National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-05-30
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STATE NEWS.
The annual meeting of the State
Association of Baptist Sunday
schools will be held at Cavendisl
on the Sd and 4th of next month.
John Styles of Waterford, aged
about 6S, died very suddenly on
Monday evening, dropping from his
chair and dying instantly.
The annual Convention of the
Episcopal Church in the diocese OF
Vermont will be held in st. Johns
Church, Poultney, on the second
Wednesday in June.
David Lang of Ryegate raised
last season 1856 bushels Danvers
Onions from one fourth Of an acre.
The year before he raised thirty
six bushels from six square rods of
land.
-Henry;Hudson who shot Lem
uel Streeter of Castleton, on the I'd
inst, has been held for trial for an
assault with intent to kill. He was
ordered to give bail for 81 900 and
in default thereof was remanded to
Jail.
The reunion of Vermont soldiers
which is to take place III Burling
ton tho last week in August prom
ises to be great affair. 1t is al.
most certain that Generals Sheridan
Hancock and Mcdowell will be
present, and possibly Generals Sher.
man, Doubleday and Burnside.
The gas tank belonging to Brad
ford & Co.'s knitting mill at Ben
nington has been examined, and
the discovery of three leaks in it
confirms the theory that it was the
cause of the fatal explosion in the
mill last winter.
The following is the programme
for commencement at Middlebury
College on the 10Th of July next;
Sunday, baccalaureate sermon by
President Weller; Tuesday, meet.
ing of the alumni and an address by
the Rev. Samuel Boardman of Au-
burn, N. Y. class of 1851 poem by
the Rev. II. Fl. Shaw of Manchester;
Wednesday, commencement day.
Three barns belonging to Horace
N. Allen in Guildhall, together with
IS tons of hay, wereiburned We'd
nesday night at about 10 O'Clock.
The fire is supposed to have caught
from lantern that was carried
into the barn a few moments
before it was discovered. Loss
$4,000; insured in the Farmers
Mutual for S4OO.
"A four,edged bayonet has been
dug up in Massachusetts, which
was the style in vogue a hundred
years ago. Strange VIC should be
content with three.edged bayOnets
when our forefathers used four.edg.
ed ones
Acknowledgements are some
times useful after all. 1t Was only |
the other day that the lieutenant
governor of California rescued three
young ladies from drowning, which
IS pretty good for lieutenant-gov-
ornOr.
"A lamentable state affairs is
from Southern Texas. The
raids of the Mexicans have become
20 frequent as to make life and
very insecure, and organ
zed efforts, including the contem-
plated employment of the military,
ire being put forth for protection.
Senator Morton is reported as
saying that the Senate Committee
will, in few days, report a bill for
he election of President by the
people direct, and he believes it will
BASS this Congress SO that it can go
o the different State Legislatures
lext fall.
"A terrible murder has been
brought to light at Braintree, Mass,
" the finding of the body of a
woman sunk in the river, with a
weight of "a pounds tied around
Ter neck. The body has been iden-
flied as that of Julia Hawkes.. The
bject of the murder was robbery.
8 the gold watch and the purse of
be lady were missing,
"A gentleman who came several
thousand miles to view the country
18th the purpose of purchasing, got
large-sized red ant on him a few
avs ago, and, stranger as he was,
Q cavOrted around and used as an.
rOpriate language as if he had
we'd here all his life, and moved in :
ne best of society.-,San antonio
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