Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-09
State News Items,


junction is about completed.
}, Mrs. Fletcher, aged 80, has been
Morgan's postmistress for 30 years
Vermont annually raises $685.
1872 bushels of corn.
st. Johnsbury young ladies have
formed an archery club.
| More coal laden boats are pass;
ing through Lake Ohamplain this
year than ever before.
| A mortgage of $4,000 on the NJ.
| e. Church at West oncord, has
just been foreclosed.
A lodge of the Knights Of Honor
has been established at White Riv-
er Village, in Hartford. This
makes nine lodges ia Vermont.
Emma Sands continues about the
same as regards her mental condi-
ton as when she returned. Her
mother is still quite ill and also her
younger sister.
The Portland and Ogdensburg
Railroad are building large steam
boat to run between the terminus
Of their road at Maquam bay and
Plattsburg.
The Brigham Academy at Bakers.
field, established BY gift of the
late Peter b. Brigham, of Boston,
will de dedicated Aug. Is.
George Fenniok, living at the
cline Kilns" near Burlington, at
tempted suicide by taking Paris
green while a constable was wait
ing to take him to Jail. ne will re-
cover.
A ia tai epidemic has broken out
among the cattle near Lincoln, Neb.,
and they are dying at the rate of
SO per day. The mortality is prin.
cipally among mich cows
1t is reported that the contractor
for filling the big trestle on the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad
is to receive $15O, 1000 in receivers
certiticates-just about cord for
cord.
The Sherman Bank of Winooski
is in great request. Its services
have just been secured for the Cal
edOnian county fair at st. Johns.
bury, Sept. 18th and 18th.
Petition has been presented to
Gov. Proctor, for the pardon of
Henry Babcock, of Pomfret, who
was in December last sentenced by |
the Windsor County Court to a
term of 6 years in the Vermont
State prison for the alleged crime
OF setting fire to his mill buildings
for the purpose of obtaining the in
surance thereon amounting to
$1,000.
The Passumpsic railroad COM
pany are laying steel rails on their
road as fast as new iron is wanted,
and in the course of a few years
will have an all steel rail track.
Bristol has the largest 'scoffin"
mandatory in Vermont. They
shipped one hundred collins to Bos.
ton one day last week.
The town of Bridgewater, in
Windsor county, is appropriately
named, for it has 70 bridges within
its borders.
The number of scholars enrolled
in the Sunday schools connected
with the Congregational churches
in Vermont Is 22,6S0.
The annual convention of the
Vermont Teachers Association
was opened at Woodstock Tues
day.
Maggie johnson, the remaining
victim of the burning by the kero.
sene stove at Newport, died Tuesday
afternoon, closely following Miss
Barnes. She was about Is wears
old. The accident which termina.
ted so fatally occurred three weeks
ago and both girls have suffered
all this time severely.
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian
says that three young ladies' from
Caledonia county have been accent.
ed as missionaries under the Amer.
lean Board, and are going to their
fields of labor soon, namely. Miss
Laura Chamberlain of Peacham, to
Sivas, Turkey, and Misses Mary L
and Martha Fitch of Ryepate. tn
Ceylon.