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LondonderrySifter^dependent, Bright, Nowsy and Saucy-Opposed to nil Rings, Cliques and Factions.LONDONDERRY, VT., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1890.PRICE TI■THE-x xx rj- a1D0NDERRY«|»SiFTER. Hwhy M. 8hPU»UM1KH.*, 11.00 a Year, Atrlrily InL Pereon* outride of Wiiulhum who receive the paper In ring I© rs must scud 10 ctuits In addition 'or wrapping and postage.lered at the l,u«i.ofllt;« al Mwxmd eiui matter.LoudonSDAV EVE, MAY 15, 1800.if ter John, Editor.t* of this paper ran be oh-at CarjwUer's Neics I looms in boro.The Twelfth Of June.is the day Vermont will, this lect her Governor and other JlIcers. Dou’t he alarmed, ader, there bus beeu no change aws; you will still have the ;e of depositing your little f paper, ratifying this election, first Tuesday of September. II all be there on that day to i the glorious right of freemen tify an election made by the and manipulators on the 12th 5, the day on which the Ite-u caucuses will beheld through-State by request of the State tee.i you ever taken this view ofter? Hardly. Yet, it is theone. On the 12th of Junes will be held to chose dele- attend the State Convention.lelegatcs will choose your Gov-od other State olllcers, a uom-by the Republicans in thiseing equivalent to au election.w many will attend these cau-Possiblv one-twentieth ofpublican voters of the State.-twentieth, aud possibly lessat, are to decide who shall beor of a proud commonwealth.most deplorable. It shows ainterest and a willingness toLted to uuworthy of a free andeut people, aud should be end-jnee. One other thiug thatbe kept iu mind, this one-th that will choose for you wille up largely, iu some casesby the manipulators and theirhaugers-on—they will all bevery lime—these little fellowsId ou to the garments of the;s, the Fullers and men oflk that infest, almost, every»f our State. Isn’t it aboutis should stop ? Isn’t it aboutiat the farmer, the mechanic,borer should “speak out iug ” aad say who they want forlor and other olllcers, aud nottheir selection to the “ methat are found everywhere.•is but one way for you to do it, xt is to attend the caucuses and r men who will represent YOU convention. Shall we do it ?t’r.r'lclnft WIUi Th.* Iloomcr.,»«.Shooting guns that kill at the breech don't seem to the ordinary moiUil a very profitable recreation, es-|»ecially when the gun is pointed at your political adversary. Hut, nevertheless, this is precisely what the ring party in this .state have been doing ever siuce the gubernatorial canvass opened. It has become a “ fad ’’ with them. They act like mad men —may be they are. “ Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad” or perhaps they thiuk with Drydcn:Tlicrv Ik « pleasureIn belli# mail whlrh none but inoilmun know.At auy rate they blaze away regardless of which end the death mav come.Some two or three weeks ago Lieut.-Gov. Wixxlbury took occasion to write :i letter for publicutiou whcicin he denied that liquor was sold in any building owned by him and, doubtless with a view of being thrifty and kill-ing two birds with one stone, also denied that he wus a ring rnau, but admitted that he was receiving the support of the worst riug iu Vermont, the Central railroad monopoly. Hut, apparently, to tone this down to a reasonable palatable condition—one fit to be swallowed by the “ horny handed ” sous of labor and the old “ hay seeds ” that constitute the majority of voters, who are crying for deeeut freight rates aud a less expensive state government, made the following statement:•*In December or January last, •omr rix week* nr two iiiuulhrt before I raodved any Intimation thnt 1 rouM expert any Hupport In that direction, n well known attorney of the cast aide came here and went to St. AI hum* In the Inter ert. a* he nald, of a certain nqilrnnt for the governorship. Sot Uniting the pemon or perm mg whom he wanted to *ee. the attorney auh-c.juout-ly went to Ho*ton and found them, and totd them that hr CATOC to gut the Central Vermontnllroad Interest to aupport Mr. for theKovcruoriddp.The Mr. of course was uuder-On Tuesday. I he mb Inst.. Hobble Eugene, the 12 years old son uni only child | •»I Mr. and Mrs. Henry Digooe of Manchester Centre wa- hurled, and it was one Mansion, anil am lr, «ln.l to a „f lhl, fuiu,rilI, known tll Man-Lum month we visited Washington through the pages of Demurest'* Family Mngn/inc, ami enjoyi d the very Interesting views of the exterior Ct the Whit** House and It*, surroundings. This month. In the June uundmr of Mils popular Magazine (which ha* Ju*t arrived), we enter the Kxecutlv*rumble ilnuugh It* cx»rridor», It* executive aud private apartment*. We thus par-tlcipaie iu the special fuvor shown to Dcinorefct'ft Magazine, a' wo are liitro-du' ed to many features not usually wen by H»*general puollc. The White I louse has never before beeu so folly and lieauti-fully illustrated: and tlic numerous hands'.me pictures which the article contains, including portraits of “Baby McKee,” Mrs. Harrison, and the lour generations now residing in the White House, moke it especially Interesting to every American father, mother, and child. This miin-Imt also contains a picture of four of ‘•mother** darlings** “Out for an Airing,*' with h is a superb water color, equal hi design and execution to those selling al it high price at the art stores; “Athletics lor Women** is also finely Illustrated; and “The Lady Tramp*'will no doubt start many of “Our Girls” Oil* on that healthful exercise, for It tells them just what to do and what to wear when doing it. All the other Department* are full to overflowing with entertaining and helpful matter, ami the stories arc particularly good. A remarkable 20 cents worth, surely. Published by W. Jennings Demurest. 15 East lltli St.. New York.CaMtiimnb'ntlt;*,t.OlllTTAIIV.The covered bridges at Wale rford and I/jwcr Waterford over the Conti ecticut River were carried away on Tuesday. The river is very high and full of logs, aud log jams at the bridges diverted the chrreut of the river toward the abutments, which soou gave way.is beeu but a few years since ras a bolting nomination made Congressional district and the s caudidate was elected. How Col. Hooker like this kind of should he succeed in carrying iventiou through his peculiar nd manipulations ? He set au tut example in the Hrattleboro Ice matter, where, as it is al-he suggested a caucus, went heartily and then lxdted it* ling suie there are many good licnns in this Congressional t who will never cast a ballot man so destitute of political as to proclaim that unless aas a fool he would be auat in N. Y. city and a Rein in Vermont.'nrroll s. Page should be our Governor he would be about the f a man ilt;» put an intelligent * on I lie l»oard of railroad eom-ners.Argus of last week recalled iis statements made the week in reference to iu Ludlow Bice exjstse. This induces us i*Mig:Ut* Hit* matter fur oiirsel-efore giving our leaders thestood to mean Page. The Montpelier Watchman took the matter in hand, and from Col. Woodbury’s friends learned that the attorney referred to was Hon. Chns. 1'. Marsh of Woodstock. The Watchman at once wrote Mr. Marsh, inquiring as to the truth of the matter, and received the following reply;Late last fall, uiul 1 think iu November while I was spending u few clays in Boston 1 saw Mr. Page at the Quincy House, where I was staying. Our meeting was purely accidental. Iu some conversation I was having with him I mentioned the fact of having seen his name favorably mentioned us a candidate for governor at the next election, and expressed inv gratification. In response to my inquiries, lie gave me the favorable position, as he understood it, of quite a number Of prominent gentlemen of the state who had assured him of their support. He said he did not know a» he should have the support of some gentlemen of Influence, connected with the railroad interests of I he state, for the reason that the appointment of a chdrnmu for the last republican state convention gave offence, as he was told, to certain persons connected with one of the leading railroads of the state; and he explained to me the circumstance attending the appointment of the chairman in question.1 told Mr. Page that 1 did not believe any of the gentlemen connected with any railroad interest would refuse him their support for thnt reason when the real r«*u-aoiia for such appointment were understood by them, as he had explained them to me. I then said to Mr. Page that If occasion should present I would be glad to make any needed explanation, and that such explanation might, perhaps, disarm any hostility to him which he thought existed. To all this Mr. Page made no objection, only saying ibat. as a republican candidate fur governor, hr tcouM not. rrnx fur the sake of hr in lt;j yorrrnor, tie hi* hands in any troy, or plrdyc subservient}/ to any interest*. A'or did / i Otsh or ex/tret him to do no.Any interview I subsequently had w ith any one connected with any railroad Interest In the state was inchleiital to other buslnc**, and the conversation was marked with that frankness that prevails among mutual friends, leaving to each the free exercise of Ills ow n Judgement ns to auy candidate he might elect to siip-port. This proposition made by me. os above, to make nwdod explanation, etc.. was n free-will offering of m own. Tbeie wa- no attorneyship about It, no fee nor reward, nor any hope or ex pectaucy of any fee or reward. 1 was never an attorney for Mr. Pago in any capacity whatever. Respectfully yuuro,Ciiju*. P. Marsh.Rev. S. 1*. Cook, at one time pastor.of the Cougregatiuualist church at Ludlow, now of Northfield, Mu as., has beeu seriously ill, caused by injuries received last whiter in being thrown from a sleigh.Elijah Lockwood of Perkiosville has cut about 10 cords of four foot wood during the winter. He walked a mile to his work and carried his dinner. He is in his 80th year with means enough so he could remain idle if he chose to.H. V. Whipple, a drover of Sou ill Royallou, while riding upon a stock car last Monday was struck ou the back of the head by the dry bridge just southwest of Hartford.lie did not go off the car but was seriously hurt.Samuel Hailey aged about sixty, the oitlest conductor on the l*ass-umpsic Railroad, died at East Bur net on Sunday. He leaves a widow aud four ehiUlreu.By the will of the late Mr. aud Mrs. Horace Durkce of St. Johns-bury, the American Hoard of Com-missouers for Fureigu Missions receives 81910, the American Home Missionary Society 8 lb 10, and American Missionary Association 83820.A eoinpauy of gold hunters at Bridgewater Center have commenced operations by cutting a hole in H. H. Hubbard’s mill dam, washing out the shekels and seudiug the mud down stream.Heavy rains and high water caused a landslide at St. Johusbnry Sunday when u side hill 350 feet wide slid into the Pussumpsie river, taking the highway and cvejylhiug in ilscousre. The town's loss will be over 81000.Chester for many yean*. Robbie received an Injury of llie lower abdomen oil Friday. Apr. 25, and a sudden cold gave It a dangerous form on Sunday night. Apr. 27th, and lie died In early morning of May 5, after having pu»s©d eight daya of severe pain and suffering. Hobble was a very bright and promising boy. and was the hope and Joy of his parents. He was amiable and beautiful iu heart and form, uud with a polish of mauiiers far beyond Ills years, and lie won tin- love of u whole community. He was a devoted Sabbath School scholar, ami had been carefully tuughi to avoid all undue rudeness or exhibitions of hasty tongue, which made him a great favorite Iu school; and til tears and sobs of a large gathering of schoolmates around his bier attest* d to the universal love for him and the keen sorrow felt for his loss The deepest sympathy of a whole community went out for the heart stricken parents. But there are heart wounds so deep that human condolence and sympathy seem almost a hollow mockery. The world does not possess a balm to soothe ami much less to ln*nl such wounds. Darkness ami desolation enwraps the bereaved and lacerated heart, and every ray of home-light seems to have been extinguished forever, it Is In such dark hours that hope kindly saves us from despair, ami if we will only heed her she will point us to a happy meeting only u little farther on and she will tell us of the waiting deur one. and bring faith to us to tell us “that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed iu us.” And faith will Inspire in our heart* a living resolve to meet waiting hobble..1-Baruumvillc. Mav l», MU0.Wli tb«» Cat Him WliUker*.Everyone mud have observed what are usually called tlia whiskers on a cat's upper lip. The ubo of these, in a •tut© of nature, is very in»|ortant. They are organs of touch. They are attached to a bed of close glands under the skin, and ouch of litem* long hairs ii connected with the nerves of the lip. The slightest contact of these whiskers with any rui rounding obji*«*t is thus felt moot dls linutiy by the annual, n!though the hails thomsolvn aic imwn.iiblo. They stuml out on curb sida of tha lion as well as in tho common cat: so that, from point to point, they urlt;* equal Lo the width of tho anlmal'fl Imdy If we imagine, therefore, a lion s leu ling through a covert of wood in an Imperfect light wo shall ai ooixi see the use of these long inure. They indicate to him. through the nicest fading, nnv obstacle which may present Itself to tho passage of hit* body; they prevent tho rustling of boughs and !lt;vivos, which would givo warning to bis prey if lie was to attempt to pass through too close a bush; and inus, in conjunction with the soft cushionsof hia feet ami th** fur upon which ho trcadsfthe claws never coining in contact with Kite ground), they enable him to move toward hi* victim with n atillnes* even greater than that of the snake, which crew* along the grass and is not perceived until it ir coiled round his prey.—Exchange.W. C. T. V, I mo It ii it*The date for Windham Co. Temperance Institute has beeu changed to May 21 and 22. A cordial invitation is extended to all friend* of temperance to meet with W. C. T. U. at Weat Wardsboro al that time. The names of delegates should be seut toMrs P. A. Perry of W. Wardsboront once. The stage fare from Wards-boro .Station will be 81 for the round trip. Those going over the “narrow gauge” R. R. must buy a round trip ticket at the station where they start.Mrs. G. E. Davidson, Cor. Sec.Tiro Valuable Botlfcft.Two of the most magnificent vellum, folio manuscripts ever brought across the Atlantic are now in tho private* stock of Mr. Jnmea \Y. Bouton, of New York They date from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth centuries, respectively. The former is an enormous look of tho church services and was papal property. It is painted by hand in black and red text, with superb miniature initials in colors, on heavy sheets of vellum. The binding la of half inch boards, cohered with leather and with huge brass bosses and mountings. Its fellow ia a Latin Bible. It is written in double columns, with the letters in red und black, on vellum. The minor initials are all ornamental. The major onesare miniatured in colors. Side texts are exquisitely inserted upon the margin. This volume hns a new binding. Both works are in fair preservation and are of the greatest interest to collec-»ors.—Pittsburg Bulletin.A Met with TmcLTerrific storms passed over portions of Kausas, Iowa, Missouri and Ohio last Saturday, in some places taking the fonn of a cyclone. Akron, Ohio, suffered severely some 75 buildings being damaged, many of them badly, and a number of persons injured. Towns in Kansas also suffered severely.Rev. S. 11. Lee, formerly the Congregalioualist pastor at lirattle-boro, has moved with his family from New Haven to Spriugfield, Mass., and will at once resume his duties as financial agent of the Protestant College, and also conducting some of the classes in the higher branches. He thoroughly believes in the movement to educate the French |io|ti1ation in this country.theThe recent Episcopal diocesan convention held at Charleston, C., adopted an amendment excluding colored members from seats on the floor, with a provision that the only present colored member shall retain his seat until his privilege is lost by resignation or death. The vote on the a-inendment was, clergy, 24 to I; laity. *29 to 10. These fellows would beterribly disappointed to find insidethe golden gate colored delegates and find themselves powerless to kick them out, wouldn’t they ? Well, they'll never meet that disappointment—thev won’t get there.How much the imagination works upon people who are apparently endowed with common sense! While in the store of a leading optician recently, a lady entered with a thermometer she hod purchased two days before.“I want this changed.” she said with considerable asperity.“What is the trouble?* asked the urbane head of the concern.“It is incorrect. I hang it on the wall near the window, and watched it ail day, and this morning I compaied it with the accounts published in the papers and it did not agree with them, The proprietor, with a tact that was groat, answered:•Tm very sorry, madac*, for the mistake. Here is one which you must hang outside of the window on this brass hook—brass is a superior conductor— and l*m sure you will find it all right.” 6he thanked him and went away pleased.—New York Star.BIRTHS.In So. Londonderry. Mav fi, a son to Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Cliurelilll.MARRIED.In Weston. May 10, by Rev. Moses Adams. Charles W. Fuller of Lamlgrove and Miss Caroline II. Barber of South Londonderry-In Wlnhall. May 7tli. by I. L. Kelley, Esq.. Jay Johnson and Myrtle Brooks.Complaint was entered lo Grand Juror of \\ illmington. \ t., Monday, that a man by the name of John Dolan hail committed a felonious ahsiiIt apon Mrs. E. M. Harris. Papers were made out and placed in This doesn't look much like Page Constable Hubbard's hands to serve, was miming after tliU unsavory gang. Dolan was being taken to the barn But it does l«*k agooddeal as ihuuglt where the officers horse was fastened if lie wits elected Governor that lie when Dolan, iu some wav, slipped would not lie owned by this rotten oligarchy, but would prefer to do thei. I’nrroli . Page mortal ly of-I the ( cntral oligarchy in 1**8 using to make Geo. T. Childs, Muitir* private secretary, utn-• chairman of the Republican Convention, although bis r* u-u*if in the interest of harmony, living Iwo Republican faction'bidding of the people front whom he drew his suppoit.Tin' uuli of llur whole nil union i*:Shall \\r return D* ilu- old mtth**vi of n-tat ion in tho high an* I re-poii»il»l*- olllce of toivrruor of tin- eoniin*fUw* alKli, with ail the upportmiitlcH U |irrsnt* tor ring in imputation-mid piop*gAll*m of |K*ml-out of the barn, leaving the officer within the dark, it being fully a minute liefore bcctnild get nut. Do-l:ni v\as then nearly out of sight in the woods. The officer fired two shots at him without effect, and went home without his ma.n Dolan hns Ihh'ii in the section f*»r some m mtbs, working for different parties, and was conshleied of iloubtflil character.i iiMr. I’ftxc And Th« U A. R.No eh ilian candidate has beeu nominated by the Republican Stale ticket ou the western side of the State since Gov. Peck In 1874. One la now suggested who cou-lesaedly deserves well lt;»f IiIh party, but the same colei It* of gentlemen who have run the west side politics since 1874 again come forward to say that Mr. Page shall be rejected because he wasn't a soldier. There are 5.200 members of G. A. It-posts hi the Stale of Vermont, of whom a fair estimate would ghe 4J‘»0 lo the Republican*. The Republican vote In 18*8 was nearly 48.000, so that about ••»«-twelfth of the Republicans of Vermont are member* of the G. A. It. Yet a ft***' ambitious men, who seek t«» have it under-atyod that they represent lh*s twelfth, ore trying to monopolize the Hepublicnn nominations and to make the G. A. H. a poilUcol machine for that purpose. Hundreds upon huodred* of gallant soldiers, many «*f whom were not foruuate enough to be eulonel* or general*, repudiate the Attempt to convert that noble and patriotic IhmIv of men. the Grand Army. Into political Instrument to gratify anybody's ambition, much leas to carry into effect the kUiIi dMliW of a coterie w ho an* living to run our politic* for us. They have no fault to find with the honor and reverence paid by Vermont to her soldier sous, but they an- willing and glad to recognize services done iIk* Slat© since pea©*.* rami' to the country.—St. Joluifl-Imry Re|«at*11 con. •0X15 ENJOYSBoth the method and result.* v hen Syrup of Figs i-j taken; it is plea.-an and refrcsliitig to the taste, and acD gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the system effectually, lt;Iis|oIs colds, headaches and fevers and cute' h:il»i’*ml ctmstipatinn. f'ynq* of Fit* k the only remedy of it** kind ev**r pro-duced, pleasing t * the taste sr lt;1 acceptable to t‘** .“•ofiiMcli, prr tipfc in it* action and truly b : in itsefl‘*et8. prepared only from H e -rit-Jt healthy and ngre.at.'* suhsbu res. it many ox cell cut qualities commend it to ail and have rondo it thopopular remedy known. Syrnp of Fig?-Sor ir.r.Ocand 81 botthv* ny an gist Any nditildamay not havo it onlea*• inv drug-dri gjrist who knnlt;l ill pix-cure it promptly for any omJ who wishes to try 1l Tk* not accept any puhstitutc.CALIFORNIA FfS SYRUP CO.8AK t KAMCWO. C*L tomvtuF. t * vf a row n.rillWIIVTED !I.w«l or Travrliii#,ITH KXl rXLEXT QrALTin.i.i Bril oar Xur*eryand
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