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

Thc catalogue of Vermont Univer-
sity at Burlington shows a total of
"a under graduates, Is seniors, 1G
Juniors, y s0phomUreS, 30 freshmen
and 9 laboratory students. Six of
the sophOmores and five ofthe fresh
men" are women. Aliddlebury col
lege has IL seniors, 10 juniors, 10
sopohomores, and II freshmen
total %.
Miss Belle Carruth, who for few
months past has been residing in
the family Of Bro. II. Spencer, of
Montpelier, returning home to spend
Thanksgiving day, and on going mp
stairs, slipped and fell to the bottom
striking the back of her neck on the
edge of a pail. She was taken MP
senseless, and for some time, it was
thought she was fatally injured.
She is now partially recovered.
Rutland reioices in Il skating park
covering some five or six acres.
Tie Addison railroad is, we sho'd
Judge. not noted for fast running of
its trains. A while ago some pa
per published an item about brake
man shooting a hawk and jumping
off while the train was in motion,
pick ing up his game and getting
back on the train. Next VIC were
trea+ ! to the story of a w0odsman
who attempted to cross the track in |
FROM tt 1 passing train, who was
struck ana rolled over half dozen
times by the cowcatcher before he |
could get out of the way. And /
now VIC have this. The other morn
ing there were on board two ladies
with young children, one of whom
got tired and cried Justify. Some
one inquired, "what is the matter
with thar baby ~ to which veneer
able gentleman i, no sat near repli-
ed. at has been so long on the
road it has outgrown its clothes.'
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

At Canterbury, on Aonda Y, an
unknown man entered the portion
of the railway station occupied 10y
the station agent as dwelling and
pulled the agents wife from the
bed, to which she was confined by
a severe illness. He then ran up
the track rod or two and return
ing threw himself down in front of
an approaching train, spriGging to
his feet again Just as the train was
upon him. When the mail bag was
thrown from the train he seized it
and ran off but was pursued and
captured, and was sent to Jail at
Concord for safe keeping. lie vas
evidently insane.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12
Local Items.
about Tow IA.

About Town.
Promenade Concert at Town Hal
his (Fridayl evening
Mr.. Charles Jones lost a valuable
norso wednesday morning, 1t got
,,o.c in the night and ate SO much
Grain AZ to cause It's death.
new cylinder press, new type,
al an enlargement Of the OPINION,
ave- among the improvements We
,rbnose TO Introduce soon.
The night Express has been
,,pen off the Passumpsic road for
.ho Winter. The Express South
now passes here about lO.3Op NJ,
and going North at $50 A. NJ. There
:. no material change in the time
Of other trains.
l. NJ. Warden is opening this
week. ana next, an extensive stock
ofNcw Goods for the Holidays, con
siuing of Toys and Presents OF
every description, also Watches,
rwelry and Silver Ware.
Our snow disappeared with the
,llv Of last week, but the weather
sufficiently cold to keep snow in
good order now.
Rev. j. MO. Fulton is at present
,auplyng the pulpit at Fairlee,
p.eaching IN the afternoon, after
holding service in the NJ. +. church,
Bradford Village in the forenoon,
Tile Hardware business in this
Village of Eaton & Co, carried on
hy II. ". Eaton before his decrase.
will be continued under the same
firm name By Henry y. Winship,
WHO has been duly authorized to
e3aduet the business
\ complete stock Of Diaries for
1871 may be found at Warden's
Jewellery Store, at low prices.
The Ladies' of the VI, T.. Society
will give a Tea Party at Town Hall
rez, Tuesday evening, to commem>
crate the Boston Tea Party OF 117133.
Admission to Hall - cts. Tea
in upper Hail, - cts. Bradford
Brass Band viii furnish Music.
Key. j. NC Fulton will deliver an
address, and songs, toaSts, Sc, viii
be In order
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12
(lbit.
Died IN Bradford, Nov. 80, Mr..
Herbert W. Eaton, aged 80 years.

Died in Bradford, Nov. 80, Mr..
Herbert W. Eaton, aged 80 years.
Mr.. Eaton was the proprietor IF
the Hardware business in this wis
lagc transacted under the firm name
OF Eaton & Co. Although he had
resided among rs less than a year,
his loss is deeply felt by the com,
munity, Ills character rs an ups
right, enterpIising business man,
as an esteemed citizen, as a beloved
friend by those who knew him in>
timately, and as an exemplary hus
band and father, were such as to
render his untimely death 4 public
calamity, in which the people of
this place deeply sympathilc with
his afflicted family.
He was a native of Grafton VT,
and previous TO engaging in bust
ness in this place had been in the
employ of Scudder, Rogers 4 Co.,
Boston, where he was highly esteem.
ed for his business qualities. About
tOnr years ago he became Il partner
in the firm of i. Il. Davis x Co.,
and last spring bought out the en-.
tire business, and removed to this
place. Although his health has
been such az to unfit him for active
business for a large portion of the
time, his business was kept in sue
ceSsful progress, and he won the
respect and esteem OF all with
whom he had dealings.
He leaves Il wife and child to
mourn his loss.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

II may be a matter of necessity
that papers sent from this Office to
Canaan, y. H., or to other offices on
the Northern road, should make a
trip to Boston OF some other port
and be a week in reaching their DIES.
tination, but we fail to see it il that
light. 1t looks TO us as though there
was considerable carelessncSs some.
where.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The bonding Of Graftsbury for
the llardwick, Black River and
Montpelier Il. X, is said to have
been done by meeting OF thirty.
nine voters, As there were 200 at
home, it may prove hard to get the
assent of a majority of the grand
list.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

Edward \. dewitt. the former
clerk in the Internal Revenue office
ut Burlington, whom Mr.. Crane has
charged with the deialcation of 81.
600, emphatically repudiatcs the
accusation.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The Rutland police have the boys
under such subsection that they do
not dare to slide on the sidewalk,
but the girls slide with impunity
where they please, and one Of them
ran over bank president, Mr.. Dan.
iels, the other day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

" oHoChING AFFAIR.-The barn OF
e, 49, 'oln Smith, of Swanton, was
tI lo oh IRE yesterday morning by
a- explosion Of a kerosene lamp,
." va" air. Smith, two cows, four hors.
r9 -, ana forty sheep, with all the
"a ''cIIts OF the barn were conssm-
v w. Ar. Smith was aged about 80
ol, @iS' and has left wife and four
sL ,',lIen, OF whom the youngest is
~ u,t l., to endure sudden and
uhSpeakable sorrow
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

Why ENDURr THAT CoUGH aud endange
your life when a timely use of Weeks Magic
Compound will relieve You. IL Away af-
fords relief aud viii when taken ia se, son.
cure more cases Of disease of the throat and
lungs thIn.auv remedy known. Gold Yields
to its curative power al once. At this season
of the year no family should be without ii.
Sold by all druggists. 2smo2
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The treStle bridge over the Win.
ooSkl river about two miles north of
Waterbury, was carried away Thurs.
day by a treshet. 1t Will delay rail
way trains 6ut short time. This
ridge was burned last June, and
was washed of by a rpshct in
October.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

Grandey, Skinner 4 Co. Of Bars
ton Landing are building an adds
ton to THEN mill, buying woodland
aud intend adding lumbering to
their business.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The Conn. Valley Musical Uuion
held service in tho Cong. Church,
Norwich, comme cling Tuesday, un>
der the direction of j. NJ. Perkins,
Miss Clara Burgin oniciated as plan.
iSf
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12


II were not for the ARGUS AND PAT
RIOT what would the opinion do for
Orange County news
What, indeed ! We hayo often
been lost in wonder at the immense
| qudRtity of "originaln items (of very
poor quality in the Argus, and in
admiration of the ease and facility
with which they manufacture items
when news is " scarce A good
deal of the stuff that the IJguS prints
from Orange County leads us to
! tllluk that the writer must resemble
Mrs. Partington's "lke," who, the
old lady declared, had "made i'd
die all out OF his own head, and had
wood enough left for another"
Here are some specimens of the
brilliant ScintlllationS from the IA
ellie quilts of the renowned coterie
who contribute the vast ar ray of
interesting, crudtc. startling, thrill.
ing, romantic, sensible and senSas
tlonal "original' items which the
Editor Of the Argus brags about:
UNION VILLAGE NENrIoN.-Wolker's con
,emplaleG Scales have not yet put ma ap-
,
wnii'o, V"',, ano w NV" "N'".
60 a,arai y" ' ,ha1 " m,Lat I" wv
u'a " .. puHo'' va " '''"' VI =,
nat,rnl noe,i. o o, A, .Ia , "s
'"' - 90 ''''''0 VI ''''''''7 '"o = ""''
The School Na'am on tho mountain contin-
ne' to teach if she has just got ma rri'd.'
In LAYING bare the facts contained
in the above item the .Aiyas DISPLAYS
A boldnrsS of outernrise which MS.
sures the public that If will present
the "naked truth" at the risk of an
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The Water Committee of Mont>
pelier have reported in favor of sup.
plying the town with water from
Berlin pond brook. at "a cost of $50,
600. No action has yet been taken.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

isl ufIO,IoN.-John Carrick has fin
Nj Nj MS jobs of trestlework for the
anh Peiler u Wells River railroad,
has n .ne steam Mill Companies, and
ni ii" noW taken a large job of chop
ha ns wood for the Wells River Lum-
cn,t oo'' and is hiring all tie wood
9ooo Ms he can find-wants TO get
'-V'" cords cut this Winter.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12
NOTICE..

The fret annual meeting IF the Stockhol l.
ers OF The First National Bank OF Chelsea,
VT, for he election Of Directors for the wear
ensuing. will be held at the banking Honsa
cf said Association, in Chelsea. on TUESDAY
tho 18th day Of January, ls' I, al one o'clock,
L. u.
JNO. c. CLARK. Cashier
Chelsea. Vt, December. 9TH, 1873 -yWj
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

TIE SUBSCRIBERS having been appoint.
ed by tho Honorable Prohate Court for the
District of Bradford. Commissioners, 10 receive
EXAMINE, and adjust all claims ana demands
of all persons against the estate Of BENJAMIN
Morev, late Of West Eairlec in said District, de.
ceased, represented iusoivcut. and the term of
SIX months FROM the Goth day of September.
1873. being allowed hy said Court to the cred
itors OF said deceased to exhibit and provo
their respective claim, before Us Give mo-
tice, that we will attend To the duties of our
appointment, IT the dWeiu g-house of said de
ceased in West I. i,lce iu said District. on the
hrst Tuesday ofJauuary n"Nta one o'clock.
in the afternoon
T.. p. GEORGE. ,,,,...........-
EBENEZER WEST. D'''''- SSH u''7'
West Fairlee. Vi. Nor. / l-.3. 26W}
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The Brandon graded school boasts
of sending the first young lady to a
Vermont College, Miss Nellie !lamil.
ton, now IN her Junior year at Bur
llngt0n.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

H. D. Mclndoe of the Windsor
noor@0l IS not able to make his pro-
r ir', Trip to the Pacific Slope, this
"'u'ef' His health is very poor.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

Jennie Warner. the sleeping
prodigy" at Highgate, turns out to
be insane and is to be sent 10 Brat.
tleboro, She had not slept for some
DAYS last week.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

- TATE OF VERMONT, bradford District
- -. Ia Probate Court holden al Bradford
in said District ca the liza day of November.
ls.3. Il. VI. Harvey, ESQ. Ad"iuistIator OF
the estate of Hon J f. Gculge. late of Tops
ham iu said District, deceased presents al.
administration account ioI examination and
allowance. Nher-HloI il is ordered by said
Court, that said account zoe referred to q
Court in Bradford on tho I'll Tuesday in Jan
uary, 1874, for hearing and decision thereon /:
And. il /. further ordered. that notice hereof
b. given 10 al persons Interested. 10y publica-
ton Of the same three weeks -usees-ivcig in
at bradford. vi. previous 10 said lime sp-
pointed Gor hearing, liza; tLey may appearat
said time aud place. aud show oause If any
they rnay have Why said account should not
be allowed
BY tie Court.-Atfest,
e6~3 ALYAH BEAN Register.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

a young woman about 20 years of
age, entered last week upon the 4th
term in States Prison, having CONS
pleteJ her third term about three
months ago. This time Burlington
sends her on sentence of two years.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

The Pre- Press announces the
death Of Mrs. Horace Loommis of
burlington, in her ninctieth year
She was the daughter Of Con. John
Chapman Of Mldd.ebury, of rcvolu.
tionary tame. !leI husband died in
1865. They celebrated their gold.
en- wedding in 1879.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

\ sealed car, with $1,000, 900 in
gold was lately set off at Govham,
y. H., from passenger train to be
repaired. 1t was bound for Mont>
real.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

William Goodwin and :. J. Moore
Of Chelsea recently cut n bee tree
which they found last Fan. II con
1Hcd about 80 Hos. of Honey.
Ihc December Term OF Orange
County Court commences at Chei>
,ea next Tuesd.y y. Hon. Asahel
Peek presiding. sisted by Hon. \.
L, kinney and Hon. W. II. Nichols.
There are Isl civil eases, and II
S.s,t cases on the docket. The
Caaucery docket numbers 30 cases.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

- TATE or VERMONT, Bradford District.
> IS. In Probate court held at New bury
December, a. d, 1873 an i'm. trumout puipurt-
iug to be the last VIII and Testament of
Herbert W. Eaton, late of Bradford, in said
district deceased, being presented to Court
by Marcia X. Eaton, the ENec1tiN therein
named for Probate: II is ordered 10y said
notified To appear at a session of said Court
to be held at the Probate Office in Newbury.
on the . day of December. A. D. 1873, and
show cause if any they may have. against the
Probate of said win For which purpose it
is further ordered, that's copy of the record
of this order be published three weeks sue
cessivelv in the National Opinion printed at
bradford, previous TO said time appointed for
hearing
BY the Court-Attcst
9SW3 II. W. BAILEY, judge.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12

-Four men met a abort time ago at
East Berkshire, whose combined
weight was over half a ton.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-12-12
NATIONAL OPINION BRADFORD. VERMONT, FRIDAY DEC 1873

VI
Edward \. dewitt. the former
clerk in the Internal Revenue office
ut Burlington, whom Mr., Crane has
charged with the deialcation of 81,
600, emphatically repudatcs the
accusation.
Hrandey, Skinner 4 Co. of Bars
ton Landing are building an adds
ton to THEN mill, buying woodland
aud intend adding lumbering to
their business.
The bonding Of Cfaftsbury loi
the llardwick, Black River and
Montpelier Il. X, is said t. have
been done by a meeting OF thirty.
nine voters. As there were 200 at
home, it may prove hard to get the
assent of a majority of the grand
list.
The Conn. Valley Musical Uuion
held service in tho Cong. Church,
Norwich, commel cling Tuesday, un>
der the direction of j. NJ. Perkins,
Miss Clara Burgin oiliciated as plan
list.
Tho xyoton C,,,r-i..aa r. 49,,
pelier have reported in favor of sup.
plying the town with water from
Berlin pond brook. at "a cost of $50,
oVo' 40 "et'o'' mas YET oeet taken
~, -,
inc hu5'ahu ponce nave the boys
uhuer Sucil su9lectloll that they DO
,'ol u%'e 10 Silue Oh the slueWalk,
where they please, ana one OF them
ran over Dank president, Mr.. Dan
leis, the other day.
M, go.
nv 'IeS'IG ofIoEe over tHc W ID.
VoSN' u "oo"l TWO Ia'''A hoith oi
DAY Dy a lieShel. 1T viii delay rail-
way trans ont short Iime. Ihs
ridge was burned last June, and
was washed OH by Il lIesAct III
october.
Four men met = ahorr timeaoo at
East Berkshire whose roo,l,iYad
weiobt was over half q ron
Z. W. Aldrlch of Shrewsbury. y
soutpJ tLa tno-n u. tn. Ian;.t,t,,a.
and Gllnd otI,ar 'rnt,ro ,n.i,,an,
died an Frio,v -, Tho .,.,o. nf "a ,r.
* SI1UV granite monument IS to
OF Rutland.
c,ctor,. So Lo.st,r,oa -,
Snrin" Observation-Disclosures. f'r.,l,',.n ,,N,,'
ri.'c,Hr. ot,hntto, .. -, ~ e.,,. ~ '''''''
The Past oAIrn ~ V-o.t >.a,r,o.t
has heen discontinued
MT. n ,,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

PITTSBURGH FEMALE COLLEGE,
Those who are seeking a really first class
school for their daughters will do we'll to
send to Rev. |. G. Pershing, d. D.,
Pittsburgh, Pa, for a Catalogue of the
Pittsburgh Female College. 1t is just
such an institution as au intelligent man
desires for bis daughter. The buildings
are large, we'll lighted aud ventilated,
and fitted up in excellent style. The
course of study is well selected. The
method of instruction thorough. Tie
discipline mild, and yet firm and judi
cious. The faculty, Que Of the largest
IN the United States, numbering twenty
five chosen teachers. The location is
on beautiful, shaded street, central,
easily accessible, aud as quiet as a
country village. There are eight de-
partmeuts, with special teachers, There
are five teachers in the music depart.
ment, ana here after diplomas will oe
granted in music and painting, as well
as in the literary course, Added to all
this the charges ale less than any school
afording equal advantages and accom-
modations. We heartily commend il
to our readers. The fail term com.
mences September 10.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

FATAL RIDE.-On Thursday last,
31st ult says the Emporium hrdepend-
ent, NJ. NJ. Hanscomb, of the firm OF
Hanscomb & Nickerson, jobbing for l..
G, Cook, on Lewis Run in Sbippen
township, this county, attem ptcd TO ride
down bark slide on piece Of bark,
and was fatally injured. The particu-
lars as near as We can gather them are
as We shall hereafter relate them, but
first, as many of our readers are not fa-
miliar with what is termed "bark
slide," We will briefly describe one, 50
that they may understand the nature OF
the terrible fatal ride of the unfortunate
victim. 1t is notorious that the noun
tains Of this section are high, precipitous
and covered with pine, hcmlock and oak
timber-so steep are the mountains in
many places as to be impossible for
teams with wagons or sleds to gather the
bark which is peeled for tanning pur-
poses. The bark peolsrs therefore re-
sort to the bark slide, which they build
of boards. 1t consists of one board
about twelve inches wide, for a bottom
with boards on each side about five
inches wide, faring out and fastened
with nails. These boards are generally
planed smooth and fastened on timbers
and cross,ties, and are often graded up
at an angle of forty-fve degrees for
whatever distance they may desire to
run their bark. Into this slide they
throw their bark and away it goes to the
lower end of the slide at the base of the
hill, often with great celebrity.
1t was in one of these slides, that the
unfortunate Hanscomb took his fatal
ride on Thursday last, and hazardous as
is the operation, we learn that it has
been an almost daily practice BY the
men on the job. The slide where this
accident occurred had just been put up,
was sleeper than the former ones used
by these men, and just before the acci-
dent heavy shower of rain had fallen
which made it more than ordinarily
slippery. This man, as had been his
custom, selected a piece of bark, put il
in the slide and got on to it, when it
started off with its human freight with
the velocity of an arrow. The poor
fellow seeing that he was moving too
fast for safety, threw himself back and
endeavored to check his speed by plac-
ing his feet against the sides of the
slide, but the headway was too great to
check lis speed and after going some
distance, one Of his feet struck against
something, breaking his leg short of
near the thigh, throwing it out of the
slide where it hung helpless for some
moments, when coming near the end of
the slide, he was sent whirling in the
air to a height of some sixteen feet,
landing on log about forty feet from
the place of election from the slide, in
jurng him so severely that he only lived
eighteen hours after the accident.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-08-07

Ihe potato crop promises to be heavy.
1t is stated that Laura Fairs shot at
Judge Crittenden cost her Sl1 100.
The daily production of petroleum in
this State is estimated at 20 600 barrels.
Ohio politicians are attempting to
make the issue Free-trade or Protective
tariff
Thought means life, since those who
do noe think do not live in any high or
real sense. Thinking makes the man.
There is hidden thunder in the stores
OF heaven, ready to burst with burning
wrath, aud blast the man who owes his
greatness to the ruin OF his neighhcr.
BE not proud OF riches but afraid Of
them, least they be a silver bar to cross
the way to heaven. You must answer for
riches, but riches cannot answer for you.
Now put your bait on the treacherous
hook, and cast it in the shady brook
for when the sunfsh sees it squirm, he
surely go for that angle worm.
Scientists are claiming that instead of
being cold the moon is really red-hot;
so much so that no living thing known
to our world could exist there. This
spoils the "green cheese" theory.
Two men, disputing about the pro-
nuncation of the word "either"-one
saying it was ec-ther, the other ether
agreed to refer the matter to the first
they met, who happened to be aa Irish
man, who couiounded both by declaring
otis nayther, for it's ayther:"
"If poor George had not blowed into
the muzzle of his gun," sighed a rural
widow at the funeral of her late hus-
band last Saturday, che might have
got plenty of squirrels. 1t was such a
good day for them"
The Chicago Inter- Ocean asserts that
while an old lady lay i'll with menin gifts
at her tome in Laporte, Ind, last week
her son procured some boards from the
cellar and proceeded to make a coffin in
the same room. She begged him tc
desist, but he refused, and the cofiu
was about finished when she Gied.
Some chap thought he would play 3
joke on Brigham Young, so he gained
access to the list Of his wives, and added
twenty-seven, named Mary Jane Young
Josephine Ann Young, Sarah Melind;
Young and so forth. The next tim,
Brigham called the roll twenty-sever
didn't answer to their names, 50 he con
cluded they had died since the last roll
call, and putting few inches Of Grape
on his hat, he looked as sad as possible
but has not yet detected the joke.
Cotton is cultivated with success il
Nevada. A Southern man named Car
ter has over twenty acres In Mudd,
Valley, Lincoln county. Both climatl
AID soil are said to be favorable to tn,
plant, and the. average yield is create
than on Southern plantations, aud tn
quality superior. The cotton sells TO
20 cents pound on the ground. TIL
people of Muddy Valley hope that tn
section will be thickly settled with cottol
growers.