National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-12-01
Over the River.

lEk NUN Ms TOWN. contains
according to the original survey o
Aaron Shepard, 1910 acres and
saving the "Goycrnor's right o
800 acres, was held by 81 propric
tors, among whom the land wa.
equally divided in quantity and
qnallity,-and in the surveyors
"plan," now fossil in the archives,
is the name of each grantee on the
lot or lots assigned to him, "They
are dead now" The first settle.
ment was made l16S and civilization
is therefore on its second century
here.
The first minister was Rev. John
Richards, of the "staudins ordcr,"-
installed, l77G. The first marriage
was that az Johnathan Tyler and
Sarah Mcconnell, in l773-the
bride being l2l years old. They
sleep together in the valley beneath
crumbling tomb stones, in the old
cemetery near the river, where also
rest many of the Old pioneers.
Edward Sawyer, Esq, of Micha.
gan, brother of the late Joseph
Sawyer Esq, of Picrmont, has just
erected i'll this cemetery nice,
substantial Monument from Risley's
Marble Works, at the graves or his
Father and Mother, who were
prominent early inhabitants of the
town.
Conspicuous, also, among the first
settlers were
"Ihc Roots aud Crooks and Elijah Daley,
Coxet and Stones aud solomon Bailey.
Within few years the cemetery
on the river and the one at the vii |
lage have been enclosed with neat |
and substantial tenccs--set with |
shade trees and otherwise much i'm.
proved. The one at the village has
been enlarged, walks and lots grad
I'd, and good granite and La BILE,
work introduced.
Mr.. j. A. Libbey, who, with his
sons, owns tie best blacksmith shop
Il the county, had his leg broken
'ecently while snoeing "A refractory
TX. Set, and doing well.
PieImont bridge has Just made
is annual dividend of 10 per cent,
ross receipts the past year about
500.
A large amount of wood will
probably be taken over it to the
railroad the coming winter. if there
, snow. The Directors, at the An. :
ual meeting this tail, we're author. :
led to repair the Bridge and Toll
ouSc the coming season, all of
which is well--but the best way to
epair the house may be to build '
cw enc. I
The door of a cattle car, on the
'orthern railroad. came open while
lie train was in motion, last Mon.
aN, and some Of the quadlupedS
ere "dumped' along the track. d
ne COW was found grazing in a -
eadow, but slightly injured, II
The n. II. Republican State Con.
antion will be held at Concord, =
lnuary Sd. at II O'Clock A. NJ.
- al
Grafton county convention will TN
held at Haverhill. Jan. 10Th. a. ne
T. N. The Senatorial and 9TH, to
District Conventions oc. in
+ on the same day at the same wi
ace the former at 81 O'Clock p. st
and the latter at 6 z. NJ. do
The Belknap County Aims house,
Lcconia, was destroyed 10y an in pc
ldiary fire last Friday. Loss
1000 insured for $1,000.
Dat Of four hundred turkeys in Il Sw
at Nashua, \. H.. on the night ter
the 18th, tifty-Onc died for want ere
food, water and chance to move. sib
nO'
Mrs. II. VI. Miller of Concord, y. ~,
a distinguished teacher of elo- -;
ion, was recently very severely ..,
lred by being thrown from a car. ..,.
&c near West Lebanon, \. II.
T wounds were at first thought c,,,
pc fatal but she is now recovering.
Norkmcn are putting in the I
for a Soldiers Monu' con
ut at Amherst. nae
he Democrats of Portsmouth
e nominated Mr.. Jerome G. But. I
for Mayor. Vt.