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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
Our Neighbors.
LONDONDERRY

Ray Holt and family have
moved back from Manchester.
Lawrence Leonard is home from
Mortified, where he is attending
school, for a short vacation.
Lyman Payne from Pixies Falls
was i'll town over Sunday.
The steam sawrnill owned and
operated by c. f. Bacon at Clarks-
vile was burned Monday night
The wind being favorable to take
the sparks i'll all opposite direction
from the village and the lumber
nothing else was burned. A tele
phone message was sent for the fire
engine here TO come up.
Tuesday night about IL a fir
broke out i'll Parkhurst' store il
Weston which was consumed, ais.
other buildings. The fire appara
tus from this village was called 70
II re5pDll.l u soon as arrange
ments to do so could be made.
The program for the next Grang'
meeting: question for discussion
"Resolved, that the consolidation
of schools will prove beneficial,
aft, Fred Bevins, E. S. Garfield
P. R Holt; neg. w. l.. Gibson
Walter Cudworth, Albert Aldrich
recitation, Leon Aldrich; reading
Mrs. Bevins; music; current event:
to be presented by P. R. Holt
Hugh Wilder, Wallace Grover.
See p. r. Hollis advertisement
i'll another column; also c. f. Pa
con $ new one.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
.WARDSBORO..

Mrs. Mettie Jefts from lIrattleboro
is with her mother Mrs. Nelson.
Mrs. Nelson has been very sick. but
is gazing slowly: .
Leonard Wheeler has nearly :;re-
covered from the effect of the severe
cut on his k3ce.
We al II ased 10 say MrsdA. ].
Martin is improving and hope to see
her restored to health. We. can
truly say she is one OF. the women
that can Go a good deed and remem-
Der those i'll need of sympathy with
GU Il, ting her left hand know
what her right hand docti."
Henry Hamilton is moving f.om
his farm ii to the DIR. Bliss bouse
which he has rented for tie coming
year. =
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
WEST WAROSBO2O.
Deferred from last week.

Deferred from last week.
1t is reportei whooping cough
has developed i'll the families of L.
O. Newell and All ert Robinson.
MIS- Wesley Allen is sad for the
death of her sister, widow of the
late Abel Johnson at West Dove,
and /, r, not to be able to go to the
funeral Sunday. The extrem ~
high wind and icy roads made
travelling rather difficult. -.
The c. +. Society we're invited'to
III let with Mrs. NJ. l., johnson
Thurs lay evening for a social and
business meeting at which light r, e.
fres!ment5 were enj )yei. Office )
elected were: Pres, Mr. Boarim III;
Vice Pes, Mrs. Ab5ie Ryder; Sec.
Miss Grace Payn-; Treas Ray
Lyman. Committees were chosen in
several lines and some new mem
bers were voted i'll. a..
Miss Sadie Davidson closes a
successful term of school in the
village this week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
WESTON ISLAND.


Nearly all are sick with colds.
Charles Johnson is drawing bark
for Will Benson.
VIM Pease took F. H. Holt S
heifer and a load of hay to his
place at South Londonderry Satur-
day.
Mrs. Housey has got through
nursing at c. f. Carver's and is
now at ]. w. Carver's.
Fred Boyn;tonli' went to Ludlow
Sunday.
There is talk of changing the r.
F. D. route from Simonsville to the
Island leaving off Boynton Ave and
going through North Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
WESTON.

The members of the Athenian
Club were entertained by VIM
Austin Monday evening. The
sleighride and maple sugar on snow
were highly appreciated by all.
Henry Drury slaughtered four
beeves and sent to Springfield last
week; among them was blue Jose
phine, weight $50 lbs. i
The ladies of the Methodist
church had busy time last week
They gave an entertainment We'd
nesday evening at the town hall
about $50 attending. About thirty
were invited guests from Land
grove. The West River brass
band furnished music which added
much to the entertainment. A
bountiful repast was served after
which marches and other amuse-
ments occupied the evening. On
Friday a party Of men with utensils
donated the day and replenished
the ice house and woodshed. The
ladies, as usual, were Oh hand ard
served a dinner i'll the town hall to
the men and their families to the
number of twenty five.
Miss Fanny Parkhurst was una
ble-to attend school last week on
account of a sore throat.
Mrs. Ida Wescott aud daughter
Pauline, returned to their home i'll
Brandon Friday. -,
Mrs Roman Taylor returned
from Rutland Saturday.
Perley Stoodley was home last
week nursing damaged finger,
Eli Marbles many friends ar1
pleased to learn that his injured leg
is very much improved.
Albert Pease received word las
week that his little two and a hall
years Did grandson of Andover had
been seriously burned.
Henry Lovejoy has secured .m
ployment i'll Bennington.
The Rebekah's have a masque
rade social Wednesday evening.
John Carleton and F. E. Stev
ems of Londonderry were i'll tow1
the other day prospecting for salt
They located some and also TN.
earthed some very dense ignorance
Quite a number of people are
sick with colds and throat trouble.
S. M. Benson is on the gain.
+ Harry Briggs is at work at W
f. Benson S mill.
| Several changes i'll town officers
Good music furnished for dancing
Feb IS. Supper at the Carleton House.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
CHESTER DEPOT.

Mrs F. A. Leland and Miss
Edith are under quarantine for scar
let fever.
The grammar school had a-sleigh
ride to Springfield last Saturday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. F. c. Adams are
both il With hard colds.
Hazel Richardson went 10 Fitch
burg, Mass Tuesday with her Sis
ter, Mrs Geo. Perry, who had beer
here since Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Phelps
welcomed all eleven pound son into
their home Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Charles Waterman has pur
chased a Harvard Cicillian piart
pianoio attacEmt mt.
Sarah Spaulding, wife of A. d.
l. Herrick, died at home last Sal
urday, at the age Of 6S years. Flu
neral services were held 1t the
house Tuesday at I p. III. Rev
Henry Ballou. pastor Of the Con
gresa+ional Church, of which she
was INK mbor, cficiated. Mrs.
Helliek had been i'll poor health
the greater part Of Ter life but had
been able 10 atterd to her house
hold duti>s until few weeks ago
when she had a slight shock, from
which tine she gradually failed
A sister, Mrs. Nutting, from
Springfield cared for her i'll her last
sickness Ano,h-r sister, Mrs
WinsloN from Morgan Park, Ill {,
was here to assist i'll CT ing or
her during the last two weeks iI-r
body was placed III the tomb to
a" ait burial i'll Springf ID. Mr.
HerTick has the sympathy Of .he
tow.i III his bereavement
O,is S,1arls, Ms. Haiti. Stel lis
and VI $ \ td;c St-arns hive b ii
resent V. il rs al Mer III St Wis.
Miss Chandle@s closing bal, held
at the town hall Friday evening
was success financially al d social
y, about seventy five couples being
present.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
ANDOVER.

Lawrence Holton spent Satur-
day and Sunday at +. E. Holton's.
Will Rowell Of Portland was i'll
town last week.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Pease, who was burned last
week, is more comfortable at this
writing, and hopes are had of his
recovery.
a daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. +. f. Holton, Monday, Feb
ruary i.
The Ladies Aid Society Social
was a success, sixty people spend
ing pleasant evening together.
Mrs. Eugene Pinney spent
several days last week. with her
q Ster Mrc Dopo = ric,rc1J
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
Smiths.

A Company Of rs. IN -moers OF
Townshend Grange spe"tthe even
ing of January 80 with Vermont
Grange. After supper at the Nestry
ali adjourned 10 The H,li; where a
pleasant. social. lr6ur r+ass pass d
with games, vocal and i7strblnelt-
al miifae, ard mucli'eI 10. ed by both
old and young" .SociIl gather igs
like this leave a pleasant m.. o
FOR al, IN the winter ev-mil & '.ht
might otherwise seem dull and
lonely.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
ToWNsHEND.

The infant son of Rev. and Mrs.
Daniel Mcintyre died last week
Wednesday. He had never been
we'll but was taken worse and lived
only about a week. The funeral
was held at the church last Friday,
Rev. Mr.. Gushee and Rev. Mr..
Vincent conducting the service.
The body was placed III the tomb
but will be taken later to Pswiet
and placed beside two other chill
dren.
l.. Mrs. Theodore Rand, who has
been sick. some time, passed away
last Friday morning. She was
born in Windham and in 1851 she
married the late Theodore Rand.
They moved to Townshend thirty
two years ago. About thirty years
ago she sustained all injury which
caused her to be unable to walk on
the ground since, although she
could get about the house and do
her work. She has been III failing
health for quite number of years
and has not been able to leave her
bed since last April. She is sur
vived by three sons, Frank Of this
place, Fred Of Saxtons River, aud
| Will of Randolph. She was mem
Der of the Congregational Church
of this ace Sh. bore all Of he
trials with very patient spirit AMI
it is said of her that she was kind
mother. The funeral was held at
the house Sunday Afternoon, R-v
D. Mcintyre officiating.
Mrs. Abbie Willard, wife of the
late Dea. Chas. Willard, passed
away Saturday morrii G. Seven
years ago she sustained shock
from which she partially recovered
and was able to be up i'll a whe J
chair. Three and a half years ago
a second shock occurred from which
time she was confined TO her bed.
Last Friday night the third shock
came from " hich she never rallied
She has been faithfully cared for
during all these years by her
daughter, May Willard. The flu
neral was held at the house Mon
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Gushee
officiating. Those present from
out of town were her son Sherman
Willard and wife f.om Putney and
son Will Willard from Burlington;
also relatives from Ncufane, Mrs
c. L. Hesccck and Bet Morse
Mrs. Willard was a member of the
Baptist church for over thirty years
and as long as she was able she
worked in her churc, and soci>ty.
Mrs. r. d. Phillips and son,
Bernie, went to Putney Friday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Wesley
Phillips, who died in Florida. g..
Frank " hite and family from
| Wardsbo.o have moved into town
and Mr.. White works i'll c. H.
| Wizards mill.
Mrs. Everett Phillips went to
Boston last week to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Prince.
Mrs. Eigelow of Cavendish, who
has been visiting at Fred Reeds,
went to South Londoi derry Satur-
day, accompanied ly Mrs. Bryant
Bert Ober was home from Pixies
Falls to spend Sunday.
The Congregational Ladies Mis-
sionary society met last Friday aft
ernoon and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Pres
Mrs. ID. Mcintyre; Vice Pres.
Mrs. E. Batchelder; Sec Mrs
+. L. Osgood; treas, Mrs. A
L. Rand; Program Com, Mrs
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14

The average Stock Raiser hardly re-
alizes the value of cow, steer and horse
hides when converted into fur coats.
robes and rugs. Get the new illustrat
ed catvlog of the Crosby Frisian FUR
Co Rochester. n. Y. 1T viii he a rev
elation 10 you. And Crosby pays the
freight
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
n Valuable Less on

six years ago learned a valuable
lesson, writes John Pleasant. of Mag
nolia, Ind Il then began taking Dr..
Kings New Life Pills, and the longer
| take them the better | fud the d. >
They please everybody. Guaranteed at
@ Smiths 1,urriSt .S.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
J ANA Ia.

About sixty OF the friends o.
Mrs. Lucy Kellogg gathered OF
the evening of the 9th inst. at tht
vestry i'll recognition of her birth
day anniversary. A gift, to which
friends, present and absent had con
tributed, was presented by Miss
Carrie Allen. Refreshments were
served. A program, literary ard
musical, was. rendered.
Rev. F. J. Dressler and Mrs
Dressler left town on Tuesday for
vacation visit to relatives il, Am
sterdam, N. Y.
The schools at East Jamaica an
South hill closed last week; the vii
lage schools will close on Friday OF
the present week; Jacksonville has
one week more of school; and Pike
Falls, where the term opened late
will have several more.
Train service has been somewhat
more regular; fewer midnight trains
from Brattlehoro have run lately.
Charles Aiken had a very narrow
escape from the loss of an eye or
Thursday, the 9TH. A drill at which
he was working i'll his shop spin
tered and several fragments struck
his eye, one cutting a cash III the
eyeball within quarter of all inch
of the pupil, causing a painful
wound. Mr.. Aiken was confined
to his house for day but has bt Ell
able by the exercise Of care to SD
perirtend work i'll his shop sine
that time.
Mrs. Agnes Wolcott returned
home Saturday evening for her
winter vacation.
The play, "Jedediah Julkins,
Jr., J, b." was produced at the
opera house on Tuesday evening
by the dramatic club in the pre- s.
enCc Of All audience that filled the
hall. A cold night by no means
leSsened enthusiasm on the part o.
the audience or caused less energet
iC entrance into the spirit of thu
play by the actors. The comedy
parts were we'll sustained, and the
dramatic climaNcs were rendcrl {
with a spirit which held the ir.te,
est of the audience. All puts wer,
we'll rendered. There was a good
representation from adjoining
towns, Londonderry, Warslsboro
and Townshend. The Ladies' Aid
OF the Congregational Church fur
nished supper i'll their vestry for a
large party from Londonderry: anC
after the conclusion of the play, al
II p. nj, served refreshments at tn,
same place to many who lad Ee,l
i'll attendance through the evening
-. Sunday. Feb. II, Rev. w. A
Dawson, State Supt. of AIis,io, s
will occupy the pulpit Of the Bap-
fist church, both morning and ev-
ening,
Mrs. Mabel Cook, daughter o
Edward Stark, is with her parent:
i'll this town. She is i'll with coli
sumption and it is feared she wi.
not long survive
There was a Slight fire at tn,
Boynton place on South Hill nov
occupied by Roe Robinson arc
family on Thursday morning. l
was eXtinguished after a hisi
struggle by those who were at ha,. d
The escape from destruction o
house and furniture. was mario y.
The fife was probably caused by
defective construction. The presence
of a Iathed closet too near The
chimney flue.
Marvin Bowman has been i'll auo
II liable 10 attend school for sew "a
day this week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-14
LANDGROvE.

School IN district No. closed
Jan. 28, Mrs. Maude Farnum
teachers Those having no marks
were Pearl Roby and George Alb
bolt. We wish Mrs. Farnum
could be our teacher next term.
Ray Parker has finished work on
the Rogers job i'll Londonderry.
People around here are filling
their ice houses. Some of the ice
is from fifteen to eighteen inches
thick.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Coo lrich
of Cambridgeport are visiting
fri, nds in town.
Mrs Fred Mcintyre has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A.
Woodwork, in Ludlow.
Mrs. Charlie A. Streeter and
Mrs. Rodney w. Roby visited
Mrs Roby's mother, Mrs ]. r.
Conant i'll Thompsonburg, Friday.
H. c. Woodward has been Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. F. A.
Woodv O tn, i'll Ludlow.
Miss Chri, tie +. billiard of Pc
Il has been visiting Miss Pearl j.
Roby.
M. D. Bates and son, Arthur
vert to Simonsville Thursday tc
see sick colt they had there.
w. w. Bemis of Londonderry is
working for Ben Beers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Towslee Wis
ite1 Mr.. TCwslee's parents, Mr.
and Mrs c. W. Towslee, Sunday
Little Harold Beers fell out of al
apple tree recently and cut his leg
quite badly on a knot. 1t is re-
ported to be doing nicely under the
| tO(tOl - care.
Twenty-eig hit welt from here tc
TIL church social "Wednesday night
A choir rehearsal and prayer
meeting was held at l.. A. Dry
den's Friday evening.
Lila Chadwick is working for
Frank Rush.
Mrs. Frank Rush is sick and
under DR.. Galvin's care.
Emery Motif slipped and fell
Thursday cutting his arm quite
badly on a cross-cut saw which he
was carrying.
Mrs. Ellen Warner is visiting at
L. w Melendy's in South Lon
dorde1ry.
g. E. Bacon's Mill Burned.
Mrs Rodney Roby got up about
Il O'clock Monday night to fix her
fire She saw bright light OH the
curtains and stepping to the Will
dow saw the old mill at ClarksviIl !:
all on FIRE. Then 81 e called her
husband and daughter who dressed
as quickly as possible, and with
quick steps they raised the reigh-
Dors " hen they reached the old
mil yard the fire was beyond COZ
troll. The telephones were quickly
put into use and it seemed but a
few minutes before there were men
from Londonderry and Landgrove
to witness the falling timbers of the
mill.
We all feel sorry for Mr.. Bacon
as he had a lot Of lumber AID ma
chinery in the mill; also a lot OF
'ogs i'll yard and woods. Mr.. Bacon
will rebuild.
Come one and all, to Union Hall,
Feb, 49, Supper at Ho,el after dalce
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28
I'M A POISON FACTORY.
The Deadly Drugs Have n Fascina-
ton For the Workmen.

tSlip on this glass mask" said the
foreman You will need it"
The visitor donned the uncanny mask
of glass. and the foreman led the way
to the cyanide of potassium depart
ment.
I'VE make 1000 tons of cyanide a
year" he said "A dose of five grains
is a fatal one. Thus our annual prod
uct is enough to kill 100000 people.
He opened a door, and a room filled
with writhing flames, dense shadows,
sparks. smoke and weird figures in
glass masks was revealed. In the cen
ter of the room, in a great caldron, 1Oo
pounds of molten cyanide of potas-
sum dubbed and seethed. The flames
giinted strangely on the glass masks.
The foreman coughed.
| 'These fumes" he said, 'are whole
some The men, you see, are all ro-
bust. l have known weakly chaps
working here among these strange
fumes, to pick up health and strength.
In another clean, cool room the I'M
ished cyanide was stored. 1t looked
| like crystallized white sugar, good
enough to eat.
Good enough to eat" said the fore
man gravely. We'll, we have mao
men eat it. Four men committed SUI
eide in that way.
THE fumes seem to create in oul
men desire to taste the drug They
fight this desire. most of them, sue
cessfully. but they all feel it, the same
as workers il coffee plants want tC
chew tie coffee beans, and some fee
it so STRONGLY as to succumb?'-Cln
| ri.nnti ElNuirer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28
a LUCKY ESCAPE,
Quick Wit and Daring Ruse of n
Russian ReyoIutionist.

Nowhere outside of the pages of fic-
ton would we expect such an incident
as the following from the personal
story of the Russian reyolutionist Ma
rodny Narodny had just jumped from
a window to escape the police. When
| scrambled to my feet l discovered
myself in the yard and among half a
dozen soldiers. | was without over
coat and hat-a very suspicious figure
and, having neither, l could not es-
cape even could | get by the soldiers
who surrounded me-" he said.
81 jerked card from my pocket-to
this day | do not know what it was
and handed it to one of the soldiers.
Here is my card 1 said rapidly. I
am a member of the secret police. One
of these reyolutionists is trying to es-
cape l am after him. Quick! Give
me your coat and hatr
He automatically obeyed. l slipped
ON his coat and hat and to all appear
ances was a soldier of the car.
walked past the guarded gate of the
yard, out into the street. Before me
were thousands of soldiers. | saw my
friends being brought down from the
hall and put into the black vans, about
which stood guards of Cossacks.
marched through my friends lall OF
that group are in prison today save
only myself and the friend who es
! capped with mel with the air Of sol
der on a very important message an(
pressed on through the mass of othe!
soldiers that filed the street" Amer
lean Magazine.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28
Quick Witfed.

Zone day last week l was Informed
by telephone of a fire in my own office,
not six feet away from where | was
standing" said prominent Wall street
broker. "a client with whom | had
been talking, after lighting a cigar,
threw the burning match into the
wastebasket under my desk. AS l went
to the door with him heard the tele-
phone bell ring violently. When | an
swered the call l was surprised to be
told that there was lively blaze under
my desk, which had been seen by a
bright Office boy in the opposite build
ing. The fire was hidden from me by
high filing cabinet, and might have
done serious damage before | discov-
cred it myself. l am now hunting for
that boy" he added. ANY one quick
| witted enough to think of telephonine
| in such an emergency l can use in my
business'-NewY York Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28
GENERAL NEWS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO.

American Aid Spurned in Jamaica.
After the terrible blow TO the is
land of Jamaica by earthquake United
States battle ships were sent to the
island loaded with provisions and
supplies for relief of the suffering
under command of Rear Admiral
Davis from the naval station at
Guantanamo, Cuba. Surgeons and
marines were landed and every as
sistance given the needy and suffer-
ing. Congress authorized a suffi-
ciont outlay for. the task. Hardly
had the relief work begun than
Governor Swettenham, the British
colonial officer III charge at Jamaica,
addressed curt note to Admiral
Davis, to the effect that the assis-
lance of the United States was not
needy or desired, as the local au-
.thorities had the situation in hand
and requesting the immediate with
drawal of the American armed
guards. Davis of course complied
though the mayor of Kingston ane
the people begged him to stay. Th'
incident h8s created much i'll feeling
against Swettenham in this country
The British government has thanked
the United States for its prompt &C
ton, and officially all is calm, bu
. Swettenham will probably be recalled
! for his churlishness, which is ascribe'
} to his dislike of Americans, and hi
J resentment at anything that locke
3 like interference with British con
L. troll at Jamaica.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28
PIuto,s Safety Valve.

A round, smooth hole in the side Of a
granite monument about nine miles
out from the City of Mexico is locally
known by a term which signifies "Plu-
to's safety valve" The hole is about
nine inches in diameter at the opening,
which is polished in manner which
suggests human workmanship. That
man had nothing to do with drilling
or polishing this hole will be readily
surmised when it is known that it has
occasionally emitted hot air and smoke
during a period extending over 300
Years.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-28

but one house between Simonos
store and the carding mill, but there
may have been two, one where Mr.
Webb lived.
wish to meution here the name
of a very peculiar man who lived
there at the time of 1918, oy
name Moses Goodwin, one of the
busiest men l ever knew. | mention
him now to remark that he bought
building lots and built more houses
than any other one man who ever
lived there. He was small man,
straight as an arrow; independent
quite a controversialist, uprlgnt,
keen, a good manager and great
worker. He married daughter oil
Eber Frost, and she had a sister,
Amanda, always known as NANCY
Frost.n She was the younger CT the
two and ever lived a maiden lazy,
and so fer as / know is living yet
In the year 1912 Nathan and John
Bean. Hiram and Frank Mcclellan,
Jack E lis, Charles and David Wilson,
Sam Gray, Horace Bean, Charles
Cook, Amos Cook Jr., Miles Norton
Reuben Gleason, Tom Wyman, Foster
Hall, Lyman Darling and some others
were my playmates as we played oai
IN the dry, wide street, especially IN
the early spring. as the STREET wa
seldom muddy, it being 80 gravelly
In my next letterI will mention SOM
of The improvements made in thos;
days and bring out the names OF SOM
of the old citizens of that time Wh
have been in the ever beyond TO-
these many years.
REV. B. Drumming.
Mansfield, Pennsylvania.