The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-02-28
FROM DEATHS Door.


FROM DEATHS Door.
F. A. Barker Dear Sir:-Five years
ago | was brought to deaths door by
bronchial trouble, and for three months
kept in sick room. For weeks neither
my family nor physician expected me
to live. used only one bottle of your
Young Cherry Balsam' which entirely
cured me of all bronchial troubles.
The above is positively true. Salem,
April 4, 1887. Geo. A. Pousland, 1
Green street.
One of the most pleasing events of
the winter took place on Friday
and Saturday evenings, February
21st and 22nd, at which time the Wom-
ans Relief Corps gave, for their an
nual entertainment, the Business Mems
Jubilee. This affair was under the d.
rection of Mrs. Charles Jones assisted
by Miss Mary E. Jones and had the adj
vantantage of being entirely new to
everybody and far surpassed the most
sanguine expectations. 1t was COM
posed of seventy. five young ladies and
misses as representatives of the vari
Gus business firms of the town, each
appropriately dressed to represent the
respective business for which she was
appointed, and bearing banner, or
other device. Each young lady recited
an advertisement, and q pleasing vagi
ETY. of pithy, witty and appropriate
ones were given, many Of theg ksaEx
written, expressly for the Occasion id
affording much amusement. No p.yns
in the way of devising new and stl'fk-
ing costumes was spared, the advertis-
ers very generously supplying from
their stores or stock in trade, every
thing that was needed or asked for.
To say that the result of these exer-
tons was fine, would be putting it
mildly. 1t is safe to assert that Brad.
ford never saw a better spectacular
affair than the grand march presented,
AS the young ladies wound in and out
through the mazes of the march, dis
PLAYING their costumes in this manner
to the best advantage. To speak of
each young lady OF of the various CO.'S
tunes would occupy too much space,
but we cannot avoid particularizing a
few. Among those most conspicuous
we would notice Miss Wayne Doty,
with dress of pale green covered with
sheaves of wheat, as the representative
of Bradley's Phosphate; Miss Minnie
Davis, dressed to represent Hoods
Sarsaparilla; Kathie Parker and Cora
Chapman, the two saceet little repre-
sentatives of Smiths candies and
crackers; Lucy Garfield for Mrs. C. H.
Curtis millinery establishment, togeth
er with Marcia Winship for Mrs. Gage,
dress. maker. Lillian Martin and Ell
len McDuffee representing respectively
the Opinion and the Vermont Union,
brought down the house, as did Lottie
Davis as the barber, Mr.. Kenyon.
civilian Stevens" and "Ed. Clark"
by Gertie Chamberlin and Irene Rich
ardson, were appreciated by the audi
ence. as was FlOssie Davis in her pref
ty song. Among the most snowy cos
tunes we would mention May Fuller,
representing j. M. Warden's jewelry,
and Mrs. Charles Craig for Doe Bros
Misses Lettie Libbey and Annie Jenk-
ms for Mrs. Curtis; Edith Chamberlin
for Winship, Marion Lees for the
Academy and Gertrude Jones for the
Relief Corps. There were many 9TH
ers equally as good, but lack of space
deters us from further mention with
the exception of Gen. w. H. Gilmore
as represented by Miss Mary f. Jones
and her company of twenty-one little
girls, representing Company g."
Bradford Guards. We venture to as
sert that the company itself could not
have made more creditable appear
ance, nor done so we'll on parade as
did these little girls. 1t was a pretty
and graceful sight to see their perfect
attention aud time, as they went
through their different evOlutions with
ease and without mistake. Certainly
too much credit cannot be given to |
Miss Jones for her military appear
ance upon the occasion, and her skill
in military tactics as displayed by
those under her drill.
"She seemed the perfect soldier born
To rule, to govern, to command"
The entire credit of the entainment
belongs to Mrs. Charles Jones, who
worked with untiring zeal to make the |
affair success, and, as is always the
case when she undertakes anything,
her efforts were successful. A good
house both nights bore testimony Of
the appreciation of the community and
of their knowledge that really good
thing deserves to be patronized.