The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-29
PERU.

Considerable rain fell on Tuesday
which will benefit the crops
and more is needed.
Rev. Geo. O. Bruce is to remain
here for time as our pastor.
The meetings will now be held as
usual: Service Sunday morning and
evening, prayer meeting Thursday
evening and Christian Endeavor meet
ing Saturday eve of each week.
The parsonage is being repaired IN
side and is to be occupied by the pas
tor soon.
Miss Susie Hapgood returned to
Middebury college Tuesday, having
had measles since coming home.
The subject of the sermon next
Sabbath will be on Memorial day.
M. J. Hapgood attended the meet
ing of the Congregational club at
Manchester Tuesday.
Sabbath school was recognized on
Sunday. TIE following officers were
elected: Supt. M. B. Lyon; Asst.
Supt., Eugene Simonds; Sec. and
Treas, Fl. j. Batchelder Chorster,
j. F. Coolidge; Organist, Mabel
Simonds; Librarian, Eugene ST.
monds Asst. Librarian, Edna Batch
elder; .Supt. of Home Dept, Mrs.
Sarah Russell.
F. B. Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Nina Lathrop, were called to Man
chester on Saturday Ivy the death of
Mr.. Smiths granddaughter's child.
Mrs. Spelman recently visited her
sister, Miss Nina Marsh, at Robt.
Batchelder's.
! Mrs. w. j. Walker and little
daughter have been spending few
days at P. L. Wyman's.
The highways are receiving theil
annual repairing.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs, Lucy Wood barnard
widow OF Henry Haynes, at her home
in Granville, ILL.,, after severe ill
ness of several months. She wa'
born in Peru May 1925 and was TIT
9Th daughter of Stowell and Mar,
, Barnard. She married Henr,
Haynes Nov. 1856, went to Granville
which has since been her home. Mr.
r Haynes died some three years since
: She had one son who lives in the ia
| West.
John j. Dale, who died recently il
: Townshend, spent his boyhood day
I in this town his mother being Roxan
! Batchelder. He was native of Yves
+ Townshend and at an early age en-
e listed in the army. After the war h
: went into business at Beaufort,
i c., as a member of the firm of Du1
e ton, Dale & Co., later the firm of j
e j. Dale & Co. This company has
1T large business in Beaufort and &C
}. joining counties, consisting of nun
n Der of stores. They also do a lare
d business in upland and Sea Islam
1t cotton. The terrible storm and C,
!. clone Of September, 1898, whit
q swept the southern coast, was e
re pecially disastrous to this bushes
Mr.. Dale was untiring in his effor
to assist the colored people and to r
store the commercial prosperity
that section. He has made great e
q fort for the past three years to repa
&c the losses and restore the old tin
prosperity. The overwork and an,
iety of business brought on the sci
Gus illness that resulted fatally. M
:, Dale married for bis first wife, Or
3 Mortified of Jamaica, who died lea
ing three children, Florence, Orr
and Edward M. His second wi
was Jennie Case, who survives hi
10 with four children, the younge
'e three years old. He was a man
fine business capacity, carrying fina
"a cial burdens bravely and being t
ne sighted and keen in his busine
transactions. He was of most ge
ry erous nature, hospitable, enterprisin
public spirited, remarkably devot
e. to his family and friends. His des
On is great loss to his immediate fam
en- as we'll as to the business circles
which he was an important factor.