Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-02

VAus AAs vW'uOtutv uuVIuS puI'
chased the Troy ana Boston rail
road, 1t is said he is now negotia.
= ting for the Bennington and Rut.
land railroad, in which he has al.
ready largo interest, thereby
: giving the entire control of con-
tinu0us line to Rutland.
Last week Wednesday Dep. Mar.
) shall w. Il. Rand arrested Ithomer
Hadl0ck, keeper of the notorious
Line House, on indictment for vio-
lntiOn Of the excise clause, and was
taken to Burlington for trial in the
, District Court. This is the second
time he has been arrested for like
offence. He is notorious charac-
ter. a.n. ,,g t4st
The Board of Directors of the
House of Correction at Rutland
have advertised for the third time
for bids for the labor OF the prison.
ers, but as yet arc unable to get
anybody to make q contract. This
seems to be in some respects an un.
fortunate institution for the State.
Nearly every week an escape Of a
! prisoner is noted.
The horse of A. 8. Moore took
fright at the up express at McInd0es
Falls last Wednesday and ran,
throwing Mr.. Moore from the car
riage and seriously injuring him
about the head, and wrecking the
carriage. Mr.. Moore was moved
home that evening in carriage in o
critical condition.
| Tbs Burlington Free Press says
that business in the shops and fac
tories and lumber yards there is
better than for four years past.
The mills are running on full time
and with a full complement of em.
ployes; the machine shop has Or
ders for two or three months ahead ;
the foundry is crowded with bust
ness, and in all the pioneer shops
things are going on briskly.
Brattleboro people are laughing
at a good joke on one Of the wealth.
lest men of the town, who, to save
five cents, bought an excursion
ticket on the New London North
ern road and crowded himself into
a picnic train chartered by a church
with which he never worships, aud
OF which he was not an invited
guest. But the train would not
stop until reaching the next sta
ton beyond where he wished to get
off, and he had to walk back two
miles-for the five cents. u.,
A car loaded with sheep belong.
ing to a Mr.. Martin of Richford
took fire ON the VT. Valley railroad
and the sheep were so badly burned
that after being loaded upon anoth-
er car many of them died and whe n
they arrived in market the con-
signee refused to take them and the
railroad company had to hire them
killed and buried. The Boston
Journal says this was a case of
cruelty to animals for which some
one ought to suffer.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Vermont and Boston
Telegraph Company was held at
White River junction last week
Wednesday. Most Of the stock
holders were represented by proxy.
The following directors were elect
ed: Norvin Green, Wilson Hunt,
Oliver FL. Palmer, John 9. Ainch.
man, Roswell Fl. Rochester, Nor.
man Williams, George w. Gates,
Henry q. Sherman, George w.
Smith. The officers elect are Nor
win Green, President I; Roswell 81.
Rochester, Secretary and Treasurer
Wilson Hunt aud Oliver 81. Pal
mer, Executive Committee.
Competition in railroad fares be-
tween st. Johnsbury and Burling-
ton begins to warm. The p. & O.,
having the shortest and most direct
route have, in connection with the
Burlington and Lamoille road,
greatly reduced the price of tickets
between these places. The Central
Vermont, Passumpsic and South
Eastern Railroad, not to be out
done in this direction, are issuing
tickets from st. Johnsbury via
White River junction to Burling-
ton, and via Newport and st. Al.
bans to Burlington for the remarka.
BILE low sum of $3,4O.
They are having q lively fight
over in Bennington over the elec-
ton troubles. The latest sensation
was the testimony of M. B. Morgan,
de Jacto clerk and trustee, in behalf
of his brother-in-law, s. F. Harris,
that the defendants were pay
ing their expenses in these suits
in village orders, and that they
have been signed by DR.. Bennett,
Charles Hawks, Frank Cromack
and himself. Six orders signed by
four of the trustees above named
were signed on Tuesday. Morgan
refused to answer any further CUES.
ti0ns as to the amount of orders is
sued and to whom payable. This
causes profound establishment in
the community and raises grave
fears as to the future liabilities of
Bennington village. ..l
The store of J. A. Burleigh & Son
Waterbury, was burned Monday
morning, and nothing was saved.
The loss on the building is $4,000,
on goods $4,000; insured in several
stock companies for $4,000. The
fire spread, and had it not been that
there was no wind, and the build
ings were wet with recent rains,
more than one half the village would
have been consumed. Other losses
are: M. NJ. Bright's dry goods store,
dwelling and barns, worth $1,000
insured for $500; his stock of
goods, worth $4,000, and house,
hold furniture was nearly all saved.
Frank b. Taylor, groceries; build
ing worth $1,000 and goods worth
$1,000, insured in the Vermont Mu.
tual for $4,000: some of the goods 1