Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-06-23

full leadership of yOunglTyng, and
others equally jealous, have perfect.
ell q consolidation, aud will make u
movement along the whole line. Lii.
censes have been granted as freely
as ever, for the provision In the OK.
else law which prohibited licenses
to all except InGkeepers, who kept
three beds for the accommodation OF
tho public. was very easily evaded :
tho rum mills each put up three
hunks in their rear rooms, and un-
blushingly swOre that they were
Innkeepers, and got their licenses.
The banks were found convenient
rs they could DO used to lay out the
more respectable of their customers
when they got too heavy q cargo
on. Practically there is no regula-
ton or check upon rum.selling in
this city-it is all free as air. Every
body sells who chooses, and sells
whenever he chooses, Sundays and
week days, it is all one. The TEN,
perance bodies are determined to
put some impeachment in their way
and to do it now. They intend to
hold u series of monster meetings.
to awaken the public concience, and
then to commence legal proceedings
vigorously. They will organize in
every ward, have vigilance commit
tees, the best counsel TO take the
cases through the courts, and at the
meetings they expect to make it
warm for public men who stand in
the way of the reform. They in.
tend to shut up a great many who
cannot stand the expense of repeat
ed Notwithstanding a
great deal of good thereby, as these
are the small bucket shops that fur.
nish the very poor, with the vilest
rum,-and they intend as we'll to
regulate the traffic among those who
are too strong to be squelched, com.
polling them to at least keep it
within the bounds of decency. All
good citizens are expected to join
in the movement, and by sheer force
Of public opinion makk it u success.
1t will amount to something this
time, for it is being gone about in
the proper way.
FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
Another banker, this time Ger.
man named Gerndt, has abscOnded,
leaving his depositOrs with moth.
ing. He wasn't great thief, only
$4,000 was taken by him, but when
it is considered that this money was
the all of a thousand poor laborers,
widows and girls, who had put each
their little pittance where it was
supposed to be safe, that they might
have it to pay rent and for food
against the day when there could
be no work procured, the extent OF
the disaster may be comprehcnded.
When it became known TINT he had
abscOIded, about a thousand peo.
pie whose deposits ran from 81 to
S25 were at the bank, the men ours.
ing, and the women weeping. The
Treasurer of the French BenevO
lent Society ran away with all their
funds, $4,000, and one or two life
insurance companies are in the
thrOcs of dissolution. Take it all in
all it is as unhealthy financially as
it is in other respects.
BUSINESS
Is dead, and the weather is terribly
hot. The days bake and the nights
parboil. 1t is muggy, sultry, sticky
and nasty. OF course there can be
no buying or selling in such wea.
Their, for the seller hasn't energy
enough to name price for any
thing, and the buyer hasn't strength
to accept or decline. Everybody is
getting out of town who can get out,
and the rest spend their time wish
ing they could go, Thank heaven,
the authorities have opened the free
baths, so the poor can keep cool.
President Hayes is shrewd,
lard no mistake" Mr.. Geo. Jones,
he proprietor of the N. Y. Times,
which has been little of1ish on the
Administration, is in Washington.
And Washington dispatches relate
hat "Mr. Hayes took Mr.. Jones out
or II long drive this afternoon. The
President put his arm affectionate.
y around the publishers neck and
alked to him for hours" The Pres.
dent is determined to win to his
support, and by good-nature and
earnest argument, all critics.
FROM all parts Of the country
here are cheering prospects of
abundant harvests. Timely and co.
,iOus rains have refreshed nearly
very section which had been threat.
ned with drought. The crops of
ereals, of fruit, hay and vegeta.
lies promise to be the best. The
Eastern and Middle States will
,ather in rich yield from nearly
very branch of agriculture. The
in the South are excel
emit; the great Central West ex.
ects even to surpas former years
UGH crops were never before seen
in Oregon, while Califor-
la, where the outlook was forbid.
ing enough a few weeks ago, esti.
rates the value of her surplus
yheat from this years yield at fully
en- million dollars. Our basis of
and increasing prospect.
Y is, therefore. of the most sub
tantial character /,
WELLS RIVER.
The boys of this village believing
l the old prOverb Omitted we stand,
ut divided we fall" have united
18th the Woodsville boys in the
,rmation Of u Base Ball Club, and
re- now ready to receive challenges
ON any source whatever. All
hallenges should be addresse | to
Will Durant, Wells River. vt.