The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-04-16
STATE NOTES.

j. c. Humphrey is in possession
of an old and curious book, the Royal
Standard English Dictionary. The
book was published at Boston in the
year l777 and was sold at only nine
different places in the United States,
one of the places being Windsor.
The author was William Perry, who,
as the preface says, exhibited the
pronunciation of words according to
the polite speakers of England. The
book is six inches square and bound
with rough leath er. --Poultne item.
While the records of the Masonic
lodge were being looked over few
days ago book was found giving an
account of the old lodge, which was
established at East Poultney in 1907
and numbered ~ members. Through
the anti Masonic strife in 1926 the
lodge was suspended and the last
record is in 1926. The lodge was
suspended and the last record is in
1926 The lodge was subsequently
organized and numbered 81 members.
Among the most prominent members
was William Miller, who held high
position. Miller was the founder of
the sect of Millerites or Second Adj
ventists, and in 1888 began to lecture
on the speedy second coming of
Christ and prophesied the end of the
world in 1878 -Poultney item.
The grand lodge Of Vermont, indie
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows, will
hold its annual meeting and celebrate
the 50th anniversary or semi-centennial
of its organization in Montpelier, open
ing May 10. The occasion will be one
of great Interest throughout the state
and the ceremonies attendant upon the
observance of the semi centennial will
be of the most interesting character.
The merchants and others in Montpe-
lier have decided to make the decora-
tons unusually elaborate and have
sent to Boston for decorator.
Putney is to have handsome vet
Grams monument erected by the WON
ans Relief corps of that place. The
post has entertained for some time the
idea of erecting memorial to the SOL
ders who fell in their country's cause,
aud the corps has made beginning
toward putting the idea into execution
by ordering, through A. W. j. Will
kins, shaft of colitic limestone, eight
feet in h, hit, which will weigh about
1900 pounds. In design it will re-
present the base of a tree from which
several limbs have been sawn. At
the foot of the shaft is calla while
an English vine is creeping over the
whole. Nailed to the tree is a tablet
upon which is written in the upper left
hand corner 1851" and in the right
hand corner 1856" Under and be-
tween these figures is written "Our
Country's Defenders Under this is
the inscription Erected by Greenwood
Corps, No. 65," and at the bottom are
the figures 1891" A dove is perched
upon the right hand corner of the slab.
The lot where the monument is to be
placed is over large ledge in con.
spicuous part ofthe cemetery. The
monument will probably be dedicated
on memorial day.
To restore gray hair to it's natural col
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and strong, there is no better prepare
| ton than Halls Hair Remover.
One Peter Smith seventeen-year.
old boy of Middlebury has beer
lodged in Jail, charged with stealing
500 from a Mrs. Potter who roomed
with the Smith family.
The following companies of the
Vermont militia will attend the dedi.
catory exercises of the Grant monu.
ment on the 9th as an escort to Gov.
Grout: B of st. Albans, NJ OF
Burlington, E of Barre, F of North
field, G of Bradford, D. of St.
Johnsbury, c of Brandon and H OF
Montpelier, the latter company being
somewhat in doubt.
PERsoNAL.-The gentleman who an
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