Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1879-08-02
New Hampshire.
Charles a. Kimball has been ap-
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Charles q. Kimball has been ap-
POINTED postmaster at Groton.
The recent session of the Legis.
lature cost about 5000, against
$4,000 for that of last year.
John j. Marsh of Haverhill has
presented the Union Chapel at Lit
Il e Bears Head with a fine bell.
A seven.years-old daughter Of
Mr.. John Cryan was drowned be-
low Leavitt mill, near Fabyan's, on
the evening of the 10Th.
The female strikers in Wallace's
e.fact0ry at Rochester went in
to the shop the other night, when
some of the male operatives refused
to stop work, and led them out by
the ear.
A barn and shed near saltwater,
in Bath, belonging to Charles Per
kins, we're burned last week. Five
tons Of hay, wagon, harnesses and
a few farming tools we're also burn
ed. Loss $400 dollars; partially
in sured.
The Landau Gold Mining Com
pany at Bath, are running oil a
ton, which leaves q clear profit of
$6 ton, the working costing IS.
There is greater activity in mining
in that section than ever before. A
new mill is now working in Lyman,
and machinery for a second mill
will soon be put in.
Quite an excitement was created
at the Isles of Shoals Thursday eve-
ming by the arrival of the United
States frigate Constellation with
the school of naval students from
Annapolis on board. In dropping
the anchors opposite the Appledore
House the chains were broken on
two of them, and the anchors were
lost In about thirteen tathoms of
water.
During terrific shower at Con.o.
cook lightning struck the house of
Gilman J. Straw and smashed the
bedstead on which Mr.. and Mrs.
Straw were sleeping, and paralzyed
Mrs. Straw. The house was con.
siderably damaged. Mrs. Straw,
who is under medical care is likely
to recover.
The officers of New Hampshire
agricultural society in session at
Manchester Tuesday made full ar.
rangements for holding the state
fair on Granite.State riding park
at Dover September 1919. The
citizens Of Dover and Great Falls
have contributed $500 to put the
grounds in order.
A terrific thunder storm D assed
over Campton last Thursday. The
buildings of E. Elliott were struck
by lightning and badly damaged,
and the family severely shocked.
A steer was killed in the barnyard.
At q meeting of the Governor
and Council held at Concord, Will
liam Griffin, who is serving sem
tence of seven years in the State
Prison for highway robbery, was
pardoned. A hearing was held on
application for the pardon of Jesse
Diehl, sentenced to thirty years in
State Prison for murder in the sec.
ond degree. The prisoner has been
confined in the hospital, with con-
sumption, for two years. Assis-
tant Attorney General Smith of
Washington appeared in behalf Of
Diehl, and he was pardoned.
A party of tourists left New York
Saturday, July 10, at sos A. NJ,
arriving at Wing station at 1856,
when, through the courtesy of the
Messrs. Brown and j. A, Dodge,
they were :net by a special train,
which conveyed them to Jefferson.
Then they were carried by Mr..
Crawford of the Ethan Allen Craw-
ford House to his house in Jeffer-
son, the entire trip having been
made in IL hours and fifteen min
utes, the quickest time on record.
One of q party Of ~, esh;nr in
tho river az .oyS nsnihg III
sue "' 1Amoskeag last week.
Low his hook over an embank-
ment, and, before it struck the
water he had bite. he pulled in
his line as fast as possible, but the
fish came hard, and he was just
about thinking of asking for help.
when he heard a cry of "hold on"
and, on looking down into the
stream the boy saw that he had
hooked. not a fish, but full-grown
fisherman, through the upper lip.
The unlucky angler, being unable
to remove the hook, went to a ply
stefan who did it for him. Man.