Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-07-15
Among the graduates from
Dartmouth last week was Mr.. WIN.
TwOmbly of this place.


Among the graduates from
Dartmouth last week was Mr.. WIN
Twombly of this place.
Ben. Forest, the barber, is get
ting patriotic; he now uses the flags
of all nations for chin clothes.
The attendance at the hall Fri
day evening was so small that Wong
Chin Foo, the Chinaman did not
lecture.
The Gong. Church have made
a change in their hymnbook, now
using the "Hymns and Songs for
Social and Public Worship"
j. NJ. Warden's dog "Rove.''
evidently believes in visiting a pop.
ular summer hotel during the hot
weather. Each year about the first
of July he wends his way to the de.
pot, gets Oh board the train and.
like al editor, ''cheeks" his passage
to Newbury. q" arriving there he
jumps of, and without deigning to
look upon the common ours of New
bury, goes to the Spring Hotel, and
in IL very independent manner walks
to the desk and looks up at the clerk.
and winks, as much as to say,
"Frank Meader, my name is Rover,
] am going to stop here a few days
give me good room and all that |
can eat aud drink, and charge the
same to Joe. Warden of Bradford"
Comfortably don iciled, Rover will
stay at the hotel until his owner
calls for him, pays charges and takes
him away. Gibbs thinks it rather
hard that the night clerk should
have SO many privileges and the
day clerk none.
Our, streets are being "fxed up"
in first rate shape under the judi
cious superintendence of MIR. An
drew Sargent, the Surveyor. He
believes in doing the work thorough
~ az far as he goes. The South end
of Main street has been turnpiked so
substantially that it will need little
if any repairs Orsome years. Pleas
ant street, too, has been so graded
that the water aud mud will not be
a foot or two deep in the middle of
the street in the spring and fall.
Another good move has been made
in grading down the hill on the
street leading by the old Low store
and Mr.. Browns carriage shop.
We protested in the name of the
residents on Goshen road against
disseminating that highway two
years ago. The cutting down of the
bank gave an unsightly ''played OUT
appearance to that part Of the vii
lage, while the residents in that vi
cinity off Of Main street were greatly
incommoded. We hope that the
surveyor will 90 ahead and put the ,
street in good order, and not mind
the grumbling of certain selfish
people.
Our village was visited by a |
very severe rain storm on Monday,
at noon, accompanied by vivid light
ming and loud thunder. The air
was so greatly charged with electri
city that it seriously affected sever :
al persons of nervous temperament.
Mrs. w. b. Nourse, became unccn
scious while at table and remained
SO some time. Another lady was
similarly affected. The lightning
struck a large elm tree standing
within about sixteen feet of the ,
house of j. w. Bliss, ESQ.,, splitting
tue wood ana stripping off the bark.
Tho occupants of the house were
considerably shocked but not great
~ injured. Perhaps "J0e" will be
more careful what paper he reads
during a thunder storm, as there is e
no doubt this was a dispatch from c
above TO warn him against reading i
Atkins lies and misrepresentation.
A tree was also struck near Mr.. A
p. Shaw's house at the South end .
of the village.