National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-26

enade Concert and Oyster Supper
at HaseltOn's Hotel, Wednesday
Eve, Dec. 81, 1873. Whitcomb's
Quadrillc Band will furnish Music
liascltOn has recently put up an
addition TO his Hotel in which he
has one of the best Halls.
The eleventh New Hampshire
regiment held fits rst annual re-
union ia Manchester, Gen. Walter
Hartman was chosen president Of
the newly formed association.
j. A. Archer was tried at the
term OF the Supreme judicial Court
just closed at Plymouth, on charge
of attempting to commit rape
on Mrs. Horton of Oxford, found
guilty and sentenced to Z years i'm.
prisonment in the States Prison.
LITTLEToN.-The sixth annual
convention of the Littleton Musical
Association will be held in Union
Wall, commencing Jan. Is and con.
uing four days, under the direc-
tou OF Prof Scion Wilder of Bos
ton. The Association have secured
the services of Mrs. Martha Dana
Shepard Of Ashland as pianist
Miss Persis Bell of Boston, Violin>
list; Mrs. II. NJ. Smith and Mr., Ii.
q. Barnabee of Boston as Soloist
and the Temple Quartette of Boston
On the evening Of the second day,
there will be social promenade,
after the rehearsal. Music by the
Littleton COrnet Band. Two grand
concerts will be given Thursday &
Friday evenings, and Matinee on
Friday afternoon.
1t is reported that q wedding
which took place in Hebron the
other day was the first that has Oc.
Cured in the town for fifteen years.
Mrs. Mary Barrows of Dalton, an
aged blind lady was so badly burned
on the Sd. by her clothes taking fire
accidentally, that she died on the
Sth inst. Her age was 50 years IL
months.
The Littleton Republic, in speak
ing of the Board Of Agriculture
meeting at Lancaster lately, says
that one of the prominent OD men
of the town offered resolution
"that the thanks of the farmers be
rendered the State Board of Agri
culture for the gentlemanly manner
in which they had conducted them,
selves since they came to town."
LIsBoN.-The Starch Factory at
this place has made into starch 80.
600 bushels of Potatoes tho past
season.
HAvERHILL.-The Starch Fac
tory at North Haverhill has worked
up 10000 bushels of Potatoes this
season.
There was a very pleasant sur
prise party, Friday evening, Dee.
10Th, at the house of Samuel Page,
Esq, in honor of his S0th birthday.
His friends to the number of 70
dropped in upon him, entirely uncx
pected by himself and wife, and af-
ter spending an hour or two very
pleasantly, presented him with
nice chair, hoping he might long
live to enjoy it. Such gatherings
are very pleasant, especially when
we find our friends so well, and ems
joying life as Mr.. & Mrs. Page
seem to be.
The store belonging to J. w.
Morrison at West Compton was de
stroycd by fire early on Sunday |
morning. Everything it contained |
was lost, except the safe, which, as
it was standing near he door, was
saved by continually throwing on
water and snow. Loss $4,000; in
sured for $500.
The selectmcn of Enfield were
recently called upon to assist n
French family, man and wife. the
former 90 and the latter 1O4 wears
old. whom an undutiful son had de-
serted.
Mr.. l.. Oliphant, Mr.. Won Chan.
sen, and Il. Ricketts,, engineers and
electricians OF the Direct United
States cable company, who have re.
Gently arrived from London, made
visit to Rye Beach, Saturday, &C.
companied by New Hampshire
notables, to examine tho proposed
site for landing the submarine cable
which is to be laid from the coast
of Ireland to America. Tho new
cable, which is to be the largest
ever made, is to be 5000 nautical
miles in length. is about half com.
plcted. and will probably be landed
at rive in Aupust NEXT