The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
STATE NEWS.

r. NJ. Harvey of North Troy 70
wears old, is believed to be the oldest
bicyclist In the state. He has been an
rider the past season and
has covered good many miles on his
wheel. He was born in Lyndon, of
English and Scotch parentage, and is
as lively and vigorous as many man
80 years his lunior.
Guy Carpenter Estey, youngest son
of Gen. and Mrs. j. j, Estey, died last
week Thursday Of meningitis after an
illness Of 10 days.
A Miss Jennie Woodward of
Enosbu"g, the oldest daughter of
Guy Wood ward, a prominent citi-
zen, is violently insane, said to be
the result of q love affair.
c. C. Meader of Randolph started
Wednesday of last week for San
Francisco. He managed TO keep it a
secret to the last that his ultimate
destination is the Klondike gold
fields. He is one of 60 who put IN
$500 apiece toward fitting out ship
to sail from Boston to Alaska. This
boat recently sailed and will require
six months to round Cape Horn and
reach San Francisco, where Mr.
Meader will JON the party, after hav-
ing visited in Chicago and elsewhere
This expedition goes on co opera
tive plan, each expecting to share
alike on the "strike." Mr. Meadel
is GA years old and in poor health.
Thomas c. O'Sullivan, formerly a
resident of Burlington, and n democrat.
ic candidate for lieutenant governor OF
Vermo t, is a candidate for corpora
ton counsel of Greae r New York.
Willard White, a boy Is years old
son of farmer livi G near Royalton
village, has been arrested on charge
of attempting to wreck train neal
North Royalton a week ago Sunday.
He was brought before NJ. j. Sargent,
justice of the peace, on complaint Of the
grand juror, and pleaded guilty, stat
ing that he did not in end to wreck the
train but only wished to see the engine
crush the tie. He was held to appear
at the County court. Refusing to fur
nish bail of $500 he was comni ted t(
Jail at Woodstock. 1t is understood
that the boy had a somewhat unenvia
BILE reputation previous to this act, be
cause of petty meannesses in which hi
had been detected.
First Lieutenant Stephen M. Foote
4th United States artillery, who wa
formerly military instructor at Yer
mont academy, was the recipient of ,
notable honor last week, when he wa
awarded the annual prize of the Mill
tary Service institution, consisting Of
gold medal, life membership and S10(
in gold. The prize was gwen for th
best essay on BASED ON present coudi
'ions and past experiences, how shout,
our volunteer armies be raised, organ
lied, trained and modified for tutur
warsY'
Thanksgiving day will be memora
hle in the annals of White River june
ton. On that day the corner stone q
the large and costly ew Ca'holi
church will be placed in position. TIL
bishop of Springfield, Mass, will Of
tiIjate, assisted by large number 0
priests from New Hampshire, Massa
chusctts and Vermont. Delegations d
the laiIy are expected from neighbo,
ing towns.
While hunting on Florida mountai
near Bennington, Monday of last week
a party OF young men came across lou
black bears. They killed one al,
wounded another, which the
followed as far as they could, but
succeeded in getting away. The
they shot was in fine condition am
weighed l40 pound.
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