Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-01-15

ouNlhSs DAM was Shippct iO'
the mandatory on the Sd inst
and is now on its way here.
j. Ii. Peters has in his yard l.
handsome Morgan colts, descend
ants of his OLD Morgan, "Vermont.
The old horse is now 2G years old
and as sleek and lively as colt.
We learn that the Cong. La
dies Society have voted $500 o
their fund to finish off the vestry .
the new Cong. Church, and ,ha,
they guarantee $3.50 more in a yeal
after the completion of the work.
"A social Assembly is announced
to take place at rrotter House Hall
on Tuesday evening of next week
The music will be by the st. Johns
barry QuadriIle Band. Only persons
holding cards OF invitation will bt
admitted.
Geo. Merrill would like to have
the correspondent of the Argus fun
hish him with an "aiiidavit" that
will establish the fact as stated in
the .ArgnS, that his SOW has a Liter
of II pigs. That is bigger litter
than George is expecting!
The Assembly of the young
folks a. Shepherdson's Hall, on
Wednesday evening proved t o be "A
pleasant social time. There was a
good number present, who sc emed
to enjoy the occasion heartily, Good
music was furnished by Whitcomb'S
Quadrille Band.
j. Il. Chamberln, Esq, who
with his son-in.law, }. w. Curriel
and wife, recently left South New
bury, intending to spend the winter
in Florida, met with an accident
while in sleeping car, in the night,
near Atlanta, Ga. The cars ran of
the track. and turned a complete
somerset. Mr.. Chambprlin was
thrown from his berth upon some
hard substance, by which he was
wounded in the head and face, which
caused him to bleed profusely.
Lamps were lighted as soon as pos
sible, ard he was raised up from I'm,
der two or three mattresses; and
surgical attendance was summoned.
The Wounds were not found to b,
dangerous, and hopes were enter,
tanned that he would recover in
reasonable time. We understand
that some others we're more or less
bruised, but nothing very serious.
The editor of the argus, this week, coir,
10 the aid of his adde headed, gullsO Brad
ford correspondent, and tries to show that VT
told IL talsehood. when we charged its cores
pendent with lying. To give color to his
sertion, the editor hints about evidence which
leaves no doubt in his MUD that what the, cor.
respondent wrote was true. This evidence
consists of statement written or procured
to be written by Dursin signed by himself
and one Bellvlle who he claims was in our
Office when the conversation took place This
statement winch is sworn to, purpoIts to
give the exact conversation which took place,
This affidavit was brought into the OPINION
office Saturday evening and shown to us, with
the request that We retract what we had said
i'll the OrISioN. We offered in the hcal ~
of half n dozen persons. TO publish the aitiil-
Wit, simply reserving the right to co mnen
thereon, Mr.. Durgin declined to leave the
ntatement or allow us to copy it. The neAt
we hear OF it is the hands Mr. Atkins. ii
Durgin swore to the statement in good faith
why did he declins to have it published SIM
ply because lie knew that if the whole matter
was ventilated, unprecedented persons could
rot fail to see that Durgin, in trying to IN Ike
the readers of the I'y"s believe that it WITS
the illusions from his massive brain aud gi
gantic intellect which was mtxiug 50 great
demand for the .i,yns, had misrcpresen ted
aud perverte what was said ON the occasi
which by the way was Joar or Hce mOnits
ago-in such manner that it bore no more re .
semblance to the actual conversation than the
truth does to II lie. We still den, that the
conversation us sworn to BY Dursin ever took
place, and we think it will not be necessary
for us to go before a justice and take an oath
in order to have people believe what we say
As to the gratultous Hin. ut the OPINION ion
being dull, we have only to say that if pub
fishing items ono week and cOntradictins them
the next tsee Argus, last week and this week }
indicates lively paper we don't want the
OPINION classed among them. Neithe !,
d. we care to initiate the Argus in hav
ing our correspondents dig round in the filth
TO find chips to scrapc the scabs off the fcs
tering soIes Of private family scan dal.
We are ready for all the blows that BIO.
Hiram can give U.S. and we gness all the blows
he gives the Bradford people won't trouble
them much. They will only consider them
of Atkins tomioolcry, give Il hearty
laugh and forget thom.
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