National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-01-12
Local Items.
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&. i. Clark has shown us a copy
Of tho Boston Post which was print
I'd March 18th, 1851. Its size i,
0XlG inches, two columns To The
page. "A little over one column is
devoted to advertising. \ glance
at this sheet and then ut the Boston
Post of to day will give an idea OF
the IrogreSs of the country since
l7Jl, in some respects, while in
others it would seem, that we are
about where We began, for the first
sentence in this old sheet reads a.
follows: "polltics are nothing bnt
corruptions,' Mr.. Clark obtained
this paper of Boston lady, 30 years
ago, and has carefully kept it since
1t is the oldest paper we remember
10 have seen.--J. +. Sawyer
owns "A colt that would be a valul
ble accession to any circus travel
ing, On Monday morning Sawyer
had the colt hltchcd up to his sleigh,
and drove him into his Carriage
barn There is scuttle hole some
Il inches wide. The colt reared up
and plunged down through this hole,
striking OH his shoulder and remain
ing suspended by the Straps of the
harness, which held him to the
sleigh, Sawyer quickly cut the
Straps and let the colt down, and
received a kick which sent him n
dozen feet, injuring him conSldera
bly. The colt came off unframed.
ley. L. 7. Fairbanks, Of st.
,T0hnsbury, will deliver the second
lecture of the course, at COngrega-
tonal Church, on Tuesday, eve,
Jan. 10th. Suhjec'-Egypt and the
EgyptianS.-At the annual meet
ing of Waitsville Fire Engine Co.,
j. &. StearnS was elected Foreman !;
+. Elliott, Assistant Foreman; j..
B. Davis. Foreman of Hose; y. +.
Clarke, Clerk and Treasurer; Is.
7, Cowdry, Stcward.-As the sea
son comes round when the want is
felt of Village hall, to accommo.
date lectures, Ne, the project of
building a good Village hall is again
talked up. One of the richest men
in town offers to take $500 stock in
the building. If he will double his
offer and get one or two other men
to do as much, the hall can be built.
The Annual meeting of the Or
ange County Agricultural Society
hnlI a I thn lrnttAp lJn,rsn
Wednesday afternoon. There was
a very full attendance. Aaron Da
Wis of Chelsea was re elected Prcsi
dent: John UeseltCn of Oxford, and
jonathan johnson of bradford,
Vice Presidents a, S. CorliSS OF
East Cornth, Secretary; Wright
Chamberln OF SO. Newbury, Treas
urer. The following are the Direct
orS elected M. Il, Chamberin, j.
H.Pcters, Bradford w. w. Brock,
Henry Whichcr, Ncwbury; II. q.
Beattic, Ryegate; q. w. Stevens,
CO. Smith, Corinth Moses Learn.
ed, Fremont; Edward Page, IIa-
EcIhlll; Ezekiel White, +. $. Ro /
5rIS, l0pSham Geo. Kent, Lyme ; |
". ii. Gilmore, Fairlee; A. NJ. /
enid, West Fairlee; Lyman Slater,
ihettord j; 6. Fits, Vershire ;
>. IL. Merrill, f. Douglass, Chelsea;
Milton Martin, Williamstown Ly !
man jackson, Orange; Parker
wight, Oxford. Groton was add
td to the limits oc the Society, and |
JJohn Buchanan elected as Director
rom that town A. Z. Gould of
fremont, was elected Marshall
Az the annual meeting of Bradford
Scientific Association, held Jan Sd
me following officers were elected
IOr the ensuing year; Gel. II. Farm.
nam, President /; Or. w. ii, Carter,
wee President; &, 3. Durgan,
SSecy; ID. w. Cobb, Treasurer
Tol. Il. Farnham. Libra rian; David
eastman, Auditor; Dr.. J. b. Orms
ny ID. W. Cobb, Geo. A. Low, Ex-
cutlve Committee.