The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-10

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Of doubt.
Mrs. Wilson, the assistant teacher IL
the Academy, will move into the house
on Main street soon to be vacated by
Mr. Enright.
IL. b. Stevens recently sold his bay
horse to G. F. Davis of Windsor, who
has the reputation of buying none but
the best of horses.
Geo. p. Arthur and wife have been
stopping at Chas. jones' since the fire.
Mrs. Flanders of Montpelier, Mrs. Ar.
thurs mother, is with them.
Remember that George +. Gaffield's
is the place to buy your Christmas
goods. Look his stock over before you
buy. y
Maitland jenkins entertained his
friends at his fathers home on the
Lower Plain last evening previous to
his departure for the West. A good
time is reported.
Between and 2 o'clock Monday
morning, fire was discovered in the
extreme l. part FUSED as hennery) of
the Wright residence OH Main street in
this village, which was occupied by
Geo. p. Arthur, the popular cashier of
the Bradford Savings Bank and Trust
Co. The alarm was quickly given and
as quickly responded to by the fire
company and citizens who went to
work removing the furniture from the
building and fighting the flames. The
sheds and stable being of wood the
fire made rapid progress, and it was
not long after the discovery before
this part of the structure was entirely
enveloped in flames. AS these build
ings were connected with the larger
brick L and main house it was thought
that the whole would be destroyed. 1t
was then that the firemen accomplished
their most effective work, and with
large odds staring them in the face they
succeeded in overcoming the obstacles.
After long and trying struggle the
flames were checked and the main
house and first floor of the l. were left
standing unframed. Mr.. Arthur's eff
fects were nearly all removed from the
house, and in very good shape. The
house, which is the property of Hon. p.
G. Lounsbury of Connecticut, (who is
to be the next Governor of his State)
was insured in the Continental and
Etna Insurance Companies, while Mr..
Arthur was protected by a policy in
the Home, New York, in both instan-
ces the insurance more thar cnyersT A4s
loss. Many different theories are ad-
vanced as to the origin of the fire, but
the one which seems to receive the
most credence is as follows: In the
frequent cases Of poultry thefts in
town of late matches have been used
by the thieves to Supply the fowls, as
shown by the burnt matches left after
a raid. 1t is thought that this was
done there which resulted in setting
fire to the straw which covered it.
The Wright buildings were built by
Hubbard Wright about 38 years ago
and were occupied by him until his
death. At the death of Miss Abbie
Wright the property fell into the hands
of Mr.. Lounsbury through his wife.
the Royal Baking Powder Company
not more for having perfected and
prepared leavening agent that is pure
and wholesome beyond question than
for its exposures, so boldly made, of
the numerous impure, adulterated and
injurious articles that are sold under
The name Of baking powders, bread
preparations, etc., in this community.
In making these exposures the Com
Dany has, of course, made itself the
.arget for all sorts of counter attacks,
out the animus of these attacks has
oeen perfectly understood by the gen.
,ral public, and by their very virulence
nave served to more prominently call
attention to the good work of the
Royal Company.
Food frauds of the usual class, such
is wooden nutmegs, chicory coffee and
vatered milk, although they are swim
lies in a commercial sense, are often
olerated because they do not particu-
arly affect the health Of the consumer.
But when an article like baking pow
Ter that is relied upon for the health
ful preparation of almost every meal
8 so made as to carry highly injurious
+ not rankly poisonous elements into
our daily food it would seem to be the
1uty Of the press as we'll as Of the
authorities to take cognizance
If it.
In the fight for pure food made by
me "Royap Company some time ago,
when its guns were particularly train
ID against the alum baking powders,
t was noticed that the most trust
worthy scientific authorities were en-
upon its side. So In the re-
,ent contest with the lime and other
impure baking powders the result has
proved that every statement made by
he Royal Baking Powder Company,
10Th as to the purity of its own and
he adulteratiOn of other baking now
iers of the market, was fully author
zed by the most competent chemical
md medical authorities of the country.
In this contest two facts have been
Pretty conclusively settled in the minds
# the public-the first, that the ROYAL
Company has found the means. and
lses them, to make chemically pure
lrticle of food, and the other that the
lverage baking powder, no matter how
trongly endorsed by COMMERCIAL"