Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-04-17
STATE NEVIS

rough anu tumble nook.
Hon. James NJ. Slade died at
Rutland Saturday evening. He
was Lieutenent Governor OF the
State from 1856 to 1853, and has
held many important Offices Of
trust.
The repair shops of the South.
eastern railway, at Richford, have
been closed. The superintendent
office is also removed, and several
engineers, fremen and other EN-.
plOyes, who formerly made that
place their headquarters, will do 80
no longer.
The man McGrath, or Crafts, of
Windsor, who was Ill important
witness of the State against James
B. Vim, WAS found dead in his bed
on Tuesday evening week, after
several days illness. He died at the
house of Cyrus Wheeler, where he
has lived number of years.
Miss Lucy Stanley, OF Greens
boro, a lady Of nearly eighty years,
who lives alone, one evening OF week
before last, lighted her lamp and
turned around to get the chimney,
when she was surprised by al unu-
sual light, and found her lamp ell
velOped in flames. With admirable
presence of mind she took up the
lamp by the handle, went to the
door, took down a blanket which
hung over it, unlocked it, and set
the lamp on chair outside the
door, and went for a neighbor to
help put it ont. When they return.
ed, the neighbor, not recognizing
the necessity of saving the lamp,
deluged it with snow, and soon put
an end to the fire and the lamp.
"A certain butchers man in st.
Adams got up Thursday week and
resolved he wouldn't be fooled that
day-he wouldn't. AS he was driv-
ing up Bank street with some choice
cuts for good patron, some Arabs
on the sidewalk shouted, "S,ee here,
mister, the meats splitting out o yer
wagin behind" But he wasn't go.
ing to be fooled and so he set his
face firmly to the front and drove
on. When he arrived at his destin.
alton, he had sort of queer feeling
to find his wagon empty and to look
down the street and see his meat in
the mud and himself narrowly
watched by a dozen boys who didn't
look as though they had been to a
funeral.
"A Rutland rumsellcr, having
gone out of business has explained
the means by which he was often
enabled to evade the officers of the
law, 1t consists of a tin case, hold.
ing about three quarts, about two
feet III diameter and an inch thick,
and curved to fit the body. This
was fastened by a belt around the
waist and worn beneath the clothes
in front, where it was entirely unno.
ticeable. 10 small opening at the
bottom was attached a rubber tube
coming out through II hole in tue
pocket. and the vender could, at any
time, draw glass of whiskey from
that receptacle 1t was first made
for use on the fair ground, and was
found very convenient afterward.
The owner says he has sat at his
door and sold liquor while the Off
GERS were searching his premises
within.
HANOVER. The spelling match
between Tilden Seminary ladies'
and the students, has been postpon,
ed until the roads are in better
condition. There is to be contest
this evening in the college church
between twenty Seniors and Sophie
mOres on one side; and az many
Juniors and FIRES hmen on the other.
Prof Sanborn puts out the words. |
Three prizes are offered; Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary to the best
speller, Rollins Ancient History to
the second, and a Primer to the one
who goes down first. The proceeds,
at twenty five cents admission, will
be for the benefit Of the Boat Club.
The snow has nearly disappeared.
The first game of foot bali for the
season is being played Oh the camp
ers o.day.
A recess of one week begins next
Friday morning.
WEST TOPsHAM. Wr. Editor
The following we find in the Watch
man of this week:
If the mail carriers too and from this place
to Bradford, would regard their contract for
the mail, it would save us the tr0u-
BILE Of reporting them at headquarters. and
save good deal of fauit-fnding in the mat
ter.
Now we know that the mail is de-
|ivcred to Bradford every day from
Corinth and would be to W. Tops
ham ii the roads were so that we
could get our horses over them.
Aud if the roads can be made pass.
able there will not be any need of
to headquarters, or find
ing any fault. z
Mr.. Stephen Davis while kindling
MS shop fire few weeks ago step
Ded on a small round stick, which
'oling brought his foot in such po- ;
'itiOn beneath the stove that he
'prained his leg so that he has not .
,een able to go out yet, but is re-
covering.
The snow, if not our best friend,
seems very 10th to leave us. just
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