National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-10-07
Local and State Matters.

Br>proRp This section has been blessed
vtla copious tall of rain within the past few
days.
Willie f. Cummings has sent us box of
unusually large, ripe rasphcrrcs. picked Oct.
3d. lie gathered two quarts from a dump Of
bu-lcs on his fathers premises.
HB&A \. NJ Stevens recently sold their
line coach and pair Of horses to one johnson
otIit,lvtou, n II for $1,000, and it is report
ltha he has dccaupcd. leaving thom, with
o,hcrcfrlitor,, to hunt Tor thri. pay.
II. strickland has bccu Obliged to put an
addition on to his machine Shop to accom-no-
date the Increase Of h- business in the man
u.acturc Of mill works and other machinery.
A. P Shaw Jr., has lot Of new style. of
fpruljurcat hi, warehouse, which those wish
ie.tomrchasc ,hould lool, at, He also has
tac mctalc burial eases, which are nuc4u'llrd
III that line.
bradford BG,. Band have removed their
quarter, TO Arnory Halt which they occupy
IL common with the Militia company.
T.. W Fitch of Brilport raised three bush
Il, of pcache. in his garden thi, year
Tie Government is now engaged in making
survey OF Lake Champlaiu.
The Passump,ic Railroad company have
uotlet determined as to keeping the extra
on permanently.
Nj Edward Idc. of st. Johnsbury centre
raised squash this year that measured
icci inches by feet in circumference, and
weighed goo pounds
Hon James X HYDE Judge Of the County
Court for the county of Rutland, died at hi'
residence in sudbury, last Wednesday, at thu
aye offs years
Mr. Samuel Gates of Swauton reports goo'
success IN raising sweet potatoes tm. year
HNroot7 being Of as good size and quality as
those raised at the south.
lhNlWtlI.-Court set for this Judicia
District at thi, place sept. 10th, with pros
lcri Of u very busy term of three week
duration.
Hon. Geo, +. iloughtou, President of th
W. Historical Society, was fosind dead in hi
room, at ST. Adams, u week ago last Thursday
queer occurrence il reported to us froi
over the river. According to our nformal
acortaln person, aged about 20 years, VIII
was brought up in Benton. aud was Away
supposed To belong to the female sc,-tlrcssc
az glrl and associated with girls-hns rccen
male her, his or its take your choiccl debut q
" mah-has worked out on farm the pas
SEASON. and within short time has actual.
been joined In marriage to u lIavcrhill girl,
whether ornot this occurrence Is in an
way attributable to to the Woman Move
"'hi We are unable TO state hut II has or
"'u decided sensation among ccrtai
''n"oIlnams' and other former female II
''V'at'7 OF the aforesaid he, she or II.
NHLlSEA--A Week ago last Saturday eve
'P Tie rear Axle of the wagon Isaac Ncrti
'''' N'I' lhlhg Hoiho lIoH 'h'lN'"
broke, throwing them both out backward, hi
""' lilnnng either. This ia the second ace
',nt they have met with quite recently, b
WI Merrill has the knuck of getting out
'"ch things all right,
""hsulnr affair happened in Chelsea la
'H' Friday evening the COW Of Oranl
"'"'hnrc failed to como around IA usual ~
'e"r'h was made for her, but without \,
'S "'''ll saturday night, when she was fou
'"i III tile woods, with the twigs of sm
"'och wound uroudd her horns, 81 that s
''"'u not get away. In her efforts to csca
"' nhd thrown herself NJ IN 10 fall with Il
" uown hill which caused her death
A "' manner In which she was tied leads mn
''n'"k 1t was done by some pcrsOn.--Iry
""s' year the Passumpsc railroad ran
Il ~ 'RuI"r and about l75 extra freight trii,
=" receipts of tlese trains was t365, 900,
i "'et s'o0 for each train. Some down tra
'"'H season of the year will yield twice II
Il Wv" "hile ihoup trains will fall cousid,tai
'h"ii oft.