National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-11-20


Wells report to Congress, the little
State of Vermont retails within her
borders six millions seven hundred
eighty.six thousand and sixty-five
dollars worth of liquors annually
A lady visiting Brattleboro, who
had lost two sons by starvation at
Andersonyilie, could not beinduced
to go under a Seymour and Blair
flag, suspended across the street,
but turned in.o a side street and
went around it.
PATRIOT SOLDIER DEAD.-Proe
per ID. Clark died in Coventry last
Saturday. He was a ION Of Milton
and Jennie (Whipple) Clark, and
was born in Newport, July i, 1910.
He enlisted at the agc Of p in Co.
Il. 81 Vt. Regiment, Capt. e. Ii.
bartlett. Was in the skirmish at
Lewinsyille, Sept. y, 1861 at Lees
Mills, April IL, 1862 in the battle
of Willamsburgh in May, 1862, and
was under fire from a. m, TIL dark
in the whole OF the seven days re
treat from Richmond, fighting by
day and retreating by night; III the
second battle of Bull Run; IN the
skirmish at Sugar Loaf Mountain;
in the battle OF Antietan, where he
was III the first line of battle and
under fire As hours III both battles
Of FrederiCksburgh, ia the latter Of
which he was in the hottest Of the
fight, and helped storm the heights
and in several other engagements.
In tue battle Of the Wilderness,
May 5. 1864, he received a severe
wound in the knee. LIE Was kAeel-
lug and the bail went the whole
length of the leg, below the knee,
aud lodged in his boot. Ills Lee
vas amputa,ed on the field, and be
vas discharged June t., l56J. He
! wa, member OF Crystal FoWt
Lodge Of Good Tenplars, and a
worthy Young man Let the brave
soldier be kept in grateful and non
orablc remembrance.
The following statistics are found
in our Education report:-Num
ner oI families in the state, 5I,217;
children between / and Is years oil
age, 1903; amount OF wages paid
maic male teachers, $40, 329: mum
Dor Notwithstanding distriCt >rhool
6j.405; attending select schools :,
10. Thirty towns have neg
lcctcd 20 send in their school rcturns
On election day. The good citizens
oil Castle,on had quite a iaughabiC
incident, We hear. connected viii
the voting in their town. The Re
3. pnbicans otanother part o{ the tow
came to Castleton TO vote, in a tin(
team, drawn by tOur horses, with {
large banner waving above then, OF
which was the names Of Grant ant
CoItAX. While those who Aad thu,
. arrived WcH d"poSltiug their votes
3 tttt N'tli4' III 'Alt'i 81 tl 1 ii' ~ VI
. Yer, was sent oUt Co blNgIu Others
who mi ht he travelling chat WaN.t
+ vote. The negro started oHt. bu
, only one man was ,ouud, and he va
! filled tHlI Seymour and Blair SpIl
Il but who, nevertheless, WIS KeI
into the vehicle, and brought to th
! poaS IA the iUl,oWlnE mauu7T: Tn
Seylnouritc reclining under the fold
j Of the large Grant and ColfaX ban
/ Ner, which was gracefully Wayin
/. abJ,e hjm, with the negro GriNin
o. their arrival a. the polling place
he very modcStly requested that tn
{! Dailot-hoX be brought TO him. as h,
g owing tod spiritual difficulty, cou.
!, not, conveniently, so - tine DO,
lie whole ailllr was So ludicrou
5. and HthaL 50 cmhIcuatIeal of &
Denocratlo party, that il afforded
= la - fund If merrimept To the K
= pubIcaus.
Il The TuId Annual Report Of q