulwarks were covered with Ice.
She brought very light cargo, consist
ing of only about 100 tons of drs goods
and $50 tons of coal. which served to
ballast the vessel. None of her cargo ia
consigned to local parties. The Hiber-
MAN sailed from Glasgow, November 10,
and made very good time on the voyage,
considering the fact that she had very
light cargo to steady her. The weather
was fine throughout the voyage. The
only passengers on tine Hibernian were
"a returning cattlemen, all of whom are
residents of Canada.
Tbs steamship ia one of tho Oldest ves-
sells of the Allan line line service and
was built about 40 years ago. She is
very long and narrow, but is built upon
very handsome lines. She bears upon
her bow as a fgurehead, an image of st.
Patrick, an ornament which the other
English steamers cannot boast of. This
vessel is well-remem bered in Portland
as many people in this city came over to
this country in the Hibernian from Ire
land 80 or 40 years ago.
The Hibernian had completed discharg-
ing her cargo yesterday afternoon and
at once commenced to load her outward
bound freight.
The steamships Iona and Merrimac
ars expected to arrive here today. Meth
or of these vessels have much freight ON
board, averaging only 200 or 300 tons
each.
The cargo of the Mongolian has nearly
all been put aboard. Carpenters are at
work building the cattle pens and the
cattle will be loaded today.
This will DO the busiest winter the Gus
tom house officials have seen for many
years. The force of inspectors has he en-
recently increased by four, and those
who received the appointments are
George F. Small, Percy Webster, Elmer
e. Abbott and Alphonso Moulton. Two
additional watohmen have also been ap-
and Frank Osgood.
This winters shipment Of apples to
England will exceed that of all previous
years. "Best Maine Baldwins'' is the
legend to be aeen plainly printed on this
heads of hundreds of barrels which are
being put into the holds of the. Mongo-
liam and the La brador
The work on the foundation of the
new Grand Trunk elevator is fast ar-
preaching completion. The piles In the
excavation for the foundation of the
elevator itself have all been driven and
only three more out of the 16 rows of
concrete piers remain to be built. The
piles are now being driven for the foun-
dation of the engine room and yesterday
afternoon the frat section of the frame
work of the superstructure was put into
position.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
Turkish Baths.

MIR. Jonh T. Smith has returned from
Boston where he has been investigating
the Turkish baths in that city, He il
convinced that Turkish baths would be
ssuccess in Portland, and ia fact is very
greatly surprised that baths have not
been established here, as other cities OF
the size Of Portland support suoh estah b.
lishments. 1t is probable that stock
company will be formed here shortly,
and there can be no doubt that the in
sestmonu will be paying one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


THE undersigned, having been appointed
Il by the Hon. Judge of Probate in the
County OF Cumberland, on the first Tuesday
OF December, A. D., 1896, commissioners to
receive and examine the claims of creditors
against the estate OF Samuel A. Holbrook,
late OF Fresport, in said county, deceased,
represented lnsolvent, hereby give notice
that six months from the date Of said an
pointment are allowed to said creditors In
which to present and prove their claims,
and that they will be in session at the fnl,
lowing places and times for the purpose of
receiving the same, viz. at . O'Clock in the
forenoon OF December 10, 1895, January and
l6, February 6, March and 20, April !. NAV
and Is, and June /, 1897, at the ofice Of the
late Samuel A. Holbrook in Freeport, and
at 9 o. clock in the forenoon of February 20
and April II, 1897, at the office of Albert q
Neal, gS Exchange street, Portland
,d Dated this second day of December, A. d.,
HENRY c. BREWER.
ALBERT E. NEAL.
oecio 1aw3wTh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
ST. Andrews Brotherhood.

at the annual meeting Of Chapter No.
7o9, Of tho Brotherhood OF ST. Andrews,
held at the st. Luke's parish house
Monday evening. tie following were
eisOted officers for tie ensuing year:
Direstor-N alter Il. Carer.
!. Ylco Uirtcaor- Benjamin townsend.
Secretary Philip Hardy.
TEeaeuref-F Fred II. KaleF.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
The Passion Play.

AT the stereaptioon lecture Oh the
Passion Play to he given at the New
Jerusalem church, New High street, this
evening, thoEe viii also be mpsicsl pre-
grammc Of choice music appropriate to
the occasion by DR.. Nickerson, Mr.
Eyeletb, Mrs. Duncan and Miss SEN
maeheF, with MIR. Edgar Il. Paine as
organist. 4 cordial invitation is given
to all to attend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
NEw ADvERgIsEMENFs TODAY.
where to Set the Best Clothing:

for the least money is what is puzzling. There
are many, however, who know from experience
that we sell reliable clothing of our own manu-
Iacture, strong, stylish and up-tod date, at prices
so low that we have no competition. We are in
he Wholesale district, only one minutes walk
IRON post Office, but it will pay you to take the
textra time to examine our styles ana prices
LEWIS. HALL s. CO., Wholesale CIothiers. I'd
door below Post Office, Middle street.
noytu, th&sat,tf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03

made Of All Wool Felt.
Soft, flexible soles. High front
and back Fur trimmed, warm and
comfortable.
Ladies' sizes, SI.25
Misses, II IL to 2. Sl.l5
Child's, s to II, $I.OO
Color Black and Red.
See them in Window No..6, Con-
gress st.
Ladies' 8 buckle Overshoes. all
fresh and perfect, SI.75
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03

Vases A Basement Bargain for
l0c. Thursday morning. Forty
eight handsomely decorated
Vases, stand s and 10 inches high,
six designs each one handsomer
than the others. They were in our
corner window all day yesterday.
Worth rs cents
Price Thursday morning, Zoe
Not more than 3 to one customer.
Sale begins this morning at 10
o'clock.
j. n. Libby.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03

The readers of our publications are re-
quested to use Salvation Oil for any and
all pains. 1t is sure cure. 25 cents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
MANNING THE BANCROFT.
She VIII he Fitted for n Three
Years stay Around Turkey.

Washington. Aug. 2e.-The navy depart
ment has selected the most Of the officers
for the Turkish cruise Of the Bancroft and
their orders have been sent directing them
to report on board the vessel as soon as
possible.
The officers are: Lieut.. Commander c.
Belknap, who is detached from the naval
academy to command her: Lieut.. T. E.
Needer, detached from the bureau of equip
ment at Washington. and ordered as ex-
ecutive officer; Ensign S. E. W. Kittelle,
detached from the Vermont at New York.
and Assistant Paymaster Richard Hatton,
detached from the Katahdin.
Considerable difficulty has been encoun-
tered in securing engineer officers as the
department is seeking only those officers
who have not been TO sea for sometime,
and who win therefore be available for
fun three years detail, 1t apparently being
the intention to provide for a contingency
which may possibly keep the vessel abroad
FOR a long time. Other naval orders issued
to-day detached all the Bancrofts old Of
ficers and assigned them TO duty at the
naval academy. II was decided to-day that
the vessel would have 10 be fitted for sea
at the Brooklyn navy yard. She will be
Immediately docked. and have her bottom
painted, and in all probability this VIII be
the fun extent of her changes.
The Bancroft now has three large
masts, with considerable sail power, and
If possible these will be taken out of her
while she is in the dock and two pole
masts substituted. kilograms endeavor-
ing to secure such poles have been sent
out. Some question having arisen as to
the ability of the Bancroft to carry
enough coal for a trip TO Europe without
her auxiliary sail power, the bureau Of
steam engineering has investigated the
subject and has reported her fully capa-
BILE. 1t is hkely she will go by way of
Halifax, the Azores and Gibraltar, involv-
ing a stretch of not more than 1900 miles
in any single voyage, this being the dis
tance between Halifax and FayaL
The complement of the Bancroft hereto
fore Of I'D men, was to-day ordered re-
duced to 1O1, to give more room in the
ship for the long voyage and duty in Con-
stantinople.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
ORIOLES STILL A CLIMBING.
BALTIMORE SETS TOO HOT A PACE
FOR THE CINCINxATIs.

FIfty-FOur Points Ahead I'm the
League Race-CleveIand in Third
Place, Bat Likely 10 Push the ORR
OIes by Next Week-ChfcagO
Fourth and Boston Firth in the
List-The Local Base Ball Field Oc-
cupied by Juveniles Just Now.
II Baltimore does not win the pennant
in a walk it viii be a surprise TO its ad-
mirers. Last week the Orioles" were
neck and neck with Cincinnati for first
place. This week they are leading by
nfty-four points ahead Of the Reds and
still a-climbing.
Cincinnati appears to have struck that
toboggan slide which was so long COM
ing. It lost five straight games last week.
and seems 10 be completely demoralized.
The pace Baltimore set for Cincinnati
was too hot, and it was not thought that
the Reds" could keep up with il.
Cleveland is still in third place. about
twenty-five points behind Cincinnati, but
the end of next week ought 10 see the
Spiders" in second place, and after the
Orioles" at a good gait. Cleveland and
Baltimore seem destined to play for the
Temple cup again this year. but there is
hardly a doubt but what Baltimore will
win the pennant, and have something to
spare at that.
Chicago's percentage IS about the same
as last week, and its position is the same
Boston and Plttsburg have snapped
places. New York made climb in the
early part of the week, but dropped two
pegs in the last two days, and Is in the
same place as last week. Brooklyn and
Philadelphia are ahead of New York, in
the order named.
The Senators, the Browns and the Col
onels bring up the rear.
Although Baltimore now has a lead
over the second club of fifty-four points
il must be taken into consideration that
the Orioles viii now play away from
home, while Cleveland and Cincinnati are
at home. bu. this will nor prevent Han
Ions men from winning. They.will be the
pennant winners Of the season of 1886.
The following is the standing Of the
clubs to date:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30

White BluE road. 10 SLOW .--se way iae
road between Savanna and III ate h----
D. not kep- In proper condition
The act--n is brouE-- a--trst -ar- All-
Ter as keeper fQ- the Vernon slel Road
Company, as the Gec-r-l code says that
ii snail be done IN th-s way. Ine code
says that u the oWue-s % the Foa4 90
no- keep i IN proper condition. TIE mat-
ter can be taken Up ty the county roa1
comm issl0ners.
SIR. Wade says the raai is in very bad
condition. and IN this a- ls endorsed o.
every Eheelman VINO has ever ridden over
the road recently. The name 'shei.-road
il a mtsnomer. Wha- there is OF shells
on the road are large green ones that
have not been ground and there are pre-
cious few OF them. Tee largest part OF
the road IS very heaFT sand, and II a
rider cannot pick out the side path, Il Il
q penance 70 take a ride on the White
Bluff road instead Of q pleasure.
Mr. Wade intends % push the matter,
and II anything can be done, which ne
thinks IS very likely. be says he IS going
10 make the owners OF the road DO H.
When the White Biuh road people come
10 time Mr. Wade says the other roads
VIII be taken up
The savannah cyclists viii look upon
Mr.. Wade as their good angel Il he accom-
plishes what he is trying 10 do. The road
keepers are very Independent, and while
they never fail 10 take the 5icyclists'
nickels they make them no Inducements
whatever