Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-09-01
From the White Mountains.

Action and reaction being equal, there
is really great quantity of the latter
now that the least vcstage of the Presi
dental party has left the mountains
The rush of travel still continues, but
we heed it not. Important personages
come and go every day, poets, authors,
artists, renowned politicians, college
professors, ID. DIS and Ill. DIS, but
they awaken no curiosity and seem but
lesser lights, of what has been.
see in Your last issue an interesting
notice of the reception at the Fabyan
House. 1t certainly was charming with
its music, lights and flowers and happy
faces; and during their whole stay we
understand the tables were study tor
an epicure. The reception at the Craw-
ford House the next day was briefer but
very pleasant indeed. 1t was held in the
parlor after the complimentary dinner
given by the proprietors of this aristo-
cratic resort BY the kindness of Mr..
Barron we were permitted to 60 through
the dining-room, after everything was
all ready just before the party was ush-
cred in. The tables were marvels of
daintiness and elegance; even the way
the napkins We're folded and the fruit
arranged was like part of a beautiful
picture, while the bill of fare was inspir-
ina, if one may use that word in connec-
ton with eating. As decided compli-
ment to the house, the President pocket
ed his, and Mr.. Merrill, the proprietor,
could not keep it as memento as he
had intended.
And such hand-shaking, from the open
cars as they stood ut the picturesque lit
tie depot below the house. We should
think the Executives family would need
to bandaoe their wrists for month; but
the hand-grasps were cordial and hearty.
If much was "put on" it was well yell
put on. Mrs. Hayes won all hearts and
will not soon be forgotten.
Such rush Tor autographs! AT each
hotel, children, schoolgirls. gentlemen
and ladies, running hither and thither,
with elegant albums under their arms
eagerly watching their chances. Those
who unfortunately had left their books
at home, had slips of paper. fy-leaves
from novels, anything for the coveted
signatures. We understood they were
graciously granted in nearly every case,
and we should have been as glad as any
body to get them, but there were so
many besieging. that we were consider
ate, and concluded to wait until they
came again or we go to see them,
Some of our local papers are decided
1y lacking in the commonest courtesies,
speaking as they do, of 'Nlr. Hayes and
party-R. B. Hayes and family en- route
for the mountains" &c. This seems
childish, considering that men and pa
pers of their own party far above them
in position and influence, have not hest
tated to pay their highest respects to the
Chief Magistrate all through his New
England trip.
Among the people at the Crawford
House we noticed Mr.. c. II. Harding of
Bradford. We did not see p. Nj. Gener-
al Key talking with him, so we conclude
he Lad no rebuke for Bradford's Post
Office.
We have been having heavy rains
bridges, highways and railroads have
suffered and men are busy repairing
them.
One of the strangest accidents we ever |
knew of, occurred in the woods here the
other day. A man was chopping, and
fell on his axe in such away as to cut
his throat, dying in a short time. 1t
was sad and pitiful sight, indeed.
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