Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-07-17
From TIE WAise Mountains.

1t rains so easily here this season,
and without a moments notice you
find yourself drenched through and
through. All sorts of weather, %
in the shade one day and the next
morning, heavy frosts. Friends
visiting us, ask wOnderingly,
"Why don't you have vegetable
gardens and something grOwngV
but when they shiver about the
stove the next morning and slip
down on the frosty planks outside,
they cease to wonder at our lack of
home cucumbers and green peas.
The Fourth passed off here with
out any patriotic display Of fire.
works, excursions or plc.nics. Now
that the Centennial fever is some.
what abating for the present, the
city crowd will find its way hither.
In going from the tolI-gate to the
Base of the Mountain last Thurs
day, we met thirteen huge coach
loads of guests, that arrived at the
Fabyan the day before and had been
on to Mt. Washington remaining
over night, one of the most beauti.
full nights we have had this sum.
mer. The party numbering over
one hundred and fifty were in the
finest spirits, singing "Old Grimes"
and starting all the birds and rab-
bits along the turnpike.
The iron bridge across the Amo-
nQoSuc at the Fabyan, is completed.
1t was bnilt for the p. & o. II. II. by
the Buffalo Iron Bridge Company,
is one hundred and thirty-siX feet
in length, costing eightytive hun.
dred dollars. The handsome new
engine "Sebago' makes several
working trips each day betwee the
Fabyan and Crawford Houses, but
passenger trains have not been put
Oh yet, but for the enjoyment of
large parties Of eXcurSionistS, ladies
and gentlemen from Lrwrence, Port
land and other cities, seats of new
ly->awed lumber were made and
placed on platform cars, and gay
rides were enjoyed for several days
last week. 1t was novel and de.
li9htful for the fine weather.
The cottage of Hon. Sylvester
March just completed, on the knoll
in front Of the Fabyan, is charm
ing little affair, commanding Il love
ly view and admired by all.
Accidents are plenty. One young
man near us, in blasting lost one
eye, and otherwise permanently dis
figured his face and hands. AnOth-
er workman last week in jumping
from the train broke his arm, and
another on Saturday morning got
his foot badly jammed by the start
ing of the train before he was fair.
ly on board. A workman on the
iron bridge fell distance of thirty
five feet, last Monday. No bones
were broken, as he struck the sand.
five inches further it would have
been the stone butment.
The sliding down of the railroad
wall in the Notch must prove a
great hindrance to the completion
of the road that way, as it will take
time and many thousand dollars to
repair the damage.
There must be some one in this
vicinity that favors ''little pills" for
one bright morning. not long since
we saw one of Brad forl's bland
taking the cars at the
Fabyan, and doctors you know are
never supposed to leave home on
pleasure trips.
"GeniO," the pOrtly Waterman of
the Fabyan House, and, if remem-
Der rightly, one of your able cores
pOndrnts from the "OX-bOw town
will prObrhly interest your many
readers in regard to his own occu-
patton and the many spicy incidents
of mountain travel. Fortune favor
him in his work. Sometime again.
VERM ONTER.
The population of New York,