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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
EAST DORSET.

Showers nowadays just right for
grass.
Ravillo Howard of Jamaica was
lately here buying cattle for his
pastures.
Herman Buffum, who has been in
feeble health long time, is reported
slowly nearing his journeys end,
Hiram Senter, lately very sick with
the grip, is quite well again. Thomas
Koran continues poorly.
A valuable young horse belonging
to Hon. John L. Cochran resigned
his breath last week.
Little Johnnie Crandall was abroad
with his bamboo about the minute the
law allowed and was back soon after
break of day with five fine trouts.
John Felio subsequently caught one
that weighed over two pounds, and a
Dandy dominic one that weighed five
pounds and two ounces.
Money seemed to be plenty at the
Paris auction, the cows averaging
thirty-three dollars and fourteen cents
a head, turkeys, fourteen in number,
one dollar fourteen cents each and
similarly for everything.
Commissioner Potter with quite a
force is mending our roads.
Several OF our prominent gentle
men have resolved themselves into a
Village Improvement Society, planted
lots of sugar naples and other trees
and have done sundry other things to
beautify our hamlet.
Virgil Nandcan, Lyle futile and
Bert Quigley are each breaking new
bicycle to be gentle and kind so that
they can ride to and from Burr and
Burton Seminary. Tandems and
"sweet sixteens" next.
The Union church has new sup
ply appointed by conference, name
not remembered.
Hon. A. j. Loveland has been Of
fered a place at North Bennington by
the B. & r. Railroad company and is
there giving it try to see how he
likes before accepting.
We learn from late New York cor
respondence of the SITTER that there
is good deal of flying and flourish
ing round for business and pleasure
in that metropolis on Sunday. Little
wonder numerous representatives of
every country and cline the world
over and of every religion and of no
religion are domicied and transient
there and appalling as tits, lots of
them are built somewhat like "Old
Grimes speckled hem"
.Old Grimes he had a speckled hen as
speckled she could be,
She always laid two eggs day and
Sunday she laid three"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Our Neighbors ,
What They lare Doing -Briefly Told by
the Sifter's. Intelligent STAR of
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Frank Davis has been quite
sick during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. M. w. Utley Of Man.
chester spent Saturday and Sunday at
w. l.. Gibson's.
Mrs. Fannie Barstow, who has been
living with her father for the past two
years, has returned to Marlboro, Mass
Earl Davis and Marion Gibson from
Chester and Florence Hathorn from
Ludlow over Sunday.
Mrs. G. b. Carleton is visiting her
relatives in town.
Z. M, Eames and Arthur Westcott
started Monday to canvass for the
Chase Nursery Stock Co., of Boston.
Mrs. Emma Sutton and Miss Jose.
phlne arrived at their home Saturday
night from Somerville Mass, where
they have spent the winter.
The Ladies Aid entertained by Mrs.
w. d. Stowell and Mrs. F. E. Stew.
ems was well attended, about fifty being
present We Just commencing a new
year. Let our efforts still be united
Tor the accomplishing of work in the
future as in the past, realizing that
union is strength. The next meeting
will be Saturday afternoon Nav %
at the home of Mrs. Geo. Shattuck
Let there be large attendance.
For long time we have desired a
communion table for the church but
the means for purchasing were not at
hand. This week our friend uncle
huel Gibson presented us with a sum
'sufllclent for the purchase of one, which
VIII soon be procured. Our gratitude
TO tins man is great. By his beneyo.
fence we are saved many hours of
scnemlng and hard work. May God
bless nm is our united prayer. Our
church is growing aid articles that
once could be easily dispensed with
have come to be a necessity.
The new windows have been placed
In the church which add much to the
beauty of the interior. We hava now
as pretty an audience room as can / e
found in this vicinity. The windows
all bear inscriptions. Three memorial
three presented. Ruel and Emily
Gibson gave one, the young people
and children another the Ladies Aid
third. One is in memoriam of Hon.
David and Lydia Arnold, a second of
Zlal and Mary Sheldon and a third
OF Dea. George and Hannah Hobart
We are quite proud as society of the
work accomplished improving and
undermining the church. The perse.
verance, energy and enterprise of the
ladies enjoyed in carrying it on cannot
be to highly commended. The pro.
gress has been necessarily slow. Lit.
tie by little in very small sums the has
been collectedbut patience and steady
effort has brought about the desired re.
suits. Let the good work go on.
You'll use J less of Harmless Soan
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Credit For Farmers.

We have lately given some account Of
the operation of agricultural banks in
Europe, which have done very much for
the farming class by making it possible
for it to secure loans on such security as
farmers can offer The farmer is espe-
cially In need of credit, for the interval
must always be considerable between
the preparation of the soil and the har-
vesting of the crop. He must spend
money long time before he can get
any back AS to most OF his products, he
may be said to be carrying ON q bust
ness where the stock is turned over but
once year. Furthermore, az a crop
natures all over the country at the same
season, and generally within period of
few weeks, it is particularly impor-
tant to the farmer that he should not be
compelled to realize on his harvests i'm
mediately He would break the market
if he were obliged to sell all his crops
as soon as gathered, and yet he must
sell good deal, for he has been under
expense for months without any income.
While the farmer more than almost
any other producer needs credit, he can
not generally offer commercial security,
and real estate is not a good security for
ordinary banks OF discount to take, and
it is unlawful for our national banks to
accept it. The result is that the farmer
is usually compelled to sell his produce
at an unpropitious time or to get credit
of merchants and private bankers for
which usurious rates are obtained. In
this country there has been practically
no effort to supply this heed for agricul-
tural credits, although the brokers and
private bankers and factors who have
made practice of lending to farmers
have made a great deal of money out Of
| it, for the absence of competition en-
ables them to get high rate for money,
and the farmer pretty generally pays his
| debts
1t is singular that in our own country
no effort has been made to afford agri-
culture in general the capital it needs
for the improving of land and for carry
ing on farm operations during the long
intervals between the annual marketing
of crops. The changed conditions of the
times make it imperative that farming
must be conducted upon more scientific
principles so as to get out of the land
more than it has heretofore produced,
and that necessity leaves no alternative
but either to afford the farmer enlarged
credit facilities or to leave the present
landholders to be frozen out by insolv-
ency, with the result of transferring this
industry to class possessing amplel
means aud able to cultivate larger farms
upon improved methods. journal O,
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Gold and Silver Nuercts.

First. There is not a free COINAGE
country III the world today that is not
ON silver Cor paper) basis.
Second. There is not gold standard
country that does not use silver as
money along with gold.
Ihird.-Therc is not silver standard
country that uses gold along with silver
Fourth. -The.e is not silver stand
ard country that has more than ONE.
thlrd as much money in circulation per
capita as the United States.
Fifth. There is not silver standard
country in which the laboring man re-
celves fair pay for his days labor.
Sixth. There is not silver standard
country in which interest rates are not
higher than i'll gold countries.
Seventh. Nearly all civilized coun.
tries have turned from silver to gold
standard during the past century. None
has turned from gold to silver.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

George W. Cable has accepted the
editorship of Current Literature.
w. D. Howells is never happier than
when telling of his own experiences in
his early days.
The Dickens Concordance, so desired
by lovers of that genial writer, is at last
coming from the press.
Emerson possessed the earliest Amer
tcan edition of Browning, yet he would
never admit that Browning was a poet.
Nine. Adolphe Roge Charlotte Fiske
Bates) is preparing some very in
teresting "reminiscences of Longfellow,
and has also a volume of her own poems
ready for publication.
Hawthorne, when boy of II, wrote
and edited a little magazine which con-
tains, in the number extant, some rather
satirical criticisms of sermons heard by
the young editor.
When Barrie published Aud LIGHT
Idylls," he sent the first copy to Holmes,
and the latters favorite book in his last
days were "a Window in Thrums and
Dean Ramsays "reminiscences"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poems are said
to rival the works of Marie Corelli,
among the upper ten" in London
drawng-rooms. Perhaps the story,
Jane" is partly responsible for this.
Kipling is intolerant of "gush," and
sensitive concerning his private life.
He Is intensely fond of outdoor life,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

We are not to blame for. We cam OF
be held responsible for the dispo sitions
and tendencies which we derive from our
ancestors, nor are we responsible for the
germs of disease which may NANTES t
themselves in our blood as heritage
from former generations. But we are
responsible if we allow these germs to
develop into serious diseases which will
impair our usefulness and destroy our
happiness. We are responsible if we
transmit to our descendants the disease
germs which it is possible for us to Grad
icate by the use of Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the one true blood purifier. This medi-
cine has power to make rich, red blood
and establish perfect health in place of
disease
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
WESTON.

II. E, Partridge and wife from Me.
GAINESVILLE were in town Tuesday and
Wednesday.
7. II. Richardson recently purchas.
ed fine Florence Piano for his daugh-
ter Zoe.
The new landlord, Mr.. Wood, has
taken possession of the Park View Ho.
tel and has bills out for an opening
ball Friday evening May 81.
VIM. Holland and wife from Ches
Ter were in town the first of the week.
When in Chester buy Dry Goods,
Clothing and Footwear of Pollard Il
Abbott.
You'll use ] less of Harmless Soap.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

1t should be made Il matter of public
knowledge that DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve will speedily cure piles of the long.
est standing. 1t is the household favor
lie for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises and
sores of all kinds.
c. E, Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. g.
Smith, So. Londonderry and f. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
General News.


The Mallory line steamship Leona
bound from New York to Galveston
took fire when ten hours out from
New York on Saturday. The lower
part of the vessel was Quilted by the
flames and sixteen persons lost their
lives. The disabled vessel put back
to New York arriving there at nine
o'clock Sunday night.
The United States government will
build at Fort Ethan Allen during the
present year band barracks, four
double sets of officers quarters, one
double set of non-commissioned off.
GERS quarters, one double barracks
for two troops of cavalry and two
cavalry stables. When these are
completed the post will be a regi-
mental headquarters, and, with For,
Myer, Va, the only cavalry head.
quarters east of the Mississippi river.
Warren Gibbs died in Chicago last
week at the age of 81 years. He was
born in Vermont At the beginning
of the war he enlisted in company A.,
LIST Vermont cavalry. His valor was
Shown in many fields, and when, along
with a considerable section of Gen.
Thomas army, he was taken prisoner
in Georgia, he suffered long incar-
ceration in two rebel prisons, at An.
Jacksonville and Belle Isle. For four
years succeeding the war he served as
deputy collector of customs at St.
Adams. On the organization of the
Vermont Life Insurance company he
became secretary aud some years la
ter president of the company, being
a resident of Burlington for a score
of years. Mr.. Gibbs was long prom
inent in Vermont politics, being chair
man of the republican state commit
tee at one time and a senator from
Chittenden county in 1884. After
his service with the Vermont Life In
surance company terminated he moved
to st. Adams, where he was editor
of the Messenger for several years,
moving then to Chicago.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
StOnac

with severe pains across my shoulders,
and great distress. had violent nausea
which would leave me very weak and
faint, difficult to get my breath. These
spells came oftener and more severe.
did not receive any lasting benefit from
physicians, but found such happy effects
from trial Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, that
took several bottles and mean to always
keepit in the house. am now able to
do all my own work, which for six years
1 have been unable to do. My husband
and son have also been greatly bene-
fitted by Hoods Sarsaparilla - for pains in
the back, and after the grip. l gladly
recommend this grand blood medicine"
MRS. PETER BuRBY, Leominster, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

When cold is contracted, cure it at
once. One Minute Cough Cure will set
yon Oh the road to recovery in minute.
1t will cure pneumonia bronchitis, Group
and all forms of lung and throat troubles.
c. K. Bacon, Londonderry, f. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvlle, G. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier.
Raws onville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

Of testing the curative effects of Elys
Cream Balm, the most positive Cure for
Catarrh known. Ask your druggist for
10 cent trial size Or send 10 cents, we
will mail it. Full size so cents.
ELY BROS, 30 Warren St, N. Y. City.
My son was afflicted with catarrh. !
induced him to try Ely's Cream Balm and
the disagreeable catarrhal smell all left
him. He appears as well as any one
J. c. Olmstead, Arcola, Ill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
BONDVILL,E

Very little farming done yet, too
cold to plant garden.
Morton Benson has moved from
Grahamville on to the farm purchased
of L. w. White.
Frank Dawson has moved from
Manchester to Grahamville. He will
drive team for j. II Fowler.
You'll use ! less of Harmless Soap.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
A Movement For Currency REFORM.

ror currency Reform.
The Massachusetts Reform clnb of
Boston has commenced systematic
movement fer practical currency reform
1t has recently passed formal resolutions
demanding that congress shall adopt
some safe plan whereby our legal ten
der paper and silver and our silver Ger
tificates shall be slowly withdrawn. and
gold, gold certificates and bank notes
shall gradually take their places. " They
further advocate such legislation az
Will encourage the establishments and
successful operation of small banks with
local capital and knowledge of credits "
These resolutions are being sent
throughout the country, accompanied bv
statement setting forth the views If
the club and requesting every friend
OF currency reform to sign the resolu.
lions and send them to congress.
This movement is exactly in line With
the action of the Indianapolis confer
ence, which was to impress conpress
with the fact that there is an over.
whelming public sentiment in favor ~
currency reform Chicago Times uer.
alb
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

Thirty years is long time to fight 50
painful a trouble as piles, but Jacob
Mitchell, of Unionvile, Pa, struggled
that long before he tried DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salye, which quickly and perma-
nentiy cured him 1t is equally effective
In eczema and all skin affections.
Z. E. Bacon, Londonderry, +. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondyille. q @
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Rawsonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in a few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles may
receive immediate relief and be perma-
nently cured by One Minute Cough Cure.
c. e. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G..
Smite, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

The most snow at any one time
was Jan. %, Is inches.
A. j. Parker.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
WEST WINDHAM.

Snow and snow storms. We have
had twenty~four snow storms and
eighty-two and three fourths inches
of snow from Oct. goth 1896 to April
8, 1897 is as follows:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Sour

Stomach, sometimes called waterbrash,
and burning pain, distress, nausea,
dyspepsia, are cured by Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. This ii accomplishes because
with its wonderful power as a blood
purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla gently
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, invigorates the liver,
creates an appetite, gives refreshing
sleep, and raises the health tone. In
cases of dyspepsia and indigestion it
seems to have ga magic touch"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

With but little care and no trouble, the
beard and mustache can be Ike uni
form brown or black color by using
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
This Year

have purchased much larger Stock and have
very pleasing the patterns being handsome in design
and shades and out of the cd beaten path that has
been trod for many years l invite examna-
ton and promise you that will not be excelled in
price quality.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
WEST TOWNSHENp.

When in Chester buy Dry Goods,
Clothing and Footwear of Pollard q
Abbott.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
.b0oIutelY Pure

Celebrated for its great leaventng strength
and heathfulness. Assures tho food against
alum and all f. rms of adute:atlon common to
the cheap brands.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That Is what II was made for.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Last Year

bought large stock and was sful in sell.
ing it that
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-05-14
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

Is the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
-. a.. 49,, cure all Liver Ills and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Considerable alarm has been caused
by the official statistics of the public
health at Bombay. just published.
They show that there were 1911 deaths
there during the past week, of which
number 20 were from cholera and Is
were from the plague This total death
rate is equal 10 65.tl per thousand. or
double the normal rate.
Canada has begun to take means to en-
force the alien labor laws against the
Americans. Commissioner McCreary il
~ toronto on business in connection with
work on the Crows Nest Pass Railway
of the Rocky Mountains. He Informed
the canadian Pacific authorities that any
American lahorers engaged for that work
would be deportcd to their own country
McCrcary has instructions from the ca.
madam government to strictly enforce the
new law.
Self-confessed as an embezzler. CITY
Clerk George Bogart of Evanston. IN
owner OF five business establishments and
= political leader. has disappeared In
two months. according to Mayor Dychc
ne has taken from the vaults of the citv
clerks office. $685. OF this, the mayor
says. he made q complete confession,
early in July, and. Wednesday afternoon
on the eve of conference which was "a
have Strengthened his difficulties and
placed him again on a firm financial
standing with the city of Evanston, he
disappeared.
The appeals of citizens prevented the
lynchng at Crystal Falls. Mich.
Thursday night, of Peter Bons, the
tramp murderer of Pearl Morrison
The miners employed in the surround
ing location are now making threats
and a well-defined report is current 70
the effect that they have formed an
organization, and will invade the VII
lage for the purpose of lynching Bons.
1t is expected that Sheriff Waite Will
take the precaution to move the pris-
oner TO another county.
Tho National Apple Shippers Associ-
alton furnish an estimate of the WELD
for the crop year of 1897 based on an
average of 100 as a full crop. The
figures for Canada and the yarious
states, up to August L: Canada. 40 per
Cent; New England states. 90. Nav
York state, 25: Pennsylvania, so. Mary.
land. 50. Virginia, 20: West Virginia
80; Kentucky. 60; Ohio, 30: Indiana a.
Michigan. 80: Illinois. 80; Iowa. IS. Mis-
souri,, SO; Kansas, IS: Arkansas. %.
Tennessee, 20: Colorado, 100; California
100; Oregon, 100.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-09

ENGLAND.

Inc DahverSport Rubber Works at
DdHVefs, Mass, We're burned at an
carry hour Friday, three of the four
buildings being swept out of existence.
me cause of the fire is unknown n
was discovered and an alarm sounael
about 1-30, and in an hour the a,n,a,.
ana their work The REMAINING NIL,
ing was the storehouse CONTAINING 90,
s,', ieldpie stock and goods ready Cor
.p'',eii,. Inc works We're for render
e"s oiu rubber. making it into sheets
10 use ny other rubber manufacturers
present there We're Il hands ON
i p,oseu ana many orders We're ahead
ne loss VIII be about $4,000 with =
sh'ai insurance on the building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-09

Detectives Parker, MersilI and Nick
erson Of Providence, II. J.. and Chief of
Police Holbrook and Officers Leonard
and Moan of Johnson, Il. J., captured
the three men at the Old Fenner stand.
road house in Johnson, r. L., Friday,
who, on last Tuesday night, attempted
to rob the Falmouth bank at Falmouth.
Mass. The detectives are of the opin-
ion that they are the burglars and high
way robbers who have been operating
in the smaller New England towns and
cities since April last, when the
Whitinsville Bank was looted of $40 oOo