National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1874-02-20
State News.
0R1NGE COUNTY.

ORANGE COUNTY,
BnADPoRD.-The meeting of the
State Board of Agriculture, Mans
ufacturcs aud Mining hold at the
Town Hall last week was very fully
attended, and, as Prof. Collier said,
one of the most enthusias tic ever
held by the Board. :. ,.4
We hope to give our readers some
Of the essays upon the most impor'
to subjects, s0on.
A communication from Fairlee
has to lie over to next week.
The Winter term of the Union
District school, on the Lower Plain,
closed with an exhibition OH Wed>
nesday eve. the ID inst, consisting
of charades, tableaux, songs, recita
tions, declarations, &C., and cOnclu'
ded by the scholars presenting their
teacher, Mrs. +. II. Jenkins, with a
very neatly bound, and useful book,
which was OH entire surprise. The
exhibition was highly entertaining
and reflects great credit on both
teacher aud scholars.
There have been 80 births in
town during the year 1873, and %
deaths. Ten of those who died
were over 70 yrs. old; the Oldest
was 81 yrs.
Many towns In the State have
adopted the plan Of printing the re
port OF all Of the Town Officers, a
few days previous to the annual
meeting. The accounts are settled,
40 far as possible, and audited on
the 18th day of Feb, and the &C.
counts for the remainder Of the year
90 into the next report.
The reports are put into the hands
of the voters four or five days pres
viOus to the annual meeting and
then each ono is prepared to vote
intelligently, much grumbling is
prevented. Far more than enough
is saved by judicious action to pay
the cost OF printing. Why can not
Bradford do thisf fftoo late to do
it this year, why not make arrange
ments at our coming meeting to
have it done next year :
INQUIRER.
Tho next meeting of the Bradford
Scientific Association will be held
on Monday evening, Feb. 23d, at
six.and a half o'clock, at the Acad.
envy. DR.. M'Kcen will read selec.
tons from the History of Bradford,
which lie is writing, and DIR. Carter
will also read an article, the subject
of which we cannot now announce.
The public are respectfully invited
to attend.
G. B. DURGIN, Sec'y.
Bradford Brass Band will give
Promenade Concert at Town Hall,
Bradford, OH Tuesday evening,
Feb. 9th.
Observation-Disclosures was
washout just above the ledge at
Durant's paper mill, and the mail
train was delayed "a hours. The
freight Saturday afternoon run into
it but did no damage.
NEwBURY.-The Methodist Fes-
tlval at Summary Hall on Tuesday,
tho 10th inst, WAS II very pleasant
and successful affair. Over two
hundred were present. The Hall
was tastcfully trimmed; the Post
Office and side tables were well
patrcnized, the aprons and neck
ties sold lively. Supper was served
In school room No. !, in No. l shape
too. Net proceeds $78.OO-Ohject,
new organ for the NJ. +. Church
since the Festival about SlG0 have
been subscribed and collected, show,
ing the energy and generosity of
the good people of Newbury, 20
the new organ will soon be forth
coming, to the delight of all.
Mr.. Perley Darling recently broke
through the ice on Fairlee Lake,
with u span of horses. They got
out in safety, aftera sharp struggle.
Tho lake-is said to be particularly
unsafe this Wiutcr, from the poor
and uneven quality Of the ice.
UNION VILLAGE.-As Bargclia
Pcnnock of this place was drawing
logs one day last week, the chain
slipped from the log and hooked
around one OF his ankles and in
this condition his oxen dragged him
home, a distance Of nearly half
mile. A he escaped without injury,
tho old gentleman, ;who is 7G years
old thinks it a remarkable slip.
j. Cloud has a pair of two years
old steers which have done the work
on two farms the past season and
done nearly $50 worth OF job work,
besides, and vet are able to tip the
scales a little over $500 lbs. They
are growing but are not fat.
John Wiley, of West Topshsm,
last Sunday morning on going to
his barn, found a valuable yearling
colt with his leg broken, which he.
cessitated his killing the animal.
kast Randolph has been greatly
excited over the failure of A. B.
Grape, who left there a year or two
ago and bought the South Royalton
Hotel. Mr.. Osman Town and Mr..
Wells of East Randolph signed
notes with him and their whole
property is swept away. Mr.. Gil.
lett also loses S250O by signing. |
The whole sum taken from Mr.. Ora
pos old neighbors is about $1,000.