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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
Our Neighbors
what They are Doing Briefly Told by
the siftsr's InteiiigentEStaT OF
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.

The January thaw came early in
the month.
Mrs. Maria Dove expects to 60 to
northampton, Mass, the last of the
week, to spend the winter with her
daughter.
Rev. Mr.. Streeter returned to Re-
we're, Mass, upon Monday morning.
Ray S. Dove has been quite sick
during the week past with tonsilites.
lie will probably be able to return to
his school upon Monday. Henry Day.
Is has taken his place in the school
room for week.
Geo. Pratt, former resident, is Wis.
iting in town.
MIR. and Mrs. F. E. Stevens and
A. I. Smith and wife visited their
brother, A. A. Stevens in Chester last
week.
Rev. c. H. Merrill &c.,, of the Home
Missionary Society will preach in the
church upon Sunday. Several will
unite with the church at that time.
Miss Lura Walker of Ludlow is Wis.
iting her parents.
The First Universalist Church of
Londonderry held their annual election
OF officers on the evening of the Jan.
End with the following result: Pres,
w. c. Jaquith; Sec, P. r. Holt;
Treas, Mrs. L. S. Arnold; Trustee.
&. l.. Parker, Fred Coleman. WO
Childs.
The Y. P. G. U. meeting Sunday
evening Jan. 10, at the home of Sadie
Parker. All are cordially invited to
attend.
The Spiritual Progressive Aid society
Will meet with Mrs. j. w. Grape Jan.
l6. All are cordially invited.
You'll use ] less of Harmless Soap
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

Hard colds with throat trouble arc
prevalent.
Ned Pettibone is very sick with ty.
phold pneumonia.
Later-Ned Pettibone died this
Wednesday morning at half past five.
Henry Couture and Loren Buckley
have both been on the sick list.
Fred Bourn has bought him a span
of horses.
Vallie Wilcox, who has been spend.
ing her vacation here has returned to
her school at Mortified, Mass.
E. b. HOLSTER is making his old
friends visit.
Mrs. James Bowman, nurse and
little daughter of Rutland are stop.
ping at her fathers, j. H. Fullerton's
MISS Lila Frost of Peru has been
visiting at Allen Lakin's.
Our steam laundry is dong double
duty this week, doing their own work
and the work of the Whitehall laundry
beside.
Monday eve, Jan. 4, Hope Lodge,
No. so, |. 0. o. F., installed the
Following officers for the ensuing
year: Joseph Lugene, N. g.; VIM.
ID. Smith, V. g.; W. II. Wellman.
Sec. Almond Adams, Treas.
Excelsior Lodge, No. %, D. of R.,
on the same night installed their Of
fcers: Mrs. Julia A Reynolds, N.
g.; Mrs. LYDIA Sherwin, v. G. Mrs.
Nora j. Wellman, Sec. Mrs.
Emma Gleason, Treas.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
The Eact that Doctors

frequently advise change of air and eli
mate to those suffering from catarrh is
proof that catarrh is local and climatic
disease. Therefore, unless you can leave
home and business, you should use Elys
Cream Balm. Applied directly to the
seat of the disease, it effects instant re-
lief and q satisfactory cure after short
Continuance. No mercury nor injurious
drug Is contained in the Balm.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
LANDGROVE,

Nathan Sprague spent New Years
with relatives in Weston.
A Mr.. Carey, who boards at Lem.
uel Streeter's lost a valuable horse
this week.
A dentist, DR.. A. W. Payne, of
Charlemont, Mass, was at G. w.
Harris last Tuesday.
Nathan and Henry Ross who have
been visiting at M. d. Bates return
ed to their home in SALISBURY last
week.
W. ID. Landfear has been quite i'll
with the prevailing distemper but is
now improving.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Nathan Hastings is very ill.
Colds are prevalent.
The churches unite in observi,o
the week of prayer.
Grace Blood has returned to her
school in Mortified.
Geo. Brooks of Orange, Mass.
a former resident of this place, has
been visiting friends and relatives
The body of Mrs. Sawyer was
brought here for interment from HYDE
Park, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
HOGHTONVILLE.

H. J. Nourse, who went to Glare.
mont, N. H., Saturday last, returned
Monday.
Carl and Delno Ackley from Mt.
Holly visited at E. S. Cadoret's recent
ly.
Rev. A. Hathaway Francis deliv-
cred very able discourse at the school
house in Dist. No. 4 last Sabbath to
an attentive audience.
A. D. Corbet, who has been on
the invalid list for some days Is better.
Fanny, wife of Enoch Buffers, does
not improve as her many friends could
wish,
d. c. Hill is at Grafton at DIR.
Staples.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 8, 1897.

John Worthington Marsh, aged 81,
son of the late Judge Marsh Of
Woodstock, and a graduate of AM
herst college, class of 1868, died from
an overdose of laudanum taken to re-
heve pain at his home in Chicago a
few days ago. He was law student
in Washburne & Marsh's Woodstock
office after returning from the war,
secretary to the governor and clerk
in the legislature. He went to Chca-
go in 1870, practicing his profession
about four years, after which he be-
came successful loan agent and
broker. He married Annie S. Porter
of Springfield, who, with a son and
daughter, survive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
EAST DORSET.

The weather continues "perfectly
splendid" Swarm as WOOL and no
snow. Possibly Vermont is foreor-
dained not only to be popular sum-
mer resort but the most delightful
winter resort east of the Rockies.
Surely thus far this winter it has been
little heaven below. Ex-queen Lii
takes Christmas sleighnde In Bos-
ton, a Long Island railroad has new
monster snow pillow and New York
city paws some $4,000 to cart the
snow out of its streets. Good enough
for them-let them move up into lit
tie sunny Vermont.
The church fairs Christmas week
were well attended and much enjoyed
and the proceeds said to be quite sat
isfactory. Christmas otherwise, out
round and on foot was for the most
part, rather dull and sober. A few
cases of broad gauge travel among
local pedestrians, the Christmas goose
not balancing well on the appetite.
Several from far visited the Old
homes, among them Edward Griffith
from New York, John FULLY from
Colorado and Eugene Bovia and his
best girl from Providence, r. I.
A son to Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Har-
wood and daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hulett.
Accidents: Father Glynn's hired
boy, out for g ride on Tuesday of
last week collided with another wagon
and was thrown out and had his face
battered and his buggy badly impair
ed. The same day John Quilter, an
employee Of B. P. Bowen, in telling
a tree was caught and SO badly injur-
ed that he died and was buried New
Years. Drs. Bartlett, E. 0. Whip
pie of Dandy and Pond of Rutland
were summoned but failed to save
him. He left wife and one child
and had buried five, the last being
little Johnnie, the six year old, killed
last summer at the Freedleyville rail-
road crossing by train as before re-
ported.
Widow Tuohy in driving around
the Wilson house corner last Sunday
in too much haste was thrown out and
badly injured ana now hes in trem-
bling balance between her home and
"the undiscovered country" A Miss
Gormley in the buggy with her es-
capped with slight injuries, TIE bug
gy is said to have turned twice over
and the thills and harness got such
anaconda coils on the horse that he
couldn't run. Driving in like man.
ner, last spring OF winter, around the
same corner, our merchant Brophy
and his son, Gilbert, were thrown out
in like manner and the former had
shoulder dislocated. Those speeding
their flying Morgans, should when cir
cling sharp corners and right angles,
tighten the ribbons bit lest the
slop over and mop the highways.
This would seem important news for
some.
Mrs. Stevens, SO, was buried on
Monday. She left three daughters.
Mrs. P. B. Edgerton, Mrs. S. A.
Shelter and another Mrs. full name
not remembered and seven grand
and five great-grand- children. |
Very pleasant and sunny are the
faces of George H. Reed and S. A. |
Shelter and son. They sold last
week for the Wood Harvesting ma
chine company over half million
feet of boards. For like reason the
scrlbe's complexion is slightly similar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless,
and invariably reliable are the qualities
of One Minute Cough Cure. 1t never
fails in colds, Group and lung troubles.
Children like it because it is pleasant to
take and it helps them.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E.
Smith, Jamaica and Jonas Hill Bond
ville,. G. G. Smith, So. Londonderry and
F. B. Pier, Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your Grocer today to show You a package
OF Grain o, the nes food drink that takes the
place of coffee. The children may drink it with
out Injury as well as the adult All who try it,
Ike It, G1ain-O has that rich seal brown of Mo
cha or Java, but it is made from pure grains.
and the most delicate stomach receives 1t without
distress. One fourth the price OF coffee Is and
% cts. rer package. Try it. Ask for GRAINO
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08

Soothing, and not irritating, strength
ening and not weakening, small but eff
fective-such are the qualities of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. 6.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08

Why not profit by the experience of
Others who have found a permanent cure
for catarrh in Hoods SarsaHrilla
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
BONDVILLE

Miss Hatty Coleman is home from
the State Normal school at Castle
ton through the holidays,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
81 Head Of Cattle

Described follows
40 Cows consisting of full blood and high grade Jerseys
New Mch Fatrow and Springers among this lot
good ones.
Five year old Heifers, two year old full blood Jersey
bulls, II Hefe Calves All this stock is in good order and
many of them giving good Quantities of milk and among
them some good beef cattle which we'll worth the
ton OF doves and farmers seldom there such
ed at auction
About 10000 feet inch Hemock Boards in mill yard
Chester About &c. 900 feet hemock spruce pine and basam
logs piled ready for loading, in the woods the farm
The Mount Lake Farm is Lowell Lake, in London
derry People wishing to examine hspoperty advertised
do day previous the sae besides which
does not appear here.
NOTE.-The sale will begin with the horses, wagons and
smaller articles the stock will be sold at o'clock p. Par
ties from distance from Chester by a
plying F. A. Rowel, Hotel Fullerton Sale positive,
ample under cover if stormy.
TERMS AT SALE
G. G. PLMPToN, Deputy Sheriff.
Londonderry, VT, Dec 80, 1896.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
Wanted An Idea !! y w :ss s:a . ss'ss

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN q CO., Patent Attor.
neys Washington, ID. c.. for their 81 800 prize offer
And LIST OF two hundred inventions wanted
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08
NASAL
CATARRH

10 Il
| LOCAL DISEASE
And is the result of colds
and sudden climatic
changes.
This remedy does moi
contain mercury OF
any other injurious
drug.
ELYS
CREAM BALM
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-01-08

S Spsns and s,san ,,a the HEAD
Pain and Inflammation, Heals and Protects the
Membrane from Colds, Restores the Senses of
Taste and Smell. Is quickly absorbed. Gives
relief at once. so cents at Druggists or by mail;
samples l0c. by mail.
ELY BROTHERS, Sc Warren Street, New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

The exploding cham Der is the heaviest
part of the motor. 1t is constructed of
steel, and in it the powder explodes as it
comes from the magazine through the
feeder. As the explosion occurs gaseous
smoke Is generated which acts much the
same as steam, in that it operates the pis-
ton-head of the driving-rod within the
cylinder, one end of which is connected
with the exploding chamber.
AS the volume of this gaseous smoke is
increased the action of the rod is proper
tionalIy increased and an increase of speed
results.
To avoid any possibility of explosion of
the gases generated by the exploding
powder there is valve at the top of the
exploding chamber through which the ex-
cess of gas is automatically allowed to
escape.
The speed OF the machine, to certain
extent, regulates the action of the valves
in the supply chute. There is a small
thumb-screw arrangement in the chute
which adjusts the angle of the back of the
chute, forcing it nearer the valves or in
creasing the speed as the rider may wish.
A rod working from the rear wheel to the
chute opens and closes the valves as the
wheel revolves and thus allows the powder
to escape from the magazine.
The powder is exploded in the explod-
ing chamber 10 make a start in the first
instance by conclusion. There are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

or women as they ride through finest
shaded roads or country lanes.
The motor entirely does away with that
bugbear of wheeling, the rocket chain
and also the pedal and at the same time
occupies but little more than the Same
space.
In appearance the small cylinder of the
motor is three inches long and one inch
in diameter, at the forward end of which
is box known as the exploding cham ber
This is two inches long, one and half
inches high and one and three-quarter
inches wide. From the rear end of the
cylinder projects the driving rod Above
the cylinder is the powder ma azine. four
inches in diameter and Two inches deep.
1t is from this magazine that the explo-
sive is supplied by means of feeder to
the exploding cham Der below.
The motor is fastened on an ordinary
machine in place ofthe pedals and sprocket
CHAIN The driving rod which takes the
place of the chain is similar in action
although naturally much smaller than
the driving rod of an ordinary engine.
The end of this rod which projects from
the cylinder connects with a crank at
tached to the eccentric which in turn is
fastened to the axle of the rear wheel of
the machine. The forcing outward of the
driving rod from the cylinder causes the
crank to revolve and this in turn commu-
nicates the motion to the eccentric an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

wheel, giving motion to the machine.
The motor is of one horsepower and the
powder magazine has capacity of five
pounds From the front of tie magazine
extends downward chute leading into
the exploding chamber
Within the chute there is system of
valves governed by rod which follows
the frame OF the machine up and over the
forward wheel to the handle bar This
rod is used to control the speed of the
machine and also used as brake when a
gradu stop is desired
The valves in the feed chute work on
what might be called an open and shut
principle. There are three of them, an
upper, middle and lower one. When one
is open the other two are closeu. That
this may be accomplished the valves are
connected by bar which has at the upper
end cog wheel fitting into a smaller cog,
which governs the valve opening directly
from the magazine into the chute.
The second valve is midway between
the others and acts as governor to both.
shutting off the supply when speed is
too rapid and increasing it when more
speed is desired.
The third or lower valve opens directly
into the exploding chamber and is much
heavier than the others, for the reason
that it has to withstand the force of con-
cGssion and strain caused by the exploding
powder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
Gnpowd Explosives

NM POWDER bicycle is the latest in
As vention. T. N. Freeble, mer-
1\A chant of Latrobe, Pa, has just in
vented most remarkable motor, which
with weight of eight and three-quarters
pounds and a length of eight inches, will,
when charged with ordinary cunpowder,
carry a machine and rider 100 miles.
Experim ents and practical road tests
have demonstrated the entire practicable
ity of the motor. and its general use by
the hundreds of thousands OF wheelmen
throughout the country IS only question
ofthe near future.
A series Of explosions as motive power
seems somewhat odd at first thought, and
yet when this invention is considered in
all its details its method of operation is APP
parent 10 all, and its manifest ADVANTAGES
over the present pedal and sprocket sys-
tenn are evident.
The adoption Of this powder motor by
bicycle riders means much TO the wheel
ing world. 1t means that the steepest hill
can be taken with the ease OF the smooth
est turn pike, and also that the matter OF
speed is practically limited only by the
inclination of The rider. 1t means also
That all the pleasure and excitement OF
wheeling can be enjoyed without any OF
It's attendant fatigues, and finally that
there Is no rattle, rumble or jar, as with
many other motor machines, to disturb
tDe thoughts or conversation of wheelmen
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

series of caps so arranged within the
chamber that every pressure to the full
extent of the governing-rod leading to the
handle bars explodes one. When the
rider wishes to start the rod is forced
down, the valves in the chute are opened
and cap within the cham Der is exploded
causing the machine to start. Just the
reverse operation causes the entire ma
chinery to stop. The drawing upward OF
the rod shuts the valve, causing the flow
OF powder to cease and as no more gaseous
smoke can be generated the machine
comes to gradual stop. To make sud-
den stop the ordinary brake is used.
The motor is fastened on the frame of
the machine by clamp, which is in
reality portion of the cylinder and when
secured fast nothing except the breaking
of the machine frame can displace the
motor from its position.
So little powder is exploded at tim
that there is no smoke and no odor and
the action of the motor is so even that
riding on a machine worked by this
method of propulsion is much like coast
ing down good hill on an ordinary
machine. Foot rests instead of pedals are
placed at the forward part of the machine
on either side of the fork, but are much
wider than the ordinary rest so that there
is no fatigue resulting from keeping the
feet in one position for an extended length
of time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

distant, at an expense of so per ton
for hauling and milling. At Garlock there
are three mills in operation and three
more in course of construction, at Kaur
Springs one ten-stamp mill and at Cud-
derback Dry Lake one five-stamp mill
Until short time ago water for domestic
use was hauled in barrels from Garlock,
ten miles away, and sod at 81 per barrel,
but now the camp is supplied from wells
recently developed in the hills near by,
and the water is p;ped in. An enterprise
is now on foot looking to an abundant
supply OF water from point about eight
miles distant that will furnish sufficient
for mining and milling purposes for de-
velopment many times as great as now.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

the editor makes the following in tere sting
observations:
There are almost innumerable quartz veins
running 10 all the quarters of the compass,
among which some 1900 locations have been
made, the most of which are held by men who
have no money and, like many in new districts,
hold them of so great value that special min
ing men OF capital not willing to pay as
much for small hole in the ground as a de-
veoped paying mine will bring. This will
cure itself in due time. A location, simply
because it is quartz, will not necessarily be
valuab BILE.
The great problem now to be solved is, Do
these mines go down? So far, about 120 feet
is the deepest shaft sunk In some cases con-
tinuous pay is found and in others broken and
barren spots are encountered.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17

While this camp presents the most
fa;tering inducements to pract cal miners
and men of means for investigation and
investment it must be admitted that there
is no inducement for men seeking employ
ment. as the mines have not reached
state OF development where it is possible
to work many men at present.
Toe Randsburg Miner. the first news
paper to be published in the camp, by
George w. Glover Jr., made its initial ap-
pearance in a four-column folio De-
cember II, 1896 1t is a bright, newsy
little sheet. In the second issue of Satur-
day, December 10, in a communication
addressed to Major E. f. Bean of the
Randsburg Blue Gravel Cement Company
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

In appearance Du Maurier, with his
plentiful hair lightly parted some.
where about the middle, his beard OF
slightly foreign cut and soft, expires.
slve eyes, bore a resemblance, which
was frequently the subject of comment
70 another famous artist in the person
Of Mr.. Alma Tadema. So close was
the likeness. indeed, that mistakes on
more than one occasion are said tc
have been caused thereby. Thus the
story Is told how in one instance q
young lady who went up to DuNIaurier
with the request that he would add his
aame to her collection of autographs,
'emarking at the same time on the stu
pidity Of people who confounded him
with Mr.. Tadema, was herself con-
founded by perceiving when he had
gratified her request that the signature
he had written was that of IL. Alma
Tadema. London Chronicle.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07
The Friar Was Frank.

"An old fellow played the Friar
when | was doing Romeo once in
England" said an actor. "The flat
stuck in the scene in the Friar's cell,
and the stage hands couldn't get it
joined for some seconds. Then the
ruffians in the gallery began to howl.
One or two of them Kissed. The Friar
went to the footlghts and roared at
them: Stop your bloody noise up
there. Haven't you ever seen scene
stuck before =? You're a blooming
lot of chumps, that's what you are.
There isn't decent man among you.
You've seen worse acting than you're
seeing now. Why didn't you hiss
that, blame you?'
swell, the old fellow went on in
the most awful way, using swear
words at prodigious rate. Then he
noticed that the scene was in place,
and he turned up the stage and call
ed out, Romeo, come FORTH The
change from that man ripping out
oaths-a monk, too-to the Friar of
the piece was nearly enough to set
me off, and l could hardly get through
the scene. ."-Me0o York SIN.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1897-01-07

The llamas Of Patagonia, and the
doreas and gazelles of Abyssinia, are
reputed nondrinkers. A parrot lived
81 years in the Geological Gardens. Re.
gents Park. without drinking a droo
Of water, and many naturalists believe
the only moisture imbibed by wild
rabbits is derived from green herbago
laden with dew. Many reptiles-ser-
pents. lizards, and certain batrachians
live and thrive in places entirely de-
void Of water, and sloths are also said
never to drink. An arid district in
France has produced race of nom
drinking COWS and sheep, and from the
milk Of the former Rochefort cheese is
made, There is a species of mouse
which has established itself on the wa
terless plains of Western America, and
which fiourishes, Notwithstanding the
absence OF moisture.