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duly recorded the town was call
ed Salem, but in accordance with
the request of its inhabitants to
the General Assembly of Yer
mont, it was changed in 1888 to
Bradford. The town was organ
lied May 4, 1878. The first re-
corded town meeting was held at
the house of Samuel McDuffee,
at which the following officers
were elected: John Peters, mode
rator; Stephen Mcconnell, clerk;
Benz. Jenkins, supervisor; Hugh
Miller and Noah White, overseers;
Benz. Jenkins, treasurer; Heze-
kiah Silloway, constable; Amos
Davis, collector.
Much more space than was in
tended has been given to this &C
count of the early difficulties with
land ti11ers.
REVIEW.
The early settlement of the
town, as we have seen, was at
tended by vexatious uncertain
ties regarding the titles to the
land. The town was bereft of a
portion of its territory on the
north by the chicanery of parties
who controlled the early survey.
Many of the early settlers were
very poor and life was a constant
struggle for existence.
The town, though containing
some fine intervales, could not as
a whole compare with Newbury
or even with Corinth as an agri-
cultural town. But nature had
not been wholly unkind, and had
reserved for the little town some
advantages of site and location,
which grasped and utilized by
the superior genius and energy
of her enterprising citizens have
yielded her the fruits of political
and commercial prosperity. That
long and elevated terrace, 'front.'
ing the splendid perspective of
meadow and mountain, forest
and river, and backed by the
eternal hills which forbid the
chill north westers, formed an
ideal location for a residence and
commercial town.
The imprisoned torrents of
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deemed eXpedient by them to Sc
cure some valid title to their
lands, and to constitute a town-
ship between Newbury and Fair
lee. For this purpose Samuel
Sleeper, one of their number, was
commissioned to go to New York
and agree if practicable with one
VIM. Smith, an influential man
of that city, to obtain for them a
royal charter, with a distinct un-
Outstanding that on his procuring
the desired charter, he should
give them a good title to the land
they had begun to cultivate, one
hundred acres to each, and that
he and such proprietors as he
should engage with him, should
hold as their own all the rest of
the township. That this was &C
cordingly done, is shown from
the following extract from the
original charter of Moore Town,
granting to the persons therein
named, thirty thousand acres on
the west bank of the Connecticut,
as therein set forth. We repro
duce in part this original char
ter, not only for the purpose of
explaining the situation, but as a
sample of the style and form of
the town charter then granted.
Charter of Moore Town, SUISSE
quently called Bradford, by King
George the Third, May 3, 1870,
George the Third, by the grace
of God, of Great Britain, France
and Ireland, King, defender of
the faith, etc. To all to whom
the presents shall come. Greet
ing:
WHEREAS, our loving subject. Will
liam Smith of our city of New York,
Esquire, by his humble petition in be-
half of his associates, presented unto
our trusty and we'll beloved Cadwal1er
Golden Esquire, our Lieut.. Governor
and Commander-in-C of our Pro-
vince of New York, and the territories
depending thereon in America, and
read in our Council in our said Province
on the 18th day of March, now last
past, did set forth that on the 9TH day
of November, which was in the year
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~IHE early settlement of the
IN town of Bradford was
DU conducted under most try
~ ing and discouraging cir
cumstances. A perfect
ly clear and valid title to the soil,
was a prime requisite to the con-
fidence and prosperity of the early
settlers. Such an assurance had
the pioneers of Newbury, Fairlee,
and in fact nearly all of the sur
rounding towns. But the early
settlers of Bradford were not
original grantees with indisput-
able titles; they were squatters
who had pitched their claims in
the underlined region between
Newbury and Fairlee, that was
then known as Waits River town.
The first settler was John Hos
mer who located in 1865, on the
north side of Waits River, at its
confluence with the Connecticut.
He was joined by others, and in
1870 little colony of thirty land
holders had gathered about the
pioneer. By this time it was
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J. L. Sl@EE1Eh'
When the town system of
schools is fully realized here by
the addition of the rural schools
to the graded school, the eduCa-
tional facilities will be excellent.
The fraternities are we'll repre-
scented with flourishing local
bodies, and social life is varied
and attractive.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
We shall offer no apology to
the public, for presenting the
sketches of a few of the early
and very prominent men of Brad
ford, largely in the language of
Rev. Silas Mexican, the veteran
and able historian of the town
who probably enjoyed some
what intimate personal acquain-
tance with these notables.
Col. John Barron, a native of
Grafton, Mass, early purchased
at a very cheap rate, a valuable
tract of land in this town, en-
bracing the beautiful meadow in
the bow of the Connecticut, also
the adjacent island and land eX-
tending back among the hills.
Prospecting in business, in the
course of a few years, he built
house to be occupied as a tavern
where he lived and prosecuted
business as an inn keeper for a
long time. For some years the
Barron family in common with
their few neighbors were much
annoyed by fear of the Indians
and Tories, and at times they
had to hide as we'll as they could,
not only their valuables but
themselves.
John Barron was then captain
of a scout, under command of
Gen. Bailey of Newbury. An
alarm on a certain occasion be-
ing given that the Indians and
Tories were coming, he rallied
his six men and went forth with
others from the vicinity as far as
Barre to meet the enemy, and lay
in ambuscade waiting for them
for three days, but they did not
come. 1t was said they were
warned by a hunter, so that in
stead of burning Newbury they
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TROTTER.

TROTTER.
Capt. William Trotter was
born at Briton, England, 1863.
AT the age of nine years he was
bound to a ship master engaged
in the coal trade, to be taught
the business of mariner. He con-
tinued in this business until he
was 10 years old, when he emil
grated to Providence, h. l., and
engaged as a boatswain with
merchants resident there. From
the rank of boatswain he rose in
a few years to that of captain,
made some distant voyages in
one of which he visited the Sand
witch Islands, and used to tell
many amusing anecdotes respec-
ting the manners and customs of
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of our Lord 1906, a petition was pre-
ferred to our late trusty and we'll be-
loved Sir Henry Moore, Baronet, then
our Captain General and Governor-in-
Chief of our said Province, in the
name of John French and his asso-
ciates, praying a grant of certain
lands on the west side of Connecticut
River. That our said late Captain
General and Gov.-in-Chief was advis-
ed by our Council to grant the prayer
of the said petition. and that a War
rant issued the same day to the Sur
veyor General, for a survey thereof.
That the said John French is since de-
ceased, and that the petitioner and his
associates are the persons intended to
be chiefly benefited by that application.
That the tract which they desire to
take up contains as it is supposed about
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PICTURESQUE BRADFORD.

turned further north and burned
Lancaster, n. H.
Col. Barron was influential in
inducing the Vermont Legisla-
ture to pass what was called an
act that the ''Squatters," as the
settlers on the Hazen land a tract
extending through the west part
of this town was called, should
be quieted in their possession, by
paying to the proprietors, two
sh1lllngs on each acre that they
claimed, but the proprietor dis
liking the low price, refused to
receive anything short of hard
money in payment which they
knew the poor people could not
obtain. They applied in their
trouble to Col. Barron, offering
him one half of their land, if he
would save for them the remain
der He received letters of rec
concentration to men of means
to Portland, and by riding day
and night he succeeded in get
ting back with his specieTin ssea-
son to accomplish his object.
Col. Barron took a very active
part in procuring a charter for
the town of Bradford and for
four years represented it in the
State Legislature. He was also
a delegate to the convention held
at Bennington in December, 1870,
to deliberate on the adoption of
the proposed Constitution of y.
S. He was a man of unusual
energy, influence and public
spirit.
Col. Barron died at Bradford,
1913, in the Goth year of his age.
GENERAL MICAH BARRON.
Micah Barron was nephew
of Col. John Barron. He came to
Bradford in 1888, and for a time
was engaged in numbering on the
Connecticut river. He was for a
long time engaged in mercantile
life, but was best known as a
county executive officer, and a
leader in military affairs. He
rose from the rank of a subaltern
to that of Colonel of a regiment
and became Brigadier General.
For twenty-three years Col. Bar
ron was a sheriff in Orange
County, the last four years of
which he was high sheriff. In
the earlier part of his official
career there was much to be done
by that officer, not merely III the
collection of debts, but in Crin1i-
nal prosecution, and the punish
ment of offenders. Then dis
turbers of the peace were liable
to be put in the stocks, and
thieves and counterfeiters to be
tied to the whipping post and re-
receive certain number of laSheS,
laid on the bare shoulders with
the cat-o-nine-ta1ls. In some in
stances criminals were branded
with some ignominious mark on
cheek, as with an r for ''rogue,"
or L for "liar." 1t is a matter
for congratulation that the occa-
sion and use for such unusual
punishment now no longer exists
us.
Col. Barron possessed great
natural shrewdness, in the de-
lection of criminals as we'll as the
requisite courage and prowess for
their capture, and many highly
adventures fell to his lot
during these stirring times. He
was a man of fine personal ap-
pearance, interesting in CONVEX
and of unusual intelli-
gence. He died in Bradford in
1889 at the age of 70.
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ter, and the town of Bradford
preferred a claim to what the
law above named allowed them.
An expensive suit ensued which
was finally compromised by the
town of Bradford agreeing to
take the sum of S4355. 80, which
was duly invested for the benefits
of schools and the interest an
nually applied therefor. The
law was soon after repealed, and
this was the only case decided
under it.
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JAMES WILSON.

JAMES NlLSON.
James Wilson of Bradford was
one of the remarkable men of his
time. He was a native of Lon
donderry. y. T., and born in
1903. To him belongs the honor
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as Ida Baroness Won Barnekow, and shortly
after this she secured a remittance from
Germany from her fathers estate, some
$40 600 in all, while her mother secured
about $1,000 from the same source at the
same time. They always understood that
there was $160, 900 due the girl in Germany.
A little over year ago Ida was married
to ]. M. Brunson, then lieutenant in the
California National Guard, First Troop
Cavalry.
The objects of the visit of the young
people to Berlin were twofold. They
wished to see something of the world, and
in the old German home of the father of
Mrs. Brunson look after the interests she
might have there. There was nothing
more definite than this in their visit, and
1t is thought now that they not find affairs
IN Germany as they expected, and the dis
appointment was such that the longing for
friends and home made them set out on
their return trip earlier than expected.
Mr.. Brunson's only living relative is his
father, resident of San Francisco. He
was over in Oakland last night feeling very
sorrowful over the receipt of the news of
the loss of his son and young wife. But
the elder Brunson does not see how it is
possible that the young couple should be
so soon on their return voyage. II had a
letter from Johnny" he said ION the 7th
of this month from New York, which
stated that on that day they would leave
for Europe on the steamer Prussia and
they expected to be in Berlin in twelve
days, or about the 18th or Goth.
''The Elbe was wrecked on the 29th, so
you would see that they could hardly have
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HAIR
~ Dor Commissioners, No. 10 California street,
San Francisco, Cal, January IT. 1895.
Sealed proposals or bids win be received at this
Office at or prior TO 2 O'Clock P. NJ. on MONDAY,
February IL, 1895, for furnishing the materials
and building Union Depot and Ferry house, TO be
located on the foundation of approach to ferry
slips Nos. 2, g. A. and on the water front OF the
city and county OF San Francisco, in accordance
with plans and specifications and in accordance
with the terms and conditions annexed thereto
and made part thereof, prepared therefor by
A. PAGE BROWN, architect, and submitted by
the chief engineer of the board and adopted by
the board January H. 1895 to which specifica-
tions, and conditions on file in the office Of
the secretary of the board reference is hereby ex-
presSly made.
The departments of work on the said depot and
ferry-house to consist of the necessary construc-
t1onal wrought steel and cast iron work and other
iron work embodied in the specifications, mason
work, telra-cotta and fireproohng pastering roof
ing, skylghts and galvanized iron work, carpenter
Ing and gas6tting in accordance with the plans and
specifications file in this Office, to which special
reference is hereby made.
Blue prints win be furnished to intending bidders
ON depositing $25, which viii be repaid on returning
said blue prints TO this Office after expiration OF
hye days from receipt thereof.
No bid will be received unless it be made on
plank form expressly printed for the above work,
furnished from this office, and unless it is accom-
panied by certified check for per cent of the
amount of the bid, payable to the order OF the
secretary of the board, as guarantee on the part
of the successful bidder that he will within six
(6 days after the acceptance OF ms bid enter into
written contract to do said work according to the
plans and specifications prepared therefor, and
will agree to the conditions and terms as embodied
in and annexed TO said specifications. and will
also execute and file with this board good and
sufficient bond, to be approved by said board in
such amount as it shall direct, and conditioned for
the faithful performance Of such contract nor
will said bid be considered by this board unless
delivered the secretary or assistant secretary at
the office of the secretary No. 10 California street.
at or prior to 2 O'Clock p. NJ. MONDAY, Febru-
airy H. 1895, at which time and place the bids
will be opened
The board reserves the right to reject any or all
bids if deemed for the best interests of the State
Bidders invited to be present the opening
of the bids. c. F. BASSETT
DAN L. COLE,
f. s. CHADBOURNE,
Board of State Harbor Commissioners
HOWARD G. HOLMES, Chief Engineer
j. j. KEEGAN, Secretary.
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
How the Strong Glare May Be Toned
With Good Results,

How the Strong Glare May Be Toned
With Good Results.
Her apartment was what agents would
call "a gem" but for one thing. The walls
were delicately tinted and there were gar
lands of roses on the ceilings. The man.
tells were the daintiest affairs that plate
glass, beautiful wood and a designer who
knew all about the Louis Quatorze period
could make them. Her floors were hard
wood, covered with rugs from the Orient.
Her bric-a-brac was rare and beautiful,
and everything, from the tiled fireplace in
the drawingroom to the brass bedstead in
the bedroom, was just as it should be, ex-
cept one thing. That one thing was the
electric-light apparatus. 1t consisted of
pear-shaped globes beneath ground-glass
shades and was as crude as new, as glaring
and inharmonious as old-fashioned kero-
sene lamps would have been.
One day the owner of the apartment,
who had sat evening after evening chatting
at those white, bright globes and having
every line on her face revealed with CHASTITY
distinctness by the pitiless glare, had an in
spiration. She bought a couple of
yards OF very crinkly crepe-the kind
known as ''ice" crepe-which had
almost an accordion plated effect.
1t was rose-colored and deep. She
cut it in strips, hemmed and sewed them
up, drew tiny cords through drawing
band, and had a set of the daintiest shades
for those crude lights that the hand of
woman could make. Some rooms bios
somed like rose in pink and some glowed
with gem-like brightness beneath red,
The lncongruity was gone and the COM
plexion of the clever woman beautified.-
Philadelphia Times.
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wife left Oakland for Berlin, Germany, on
the Goth of December last, thinking to bet
ter themselves by the change, and they
had not been heard from but once since
their departure. They wrote from New
York to an Oakland friend on January 7
last to the effect that they would leave
there on that day for Germany, and the
presumption is that they went to Berlin,
and being disappointed in the result of
their journey turned their faces as soon as
possible toward their old home in the New
World.
Another supposition is that they found
they could leave their business affairs in
Germany in such shape that their presence
would not be required there. But the fact
that they embarked in the steerage went
to show that their mission was fruitless
one and they were returning disappointed.
The lives of Captain Brunson and his
wife had been most romantic. They
went to school together, and as Ida Green
Captain Brunson knew his wife years ago
at the convent school in San Francisco on
Powell street.
AS Ida Green also there was strange
story woven about the life of Mrs Brun-
son ana her affairs.
Nearly twenty years ago sailor board
ing-house runner, who went by the name
of Green, won the affections of young
woman, known in the sailor quarter as
Maggie Murphy. The couple were welded.
The child Ida Green was their offspring.
She was born about eighteen years ago.
After this discord arose in the household
of the Green family and Green himself
left his wife and went to Germany, where
he was afterward heard from. 1t appears
that he was not named Green at all, but
that he belonged to noble German family
and on the death of his father he became
the Baron Won Barnekow. He married
again and the woman he had left in San
Francisco became the wife of a sailor
named Robinson.
When the death of Ida's father was an
nounced the papers hailed the young girl
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WALKER-In this city January 20, 1895, Jane
Walker, aunt of Mrs. w. E. Mayhem, native of
England, aged "a years.
G9-Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY
friday, at 1880 O'Clock A NJ, from the How
ard-street NJ. E. Church, between Second and
Third streets. Please omit flowers. Interment
private.
BROCK-In this city, January 80, 1895, Rolla A.
beloved husband of Pauline A. Brock, and son of
Mrs. Cecilia Brock, native of California, aged
81 years IL months and % days. portland (Or.)
IA Friends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral THIS DAY
(Friday), at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, from the Pythian
Castle building, 9O9 Market street, under the
auspices of Court Hayes Valley No 7774, A. o.
F. of A. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.
A. o. F. OF A.-To the officers and members Of
Court Hayes Valley No. 7774, A. o. f. OF A.:
You are hereby notified to attend the funeral of
Pythian Castle, 909 Market street, THIS DAY
friday, at o'clock P. N. sharp. Fines will be
strictly enforced. J. w. COLEMAN, Fin. Sec.
TREULIEB-In this city. January 30, 1895, Kate
IT, beloved wife of Frank Treulieb and beloved
daughter of Mrs e. Hare, and beloved sister of
Mrs. II. Hope, Mrs. NJ. de Campos Mrs. w. Won
derlich and Miss L. Hare, native of Boston aged
33 years. Baltimore papers please copy.l
GBF Friends are respectfully invited TO attend
the funeral THIS DAY friday, at 2 o'clock
p M from her late residence, % kissing street
thence to st. Josephs Church, corner Teath and
Howard streets, where services will be held.
Interment Mount Cavalry Cemetery.
BAUER-In this city, January 81 1895, Miss
Theresa Bauer, beloved sister of Mrs. H. Bauer,
native of Alsace
Rg-Frends and acquaintances are respect-
fully invited to attend the funeral TOMORROW
Saturday. at 10 O'Clock A NJ, from the par
Tors of Theodor Derks. 957 Mission street. be-
tween Fifth and Sixth, thence to Notre Dame
des VICTORIES Church, Bush street where a solemn
requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of
her soul, commencing at 1890 O'Clock A. NJ.
DOWN. Santa Barbara January %, 1895, James
Dow, husband of Rebecca Dow, a native of Maine
aggd IA years.
HE-The funeral will take place SUNDAY.
February 8, 1885, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. from the par.
lors of Martin d Morrison, 118 Geary street.
this city, January 81 1895
John F., dearly beloved son of Andrew P Nc
Laughlin, native of Queens County, ireland,
aged 80 years and l9 days. [Chicago (Ill.) papers
please copy.l
MURPHY--In this city, January 81, 1895, Dennis
Vincent, beloved son of John d. and Mary A.
Murphy, and brother of Mary, Josie, Anne and
LIZZIE murphy and John j. London, native of
Vallejo, aged 26 years and mouths.
'PLAINE-1n this city, January 80, 1895, Ellen
Splane, a native of ireland, aged 81 years
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$500; Ambrose McSweeny, $500; Phil A.
Conklin, $500; Phil III. Tannian 5000.
A NJ. Cox, the night superintendent, is
retired from service and George A. Knox
has been promoted to the newspaper &C
countant's desk at salary of $1,000.
The Postmaster has no control over the
salaries of carriers, as they are fixed by
law, from $500 to $1400 year. Aside from
their pay the appropriation is Jumped in
one sum, which aggregates SIS, $50 to be
distributed among 191 people at the dis
cretion of the Postmaster. Custom has,
however, fixed the salariss of heads of d.
visions, and they are seldom disturbed.
A substitute list will be appointed from
the ehgibles to take the places of those
vacated by promotion to clerical duty.
As is the custom the Postmaster has for
warded a new roster to Washington con-
tanning the names and positions of all en-
ployes under him.