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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
LANDGROVE.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Bolster OF Lon
donderry visited at George Fisk's last
week.
Isaac Davis of Springfield lately
visited friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. j. S. Thomson went last week
to visit her daughters in Ludlow and
Haverhill, Mass.
Mrs. Polly Bolster, who has been
critically ill with pneumonia, is more
comfortable.
Mrs. j. Harris of New Haven,
Conn, and Miss Jennie Harris of
Ludlow visited at G.. w. Harris the
first of the week.
George Fuller is staying at Levi
Reynolds this winter.
Elisha Phillips is confined to the
house most of the time with rheuma-
tism.
Charlie Thomson is at work for L.
F. Woodward.
W. M. Turner and j. Chadwick
who have been sick for several weeks
are improving slowly.
There was very pleasant surprise
party at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. l.. F. Woodward Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 8. 1t was planned by the
friends of Miss Louise l Colburn as a
reminder that it was the 18th ann.
versary of her birthday. After the
usual time spent with music, games,
etc refreshments were served after
which the guests departed leaving
several nice gifts as token of re-.
membrance and good will.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
WEST WARDSBORO.

Hermon Eddy has gone back to
West Brattleboro to school.
<. H. Wait, who has been much
improved in health since the summer
season, is now not quite as well.
Fred Lackey and wife have moved
to West Dover and Fred Tudor and
family from New London, Conn,
have moved to j. H. Lackey's.
There were eight from here enjoy.
ed the union c. K. meeting at South
Wardsboro last week. II. A. Waite
going with two horse load as usual
Mr.. and Mrs. Tudor from Somer.
set recently visited their daughter
Mrs. M. O. johnson and Miss Emm,
Bratton, who has been assisting Mrs
johnson some time has returned tt
Somerset.
There was no meeting last weel
Tuesday eve and last Sunday on &C
count of bad weather and travelling.
The w. G. T. U. which met will
Mrs. E. A. Pierce last week finished
a nice new comfortable being the sec
ond one during the year, they also
recognized choosing for Pres, Mrs
W. N Grattan Vice Pres, Mrs. P
A Perry Treas, Mrs. j. P. Ryder
Sec, Miss A. E. Perry. Some work
has been done towards holding {
medal contest of which due notice
will be given.
The Christmas tree and entertain
ment are to be on Saturday evening
the 25th.
Charles Boynton of West Towns
bend, recently called on relative.
here.
Hon. F. w. Browne, State Super
intendent of public instruction o.
Washington, has revoked the certifi
cate of teacher, "for the glarins
inconsistency of using tobacco on thu
school premises, when by law obliged
to instruct his pupils as to the evil
of narcotics" All honor to Mr.
Browne.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
All the NEWS Of the
Battenkill Valley
REPORTED BY AN INTELLIGENT OF CORRESPONDENTS

nington. A large bar fell on his an
kle. 1t will be quite while before
he can 60 back to work.
The bridges have been propped and
put in the best condition possible
preparatory to having the large stone,
Of about thirty tons, which is to be
the foundation of the new monument
drawn to the place where the monu-
ment is to stand. The subscription
list has about four thousand dollars
on it and about three thousand more
is expected towards the work.
District Deputy Grand Master
Burt of Bennington has called the
annual meeting of the second Mason
ic district at Manchester Centre on
Jan. 18th. The first degree will be
exemplifed by Adoniram lodge of
Manchester Centre at the afternoon
session and the third degree by Tuck
er lodge of North Bennington at the
evening session.
The New Orleans Medicine and
Musical Co., who have been filling a
weeks engagement at Dorset passed
through this town Tuesday enroute
for Wallingford where they are book
ed to appear for week at the opera
house.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
WARDSBORO.

Mrs Huldah Frost came up from
Brattleboro Monday night and is Wis.
iting friends in town.
DR.. C. B. Walker and wife from
So. Londonderry were at Levi How
ards over Sunday.
E. D. Barber has been failing for
the last week.
There will be Christmas exercises
at Union Hail Friday evening, Dec
oath. A Christmas tree with accept
able fruit will be there, music and
literary exercises will help to make
the evening Merry Christmas to all.
Last but not least, supper will be
served in the ball dining room.
Mrs. A. L. Howard has a display
OF Christmas goods with lowest of
prices, something to please both old
and young. Talking dolls, etc. Come
in and see, you will be certain to find
present to suit you and yours.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
NEWFANE

Noble Pratt has recovered from his
recent sickness and is able to be down
town.
A cousin of Mrs, Amasa Grout VS.
tied her last week.
There was large attendance at
both prayer meetings last week a
large number being young people. Z
W. C. Ballou got in Is tons of
corn last week and Farnum has
been grinding it since. The lncraese
IN grain business calls for side track
in the vicinity of said mill.
Miss Carrie Lowe spent two days
with her friend, Miss Abbie Fish last
week. This is the first time in months
that Miss Lowe has been away from
home on account of illness.
Mrs. Charlotte Underwood and
family expects to get moved to the
Kenney Bros farm this week.
Miss Nellie Pratt has a Christmas
sale of fancy goods to last during the
month commencing Wednesday, Dec.
Is. Many useful and handsome arti.
Gle suitable for Xmas gifts will be
displayed Give her call.
Willie Harvey has been quite sick
the past week with severe cold and
threatened with fever. Willie is
the wide awake newsboy and has
been missed this last week.
Arthur Harvey and son Jesse are
cutting lumber for Frank Wellman
from fine timber lot in Brookline
Word received from Fred S. Rice
states he arrived in Illinois all right
and has taken a position in one Of
the largest wholesale and retail dry
goods stores in that section. His
friends regret his leaving town as he
was one of the most genial young
men in Newfane.
A number attended the dance al
Townshend Saturday night.
Hescock Bros. are cutting large
bill of lumber from their farm this
season.
W. C. Ballou and Robt. Lincoln
are boarding at John Kenney's.
Howard Burk has lately purchased
beautiful lamps for the parlor, dining
room and office of his hotel.
Mrs. C. P. Dewitt is at Mrs
Phoebe Knapp's for the winter.
Frank Wellman is making extern
sive repairs on his mill this fall. HI
has built front several feet and viii
move the saw, making room back o.
it for other machinery, when complet
ed it will be more convenient anC
comfortable.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
DORSET VALLEY.
house.

The Dorset Mountain Marble Co.
have opened new quarry few rods
south of their old opening and from
testings which have been made this
summer they expect to get the best
of marble from it. They have orders
more than they can fill.
Mrs. A. A. Norton Of Granville,
Y, visited her sister, Mrs. A. l..
Bowen, last week.
Mrs. John Madison visited her
sister, Mrs. d. Lee, at Dorset last
week.
James McDevett, our enterprising
meat and fish man, seems to have all
of his share of trade even in Man
chester. He is whole souled and
enterprising citizen and ought to ad-
vertise in the SITTER, and so had
James Csdy, known the world over
as the square man.
VIM. Cady, who attends the Burr
& Burton Seminary is one our best
young men. He keeps his fathers
books, attends to the postoffice, waits
on customers all his spare time and
then walks or rides his wheel Z miles
and back each day to school. He
buys the SITTER.
Mrs. Nathan McDevett, pleasantly
known as the Gland Lady" is visit
ing friends at Amsterdam, n. Y.
Mrs. Chas. Ross has returned
from visit TO hes friends in Ben
nington. She intends going to Buf
lington hospital to get relief for con-
traction of the cords of her limbs.
which compels her to use Il wheel
chair to get around with.
Eddie Bowen is hustler. He is
less than 10, yet he gets there with
the SITTER every time, rain or shine
Mud ! mud mud !! :! The bot
tom has fell out Of the roads.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
SIMONSVILLE.

Miss Fanny and Elmer Haseltine
were at home from Chester one day
last week.
Ed. Holton Of Walpole, N. H., was
at home Sunday, returning to his work
Monday.
B. ). Fuller visited his daughter,
Mrs. Stella Lockwood, in Bellows
Falls one day last week.
Mrs. A. M. Stannard went Saturday
to Rutland to remain during the win.
ter with her brother, A. P. Fuller.
Ernest Smith is cutting timber, pre-
pairing TO build barn to replace his
barns which were turned last fall.
F. E. Fuller has finished shingling
and repairing his house. G. B. Forbes
did the carpenter work.
C. M. Gutterson returned home this
week from his brief visit in Fair Haven
and Rutland.
Fred Amsden, Howard Smith and
John Peabody enjoyed the singing
school at S. Londonderry Saturday eve.
The Christian Endeavor social is
held this week Friday evening at the
residence of H. F. Virgins.
During the winter Rev. Fl. L. Bal.
lou will speak at the church at 2 80, p.
m. Sunday school will be held at 13O,
P. m.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
JAMAICA.

Very mild winter weather we have
been having for over week. Tues
day and Wednesday gave us hail, rain
and slop.
Mrs. Rose Neal is ill at her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Amsden'e. Mr..
Neal is also here with her.
James hobbs Jr. has been visiting
friends here for the past week.
Leroy Rawson, who has been in a
hotel at Troy, N. H., has got through
there and has moved here in with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Raw
son.
w. H. Joslin is having his house
newly painted, which much improves
the looks. Bradley Rawson is doing
the work ...-..
The two churches unite in a Christ.
mas tree, which ensures it a success.
An entertainment will be given.
E. Higgins, who has been running a
Barber shop for T. L. Holland, has
got through here and gone to Manches.
ter to work in Barber shop for Will.
Der Wellman.
Miss Emma Clark is at P. E. How.
ards, i'll.
I. L. Holland is so far improved in
health as to be able to attend to his
Barber business.
The union Christmas tree will be al
the Town hall Xmas eve. The young
people have Christmas tree and en-
tertainment at the Opera hall Christ
mas eve.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. II, 1897

would have been abused as vilely as
his fellow citizen of Ohio, Hon. Mark
Hanna is now being abused, for no
better reason than because forsooth
he steered to success Mr.. McKinley's
presidential campaign.
"Did Garfield 60 into eternal hap
piness and Lincoln into a state of
endless misery ?" B. Fay Mills and
Amen in last and late SIFTERs.
Can't tell you gentlemen and l think
| am as we'll Informed as anybody
Both were good men and if both ar,
not now in Abraham's bosom to stay
they ought to be. But the question
suggest sharp contrast in their re
ligious opinions that is misleading.
Lincoln wrote book to disprove the
divine origin of the scriptures years
before Darwin wrote: GAS far as
| am concerned l do not believe that
any revelation has ever been made, ;"
Iincoln's views never changed, he
was an unbeliever from first to last.
Gar6eld's early inviro ments were
thick as the fogs of London with
preaching, prayers and hosannas and
he became disciple minister. For
the change in his religious opinions
later aud how it came about, see
Blaine's eulogy of his religion. II
during the 80 days when his "heart
like muffled drum was beating a
funeral march to his grave" he SAID a
word about the gospel plan he had in
his youth recommended to others it
has escaped our notice and we shall
be very thankful to any one who will,
through the SITTER, refer us to it.
The day the Christian world was on
Bonded knee for his recovery and the
old negress was praying the Lord to
"get behind the bullet and roll il
out" he was reported to remark tina,
he "felt like having game of cards.
Mr.. Mills must be familiar with the
religious opinions of Garfield ant
Lincoln and that he should so write
as to suggest a sharp contrast be-
tween them is to the scribe conun
drum. Garfield didn't prefer han
sandwiches to beef because Ham is ,
Bible name. He wasn't the sam,
yesterday, today and forever. III
outgrew his baby dresses, bibs aut
Church dogmas as has Rev, B. F
Mills who "has not held the doctrine
of eternal torment even iu theory 70
SO long that he doubts whether h
ever held it,"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17

There seems to be some talk of
running trains over the Lebanon
Springs Railroad, but in order to put
the road in safe condition for public
travel the towns will need to bond
themselves again Or the money will
have to be raised in some other way.
The Bennington county court prom
ises to be of short duration. The most
important cases were continued or
settled Court adjourned last Friday
until this week as there were no cases
ready for trial. ..r
The case of Sam. Shelter of East
Dorset against Charles and Typh eua
Wait, growing out of the alleged uu-
lawful taking of machinery from the
mountain ,mill, was continued until
the June term.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss Alice Harris has returned 10
Westminster.
Miss Hattie Winslow of Townshend
is teaching the village school; 80
scholars.
John Allen from Wardsboro has
moved into the Geo. Howard tenement
with G. Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Farwell and
daughter of Westminster are visiting
friends and relatives in town.
Milton Eddy and Miss Mary Under.
wood of Townshend we're married al
the residence of S. O. Garfield on Wed
nesday the 18th Rev. NJ. P. Hardy
officiating. Mrs. Eddy has been a
popular teacher here and the young
couple have the best wishes of a large
circle of friends.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
EAST DORSET.

A bit OF sleet with high wind Tues
day afternoon and evening and the
ground white again. With more
snow the hum of business would be
more distinctly audible,
The Shelters are still cutting end
skidding logs and expect to keep at
it till shedding G. II. Reed ditto.
Farmers, James nj. Bebee and
Theodore Ames are also cutting and
skidding ash, bass wood and poplar,
part to be sawed here and part to be
shipped in the log to party in Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. Patrick Dunn, senior, has
bought the Landon wood lot of some
eight acres, consideration said to be
500.
Isaac Dryden of Peru is doing
team work for Theodore Ames.
Wesley Perry who lately lost
horse has just bought another in Rut-
land which he is breaking to stop the
often upward tendency of its heels.
Our sick linger about as lately
reported.
Wild geese, estimated to number
200, lately roasted over night in lake
Bebee. At break of day they flew
southwark in five triangular divisions,
a steerer at the apex of each triangle.
Geese, even seem to favorileadership,
"bossism, and trust themselves only,
in their passages day and night from
the ice-bound waters of the wintry
and nebulous North to the open
waters of the sunny South and re.
turn, to him who knows the wayDbest.
Whether when they "safe into their
harbor glide" they have sore-heads to
cackle against their leadership, their
"bossism,' is not within our knowl-
edge. Possibly after the manner of
man their poet MARBLES out the truth
thus:
"He who ascends to mountain tops
Shall find the loftiest peaks,
Most wrapped in clouds and snow.
He who surpasses or subdues goose
kind (mankind)
Must look down on the hate of those
below,
glow
And far beneath are earth and ocear
spread
Round him are icy rocks,
And loudly blow contending tempests
On his naked head
And thus reward the tolls
Which to those submits led"
Geese understood and employed
leadership countless ages before
Esop remarked that san army Of
goats led by lion was better thar
) an army of lions led by a goat" w
have golden reasons to bless an(
thank our stars for our marvelou,
leadership in peace and iu war from
the George who could not lie to tn,
able bodied liars of today. Yet some
body has all along been jumping OF
to them with both feet. When Boot
! had assinated Lincoln and jumpin.
upon the stage of Ford's theatre hat
! broken one of his hell-bouud shank
he turned and said, Sic Semper tyran
is (thus always to tyrants.) Blu
| fools and underlings and leaders o
bosses who don't succeed are exemp
from this lying avalanche of abuse
, Naught is said or printed agains
Jacob Coxey now but if he had b
violence and force of arms establish
ed and maintained his right to stan
on Growers white house grass b
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
DORSET.

About two weeks ago Jedkins Mat
son received an injury on head by a
limb falling from tree while he was
chopping. DR.. Liddle sewed and
patched mp the wound and he seemed
to be improving Sunday night he
tried to make way with himself by
taking poison. He took too big dose
and Is yet with us for an indefinite
time.
The Dr. Gray wonder workers have
gone to East WalIiugford, they had
good sale for their medicine and their
shows were well attended. They are
gentlemen that understand their bus
mess ard should they come again
their medicine would have larger
sale than before as plenty of evidence
of its value is seen all about.
The speaking contest at the church
was well attended, Robert Lee won
the first prize, silver medal, Maud
Fisher book of poems and Ira Hill
ard very valuable jack knife. No
doubt the judges did their best to a
ward the contestants according to
their merit but there were others that
should have received reward and
had there been more prizes probably
would have been considered.
Jasper Weeks has been engaged by
New York wholesale grocery house
to introduce their goods. He is meet.
ing with good success. He is young
man well fitted for the place.
The seventeenth anniversary of
Fuller Post occurred on the IA inst.
Preparations had been made for
large gathering of their friends aud
kindred organizations at the Post
room Tuesday evening but the eve
ming was SO stormy the room was not
opened and the 18th anniversary of
the Post is yet to be celebrated.
A. b. Roberts has the field once
more in the grain business, all of his
competitors having dropped out.
Peter Bushee has finished his work
on the quarry and is talking of put
ting up blacksmith shop. He is the
best blacksmith that Dorset has had
since the days of Seth b. Pepper and
should he do so the public will give
him their work.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
Our Neighbors
What They are Doing-Briefy Told by
the Sifter's Intelligent STAR of
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.
Carl Wright and Earl Davis were
home over Sunday.

Carl Wright and Earl Davis were
home over Sunday.
Arthur Butterfeld and Matte Bar
stow, Herman Priest and Lila Butter
field are spending few days in Spring
field.
The cheese factory has been leased
for term of five years to Mr. Far.
well with the privilege of bnying at
the end of six months. He is expected
to occupy it the first of January for a
creamery.
A. A. Bailey has been confined to
the house for several weeks with rheu-
matism and does not seem to improve
very much.
The Ladies Aid was pleasantly en-.
tertained by Mrs. Ara Whitman and
her daughter, Mrs. Emma Howard,
Saturday afternoon. Thirty-fve gath.
cred around the tables for refreshments
and did justice to the repast spread
before them. Everyone returned to
their home carrying with them pleas.
ant memory of the meeting. We next
gather at the home of Benjamin Spar
row on Saturday afternoon Jan. 9Th.
Gentlemen invited to tea and spend the
evening.
The U. H. H. Society will give an
entertained and sale of useful and
fancy articles at Union hall Dec, 30th.
Supper will be served from $50 to 7.
For further particulars see small bills.
Allinterested in the U. H. H. social
given Dec. 3Oth please meet at DR..
L. S. Arnold's Saturday eve Dec. IS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa, says,
"My child is worth millions to me; yet l
would have lost her by Group had not
invested twenty-five cents in bottle of
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t cures
coughs. colds and all throat and lung
troubles.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, q. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F.. B. Pier
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER

The Haseltine Brothers, formerly Of
this place, now Of Dorchester, Missouri,
recently shipped to Manchester, Eng
land, 1900 barrels of the Ben Davis
apples via Boston. They own large
fruit farm in Dorchester.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
SPECIAL NOTICEJ

Having decided to close ont Of my business shall
sell my Goods this date strictly cash basis and for
the next 80 days while present stock lasts Will make
Special Low Prices. Oar Large Stock ofWal
Papers, sixtyfye patterns, &; coh-from three
cents per roll all this seasons goods No such chance
buy papers ever seen in this section.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
BABVs SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles whom
Baby Broke out with Sorofula Sores.
cat the age OF two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external ap-
plications that we could think or hear OF,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side OF his face. We consulted physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise In
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. ] also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign OF those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. 8. s. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly.
That's what you want
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G.
smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Rawsonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-12-17
CHESTER.

Mrs. H. B. Booth is ill at her home
on Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Richardson
have returned from Chicago.
AT the annual election of officer of
Henry post and the relief corps last
Wednesday evening Daniel B. Chand-
Ter was elected commander of the post
and Mrs. Sylvia Sherwin president of
the Woman's Relief corps.
The opening ball at the Fullerton
hotel occurs Friday evening, December
81.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ladd are visit
ing at Elizabeth, N. j.
The frame work is up for A. l..
Wares new house.
Charles Persons has his new house
shingled and is pushing the other work
as fast as the weather permits.
A party from Worcester, Mass.
have come to give our active town lit
tie impetus in the shape of cream sep
Grating establishment, it is to be located
near John Abbotts place. The little
tatooed barn Quilt by Ara Adams and
SOM on Depot Avenue, has been
bought of G. Persons and moved on to
the spot.
A new enterprise is in the air that Of
a Job shop" young man from Bel
lows Falls is thinking of coming here
for that purpose. We will be glad to
welcome and assist any laudable enter.
prise which may turn its face towards
US,
Willard Coleman has rented and
moved into the j. G. Jones house,
traded to DR.. G. w. Ray. Jones Has
moved to the house he had of DR.. Ray
and DR.. Ray has taken possession Of
the Fullerton House as Landlord and
will still continue his practice as M. D,
Now it is expected that all his medicines
will be in tablet form no liquids.
Less than half of the English speak
ing people of this burg were sub@naed
Monday to go to Woodstock this week
to give evidence on moist subjects.