National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-06-06

inc, n fire broke ont ut Rutland, NJ
the old Village Hall, on Merchants
row, and it was entirely consumed
together with the office ofDr. Gold
smith, and store house and u tool
room belonging to the Vermont
Central Railroad. The cause ofthe
fire is said to have been inccndlary.
The water in Willoughby Lake
was never know to be higher than
it was u week ago. 1t was two feet
deep in the road ut the outlet.
Bennington has an original ex.
citement in the form of haunted
house, or ''peculiar spiritual mani.
.estations."
The Missisquoi a. Clyde Rivers
road has now three construction
trains at work ballasting the road
between RichfOrd and Newport.
The road will probably he in
readiness for the running of regular
trains by Fourth of July.
Battleboro is to have "a horse
trot on the grounds OF the Windham
County Park Association, Thursday
June Il, 1900 being offered in
prizes.
n petriiied negro has been found
in an undertakers garnet at Roam
oke, Miss. 1t is thought that he
undertook the study of law and
became absorbed in Blackstone.
Joaquin Miller spent three years
of his early life with the Modecs;
and the Indian maid ofwhom he
sings so rapturously was Modoc
squaw.
a Bay City (Mich.) farmer sold
his wife to his hired man for 5000.
Fifty one ear loads of roofing slate
were shipped at Poultney last week.
Eleven of the fifty lone car loads
started on their way to London
from the quarries ofGardner Parker,
n. Il. Knapp, Hugh Hughes, and
the Evergreen, toward filling large
order sent from London to Il. X.
Vail of the Vermont Union Slate
Co., of Fairhaven.
Hon. +. p. Walton has received
a letter from Hon. l.. +. Chittenden,
him that he has found |
IN New York an engraving from a
portrait of Ethan All ell, painted by |
John Irumbull of Conn, probably in
/ 49, or 1888. Mr.. Walton immedi.
ltely telegraphed to Mr.. Chittep.
den to have it engraved on steel ioi
the State. 1t has been supposed
that there was no likeness Of Allen
,xtant
Rev. Daniel Wild, who died at
FAN field recently, aged -, was wei
for his long and devoted
ahors in the ministry. He gradu,
ltcd from the university of Vermont
n 1892, and was pastor of the
'!iurch at Brookfield from 1886 to
1861. lie leaves two sons, both
settled in the ministry. Rev. A. w.
Wild of Greensboro, and Rev. Il. =.
Wild of Craftsbury.
The wife off. y. Massey, print
r, added three to the census of Rut.
and, VT, on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, MAY 2S.-The or
lers fer postal cards, received at
he Post Office Department aggre-
ate twentytour millions. About
light millions thus far have been
tnt to post masters.
Loren Atwood, an esteemed Cit
Ell of Rutland, and for many years
asst, superintendent of the Rutland
manufacturing company, was '
brown from his wagon and serious h
injured, yesterday.
Orrin HAYS of Wallingford. was
ronght before Justice Shaw, Tues
ay the Goth, and fined ten dollars 4
nd cost for kicking his stepmother u
lis father was fined last week for a
milar offence.
Judge Parker of Coventry. about /,
years of age, has been camping l,
1t for several weeks, hunting musk
ITS, of which he has killed 20 per
az on an average.
A sensation has been created by
,me of the boys over the reported =,
scOvery of some undesirable c,
onster in Halls pond. OF course
was whale at first, then it de-
'nerated to an alligator, then it
to a shark, and finally /
.Zled into a seal.
Abel Mccoy, of Ludlow, was ar.
sted on the Goth of May, and
lmitted to Jail, on the charge of eli
unterfeiting and contempt of
urt.