National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-02-21

= Three cases oil smallpox n
Woodsyillc, ona OF which prove,
fatal on Monday morning last.
NEW HAipsilIE.--Thc liberia
republicans have finally CONCLUDED
to maintain their organization IN he
approaching election, and some iiilN
of them met at Concord, aud n0nin
ntcd Samuel X. Mason Tor governor
and William \. Head of Sandwich
for railroad commissioner. Til,
meeting then transformed i,SellintC
u congressional convention and 10
ported the following ticket: LIST dis
trict, Ellery A. llibbald OF Tacoma
the democratic candidate 2d, Josl
nh NJ. Fletcher of Nashua Sd, Sam
ucl J.. Cooper OF Croydon.
The Lancaster hcarsc Is not 0ftfC
most approved pattern. ltrecentIy
went TO neighborirg town on lis
solemn Grand but when backing
mp to the door, Il Ivy stander who
Lad never seen the vehicle before
remarked: "WhaJ ip-----is that
peddler backing his cart MP TO that
door for F! And at such a time, too y
Il. II. Emerson and ". 4. Howe,
of Lancaster, recently made rar
OF plated name harnesses, entire,
in l64 hours.
The people of Bath are earnestly
at work raising funds for rebuilding
the church burned last February.
The town of Bethlehem has voted
to replace the bridge on the old spot,
over The Ammouoosuc, near Piercc'S
station, from which the flood took
it few weeks since.
The house of G.. Gates, Esq. of
Whitefeld, was burned W ednesday,
9th. The contents were saved
Loss about 81, 600, not insured.
Smallpox has broken ont in
Marlborough, in the family Of VIM.
A. Smith, one of the Sclectmen Of
the town, his daughter Sarah being
seriously i'll. The disease is report
ed to have been carried in boz
sent by express from Lynn. Prompt
measures were at once taken to pre-
vent the spreading Of the contagion.
of the descendants OF the original
.JOlrn Smith. nineteen are resident
voters in Lancaster.
S,YRb Butillion, a factory girl >ot
New Hampshire, has had Il fairy
history. In IL newspaper she acct
Nentally saw the name of Il Mr.. Blu
t.llon, OF Natch!toches, who had
taken part in some public demon
stration. She na,me being quite
uncommon, t;arah wrote II modest
letter of inquiry, giving her own
genea!o9y, and su suggesting that
there might I've some relationship.
In fortnight came an answer,
cheGrfully written, III W 1ich Il distant
Relationship was demonstrated.
The .sSoutherner added that he was
old, without family, and bad few
frit naa, and earnestly hoped tor a
continuation of,the correspondence.
Agreed TO, and kept up for three
years: thnt her last letter remained
unanSwered for three mouths, when
came q message from Mr. Butllon's
lawyeE, Informing her that the dear
old nan had left her his whole
propelty,, amounting No over $780,
900. nGah, blythe way. just before
receiving the news, h2d married ii
young man OF Der own Lank, and
now they have gone down to Match
lloches SO look after their assets.
According to confession ef Fra uk
lin Ii. EMans, the murderer of G, or
gianna Lowering, in Northwood, \.
H., lie killed a ) years Old niece IN
Derry, y. L., in 1898; assaulted am
cut the throat OF a girl of 10 in An
gnSta, Maine, an lSGl-tor winch
another man died in prison--and, III |
1855, outraged the person Of Isabel
la Joyce, and then killed her and /.
her brother. il Bussey's woods, near !
Boston lie is also charged with a I
crime on the person OF u
wOman found dead i'll the woods
near Fitch0urgh, Mass, last sun.
mer.
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