National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-12-08
Over the River.

UANOvER,-The weather for til,
past week has been intensely cold
Monday was quite stormy and con
siderable rain fell. Tuesday colo
and wiudy.
About one half the students have
resumed their work. Quite 4 mum.
Der Of the boys have ventured Us
far south as Miss. to try their skill
in teaching. The pay in those dis
tricts is more remunerativc S75 to
800 per month is generally receiv.
elk. Teachers are in demand.
Some of the suspended students
have put in an appearance, realizing
quite forcibTy, no doubt, that their
fun was dearly purchased.
The Professors are endeavoring
to abolish the use Of "ponies," q
thing, we apprehend, quite difficult
to accomplish.
Gas will not be introduced until
spring.
Our village supports three good
livery stables.
DR.. 9. Z. Frost has arrived in
town.
Wood is in demand, and sells
readily from % to % per cord.
The winter school is under the
charge of j. p. Otis of the Senior
class.
Dartmouth was we'll represented
in the Revolution and the late re.
bclion, some accounts OF which
will soon be given the readers of
the welcome OPINION.
Thanksgiving day was quiet with
us. Some of the students remain.
ing in town were remembered by
Tie Faculty; others were cleft out
in the cold"
Mr.. Mack, for many years station
agent, has been removed, and Mr..
Lewis, of Norwich, appointed in
his place. The reason of his remOv.
al is not known.
Aaron Taylor of Lyme, has re
,ently slaughtered a hog that dress
ID eight hundred and thirty pounds.
Said porker was about nineteen
II ,nths old at the time of his death.
Ilst year Mr.. 7. had one just nine
cen months old whose dressed
weight was 7SG pounds. While he
s accustomed to raising heavy hogs
ir. Il. has this year beaten himself,
md if not everybody else. let those
Who can show better figures display
hem.
A two UNDERGROUND seal was
ausht near the Squamscott river in
Exeter, n. H., on the oath ult., af-
er quite raid on the vegetables
1T in Mr.. Osgood Marsh's garden.
A Mr.. Eliot of TiltOn, n. H., went
n Wednesday night last to Lake
'illage to see his sister. Arriving
t her house he found her absent.
IL sat down by the barn and was ,
,uRd senseless and nearly dead
it'll cold and frost.
David G.. Dow, known as Crock.
tt Dow, of Seabrook, aged about I
D years, was frozen so badly while d
n spree Thanksgiving day that
2 died from it's effects last night d
Ie was found Friday morning at
is hut near Seabrook depot, where
G lived alone. His wife and three
lildren live in Pittsfield, n. ii.
his is the seventh death direct
Om rum in this little town within Z
te years.
ORFORD.-Rather an ancient
Dok has cone to light from a bag |
paper, rags, brought to the store \
Willard Bros. 1t is entitled,
Acts and Laws of His Majesty's
rOvince of New Hampshire, in =
ew England with sundry Acts of v
arliament; By order of the Gen t.
al Assembly, to which is prefxed II
g commission Of John Cults, Esq. Z
I'd his excellency John Wentworth, !,
so Printed at Portsmouth, 1771. n
1t appears from this book that
% Acts were passed at the first Fl
ssiOn of the General Court, in II
96, both of which were, "Oaths of r
llegiance, and Supremacy" q
One of the laws passed in 1901, 81
IS that if any persons shall pro. a.
nelly swear or curse he shall pay a h