National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-06
Now Hampshire.
Littleton, reports the coolest
weather, As deg, below zero.

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weather, As deg. below zero.
METEOROLOGICAL NOTES FOR
Ortorduiile.-Mean av-
erage temperature for the month,
26.7ls or S.49e warmer than Tor
Jan. 1873. .a
Mercury ut or below zero 5 m0rn>
ings, 18th, Goth, Both and 3lst !;
lowest, noon, 3lst, 90; at night,
3Oth, 81 below; highest, morning,
Sth, go; noon, 9th, co..; night,
Sth, 45e. Highest average, 9Th,
400; lowest, 3lst, $3.50. Range
from 8 below to 60.
2l3 inches of snow fell during the
month, mostly two or three inches
at time at.varying intervals, gen.
orally within two or three days fol>
lowed by rain carrying it of. At
the close of the month enough came
to make fair sleighing. Locomotion
mostly on wheels through the
month, and not very satisfactory at
that. a poor month for numbering.
Snow fell on - days, rain on 8,
more or less stormy on 16. Clear
some portion OF II days. Had two
regular April days. On the 23d,
had all kinds of weather, fog, rain,
sun, wind, snow. The most snow
in depth fell on the 31st, the cold.
est day of tho month, 6 inches, but
light as would seem to be possible.
4 good reminder of vanity. On
the whole very comfortable month.
CRoYDoN.-Mrs. Otis Cooper, 70
years old, made last year, 1000 lbs.
of butter, raised 40 turkeys. wovc
$50 yards Of carpetiug, and did the
other usual household work, with
only the help of twe.ve>years old
girl.
George Hurd, a Croydon lad, has
killed about 175 cartridges this sea
son. and disposed of the same at so
cents pair.
Mr.. Lemuel r. Cooper has 4 IA
nous hog that girts seven feet and
ten inches and weighs about 1900
pounds. s @ +
LYMAN.-Last week, Amos Rus.
sell, Jr., and boy by the name Of
Grant, broke out all Of the windows
in the lower part Of the house and
set fire to the barn which contained
20 tons of hay, on the old Burt
place belonging to Mrs. David Ash,
Jr. The rascals were found in Rus,
sells house asleep; and not procur
ing bonds they were lodged in the
Jail at Havcrhill. They acknowledge
ed the decd.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 31.-The annu
al meeting of the Grafton County
Agricultural Association was held
here to day and the following Off
GERS elected for the current year:
j. r. Reyes, President g. NJ.
Whittier, Treasurer /; s. d. Baker,
Secretary; d. NJ. Tenney, A. w.
Putman, John F. Morton, Executive
Committee, and a director from each
town in the Association limits. It
was voted that the next fair be at
the Pemigwasset Trotting Park in
this village on Tuesday, Wednes>
day and Thursday, Sept. %, % and
"a. ,r -5
The Claremont people have re.
Gently been highly entertained in
the trial of All action brought by j.
G. Rowell against Mr.. Haywood, a
stable keeper, for injuries sustained
Ivy him by running away Of the de>
fendent's horse. Mr.. Rowell hired
the team to go to West Clare>
mont with his brother. The horse
is represented to have set into run
and at the Lower Bridge tipped
over the sleigh and threw out the
occupants. The plaintiff says that
his knee pan was broken, and that
he has been confined to his house.
for three months, and also that he
has entirely lost the use of his limb.
Damages were claimed on the
ground that the horse was a vicious
one, and unsafe to be in a livery
stable. After q weeks trial in the
Supreme Judicial Court, resulting
in the disagreement of the Jury, the
parties agreed to leave the case to
a referee, in the person of Chief
Justice Sargent, The trial before
the referee was long one, for / 90
witnesses were examined. Seven
prominent lawyers were engaged in
the case. A large crowded. specta.
tors attended each day. On Thurs
day last Hon. Mason w. Tappan
made the argument for tho defence,
and Hon. William p. Wheeler of
Keene for the plaintiff. Judge Sar
gent reserves his decision till the
regular term of court.
TACOMA. Jan. 3l.--David e.
Blodgett killed his wife, Almira, on
Water street, in this place, this af-
ternOOn. They had not been living
together for some time. About a
week ago he came here from Yer.