The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-08-05
DORSET VALLEY.
Hot and dry.

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Can any one tell where, oh where,
has the rain god gone.
The Dorset Mountain Marble COM
pany are again working the Edison
quarry.
S. H. West, John and Charles
Connell, Chas Staunard and Others
who have been at work at Great Bar
rington, Mass, were home last week
for few days. Cause, the burning
of the power house at the quarry
there. All have gone back again.
The summer boarder is here in full
force and the natives can set on the
fence and see the wealth roll by.
The roads are in excellent condition
for horses and wheels, and many
fine spin is enjoyed.
The Dorset church repairs are fin
ished for the present and are well
done. Services as usual the rest Of
the season.
DR.. Geo. L. Prentis OF New York
and his family and Henry Prentis
and family are at the Prentis' sum-
mer home. For more than 20 years
the reverend doctor has spent bis
summers here. He has become great,
" attached to his beautiful home and
we all enjoy seeing him among US,
He is a very pleasant, unasumlns
man.
If, as East Dorset says, we shall
see in the candidates for representa-
tive the meanest men in town aftel
nominations we shall see a lot OF then
for every other man wants to b'
counted in. There have been trades
and promises, pledges that are broker
and more will be, and while the dance
goes merilly on the outsides laugh
and grow fat. Bowen's friends seen
to increase and he says although h'
weighs 800 pounds he will try aud &c
there when the race is called, but
beaten he is too large to cry and VII
have to grin and bare it.
Last week two of the wards OF tn
town paid their last debt to natur
and passed over the river iron
whence no man returneth. Bot
were old people and had spent mos
of their lives in town. Martha Rec,
will be much missed among he
friends and neighbors. She had ha
the charge of her granddaughter, LET
molherless an infant seven years age
She took good care of the child an
of other children and although poor
and at times had to ask help, she wa
, honest and respected.
Timothy Dacy came from lrelan
fifty years ago. After working 9
public works q few years he pul
chased the Dayton farm -. ;.
Dorset and settled down He ws
thrifty, hard working and gained ]
wealth. AS old age crept on he WI
persuaded to give his home to h
only son who, through want OF fill
affection, threw both his father ar
mother on the town. A long la
}. suit resulted and when settled lie
the son poor, the old home all ~
Il down, and through loss by fire, VIII
and death of his wife the son SCENE
l. to reap the harvest of his action
i. His property gone, his wife dead, b
family scattered, his father in pa
. per's grave, his mother in the tov
. house. Retribution.
Miss Sarah Bowen of East DORIS
: has been engaged to teach one OF 7
schools at Dorset. Miss Bowen
highly spoken Of as a teacher and b
~ had for one of her age a large e
: perience in school teaching.
If the parties who persist in sen
: ing anonymous letters to the pros
cutting authority. setting forth the
u and iniquity going on in town, "
kindly sign their names to tn
'e doubtful information CO and give
d list of creditable witnesses way "
speedily be found to obviate the ev
informed about if they exist and
they do not exist stop will be- +
to this Matchmaking and coward
= practice of lying about your nelle
:, Dor. We have great respect for II
;. and the privacy of every home a
" person but chronic liar we have
use for. The laws will be put
90 force according to the statutes
IT. such cases made and provided.
lis 81 CLONE,
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