The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-09-10


Jerome Hale, wife and daughter of
the American House, Richford, were
in town Monday. Mr.. Hale was for
merly clerk at the TrOtter House.
John Hartwell started for ColebroOk,
Monday with his trotter "Little Mack"
where he will start him in couple OF
races, afterwards visiting different
fairs, being away about three weeks.
The Sunday paper train between w.
r. junction and Newport was discon-
tinued Sept. I'd, but will be run be-
tween w. r. Junction and Wells Riv-
er until further notice.
Sportsmen will find nice stock of
guns both single and double barrel,
breach and muzzle loading, and at as
low prices as can be bought anywhere,
at Warden's jewelry store.
Ex-Gov. Farnham and wife went to
st. Johnsbury to attend the marriage
of Myra f. daughter of Colonel
Fairbanks to DR.. Joseph T. Herrick
of Springfield.
Mamie Jones returned Wednesday
to Wellesley college to enter upon the
duties of her junior year. Mrs. Jones
accompanied her as far as Hartland
where she will visit her sister.
The thirty-sixth annual Fair of the
Grafton County Agricultural Society
will be held at Plymouth Sept. 81, 20
and 20. Music by Bristol Cornet band.
Grand balloon ascension on Thursday.
See large posters.
Mrs. L. W. Dickey made trip with
her husband through the Mountains
last week, visiting Sugar Hill, Fran
COMA, Echo Lake, Profile, Flume,
Bethlehem, Fabyan, Cherry Mountain
land slide and Jefferson.
L. d. Livingston has returned from
his vacation and is now ready to at
tend to business. He has the fall and
winter fashions for 1867, also a great
variety of samples of every design and
color. Now is the time, before the
rush. Call early.
Wednesday morning about 10 O'Clock
an alarm of fire was rung for a fire in
the buildings occupied by Harry Hook
enbury. The fire caught on the roof
but was extinguished before the en-
CINE arrived, although if it had not
been discovered as soon as it was it
would have been much more serious.
The officers of Bradford Union
School district are requested to meet at
No. Union Block (selectmen's office)
Saturday Sept. 18th at 7.3O p. m. for
the purpose of abating taxes.
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w. A. LIBBEY.
Bradford, Sept. g.. 1886.
Miss Maud Osgood who has been
stopping with Miss Strickland for
some time, left for her home in Bos-
ton Walter Robe returned
to Dartmouth Observation-Disclosures
Jones came home from Bethlehem to
vote Tuesday.-Charles M. Andross is
quite sick this week.-O. Corwin left
Wednesday intending to make quite
an extended visit in different places on
Long Island and afterwards in New
York city.-George Shaw came home
Tuesday to cast his maiden vote.
FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.-We are
receiving superior brands of Roller
Patent flour from the Eldred milling
Co., which stands second to none.
Also have flour of our own manufac-
ture from Detroit white wheat, spring
wheat, corn, corn meal, shorts, fine
middlings, graham meal, oats and
provender, all of which will be sold at
prices to suit the times and warranted
first-class in every respect. Please
call and examine the articles and get
prices. PICKETT 4 Co.
At the last ballot for representative
Stearns received 1872 votes, Rennie III,
and scattering 3. That is there were
1862 votes cast in all. The number of
votes against Stearns were 1870, so he
had two more votes than all other can
didates, and was elected by two major
ity. But to get at the number neces-
sary for choice, which is usually but |
quite unnecessarily announced, in de-
claring vote the 1862 was divided by
two giving 1S1 and one added to that
giving 1872 as the number ne
cessary for a choice, and because the
vote for Stearns did not exceed that
number it was claimed by some that he
had no majority, under the mistaken
idea that the majority is the number of
votes that the successful candidate re-
ceives more than the number necessa-
ry for choice, whereas it is simply
the number of votes that the success
full candidate receives more than all
other candidates. When the number
of votes cast is an even number the
lowest majority must be two, while if
the whole number is an odd number
the lowest majority may be but one.
Col. Stearns could not have been elect
ed by 1S1 votes out of 1862, the whole
number cast, because there would be
1S1 votes to overcome. He must have
at least two majority.