Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-07-19


Hon. Elm B. Washburn and tamil
: of Illinois 3 stopping few weeks Q
Rev. jar Gibson johnson, d. d
, Of Rutland, Ia had call to be the al
sociate paso Of Rev. DR.. W. !. But
J dington's a rch In Brooklyn N. Y.
A. L. Ha{ "A. b., OF Maine. q gradu
ate Of ami College, has accepted th
position n lncipal Of the gr ade
schools Of \ Randolph.
Lymanb & nuvictsd Of adulter
lat thells Gale onian Count
es.'-'
One Of the eBucks turned out q yea
ago by the Rutland deer association mad
} itself such apuisance to Pittsford pee
pie that it hsF beenNkilled.
Daniel Brooks, who beat his wife 81
r numerically at Burlington some tim
ago, has been bound ever in the sum o
5000, on the charge of assault with ii
tent to kill.
The whole number Of communicate
in the Congregational churches in Yer
mont is 20,1l7, about one seventh of tn
population.
The deer put on the mountains cas-
of Rutland last year are herding in tn
vicinity of Randolph. The effort to re-
stock the Green Mountains with dee
seems probable to prove q success.
The rumor that ex-Gov. John B. Pagt
of Rutland, has filed an application ii
the Court Of Insolvency, is incorrect
Neither will it be necessary. as he ha.
already recovered from his recent tenn
porary embarrassment.
The failure OF the Denison Paper man
ufacturing Co., of Mechanic Falls,
Maine, involves Caledonia county men.
A. I. Denison is president Of the COM
pany, and A. g. Denison is treasurer.
1--WE think both these men went from
Burke. They have done a very large
business having six mills, which turn
out seven or eight tons of book and
newspaper day.
General P. P. Pitkin has been ap-
pointed chief marshal of the state
fair.
The number of convlots now in
the State Prison is only one hun
bred and fifty.
A riverman was drowned between
Barnet and McIndoes recently-the
second man drowned on the drive
this season.
Bisha oe GAnshriand laid The
cornerstone of new st. JOseph's
convent at Rutland, recently.
Frank Newton of Winhall was
thrown from his carriage the other
day aud probably fatally injured.
John G.. SAKE, the diStin guished
Vermont poet, is 63 years Of age,
having been born at Highgate,
Franklin county, June 2, 1916,
David Hunter of Windsor, had
| - extra fine sheep killed by eat
ing Paris green, which was care.
Iessly left where they could get at
lit.
Lucy J. Ryder, daughter of the
late r. D. Ryder of Weybridge, has
been electedEto the chair of natural
science in McKendree college in
Illinois.
Allen FayIof Grafton has a piece
Of land on which crop Of corn has
been raised for thirty consecutive
years.
The champion calf was exhibited
at Burlingtoh the other day. AL
though but three weeks old, it had
attained q height of eighteen inches
and a weight of thirty pounds.
An unknown man, supposed to
be a tramp, was hit by q passing
train near North Pownal, Friday
night, sustaining fatal injuries.
A lighted fire-cracker thrown in
the face Of Arthur Newcomb, IL
years old, at Waterbury, ignited a
bunch in bis hand, which exploded
and destroyed his eyesight.
At Searsburg, the other day,
some scamps drained the Messrs.
Briggs trout pond and took there.
from about 700 of the speckled
beauties.
A daughter of Nathaniel Piper of
Morgan dame near being fatally
poisoned recently by chewing some
green label papers. All green pa.
pers and glazed cards are poison
OuSs
A large bear went into the pasture
of Aaron Low of Stratton on q re-
cent morning, attacked calf and
drew it some distance into the
woods, but was frightened away
before eating it.
One Of Mark Twain's "Fergusons"
has turned up in Proctorsville, and
has issued posters for a lecture on
the Holy Land. He claims to be a
Bulgarian monk Of the Greek
church.
The gold diggers in Plymouth
are having fair luck this season.
On q recent day they got thirty
dollars. One piece was worth three
and another eight dollars.
Rumors are ahoat that four resi-
dents of Bellows Falls are implica-
ted in the Foster murder case Of
Keene, N. II.
It is said that woman in Berk-
shire has been badly poisoned by
drinking the milk of COW that had
eaten potato tops sprinkled with
Paris green. Though in a critical
condition hopes are entertained OF
her recovery.
Frank i. Harlow of Springfield
has been appointed Second Lienten'
ant in the Ninth Infantry. He has
;,st <,rod,,otod of Vast Point rank