The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-02-04
EAST DORSET.
Deferred from last week.

/ palrONlZeu. IeueSlrlanS WalkeU In
mincing gate to avoid "slipping up
and the concomitant colors of the
rainbow. Saturday night was halt
ing between two opinions, whether tC
rain or snow, and quite gusty. Latel
it showed little and Monday morn
ing our sleighing was well mended
and the plentiful tinkling OF bells
and "galang" were heard.
Gilbert Brophy invested sixty,
three cents in two planks out OF
which he made a snow pillow that cuts
a furlow FOUR feet wide and makes,
what we never have had before in
winter, coed side walks.
Michael Pickett is housing ice and
was over to Londonderry last week
for meat cart with view to next
summer business. When he gets en-
throned In his fresh meat vehicle we
shall very probably hear less COM
plants than heretofore of lignumvitae
beef.
Mrs. DR.. Bartlett and her sister,
Miss Bertha Landon are said to be
additions to our sick list.
Young Denis Flynn is making good
progress getting over his coasting dis
aster.
Mrs. Brown still lives though said
to be rather failing.
Mrs. John Bovia's case has taken
a turn and improvement is reported
that gives hope of her recovery.
A number of our boys have costly
up-to-date guns and first and last
many squirrel, rabbit and partridge
has suffered in consequence thereof
and rarely has any game more valu-
able been bagged. But Tuesday
John Griffith shot very fine fox to
the goodness of whose fur consider.
able number of Mrs W. d. Her.
rick's turkeys and chickens are sup
posed to have contributed by compul-
sion one ma and twenty off spring in
one day.
Notice of the death and burial of
Rev. j. w. Olmstead, some twenty
five years ago pastor of the Union
church, appeared in PRINT last week.
He was an acceptable preacher and
well liked as man. AS remembered
his religion wasn't of "the vine," of
growth but rather of lineage long, of
the yesterday, today and forever va
liety. The wonderful, the miracu-
lous, the supernatural, the contrary
to what all men every where and in
all time have experienced and learn.
ed of nature were the rock bottom oil
his faith. But he was apparently
born right the first time and goot
man and the scribe hopes and we al
hope he vent down into the shadow
of death fearing no evil and heard th,
welcome plaudit of his faith, "Wel
done good and faithful servant, ente
thou into the JOY of thy Lord"
The following novelty referred tt
as forth coming some weeks ago b,
lhe-scribe has arrived. See the New
York Press, January %:
"The dancing class of St. john
Protestant Episcopal Church, Jerse,
City, is in full swing, and yesterda,
the rector, the Rev. Edward l.. Stod
dard, was warmly congratulated OF
the result of his experiment. Th,
class consists Of sixty members ane
each of them pays fee of 81. Othe
denominations, including the Metho
dists, are represented. The dancing
lessons are given in the church gym
nasium, and at the fist one, or
Thursday evening, the doors were
barred to all but members of the
class"
Most of the class are probably ir
"the ark of safety" and the others
will most likely be pricked in then
hearts by the twirls of the dance arc
| landed on the anxious seat Theii
giddy teheeing and giegling will aftel
a few lessons give place to serious
ness and sober mindedness and spilil.
ualmindedness. L they do moi
brother Sloddard instead of reading
"Oh may my heart in tune be found
Like David's harp of solemn sound
could read,
"Oh, may my heart be tuned within
Like David's sacred VIOLIN"
or better still,
sob, may my heart 90 diddle, diddle
Like unto David's sacred fiddle"
If this last sung by the choir does
not bring conviction, conversion and
church membership they must be the
devils own pagans beyond the drop.
pings of their pastors sanctuary ahG
his palatable means of grace.
A Gigantic Task.
uor, Schu1tze of tho RerJip Acodov,y