The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-06

j. b. Hort, foreman at the paper
mill, is moving into Dr. Wilson's house
this week. His family come from
Bridgeton, N. j.
Ezekiel T. johnson Esq, of Brad
ford, Penn, is making his sister, Mrs
Farnham, visit of week or more,
He is still extensively interested in the
production of oil in Pennsylvania and
other localities. He states that oil is
rather dull, the crude article being
only 81 cents per barrel at the oil ex-
changes.
G. FL. George writes as follows from
St. Thomas. N. d.
CDR. E. A. Toby leaves ST. Thomas. to
locate at River Falls, Wis, the first OF May.
1t is late spring, the latest since the writ
er was IN the country Seeding has only
barely commenced. usually it is nearly over
at this date. Clifford & George intend u.s.
ing steam for blowing hereafter Real es-
tate is growing more valuable! q $50 per
acre being the value now.
The annual sessions of the, Grand
Encampment, L. o. 0. F. of Vermont
will be held at Odd Fellows Hall,
Montpelier, Tuesday. May 18th, 1892.
The Grand Lodge will be held at the
same place the day following. Re-
duced rates on all railroads in the State
and at the hotels in Montpelier. The
headquarters of the Grand Officers of
the Grand Lodge will be at rooms %
and 29, Pavilion hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ell. Batchelder cele-
brated their twenty-fifth anniversary
Monday evening, about sixty-five of
their friends were present. Following
is list of presents: $18 in money,
pickle dish, set of nut picks, soup la
die, dessert spoons, butter knife and
sugar spoon, toilet set, pair towels,
tray cloth, dozen silver knives, butter
knife, hanging lamp. Coffee, cake and
ice cream were served. All had an en-
ioyable time.
DR.. and Mrs. L. w. Hanson have
gone West IN care of Miss Susie |.
Doty who remains in very feeble
health. She goes for the benefit of the
climate which was exceedingly helpful
to her under similar conditions a few
years ago. She is to be in the family
of her uncle, Dr.E l.. Boothby,s Ham
mond, Wisconsin. The DR.. and Mrs.
Hanson will visit friends in Michigan,
their old home, and expect to, be gone
about two weeks. DR.. G. B. Wilson
attends to DR.. Hanson's practice.
The meeting of the Congregational
Society held in the vestry last Monday
evening to consider the question of
raising Mr.. Lees salary was the larg-
est and most enthusiastic ever. held in
the church. The committee came into
the meeting with deficit of $174 on
the estimated expenses of the present
year and the meeting closed with a
surplus of $35 raised. A resolution
asking Mr.. Lees to withdraw his resig-
nation was adopted by rising vote
and an hour later he had withdrawn
his resignation and will continue as
heretofore. The result isJmost salts
factory to both pastor and people.
The case of F ME-. Cain against
Smith Ely and the Ely Copper, Com
panies is at last ended andrfinAl decree
was made by chancellor at1chambers,
April goth. Judge Gleason,e the receiv-
er of all the properties in7eoptroversy
in the suit, including ..the' mines and
extensive smelling works. has begun
to pay the bondholders and various
classes of creditors. The funds aris-
ing from the sale of the property have
been deposited in the Bradford Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company for the
past four years, aud he makes his pay
ments by checks, upon that. bank, the
unfortunate claimants receiving from |
two to eightper cent. dividends. 4 This
great loss is due mainly to the fall in |
the price of copper in 1888, and the
consequent depreciation in the value of |
the copper mines and smelling works. |
The property which was estimated to be |
worth $l,000,000 in 1880 was sold by |
the receiver, January 18th, 1888, for
1856, 900. Mr.. Krause, the purchaser,
is now employing about 175 men upon
the property, but whether at profit
we cannot say.
The lecture of Prof. B. g. Northrop
of Connecticut at the Village Hall
next Tuesday evening will interest all
who have any pride in the looks of
our village. All are urged to attend |
and learn what can be done and what
has been done elsewhere at very lit
tie expenditure of time and outlay of |
money. The lecture is free, the ex-
penses being guaranteed by the liber-
atty of few gentlemen interested in
this subject "rr1a
He has visited forty-two states and terri
tories and aided IN organizing hundreds of
Village improvement Associations, which
have done much in improving and building
up towns. The earnest advocacy of VII
lage Improvement by the New York Trib-
une, Youths Companion and many other
papers, has recently multiplied calls for
lectures on this subject Leading railways
now facilitate tbs work. because it tends to
improve and build up towns on their line.
Mr. NOrthrOp has done great service to
the country in disseminating information
upon these subjects. such man will not
fail to be remembered when the results of
bis foresight and enthusiasm shall become
apparent as great public benefactor. If
all communities would give themselves up
to his leading and share in his devotion,
they would do good thing for themselves
and for the Countrywide Century Mdgd-
zine.