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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
SIMONSVILLE.

Mrs. Rena Smith is at home from
Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Sophronia Brown is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. F. l. Graves.
H. F. Virgins sawed wood in Ches-
ter with saving machine the last Of
the week.
Ruth Sawyer is entertaining her
friend, Julia Chandler, of Chester this
week.
F. III. Leonard is at work in the
scythe stick business in Jamaica.
D. S. Dimick is sick, attended by
Dr. Havens.
Mrs Orrin Hubbard has been quite
i'll with bronchitis; is improving from
her recent illness.
Mrs. Clara Edison is improving from
her recent illness.
G. s. Leonard is busily engaged in
shaving scythe sticks.
Many of our people have been suf-
fering with colds and coughs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Virgins at
tended the Springfield grange meeting
the first of last week and are now visit.
ing his brother in Windsor.
Rev. J. M. Ashton delivered an
address at the church last Sunday upon
the war.
c. M. Gutterson has engaged G. E.
Spaulding to work for him one year.
Jay Davis is making arrangements
10 locate in the middle of the town,
prefering suburban life to the gay city
life of the vile.
Misses Matte Peabody, Ethel How.
ard, Harry and John Peabody attend.
ed the concert at South Londonderry
Saturday evening.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
GRAFTON.

The most brilliant wedding to be le
corded IN this town took place at the
Baptist church Thursday evening
March 10th. The contracting parties
were Miss Ellen Turner, daughter OF
Alexander Turner of this place, and
Hunter Samuel of Lexington, Mass.
The church was filled with friends
and guests, including all the promi-
nent society people of the town. AT
s O'Clock the strains of the wedding
march, played by Nellie Kingsbury,
announced the arrival of the bridal
party. The ceremony was performed,
with the ring, by Rev. j. r. Ran
dolph of Maiden, Mass, assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Haskins of Grafton. The
bridesmaids were the Misses Rachel,
Rose and Susie Turner, all of whom
were charmingly attired. The young
est sister of the bride, little Miss
Florence, dantily dress ed in white
silk, acted as maid of honor. The
bride wore white brocade satin, cut
en- traine, and carried bouquet of
brides roses. After the ceremony
reception was held at the home of the
brides parents. The wedding pres
ents were costly and elegant. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel left Friday for the
south. They will be at home after
April lst at Lexington, Mass.
Mason Walker is moving to Bel
lows Falls, where he has employment
with the Vermont Farm Machine Co.
W. F. Dompier of Townshend and
Miss Anna Davis of this place were
married at Chester last week.
Mrs. L. L. Kingsbury, who was
severely injured by fall six weeks
ago, is not improving much. AS vet
she is unable to walk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
WESTON.

Miss M. A. Barbour, who has been
very sick for several weeks has so far
recovered as to be able to 90 to her
home in Granville, N. Y.
j. P. Smith has moved his family to
South Londonderry near Livermore
mills.
Mrs. Mary Wright from Bartons.
vile is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. d. Gilmore.
W. II. Sheppard has purchased the
Barton place, SO called, of Herbert
Gordon and writings are made to that
effect.
Mrs. Jennie Sheppard is visiting
her sisters in Leominster, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Our Neighbors
what They iare Doing-Erie1y Told by
the Sifter's Intelligent STAR of
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.

The U. IL. H. Society will hold a
social at F. Coleman's on Wednesday
eve, Mar. 90.
The Falka Club will present the
play "The Vagabond" for the benefit
of the U. H. H, Society about the last
Of April.
Mrs. E. P Barney, Malcomb, Paul
Walker and Edith Carleton are enjoy
ing the measels and several cases more
outside Of the village.
Asa Warner was called to Pawlet
last week to attend the funeral of
brother in-law Mr.. j. Brown.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

Pleasant weather but bad roads.
Byron Eldred is home for his annu
al visit.
John Kllburn is home laid up with
sprained arm.
}. H. Couture's store is open and
Mark Manly is in helping sell the
goods.
Luella Carleton has returned home,
Another surprise party Saturday
night this time at Wilbur Taylor's.
W. H. Wellman went TO West
Rupert Sunday to attend his grand
fathers funeral.
Mrs. Geo. Ballou visited in Ben.
nington last week.
Mrs. Della Bentley and little grand.
son of Rutland have been visiting her
sister, Mrs. R. H Linsley.
There was notice in last weeks
items that Loyal Bradford died from
injuries received from sliding. That
was not SO, as it was afterwards proved
by examination, it was disease called
appendicitis.
MIR. and Mrs. Fullerton went to
Argyle Wednesday to attend the funer.
al of Mrs. Fullerton's sister.
Bradley's mill which has been shut
down for repairs has started again. n
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
PERU.

Prof. Alger will hold an examina.
ton for teachers Tuesday and We'd
nesday, April 9Th and 9Th at village
school house.
Miss Mary Lyon is spending her
spring vacation at home. She visited
her brother in Boston on her way
home also friends in Newton Centre
and Lynn.
John Stone has been very sick with
measles but is now on the gain.
Our large quantity of snow is fast
disappearing and soon we will be
snowless unless we have a new sup
ply.
Farmers generally are not of the
opinion that sap weather is here
though Alfred Williams and Bemar
Waite have made some sugar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
DORSET VALLEY.

Ii those smart men who say they
saw boys voting at our town meeting
will appear before the grand Juror
aud make oath to the same he will be
pleased to see that they and the boys
serve time for illegal voting and neg.
lect to report the same to the modera-
tor.
That extra town meeting move
ment seems TO have vanished with
the snow.
Mrs. Chas. Ross has gone to live
with her daughter st Eagle Bridge,
N. Y.
"Dollie" has gone and many of cur
fast young men will long remember
her sweet smiles and taking ways.
The ladies say that she had best not
come again.
The marble mill has stated up.
VIM. Tobin, with ten horses and a
squad of men to shovel snow on the
bare places, haulded several blocks of
marble to the railroad last week.
With six horses to draw and four to
hold back they started the ten-ton
block over icy and shelving roads, a
feat few would care to try.
A. l.. Bowen has samples of Amer.
ican made timed goods and can fur.
nish tin at cost.
Mrs. Alma Jones Brown is very
low and not expected to live. Her
son, Joshua Conant, of Peru is WIS.,
iting her.
A. A. Norton has moved to his
farm from Granville, N. Y.
A. NJ. Warner, a rich Boston man,
has bought the p. Bowen homestead
for summer home. He intends buy
ing all the upper brook and making a
fish and game preserve of it.
Scarce any sugar made yet.
Snow, ice and mnd.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
BONNEVILLE.
Spring birds begin to appear.

Spring birds begin to appear.
But little maple sugar made YET
snow too deep to make sugar
Mrs. Marie Hayward went tc
Wardsboro to visit her brother this
week.
Nellie Slade has gone to Newfane &c
worth through court time.
Allen Slade from Springfield has
been visiting his brother this week.
G. B. Kendall, Jr. is just recover
ing from the measles and his brother
Herbert in now down with them.
G. B. Kendall of Grand Harbor,
N. Dakota, who has been East for two
months has just returned from trip
into Pennsylvania, New York and
Massachusetts. He goes back to Da-
kota the first of April.
John Kendall has nearly flushed
big logging job for A. E. Parks.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Guns Being Mounted I'm Haste at sandy

New York, March l4.-The work
of transferring the 800 artillerymen
ordered to Sandy Hook began this
morning, Preparations commenced
early at Forts Hamilton and Wads-
worth. F,om each of these forts two
batteries were sent to the Hook.
Battery A of the 9th artillery, under
Capt, Roberts, went to Fort Hamil-
ton. 1t consisted of 60 men, as did
also the battery sent from Fort Wads-
worth
Under the direction Of army engi-
neers hundreds of soldiers and work
men are busy mounting guns, build
ing ramparts and laying other de-
lenses at the Hook. Not since the
war has such activity been seen there.
There was no cessation yesterday
and Sunday restrictions had to yield.
A train OF q cars, each loaded with
a big Pinch steel mortar, is lying on
a siding near the Notifications. 1t
arrived yesterday from The Watervliet
arsenal. The mortars will be out of
sight in deep pits in batteries of l6
each, aud cannot be reached by an
enemys guns except by shells. The
pits are surrounded by heavy mason
ry covered by layers of concrete and
faced with slopes of sand. The dis
appearing guns are similarly conceal.
ed. On the sea side the great forti-
tications are hardly noticeable. When
the engineers are through the fortifi-
cations will be among the strongest
in the world.
All women and children have been
ordered from the Hook The wives
of many of the workmen left yester-
day. Hundreds of masons, carpen-
tiers and other mechanics are working
on the additional quarters needed for
the artllerymeu, which are nearly
completed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Whooping cough is the most distress
ing malady; but its duration can be cut
short by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure, which is also the best known rene
dy for Group and all lung and bronchial
troubles.
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??, 1898-03-18
party Saturday evening.

The February number of the ever.
monter" contains photograph of the
Mark Skinner Library at Manchester.
M. X. Cone left Wednesday for
Nebraska on business trip.
Among the list of names of grad
yates of the Albany school of Phar-
macy is that Of Harris c. Whipple of
this village.
A. K. Hamilton is at Middlebury
for few days.
Miss Nellie Benedict, who has had
the measles, is better.
Morris Moseley of Cambridge, N.
Y, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Mary
f. Dean.
During the wind storm Sunday
afternoon the slaughter house of f.
D. Geddings was blown down and
several trees were blown over.
The funeral of Loyal, eldest son Of
Rev. c. A. Bradforn, was held at
the Methodist church Thursday morn
ing at $50 o'clock. Rev. j. II.
Swart, ofliciated, assisted by Revs.
Messrs. Smart and Harris. The
bearers were Walter jenkins, Bert
Hicks, James Dean, Guy Davis,
John Whipple and William Bone
steele. The interment was at Crown
Point, N Y. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community inl
their bereavement.
The 20 miles of new 6O-pound
steel rails which the Bennington and
Rutland railroad will lay during the
present year will extend from the
York state line to Sunderland. The
rail now in use is in good condition,
but is not of sufficient weight. The
tracks for handling freight at North
Bennington will be considerably ex-
ended. 1t is understood that the
natter of building new station at
Manchester will probably not be con.
idered until another year. i
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
JAMAICA.

The farmers are making some sug
ar now and in some lots there is M
more snow than is of use.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doane, who have
been passinga couple of weeks at DR.
c. b. Doane's, have returned to theil
home at Bakersfield.
Arden Carpenter and Fred Adams
of Westminster, Mass, and Henry
Kelley of Clinton, Mass, are here
carrying on couple of David Eddy's
sugar orchards.
Leon Bradley now of Westminster,
Mass, Is passing some time with
friends here.
Mrs. A. L. Howard has returned
from North Hatfield, Mass, where
she has been for some time past car,
ing for her daughter, Mrs. Blanche
Wight.
Frank Howard has gone to New
York where he will pass some time.
Irene Gleason has gone to work
for Melendy Bros, at So. London
derry.
Miss Emma Clark is quite i'll.
A. L. Howard drove Is good COWS
to Putney Wednesday which he has
lately sold to George Phillips.
While H. H. Reed was working in
the timber a few days ago he was
buried by snow slide and would
have lost his life but for the timely
use of the shovel, in the hands of his
six year old boy, who was in the
woods with his father.
Rev. S. H. Taylor's seventh and
last lecture will be delivered at the
Baptist chnrch next Wednesday,
March 23rd. Subject, ga visit TO
England"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Did you make your Grain-O this way!
Here are the latest directions Use one
tablespoonful of Grain-0 to two cups of
cold water. Mix the Grain-O with half
an egg and add the water. (Be sure to
measured After the water gets to the
boiling point let boil for fifteen to TWEEN
ty minutes. Use cream and sugar to suit
the taste. If you have not cream use
hot milk.
A lady said: "The first time l drank
Grain-O | did not like it. but after using
it for ten days and forming the habit,
nothing would induce me to go back to
Coffee" This is the experience of all.
If you win follow directions, measure it
every time and make it the same, and try
it for ten days, you will not go back to
coffee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

A thrill of terror is experienced when
brassy cough of Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes to relief after One Minute Cough
Cure has been administered. Safe and
harmless for children.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvile, u. G,
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Rawsonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

What pleasure is there in life with a
headache, constipation and biliousness
Thousands experience them who could
become perfectly healthy by using De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
G. 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??, 1898-03-18
MANCHESTER CENTER.

Subscriptions for the SITTER WILDE re
ceiyed and: forwarded by the Bonesteele
brothers.
Harry Adams who has been visit
ing friends at Peru has returned
home.
Mrs. Mary F. Benedict and daugh
ter, Marion, are visiting friends in
Adams, Mass.
A. W. Prindle has rented the Ben
edict farm in the northern part of the
village.
Clifford Gilmore who has been con-
fined to the house for a long time by
sickness is able to be out.
Byron Eldred of New York city is
visiting bis mother. Mr.. Eldred has
position with the Manhattan Ice
Co. OF that city.
Bradley's butter box factory has
shut down for week to make some
needed repairs.
Andrew Provan has rented the Gil.
more farm for one year.
Irving Conner is home from the
Albany Business College for short
vacation.
Farmers in this section have COM
menced making Maple sugar.
Miss LuelIa Carleton who has been
visiting friends in Middletown
Springs for six weeks has returned
home.
Miss Cora Ball of North Ferris
burgh is visiting Miss Genie Bradford
at the Methodist parsonage.
The grain elevator in Colvin &
Houghton's mill is completed.
Mark Manley is soon to commence
the erection of new barn on Harri-
son avenue.
A pension of $40 month has been
granted to Geo. H. Sessions.
Charles Jenkins of Haverhill,
Mass, is visiting his father, A. L.
Jenkins.
Joseph Cherbonneau is at work for
E. A. Fisher in his tin shop.
w. G. Lampson and wife are in
South Londonderry on visit.
Rev. j. A. Swart preached at N.
Bennington Sunday in exchange with
Rev. Mr.. Tozier.
Rev. Charles Starks of Troy Con-
ference academy spoke at the Metho-
dist church Sunday morning and eve-
ming.
William Smith, principal of the
N. H. high school is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Almon Smith.
Mrs. A. Z. Bell is visiting friends
in Vergennes.
Geo. Utley and wife go to Deer.
held, Mass, soon where Mr.. Utley
IS to take charge of farm for a year.
The Shakespeare club met Tues
lay with Mrs E. B. Sherman at
Manchester Depot.
About 90 friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Taylor gave them a surprise
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Preparing to Move soldiers.

Chicago, March ID Preparations
for the moving of three batteries of
artillery from Fort Riley, Kan, to
Fort Monroe, Va, Savannah, Ca,
ard New Orleans were opened at
Gen. Brooks headquarters here to
day. Twelve different railroads will
be used in the transportation. The
batteries will be ready to leave Fort
Riley tomorrow.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Two Ships Purchased.

Washington, March IA week S
negotiations closed today by the tri-
umphant purchase by the navy de-
partment in London of the two fine
cruisers built and building at Elswick,
England, for the Brazilian govern
ment. Possibly the officials took
more pleasure in closing up the bust.
ness iu this manner because of the
knowledge that the Spanish agents
had been striving to secure these very
ships, to whom it is said they would
be of much greater value in case of
trouble than to the United States.
The next question is how to get the
ships home, and that has not vet been
settled, according to the secretary of
the navy. The United States flag
will be hoisted over the new ships
within week probably, and just as
soon as the crew can be put aboard
the Ama2onas she will start for the
United States. The other vessel will
follow at the earliest possible moment.
The terms of sale are secret.
Decision in the Federal Court.
Judge Wheeler of the federal court
gave at Brattleboro Monday decision
in the complicated litigation pending
before him in respect to the Central
Vermont railroad 1t was to the effect
that the papers filed in each of the
foreclosure suits be filed in the original
receivership proceeding brought by the
Grand Trunk road, as of the dates of
their respective original filings, and
that the defendants have until April |
10, in which to answer.
There were present E. P. Howe of
Boston, representing the American
Loan and Trust company, trustee I'M
der the mortgages; Mr.. Cardozo Of
New Yolk, representing the first NOR
tgage bondholders' committee; B. F.
FifeId of Montpelier, representing the
Wilds OF Middlbury, representing the
Central Vermont railroad and Charles
M. Wilds of Middlebury, representing
the Grand Trunk road
The decision does little more than
affect the tom of proceeding in the
foreclosure proceedings in technical
Way
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Don't annoy Others by your coughing
and risk your life by neglecting a cold
One Minute Cough Cure cures coughs,
colds, Group, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and f. b. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
WINDHAM.

Mrs Geo. Smythe is at present with
her father and mother the latter is
much worn with attending her hus.
band.
Harry Chapman is at home with his
parents nursing a badly sprained ankle.
Frank Harris has been pressing a
large amount of hay.
The travelling on the roads, o dear!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Large Quantities Can Be Furnished on

Large Quantities Can Be Furnished or
Short Notice.
Washington, March 14.-The bu
reau of ordnance of the war depart.
ment opened bids today for large
supply OF armor- piercing proiectiles
and for 100000 rifle ball car.
tridges The bidding brought to.
gether number of the representa-
tives of the large steel and ammuni.
ton companies, some of whom took
occasion to give assurance that in the
present emergency government work
would be given the preference over
commercial orders. The bidders for
steel projectiles, varying in size from
the eight-inch steel capped shot to
1000 pounds shot, were the Midvale
Steel company, the b. Atha Illings-
worth company, the Carpenter Steel
company and the Furth- Stirling COM
pany. The bids varied only slightly
on the various classes of heavy shot,
running from SIG each for the eight.
inch shot to S235 each for the 1000
Founders. The b. Atha Illingsworth
company confined its bid to the eight.
inch shot and shell, while the others
submitted bids for the entire order
contemplated by the war department,
viz, $50 eight-inch shot capped, 149
eight-inch shells, 4S2 10.inch shot
capped, 481 10 inch shell, 1241 II
inch deck piercing shell weighing 800
pounds each and 935 12-inch shells
weighing 1000 pounds each. The
bids on all the companies for so and
100 pound shells were the same,
namely, $lS7 and S235 each.
Although the department intends
to accept only one bid, Or to divide
the order between the bidders, it af-
forded satisfaction to the authorities
to know that such large supplies
could be obtained from so many
sources on short notice. The Mid
vale company offered to begin deliv-
cry in 20 days, the Furth Stirling
company at the rate of 10 per week
after rs days, the Carpenter com
pany 25 per day after April 8 and
the Atha Ilingsworth company in 80
days.
The bids for rifle cartridges were
in two parts, 10000, 900 being stand
ard metallic ball cartridges with
brown powder and 100000 metallic
cartridges with smokeless powder.
There were three bidders, viz, the
Union Metallic Cartridge company,
the United States Cartridge COM
pany and the Winchester Repeating
Arms company. The bids were the
same in each case, SIS so for the
brown powder cartridges and s27 for
The smokeless powder cartridge.
One company offered to deliver So.
BOO at once and all the offers con.
a delivery of 100, 200 a day
after few days.
The bids for shot, shell and car.
ridges will be briefed and the awards
made within few days, as the war
department. wishes the work to begin
1t once.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
T. y. VIIEANT " CO', IOIcUV, "
by druggists, 75c.
Enlisting Men at New Orleans

New Orleans, La. March 15.-The
enlistment office here was opened to-
day at the custom house, in command
of Lieut.. Hawley, Chief Engineer
Webster and Surgeon Persons. Long
before the office was thrown open
several hundred men had gathere d
before the doors and throug bout the
morning the crowd increased. A.
moDg those who present themselves
the Ell listing officers fad an album
dance of good material and all appi-
cants were subjected to rigid exami-
nations. The promise is that the de
sired complement for the navy Will
be speedily secured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

When you are suffering from Catarrh
or Cold in the head you want relief right
away. Only 10 cents is required to test
1t. Ask your druggist for the trial size
OF Elys Cream Balm, or buy the SOC.
size. We mail it.
ELY BROS, 56 Warren ST., N. Y. City.
was afflicted with catarrh last autumn
During the month of October l could
neither taste nor smell and could hear
but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it.
Marcus Geo. Shautz, Railway, N. j.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Jealous Prince Edward.

Prince Edward, the Duke of York's
eldest son, does not approve of his
new brother. The Duke of York, with
his usual kindness, invited the serv-
ants from Sandringham to York cot
tage to see the new baby, but when the
nurse brought it in Prince Edward was
very indignant at the attention bestow-
ed upon it, and kept saying, Take it
away; take it away"