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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
RAWSONVILLE.

Miss Belle Tomkies is at home
from Brattleboro. Edward Rawson
is also at home from Worcester, Mass.
M. A. Hunt has gone to Bernard.
ston, Mass, to work.
Mrs. G. E. Hunt, Arthur Williams
and Fayette Kingsbury have passed
safely through the measles recently.
More cases are expected soon.
o. c. Kendall of Chester was at
M. W. Kingsbury's last week.
Geo. Dorset was in Ludlow on a
visit last week.
Two of our former school teachers.
Miss Willis of Jamaica and Mr.
Houghton of Townshend, have been
visiting here recently.
Miss Lena Ryder, who has been at
A. P. Williams has returned to her
home in Jamaica.
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DORSET VALLEY.

Dorset town officers-Moderator, j.
M. Armstrong; Town Clerk and Treas
urer, G. M. Vial; Selectpen, s. Mich
OILS, w. E. Tulley, h. B. Kendall;
Overseer of Poor, Selectmen; Constables,
J. M. Beebe, Ezra Nichols; Listers G. \
M. Vial, A. l.. Bowen, j. f. Hilliard;
Auditors, j. M. Armstrong E. l..
Holley, J. E. Bufum; Town Grand
Jurors, A. L. Bowen, E. M. Torrey;
Road Com, G. M. Potter; Town
Agent, S. Nichols; School Director,
E. M. Torrey. Tax voted including
state and county tax $500. The
closest ballot of the day was on road
commissioner, half dozen in the field
and Potter winning by votes over all.
He was road commi soner last year
and for several previous years.
Town meeting has come and gone.
The day was fine; the sky without
cloud the all of gmiId temperature
and full of ozone and every body took
solid comfort gliding along over our
well showed and well broken roads.
Moderator, G.. b. Kent raped for
orders at 10 80 and soon sat down.
AS j NJ. Armstrong took his place
shout went up from the outs, and
the ms were advised to 90 home as
there were no more pie for them at
that counter. But they stayed. The
town report had been written with
"stelegrapher" pen and the printers
had, in endeavoring to decipher the
cracked lines and ink spots, added q
score or more new names to our vo.
ting list. None however answered TO
their names and we trust none will
send smart Alexis of small caliber and
the old smooth bore pattern. School
director Fisher after being haggled
and jaggled showed that he was the
only officer in town that had made
any money for US. An attempt was
made to fillibuster so as to keep the
meeting into the night. A. l.. Bowen
modestly told the meeting what the
outs were trying to do and when his
clear, concise remarks were concluded
the meeting, with its usual good
sense, reelected the old officers by
hand vote until the listers were reach
ed then they made final issue
against Bowen but he beat the field
of six by 80 majority. The last pull
was on school director. This being
an East side office the West side
took but little interest to start with
but finding that the outs were intent
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

N. r. Hutchinson has been engaged
to work for ID. f. Davis in London.
derry during the sugaring season.
Mrs. J. 0, Sawyer is visiting friends
in Chester this week,
Mrs. f. |. Graves went 20 Bellows
Falls Saturday and called upon Mrs,
Stella Lockwood,
The Dramatic entertainment given
by the Simonsvile Dramatic club at
Peaseville was a success financially and
in every way. The hall was crowded
with people The amateurs acted thel
parts in very credilable manner.
Messrs. Ladd, Hilton and Richardson
of Chester furnished the music. Pro,
ceeds were $50 90.
Miss Ella M. Peabody kindly con.
tributed an egg story for the paper.
From torty-eight hens she had 1886
eggs in the months of January and
February, The hens are not of the
Plymouth Rock breed but principally
English Red Caps.
Prof. A. R. Marsh of Cambridge,
Mass, aud Ernest Woodbury. of Gas
Teton were recently entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thornton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
SIMONSVILLE

8 Subscriptions for the SITTER will be
received by Miss Adella f. Stannard
Orrin Smith of Walpole attended the
dramatic at Peaseville last week Thurs.
day evening.
A. P. Thornton is very ill with
heart trouble.
A surprise party at William Smiths
Wednesday evening to celebrate the
birthdays Of Miss Sadie and Howard
Smith.
Blue jays have been seen and the
weather is favorable for sugaring.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Sawyer attend
ed church last Sunday in Chester.
Last Sunday Mrs. E. M. Haseitine
and A. H. Gould of Chester and Ell.
mer Haseltine of Templeton, Mass,
were in town.
Miss Ethel Howard of Milford,
Mass, has been entertained by her
nncle, S. P. Carleton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
FRIDAY MORNING, MAR. II, 1898


The st. Adams literary Goliah
who disposes of Vermont offices
through the columns Of the Boston
Sunday Globe informs us in its last
issue that he has settled the governor
question IN manner entirely salts
factory to himself and that we need
not trouble ourselves further with
that. We can, however, amuse our.
selves for the time being, in guesses
at the distribution of the "minor state
Offices" on whose selection he has
not as yet fully determined. This is
we'll. But he goes still further and
grants amnesty In advance to the mis-
taken advocates of the cause he has
slain, If they will stop right now.
Was ever kindness more supreme
He even assumes that Gen. McCul.
Tough will himself "let them Off
when he finds what a bad box he has
got them into; but seems utterly in-
capable Of comprehendiug that SOM
kinds of men are not 'slet on" by a
candidate, but 60 on of themselves ;
aud of course the candidate cam
"let them Off" What will he do
with these 7 Are they to be included
in the general amnesty, or must they
die of their own uuprompted folly
This is really very important
question, for must of Gen. McCul
luugh's advocates are of this class.
Let Goliah be more explicit in the
terms Of his amnesty in his next Is
sue. We repeat it, it is really very
important that he should be Even
in the shadow of our fear we are glad
to learn from him that the governor
question has been settled by him in a
way consonant with "The future Or
der of Vermont politics.
But why not name him now :? Why
delay two years and let another lot of
fellows, who are not in the council
chamber, get on to the wrong car in
1900 and endanger themselves Can
he promise amnesty now for 1900
If so, let him speak out; otherwise
give us the name.
And why delay about the "minol
state Offices Why not tell US now
Does it crafty our Goliah to watch
us pulling around the wrong way
awhile and then laugh fendishly as
he brings us up with jerk
Don't do it, Goliah-don't- ii
hurts us to be jerked so. Tell us
now, tell us now, about who "the mi
nor offices" are to be this year, aud
who the big one in 1900.
Beseechingly,
One who has gone astray.
Remington Banner.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Washington, March THE Su.
preme court today rendered an opin-
ion in the Nebraska maximum freight
rate. The opinion was handed down
by Justice Harlan, who held the Ne
braska law to be contrary to the 14th
amendment, in that It authorized the
taking of property without the process
of law and was therefore invalid.
Justice Harlan quoted a number of
opinions and said that in view of the
adjudications the following principles
must be regarded as settled:
IA railroad corporation is person
within the meaning of the 14th amend
ment, declaring that no state shall deprive
any person of property without due pro-
cess of law, nor deny to any person with
in its jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws.
PA state enactment or a regulation
made under the authority of a state en-
actment establishing such rates for the
transportation of persons or property by
railroad as will not admit of the carrier
making fair earning, and which under all
the circumstances is unjust to 1t and the
public, deprives such carrier of its prop
erty without due process of laws, and
would therefore be repugnant to the l4th
amendment of the constitution of the
United States.
3-While the rates for the transporta-
ton of persons and property within the
limits of state are primarily for its de-
termination, the question whether they
are so unreasonably low as to deprive the
carrier of its property without such COM
pensation as the constitution stateskand
therefore are without due process of law,
cannot be so conclusively determined by
the legislature of the state or by regula-
lions adopted under its constitution that
the matter may not become subject of
judicial inquiry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
POOR JIM's JOKE.
II Was Meant 10 lie at the Expense
of n Red-whiskered Man.


Il Was Meant 10 He at the Expense
of a Red-whiskered Man.
Just as the stage road over the
mountain made a sharp turn to the
right | caught sight of grave and a
rude headboard, and when the driver
was asked about it he replied;
That's the grave Of Jim Burns, an
old friend OF mine, who was killed
thar two vars ago."
KILLED by Indians?" l asked.
mo, sir, No Injuns around yere to
kill anybody"
"A bear, perhaps?"
mo, sir. Pore old Jim was killed
fur joke, and I'm not feelin' easy
about 1t yit. was comm over this
trail with five passengers, and when
we stopped down at Murphy's fur din
ner, same as to-day, one Of the PAS
sengers came up to me and seq;
Tom, mebbe we hev noticed that
Teller among us with the red whiskers
and loud voice? He's sassy, and he's
full o brag, and we want to humble
him into the dust
6 How you going to do it?' SEE /.
Wen put up job on him, SEE he.
He's BLOWN around that this stage
can't be robbed while he's along. If
you'll git somebody to hold us up and
humble old red whiskers we'll make
up purse of $780,
sTt uoc n, ba inl,ao 7 ,,,a,;oJ
Yes, a joke on the old red-whisker-
ed man." replied the driver. Jim
Burns happened to be thar that day,
and as he was great hand fur joke
| put up the Job with him. l gin him
half an hour the start and then foller-
ed on, and as soon as we started the
passengers began to work up the man.
He had couple O. guns with him,
and l could hear him blowin'and bluff
fin as to what he would do IL the
stage was stopped. 1t jest tickled me,
fur Jim was an ugly-looking kuss and
had voice on him like the growl of d
bar. l calkerlated he'd make red
whiskers go down in his butes at the
fust YELL"
We'll, the stage reached the turn?"
said.
1T nacherally did, sab. When we
reached the turn l slowed up a leetle
and Jim jumped out and yelled for
hands up. l pulled up the horses and
he hollered fur the passengers to git
down. Lord, how Jim hollered! You
could hev heard him two miles away.
Everybody got down, and the passen-
gers in the joke purtended to be half
skeert to DEATH"
But how about ed-whiskers?"
Fur aboutA mint or two he 'peared
to be ready to collapse, but then he
pulled himself together, and it was bad
for pore Jim Burns He had a gun in
both hands, and he opened fire and
shot to kill don't know how many
bullets he fired into Jim, but it wasn't
less'n six, and then he put in half an
hour scoutin' around to see If any more
robbers was at hand"
Then the joke was not a success 2"
mot skassly, sah-not skassly. 1
got my $50, but Jim Burns is lyin' back
thar, while the administered man
was so mad about the put-up job that
he driv' all the other passengers out
of the stage and made 'em walk fifteen
miles. I'm great hand fur a joke,
sab, but | amt jokin' no more-not
with -whiskered men. They may
be great hands to brag, but they is al
so loaded fur bar"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Everyone wants to make money !!
There is no denying this fact Then see
or write to an expert who has spent
twenty years stuuying- speculations and
investments. A broker who advertised
two years ago to buy Manhattan around
rs aud pay for ii, and put it away in a
safe and that it would pay the investor
six per cent. on his money and certain
profit of S25 per share on his holdings
besides, also he advised to buy Lake
Shore around Sl45 per share; also wheat
around 50 cents Manhatt is now sell
ing at Sll7 per share, or $42 per share
advance, and Lake Shore 1874 per share.
or SO per share advance, and Wheat ST.
0G per bushel, or so cents per bushel adj
vance. These are cold uncontradictable
facts that appeared in public print and in
market letters. The same man now adj
vises to buy cotton under six cents, corn
under thirty cents and Louisville and
Nashville railroad stock under $50 per
share. Every share that is bought and
paid for aud laid away in safe will be
worth good many dollars more insiue
of one year. Cotton will show $1,000
profit on 100 bales bought now, and
Louisville & Nashville will be four per
cent. dividend paying stock within one
year and will be selling at $50 per share.
Corn will be selling at 40 cents before
July next. Write to f. L. Knott, stock
and commission broker, Burlington, YER
lington since 1886, who buys and sells
everything on the New York Stock Ex-
change and Chicago Board of Trade,
and he will give you further particulars.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Walter Rockwell, a University of
Vermont medical student, who matri-
culated this year. is in jail at Burling-
ton, self confessed thief. He called
at the Jail Monday, shortly after din
ner, and inquired for Sheriff Reeves.
The sheriff answered the call and the
young man told him he was in little
trouble. The sheriff inquired the ma.
ture of the trouble and Rockwell said
$40 had been stolen from him. The
sheriff was very busy at the time and
told his visitor to call half an hour lat.
err, which he did. The young man
told his story and in company with
Sheriff Reeves went to consult States
Atty. Brown. He repeated his story,
but it did not correspond exactly with
the yarn he previously told the sheriff.
The "medic" was sharply questioned
and he tangled himself up so badly
that he almost fell on the floor when
Sheriff Reeves said, "Well, young
man, there is no use in discussing this
matter any further, for | guess you are
the man we are after Rockwell
broke down and confessed to the follow.
ing crime, which the sheriff has been
investigating for several days: One
day last week Oscar Axamit, another
medical student, missed his pocketbook
containing 800. Axamit, who is a
Bohemian, reported the matter and the
authorities have been puzzled as to who
the thief was. They did not suspect
Rockwell and his visit at the Jail will
probably be the cause of a short term
over the hills. Rockwell has not been
behaving very well lately and bis
downfall is attributed to drink. He
halls from Glens Falls.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

WE, the SUBSCRIBERS, being duly appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District of
West Minister Commits toner's to receive, ex
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Josiah Grape
late of Londonderry, in said district,
deceased, and also all claims and de.
mands exhibited in Offset thereto; and six
months from the 3st day of Jan. last, being
allowed l,y said Court for that purpose, we do
therefore hereby give NOTICE, that we will at
tend to the business of our said appointment at
the late residence of Josiah Grape in London
derry, in said district on the 10th day of Mar
and llth day of July next from one O'Clock, p.
NJ. until four O'Clock, P. NJ. on each of said days.
L. R.o 5 a Ano DID, Commissioners.
Sarah o. Sargent, Adm'X. Feb. 9th, A. d. 1898
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Did you make your Grain-O this way!
Here are The latest directions: Use one
tablespoonful of GrainO 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
he taste. If you have not cream use
hot milk.
A lady said: "The first time / 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 will 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??, 1898-03-11
HOUGHTONVILLE.

Z. V. Willoughby moved his fam
lily to Bellows Falls last Thursday.
L. Q. Salter will occupy the house
vacated by Willoughby and work the
home farm of A. G. Nourse the CON-
ing season.
Dino Ackley of Ludlow spent
Sunday with E. S. Cadoret.
Simon Kriusky from Rutland is in
town over Sunday.
Will Townshend from Grafton was
in town on business Saturday of last
week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
DEAFNESS CANNOT nE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inHamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube gets iDfamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
FORMAL condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inaamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
H-Sold by druggists, Toe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Oh ldren and adults tortured by burns
scalds, injuries, eczema or skin diseases
NAV secure instant relief by using De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t Is the
great Pile remedy.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. K. Smith
Jamaica. Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. q.
Smith, So Londonderry and F. B. Pier
y conytlln
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

The Vermont State Fair association
has decided to hold the fair this year
at Billings park, White River June
lion. 1t will open Tuesday, August
80, and continue four days. The races
will be under the management OF the
Northern New York Trotting and Pac-
ing circuit, now including Canton, Ma
lone and Plattsburgh, N. Y, Burling-
ton, Rutland, st. Adams and White
River Junction, VT, and Ottawa, Can
ada. There will be six trotting and
six pacing contests each for purse OF
$500 and a free-for-all trot and pace
for purse of $1,000. The races will
be run over halt mile track.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

What pleasure is there in life with
headache, constipation and biliousness ?
Thousands experience them who could
become perfectly healthy by using De,
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. Z. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G..
smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Rawsonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
Many school children are Sticky.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powder for chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New York, Break up
Colds in "a hours, cure Feveri>hness
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all
druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
Allen S. Omsted, lie Roy, n, Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
Now Is the Time

To purify your blood with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. March, April, May are the try
ing months of the year. At this season
your blood is loaded with impurities
which have accumulated during the win
ter, and these impurities must be immed-
lately expelled, Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
One True Blood Purifier. 1t is the medi-
cine which has Accomplishment many thous-
ands of remarkable cures of all blood dis
eases. 1t is what the millions take in the
spring to build up health and ward off
sickness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
A Sensible Man

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs. 1t is curing more Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group and all
Throat and Lung troubles, than any other
medicine. The proprietor has authorized
any druggist to give you Sample Bottle
Free to convince you of the merit of this
great remedy. Price 25c.and soc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

There are three little things which do.
more work than any other three little
things created--they are the ant the bee
last being the famous little pills for stom-
ach and liver troubles.
G. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville. G. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier.
Raw sonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Stop drugging yourself with quack
nostrums or 'cures'. Get well-known
pharmaceutical remedy that will do the
work. Catarrh and Cold in the head will
not cause suffering if Ely's Cream Balm
is used. Druggist will supply lOc. trial
size or soc. full size. We mail it.
ELY BROS, 56 Warren st. N. Y. City.
Rev. John Reid, Jr., of Great Falls,
Mont, recommended Ely's Cream Balm
to me. | can emphasize his statement,
at is positive cure for catarrh if used
as directed. "-Rev. Francis w. Poole,
Pastor Central Pres. Church, Helena
Mont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
A New Opiate.

There grows in South Arizona
weed that is used by the natives for
smoking. 1t is one of the most pow
erful and dangerous opiates known. Its
use in mildaform produces the great
est hilarity and exhilaration of spirits.
In larger quantities and at later stages
the user becomes ugly and unmanage-
able. Mixed with tobacco the Mexi-
cans revel in 1t. 1t is SO seductive that
it is struggled into prisons, and the
authorities have hard work to keep
1t out of the hands of the convicts.
Saturated with this drug they forget
all Of the ills and cares of life, are
reckless and pugnacious, and will fight
on the smallest provocation, or no
provocation at all. This weed is call
ed Mariguana. 1t is cultivated by the
Mexicans, and the natives of South
Arizona and is quite profitable arti-
Gle of barter. For it, as for opium
and liquor, the devotee will sacrifice
his last dollar. Its use long continued
undermines the constitution and pro-
duces condition bordering on idiocy
The habit once acquired is almost i'm
possible to break up, and the victim
finds it necessary to increase the
amount until an incredible quantity
can be consumed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
SO. WINDHAM.

Mrs. A. j. Stearns is visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Mrs. Nancy Tenny came Sunday
for short stay.
Miss Lottie Barrett has been at E.
L. Burbees for few days.
Carl Chaplin and Ralph Dana Of
Boston have been guests at A. j.
Stearns.
w. G. Adams and wife came home
from Springfield, VT, Saturday where
they have been visiting Mrs. Adams
brother.
Those from this place attending l..
and Gray Sem, are Harry and May
Adams, Efie Fisher and Lila Holden.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11
Has Been Seriously Ill.

after serious illness / was weak and
troubles. began taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and it has done me a great deal of
good. My husband was troubled with
rheumatism and liver complaint, and has
been relieved by Hoods" CELINDA l..
BREED, Chesterfield Factory, N. II.
Hoods Pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Cure all
liver ills.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-11

Whooping cough is the most distress
ing malady; but its duration can be cut
short by the use of One Minute Cough
Cure, VIII CHI is also the best known reme-
dy for Group and all lung and bronchial
troubles.
G. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville, G. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Jacksonville.