National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-03-22
State Items

that Nessrs. Marcus Peck and VIM.
{. Clark. of Brooktield, have re-
Gently purchased the tavern stand
and the buildings at the Cleveland
village, i'll that town, for a cheese
factory ; the milk from three hun
bred cows being guaranteed for IFS
supply 10y the farmers in the llnme-
diate vicinity. Also, that Hon. |
John Lynde. of Williamstown, ana |
Marcus Peck, have purchased the /
old Bapti>ts church at W. for the
same purpose with IA guaranty OF
milk from four hundred cows, OWL
ed by farmers near by. The ma
cliincry is being purchased, and eX.
pcrienced help is to be ''importcd,
from Utica. y. V. and the factories
are to 90 into operation the coming
ScaSOn.-Er.
TIE DEATH OF THE OLDEST
PERSON IN NERMONT.-Peter Mas
san (colored) died il Pomtret, Feb.
18th. His age is not definitely known
but is believed by persons well IN
formed. who have known HIM for
forty years, to have been upwards ct
10 Years. He was undoubtedly the
oldest person in the State. lie was
+ for thirty one wears town pauper.
He had acquired great celebrity on
account of his vast age, and drew
) numerous visitors, not only from
this vicinity but from other States.
LONG SERvICE.-lIon. 5. ii. kel-
logg of Pitstord. has been Town
Treasurer of the town for 40 years.
This long period of service is exceed
ed by Silas b. Hazletyne, who has
served the town of Bakersfield III
the same capacity tortytive years.
The town of Pt>forl at its last
meeting rewarded Mr.. kellogg'S
faithful service by presenting him
with 800.
To '!catch a weasel asleep is
thought to he pretty smart feat.
but Rosa Stewart, of Berlin, did the
. thing the other day. A weasel had
4. killed hen. and was Nesting under
its wing when Miss Stewart, dlscoN.
cred its protruding head, graSped 1t
t around the neck. and killed it.
NERMONTERS IN CONGRESS.-
:. There are thirteen Nermonters il
: the EOrtlcth Congress our OWL
II delegation all natives Senators
lie Cragin and Howard, Representa-
II tives Beaman of Michigan, Ed
p, ridge and Sawyer of Wisconsin
- Phelps of Maryland, Stevens o
y PENNSYLVANIA, and Washburn G
t. Indiana.
80 a fire in the depot at Brattlehor
8. a week ago Sunday, destroyed
:, quantity of cotton, sugar, molasSc>
Il. rosin and tallow, awaiting shipmei
e The fire caught in the cotton 10y
in spark from the engine, the night b
.. fore, and had been at once eXtil
guishcd as was supposed.
lc- OPEN AGAIN.-The BurlingtC
IN. Times says that Lake Champaign
~ open. after having been hridGed h
w. ice Jnly eighteen days. There Ia
IT. been no crossing at Burlington tn
IN winter other than that accomplishe
Mt by adventurous skaters to VIII
III. horo. Open streas> near Fort kel
O.. have stopped the skaters crossii
-. to that Roint.
Ied FIRE.-Thc tanneIy at We
i'd Hartford, owned by Mr.. Allen. W
thc entirely destroyed by fire on Frid;
,,, night of week before last.
one MOllistown, ut the annual Mar
NO meeting, PASSED resolution wi
but o,'e negative vote, that IT,,
RI would use all lawful means in til,
Nv power 10 prevent the sale o. into,
ION eating drink by any person but
- licensed agent.
-. Slas Lawrence Of Derby, kill
' three racOonS recently; all we
dn' found in one hollow stump, and
of las says it wasn't much of Il stun
\, fer cOons either.
- Geo. II. Bigelow, Esq, editor
ING the Times, has been appointed 20
vas master mt Burlington, vice VIM.
,in. lloyt, editor of the Sentinel. who
IN. appointment was rejected by I
Senate. The post Office at Burlil
aye ton is a STAT take" and it has been
ten the hands of three different edit,
and there since the second election
or Mr.. Lincoln. BY the way we
,,n ticc the press is duly remember
:" = in several of the larger tow
ana MeSsrS. Cook, of the Benningt
Iost Banner, Swain of the Bellows +:
The Times, and Greene of the Wo
N,. stock Standard, each holding
,.,I post Offices in their respect
WI towns.
rch PEACHAM.-At the annual to
thor meeting, it was voted to pay q
,,, Dousc, IA wounded soldier, two Ii
WV drcd dollars. \ resolution was Il
mp. adopted to have some measll
Il. taken Immediately to ascertain
near as possible by estimation /:
inquiry the cost of building a
und dicr's monument also the.cost
,om. procuring tablets to be placed
-. the Town Hall,with the names
al Il 4 IL