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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
legal

PROBATE COURTS AND COURTS OF 1NSOL-
VENCY-BRADFORD DISTRICT 1868.
Probate Courts and Courts of Insolvency within and
for said district will be holden the ensuing year follows
Bradford-At j. H. Watson's office in Bradford on the
second Tuesdays of every month, commencing January
nth, 1887.
Corinth-At the Hotel in East Corinth the third
Wednesdays of June, August and October
West Fairlee-At the Probate office in West Fairies
on the last Saturday of every month.
S. M. GLEASON, tdge.
Thetford Centre Vt, Dec 1, 1886.
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Double Murder a Mystery

BRIGHTON, Me, Jan. IA letter to rel
atives of Loren Smith and Arthur Cross,
the hunters who were supposed to have
been murdered, states that they are wait
ing at the Northeast Carry, Moosehead,
for the lake to freeze for them to cross
and come home. Who the murdered men
are still remains a mystery.
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N Office.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the National Bank of Newbury will be
held at their banking rooms in Wells River,
Vt, on Tuesday, January 9th, 1894, at Ill
o'clock a. M, for the election of Directors
proper.
F. DEMING, President.
Wells River, Vt, Dec. T. 1893. 8
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05

GREENvILLE, Me-. Dec. 30.-The hatch
ing house at Mt. Kineo is to receive 200,
600 small trout and $4,000 land-locked
salmon within few days for the hatch
cry. The fish will be deposited in Moose
head lake when able to take care of them
selves, and the fishing must be greatly
imDroVed thereby
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
SLAYER Has Nothing to Say.

NEW LONDON, Conn, Jan. IA post
norton examination of the body of John
Bell, stevedore, who was shot by Michael
Donovan on Darrow's wharf Saturday,
showed that the bullet entered the right
breast and penetrated the lungs, lodging
near the base of the right collar bone.
Donovan will say nothing about the
shootinp
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
Textile Workers Organize.

PROVIDENCE, Jan. AT a meeting of
operatives of different departments of the
mills in the district where the strike
recently ended the weavers voted not to
join other operatives in forming an
organization to become member of the
United Textile union. The weavers voted
to form an organization of their own and
to confine it to Rhode Island, The other
operatives organized under the rules of
the Textile union.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
The Hubs Fire Record.

Boston, Jan. during the past year
the total number of fire alarms in this
city has been 1886, with an estimated
gross loss of IS, 7O6,00O. There were "a
deaths and Ill injuries at or caused by
the fires Out of the number of alarms
given, 80 were false alarms 10 seconds, 6
thirds l fourth and l general.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
MANY Victims of Grip.

STEwARTsTowN, N. H., Jan. 1.-The
grip has become veritable epidemic In
this town and Pittsburg, nearly every
adult person in this town being afflicted.
With the lumbermen it is especially
severe, 80 men being sick within the
camps on Perry and Indian streams.
There were four deaths among them last
week and eight in the town.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
Righwaymen Bagged.

LOWELL, Mass, Jan. Joseph Guyotte
and James Guerin, would-be highway
men, held up Wellington Summers, a
milkman, on Race street. In the fight
Guerin badly stabbed Summers. Both
men were arrested.
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A Big Canture.

MoRRIsvILLE. Vt, Jan. 1.-The largest
bear ever seen in this part of the country
was killed in Lewis township by Luther
House. The carcass weighed $50 pounds
and the skin so. 1t is estimated that
bruin was followed 100 miles, but the
lucky hunter will realize at least $50 by
the caDtIre
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05
The Captain

OF good ship Storm King says: For the
past five years hvae used Sulphur Bitters
on board my vessel. and have not lost a
man. They are sure preventative of all
contagious fevers so incident to warm
climates. Please send me at once two doz-
en- bottles and oblige J. STARRKT.
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Coal is dearer in South Africa than
sny other part of the world. 1t is cheap
est in China.
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THE DANSE DU VENTURE.
Queer, Ugly and Belongs With the Museum
Freaks, Says Kate Jordan.
Especial Correspondence


NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The danse du
ventre was abolished in New York.
Whether our sensibilities are finer, our
morals better or our minds less pure than
the people of Chicago, this, the ancient,
rhythmic motion of the muscles instead
of the limbs, the dance with which Sa-
lone delighted Herod, has been tabooed
for once and forever.
saw it last August in the little the
alter at the end of the Cairo street. To
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05

an observer who
gazes upon 1t
without a precon-
ceived idea that
it is improper it
seems marvellous
and ugly, but
nothing more.
A woman, mod
e r a t e y pretty,
comes for ward.
Her gown is mod
est. A small vel
vet jacket covers
her breast. From
that to below the
waist line is a silk
shirt edged by a
golden rope, from
which are sus-
pended heavy tas-
sells. The skirt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05

The very best way to know
whether Dobbins' Electric Soap
is as good as it is said to be, is
to try 1t yourself. 1t can't de-
ceive you. Only be careful not
to get an imitation. There are
a great many Electrics and Mag
netics, all intended to deceive
the public into supposing that
they are Dobbins' or just as good.
We have made this since 1869.
1t is the original Electric and is
guaranteed to be worth four
times as much as any other soap
ever made. For washing any
thing, from the finest lace to
the heaviest blanket, it is with
out a peer. Only follow direct
ions.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-05

The demand for good apples is in ex-
cess of the supply, and consequently prices
are firm with an upwar tendency The
best class of goods brings 49, rs to ST. fair
to good, So. rs to 1926. Lemons are short
and are bringing 81 to $3.50. Malaga
grapes arc scarce and are sold from S. to
IS as the quality may seem.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
DEATH THROUGH A KISS.

While Caressing His GrandAhild tina Old
Man Inhaled Hair Which Killed Him,
1t was joyous company Of young,
middle aged and aged people who con-
| gregated at the homo Of Mr. and Mre.
Samuel Larkin in Susquehanna, Pa.
They met in honor Of the fittieth we'd
ding anniversary Of their host and host
eas, who had passed their allotted three
score years and ten and were still In the
enjoyment Of perfect health.
Several sweet faced, laughing grand
children were present to contribute
their share of sunshine to the occasion.
Little 5-year-old Mary Edwards, with
her bright blue eyes and light tresses,
was thore. After kissing her grand
mother affectionately she sprang upon
her grandfather's lap, exclaiming,
Grandpa, | have lots of kisses and q
bear hug for you"
Then the old man pressed the sweet
face OF his fayorite grandchild to his,
feryently remarking: God bless you,
Mary. No company would be complete
without you. You aie the embodiment
Of sunshine itself, and trust you will
grow to be a noble woman.
Tell me how much you love me,
grandpa, " said the child, "and then l
! will give you the kisses and the bear
hug"
II cannot tell you how much / love
you, child" answered the old man,
"but | can assure you it is a big lot. Z"
Then Grandfather Larkin imprinted
kiss after kiss upon the ruby cheeks,
and the child, delighted at the mani
festation of affection, returned the COM
pliment, and then, throwing her little
arms about the old mans neck, gave
the promised "bear hug" She then
crawled down from grandpa's lap and
busted herself for time among others
of the company. An hour later, and
just before the joyous party were about
to partake of dinner, the same little
Mary approached her grandfather, re-
marking, Grandpa, want to give you
one more kiss before dinner, and then l
want you to sit by me at the table,"
The old man smiled and lifted the
little girl in his arms. Two minutes
later he felt tickling sensation in his
throat and realized that in returning
the last kiss hair had caught in his
mouth and been sucked into his wind
pipe.
This Immediately produced hard fits
Of coughing, ard before relief could be
obtained blood vessel was ruptured,
and death resulted instantly.
CONSERVATION reigned for time, and
the aged partner Of the unfortunate sep
tuagenarian, overcome with grief, fell
in swoon. She rallied an hour later,
but it is thought her great grief will
cause her death in short time. New
York Herald.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
sTATEsMEN's EccENTRIclTlEs.
Kate Field Says Our Senators Would BE
Lost without Trousers Pockets.

Kate Field Says Our Senators Would BE
Lost Without Trousers Pockets.
''Do you prefer side or slant or top
pockets in your trousersF"
Il don't care, I'm sure. All want
is pockets that | can get my hands in
to-"
This was the conversation overheard
the other day between a tailor and his
customer, and was reminded of it an
hour later as | looked down upon the
floor OF the senate chamber and watch
ed our grave and reverend lawmakers
going through their work. In the mid
die aisle, carrying on a triangular de-
bate, were Senator Proctor and Senator
Gorman, each with his left hand in his
trousers pocket, and Senator Allison
with both hands similarly incased.
They were presently joined by Senator
Brice, who had his right hand pocket
ed, while Senator Lindsay strobe from
the Democratic over to the Republican
side, with both his hands in his pock-
cts, almost running into Senator Lodge,
who was carrying his in the same way.
| could not help thinking Of the old
story Of Daniel Webster and tho button
on his jacket, which he always used to
twirl while making his best recitations
in school, 1t is said that little girl
who had long stood next to him in his
spelling class, and who was ambitious
to pass him, contrived one day to snip
Oft this button, and at the next recita-
ton, when Daniel felt for it and found
it missing, he was SO overcome that he
missed the world put to him, and bis
clever rival went to the head of the
class. Suppose some malicious person,
bent on destroying the comfort and dig
nifty Of the senate, should contrive to
have the trousers pockets of all the SEN
ators sewed up over night, what would
become of American oratory and legis-
lation the next day?--Kate Fields
Washington.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
Died.


Joseph Leonard, Of the firm of J.
Leonard & Son, of this city, died
Wednesday morning at Gas.
He was born IN Bath, Maine, July
"a, 1910, where In early life he learned
his trade US boot and shoemaker,
after which he went to sea and fol-
lowed the life Of u sailor for some tif-
teen years. In the year 1884 he uiur-
ried II young lady with whom he lived
until about eight years ago when death
called her away, after fifty-two years
of married life. About twenty year,
ago he removed from his native PLACE
to Pennsylvania where he spent eleven
years, most Of which was in Philadel-
phia, In the boot and shoe business.
Nine years ago he renewed to Nevada
where he lived about four years, after
which he came to Oregon and settled
In Coos county, from which, after q
resinence of six months he came to
Lebanon, where he has lived with his
son for about iiye years. He was the
father Of eight childreh, all of whom,
except one, are living-one daughter
in Rhode Island, two sons In Phila-
delphia, son in Nevada, sou and
daughter in California and the other
son is well and favorably known in
Lebanon.
Mr.. Leonard was an honest and in
dustrious man, aud u faithful husband
and father
The funeral will be at tile Methodist
Episcopal church, this friday after
noon at 2:S0.
d. 4. S.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
MAoAaA Now IN HARNESS,
The ersatsss Experiment Evvr Mode In

The Graatsst Experiment Evvr Made Tn
Electricity Is Being Put to Test.
At last Niagara falla have been har-
messed, and the dream Of engineers for
years has besn realized. One Of the
greatest engineering enterprises ever
undertaken in this country and by far
the greatest experiment ever made In
electricity has been put to the test to
decide whether 81, 100000 have been
poured into hole in the ground or
whether this sum has been planted in
fruitful soil to bring forth hundred
fold.
The object Of the company which un-
dertook the stupendous task ID to catch
the immense power of the fearful Oh.
rush Of water Of tho great river and
turn it to utilitarian purposes, If the
water which rushes down the perstocks
l40 feet turns the wheels below and
eends back mp to the surface 5000 horse
power from each wheel, the day is not
far distant when every wheel In New
York west of the Hudson river shall be
turned with power from the falls, and
mighty current shall be transmitted
probably as far west as Chicago, and it
may be as far south as Baltimore.
The tunnel, through which 500, 900
cubic feet of water will flow each min
ute when it is used to its full capacity,
is gloomy place. 1t is 81 feet high
and is horseshoe shaped, being IS feet.
10 inches wide at the widest part and
IA feet . inches at the bottom. Since
Oct. A, 1890, when N. 3. Gaskell who
was then president Of the Cataract Con-
struction company, dug the first spade
full of earth for the tunnel, 17men have
been killed in the tunnel, s in the wheel
pit and Q in the work outside. While
the tunnel was being dug some 1860
men were kept busy, and the payrolls
ran as high as 500, 900 in one month.
DR.. Coleman Sellers Of Philadelphia
has had charge of the work during all
the late years Of its progress and super
vised the great test, of which the tele--
graphic reports in the press have given
ample account. The realization Of what
was once scientific day dream will
add new luster to the glowing achieve
ments Of the closing nineteenth century.
Philadelphia Press.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
Buddhism In Paris,

A fresh propaganda Of Buddhism is
being undertaken in Paris, says corre
spondent. 1t is asserted that so, 900 Pa
risians now profess the ancient religion.
Many well known women describe them
selves as eclectic Buddhists. A little
volume gives a summary of the doc.
trines of thenew creed. II has just been
printed, and large numbers have been
bought by wealthy neophytes and will
be distributed next week among all
classes. The converts are not expected
to desert the churches of which they
are members, The copies Of the book
have been bound in black morocco, gild-
ed to resemble prayer books.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23

1t was curious to see the effect Of
the seven FOUNDER and hotchkiss shells
upon the Mataheles when they were re-
treating. On the shell bursting among
them we could see through our glasses
the Matebeles turn round and fire at the
place where the shell had burst, think
ing it was some diabolical agency Of the
white man. From information we re-
ceived after this fight we learned that
the enemy had intended attacking us at
10 o'clock the previous night, but ow-
ing to the rocket having been sent up
to recall Captain Borrow they were
afraid to do SO, thinking that we were
holding communion with our gods by
shooting at the stars and bringing them
down. London Telegraph.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
NOW A DESERTED VILLAGE.
Virginia City. New, Once Gay and Prosper.
Gus, Rapidly Falling to Ruins.

Virginia City, New, Once Gay and Prosper
ous, Rapidly Failing to Ruins.
"a poet could write on The Desert
ed Village with Virginia City as sub
ject and surpass Goldsmith's 3 immortal
production on the same topic, said E.
l.. Hearne of San Francisco to a Globe
Democrat man. 1.-THE FIRST time that 1
was ever there the population Of Vir-
ginia City was greater than that of the
entire state now. Everything ran wide
open. Magnificent hotels and opera
halls, palatal residences, stores that
would have done credit to New York,
millionaires who spent money freely,
maintaining society that for brillian-
cy and gayety could not be equaled in
the United States. was there short
time ago. The hotels and opera houses
are closed, the residences empty, the
stores removed to other and more pros
porous places. Dwellings that cost hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars are given
over to the bats, and the broken panes
Of glass, the shutters hanging upon a
single hinge or tapping in the wind,
give a grewsome sense of loneliness.
In years to come it will afford magniti-
cent spectacles Of ruins, and even now
in some sections Of the town there is a
sense to the beholder Of being in city
Of the past. Millions were made aud
lost, and the history of Virginia City
would be one Of the most thrilling sto-
ries ever written. "--St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
Council Proceedings.

Council met Tuesday night In regu-
lar session, with all the members pres
ent but Councilmen Cotton and An
drews.
Several small bills were read and re-
ferred to proper committees. Several
old bills were reported upon tavorably
and warrants ordered drawn,
The committee on ordinances was
instructed to prepare an ordinance re-
dueing the liquor license for the pres
ent.
Council sa,oprped to meet tonight
(Fridayl.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
WATERLOO GARBAGE,

This time it Is our intention to vary
our writings from mud, snow and rain
to modern writing like Mr.. Three J. ].
J.'s writings.
Firstly, our town is the home of the
crank and literary aspirant. Slander
runs riot on our streets, and chronic
g'umbllng takes the lead in society
circles. Men are chosen 10 govern and
then few who would not have ac.
cepted the Office for any consideration
get in and work their jaw at the rate
nf an electric car.
Our schooi board IL in the midst of a
muddle. At the time when the debt
over which there is 30 much wrangle
was contracted, few stood out on the
legality Of the debt, Now tae chickens
come home to roost and they are find
ing that 1t takes more than brow
beating to run the affairs of the public.
There is class herein fact we are
all Of that class, at present--who have
no occupation except gathering at the
P 0. IN anticipation of some foreign
legacy being forwarded to our address.
"satan still will find spme work for
idle hands to do,n and almost the
whole town has gone over to the
peoples party There are three demo-
rrats in town, viz: Rice, Crank, and
Go But what makes Us smile is to SIZE
the way in which they elbow each
other for the etfiecs TO be let next June
! tn The highest bidder. Here we have
would be senator, sheriff, county
school supt., constable, ]. P. and repre-
sentative, and If they average capdi-
dates over the county like this some
one may be left. They reason that
both of the old parties arc corrupt, and
from the timber the P. P. is composed
of we begin to think they are, but il
the wedding continues they stand a
fair show to become perfection-for to
our certain knowledge the democratic
party lost nothing by the culling they
are receiving, Republicans (Re-for,
Publicans-sinners) may cheer up also,
for should the democrats and P. P. fuse,
we, for one, will vote tue Bloody Shirt.
There il sure way to tell P. P.
man in our town. They are all branded
with a large o, caused by trying to
head nail kegs, and this party should
be known as "The Nail Keg Delega.
tion," Oh, how bitter they howl at
the secretary for issuing bonds, and
desert our ranks with q great blast Of
trpppets and open letters, but when
they are personally interested how
they will struggle and connive to have
bonds laid across the taxpayers. II
bonds will ruin government they are
not healthy diet for school districts.
The w. d. Co. are doing nothing
to speak of and we fear the boom of q
year ago was only speculation, and oul
little part at least was failure If Il
was done to sell lots, the perpetrators
of this ghastly joke ought to be made
to live here a month and hear the
abuse that daily pours down on theil
heads, Ifit was done with a good In
tent, we, for one, feel very sorry, both
financially and otherwise, for them.
This is rather disiointed letter anG
written under trying circumstances
and yet, Mr.. Three j. j. J.'s, Elder
Jewpepper, Cal Wayback, Proxy Sal
vationist, our love salutes you all.
Q. RANK,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23

Blunders that are literally worse than
crimes are not uncommon, Such one
was committed in 1886 by New York
druggist, who, by putting up the wrong
prescription, caused the death of two
girls named Holtz by morphine poison
ing, But the consequences of the ter
rible mistake did not end there. The
betrotbed of one of the girls, DR.. Low
enthal, whose prescription was misread,
went insane. And now their father,
Christian Holtz, has died abroad, where
he retired, broken hearted, as soon as he
could close up his large business inter
ests in New York. Rochester Herald,
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
goston,s Crowded repements.

In the most crowded precinct of Bos-
ton, the recent tenement house census
found the average number Of persons in
house to be 1881, and the average
number of persons in room 1853. In
the most instances, the average number
Of persons to a room was $3.50, but in
all Boston there were found but $50
persons occupy tenements in which the
average number to room was three on
over -~Rostou coMmouweslth.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1894-02-23
Her Faith Led to Death.

Mrs. William Seidentopf died Satur-
day from the effects Of dose of poison
which she spread on piece OF bread
and then deliberately ate. Mrs. seidel-
topf was Christian science believer,
and it is thought that she ate the poi
son to prove her faith. Even after the
agony resultant from the action Of the
poison had begun, she refused to allow
doctor to be called and was beyond
hope OF saving when one was summon
ydi~CCppsil HNaffs tIs,l Dispateh