National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-07-28
VERMONT HORSE Stock COMpA.

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Waukegan, Illinois. They are a
valuable animals, and looking YER
finely. They came in charge of MI
!. \. Il. Douglas of Waukegan, VIII
/. is known as u thorough and careful
" horseman. The two trips previous
~ made by him this season WEI
without accident, and we hope tina
a. his good fortune may continue
Three cars, well padded, were as
signed to the animals, who wer
made as comfortable as possible.
INTELLIGENT OFFICIAL.-WoOd
stock has the questionable honor
probably unparalleled, of having
elected, in a thoughtless moment
at its last March meeting, a high
way surveyor for the district, in
Guiding the village, who can neither
read nor write. His nomination by
a retiring first sclcctman was as in
considerable as the man was insult
able for the Office. When the sur
vcyor asks man for his taxes, he
presents the tax book, and requests
him to find his name o the amount;
and if the man pays his tax, he
crosses it out himself, and when a
receipt is desired by the party gay
ing, the surveyor has to get some
one to write it, and on this he makes
CHS Y mark and has it witnessed.
WELLS RIvER.-The railroad is
finally located, and the route north
of the river is adopted. Land dam,
ages on the route have been adjust.
ed to the satisfaction of all. The
directors were there last week.
They offered Erastus Baldwin, Jr.,
$3.50 for what they took of his
place. He wanted more, agreed to
leave it out, and got $3.50. But it
was fair trade, and he was'satis-
fed. q. G.. Parker was offered $500
left it out, and got $3.50. w. II.
Shed and j. Bailey decided Bald>
wins case, and j. Z. Kimball and
Shedd decided Parker's. All hands
are satisfied and the best of feelings
prevail on the part Of the people
and directors. On Saturday last a
force of shOvelers arrived in Groton
and this week more are expected
The work is reality, moves on
briskly, and will be completed with.
in the time specified. Mr.. Monson,
the contractor, has a force of SOC
men under him. Shanties are com.
pleted as far down as Boltonville,
and the grading will probably be
completed down to Groton this fall.
Il Union.
On Friday last, horse in Nichols
livery stable at Lyndonville disap,
peared unexpectedly, and long
hunt failed to disclose his wherea-
bouts. Nichols was getting ready
to dvertise-"Horse stolen-Sj0
when one of his men went
into the barn cellar to feed the pigs
and found the horse in the pen with
The swine. 1t appears that he had
backed out of his stall and Slipped
through trap door only % inches
square. The only thing that con
uses Nichols is to find that horse
Gould slip through so small hole.
But that he did is evident from the
absence of hide on the horses limbs.
The Hardwick Reporter says: A
most daring and unsuccessful at. !
empt at highway robbery was per
,etrated upon the person OF Mr. !
'lunson, in Cabot, last Thursday
light. AS he was going through a
mall piece of woods south of the
,oor farm, an unknown person t
umped out of the woods and seized !
lis horse by the bits, when Mr.. l
'IunsOn gave the would be rObber a
mart blow with his whip and es-
aped. The villain snapped a pistol
t him several times, but it refused ,,
o make noise.
The Newport people were badly
old recently, by a telegram from J
Quebec to the landlord of the Mem
hremagog House, requesting ac g
for Gen. Sherman's
arty of fourteen. The Newport
eOple got out their cannon and !,
to salute the hero of the
march to the sea- and when the ;,
rain arrived fired fifteen guns &C.
IRE they found out that they were
iluting a Chicago hOOdwood Mill.