National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-05-10
State Items.

MUST ltl lnc accommodation VI +
Sitors to the Mountain, are bound to
make it success. They have com
menccd the erection of a spacious
log house, to be completed by the
middle Of May a which time it will
be dedicated. Ii. W. Baker will
also run team for the tranSpOrta-
| ton Of visitors from Newport to the
Mountain, tri-weekly.
The Vermont Central railroad
with its extension, the Vermont and
Canada railroad, are in want of
| funds. The branch into Burlington
has cost $4,000; the extension of
the road to the Canada line $3.50,
geo; the purchase Of the Stanstcad.
Shettord and Chamhly road in Cana
! da $50 900. And t. meet these
and other extraordinary expenses,
! it is proposed. first. to issue S2J0.-
900 additional stock of the Vermont
and Canada road, making the total
81 ,5O0,0O0 second. to issue $500.
900 additional Vermont Central and
Vermont and Canada per cent ten
year bonds Called equipment
loHn') third to issue $4,000 TWEEN
ty-year per cent bonds to be Sc
cured by a pledge or hypothecatioh
OF the stock and mortgage bonds of
the Stanstead, Shet1ord and Clam,
bly, railroad, and of all the net earn
lngs Of said road. These would
carry up the total bonds and stock,
representing these combined roads.
to 35.500,O00 on which the annual
interest would be 5000, 700.
HE MONTPELIER HOMICIDE
Waltou's journal says: "The name
of the man killed on Wednesday
night was Patricl; Fitzgibbon, an
employee on the railroad, residing
near this village. 1t is remarkable
that his father was suddenly killed.
on TIE Central Railroad. at Sandus,
ky station. The cxa lination of Mr..
rs body showed =. stab, clear
through the heart and touching the
liver. y single blow doubtless re
suited in instant death. The eX-
animation has been so far private
that only a few have been admitted.
1t IS probable HAT sufficient will be
elected to warrant a public examin
alton, when, of course. the facts de.
vel0pcd will be made known. We
suspect that two theories prevail
outside Of the examining magis
trateS, which are that Fit2eibbou
was killed in self defense by some
one he assailed With the chair or,
ttat IN the darkness. be was killed
. through mistake by one Of his
friends. The body was found by
the side Of the chair,
One of the ploasantcst social fes.
tyals that Vermont has witnessed
for long time, was the golden wed.
ding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Waller
at Bethel, April >, OF their six
children only three are living, and
only one, Mr.. David Waller, Of Wor.
cester, was present but other friends.
to the number of more than 100
turned out, including delegation of
conductors on the Boston and Wor.
cester railroad, and the ticket agent
of the company at Worcester, Mr..
| Calvin Dyer, who attended ont Of
respect for their friend and associate.
/ the son OF the aged couple, David
| Waller, one of the most popular con.
ductors on the Worcester road, and
who has been in the employ of the
company for % years. Among the
| presents were purse containing
800 III gold, made mp mostly by
contributions from the officers and
employees of the Worcester road n
frosted cake, on which were $50 in
/ gold, the present of Mr. and Mrs.
David Waller /; beautiful bound
testament in large type and long
list of testimonials Of respect and cs
! teen.
II. c. King, Of NewlaBe, recently
cut an ash tree which when deliver.
ed at ID. ID. Dichinson's mill meas.
ured 1920 feet broad measure.
A Society has been organized at
brattleboro, with Il mcmi ership of
% Tor the purpose of seeing the
laws for preservation of fish literally
and impartially carried out.
On Saturday morning, Mr.. +. L.
shaw, Of Newport, brought down
an eagle at a distance of sixty rods.
lie measured from tip to tip of wings
I'VE feet an five inches.
John NJ. Cooper of North Troy.
was nlDcly-ninc years old on the 18Th
gay OF last April, and on that day
dlu considerable labor in tanning
sugar trees and gathering sap.
DIED FROM EXHAUsTIoN.-On
saturday evening of week before
last Mrs, Daniel Kent, of East Wal.
,lhsiord, attempted To 60 to her hus.
oald, who was boiling sap in the
woods, but, becoming bewiltered,
iost her way. Her cries were heard
Dy several persons, but were not
recognized as those of human be.
ing. AT last she succeeded in get.
,ing within twenty rods Of her
nome, but there sank down with
exhaustion, and was foond dead ON
Sunday morning.