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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-01-25
CrOton.

Isaiah Frost has bought the Newton
Darling farm at West Groton.
1. N. Kicker has purchased the late
residence of Isaiah Frost on Main St.
Frank Morrison has returned from
his visit to Northampton Mass.
Mrs. Clark Brown is very ill, Dr.
Darling of South Ryegate is attending
her.
Mrs. E. Plummer still lies in crit.
cal condition from the effects of shock
some months since.
There was donation visit at the M.
E. parsonage Thursday afternoon and
evening. Twenty-Five dollars in cash
and numerous other presents was the
result.
A reception was given Ira Kicker
and bride at his fathers residence, Jan.
10th. About $75 in useful presents
was received.
John Whitehill and a Young man
from Barre have been hired to work in
the blacksmith shop of the late Fremont
Minard.
Orrin Green has sold his farm to
Frank Corruth for $40O.
Thomas Taisey tapped a sugar maple
three weeks ago, and it has run freely
every day up to Saturday the 10Th. He
has made some new sugar and sent to
his wife i'm San Francisco, CAL. who is
spending the winter there with her
daughter.
Aunt Patty WEIGH died quite sudden
ly. Her farm and effects are to be sold
at auction soon, the proceeds to be di-
vided between fifty-two heirs.
A drama entitled the FLOWING Bowl
will be presented at school house hall
Thursday eve for the benefit of the M.
f. church.
E. A. Lowell is still on the sick list
Mrs. Fred Glover is under the doc
tors care with but little hopes of re-
cOvery.
Lizzie Nourse is improving slowly.
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East Orange.

The January session of the Free Bap
fist Quarterly meeting was held in the
Church vestry last week commencing
Friday, continuing over Sunday
There were several ministers from
abroad present. Rev. Mr.. Dawson OF
St. Johnsbury ably delivered interest.
ing sermons Friday eve and Saturday
a. m. followed by Rev. Mr.. Crane OF
Williamstown, Rev. H. F. Dickey, pas.
tor of Corinth Meadow church, Rev
Lyman Sargent and Rev. Mr.. Jones OF
Washington. The session closing Sun.
day eve with an interesting sermon by
Rev. G. H. Richardson of Bates College
Maine. A mission meeting was held
Saturday eve conducted by Mrs. Ches.
ter Dickey of Washington.
Cora Lazette and Edgar Trask OF
Brookfield, were in town last week can
wasting for fruit trees, Trask return
ing this week having found success
thus far.
Amasa Button is quite ill, and has
not been able to be out for some weeks
Frank Colby has been home from
Barre for few days returning Thurs
day.
Snow fell Sunday night SO it is COM
Portable sleighing around town.
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why We Don't Leap in 1900.

The following explanation is given
why the year 1900 will not be counted
among leap years. The year is 1856
days, five hours and forty mine minutes
long; eleven minutes are taken every
year to make the year 1861 days long,
and every fourth year we have an
extra day. This was Julius Caesars
arrangement. Where do these eleven
minutes come from9 They come from
the future, and are paid, emitting
leap year every hundred years, but
if leap year is omitted regularly
every hundreth year, in the course
Of 400 years it is found that the eleven
minutes taken each year will not
only have been paid back. but that
whole day will have been given up:
So Pope Gre Tory XII, WHO improved
on Caesars calendar in 1852, decreed
that every centurial year divisible by
four should be leap year after all.
So we borrow eleven minutes each
year, more than paying our borrowing
back by emitting three leap years in
three centurial years, and square mat
ters by having leap year in the
fourth centuriaI year. Pope Gregory's
arrangement is SO exact, and the bor-
rowing and paying back balance SO
closely, that we borrow more than we
pay back to the extent of only one day
in 3S66.-Boston Budget.
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Olcott Falls.
Deferred Items

F. E. Morris is gaining slowly.
The Whitcomb boy at the boarding
house has had relapse.
Rev. Mr.. Haven Of West Lebanon
preached at the hall last Sunday, in ex-
change with Rev. Mr.. Chase.
The Methodists held Pink Supper
at Cushman's hall the evening Of the
10Th.
They are organizing band at this
place and all things seem to indicate a
success.
The all absorbing topic of this place
at the present time is the mysterious
disappearance of f. E. Averill, the
painter. He left his business in a
very critical condition and many
mOurners.
Rev. Mrs. Chase has returned to her
home in Connecticut. .suu~
night gas rs ss'1F sae q 3 ~ X
Cushman's hall last Saturday night
was a success.
The death of Burt Stone was very
sudden. He was thought to be i'm
proving when blood vessel broke in
his leg which caused modification.
A. M. Russell is doing quite bust
ness as barber and all speak well of his
work.
G. S. Hoyt is at home on visit.
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e. Corinth.

Mrs. Karl Morse and her daughter
Christabell are in town visiting Mrs
Chas. Page.
Rev. E. w. Hatch occupied the pull
pit last Sunday.
Several from this place attended the
concert at Bradford, VT, Wednesday
evening.
G. r. Kemp was in town over Sun
day.
The installation Of the officers of Pos
Demon Ae..-z -,G.sA n i yzsss aSsld ~ VI
Corinth, vt. Jan. 10, 1889. The fol
lowing officers were installed: Com,
A. H. Bachelor; S. ", Geo. Blu.
.chanan; J. ", Albert Carruth
Surgeon, Joseph Weed; Chap, r. F,
George; @. M, G.. W. Stevens, End;
@. M. S., Charles Dickey; o. d., VIM,
Burgess; o. G., VIM. Chalmers; Adj,
l.. McAllister S. M. Macarthur. Don't
forget the meeting Saturday evening
for the purpose Of organizing an en-
campment of Sons of Veterans.
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The Merits of Volapuk.

One of the most weighty arguments
in favor of Volapuk is that Of all its
various limitations and SO called i'm
provements none have been able to
secure even very small foothold and
scarcely a second hearing, while VIOLA
puk has stood the test Of ten years
and has been Endorsed and accepted by
the greatest philologists of the world,
and has gained already world wide
adoption and diffusion. 1t is also
worthy of note that no one who has
criticised it has ever been able to sug-
gest or construct better language in
its place. It is so simple, SO regulur
and so scientific in its structure that it
is well worthy perusal as a means Of
gaining, easily, an insight into the
peculiar idioms of our own language,
not considering the great business
value knowledge of it will become
in a few years. Louis Globe Dem
Ocrat.
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West NeWbury.

At the meeting on Jan. 10th of those
who have been interested in our socia.
bles, it was decided to offer the money
on hand, $4,000 to the church commit.
tee for the repair of the house, provided
the pew owners would raise as much
for the same purpose. A committee OF
three were chosen to attend to this mat
ter, also Miss Lucia B. Rogers was cleo.
ted president, Miss Carrie G. Carleton
secretary, and Elijah Blood treasurer OF
the organization. Mr.. and Mrs. E
Putnam were chosen committee on the
next sociable which will be at Mr.. Joe
Putnam's on Wednesday eve January
30th.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Lee l.. Tucker were panied by the sad
intelligence of the death of their only
son at Newark, N. j.
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y Granite State Local Items n
OrfOrdVllle.

Lizzie E. Bickford is home from
school of Technology in Boston, for a
weeks vacation.
c. H. Butman and wife visited his
parents in Canaan last week.
| J. D. Clough, who has been confined
to the house several weeks with rheu-
matism, is able to be out some.
Hazen PEBBLES is recovering from his
fall much better than was at first
feared. He has been about the house
several days with crutches.
John Hall received telegram Mon
day evening. saying his sister in Lex
ington , Mass, was dead. He went on
the II O'Clock train Tuesday to attend
the funeral.
Mr.. Carleton of Newbury, VT, is
canvassing the town this week in the
interest of the Buffalo Fertilizing Co.
Geo. French will act as agent in this
vicinity the coming season.
Mondays snow storm made glad the
hearts of those engaged in numbering.
Several teams are drawing lumber
from the yard in Quint town to Hale
and Lamprey's mill, making three or
four trips day. A few inches more
of snow would improve the Shedding
much and be very acceptable.
Is degrees below zero Wednesday
morning.
Deferred
Mrs. Abram Washburn and son
George returned to Lexington, Mass,
last week.
Flora Morrill, has gone to Keene to
spend few weeks with her brother,
Jas. Morrill,.
Mrs. Emily Page, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Edwin Bugbee, re-
turned to Barnard, VT, Monday.
Jonathan B. Hall recently returned
from Nebraska, where he has been liv-
ing for two years.
Frank Lamprey went to Boston Satur-
day.
Moses Bean who has been sick with
a fever is better, but unable to go out
yet.
Mrs. Geo. Butman is sick.
Dea. Morrill, has full blood Jersey
calf 10 months old that he bought of C.
G.. Tallman when a few days old, that
weighs 400 pounds. He takes her out
occasionally to show her fine points
and is very proud of his pet calf.
John S. Weeks sold some extra nice
coarse wool lambs Monday, averaging
80 lbs. per head, price $4.75 per head.
Hazen PEBBLES fell backwards from
a load of straw Friday, striking OH his
back. seriously injuring him.
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Post Mills.

AT the reorganization Of the Con
gregatiOnal Sabbath school the follow.
/ ing officers were elected: E. N. HeatOn
Supt..; E. E. Smith, assistant Supt. B
r. Dodge, librarian; Henry.M. Dodge
Secy. and Treas.
A pleasant time is reported at the
sOciable at Mrs. Putnam's, although
the house was small it was we'll filled
About fifty we're in attenance and still
there was room for one more. The
next one will be held at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Aldrich, Wednesday eve
ming, Jan 80.
| Mrs. j. j. Sugden has been called to
Troy, N. Y, by the sickness of her
father.
A. House spent, Sunday at his home
in Williamstown.
VIM. Beckwith has had brother
from N. H., visiting him the past week.
Mrs. VIM. A. Dodge, Mrs. C. A.
Merrill and o. S. Titus are on the sick
list.
George Dodge died at Lyndonville,
Jan. 22d, of pneumonia. His remains
will be brought here for interment
Friday.
G. N. Lyon went to Boston few
weeks ago to spend the winter with
his daughter, Mrs. Eugene Ware, but
/ BY the advice Of his physician Ibrs ri !;
Mrs. e. L. Beckwith has gone to
Manchester.
Hon. b. F. Adams and wife of Ran.
dolph are visiting their son, G. A.
Adams.
H. Slack had his fresh meat stolen
last Friday night.
E. B. Frost Post No. 81, G.. A. r..
and E. B. Frost Relief Corps No. 40
held their annual installation Of officers
for the ensuing year at their Hall Fri
day evening, Jan. 18th. Officers of
the Post were installed by Past Com.
H. H. Titus, as follows: Com, John
T. Quimby; S. V. c., Horace G. Put
nam; j. V. c., James A. Holmes;
Adjt., George W. Knight; l. M, J. F.
Abbott; Surg, H. H. Gillett; Q. d.,
Almon Aldrich; 0. g., VIM. Aldrich;
S. M, H. A. Cook; |. M. S., c. W.
Powers; delegate to Dept. Encamp-
ment, G.. w. Knight; alternate, II. III.
Gillett. The officers of E. B. Frost
Relief Corps No. 40, were installed by
Past Conn.,, John T. Quimby, and were
as follows: Pres, Mrs. Salome G.
Knight; S. V. p, Mrs. Frances M.
Holmes; j. V. F., Mrs. Almira A. AL
drich; Chap, Mrs. Laura f. Quimby;
Sec., Mrs. Annie r. Dodge; Treas,
Mrs. Emma C. Abbott; Con-, Mrs.
Olive j. Putnam: Guard, Mrs. Lucia
A. Sloan; Asst. Con-, Mrs. Ida L. AL
drich; Asst, Guard, Mrs. Sarah Whit
comb; delegate to Dept. Convention,
Mrs. Laura F. Quimby; alternate, Mrs.
Anne r. Dodge. After the close of
the exercises appropriate remarks were
made by installing officer j. I. Quinn
by, after which refreshments were
served in the Post room by the ladies
of the Relief Corps. The relations be-
tween Post and Corps are harmonious,
and through their joint efforts it is
hoped much good may be done.
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Fairlee.

Mr.. Fletcher and son and Mr.. Idle of
st. Johnsbury registered at the Wy
mona House last week.
Our selectmen have been in the pine
stump business at the upper end of the
town.
Mrs. Staples has traded horses with
Clarence Carr.
F. E. Hiland was in town Wednes-
day, advertising for the Emma Wells
Concert Co., at Bradford.
The selectmen talk of having short
interview with Mr.. Hiram Bailey in re-
gard to his piling so much wood on the
Common.
Miss Bessie Paul of West Fairlee is
visiting her sister Miss Emily at Mr..
W. III. Longs.
Jim McLane has left the r. r. bust
ness and gone into Mr.. Peck's store
while Mr.. Peck and wife take trip to
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Adams are happy
over the advent of a daughter.
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Recent experiments ON the effects in
the human body of the new French
balls Nebel gum have shown many
interesting facts. The ball of the Lebel
gun is small one e miilimeters d.
ameter, instead of 1D, which travels
faster than those formerly used $50
meters per second, instead OF 450), and
is clad in dress of maillechort Ger
man silver, which gives it greater
hardness. It produces much smaller
wounds, and these are more limited
than with other balls; bones are not
so much shattered; and the fact that
the ball does not Cup to the distance Of
1900 meters) remain in the body,
renders the treatment much easier.
The Lebel ball may be considered as
humanitarian and philanthropic in
strument, in large measure. -Scien-
tific American.
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TOpSham.

Rev. A. j. Langdell and family of
Northwestern Iowa Conference are
guests of Rev. S. G. Vail.
Charles Emery has the sympathy of
the community in his protracted ILL
ness.
The Choral Union meets at the
school house each Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Thornton has been ill with a
hard cold.
Mrs. M. George is visiting friends
in town this week.
Miss Wyman is boarding with Mrs.
William Corruth.
Quite number from East Corinth
and West Topsham attended the sing
Wednesday evening.
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Orford.

First snow to make sleighing this win
ter came Sunday night and Monday
forenoon, about four inches.
The West Fairlee, Thetford and Or
ford Telephone Company have sent for
the wire and expect to have the line in
running order next week. DR.. E. G.
Chase of Oxford is one of the directors
and will have the Office in his residence
and make the connection with the wires
already running north from here, and
also west. It is expected the line
will be extended to White River juno
ton in the early spring.
Parties have been in town looking
for seed corn, as the crops in some To-,
calities were cut o fl by the early frost.
Mrs. Mary Lovejoy of this town has
secured pension of several hundred
dollars back pay and twelve dollars per
month.
Zenas Morey showed us an egg
which measured IL XII inches. Who
can beat that.
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The funeral of Mrs. William LeBar
ron occurred the 10th inst. Durinl
the last of her life she suffered great!
from cancer on the neck. He
m burning friends have the sympathy
of the whole community.
j. p. Lord Il Sons have their repair
shop running and are now prepared tt
do all kinds of work in that line at thu
lowest living prices.
Francis Curtis has his house at the
Centre nearly completed, George Rice
Of West Topsham doing the carpenter
work.
Everybody was glad 70 see the snow
storm the 21st. We apprehend tina,
the lumbermen will be lively.
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West COrinth.

r. H. Williams lost valuable Jer-
sey COW last week.
Rev. A. j. Langdell from Iowa
preached here last Sunday afternoon
and evening.
Martin Bailey has been very sick the
past week with the mumps.
Mrs. Calvin Burroughs is now suffer
ing from severe heart trouble.
c. C. Newman is now quite low.
The long looked for snow came last
Sunday night and Monday, and now
the farmers are quite busy drawing
their wood and lumber.
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The victim of an nj Ftttinr Shoe.

Mrs. Sarah Tiller, a most estimable
lady, died near Paducah. Some time
since an i'll fitting shoe caused sore
upon one of her feet which rapidly
grew worse until blood poisoning set
it. 1t was decided to amputate the
foot in an effort to save her life. This
was done. but the unfortunate lady
died the night following the operation.
Louisville Post.
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Norwich.

Charles Barton had the misfortune
to lose his horse one day last week.
Mrs. Harvey Carpenter has returned
home from Sharon where she has been
on visit to her parents.
Mrs. johnson is taking care of Mrs.
N. j. Wheeler during her sickness.
w. W. Streeter has been visiting his
sister in POmfret.
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Thetford Centre.
Deferred Items. |

On Wednesday evening Mrs. Vests
sabbath school class were invited to
partake OF her Inequalities and they
all came away happy.
The Ladies Circle met with Mrs.
Capt. Brown on Thursday afternoon.
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Men who work the ore that comes
from the Martin White mine at Word,
New, undergo curious change of APP
pearance.. Their faces become sunken
and pallid and their whiskers, eye
brows and hair slowly change to a per
manent green color.
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West Fairlee.

The ladies are to give a coffee party
Friday evening, Feb. LIST, at Mrs. John
Cooks.
The officers of the Telephone Com
pany have ordered the wire for the
whole distance Of line.
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+. Baldwin, Jr., has leased the lower
story or the Buchanan block for year.
The Ladies' Society are to have the use
Of the rooms and will repair and fur
nish them.
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Bradford, VT, January II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-29
Suicide pnEppRREp TO IMPRISONMENT

Chicago July 27.-TheIe a sensational scene IN
judge McConnelrs courtroom midnight last night
j. W. smith had been trial the charge OF crirnit
nay assauung an eightyearold girl, who had BEEN
taken by Smith and his wife from orphan asylum
at Aluon Ohio, for adoption The case was gwen
TO the Jury this afternoon and at IL 40 tonight thew
returned verdict finding smith guilty. and liking his
sentence at nine years IN the penlteniiary. smits
was greatly affected and rising his feet exclameda
" am innocent; swear before my God, whom ann
about 10 meet I'm innOcent' As he finished. hc
raised his hand and with small pocletknfe stabbed
blmseIf I'm the left breast lie tell backward on md
floor while HIS wife, who had been sitting beside HIM
screamed wildly Oh 'Jm,' why did you do thatIs
Doctors were hastily summoned, and found woupe
an inch and half deep, about three inches above tna
ninple They don't think the wOuld-bo sulcioe ~lu
die In his pockets was found letter addressed "
Judge McC Connell but the Judge was TOO much ex;
cited 10 read Il tonight. Smith had always nerotnt
fore borne a good reputation. He was employed ~
a draughtsman In railroad Office here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-29
SUFFERING FROM An ELECTRIC SHOCK.

A NEWARK MAN UNCONSCIOUS FOR AN HOUR
HIS STRANGE ACTIONS ON RECOVERING.
Robert Jones' employed as barkeepcr in Broad
ST. Newark, opposite Trinity Church, was ell
gagged in repairing a gas jet last evening, wheh
his hand was carelessly laid upon an electric
wire of the ThompsonHouston Company, when
furnishes arc lights throughout the store.
He received terrible shock, anu
fell to the floor unconscious lie
lay for an hour in this condition,
his eyes and mouth wide open ana
firmly fixed and his limbs bent and rigid Sew
eral physicians worked with him, and at last had
the satisfaction of bringing him back to conscious
ness. l., A.
His commissions were terrible to witness IN the
restoration process. He gasped for breath and
ground his teeth together and his whole tranlo
writhed, as if undergoing the most agonlAng torg'
ures The tips of his fingers were badly burner;
and when he was lifted TO his feet he tore around
the saloon like raving maniac, looking tor @ tle
men who had hit him. II was long tune Delore
Jones could bc suhdued aud removed TO ms NOME
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-29
MAKING A "MAsHERn WEARY OF LIFE

Boston, July % (speciaD.-All Chelsea Is laughing
over the misadyentLres Of a we'll known business
man, member OF several societies. who has hal
within a year two sound thIashings for attempt
at a mash" Some time in 1853 he tried his arts
on the daughter Of Edgar Nyman, who resented his
impertinence and informed her father of the insult
Mr.. Nyman drubbed the masher, who, after dwelling
on his fancicd Wrcngs for several months. finally
secured the arrest yesterday Of Mr. Nyman, who gave
ball in tho sum Of $500. Miss Nyman was married
soon efcr the fellow irsultcd her, tC George FOlla
and when her husband learned Saturday for the
first time of the affair he the masher's
store and gave him anOthc: thrashng. Tho noise
of the fight attracted large crowd. The report
was circulated that a murder had been committed
The facts known, however Mr.. Folla
went AT once 10 the police station and gave himself
up. lie was released Oh bail.