National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-09-13
State Items.

Sewall Spauiding, OF Fairfax, was
instantly killed, a few days ago, by
falling from a load of hay and break
ing his neck.
ACCIDENT.-Norman G. Weeks,a
young man employed in the foundry
of the scale works at that place,was
badly burned few days ago. He
was pouring iron into "a mould, and
not having enough to complete his
casting, he called to another work
man to bring more iron. The man
spoken to came upon the run, and
Just before he reached the mould, he
"stubbed his toe" throwing the hot
iron upon young Weeks and burn
ing him severely. b
Paul Guilmette, also an employee
of the Messrs. Fairbanks, had a
finger so badly crushed in the ma
chinery one day last week, that am
putation was neceSsary.-CdtedORia.
POCKET PICKED.-Last Friday,
S. ;. Thompson. of this town, who
was returning from Boston, had his
pocket-bo containg $500 Ill mon
ey, a certificate OF deposit for : 900
on a Boston Bank, with notes and
other valuable papers extracted from
his coat side pocket, somewhere be
tween Manchester and Concord, y.
/ 10 i,,,nn1in al tn1pIrD IliAI tn
have the payment of the check stop
ped, but the money and notes are
/ lost with no trace of the thief
Union.
NARROW EsCApE.--On last Sat
urday night Michael Darritt, one OF
Fairbanks moulders, attempted to
get on the train at cur depot. Inc
train was in motion, and he, IN at
! tempting to jump on the forward
part of the last car, made misstep,
fell across the tract, and rolled off
as soon as possible, but not in sea
son to avoid harm. The cars pas
! Sed over his toes, MASKING them
badly and cutting off the toe of LIS
boot. He was thankful for lie
/ Union.
BANKRUPT NOlICEs.--The fol.
! lDwing papers have been designated
! by the District court of the Cuited
States, for the district of Vermont.
as those in WHICH all publications
required by the bankrupt act, or
the general Order in bankruptcy
shall be made:--Rutland Herald,
Manchester Journal, Burlington
Sentinel, Middlebury Register, Bur
lington Times, st Albans Messen-
ger, Freeman, NcWSdealer, Newport
Express, North Star, Vermont
Journal, Orange County Eagle
Bellows Falls Times.
The extensive farm of Horace
Br"inard at st. Adams contains
| 500 acres, and produced 1923 tons OF
/ hay this season, three hundred loads
of which was got i'll during single
day.
The Secretary of state has appoin
ted George w. Wing Deputy Secre
tary of State in place of Rodney
Lund, who is about to remove to
Boston.
Reconsideration Smith OF
GuilioId, had Il very valuable OK
killed by lightning on Saturday,
August 24th. He was found dead
under an oak tree, where he was
supposed to be lying when the
shower came over. His mate was
badly scorcked, as was supposed by
the same bolt. The pair was one OF
the beStin town, and valued at $500
1t is not II little remarkable that
Mr.. Smith had valuable pair OF
oxen killed hy lightning under the
same tree about two years ago.
Ph0nir.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY..-LaSt
MONDAY evening, Il man attempted
to rob the house of DR.. Scott, Of this
village, while the Doctor and hi,
wife were absent; but nothing OF
any value was taken.-- Union.
AN OLD RELIC.-R. ID. Hamlin.
of this place, has in his possession "A
bound volume Of paper printed in
Essex, Mass. 100 years ago. 1t is
an old relic, and aboumds in all the
essential features OF the curiositics
of aye oldcn e"-B Banner.
STowE.--Monday last, the wife
OF Joseph \. Willard of Boston was
seriously injured III ascending Mt.
Mansfield, by her horse slipping on
a rock and falling over backwards
upon her. Mr.. Willard declares
that the road is Gin disgraceful
and wretched condition, and more
dangerous than Mt. Washington.n
which is hint to Stowe to make a
good wagon road to the top.
Fatal ACCIDENT.-On Friday
forenoon last, Marcus Magoon, and
Franklin Bartlett, were killed by a
premature blast ut the limestone
ledge at Magoon's Point Stanstcad.
p. u. They had discharged one
blast, and after waiting the usual
time, Magoon commenced filling the
seam for second blast. lie had
poured in part of a can OF powder.
when from some fragment of fuse
or spark remaining, the powder cx.