Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-10-16
CONN. y PASS. n. Il.

-tw. l.. Il, Gaios viii troHcI
in tho Town Hall next Sabbath a
, 4 O'clock, p. NJ.
% lite u number of horses Il,
this village are suffering from thu
horse diste,nper. No fatal cases llav,
occurred 40 far as We can learn.
We emjoyed a call from MIR
Str,tt"n of the FitchdMry Sentinel
on Thursday. lie has been spend
ing few days with his brother, Mr.
John Stratto,I, in Fairlee.
Old MoOsilauk has donned its
CAP Of snow aud Looks cold aud
dreirv rs the rays of the MONDAY
sun fall upon its whitehead head.
Still further in the distance can be
seen tho white peaks of the Fran.
conia range.
DR.. j. n. Clark has returned
from his trip to Kansas, and so well
pleased is he with that section OF
the country that he may soon locate
there. lie brought with him some
of the "ttuits Of the land" in the
shape Of two monstrous ears of corn
--mOnstrOus when compared with
the corn raised in New England.
We learn that Deputy Sheriff
Bailey went through town on Sat.
,rday with two prisoners to he com.
mittrd to Chelsea Jail. We have
not learned their names, but under.
stand that they belonged to trav.
cling party, though not exactly
"tramps," and that they got into Il
fight, were arrested, fined by the
court, and on account OF some
threats which they made, the court
reversed the decision and required
them to give bonds in the sum of
two hundred dollars for their up.
pear;lnce 1T county court. For want
Of hail they were committed to Jail.
The spire of the new church is
now completed above the clock di.
ais and the staging has been remov.
cd. 1t presents a fine appearance
with its gilt vane and letters. There
are now four weather vanes in the
village, but unfortunately no two
point in the same direction. hut
"variety is the spice of life" a nd
you pays your money and takes your
ch ,ice. The front Of the church is
being sheathed and when the stag.
ing is remo"e,l, will present an APP.
pearance pleasing to the eye. Look.
ing at it in an architectural point of
view, it is the general opinion that
the white pine block house WHICH
sur,noumts the apex of the roof de.
tracts rather than adds to the fine
appearance Of the front. Ben. p.
the tinlnan hopes that the wOrkma
will not forget to make some holes
for the birds to 20 in at. in the birds
house on top Of the church.
"A very serious, and what came
rear being a fatal, accident happen
r,l to Mansfield ID. Waterman of this
town, at Plymouth, N. H., last Sat.
urlay. lie was running his first
trip as brakeman on n freight train
on the b. G. Il NJ. 4. H., and while
the train was waiting at Plymouth,
he STOOL at the end Of a freight car
standing Oh u side track, aud near
the plattnrm, talking with the con.
duct"r Of the freight train. The
train backed in on to the side track.
under considerable llea,lway and
struck the Car against which Water.
man was leaning at the time. lie
sprang to get out Of the way, but
was caught between the side of the
Gar and the platform. and was roll.
led along the edge Of the pla torn
the wholo length of the Car. The
Space WAS barely siU inches at the
most, and where the door hangin.s
hre attached to the car there was
pot more than halfth space though
the hangiugs came liz tic above tho
'lattorn. Fur tuuately the hight of
" platform was such that he was
taught just above tue hips. There
Pre Out two external bruises, but
Iae great danger is from internal {
INJURIES. An extra. train brought
nm to Bradford, Saturday after.
lOon. His symptoms are now favor.
bIe for recovery,