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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

of his big pet. This resulted in the dis
covery that Collins indisposition was a
decayed tooth.
DR.. Ainslie, who is dentist, called q
carriage, and, with his wife, took Colin
to his office. Colin made no objection
to the proceedings until they put him
into big chair. Then he demonstrated
The dentists assistants held the dog
in the chair and his master began to
ply his nerve-wringing vocation Colin
did not like the whirr of the little cavity
drill. He Gained his objections, how
ever, until the drill struck his tooth.
fierce howl was heard throughout the
building. and, with a convulsive leap,
Colin broke away from his captors and
made wild leap through an open win
dow. He plunged to the pavement,
about ~ feet below before the dem
fist could reach the window the dog
was tearing madly up the street.
DR.. Ainslie found Colin at home, none
the worse for his leap. He eyed his
master askance, and when he saw the
carriage stop before the house next
morning he hid under divan. By dint
OF much petting. coaxing and dragging
he was again placed in the carriage and
taken to his masters office.
DR.. Ainslie's plans were more elabo-
rate this time. Anaesthetics soon put
the dog into Inconsistencies, and the
doctor, assisted by his colleagues,
Messrs. Ralfe Harlan and w. j. Leedy,
soon filled Collins decayed tooth with
gold.
The dog, when he revived, was sur
prised to find himself on table. He
quickly jumped down. Remembering
his aching tooth, he felt for it with his
tongue. Colin evidently was puzzled.
Collins dental experience is not end
ed yet. An imperfect tooth is to be
crowned with gold.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
Our Neighbors
what They ARE Doing-Brieflyr Told by
the Sifter's Intelligent STAR of
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.

Every one has remarked about the
unusually cool weather of the past
month, so cool that vegetation seemed
at most at standstill. Hot weather
was what was needed and desired and
we have it, boiling hot too.
thermometers registered 104 de-
grees Tuesday forenoon.
Ben Sparrow spent the 4th with his
son in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Welles of
Sunderland visited relatives in town
last week.
Mrs. B. j. Mattocks and Master
Willie of New York are at VIM. F..
SuttOn's for the summer.
f. W. Gibson and wife were home
last week.
DR.. E. f. Arnold has returned to
New York.
Frank Stevens has several board
ers for the summer.
II. S. Dove is in town for few
days.
The Ladies Aid will meet at Union
hall Thursday afternoon, July 18th.
Bert Garfield of Springfield came
home and spent the 4th with his
parents.
Mrs, Reed is sick at her home.
Miss Jessie Garfield is caring for her.
Communion service will be held at
the church Sunday morning. 1t i.
expected that further addition TO the
church will be made at this time.
Miss Fannie Austin has given us
three Sunday services, ending with a
fine discourse July 4th. Her discourses
have been of superior character and
helpful in their teaching. She has gone
to attend the national Y. P. C. U. con.
ventlon which convenes this week at
Detroit, Mich. She will return TO re.
sumo her labors with us the 25th of
July when it is hoped that all will
avail themselves of the opportunity of
hearing this gifted speaker. She will
announce her subject for her first SER
mon in season for insertion in the SIF-
TER.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

Miss Mary Tasker is home from
Chester High school for the summel
vacation.
Will Farnum and wife from BrooL.
line spent Sunday at E. II. Ober's
Marcia A. Nourse of Claremont.
N. H., is with her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. C. Nourse.
Mrs. Anthony Williams and chill
dren from Andover have returned
home.
Those from out of town to attend
the funeral of Mrs. Calista j. Brown
were Mr.. and Mrs Il. Bradish and
son from Perkinsville, Mr.. and Mrs
John Folsom and wife from Win
chendon, Mass, Mrs. Lydia Clay
ton of Londonderry and Clarence
Blown of Chester.
Dillno Ackley was in town over
Sunday.
H. J. Nourse spent Sunday at
Claremont, N. II.
Wanted-a longer thermometer,
one that the mercury can't climb out
over the top when the heat makes
one long "for a lodge in some vast
Wilderness. Mercury registered
100 and more Monday and Tuesday
at noon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
WARDSBORO.

Mary Wall from Newfane is home
for few days.
Mrs. Clara Thomas and children
have returned to their home in
Bridgeport, Conn.
Herbert Smith and family of SPRING
field, Mass, have rented the Wells
house and will occupy it for sum-
mer residence.
Maude Bemis is on the sick list.
Mrs. L. +. johnson and little
grandson, Bruce Morse from Brattle-
boro are at the johnson house.
Rev. Z. S. Morse and H. w. Eddy
from Brattlebcro returned Tuesday
morning.
Ellen Cobb was home for the 4th.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY g. 1897
The Heat Wave,

A fair idea of the intensity of the
heat wave that passed over the East
Sunday Monday and Tuesday can be
obtained from the following records
of Monday:
AT Newport, VT:
Today was the hottest ever exper-
fenced in this city, the thermometer
registering l04 in the shade. All the
mills and the factories were obliged
to shut down owing to the intense
heat and fully score of people have
been Frustrated, but none fatally.
AT Montpelier, Vt:
Today has been a record breaker
for heat in this region. The MERCURY
registered 107 in the shade, the high
est point ever known here, and two
degrees warmer than the phenome-
nally hot days of last August. AL
most all labor was stopped where the
workmen were exposed to the sun.
Farmers accustomed to outdoor labor
were driven from their fields. Near
ly every town in this vicinity reports
that persons succumbed to the heat.
No deaths are reported here thus far.
AT 8 o'clock this evening the mercury
stood at 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
AT Fair Haven, VT:
Today was the warmest experienced
in Western Vermont for many wears,
the thermometer registering 81 in the
fhade- Two men named Brown and
Pond, both Is years of age, succum-
bed to the heat, dying this afternoon
in Castleton. There are numerous
prostrations in several districts here
abouts, but happily without any fur
Their fatalities.
AT Manchester, N. H.:
In a number of localities in this
city to-day the thermometer showed
markings of LOG degrees in the shade.
The average temperature was Sc.
There were a number of heat pros
trations.
At Syracuse, N. Y:
The heat reached 100 degrees in
the shade here today at noon, the
highest in the experience of old resi-
dents. John Corning of Cicero, a
farmer GO years old, was overcome
by the heat and died. Many other
cases of prOstration ere rpported
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
BONNEVILLE.

Hot enough, 80 in the shade last
Sunday.
Fourth of July was celebrated here
last Saturday by young America firing
fire ctackers in forenoon, picnic on the
fair grounds in afternoon, fire works in
evening.
Farmers will commence haying this
week. Haying and hoeing comes at
the same time this year.
Geo. Chaffin and wife we're in tow,
last Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Perry has moved in to the
house he bought of G. B. Williams.
J. NJ. Kendall is repairing his vii
lage house.
Fred Burbee read Que Of Talmage's
sermons in the church last Sunday. A
new minister is expected next Sunday.
The schools through town finished
last week.
Earl Benson and wife come up from
Brattleboro last Saturday.
w. ID. Howard and Arthur Brooks
have gone to Massachusetts to work
haying.
The Bondville base ball club went
TO Townshend last Saturday to play
with the Townshend club. The score
stood II to Z in favor of the Bond
yille's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
WEST TOWNSHEND.

The thunder showers we have had
this week are welcome to nearly all.
as a relief from the heat.
1t is said that Monday was the
hottest day ever known here Their.
mometers registered 100 degrees
above zero in the shade and report
says they went even higher than that.
The 4th passed very quietly here,
being celebrated only by fireworks in
the evening. Quite number of peo-
pie went away TO celebrate, few to
Townshend, others to Wlndham and
Lowell Lake.
Miss Mary Harris of Windham is
spending a few days with relatives
here.
Mrs. Fannie Spaulding has opened
her summer boarding house with
several D0arderS from New York.
c. c. Harris is cutting the hay on
his place at Windham this week.
Haying is in progress with most of
the farmers at present.
Miss Marion Pierce of Brattleboro
is stopping with her uncle, Mr.. E.
Chase.
July first the mail route from this
place to North Windham again chang
ed hands. Mr.. Rano of East Jamaica
is now the driver instead of Mr.. |
Burroughs, who has driven the last |
year. !
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
ANDOVER.

The Andover town library has re-
ceived three volumes from Mrs. VIM
S. Balch of Elgin, Ill.,, consisting Of
The Life and Times of Rev. VIM. s
Balch, Ireland as | Saw 1t by Rev.
W, S. Balch, A Peculiar People.
Sixty cases of measles in town.
Mrs. Jane Gould of Springfield i:
visiting her niece, Mrs. HI. j. Parker.
Mrs. VIM. B. Rowell and Miss Lula
Rand of Portland, Me-, are stopping at
VIM RowelPs.
Mrs. Waldron was thrown from a
wagon Saturday evening while return.
ing from Ludlow and quite severely
hurt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

Vim, vigor and victory these are the
characteristics of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for consti-
patton, biliousness and all stomach and
liver troubles.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. f. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G..
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. b. Pier
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
At Syracuse, N. Y:

Who can fail to take advantage of this
offer. Send 10 cents to us for a generous
trial size or ask your druggist. Ask tor
Ely's Cream Balm, the most positive
catarrh cure. Full size so cents.
ELY BROS, 55 Warren St., NY. CITY.
| suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind ever since boy, and l never hoped
for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to
do even that. Many acquaintance have
used it with excellent results.-Oscar
Ostrnm, 10 Wsrren Ave, Chicago, Ill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

If you have been deceived and tried one of the
cheap bran substitutes now on the market.
claiming TO be the original and to have great
food value, and you got a pound of poorly
roasted bran for your 25c. and poor, weak,
si"kish drink(w hat can you expect from BRAN,
don't be discouraged but try GRAIN.O. 1t is
made from solid grain, nicely Drowned and 2
pounds for 25c, Grains takes the place of cot.
fee at IA the Price. Get a package of your
grocer to-day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
WEST WARDSBOR

DIR. Conland of Brattleboro regent
~ met with DR.. Doane in consultation
In regard to Mrs. Grafton whose health
does not improve very much. Miss
Monroe OF Saratoga Springs, an old
acquaintance, is assisting them for a
time.
Ernest Pike recently enjoyed sur
prise party in honor of his Dist birth.
day. An album and some other pres.
ents were left as mementoes of the oc.
caslon.
The Sd of July picnic in A. ].
Pixies grove was success in every
way. About 100 were present and ice
cream, lemonade, fireworks, ETC., were
IN evidence most of the time. Scholars
from the different schools helped in the
recitations and singing. Several aged
people were present and one of them.
A. II. Pike who is over so years Of
age and nearly blind, had fine large
drum which he drummed upon with
much interest to all. A section of the
grove was draped with red, white and
blue bunting and flags.
George Mofit has left for parts ur.
known.
Raymond Rice while fooling with
scythe cut a small cash in his ankle
which DIR. Bliss was called on to dress
and now be is around just the same.
Mrs. Prouty Of Brattleboro has come
to stay awhile with her sister, Mrs.
Rice.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel salve. Piles and rectal diseases.
cuts, burns, burises, letter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by it
quickly and permanently.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. L. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill. Bondville, q. G
Smith, SO. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
RaWSOnYillc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
Practice Economy

In buying medicine as in other matters
1t Is economy to get Hoods Sarsaparilla
because there is more medicinal value in
Hoods Sarsaparilla than in any other.
Every bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla con
tains 100 doses and will average, taken
according to directions, to last month.
while others last but fortnight.
HOOPS Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparila. Easy and
yet efficient.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
DOGS TOOTH FILLED.
He Acted in the Chair Very Much
Like Human Beinu,

nc Acteu IN the Chair Very Much
Like Human Being.
A decayed tooth of Colin, big, shay
gy St. Bernard dog, has been filled with
gold at New York. Colin, who is son
OF Roland, Jr., famous St. Bernard
who once won prize of $4,000, is al
most perfectly white. The dog several
days ago became sullen and refused to
eat.
His master, DIR. A. Meserole Ainslie,
viewed with alarm this change in the
dogs mood. He remembered that he
had several scars on his arm, the result
OF wounds made by st. Bernard, and
recalled period of treatment at the
Pasteur institute in consequence. He
determined on thorough examination
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
eel

ing is positive proof of thin, weak, i'm
pure blood; for, il the blood is rich, red,
vitalized and vigorous, it imparts life and
energy to every nerve, organ and tissue
of the body. The necessity of taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla for that tired feeling
is, therefore, apparent to every one, and
the good it will do you is equally beyond
question. Remember that
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
What do the Children Drink {?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called Grain-O /? 1t is deic.
ious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee
The more Grain you give the children the
more health you distribute through their sys.
tens. arain-O is made of pure grains, and
tastes like choice coffee but costs about Ia as
much All grocers sell it. l5c and Csc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

People with hair that is continually
falling out, or those that are bald can
stop the falling, and get good growth
OF hair by using Halls Hair Remover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
7 iired

Feeling by great force of will. But this
is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work on
their nerves." and the result is seen in I'M
fortunate wrecks marked "nervous pros
tration,n in every direction. That tired
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
Hoods
Sars apariIIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
Prepared only by c, l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Hoods Pills to to operate y Is cents s"''
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09

DeWitt'S Collie 6 Cholera Cure,
Quickly cures Dysentery and Oiarrhea.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
hat

Extreme tired feeling afilicts nearly every
body at this season. The hustlers cease to
push, the tireless grow weary, the ener-
getic become enervated. You know Just
what we mean. Some men and women
endeavor temporarily to overcome that
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-09
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Miss Mary Tasker is home from
Chester High school for the summer
vacation
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
(To BE coNTINUED.)
Bulldozing Bill Testifie s.

Bulldozing Bill was on the stand as
a witness for the defense in the case
of Bronco Charlie, charged with shoot
iIg and wounding Everlasting Eph-
rain. Ordinarily there would have
been no prosecution in such a case,
but Bronco Charlie had used a shot
gun, and as the etiquette of the from
tier prescribed Winchesters or six
shooters, public sentiment was
aroused.
The prosecuting attorney was a re-
cent arrival from the east, and his
method of procedure was in itself
enough to clear prisoner before any
jury in Arizona. He asked:
"Was the man shot and wounded?"
"Yep," was the answer.
"Was the gun loaded"
ct dunno"
The lawyer thought he saw a
chance to confuse the witness. Nov,
sir, will you please explain to the
court, sir, how a man could possibly
be shot with gun that was not load
ed, sir?"
"I suppose" answered Bulldozing
Bill, with a grin, "ther gol-darned
thing was like you and this her case
you er tryin' to make out. 1t went
off whether there was anything in 1t
or not"
The jury forgave Bronco Charles
disregard Of good form.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
Method in His Madness.

Mr.. Wellwed lin his friends kitchen)
Say, Henpeck, you must have been
crazy when you bought such a lot Of
paper and wooden plates! Mr.. Hen
peck (chuckling)-Thats just what my
wife said, until she began throwing
them at me.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
Not n Break.

Barings-Perfidious woman,you have
broken my heart. Miss Wheeler-Oh,
I don't think it is as bad as that. Moth
ing worse than a small puncture.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
How Hoyt Wrote "a MIX white Flag"

About three years ago Chas Hoyt
visited Boston, and gave dinner to a
party of friends, among them being
Eugene TomplSins, proprietor OF the
/ Boston Theater and the Academy of
Music, New York; John McNally of the
Boston Herald; Julian Mitchell, gener-
al stage manager for Hoyt; Harry Me-
Clellan, manager for Eugene Tompkins
and Others.
| During the course of the dinner Hoyt
incidentally told, in his quaint and hui
morous way, story which was sc
thoroughly funny and the complicated
situations of the characters so absurd,
that he sat his hearers in convulsions
of mirth. After the laughter had in
measure subsidized, some one asked
Hoyt if he had a name for the story
He replied that he thought he should
christen it 1.-THE Story of a Milk White
Flag"
"Why don't you make n play OF
that?" said Tompllins. at would make
capital play" replied Hoyt, "but il
would require so many people, so much
scenery and no end of mechanical
effects, so that it would be impractical
BILE"
Nonsense" said Mitchell, "l'll BET
/ can with the assistance o. Larry Nc
earthly, Tompkins stage manager,
stage that into practicable form, and
if you will write the piece, I'll also bel
years salary it will prove one OF youi
greatest successes"
"All right" said Hoyt, sri write 6
play around that story call it "a Milk
White Flag" and wager Il set of dia
mond shirt studs that it will be utterly
practicable"
agreed" said Mitchell, and the play
was written and produced and it has
proven the greatest financial and ar
tistic success of this popular play
wright.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15

Don't credit yourself with brains be.
cause you are homely.
Every one exaggerates the good no
does for his kin.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
CHAPTER XII.

} G r a y I or d eX-
claimed, looking at
the half demol-
ished bed = place.
"Give yourself a
little rest, Richard.
The exploring par
ty is ready to start.
If you wish to take
leave of your broth
err officers before
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-15
CHAPTER Y.

X in hand, War
dour approached
Franks bed-place.
IF / could only
cut the thoughts
out of me-" he said
to himself, "as I
am going to cut the
billets out of this
wood!' He attacked
the bed-place with
the AK like a
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-15
TRAMPS.

Last week two typical sneak
thief tramps worked this towr
from door to door begging
Their very faces showed that
they were sneak thieves. Sat
urday night one of our stores
were broken open. Suspicion
pointed to these men. AS our
town grows, more and more of
these tramps will strike us.
These two mems presence here
sent thrill of fear and uneasi>
ness into scores of homes and
hearts, and caused people last
Friday and Saturday nights to
sleep uneasi1y.
Our police should meet these
men as soon as they appear on
the streets and order them to get
out Of, the town in two hours.
We can't afford to take risks on
such cattle. Our police may
Calm that they have no author
ity to arrest, or order on, a man
who is doing nothing against
the law. Well, other towns ar
rest for "vagrancy," and we
should be protected in the same
way. The two Men who were
here were, no doubt, a part of a
crowd that had been sent out of
Portsmouth and Norfolk last
week. We can't afford to wait
until these tramps sneak III or
break in some. house. They
should be spotted and moved be-
fore they have time to "locate a
Job"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-01-15
AN ENJOYABLE SOCIAL.

A very enjoyable social was
given on the night of the 9th
instant at the residence of MIR.
and Mrs. r. J. Mitchell in honor
of Miss Marion Minson, of Halti-
more.
This occasion marks an event
long to be remembered by all
who were present. About half
past nine the party had assem-
bled, and from then until half
past twelve the whole evening
seemed to be an enjoyable one.
Miss Ada Melick started the
evenings enjoyment by the rem
dition of the prettiest piano
music ever listened to.
Miss Maggie Bell favored the
party with several pretty songs,
which, as usual, always pleases
her hearers.
Mr.. Oliver Gilbert, i'll his own
peculiar way, sang several comic
songs, followed by Messrs Ben
White and Lester Winder in a
most charming duet.
About 1880 the party was in
vited in the DINING room and
there was spread a most luscious
lot of refreshments.
The young ladies were all III
full evening dress, while the
young men were at their best.
The party consisted of Miss Ma
rian Minson with Mr.. Ben White;
Miss Sue Davis with DR.. Ike
Fearing; Miss Ada Melick with
Mr.. Oliver Gilbert; Miss Maggie
Hill with Mr.. Will Traitor; Miss
Ella Kramer with Mr.. Lester
Winder; Miss Maggie Bell with
Mr.. Logan Old.