National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-22
On LoCALs.-The Lydon Union

W hNhCNCl We hPl-
with the question. Nv hats the
news up your way !" we get the III
evitable answer, "Oh. nothing spe-
cial what do YOU get Ana IL
requires good deal of effort to
bring man to IA full realization OF
the fact that we are really anxious
t. get the news in his particular To-
cality, when he fully realizes the
fact. we often find i'lm full or llttie
town items which are interesting for
our local columns. We must repeat
to our friends the request tGat they
think Ottener of their local paper
and whatever is of interest III theif
respective towns, send us ny mall
The Bellows Falls Times gives
sketch Of remarkable man. FRO
badly no similar instance OF Vigor-
ous old are can be found III the
country: ''Thc President OF the
National Bank OF Bellows Falls, Is
Nathaniel Fullerton, Esq. OF Ches-
ter, who will be ninetN-two years OF
age if he lives till next September,
aud his signature to the bills is CIR
tainly remarkably good for one OF
his wears, and is often noted by the
holders who know him. He has
been President of this bank for
| thirty years, having succcededJ Judge
/ kellogg. to that place i'll 1887. lie
is also supposed to be the oldest
Mason in this country at least we
pu, him down SO till we hear of one
older. He took the first degree as
Master Mason in Westmoreland. n.
H.. in 1896. and in l191 took the
ROYAL Arch degree at Chester. He
! has led a successful business lite
and retains the full vigor of his
mind. and continues to take Il lively
interest in the affairs of the country
and on questions of public policy.
Occasionally he comes to this place
to do business at the bank. and we
heartily Join with his numerous
friends in the hope that the evening
of his life may yet be prolonged
many days"
QUICK WORK.-One day las
week. Wednesday, gentleman ii
attendance on the Railroad meeting
in this place waS left 10y the ears
Our. townsman. Hon. II. G. Root
i'll whose company he was, went iii
rectly TO his barn. harnesSed hi!
: white mare into buggy as eXpedi
tiously as possible, and remarked
that he would do his best to ''col
meet" with the train at North Ben
f nnoton. and ''sct SAIL at less tina
# three minute gait; and despite til
very bad gong, arrived ut Mort
Bennington Just in time to make Il
o proposed connection, his friend sn
a cecding i'll getting upon the tran
:. which had just left the depot. Rec
It oning that the train got the start
a at least one-lalt OF three,quartcrs
e. of IA mile of Mr.. r., we have Il
n. fact Notwithstanding the rou.
state of the road, and with two
the buggy. the mare went the ii
" miles quicker than the train . I
j. time from this village over was st
" rutecn minlIfnS We don, belle
Is tins can be beaten in Vermont.
is bennington Banner.
:. RAILROAD MEETING.-An cnth
mt SiaStic meeting composed of the h
~ Sincss men ON the line of the BE
nington X Rutland Railroad, W
held at Free Library Hall, BENIN
st ton, yesterday, Il full report of t
as proceedings OF which will be fou
AZ i'll our paper this morning. I
meeting was largely attended, a
its object was the consideration
ch measures for the speedy rccOnStr,
tn ton of the connecting link of rO
cy between the Harlem and BENIN
.ir ton 4 Rutland roads. There v
81. but one feeling manifest in
he meeting. and that was that +
road connection between BENIN
ton and points west and South ,
ed an actual necessity, and that in "
re of the action of the Troy and L
81 ton Railroad Company, there
M peared to be no other alternat
than the construction of this 70
The feeling to this nd was III:
OF nous. and it is Il fo. pgOne conc
81 sion that the towns on the line
II. the aggrieved road will. ere long,
'Se placed in direct communicat
he with all points South and West.
~
Ill BANKING EXTRAORDINARY
DIS the night of the 9th inst, dar
o' attempt was made to rob the
no National Bank of st. Adams
Z" some person or persons whose OF
Ms atons clearly proved that they "
on anything but skiltul "cracksmen.
MS The bold operator was arrcS
oa' on Wednesday last, and gives
the name as Lewis Martin; is a earl
I've ter and joiner has lived in t,
about a year; served in Co. +,
VT, enlisting from Colches
WI Brought before justice Sherman
,r"' Wednesday evening, his cou
'"' waived an examination aid in
'lso fault of $500 bonds he was com
''o ted for trial.
as
md ACcIpENT.--James Tullcy,
sol employee of the Rutland Il Burl
OF ton Railroad, was run over by
in night train Wednesday last, l
of Hea!dvillc, andinstantly killed.