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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
MANCHESTER.
Manchester Librarians Meet.


The annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Library association was
held here Wednesday in the parlor:
of the Congregational church, under
the auspices of the Mark Skinnel
library. More than twenty libra
rians from all parts of the State at
tended the afternoon session. Many
residents of the village were also
present. The customary buiness
meeting of the association first oc.
cupied the attention of the visitors
Miss Frances M. Pierce Of Lud-
low, vice president of the organiza
ton, acted as chairman i'll the alb
sence of President Edward M
Goddard of Montpelier. The Hon.
A. L. Graves of Manchester, a
a trustee of the library, gave the
address of welcome. The following
officers were then elected:
President, Miss Frances Pierce
of Ludlow; vice-president, Miss
Clara M. Chamberlain, Manches-
ter; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Edith Clarke, Burlington; second
vice presidents, William Ellis of
Mortified, Redfeld Proctor, Jr.,
of Proctor, Miss Mary F. Shak-
shober of Brattleboro, Miss Eliza
beth Rogers of Swanton, Mrs. K.
w. Barney of Springfield and Mrs.
Mary Macomber of Montpelier.
The Hon. David K. Simonds of
Manchester, presided over the even
ing session, which was we'll attend
ed by the general public. He gave
a brief sketch of the history of this
town, relating chiefly to its different
libraries, the first of which was
started in the 18th century, soon
after its settlement. He also
touched upon the influence which
the settlers had upon the character
of their descendants.
Mr.. Simonds then introduced DR..
James H. Garfield, librarian of
Columbia University and native
of this place, who gave the address
of the evening. He took for his
subject "The Place and Value of
the Free Library
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
MANCHESTER DEPOT.

The marble mill resumed work
again Monday morning.
Wissell and Stevens have dis
solved partnership in the meat bus
mess. Wissell runs the business
alone.
Willie Stevens and wife are at A.
J. Lincoln's for couple of weeks
until their house is vacated, then
they are going to housekeeping.
Robert Patterson has moved from
the Phoebe Taylor tenement into
the Rube Colvin house at the
Center.
On account of sickness David
Bulkey has had to give up his job
with the Vincent Bakery at the
Center and Lyman Whitman takes
his place.
Maud Taylor and a friend from
Bennington and Ruben Taylor and
lady were at Fred Reeds, Decora-
ton Day.
Frank Smith and Henry Kendall
were in Peru last week doing
plumbing work.
c. B. Carleton and wife have re-
turned from their visit in London
derry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
USE OF COLONIES STOPPER.
French Device for Better Protection
of War Vessels,

OF War Vessels.
Among the many inventions tend.
ing TO the better protection of war
vessels is one of French origin called
Colonies stopper.
The first practical test of this de-
vice was during the late war with
Spain, when it was employed to close
a rent made by shell in the Iowa.
The hole was about a foot above
the water-line AS soon as the stop
pc, was inserted the inflow of water,
which had begun to flood the deck,
ceased.
The stopper consists of a rod hIv-
ing at one end IN iron plate pivcted
at the center so that it can be fold
ed backward along the rod. To stop
a leak. the rod carrying the plate is
first thrust outward through the
hole; then turn of the rod causes
the plate, which is weighted at one
end, to become parallel to the side of
the ship, and in this position it is
drawn back by the rod so as more or
less completely to cover the hole.
Next a ccllulose cushion Is placed
upon the rod, and by the aid of a nut
70. ced tightly against the inner side
OF the ship over the hole, so as en-
ii ely to stop tie leak Shoppers of
Va ious sizes are carried, TO suit the
sic OF the hole that may have to be
dealt with
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06

State of Vermont !
Westminster, IS. The Probate Court fo
said District To all persons interested in the
estate of John NJ. Dorsett, late of Lon
dc nderry, in said district, deceased, GREET
ING: Whereas, f. w. Melendy, Admin
iStrator upon the Estate of John M. Dorset
late of Londonderry, in said District
deceased, has filed bis petition in this Coui
setting forth that the sale of the whole of the
Real Estate of said deceased will be beEef-
cial to the heirs and all persons interested
therein. and praying for license to sell the
same, and at the same time filed in this Court
what purports to be the consent in writing q
all the heirs residing in this State to such sale.
Whereupon it is ordered that the same be
heard at the session of said Court, to be held
at the Probate Office in Bellows Falls on the
9th day of July, A. d. 1907, when and
where you may be heard in the premises, if
you see cause.
ZINA ii. ALLBEE, Judge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
EAST JAMAICA.

Mrs. False has come to live with
her son, Geo. Doane.
Albert Howard was in Orange,
Mass, the past week.
Mrs. L Whitney of Brattleboro
is stopping at Charles Simonds'.
Mrs. Martha Howard is slowly
failing. Her sister is still with
her.
Leon Grout and family have
moved onto their farm.
Henry Hulett has moved into
the old house on the Lestina How
ard farm.
Carroll Doane and wife spent
Sunday at Geo. Doane's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
The Troub.c at The Store.

Or. c. A. Lamson of New Lon
don, while at school at AndoYer, N.
H.. with several other boys, attended
a campfire of the G. A. r., at VIII
mot. 1t was several degrees below
zero, and the stove was red hot
when a veteran named Chase came
In. He was large man, and very
bowlesgcG. AS he stood by the fire
Doc" as he was always called.
stepped up and slapped him on tn.
back, saying: please excuse ne,
but | fear you are standing too near
the stove
The veteran looked at the stove,
then at his clothes. and said: Did
you think, young fellow, that my
clothes were burning?"
NO, sir; bat / saw that your legs
We're warpinS," was the reply.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
SkiGPnD

He is staid old clergyman, not
so vel yersed in the slang of the
day as might be expected of the
pastor OF a church in one of the
most poDuloIs OF the river wards,
and he was tribe amazed at the
frivolous behavior of some OF the
younger members of his flock one
evening last week
An elder has just concluded a
rather long-winded prayer, ard the
pastor, taking UP a Torrey-Alex-
ander hymn book, requested the con-
gregation to arise and sing, ANNOUNCE
ing, as usual, the number and title
of his selection, mo. %, Steer for
Home'.-23."
The dominic is still puzzled as to
the cause of tho laughter which en-
sued.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
WHY NOT CURE IT?
DO YOU HAVE RHEUMATISM
EVERY YEAR7
lf You Do You Are Ooctorins the
Symptoms OnIy-Or. Williams

RINK rms SUr0 the OtSCaSSs
There are almost as many ways of
treating rheumatism as there are doctors.
Most of these treatments are directed
at the symptoms and are considered sue
cessful if they relieve the pain and stiff
ness But the blood has not been purif-
ed and the rheumatism is sure to return,
especially after season of exposure to
cold and dampness. The patient goes
through this experience year after year
and begins to think that permanent re-
lief is impossible.
The only way to treat rheumatism is
through the blood. This is the method
of Dr. Williams Pink Pills-they not
only cleanse the blood of the impurities
which cause the disease but build up
and restore the broken down system.
Mr. John Riley of Cazenovia, N. z,
says: I'm my work IS q blacksmith,
am exposed a great deal to changes of
temperature. Some time ago noticed
that my health was breaking down.
The symptoms were general physical
weakness, loss of appetite and nervous
ness.
1T was evident that my blood was
weak and impure. I became no better
as time went on and finally this condi-
ton of my blood, with the constant ex-
posure, brought on rheumatism. It was
of the infammatory kind and was very
painful in the joints, especially of the
feet and wrists. Many days I could
hardly walk and suffered intense pain.
I took to my bed several times for day
or SO and once for six weeks.
"a fellow blacksmith advised me to
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills and as /
had gained no help from other treat
ments, 1 decided to give them a trial.
Within reasonable time noticed that
! was getting better and in few weeks
I was cured. That the cure is perma-
nent is shown by my not having lost a
day at my trade since then. l can
truthfully say that DR.. Williams Pink
Pills put me on my feet again"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills have cured
auamia, after effects of the grip and
fevers, general debility and sick head
aches, dizziness, nervous prostration,
even partial paralysis and locomotor
ataxia.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, 80 cents per box, six boxes
for $780, by the DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
College Sta:i~t;cs.

Figures concerning the students
matriculatcd at Cornell in the last
twenty years Indicate that ~ per
cent. have come from private schools
and So per cent. from public schools.
OF private school pupils 1913 were
dropped a ter the first term and III
from public schools. and the per-
centage OF failures among the puSlic
SCI DOL graduates is much lower than
those of private schools. Conse-
quently, the Cornell faculty favors
Withdrawing the privilege of admis-
sion by certificate from private
schools.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06

| Justice G.. FL. Robb, of the dis
trict court of appeals, who went to
Washington from Bellows Falls,
was broken in health at the close of
his first term on the bench and will
probably go to Fort Bayard, N.
Mex soon for medical treatment.
| The Mount Anthony Country
Club, Bennington, now expects to
open its new club house about June
IA. The alterations and imprt We
ments on the property are now prac-
tically completed and the grounds
are rapidly rounding into shape.
The officers of the club are: Presi-
dent, Elk Gov. John G. McCul-
Tough; treasurer, A. S. M. CHS
holm; secretary, George Worthing
ton. Among the members are j.
G. Colgate and F. B. Jennings, of
New York, George B. Wellington,
corporation counsel, and William II.
Shields, water commissioner of
Troy.
The directors of the three Wind
sor county towns which have formed
union for expert supervision of
schools under the law of 1906 have
elected E. l.. Ingalls, superintend-
ent of schools. Mr.. ingalls, is a
man who has had good deal of ex-
perience, having been s6perintend-
ent of the state industrial school at
Vergennes for the past five years.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
WORSE INSIDE THAN OUT.
Was What the Jap Thought When
lie Read the Notice.

Prince Haseba, of Japan, referred
at dinner in Spokane to the clean
illness OF his nation.
II You sho8ld visit a japanese
house, hesaid, y GU would be ob.icei
to remove yo1r shoes at the door
way. japanese floors are beauti-
fully keFt. | know of some houses
where thirty or forty servants have
no other duty than the polishing Of
tho floors
"A yong japanese student,
studying in London, had the mis-
fortune to live in an APARTMENT
hoaso where the janitor cid not keep
tho hall il clean condition. 1t was
great change to him, and he felt
it keenly.
"On the approach OF winter the
janitor put up in the entrance the
notice, Please wipe your feet
The young Jarane se, the first
night he observed this notice. took
out pencil and added to it, On
going oIt'"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Nice n.a nn;a

Miss Grace Durviage, who was
arrested in Pasadena. CAL, on the
charge of forgery and who gave her
resid ence as Burlington, Vt, is a
native of Lowell, Vt. She is the
elder of several children and when
her mother died became the main
stay of the family. Miss Durviage
worked her way through Brigham
Academy and was graduated some
five or six years ago. She bore a
good reputation. Her father, it is
said, has married again and resides
in Grand Isle county. Sisters of
Miss Durviage are teaching in
Franklin county.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Cost OF SUNDAY Holiday.

According 10 Paris newspaper, a
competent authority estimates that
the yearly cost 10 the railroads of
France OF giving their workmen a
day off each week will be from So
000. 900 to S8,00O.O00. 1t will be re-
membered that the Sunday rest law.
exempted the railroads from its pro-
Wis ons. the intention being appar-
EMILY, 10 take up the needs of rail-
rold worEmen at a later time; but
thn railroads conferred with each
otner and agreed 10 grant the sew
enth day rest voluntarily.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Rptort of Shaw

At a recent Gilbert and Sullivan
revival in London, at which Gilbert
was present and the late Sir Arthur
was tenderly recalled, George Ber-
nard Shaw said in a pensiye moo 1
So note to be able to attend a per-
Torrance of one of my plays after
] am dead Max Beerbohm re-
torted: You won't have to. They'll
be played down there free"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
RemarkabIe Rescne

That truth is stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in the
little town of Fedora, Tenn, the resi-
dence of G. V. Pepper. He writes: I
was in bed, entirely disabled with hem
orrhages of the lungs and throat. Doc
tors failed to help me, and all hope had
2ed when | began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery. Then instant relief
came The coughing soon ceased; the
bleeding diminished rapidly, and in
three weeks ] was able to go to work. >
Guaranteed for coughs and colds SOC.
and $1.O0 at G. G. Smiths drug store.
Trial bottle free.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Women i'm Swiss Colleges.

In six Swiss colleges no fewer than
2,193 women are now studying.
The majority of the enrolled female
students are Russians. The women
are most largely represented at
Berne, where 4S6 are enrolled, al
most all in the medical course
Lausanne has 399, Geneva 343, Eur
ich 276 and Basic IA
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Cause of the Trouble.

81 saw a man on Main street
yesterday with three legs"
Jaw, go on"
That's right; several people saw
him"
did he walk on all three OF
'em?"
NO; one was a leg of mutton"
Houston Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06

A tree that is freak of nature is
the Asiatic star tree. 1t grows sixty
TO eighty feet tall, and for a height
of about forty feet the trunk is who'll
ly bare. From that point there
spring a number of tangled limbs,
and these, grouped together, emit a
phosphorescent light.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
SPORTING NOTES.
Saturdays college games resulted
as follows:

Saturdays college games resulted
as follows:
Harvard l, Cornell 0.
Princeton 8, Yale 7.
Williams 4 Tufts 3.
Pennsylvania Brown, rain.
West Point 3, Wesleyan q
Fordham 5, Holy Cross 2.
Colgate 7, Hobart 2.
Bates s, Maine 2
Bowdoin S, Colby l.
Vermont Academy, Saxtons Riv-
err, won the state championship ban
ner Thursday in the second annual
inter-scholastic track meet held un-
der the auspices of the University
of Vermont, Burlington. From the
start the contest was an exciting
one, one school being ahead for
time, and then the other gaining the
lead. Of twelve schools entered for
the meet, only three sent THEN
teams, Burlington high school, Ver-
mont Academy, and Leland and
Gray Seminary of Townshend
Still the meet was more interesting
than that of last year because Bur
lington and Vermont Academy
were so evenly matched.
The worlds automol lie racing
record for 100 miles on circular
track was broken Thursday when
Wallace G. Hood of Baltimore, won
ever seven contestants in the Cen
fury run at Bennings, near Wash
ington, in the first national automo
mobile meet given under the au-
spices of the United States Motor
Racing Association. Hoods time
was 2 hours, II minutes, 43 seconds.
He drove sixty-horse power ma
chine. The previous record WAS
made by Rogers of Racine, Wis,
2 hours, Is minutes, in Chicago,
about year ago.
''Ihe old man was one in thou
sandp'
Eyes. His three sons are all
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
BRATTLEBORO.

Six boys and their parents were
summoned before the school board
Saturday night to consider the ac-
ton of the boys in cutting down the
flag on the high school grounds and
running up banner bearing the
skull and cross-bones the night be-
fore Memorial day. Principal E
B. Smith also was present. One OF
boys has been a student IN the ninth
grade and the others were high
school students. The classes pre-
viously had been questioned by the
principal in regard. to the flag cpl
sode and the six boys had been sin
gled out. They confessed to being
parties to the vandalism and the
school board voted to expel two and
suspend the four others. The two
who will be expelled have been rep
riman led within two weeks for vio-
lating the school rules.
William Adams, six-year-old son
of W. M. Adams, was seriously
hurt in front of his home on Elliot
street Saturday afternoon he being
run over by wheel harrow. He
was running beside the harrow
when he fell under one end. He
received deep cuts on his head and
legs.
Although no official report of the
analysis of the stomachs of three
horses which died in Howard &
Yearly's livery stable several weeks
ago has been received, vert al infor-
nation has come from the director
of the state laboratory that no trace
of poison was found. This adds
mystery to the case, as the vetern-
arians in attendance could not &C
count for the sudden deaths of the
horses, but suspected poisoning.
The first of the series of open-air
meetings to be held on the common
Sunday evenings through the sum-
mer was held Sunday at S O'Clock.
Rev. b. E. Pea body Of Hartford,
Ct, preached the sermon and Lett
singers orchestra played.
Rev. A. Fl. Webb, pastor of the
Methodist Church, gave a paper on
Some of Uncle Sans Burdens"
at a meeting of the Professional
club Monday night. This will be
the last meeting of the club this
season.
A. feature not down on the pro-
gram for the pre- Memorial day ex
srcises of the high school here con
sisted of scathing utterances by
Chairman E @ S. Osgood of the
school oard and Congressman Kit
tredpe Haskins When school open
ed Wednesday morning it was dis
covered that the flag, which has
long foated from the school flag
staff, had been cut down. The en-
blem was carried into the school
buildin, and the speakers denounced
the act of vandalism in their adj
dresses. They could not believe,
they declared, that the act was com
mitted by any member of the school.
The annual inspection of Com
pany I, Vermont National Guard,
was made Monday by Maj L. S
Tillotson, of St. Adams, and Capt
C. F. Durham, of Bellows Falls
The attendance was small. Only
about half full quota was present.
The company is badly in need of re-
cruiting An inspection of arms
and equipment was followed by a
drill, but on account of the storm
the rifle practice was given up,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Comprehensive

The weather Man now gazes arond
And with a wisdom most profound
Says: cold or warmer" Snow or
rain"
Fair" cloudy" then some rain
again "-Philadelphia Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06
Poor Creeturs All.

4Af''
Truly, we are of little worth,
- And reap but little profit:
II they should make a heaven of
earth
We'd not be worthy of it!
Atlanta Constitution
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-06-06

1.-The old man was one in a thou,
sand!'
Eyes. His three sons are all
ephers. -
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
MOurncd by British Poor.

LONDON, Dec. N.-Baroness Bur-
dette- Coutts, who has been i'll at her
residence since Christmas evening, is
dead. The death of Baroness Bur-
dette.C outts, occurring at the age OF
% years, besides depriving the coun-
try of its greatest and most famous
philanthropist, o from Lon
don a unique personality.
AS a link with the almost forgotten
past, her life beginning during the
reign of Emperor Napoleon, she lived
during the reigns of five British SOW.
ereigns. >.
lnheriting an immense fortune, she
so used it as to die beloved by the
whole nation.
Her wonderful vitality led those
| about her to believe as late as Friday
when she rallied, that her life might
be prolonged, but on Saturday she
grew weaker. She was conscious to
the last moment and able to recognize
the members of her household, to each
Of whom she babe a last farewell.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-01-02
Many Dead In Wreck.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. An APP
p~alling dis occurred tonight at 7
O'Clock on the Baltimore & Ohio at
Terra Gotta, about three miles from
this city, in which about 30 persons
were killed and more than 60 injured,
some of them so seriously that they
will die.
The accident was caused by the col
lision of train No. &c, due here at 6:25
D. M, from Frederick, Md, known as
the Frederick special, with a dead
head passenger equipment special Of
eight cars. More than 200 passengers
were aboard the Inflated train.
The railway officials late tonight
were unable to assign any cause fol
the collision. As soon as the news Of
the wreck reached the city all ambu'
lances and physicians that could be
assembled were sent to the scene. The
dead bodies were found lying beside
the track tor a considerable distance
The wreck occurred It $3.50 p. m. A
dense fog was prevailing and made
objects ~preceptible but a few fee
tthe ad.