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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
HRE

The marriage of telegraph opera
tor, Emery A.. Melendy and Miss
Annie NJ Hannum occurred last ev'
ming at the residence of the brides
parents IN Weston. Relatives and
close friends only were invited.
The Young couple have the best
wishes of hosts of friends in this town
and Weston Their wedding tour
will embrace a visit to New York
city. A rkeption will he held at the
Melendy ther's Thursday evening,
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state W. c. T. U. Convention.

The twenty-fourth annual conven.
tion of the Vermont Womans' Chris
tian Temperance Unlon was held al
Manchester Center, Sept. 27-29th.
A large number of delegates and vis-
itors were present, nine counties be-
ing represented. The speakers from
out of the state were Mrs. Clara C..
Hoffman, National Recording Sec
retary, of Kansas City, Mo-, and
Rev. Howard Fl. Russell, National
superintendent of American Anti
Saloon League, of Columbus, Ohio,
both of whom gave valuable address
es which were listened to by large au
diences. The chlldrens' demonstra.
lion, also the demonstration by the
state superintendents of departments
were marked features of the conven.
tion. Excellent music was furnished
by the local choir and others. The
hospitality of Manchester Center
and Bennington County Unions was
unbounded. The old board of officers
were reelected. The next conven.
tion WI Ue held at Barre. At the
close of the session, Thursday after,
noon, delegates accepted the Invita-
ton of the lady principal Of Burr &
Burton Seminary, taking delight
full drive through the beautiful towr
Of Manchester. Friday a very Ell
| joyable trip was made to Bennington
where the monument and Soldiers
home were visited.
MRS A. A. WYMAN,
Cambridgeport, vt.
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PENSIONS.

Now is the time to apply for pensions
as the rulings are more liberal and less
evidence required. Write your case and
blanks will be promptly forwarded.
No fees unless successful.
JOHN HUNT, pension attorney.
Brattleboro, VT, late Capt. Co. E
llth VT, vol.
Refercnces-Hon j. M. Tyler, Col. H.
f. Taylor, r. E. Gordon, Brattleb ,ro,
Hon. }. II. Merriield, Newfane, Hou.
o. r. Garfield, Townshend, j. c. Rob
inson, Jamaica, D. B. Goddard S. Lon
donderry, Hon. Hugh Henry, Chester.
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
New Idea In Newspapers.

The Boston Journals habit of
keeping ahead is now once again
brought strongly to public attention.
The Sunday Journal will appear next
Sunday in new and original form,
most convenient to handle, and effec-
tive in arrangement, with forty eight
pages, a large increase in space over
former issues. The Sunday Journal
is the first paper in the country to
bring out this modern novel idea.
The New England Hume Maga.
zine, with its 4S pages, profusely il
luslrated, aud the Illustrated Weekly
filed with Photographic pictures of
events of the day in New England
and of the worlds important doings,
will be Included each Sunday with
the new style journal.
Features of special interest in next
Sundays issue will include the story
of personal experiences in the.war by
Col E p. Clark of the Second
Massachusetts, Regiment (lhe initial
one of a series by New f gland sol.
diers), aud the first OF several arti
cles by Frederic Roy Martin, th,
Journals special staff correspondent
in Porto Rico, telling picturesquely
of the odd and interesting events
connected with the invasion of thai
island.
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See Second Page for Editorial Matter.
LOCAL MELANGE.
Picked Up, Dished Up and Made Palata-
BILE for Sitter Readers.

Uncle Daniel Davis of Chester is
making his Londonderry friends a
visit.
H. j. Stewart is on the sick list.
DR.. Millington attends him.
Senator Cudworth and representa-
tive Smith left for Montpelier Tues,
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vale and
George I Abbott took in the excur
sion to New York tha, left Manchester
Tuesday.
George Dudley who is attending
school at Springfield attended the Brat
tleboro fair and returned by way Of his
S. Londonderry home, rema!ng until
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Elsie Harrington of Victor,
G dorado, is visiting her old South
Londonderry friends and is now with
her sister, Mrs. G. B. Walker.
A. P. Cutting of Boston has join
ed his wife here and is assisting in
| moving his motharin law, Mrs.
Pierce, and IN making things pleas
ant for her.
Public announ cement was made
from the M. E. Pulpit Sunday that {
marriage ceremony wonld occur at tht
church next Wednesday eve at
o'clock, the parties in interest being
Miss Music, eldest daughter of mer
chant l.. L. Landman, and Herman
| E. Skinner of New York city. 1t is
understood that the young couple viii
make their home in New York, Brook
lyn borough. Good wishes of man,
warm friends will go with them.
Druggist G. g.. Smith has let hi
tenement house, now occupied Ly Mrs
Adeline Pierce, to Leroy q. Davis an
is building large barn, in connecllo
with The one now on the premises, I
accommodate Davis livery. The builc
ing is 10 be first class and will be quit
an addition to the village. Mrs. Perc
has moved ito w. H. Landman
tenement, in connection with his dwell
ing.
Word has just been received b
lrierd. here Of The death Of Elish
Garfield at his home in Kansas, over
year ago, aged S4 Mr.. Garfield wei
rom this town leaving the Hora,i
Lawrence farm where he resid d. ii
viii be remembered by our older cit
zens.
G. G. Garfield of East Concord, \
Y, is visiting with Londonderry rell
tives.
Mrs. Chase and Melendy will |
absent from their millinery rooms o
Wednesday, Thursday and Frida,
Oct. II, 13 and IA
Do not forget their opening on Sal
urday Oct. 9th, to morrow.
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DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale Of any Salve in the world.
THIS fact anG It's merit has led dishonest
people to atte apt to counterfeit it. Look
out for the NJ: who attempts to deceive
you when you call for DeWitt's Witch
Hazel salve the great pile cure.
C. L. Bacon Londonderry, F. e. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, u. G
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Rawsonyille.
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FOrSale.

The property formerly known as the
Whitman & Goddard carriage shop and
machinery, main building is 3Ox55 feet
two story with store room 30x40 feet
tw" story. A good tenement connected
with shop of twelve rooms. The ma
chinery consists of one Is inch palmer,
one buzz palmer, one band saw, one
rounder, for rounding felloes, one butting
machine, one saw bench and saw, boreing
AMI mortising machine. Machines and
belts in good repair. The above proper
ty VIII be sold cheap. Inquire of
w. r. ALDRICH,
So Londonderry, vt.
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MILLINERY OPENING
Wednesday Oct. IL,
Mrs. G.. M. Walker
Londonderry

All Goods new and Fresh from the
New York Millinery Supply Co.,
Trimming done with neatness and dis
patch. | have, also, stock of Ladies
Aprons, white and colored. which | will
sill very cheap. Mrs. c. NJ. Walker.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

Albert Benson came near losing a
good horse Friday afternoon. He
was engaged in scraping out for the
foundations for Smiths new barn
when one of his horses cut forward
leg on a stone severing an artery.
DR.. Millington was absent and it was
after hard and persistent work by
druggist Smith and liveryman Davis
that the flow of blood was stopped.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

The Legislature organized Wednes.
day The lower house chose Col.
Haskins speaker and Thomas C.
Cheney of Morristown clerk.
In the Senate Gen. McCullouh was
elected president protein aud Max L.
Powell of Burlington clerk.
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Business Mention.

Business notices inserted under this head for
one cent words' Nothing inserted for less than
25 cents.
If you have anything to sell or wish to buy
anything here is chance to make your wants
widely known at a trHing cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

We have received number of Or
ders for photographs of local scenery,
one from Iowa. We have just ad-
ded TO the collection a fine birds eye
view of Weston village, taken from
the hill south of that place. Like
the view Of this village it is gem sci
in among the hills and mountains.
The SITTER,
So. Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
DOn,t Vote II.

A town meeting is called for the
18th to see if the town will vote an
additional sum for work on highway
this fall and to pay for breaking roads
this winter So far as work on high
ways this fall is concerned, say no
with big, big N. Work on roads
in the fall is money thrown away and
we don't believe the taxpayers of
Londonderry have any to be used in
that way. Don't fail to come out and
register big NO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
POSI.OmCe.

Mails arrive at So. Londonderry every eve
ming, Sundays excepted, by stage from Chester
and Manchester at 6 As; by rail- Dad at I 55.
Mails close, every mCrning, Sundays excepted
by train at AS; by stage at 700.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

W~Notice to tax payers-The high
way tax bill. remaining unpaid, is now
in my hands and must pe paid this month
to save costs. II. A. DUDLEY, Col.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

@@To Reut-The Josiah Pierce farm.
Apply at once to
MRS. A. P. CUTTING,
S. Londonderry.
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A LOCAL
Disease
A Climatic
Affection
Millinery Opening.
Ely's
Cream Balm !.
1t is quickly Absorbe

Mrs. Chase & Melendy will open their
Millinery rooms, at the residence of II
P. Chase, rear entrance, one door south
of Landmarks hardware store, on
Saturday, October Sth,
with Large and Select Stock of goods
including all the novelties of the season.
Grateful for former patronage would
earnestly solicit a continuance of the
same.
MRS. CHASE & MELENDY.
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&S@W. H. Morgan. Carriage painter,
Bondville, will paint your carriage, three
coats, for S., sleighs 81. First-class
work guaranteed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

ST. Entered at the Post-ofice at So. London
derry as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
Woman killed In Chester.

Mrs Susan M. Fitch, woman
bout 80 years of age, fell down stairs
Wednesday afternoon at her home in
Chester and was instantly killed. Her
physician pronounced the cause to be
a shock of paralysis
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

M-Pigs for Sale-Two litters aud
nice ones. S. O. DAVIS,
S. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

Ms. Hiram Goddard of La Crosse,
Wis, is visiting her mother and sis
ter at Pansy cottage. Mrs. Cod
dard came East with her daughter
who she left at school at Summit, N.
j. She will remain there until July.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

Il paid 81 for the same kind of
pectacles yoa sell for 25 cts Chas.
A. Trip & Co., Jewelers-Advt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

All roads lead to 5. Londonderry
Come and buy your Millinery at tie
new store. Advt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
MaCkintoshes

It's as easy to save three dollars on
a Macintosh as it is to chew gum at
a theatre. We have just received
from New York manufacturer q
line OF Mems Mackintoshes that beat
anything we have ever had.
Lot 1, Brown Covert Cloth, we
have never seen one to match it for
less than $500, our price, $500
Lot 2, Brown Covert cloth, with
extra plaid lining, always sold for
$40 90, our price, $7.OO
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

Representative Smith came home
last evening to attend the funeral of
bis daughters child.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
THE
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
wH-Address all communications,s' s'sign-
ed by your proper name, to ATS
The Sitter, So. Londonderry, ".
.Railroad-Central Vermont.

New London Northern Division.l
Trains depart from and arrive at So. London
derry every day, except Sundays, as follows:
Leave Arrive
Mall $50, a. m. 7:55, pm.
Mixed 1915, p. m. II :l5, a. m
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
BIRTHS.
In Londonderry, Oct. 6, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Payne.
NJ ARRIED
DEATHS.

In Thompsonburg Oct. 5, Marjorie
Ruth, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Johnson, aged months and days.
In S. Londonderry Oct. /. Mrs. Reu-
ben Clark, aged So.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

Heavy rains this week, amounting
to floods in some sections. Bennlng
ton, Brattleboro and other places are
sufferers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
Mems Suits.

Believing we can double our sale
IN Mems Suits, we shall take this
method Of doing it, we shall sell all
50 90 and $1,000 suits at $3.50
plice never named except in be- !.
tween seasons when we want to clean
up odd stock, but in this instance we
shall give
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

WANrED-Competent girl for gen
eral bousework.
Mrs. E. L. Hildreth,
6 Williston st BrattlehorO
Refer to tn editor of the Sitter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07

N@l0 PIGS, five weeks old for sale
by w. L. WRIGHT, Londonderry.
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We Have Been
Receiving Suits
This Month.

Vestee Suits for the little tots from
8 to years from 1925 up to $500.
DeWeyy.Suits for the boys
from to Is, made from goods that
will wear. So 90 to $5.00.i
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-10-07
1898 Fall Styles
Shirt Waists.

We have just received a line Of
Silk Shirt Waists in Black Satin,
Black Taffeta and Novelty Silks, and
with one of our S4.00 Skirts you can
save dress makers bill, besides the
bother.
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John asked Rev. Mullendore to ac-
company the bodies TO Johnstown,
which he consented to do.
At 10 O'Clock Gen. CoTro;h. W. H.
Ruppel. Esq, and Chas. +. Uhl, ESQ.,,
counsel for the boys entered the corridor
and held an interview with them. All OF
the attorneys were deeply affected, tears
streaming from their eyes when they said
''good-by."
two coffins at the Jail at o'clock. They
were placed in the Sheriff's Office.
The ropes were adjusted at 1890 O'Clock
by Isaac Jones, the veteran sailor and
well known contractor aud lumber deal
er. They were attached to the rings by
knots only such as old sea-dogs can tie.
Joseph Jackson, brother-in-law Of the
boys, was admitted to the Jail upon the
arrival Of the morning train from Johns
town. He witnessed the execution and
will escort the bodies of his relatives to
the home of their parents. "What time
VIII the funeral take place asked John.
His kinsman said he did not know, bnt
the funeral would be in charge of under
taker John Henderson, Of Johnstown,
and that graves would be dug in Grand
view Cemetery, the Rod6y family having
recently secured a lot in that burying-
ground
John Lorditeh, a JOhnstown friend of
the boys. spent an hour with them in
pleasant conversation, recounting incl
dents in their past lives.
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Their Last Night

The condemned men spent the early
portion of the night in the corridor in
front Of their cells talking with several
friends and the death watch. They re-
hearsed the evidence in the case and
pointed out certain features in the testi-
inony against them which they declared
to be false. Both declared that the only
regret they felt on leaving the world was
the grief their death would bring TO their
mother. ''The rest of them can stand it."
said John, "but Pm afraid it will kill
Inoiher.n Both of the boys smoked con-
stantly and asked for lunch, which they
said they would eat during the night.
just before Sheriff Hartzell locked the
condemned brothers in their cells, John
asked him to walk out to the death trap
with him. With his feet resting on the
trap, John said: '-Sheriff, hope every
thing will go of all right tomorrow;
don't want any accident 10 occur. About
half-hour before the time comes / want
you to come 70 my cell, when L viii tell
you something. Then want you TO take
me out 10 the trap and while the deputies
are putting the straps on our legs want
you to put the rope around our necks,
and then / want 10 say something that
viii surprise few people, and then down
will go my meat-house.r
The condemned brothers retired at lI:45
O'Clock and few minutes afterwards
both were sound asleep They awoke
about the same hour, 3 o'clock. the morn
ing Of the execution, declaring that they
never felt better in their lives. A, :
o'clock they were served with substan-
tial breakfast. which they ate with appa-
rent relish.
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Gus death. During the past two years
have adopted every means to trap them
into a confession, but on all occasions
they have protested their innocence, and
/ am firmly convinced of it."
Mr.. Uhl said: "When the Roddy boys
were first arrested for the Berlley muir
der l thought perhaps that Jim" had
had something to do with the crime, but
that John was innocent. Upon investi-
CATION, however. l became thoroughly
convinced that neither of them had any
knowledge Of the Berkey robbery, and
that conviction has since grown upon me,
until feel absolutely sure that neither OF
them had anything to do with it. The
poor boys have been without means, but
their counsel have done everything that
could be done in their behalf"
WIN. II. Ruppel, Esq, who was associ-
ated with Messrs. Coffroth and Uhl in the
trial of the case. said: II am satisfied
the Roddy boys are innocent Of the 3erk-
ey murder. After the second trial said
to General Colfroth and Mr.. Uhl, that we
had been acting on the theory that our
clients were innocent and that / thought
the time had come to ascertain, if pOssi-
bic. if our theory was correct.
with this object in view we visited the
Jail and after long interview with the
Roddys, in which we used every possible
means TO extract an admission Of guilt
from them, became more fully satisfied
than had been before that they are in
nocent men, and my conviction has never
faltered from that day to this"
Rev. Mullendore, in response to re-
quest from the condemned brothers, Wis
tied the jail Friday morning aud was
with them alone for long time.
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History Of Ri. crin..-Rsvisw Of tie
Fyi4sn..

James and John Roddy brothers =
were convicted Of the murder Of David
Bertey, Paint township farmer. whose
death resulted from torture by burning.
The murder was one Of the most cruel in
criminal annals. aud was committed in
the preparation Of a robbery. The aged
victim OF the robbers declared with his
dying breath that ne hoped the men who
had robbed and tortured him might suffer
agony similar to that which he had en-
dufed during the interim betseen the
night Of the robbery. June :. Is,si. and the
hourof his death on the night OF October
2, 1876.
Farmer Berkey. his wife, and an un-
married daughter retired at an early hour
on the night of the robbery. Shortly be-
fore midnight the kitchen door was forced
open, and two masked men entered.
They proceeded directly 10 the first-fiOor
bedroom, in which Mr.. aud Mrs. Berkey
were sleeping in separate beds In res
ponse TO the question by Mr.. Berkey.
'sWhat do you wantg'' one of the robbers
replied: Money, by God. and we are GO
ing 70 have it," Without further ado they
carried the old man from his bed 70 the
adjoining sittingroom, where they bound
him fast in a chair with leather straps.
Mrs. Berkey was carried from her bed to
the one vacated by her husband, and was
secured 10 one of the bedposts in full
view of her husband.
Meanwhile the daughter - Lucy - hav-
ing been aroused by the disturbance be-
low, and realizing that robbers were in
the house, attempted to make her escape
aud al the neighbOrs- In her excite
mont ELL from the upper floor of the
porch, sustaining broken leg and injur-
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justly convicted.
Here the similarity in the cases of the
Nicelys and R0ddys ceases. The Nicely
boys were intelligent, keen-sighted, re-
sourceful and fearless; and one Ofthem-
''Joe"-had wide reputation as Gun
ming criminal. The Nicelys made two
desperate attempts to gain their liberty,
in the first makiuga murderous assault
on Deputy Sheriff AIiltoa McMillen.
The Roddy boys are densely ignOrant,
neither of them being able 10 read or
write. From the day of their ar
rest for the Berkey murder until the ira
was pulled that ushered them into etern-
ity they protested their innocence, and at
all times were apparently indifferent To
their fate. During the twenty-five months
of their confinement in the county Jail
they were as tractable as sehoOlboys. and
won the sympathy of the prison officials
TO such an extent that they were granted
liberties not usually accorded to pris m
ers convicted of a capital offense.
When sentence of death was passed
upon them by the Court, the koddys
thanked the Judge for his kindness, and
when Sheriff Hartzell read the death war
rant TO them they laughed at the con-
tents of the official document, apparent
ly regardless of the direful consequences
it authorized the sheriff to visit upon
them.
The only concern manifested by either
of the murderers was for the comfort Of
their aged mother, to whom they at all
times referred in the most affectionaie
terms. They expressed no fear of death
at any time during their incarceration,
appearing only to he anxious 10 lift the
burden of sorrow from the heart of their
mother, which their actions had brought
upon her.
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TWO DOUBLE EXECUTIONS,
Victims Of the Laws Inasxible Decree
in Both Instances We're
Brothers.
REMARKABLE c0rScIDEHcE.

For the second time within a period OF
eight years the majesty of the law has
been called upon 10 avengc the murder Of
two Of the peaceful flrmer citizens Of
Somerset county. Both murders we're
committed in theperpeirafion Of felony,
and in both instances the murderers were
brothers.
Joseph and David Nicely. residents Of
Westmoreland county, We're executed IN
the county jail on April =, 1891. for the
murder of ftrme. Herman Umbcrger, OF
Jeuner township, whom they shot 20
death in his quiet rural home and robbed
of some $4,000.
John and James Roidy, residents OF
Cambria comfy, suffered death on the
gallows this afternoon for the murder OF
farmer David Berkey, whom they cruelty
tortured by burning until death resulted,
and whom they also robbed of small
sum of money.
In both instances no other parties were
suspected of the crime and in both instan-
ces the evidence clearly showed that the
men executed were he guilty parties
The defense in both instances yas an
alibi and in both instanc sit Il TO pieces
before the eyes of the court and jury.
In both instances the condemned men
persisted in their innocence up until the
last, with the exception of ''Dave' Nicely,
who mitted to his spiritual adviser on
the eve of his execution that he had been