Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-10-23

O., and will completc IL 10 oheldoh'
thereby making u connecting link be-
tween the Southeastern and the St.
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain.
WATERBURY, VT, Oct. lS. John
Cardigan, q ~ year-old boy in Dux-
hurry, was missing Sunday afternoon.
The whole neighborhood searched till
after midnight, when he was fonnd in
the pasture so badly bruised that he
will die. He was injured by being
thrown from yearling colt that he
was trying to ride.
The passenger train on the Mont
pelier and Wells Ri Ter railroad going
Into Montpelier last Thursday evening
was thrown from the track by the.en-
gino jumping the rails. No damage
was douy, though it took about four
hourS to right the matter.
The 9th annual fair of the Cham.
plain Valley agricultural society
| Just held at Vergennes was the
most successful in exhibition and
attendance ever held by the society,
and comes OUT with, nearly $500
surplus. 1t is in contemplation ia
rent land Immediately north the
Vergennes depot, on the Rutland
and Burlington road and establish
q permanent Playground with a
mile trotting course.
Emma, wife of Paschal Waters
Of Hartland. has eloped with Elisha
Flowers, taking six-years-old
boy with her.
| st. Albans is suffering from a
w. famine. There is now only
tS1 aeSt of water in the reservoir
and this is only sufficient for use in
case of fire. Very many people
have no water on their premises
and are obliged to rely upon their
more fortunate neighbors. The
railroad is depending upon its
wells.
Silas Is. Martin, who resides
near the old Ira Morse place in
Calais, has recently suffered the
novel loss by theft Of a whole acre
of potatoes. On q parcel of newly
cleared land, secluded from obser-
walton, lie had raised q quantity
of oats, rye and potatoes. The
oats and rye had been secured,
leaving his acre of potatoes to ripen
while he assisted his neighDOrs in
threshiug. But on going recently
to dig his potatoes, he found the
whole piece dug over, and the en-
tire crop carried to parts unknown.
No clue to the thief has yet been
found.
Addison county farmers have
been foddering their cattle for over
two months, so severe has been the
drouth, and the same is true in 9th
err parts of the state.
DR.. Melvin ID. Smith of Addison,
who graduated after passing thrO'
a regular course at BuchanaTs
bogus medical college in Philadel-
phia, has for many years been
practicing medicine in Addison
county, giving excellent satisfac-
ton. When the papers exposed
Buchanan it became evident under
the new Vermont law that he could
not legally collect fees for his SER
vices, and last week he voluntarily
relnquished a large and remunera-
tive practice and went to New
York to commence anew the study
of medicine at a college whose di
ploma shall be legitimate.
4 's-Aglrcabie 10 u notice that was
sent to all soldiers who were living
of Go. d, 6 vt. Regt. whose where
about we're known, nearly 80 of thu
survivors met at the Bellevue hOus'
, Newport, last Tuesday for reunion
This company was formed slmos
entirely in that county. o. A. Hal
was the first captain, and M. w
: Davis, now living at Sparta, Wis.
was the first orderly sergeant
! afterwards captain. G. Il. Joslyl
of Barton Landing was also cap
! tain at one time. Davis had O bal
/, shot into his body at Lees Mills
which he carries now, Captain
E Joslyn also had ball shot througl
$ Mis- head. Z. I. Stewart was als'
member of this company. At tn
meeting last week Lieut.. E. H. Ny
> was chosen president, Q. .. Wheel
er, secretary; and A. w. Davis
Fl. B. Parkhurst and Elijah Stone
executive committee. All addres
was delivered by captain Joslyn
A pleasant time was enjoyed an
a wish that many more reunion
might be had. Of course most @
these old soldiers were Garfield moi
Gen. circuit, who is a good dea
of u farmer as well as pOlitian
has caused to be constructed tw
sios on his farm at East st. Johns
bury, and they have been fille'
with green corn fodder. He j
bound at least, to try this new ey
pertinent in curing fodder for Cat
tie.
!, The Fairbankses ofSt. Johnsbury
t are now melting % tons of iron
eEday, working 600 men, and comple'
Wing over one thousand scales eac)
.week.
r Mrs. Ezra Dawson of Newpor
slCentre, made two hundred and sev
e en- pounds of butter from one COY
Era@ -May-1,-ta-S Semi Is The fan
lily used butter aud milk from tn
y same COW.
.. Mat. b. Hamilton Of Barton
l-tan oldiady n years of age, was
D. fnund dead in her bed last Tuesda.
ri morning. She was for many years
d a member of the Congregations
: church,
q Gen. T. G. Butterfeld, late Stat
. Supervisor Of the Census, has re
. ceiyod an offer from General Walk
; ar at Washington to come there ant
B. .ho nomnletiOu of the wOrl,