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Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05
BOltOmviIle.

Leander Quint, incidentally men
toned in late issue of the OPIN
ION, was q Newbur y boy. He rea(
law with the late Judge Under
wood of Wells River and went tt
California at an early stage Of the
gold fever. He was soon after
wards elected judge and held the
position for years. He was one OF
the counsel for Laura Fair, who
was tried for the murder of Crit
tendeD and convicted upon the first
trial but acquitted upon the Sec
ond. Finally he was obliged to
sue the fair.haired Laura for his
fees which he recovered after a
fierce legal conflict which taught
the willy muderess that to willfully
shoot man in the full glare of pub
licity and 60 scot free was one
thing, but to euchre u lawyer Out
of his fees was quite another.
Mr.. Kidder, having finished
spring work, is about to resume
sugar making on a larger scale than
ever.
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West NewburY.

Mr.. Cove, lately deceased, was a
man of some note in his earlier days.
He was a justice of the peace and a
lister of Newbury upward of thirty
years ago.
People came all the way from Wells
River to trade with Wilson & Son last
week.
Zero, we blubbered with unfeigned
sorrow when we read your announce
ment that you had lost your compan-
ion, "Pink." In puppyhood you
were united and in death you should
not have been divided.
The David johnson timber lot,
lately sold to numbering parties, has
long been claimed to be the best tim
Der lot in Newbury.
There was large turnout from
here to Haverhill to attend decoration
services on Monday.
Wilson & Son have just received
another great invoice of clothing.
Wilson & Son are charging and
remOdelling their store rooms to ac-
cOmmOdate their increased stock of
goods. "Jake" is the workman.
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Chelsea.

Wednesday afternoon of last
week the village experienced two
of the severest rain and hail storms
ever known in tile vicinity. Win.
dOws were broken by the hail
stones, and Imprinted clapboards
distinctly marked in many places
where the hail struck. The rain
fall was enormous, flooding mead
Ows and destroying bridges. Be.
low the village, OH the Straff0rd
road, is hole as large as the body
of horse, at what was once cul-
vert. On the road to South Roy.
alton the water was quite deep dur
ng the showers, so that at one
place the stage wheels were more
than half covered, and the horses
were obliged to swim. In the road
upon the hills there are deep gull
leys, in one place for nearly twen-
ty rods below culvert, the stream
having jumped its embankment,
tore along the the center of the
road, and dug out the entire road
bed. 1t quilted the whole width of
the wrought track, varying IN
depth from two to six feet. Large
rocks fill the gully, and stream of
water trickles slowly along. 1t
seems more like rocky bed of a
dry mountain stream than q pub
lie highway.
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Our highway surveyor, John L.
Hazelton, is doing big job on the
road through the Street, rounding
it up and carting OH clay.
d. Willard, II. II. commission
er, is taking advantage of his free
passes and has gone to see.
Mr.. A. +. Conant of Burlington
madea short visit this week to the
old homestead and visited many
places of his boyhood days, such as
the academy and the old school
house, and at the latter place he
found Miss Hattie Ingalls,, teaching.
She is a daughter Of q former
teacher whom Mr.. COnant went to
school to twenty.three years ago.
Crops never looked better at this
season of the year, and our stree Is
are beautiful.
William thinks when n large lot
OF lumber is piled up near the house
a saw mill is in the vicinity and
wonders if saw mills are u nui.
sance.
The census enumerator, q. II.
Riley, has commenced his labOrs.
Mrs. Joseph Tower of Rutland,
VT, formerly a resident of this
town, and her mother Mrs. Whit
comb, mother of Capt. Erastus
Whltcomb of Bradford, are visit
ing friends in town.
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Mrs. A. j. Grover opened her
millinery establishment on Mon,
day.
w. f. ROwell, Of Rochester, has
opened livery stable in the build.
ing formerly occupied by q. q.
Davis.
M. B. and Howard West have
leased the Lake House, be-
longing to Nathan Davis. 1t is
their intention to keep a first class
establishment, well ordered in ev.
cry particular.
j. G. Eastman has recovered
from his late illness, sufficiently to
be present at his place Of business
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BY the lawsOt association one ex.
IRENE suggests its opposite. One
drouth suggests the freshets of by.
gone days. Probably the greatest
fresllet Of the Connecticut river was
that of the spring of 1850 which car.
ried away the old bridge just below
Wells River village, but the first
great flood of which we have men,
toned was that of the year 1771.
1t invaded houses, covered mead
Ows to the depth of two feet wit h
sand and was extremely iestruct-
i've to the property of our pioneer
fOrefathers. The family of Hugh
Miller lived in Bradford on the
Hnnkins place and the house was
invaded by water. a canoe was
rOwed into the house as far as pos
siblo and the family that stood on
u bed were taken to a place of safe
ty. But Mrs. Miller, who was SIS
ter of Robert Rogers of st. Francois
fame, seeing their little flock of
sheep standing on an eminence in
the meadow surrounded by water
and resolved to rescue them. Her
husband being absent, she pro-
cured the aid of young man, took
a canoe and reached the sheep. The
sheep were caught, their legs tied
and they were placed in the canoe
and the return voyage commenced.
But strong current was struck,
they were carried down the river.
and striking pine stub all were
precipitated into the water. The
depth being about ten feet. When
our heroine and her companion
arose they caught stub standing
about five feet out of the water and
there clung till liberated from their
perilOus position. The sheep and
the wrecked canoe were heard from
no more. This inundation taught
the first settlers to build their
houses upon the bluffs.
Democratic census enumeratOrs
in Orange County and vicinity are
like angels visits, arn't theyi
j. j. Smith, Esq, is laying down
a line of water works to the post of. |
fee building.
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4ofal Gorrtspopaenet
NeWhuY Centre.

James w. George raised barn
last week, 40x50 feet. Jim is {
thorough farmer and will now have {
first-class set of buildings.
Some affirm that we got the price
Of Ira's farm forty per cent, too high
a stupendous difference of two dol
lars
Joseph Fuller is building shet
and repairing his barn.
Franks sangerfaest was on Friday
evening, first fiddle, second fiddle
third fiddle, big fiddle, bug fiddles ant
bag-pipes.
Myron Abbott Of Troy, VT, is visit
ing in this section but has been taker
very sick.
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State News Items.

st. Johnsbury has voted a bylaw
prohibiting loafing on the corners
The Windsor county court haI
opened with large docket, Judg,
Barrett presiding.
In d johnson church recently thu
pastor was handed list of garden
seeds instead of the usual notice O.
the ladies' society.
AS a result of the establishment
of II new bank the old bank at Yer.
gennes has reduced it's rates of dis
count from eight or six per cent.
Fred Webb, mcarcerated in the
Vermont state prison on a charge
OF bigamy, has been pardoned. He
was from Lunenburg and has serv
ed about three years of his sen.
tence.
The fine new hotel at White Riv-
er Junction has been sold by Mr.
A. Il, Barron to Mr.. Charles Bal.
lard, formerly of Concord, New
Hampshire, but of late resident OF
White River Junction.
e. A. Bithro, Passumpsc rail
road brakeman, fell from the top of
a freight car near West Burke last
week and the train ran over him,
cutting off one leg and one arm.
He was not missing until the train
reached Lyndonville, when an Ell.
CINE was sent back after him, He
lived but u few minutes after he was
found.
The examination of DR.. Z. Nj.
Smith took place at johnson, Mon
day on two complaints, one charg-
ing HIM with intent to perform an
abortion, and the other with the
man-slaughter of Miss Flora M.
Heath, of Cambridge. Drs. Geo.
Woodward, of johnson, and L. j..
Hall, of MOrrisville, with the girls
mother, were the only witnesses,
their testimony tending to show
that the girl lost her life May II,
in consequence of an unlawful and
unskillfuI operation by DIR. Smith
Oh or about May IL, at his house.
The prisoner offered no evidence,
and was held in $1,000 OH each
count.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT,
June 2. Deputy Sheriff Savage
yesterday arrested Arson Skinner
grOceryman and butcher at South
RoyaltOn, and Fl. A. Brown, pro-
prietor of the CascadnOc House at
ROyaltOn, Tor violation of the
liquor law. Twenty-nine witnesses
we're summoned against Skinner
and forty-three against Brown.
The respondents we're taken to
Woodstock for a hearing be-
fore the court. Mr.. Skinner
plead guilty to 90 cases, and was
released upon payment of $3.50 and
costs. Brown was released OH bail,
but will probably plead guilty to a
sufficient number of cases to effect
u settlement. Several parties i'm
this town are under surveillance.
The June session of the Addison
county court opened at Middlebury
Judge j. Pierpoint pre-
siding. The jury calendar has %,
and the whole docket 1913 cases.
The libel suit will be tried Of Judge
Knapp against the Journal print
ing company.
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OecOra ton Day.

This day was properly observed
by appropriate services in Brad.
ford. The programme as publish.
ed last week was successfully car.
ried out.
At precisely 2 o'clock p. m. the
column was formed in front OF
Grand Army Hall under tho direc
ton of d. w. Cobb and Capt. l..
w. Shedd, marshals, with drum
corps and Bradford Brass Band,
Capt. r. 4. Whitcomb leader, in
front, then came the Bradford
Guards, Charles +. Dickey, cap
tain, next came Champion Lodge
of Odd Fellows, Alpheus Barber,
marshal, Washburn Post, G. A. r.,
the orator Of the day. clergymen,
invited guests and citizens. The
Sabbath schools and public schools,
under the direction of w. H. Cum
mings, principal of Bradford Acad.
envy, formed at the cemetery, and
on the arrival of the column dis.
tributed the flowers to the MEM
bers of the Post.
There was a very large atten.
dance and the usual exercises pre-
scribed by the Grand Army Ritu-
al were gone through with, with
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New Hampshire.

The Manchester city government
has appropriated $50, 900 for an iron
bridge over the Merrimac, and the
supreme court at Concord has
granted an injunction restraining
the committee from making any
contract.
William Fl. Bryant of Salem
committed suicide by hanging
Wednesday in Exeter Jail, where
he was confined for selling liquor
and on charge of perjury.
Two little children of Joseph
Huckins of Rumney have died, be-
ing poisoned by eating berries,
while playing in the woods.
William o. Simpsons "Elm Cot
tage" at Bethlehem was burned
Wednesday, loss $4,000, partly in
sured. Caleb Bowles was danger.
ously hurt by the falling piazza.
The adjourned meeting of the
Cheshire railroad was held at
Keene Wednesday, but few stock.
holders being present. The old
board of directors was reelected,
each receiving the total vote cast,
5O74. 1t was voted to reduce the
bonded debt to 100000, and to
ratify the lease of the MOnadnock
railroad for five years at $4,000 a
year, provided the lease may be
extended, The gross earnings Of
the road since October 1, 1S79,hav
been 1915, 900 for the same period
last year, S25S,OO0. The increase
of expenses during the past seven
months has been ST., 900. A small
er ammount was bought last winter
than usual, and the stock on hand
is small. The rates on freight have
been slightly increased, and also
the tonnage, both on local and
through freight, though much of
the latter is carried at a very small
margin of profit. The directors
chose as president, William A.
Russell; vice-president, Edward Q.
Thayer.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05

The recurrence of the first Tues.
day in June brings wildly to mind
the old June training of "malitia
times, forty years ago. 1t was here
that the regimental muster almost
invariably took place till the MALTA
went out Of existence and the "bOys'
babe farewell to "the pOmp and
circumstance of q glorious war;"
There are many still living who
will recOllect that we were on one
occasion OF least reviewed by the
gallant Ransom who nobly fell at
the storming of Chapultepec.
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Wells River,

1t is now about thirty-two years
since the last murder was committed
in Newbury. The victim was Mr..
Kelley, overseer of gang of hands
engaged in making the great railroad
cut through Ingalls, Hill. There
were two gangs of hands engaged in
the undertaking, one at each end.
Rum was plenty. Kelley was hated by
many and large number were armed
with guns. At last the hands be-
came SO rebellious that Col. Kent of
Wells River, deputy sheriff, was sent
for, but could not attend and Leander
Quint, then law student, was sent to
warn the rioters to keep the peace.
Accompanied by Kelley he was maxi
ing ''proclamation" to the men when
suddenly there was report of gun
and Kelley was shot dead. The Of
ficer deeming discretion the better
part of valor put spnrs to his horse
and made for Wells River. The shot
was evidently fired from the inside of
a tent, and despite all investigation
the perpetrator of the deed was never
discovered. Excitement was in
tense, people poured in from all di-
rections and men were stationed far
and near upon roads in all directions
to guard against the escape of the
of the deed, but no one
seemed disposed to escape and no one
ever revealed the name of the guilty
party.
Sam. Peach sold eighty dollars
worth of goods last Saturday fore
noon-pretty well for aman who don't
get up any earlier than Sam. does.
County court begins this week in
both Orange and Caledonia counties,
a bad arrangement which should be |
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Of finely cut strips of seal.hide,
netted with q three-inch mesh.
With these the young seals are
caught. Tho net is extended be-
tween two blocks Of ice, and the
seals get entangled in It's meshes,
and SO become an easy prey to the
hunters.
The principal food of the natives
consist Of seal-flesh and blubber,
in addition to which they use feath.
cred game, bear and reindeer flesh,
when such can be obtained. The
roots of certain short plants, also
willow leaves, ranunculus, and
saxifrage, etc., enter pretty largely
into their diet. The leaves are COL
lected in the latter end of summer,
pressed, and consumed during the
winter; and in these they are pro-
vided with q powerful anti-scorbu
tic. During the winter, when get
ting short of other provisions, the
bones of seals and walruses caught
during summer and crushed and
prepared in the form of a broth or
soup, which is consumed by both
men and dogs. OF the latter there
are a great many in every village,
which are chiefly employed in COIL
veying their owners by sledge from
one place to another. Although
these dogs are not large, three or
four of them can with ease carry q
man long distances. When the
Tchuktchis undertakes long journeys
Of three hundred to five hundred
miles, he often has as many as
eighteen dogs harnessed to his
sledge, with which lie is able to ac-
complish seventy to eighty miles a
day.
During the first half of the winter
we were daily visited by from TWEEN.
ty to thirty natives. who got any
food the crew might have left. Be.
sides this they received consider
able quantity of bread from the
ships stores. They made them.
selves useful in several small ways,
such as saving wood, carrying ice,
ETC., etc. In the beginning of Feb
ruary, when their provisions began
to run short, they all removed from
Pitlekai (the nearest village to us)
to another village farther East,
called Naskai, where they raised
temporary tents, and carried on
seal-fishing in the open water to be
found in the vicinity. About this
time the natives made a great haul,
allowing to each tent twenty five to
fifty young seals. Beside seals,
they got in the same vicinity good
catch of a fish resembling cod
Lieutenant Palander's narrative in
Blackwood's Magazine.
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The Cemetery ia being beautified
Cedar trees have been set out al
around 1t and q fountain erected
which shows the enterprise of the
citizens Of our village and the in.
terest manifested in public affairs
A. j. Wallace Ia at Chelsea as
town Grand Juror.
Our new pastor, Mr.. French, is
now fairly settled in his new quar-
ters. We hear him highly spoken
of rs a preacher by those who are
competent to judge. We think he
is a man who will swear WE'LL"
The school is in prosperous con-
dition, the scholars seem interested,
and are making good progress.
John Wilde has put up a bran
new fence around his front yard.
Our blacksmiths all seem to have
enough to do. There must be II
profit somewhere, or our village
could not support three.
The "Young Pilot" owned by
Ed Eastman is one of those fine
horses VIC so seldom see. Some of
his stock sold the past year for high
figures, colts for S160 and up.
ward. Call and see this fine ami
NAL.
Miss Nellie Sanborn is teaching a
summer term of school in GrOtOn,
and Miss Lulu Bowen is teaching u
term in Orange. We hear good re-
ports of both, as teachers. This
makes four teachers that our village
school has turned out during the
past year or two, and we learn that
there are several others who are
we'll qualified to teach, though too
young. Their papers at the exami-
nation of teachers this spring were
commendable, and showed a degree
of scholarship not usually found in
country district schools, which re-
fleets some credit on the teachers in
charge of the school, as we'll as the
wisdom of the district in not chang
ing teachers too often.
We understand that the same old
theacher, A. N. Fellows, has again
been engaged to teach the fall and
winter term of school, which will
make six terms he has taught here.
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NJ. G. Flanders and wife took a
trip to Canada for a few days last
week.
Mr.. Benjamin Gould of Brookline,
N. H., brother of A. P. Gould, has
been stopping in town for some
days.
Henry Palmer is putting up a
barn on his Wellman meadow. L.
Erwin has charge of the work.
w. II. Cannot was in Boston last
week. He keeps his store we'll sup.
piled with seasonable goods.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05

AS announced last week the four
act drama, Coupon Bonds, will be
repeated by special request in the
town hall OH this friday evening
under the auspices of the Reform
Club. At the same time the Young
America Dramatic Club will play
the amusing temperance farce,
Seeing the Elephant.
Music between the scenes by
Capt. r. Il. Whitcomb, Prof. d.
A. French and Messrs. McDuffee
and Felch, accompanied by a choir
of trained voices. Doors open at
z O'clock; exercises to commence
at II o'clock. Admission 10 cents.
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remedied for the benefit of lawyers
who live near the line.
The Riverside says, "the Smitl
family are looking up an Englisl
estate of four hundred million dol
lars or about one dollar to eacl
member OF the family" and adds
eff this is true we shall claim about
half q dollar" Thus 1t seems the
editor only claims to be half a man
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05

Sunday morning, while all the in.
mates were at church, the house Of
Charles Jones in Burlington was
entered thrOught trap door at the
side, and S7S in money, an Odd
Fellows pin and some wearing ap.
parel taken. There is thus far nc
clue to the culprit. The money IN
cluded a $50 bill, two fives, a mum.
Der of two and ones, and six or eight
dollars i'm silver.
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We have delayed the issue of our
paper about six hours waiting to
get the verdict from Chicago, but a
dispatch Friday morning says that
no vote will be had until Friday
evening at any rate, and we may
not get any news worth waiting for
till Saturday.
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At this writing the prospect is
that in all of the northwestern
wheat growing states, the crop of
winter wheat will be quite as large
as that last year. The acreage is
greater although the average yield
per acre may be less. The acreage
of spring wheat also is larger than
Il year ago. So far the outlook is
certainly favorable for second
yield of 45O,OOO,00O bushels of
wheat in the United States for 1880.
During the last three years Europe
has not produced large crop of
wheat, but the prospects now are
good for a large yield.
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NewDJlry.

If the ell part isn't big enough he
will make it so by raising it.
If any one says that Matt. Temple
can't do a first rate job, a look Al
James w. Georges barn will unde'
ceive them.
Mr.. Laton, whose leg was broker
last week, is said to be doing well.
ID. Y. Ford, ESQ.,, is adding anoth
er story to his house.
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Orange County Court.
JUNE TERN. 1850.

Hon. II. II. POWERS, Chief Judg
Hon. Hon. s. s. r =. 6 oHREHEasD, J, Asst Judge
II M. HARVEY, States Attorne.
l.. G. HIN CKLEY, Clerl
A. s. AUSTIN, Dep. Clerl
j. II. MIMMS. RepOrte
Tho following grand jurors are i
attendance with Hon. Chester Dick
ey as foreman:
Bradford, j. W. Bliss Braintree
Ira Mann; Brookfield, L. P. Fuller
Chelsea, Franklin Dearborn, Han
vey Perigo Corinth, Ira Il. Gil
bert; Ely, l.. d. Paine; Fairlee
VIM. Child; Newbury. A. M
Peach (; Orange, Chester Dickey
Randolph, P. 3. Grow, STAFFORD
s. s. McMaster; Thetford, Il. II
Gillett; Topsham, A. J. Wallace
Tunbridge, Dana B. Giles Wash
ington, Peter d. Huntington A.; Yves
Fairlee. G. L. Church; Williams
town, Milton Martin.
PETIT JURORS.
Bradford, H. @. McDuffee an(
Henry DeGosh; Braintree, Jess
w. Martin and e. w. Richardson
Brookfield, John A. Griswold ant
q. f. Claflin; Chelsea, A. s. HIM
and I. P. Moore; Corinth, Ohas
II. Hanson and 8. w. Davis Ely
w. Ii. Chamberlin and F. W. Oar
ling; Fairlee, w. Il. Albee ant
Lyman Heath Newbury, John F
Fulton and Andrew Wylie; Orange
l.. NJ. Tower and Lewis Hutchin
son /; Randolph, W. l.. Hebard ant
A. b. Cushman +; Strafford, j. M
Flint and Fl. q. Burnham; Thet
ford, L. s. Cook and c. F. Bond
Topsham, John Rowland and Davit
Folsom; Tunbridge, p. M. Hun
and Elmer Woodward; Washing
ton, II. q. Carpenter and M. w
Ohamberlin; West Fairlee, Carl B
Smith and Thos. E. Bond Will
Jamestown, E. Fl. Martin and VIM
Hanson.
On the first call of the docket
thirty cases were set for trial by thu
jury.
No. so. Jonathan G. Smith VS.
The town of Royalton ct ais. This
is an action OH the case for the neg
lect of the town clerk in not keep
ing sufficient index to the land
records of the town; by which
neglect the plaintiff claims to have
lost a large sum of money by pur-
chasing land OH which there was q
mortgage. The case has already
been tried twice and resulted in q
disagreement of the jury.
Rowell s. Boyden for plaintiff
DensmOre, Heath and Farnham &
Chamberlin for def.
The case of Burnham VS.. Straf
ford was the second case for tria
and came on Thursday afternoon
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05

The Common Sense Dictionary,
for sale by G. E. Garfield, is about
as large as the common school
dictionary which costs S1.25. This
new dictionary will be sold at the
remarkably low price of 20 cts.
Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-06-05

The Magnet Union will meet
with Mrs. Maria Hardy Wednes-
day afternoon, June 9th. All arc
cordially invited to attend as on
that day it is desirable to finish
the work now begun.