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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08
Death of BRIGHAM Young.

Brigham Young, the Presiden o
the MOrmans in Utah, died at Sal
Lake City Wednesday afternoon a
4 o'clock. He was born in Whit
ineham, in this State, June l, 1901
His father was farmer, and receiv
ing but meagle education, he
learned the trade of a painter and
glazier. AT first a Baptist, he is
said to have preached occasionally
but in 1882 he joined the Mormans
at Kirkland, Ohio, and being or.
dained elder he became one of the
twelve deciples. AT the death OF
Joe Smith, in June, 1914, he was
one Of the four aspirants to the
presidency and was unanimously
chosen to that Office by the apostles.
After the charter of NauvOo had
been revoked and the city lombard
ed, in 1S46, Brigham led his follow
ers to the Great Salt Lake valley
and founded Salt Lake City in 1S47,
where he remained till the time of
bis death, defying the laws of the
country and those of common de.
cency. He leaves a dozen or more
widows and orphans innumerable,
but the last census of his family
not being before us, we are unable
TO give the exact figures.
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uANONEN.
l, The college year Mt Dartmouth
opened Thursday morning July 80
with the usual exercises in the chan.
81, which was very appropriately
draped in black and white in mem
DRY OF the late OK President Smith
and DIR. Ben Crosby of the NJ 'dical
Faculty. There was " full attend.
ance on the part Of the Faculty.
and the classes were very well fll
ed, but all seemed to feel the solem,
nifty of the occasion. and the accus,
toned jest and merrimcnt which Is
always somewhat prevalent upon
the first morning of the term. was
not discOverable. After reading a
portion Of chapter from the Bible,
President Bartlett made u few re-
marks in regard to the great loss
which the college had met with, in
the death Of persons formerly con.
nected with the institution after
which, he assigned lessons to the
several classes, and closed the ex
ercises by giving the new corners.
as well as the old students q hearty
welcome.
The class in the Medical Sch DOL
is uncommonly large, there being
eighty-nine members, which is great.
er than any class for many years.
The vacancy, caused by the death
Of DIR. Ben Crosby, has been filed
by DR.. Pooley of Columbus, Ohio,
who is physician of many years
experience and thoroughly unde r.
stands his profession. The schoo!
is very fortunate in being able to
secure the services of so able a
man.
A practice game of Foot Ball
was played last Saturday afternoon
on the Campus. between the Jun.
iors and Freshmen. The Freshmen
will play match game Wednesday
with the Sophomores.
Another loss to Dartmouth, is
found iu the departure Of Professor
Young and family for Princeton
College, they having left Hanover a
few days ago for their new home.
Prof. Young is II man of uncom-
monty fine ability. a thorough stu.
dent in every respect, and especial
y in those branches of which he is
professor. The great discoveries
in Spectrum Analysis, which had
so long bothered the scientific men
of America, as well as Europe, and
which was 1T last, after a great deal
of disputing aud arguing acknowl-
edged to he correct by Prof. Proc.
tor Ingland, will long be remember
ed and form an important page in
scientific history. Perhaps no in
structor in the institution was more
loved by the students than he, and
his loss will be deeply felt by all.
We can only wish him the great
success which his ability demands. !
Prof. Phallieus formerly of tue
Vermont University has entered
upon his duties us instructor in
French in the college.
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THERE still remain $1,000, 900,

-
600 OF bonds bearing six per cent
interest ; and, il the American peo'
pie have the good sense, as we be-
lieve they will have, to do moth
ing to impair the credit of the Gov
crnmcnt in the estimate Of capital.
lists, the whole amount may and
will be funded into four per cent
bonds. thus eitecting an immense
interest saving and proportionately
tightening the burden of taxation.
Continued faith in the integrity OF
the Government is the only thing
necessary to secure the result. This
however, is sine qaa aon condition.
Let the grecnbackers or the silver
fanatics acquire the ascendency
and sh ape the future policy of the
Government, and we may bid fare
well to the refunding process. Capi.
talists will not and should not trust
dishonest government and such
certainly would be the Government
of the United States if it were to
pay it's debt in greenbacks or sub
sti,ute u ninety cent silver dollar
for hundred.cent gold dollar.
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WE LIS RIVER.

WE LIS RIVER.
Only nineteen tickets were sole
at this station for the excursion tt
Memphremagog last Saturday even
ing.
A very interesting Sabbath school
concert was given at the clurcl
last Sunday. About 200 people
were present. and the church was
proflsely decorated with flowers.
John Bailey. Jr. has been ailing
for a week and on Tuesday last the
DR.. decided it was a settled case of
typhoid fever.
Jones & Brock are bnilling an
addition of 20x22 on their furniture
factory and are shingling the old ell
and adding a projecting gable for
hanging Il pulley elevator.
A very heavy rain visited this
place last Saturday. The Connec-
ticut was very high the next morn j..
ing and the roads were washed Sc
riously in many places.
On Saturday evening last, John
Bailey, Jr. was thrown out of hi s
buggy and injured, by reason of
some sneak yilldin removing the nuts
from the wheels. The wrench was
thrown away and afterwards found
in pile of manure.
The Wells River boys and other
members of the B. B. g., are going
to Newport week after ne xt, to par
t:cipate in a series of games.
Last Saturday evening two m en-,
one of them Mr.. White of Newbury
attempted to cross near the depot
in front of an approaching engine,
the horse received a fright and ran
throwing both out and smashing
things generally. Mr.. Smith was
injured seriously on the hip.
Water from the new spring was
to the school house last
week. The spring is abundant.
The price of -four has declined.
the best quality selling for eight
fifty and eight dollars.
Geo. B. Fesselton is trying tOl
work up a case of Inflammation of
he bowels.
On Tuesday last James Leonrad
md Austin HadlOck fell into a dis
,ussiOn in Miller's barber saloon as
o each others character. Neither
seemed to be satisfied with the 9TH
RS opinion and after roaming |
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fire. The managers arc anxious Il
have q strike, but the operatives
. are waiting. Those who have worl
are averse to letting go there hold
and those who have not, have II,
money to put up to put the thinl
through. And Swinton, Schwal
and Thompso !, the orators of thu
Communists. nave nothing to con
tribute but talk, and that won't buy
bread aud butter for hungry mel
and womer. The probility now is
that there will be no general strike
here, this fall. The season is toe
far advanced, and the would ,bt
strikers l,avn't the money to do il
with.
THE TELEGRAPH.
Did | urge last week that the
Government should take hold OF
the telegraph? If did not, want
to do it now. While the Atlantic
and Pacific and the Western Uu,
ion were competing, we had decent
rates, and a man could afford to
use the telegraph. You could send
ten words from New York to Chi.
cago, or any intermediate points,
for twenty-five cents, and everybody
used the telegraph instead of the
mails. But now that Jay Gould.
the worst man in America, has con
solidated the two companies, and
they have zone under one manage
ment, the rates will go back to the
old figure, one dollar, and the peo,
pie will be- swindled just that
amount. 1t is II shame that 50 great
an interest as the telegraph has got
to he. should be placed solely in
the hands OF one man, and that for
ty millions of people should be turn
ed over to him to be taxed as he
sees fit. 1t is an outrage that Il
communication just as important
as the mail should be made the
property of one man, who can raise
or lower the tariff to suit his con
venience. There is no reason under
heaven why the Government should
not control the telegraph the same
as it does the mails, and fix the
rates on dispatches as it does on
letters. There oIsAt to be, this
fall, petitions go to Congress sign.
ed 10y every man and woman IN the
country, demanding that Govern
ment take the telegraph, which it
has a perfect right to do. There is
no reason why dispatch of ten
words should not be sent for ten
cents, instead 0! u dollar or two
dollars, which Mr.. Jay Gould will
charoe. And then, dear people,
take a shy at the express business.
Is there any earthly reason why
goods fit to be sent through the
mails should not go through them,
mt rate of postage that will pay
the Government for doing it? As
there any reason why two express
should monopolize the
trade of the country, and
compel the people to pay whatever
they choose to exact ? The Post
Office is the remedy for this extor.
ton. The law of three years ago
should be re-enacted, and all mat
ter that can be safely carried thro'
The mails should be so carried. 1t
was repealed by the efforts Of the
express companies, who had alto I
,ether too much influence in Con
,ress. See to it that Congress this
winter allows you to use the mails
or everything that is legitimately s
AS this is the time for {
eforms see that you have all that
'ou are entitled to. Flood Con
;ress with petitions for cheap tele
and express business, and
hus get yourself in shape for a
Movement on the railroads and the
ther swindles that burden you.
PIETRO. |
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BUSINESS PROSPECTS. A very
different tone is observable in tn,
papers of all the business centres
of the West, For long time there
has been a hopeful expression, but
the failure of changing seasons to
bring relief has made them most
guarded of late in their business
predictions. But now many speak
not so much of "prospects" as real.
tiles. st. Louis papers, for instance,
are not satisfied to speak of the
prospects for fall trade being good
but make themselves emphatic by
declaring that prospects are "aston-
ishingly good"
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throughout Webster's unabridged
and WorcestePs quart0 without
finding anything in the books to
suit them, finally decided to slls.
pended operations and commence
business. They then Ommenced
TO compress one an0ther's windpipe,
when Miller entered his protest In
the shape of a bunch of dves. AZ,
ter adjOurning to the retired shade
of the horse shed, LIE Onard lost his
interest in the game and went for %
polis,man, bat it being evident that
HadlOck was not to blame, proceed
ings were not commenced against
him.
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An eminent Scottish divine hap

An eminent Scottish divine hap
pened to meet two of his parishOn
ers at the house of a lawyer whom
he considered too sharp a pract j.
toner. The lawyer jocular'y and I'M.
graciously put the question, ''Doc.
tor, these are members of your
flock: may l ask, do you look upon
them as white or black sheep?" 81
don't know" answered the divine,
dryly, "whether they are white or
black sheep; but l know if they
are here long they are pretty sure
to be tleeCcd."
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Lady speaking with difficulty

Lady (speaking with difficulty
"WhaU have you made it round the
waist, Mrs. Price p Dressmaker
''Twenty-one inches madam. You
couldn't breathe with less" Lady
"Whats Lady Jemima Jones's
waist ?" Dressmaker "Nineteen
and half just now, ma'am. But
her ladyship's head shorter than
you are, and she's got ever so much
thinner since her illness last autumnv'
Lady: "Then make it nineteen.
Mrs. Price, and III engage to get
into it !''-L0ndOn Punch.
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NORTH THETFORD.
Stockholders W ere happy Wed,
nesday.
A private school in the school
house commenced last Tues day.
Our reporter is indebted to Mas
ter Charley A. Jaquith for some
luscious peaches.
The Sunday School books, 2O6 in
number, are to he exchanged for
tho books of some other library.
Supts. with a view of exchanging
are invited to address Mr.. L. W.
MOrey.
Last Sunday, Rev. Isaac Il. Hos
ford conducted the opening service
in the church, and l.. W. Morey
read, in his usually excellent man
ner, discourse, which was general.
ly acceptable, although not so much
so, perhaps, as that of MoOdy's read
on former Sunday. Mr.. Moody's
sermons seem very appropriate for
such occasions. A week from next
Sunday, Prof. Knox of Kansas
p reaches.
AN amusing incident of the re.
ception of the Presidential party
by the young ladies of Rutland, is
related. AS the story goes, they
arranged themselves in line with
bouquets in their hands ready to
throw them upon the President. Be
ing in some doubt when the great
men moved along as to the proper
person on whom to bestOw their hon.
ors, they naturally took tue best
looking man in the party for the
President and bestowed their favOrs
accordingly. In consequence Gov.
ernOr Van Zandt was almost smOth.
cred with roses, and had to beg
Mrs. Hayes to set the matter
Alright. She did not care however,
to interfere, and the fun went on.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

Godey's Lady's Book comes as it al
ways does like a pleasant ray of sun.
shine into every household, and it is one
OF its distinctive traits that where it once
visits it is always retained as table
companion. The fashions are exquisite,
its stories and poetry bright and spark
ing, and the household finds in its pages
a thrifty amount of useful and ;ndispen-
sible suggestions.
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The Bridgeport Standard says
the United States Army is being
rapidly put upon a war footing
Two more soldiers have reported
for duty at st. Louis. and a man in
the hospital with a sore leg will he
ready Tor business in less than a
fortnight,
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

THE dedication of the old John
Brown monument at Ossawattomie.
Kansas, was attended by az least
10000 people. Resolutions were
passed requesting the Kansas Leg
lsla'ure to make an appropriation
10 procure a statue of John Brown
in bronze or marble, to be placed in
the National Hall of Statuary in
the Capital at Washington.
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WOODSVILLE.

| W ooDSt
A diabolical attempt was made {
week ago last Saturday night t,
burn the village of Woodsvillc. Be
tween one and two o'clock fire was
discovered by one of the passing
trains coming out of window in
the side of 9. NJ. Weeks old store
in the second story. The train was
stopped and the boys went over
and put it out. 1t seems that bark
was crowded down the inside par.
titiOn and set on fire at time OF
night when it was supposed no train
would lie passing, but the train was
late, hence the discovery. Had the
tire got well started. half DOZEN
buildings west of the store must
have been burned. Evidently the
incendiary was one who knew his
biz, and well acquainted with the
locality.
George Ramsey has been put
back on to the road again.
The store of George & Ram sey
is now nearly finished, the mas ons
have the brick walls and chimneys
all completed and it only remains
for the carpenters to do the inside
woodwork. When completed it will
be the finest store Northern New
Hampshire.
A referee case was tried at the
office of Hon. s. B. Page last week,
John &. & Harry Chamberin VS..
y. b. Smith. Bingham, Mitchell &
Rogers for deft.; Page, Chamberlin
q Farm ham for plff.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

All but two of a large party OF
gold seek ers from Franklin to the
Black Hills have returned, fully
with their adventure, be
lieving New Hampshire a much bet
ter country than they were won't to
believe before.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

WHILE we deplorc the nation a
misfortune of foreign countries, We
cannot forget tina. our own harvcsts
this year are bountiful. 1t seems
as ii the order of nature had been
arranged in such way at the pres
ent time as to facilitate our attempt
to perform that great act of nation
al honesty which goes by the com,
mon name of resuming specie pay.
mcnt.-N. Y Erenipg Post.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

AS the Brandon people have
failed to raise money to purchase
the stock of the Brandon Manulac.
turing Company, held by Rutland
parties, the shops for the manufac-
ture of the Howe scales will be re-
moved to Rutland, and the compa-
ny is now ready to receive propos-
ais for the erectiOns of the build.
inpS.
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While growing at her husband
the other day, New York woman
was struck by lightning and instant
ly killed. If you wish your wife
to see this paragraph, cut it out
and paste it on the looking glass.
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WAITS RIVER.

WAITS RIVER.
All who attended our church last
Sabbath had an opportunity Of list
ening to two good sermOns,-the
pastor, Elder Dickey, officiating
The discourse in the afternoon was,
we thought. especially instructive
and impressive, it being ono OF
those practical and applicable SER
mons which We seldom hear, but
often need. The singing was in
harmony with the preaching good
Why can't we have such singing
'every time 7" and make that part
of church service, which, next to
the sermon, is the most interesting,
acceptable and beneficial. In con,
sequence of the yearly meeting,
there will not be services for three
weeks. The church needs u coat
of paint, and the steps need repair
ing.
Some of the sick in the neigllbOr-
hood are convalescent.
NIs MuISiIbiI cCkIuS vi ulu'
field, paid his brother and father a
visit this week.
ed" and "Lorenze" went to
Bradford last week to "see the
place."
Miss Minnie WOrthen made her
mother q brief visit last Friday.
We frequently hear sweet organ
tones issuing from the parlor of the
Hotel nowadays; aud we also
heard some good singing from the
same quarter one day last week,
though we did not ascertain who
the artists were.
The weather, Monday and Tues.
day, put fire into stoves, mittens on
hands, and, we think, a little snow
on the hills.
The boys don't talk much abont
organizing a base ball club, but they
hare commenced to pitch quoits a
little.
There was one business man in
our village last week in the person
of Concord newspaper agent; but
he couldn't quite fetch "Ben" for
''six mouths" Dixie.
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"A Philalnlnhian. who for SON

"A PhlIaUolphlan, WHO LOT some
months had been the dupe of Bliss,
the pretended medium, says that
for months he thought that he had
been holding conversation with the
spirit of his sister, but he had since
met and talked with the young wo-
man who played the part of spirit.
She had exhibited to him presents
that he gave his spirit sister, and
test.words and sentences
that proved to him beyond all doubt
that she was indeed the girl who
his beloved sister.
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The New York Tribune thinks
that the ''fraud' platform is shiver-
ed and should be sold at auction
for kinding-wood. We're afraid it
wouldn't kindle worth a cent.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-08

TO prevent removal except for
cause, and to prevent illicit political
activity, and to put the public ser
vice upon business basis. there
must be some system, some princi,
plc.something more permanent than
well-mcaning diScletioE. The lin
itations Of commissions must be re-
pealed; there must be appointment
to the lowest grade upon proved fit
ness among all applicants, and a
sound system of probation and pro.
motion. In such measures the in
terest of men of all parties would
be engaged, and there would be the
beginning of system that would
survive an Administration. The
existing abuses are the inevitable
result of regarding the Offices as po-
litical prizes, and those abuses will
continue SO long as that is the con
trolling theory Harper's Weekly.