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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
WINHALL HOLLOW.

Every family in this vicinity are
suffering more Or less with the pre-
vailiug epidemic.
Mrs. N r. Hewes passed away
Sunday after long period of suffer-
ing from that dread disease consump-
ton, being confined to her bed only
about two weeks. Mrs. Hewes was
the daughter of the late Amos Batch
elder of Peru. She leaves hus-
band and four children.
The funeral was held at the house
on Tuesday friends from Weston,
Peru, Londonderry and this town
were present, Rev. Mr.. Bruce of
Peru officiating. Interment in the
cemetery in this place.
N. R. Hewis is still confined to bis
bed from an attack of the grippe.
HIS daughter, Catherine, is so to DC
up after an attack of the same.
Mrs. Jenkins of Derry has been al
N. R. Hewes' few days caring fol-
the sick.
Mrs. O. L. Hewes, who has beer
serious sufferer for some time anC
who went on the 18th of January tt
the Presbyterian hospital at New
York city to have an operation per.
formed, has returned as far as So
SALISBURY and is now at her fathers
w. E. Bronson's of that place. Mr.
Hewes and son visited her last week
Mr.. Hewes returning on Tuesday.
the son remaining with her. He re-
ports her as improving and that she
will probably be able to come home
in few weeks.
You'll use ! less of Harmless Soap.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
WARDSBORO

Winnie Hosley from Londonderry
visited with his grandmother, Mrs.
Emily Hosley this week.
Mrs. Clara johnson has been quite
i'll but is improving.
Miss Clara Martin has returned
home after stay of several weeks in
Brattleboro.
Walton Fletcher and wife have
moved to Berwick, Me-, where they
will have charge of a farm for the
coming year.
Jennie johnson has gone to Vernon
to work.
You'll use ] less of Harmless Scan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
WINDHAM.

Mamie Lawrence is sick with mea
sizes at her uncle's in Bartonville.
Hattie Howard was reported much
worse last Thursday, some better al
this writing but not able to be moved
yet.
Mrs. L. S. Axtell and Miss Idell
Axtell have been quite sick with the
grippe.
A. E. Dutton is visiting his broth.
ers at Boston and Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. H. M. Abbott and her daugh.
ter are prolonging there visit at Bos-
ton and vicinity.
The pension department has lately
voluntarily raised VIM. Cronin's pen.
sion from S24 to $50 per month.
Mrs. W. H. Stowell is in SPRING
field, Mass, with her daughter, Mrs.
Nichols.
Roland Chapman spent last Satur
day and Sunday at Westminster
West.
Mrs. j. W. Gould is at home fol-
few days this week bringing her
little granddaughter with her. She
has been at Bellows Falls since last
September, caring for her sons fami-
ly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
HOUGHTONVILLE.

E. j. and F. D. Blood visited in
Amsden last week.
B. A. Park of Chester visited at D.
w. TwitchePs recently.
Mrs. H. G. Ober who has been
quite i'll, is on the gain.
E. E. Jackson, who is working at
Bellows Falls spent the Sabbath with
his family here.
L. B. Williams is housed with the
mumps.
w. H. Farnum lost horse last
week.
The face of E. S. Cadoret is wreath.
ed in smiles these days, for the cause
see birth column.
Ada Lowell of Bartonville, who has
been visiting relatives here, was called
home Sunday by the illness of her
brother.
Mrs. S. H. Abbott IS visiting in
Landgrove.
H. j. Nourse is in Claremont, N.
H., this week.
Julius Salter is stopping with friends
here.
Miss May Tasker, who has been
attending high school at Chester is
spending her vacation with her grand
parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. A. d.
Thomas.
Miss May ODER from Chester spent
Sunday with friends.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
EAST DORSET.

Weather very spring-like OF late,
wheels are majority and sugaring is
evidently near. A large amount of
sugaring property is moving into our
place. Looks as il a freshet of sap
is expected.
Town meeting with it's annual adj
dress of local orators and annual pub
lie cussing by those "you'd scarce ex-
pect to speak in public on the stage"
has come and gone, old officers for the
most part.
Measles mostly through their
measley work. No deaths.
H. A. Brophy went Monday to
Brattleboro to attend :the funeral of
his brother.in-law, James Frazier, a
former resident of East Dorset.
Lumber is being shipped abroad
nowadays at a pretty lively rate.
March II, is quite near and Cor,
bett talks about the outcome with
Fitz now with an if-s'if l WIN"
Don't seem quite as certain as he did
before any fight was arranged.
David Crockett "could run faster,
jump higher, dive deeper and come
out drier than any man in the House
or Senate have forgotten which.
But instances are pretty rare where
one man excels everybody else, where
he can "dive deeper and come out
drier" than any other of our 70 mil
lions Of people.
The New York Press prints the
following problem: ga man had 80
apples. To his eldest son he gave
so, to his second 80 and to his young
est 10. The sons went to market,
all sold their apples at the same rates
and all got the same amount of money.
At what rates did they sell them and
how much did each receive p?
The Bennington and Rutland R.
R. is the pride of our valley. It's s
broad gauge, gives US commodious
and convenient station and good ship
ping facilities for our large freight
1t does large lucrative business
But it does one very measley thing
To keep its COW catchers from rust
ing it oils them quite often with the
lubricating lard of dogs, live and raw
1t has ruu over one dog for F. G
HARDWOOD, two for DR.. Bartlett, one
for Alexander Brown and severa
others, owners names not remembered
Last Saturday it killed one near Bar
numville and collided with another
just north of Manchester line. The
latter now lies near the scribe utterly
helpless and dependent and moaning
piteously. He is being nursed back
to wonted health and vlgor. He is
great, bouncing, beautiful Shepard
puppy nine months old and he loves
his nurse with affection pure, copious
and ardent. Bad luck once, twice
and three times to the COW catcher
that hoisted him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
PERU.

The appearance of the crow, bluejay
and squirrel makes us believe that the
backbone of winter is broken.
Where it is drifted the roads are
getting soft and it will soon be necces-
sary to cut them out.
Hapgood d Dufriens mill in STRAIT
ton burned to the ground last Tues
day night.
Mrs. O. P. Simonds fell and injured
her back and left hip severely last
Tuesday. DR.. Arnold of No. London
derry was called. She is as comforta.
BILE as could be expected at this writ
ing.
Sunday night, Feb. %, ult., the
men upon the Stiles and Hapgood
job, in the wilds of Mt. Tabor, "cel-
ebrated. "Celebrated," you know,
means a hitch up in a big, double
team, a journeying off-a three gall
lon jug, three o'clock return and
pandemoniums the remainder of
the night. But that precious
three gallon jug, kept locked up
In IA teamsters feed box, from
which bottle draughts are taken as
desired, became and object of tender
solicitude to a brave little woman
there. Heavy hinge and strong pad
lock yield to heroic treatment and the
barn floor soon drinks the delicious
beverage. Revelry turns to gloom,
lowering glances, yet not soul dare
make remonstrance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
MANCHESTER CENTRE.

The drama "Placer Gold" or how
Uncle Nathan lost his farm, which was
given at the new Opera hall on Friday
evening, Feb. rs, drew good house
and was well received. The cast of
characters as whole was very good,
certain ones being excellent in their
parts. This same play will be given
at Music Hall on Wednesday evening
March II, followed by st. Patrick S
day dance.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

Lost-A dear little child who made
home happy by its smiles. And to think,
it might have been saved had the parents
only kept in the house One Minute Cough
Cure, the lnfallible remedy for Group.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G.
Smlth, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

Stop drugging yourself with quack
nostrums or "cures." Get well-known
pharmaceutical remedy that will do the
work. Catarrh and Cold in the head will
not cause suffering if Ely's Cream Balm
is used. Druggist will supply l0c. trial
size or SOC. full size We mail it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm
to me. | can emphasize his statement
at is positive cure for catarrhif used
as directed Rev. Francis w. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena,
Mont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O!

Ask your Grocer today to show you package
of Grain o, the new 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,
like 1t. Grain-O has that rich seal brown of Mo-
cha or Java, but 1t is made from pure grains,
and the most delicate stomach receives it without
distress. One -fourth the price of coffee. Is and
IS cts. per package. Try it, Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
Rheumatism Quickly Cured.

After having been confined to the hous,
for eleven days and paying out s25. il
doctoEills without benefit, Mr.. Franz
Dolson of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, wa;
cured by one bottle of Chamberlain's Pair
Balm costing % cents and has not since
been troubled with that complaint Fol
sale by
G. L. Richardson, Peru and Weston
L. c. Bolster, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
The White River Junction Land

The White River Junction Land.
mark tells story Of a rowing centen.
alian, who called at house near
White River Junction for breakfast
one morning not long ago. The old
man was willing to talk about himself
and gave bis name as Styles Mcmillan.
He was born, be sand, July II, 1776.
He remembered, from the vivid i'm.
preston made by the circumstance, of
being taken by his parents to see
George and Martha Washington, a few
months before the death of the former.
He also remembered well the war of
1912, and was at the battle of Platts.
burg, of which he gave a graphic &C,
count. All the dates of historic events
named by him were accurate. He was
evidently cutting third set of teeth,
one Of them being plainly visible.
His fatigue and worn out condition he
attributed to walking from Windsor,
where he had been visiting acquain.
tances. The journey, he claimed, had
taken him three days. He was home.
less and wished to reach Mortified.
Selectman Wallace procureda ticket to
that place for the old man and he left
on,the afternoon train. He is very
old man, whether or not bis story i:
true, one of intelligence, possessing 8
remarkable memory of man anG
events. He claims that he never uset
spirituous liquors, and to his temporal,
habits and the tact that his parents
were long lived he ascribes his old age
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

Minutes seems like hours when life is
at stake. Group gives no time to send
for doctor, delay may mean death. One
Minute Cough Cure gives instant relief
and insures recovery. The only harm
less remedy that produces immediate re-
suits.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill. Bondville, u. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. b. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
SIMONSVILLE.

Little Madeline Slate is quite i'll,
attended by DR.. Millington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hazeltine are
recovering from illness.
D. F. Davis of Londonderry was
in town recently.
Fred Amsden has been i'll with a
cold.
Miss Fanny Haseltine was in town
Sunday from Chester and was enter.
tanned by Mrs. Dutton.
Mrs. Eliza Haseltine returns this
week from her visit in Proctorsville.
Will Micott returned Saturday from
Holyoke, Mass, where he has been
attending school.
Archie Fuller has recovered from
the measles and Tuesday returned to
Springfield to work.
Frank Fuller is i'll with the measles
attended by DR.. Ray.
Mrs. Albert Brown of Arlington
was recently the guest of Mrs. A.
Snyder.
DR.. Havens is attending Mrs.
Frank Graves who is very ill with
bronchitis.
F. 0. Hubbard of No. Springfield
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrin Hubbard, Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farr OF
Springfield were entertained last week
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. B. 5. Full
Ter.
Mrs. Emma Forbes stopped the
first of the week with her brother, H
l. Walker.
Mrs. Joseph Thornton is quite il
with neuralgia, attended by DR..
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Holden and
Walter Holden have been quite i'll at
tended by DR.. Millington.
The Christian Endeavor Society
met Saturday evening with P. I.
Marsh to elect their semi-annual Of
6cers.
Sadie Smith entertained Miss Edna
Martin and George of Chester at her
home Sunday.
Rev. +. E. Frazee of Londonderry
preached an interesting sermon Sun
day at the church.
Milo Marshall is very ill with
Bright's disease and heart trouble at
tended by DR.. l.. S. Arnold.
Mrs. Orrin Hubbard has been i'll,
is now convalescent. DR.. Millington
attended her.. Her daughters, Mrs.
Charlie Slate of Londonderry and
Mrs. Delbert Edison of Windham
have taken care of her.
Mrs. P. r. Carlton returned this
week from her visit in Rutland.
&. M. Gutterson has engaged Cur.
tbs Derby to work for him one year
Mr.. and Mrs. Derby will reside il
part of Mr.. Gutterson's house.
Mrs. Moses King and Mrs. A
Snyder have tbeeu quite i'll, are nov
convalescent They were DR.. Rays
patients.
Miss Billings was recently enter
tanned by Mrs. Herman Griswold II
No. Windham. She is now stopping
with Mrs. James Sawyer.
The singing schools were held a
the church Monday and Tuesday eve
nings. Prof. johnson has been /;
good teacher.
Julian johnson, with local talent
will give concert at the chnrcf
Wednesday evening, March II. AL
are cordially invited to attend. The
johnson brothers are well known anC
every one can expect to be we'll en-
tertained.
N. R. Hutchinson has ,been quite
ill with cold recently.
Stella Fuller visits friends in Lud-
low and Springfield this week. n
Mrs. A. M. Stannard and hel
father, F. P. Fuller, returned from
their brief sojourn in Rutland last
Tuesday.
There has been more illness in this
town than there has been for years
and many families have attending
physicians.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

A novel craft is being built at Bur-
lington which will plough the waters
of Lake Champlain next season. 1t
is termed hydrocycle and, as its ma
ture implies, it Is distant kinsman of
the bicycle. The strange boat is made
of two boats, each ole in the neighbor-
hood of 1S feet long, placed side by
side and connected. In the center Is
the frame of a bicycle, on which the
rider sits and pedals, steering by his
handle bars the same as on any "bike. -
The hydrocycle now being constructed
is tandem and carries two passengers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

~ broke out with salt rheum, but after
taking two bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
was relieved" A. c. Smith, Box "a,
New Haven, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

Rev. 7. H. Archibald, one of the
best known Baptist clergymen in Yer
mont, especially in the western part,
and Mrs. Archibald, celebrated their
golden wedding at Middlebury last
week. The date was also the 50th an
niversary of his ordination to the min
istry, which occurred at Concord, N.
H., March 5, 1S47. The occasion was
pleasantly observed. All of their chill
dren residing in the state, including F.
G. Archibald, ex.state's attorney OF
Bennington county, were present. Sew.
eral acceptable remmemberances were
received.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles. Scaids. Burns.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

One Minute Cough Cure, cures.
That u Whist u was made for.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
People

Read their local paper these oayS
and catch on to bargain wnen tney
saa it. This has been proved oy tne
the same while they last.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

DeWitt's Collie & Cholera Cure.
Quickly cures Dyssntssy and Diasrhea, :.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

How He Got It.
II wonder how he got such . good
Job" he said.
'Why, don't you know?" she re-
turned. when he applied for 1t he
told them that his marriage the follow
ing week depended upon his getting
something to do at once"
"And they gave it to him?"
"They did"
"How ready people are to help man
TO get into trouble, aren't theyT
She didn't answer. She didn't feel
that she could answer without exhibit
ing temper that she usually tried to
keep in Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Art of Remembering.
A noted medical writer likens tho
brain to vast library and each idea or
name or incident to the volumes COM
posing it. The memory, he says, acts as
librarian and tucks away each volume
in some peculiar niche of its own. Now,
when we call on Librarian Memory
for one of these volumes he usually
| knows where it is and hands it to us in
stanter. but occasionally he, like other
officeholders, forgets his duties. We
call on him suddenly, waking him from
his nap, perhaps, and he cannot remem.
Der where he put the name Of Smith
or Jones, or the little fact regarding
the tariff, or Agamemnon's wives, OF
something or other. Sometimes he
finds it after moments search and
sometimes not for days But he keeps
up still hunt for the missing volume
even while you forget all about it, and
some time. when you are least expect
ing 1t, presto! there is the very thing
you were trying to remember.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
Can't

does not relish. They need the toning upot
the stomach and digestive organs, which
a course of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. It also puriHes and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. 1t SO prompts
ly and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that II
seems to have almost "a magic touch"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
Did Him Good.

Mister" said the small boy to the
druggist, "gimme another bottle O them
patent pills you sold father day before
yesterday"
Are they doing him good7" asked
the clerk, looking pleased.
II dino whether they're dom father
good or not, but they're dom me good.
They jis' fit my new slung-s
troit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12
1oodS
SarsapariIla
:, -,,, are the best after-dlnnef
Hoods Pills pills, aid digestion. 25c.

Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-03-12

- By constant renew
ais is always inviting to the in
telligent buyer. Such can al
ways be found at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
AMERICAN TEAM WINS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-After a morn
ing of rain and threatening weather
the sun broke out through the clouds
just as time was called i'm the third
days play of the international tennis
tournament Thursday at st. Georges
Cricket Club grounds i'm Hoboken The
game was the exhibition match In
doubles and was won by the American
team after magnificent exhibition. O.
s. Campbell and II. ID. Wrenn, repre-
senting America. were matched against
III. $. Mahoney and w. V. Eaves, rep
resenting England.
The victors were greeted with pro-
longed applause. The Englishmen took
their defeat bravely and after shaking
hands with the victors. PLAYED several
exhibition games between themselves
The following is the summary:
II. u. Wrenn and o. $. Campbell
(America) beat II. $. Mahoney and w
V. Eaves (England). Ga. GA. S-6
To-day's matches will decide the in
ternational individual winner and the
champion international team. G.. L.
Wrenn plays Nesbit. Iarned plays
Eaves and r. y. Wrenn is matched
against Mahoney. Larned and Eaves
are the only two players who have no,
been beaten. The American must win
two of three games TO secure the cham
pionship. The second prize for singles
will he a tie. no matter who wins. and
the deciding game may be played Sat
urday morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
AGAIN SOLVENT.
Howland Mills ReOrganized With
Strong Board OF Directors.

New Bedford, Mass, Aug. 6.-The re-
organization of the Rowland mills cor
poration was completed todsy. At a
meeting of the directors the subscription
for tho new stock was found to be filled.
The corporation will be again solvent
and as soon as legal formalities arc
effected will manage its own affairs.
Andrew q. Pierce, Jr, was elected
treasurer He Is now treasurer Of the
Pierce mill and is an expert In cotton
manufacture.
The new boa-d Of directors consists OF
Frederick Grinneli, Gilbert Allen, Thomas
NJ Stetsop, Otis ~ Pierce and David Il.
Parker and represents much financial In
fluence and manufacturing experience.
Mr. Allen Is president Of tho Merchants
National Bank. Otis \. Pierce is presi-
dent Of tie National Bank of Commerce
and treasurer of the Grinnell mills.
Messrs. Grinnel and Stetson are directors
In the Wamsutta mills, and exMayor
Parker In the Pierce mills.
Theltwo vancancies on the board will
probably be filled by representatives Of
Boston interests
The directors elected Frederick Grinnell
president of the corporation and David l..
Parker, clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-06
BASE BALL NOTES.

Comiskey was ordered off the field at
Indianapolis by Umpire Warner last
Sunday. and refusing to do so, was con-
Quoted b. two policemen.
Clngman of Louisville heads the
league third basemen with an average
Of .959. and bid" McPhee leads the
second basemen with 1914.
Ed Deadly has been a regular football
in the Western league. He has been
shifted to his third club OF the season,
and is now playing left field for Mime
apolis.
Burkett and his foul mouth were
much in evidence on the occasion of the
last visit of the Clevelands to Cincin-
rati and he got a severe call down for
his conduct.
William r. Valentine. a Brooklyn
newspaper man. who claimed TO be the
suthor OF the poem Casey at the Bat"
is dead. but DeWolf Hopper and the
poem live after him.
Morgan Murphy Of st. Louis leads the
league catchers in fielding. with an
1verage of 1888 &c. q. NJ" Anson tops
he list Of first basemen with 1874. hav-
ing made but four errors this season.
Tt is n fact that Manager Selee once
offered the Washington club Fred Ten
neY and Jimmie Collins, and his offer
wGs not accented. That was before ii
wos suspected that Collins could play
third, or that Tenney was the fast man
., has proved himself TO he. Just
think. II Wagner had takor these
two men and hung on to Chick Stahl
in addition,-(Boston Herald.