Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-08-28
B. G. M. r.. II.
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The patent trap ut Eaton 4
Co.'s. is Il fly catcher aud no mis-
take.
MIR. and Mrs. G.. ii. Curtis re
turned last week from their "sum
merins" at Rye Beach.
Primary School No. l, com
memceS on Monday next. The com
lnittcc are fortunate in securing til,
services of Miss Hubbard, who
Taught the school last term to the
satisfaction of pareL is and scholars
The demand was so great for the
OPINION last week containing the
premium list of the County Fair,
we could not fill it; ard by request,
Ire publish the list on the fourth
page this week.
Mr.. Charles Corliss very gen
erously offers to give clock to be
placed in the tower of the new
church, provided the committee will
prepare a suitable place for it. "A
town clock is greatly needed, and
of course his liberal offer will be
promptly accepted.
MIR. G. S. Stevens has purchased
of Mr.. Geo. II. AndrOSs his stock OF
boots, shoes and rubbers, and NOV
ed them to his store. This gives
Mr.. Stevens very large stock of
goods which he is bound to sell at
some price. Now is the time to
buy.
The two dentists in this place
not satisfied in seeing which will do
the best work aud make the best
teeth, will decide which has the
fastest horse, by a trial of speed ON
the Bradford course, on Friday
morning at 8 o'cIock-good day and
track. The race is to be best two
in three.
AS Mrs. Andross, mother Of
Col. ID. X. AndIoss, and another
lady were riding down the hill near
Sawyer's ledge, on Tuesday after
noon, the horse stepped on a stone,
stumbled and fell, throwing the la
dies froM the carriage. Mrs. An
dross' wrist was broken and she was
considerably bruised. DIR. Doty was
called and set the limb, ana she
was round the house the next day
smart and lively, although in her
eighty sixth year. The other lady
was somewhat bruised, and much
shaken, but escaped serious injury.
A passion flower in blossom of
UNUSUAL size and beauty in the gar
den of Mrs. NJ. =. NJ. Prichard has
been visited by many of our citizens
during the past week. 1t has ma
ny buds yet to blossom. Only two
or three flowers are open each day,
and then only for few hours. The
bud bursts open at about IL o'clock
in tie forenoon, and in a few min
utes beautiful flower is presented
in perfection. AT night 1t closes
and does not open again. There
are over 135 species and varieties
given by botaniSts. besides many al
lied genera. The tl0wers were sup,
posed to represent he SutleringS or
"passion" of the Redeemer, and in
them the Spanish monks supposed
they saw the figures of implements,
wounds, and crown OF thorns !; the
trivial name thus early applied by
them has been retained, affixed to a
blossom which seems rather to pre-
sent in its evaDescence and RAYS of
glory the type of human life.
The alarm of fire about half
past six Tuesday morning was oc-
casioned by the burning of few
boxes of shoes in the store of Geo.
Il. AndrOss. in the OPINION Build
ing. The proprietor was i'll the
store early in the morning, and then
went to break fast. He had been
away but few minutes when MIR.
Charles Swan, who occupies shop
III the rear of he store heard the
cracking of the burning boxes and
looking into IA side window saw the
, flames and gave the alarm. He
then forced open a back door and
threw pail of water upOn the
flames which partially quenclled
them. BY this time, other men had
arrived with water aud the fire was