The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1902-01-10
Our Neighbors
ut They are Doing-Briefly Told by
the Sifter's Intelligent Stat. OF
Correspondents.
LONDONDERRY.


The Universalist Society will give
fve-cent social Thursday eve, Jan.
10th at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. r. Holt. A cordial invitation ex-
tended to everybody.
The Falka Club will give their
next entertainment Feb. 14th.
Vale and Parkers' orchestra have
been engaged to furnish the music.
The club will spare no expense in
making this entertainment as sue
cessful as the one given New Years.
AS it is st. Valentine night souvenirs
will be given at the door.
The Universalist Chapel is nearly
completed and makes a great i'm
provement in the looks of our little
village. The main room is finished
up into the roof making it high and
very pleasant. On the south side is
the platform for the speaker and
choir, while beyond that room to
be used for the kitchen and above
that q small store room. The win
dows are all very handsome stained
glass, and were procured through
the efforts of Mrs. f. A. Curtis, but
one needs to go inside and look
through to the light to appreciate
the beauty of the glass. The new
settees presented by Rev. Chas.
Conklin of Springfield, Mass, have
arrived, and the chandelier given by
Rev. Geo. Thompson, former pas
tor here, is ready for them. The
main room will be heated by fur
mace and the society hope to have it
furnished ready for dedication the
first Sunday in May. The enter
tainments given to procure funds
have been very generously patronized
by the public and the society wish
to extend their heartfelt thanks.
The sum of $33.25 was taken Xmas
night and $98.75 New Years.
A horse owned by John Wait of
Peru, but kept by Dr. Calvin, was
found in the stable Monday morn
ing with broken leg. They made
a swing for it and put the leg in a
plaster cast and are in hopes to save
it.
Monday was quite an exciting day
here. A law suit between Harmon
and Garfield was finally refereed
out and postponed until Wednesday.
Constable Stevens received tele-
phone message from the south vii
lage to stop Junk dealer, who had
taken some old lead pipe without
leave. He overlook him on the road
to Weston and brought him back
here where he settled by giving
quantity of tin ware, brooms and
some money. Motto, Honesty is the
best policy.
Henry Wood has rented his farm
to L. G.. Davis, and is thinking of
working over the mountain this
next summer.
Mrs. Mary Larabee has gone to
Mansfield, Mass, for few weeks
stay.
Mrs. A. A. Parker has returned
home from Athol.
The week of prayer will be OBJ
served. Meetings will be held dur
ing the week in the homes of Mr..
Sheldon, Mr.. Warner and Mr.. Spar
row. The church had their annual
meeting and election of officers Mon
day evening.
Mrs Harry Abbott was called to
Bellows Falls Saturday night by the
serious illness of her sister.
Mrs. Lucy Pierce is home from a
visit to her children in Bellows Falls.
Frank Larabee, an engineer on a
west bound fast express from Chi
cago, was on his train when it col
lided with another. He received
broken limb and is badly burned a.
bout the hands and arms Mr.. Lar
abee was from this town going
West some years ago.
Lillian Stowell is quite ILL.,
Mrs. DR.. E. F. Arnold is in New
York
E. W. Gibson and wife were
home at New Years.
The Dramatic club have under
consideration play to be produced
very soon. w.
I wish to thank the scholars for
the present given me on Christmas
eve. It was unexpected but none
the less gratefully received.
Florence Hathorn.
The library will be open to the
public Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons and evenings. The fol-
lowing magazines will be taken this
year making fine line of reading:
Century, North American Review,
Worlds Work, Literary Digest,
Success, Everybodys, Munsey, Nc
Clure and Ladies Home Journal.