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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
TOpShan.

Miss Sadie Linfeld of Brookfield
closes very successful term of school
in district No 9, also Miss Arvilla
White in district No 4, this week.
Mrs. Nina Frost went to Montpelier
Saturday on important business.
Edward Mckay is repairing his
buildings OH Galusha hill. The build
ings are time honored, being nearly
century old. and an old landmark in
the neighborhood and have never be-
fore received any repairs.
Miss Ella Butson is at home from
Montpelier seminary.
Miss Emma E. Bacon is stopping at
E. r. Colby's, slightly improved in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent of Ryegate
have beer visiting at II. 0. Weeds,
and Mrs Dorrie Carouth's, the past
week.
Miss Sadie Linfeld and Allie Crown
recently met with quite an accident
while out riding. The horse became
unmanageable and running into an
apple tree, their hats were torn from
their heads. Fortunately no bones
were broken.
Those pupils having no absent marks
during the last term of school were
Viola Celley, Roche Kezer, Jennie
Corruth, Willie Corruth, May Gilbert,
Abbie Gilbert, Grace Davenport,
Flossie Scruton, Linwood Taplin and
Edward Taplin. The first prize in the
advanced spelling class was awarded
to Minnie Randall, the second to Lin
wood Taplin and the prize in the sec
ond class was awarded to Charlie
Frost.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
East COrinth.

There has been quite a little talk il
regard to whether the PAGER, Rear
guard, was sold or not. 1t is now set.
tied in the minds of most people that
he is. If it was not so it was strange
that the former owner should at once
commence training him after certain
Lowell parties were in town when he
intended devOting his whole time to
Del Monte. 1t is understood that Mr.
Dickey was in White River Junction
last week to finish the trade.
The Waits River Valley fair will be
held on the society's grounds at this
place, Aug 30, 80 and 81. Repairs
and Improvements on the track and
| buildings have been commenced and
liberal premiums and purses will be
offered.
w. r. Rowland recently finished his
school at Topsham and is now at home.
G. W. Jewell had the misfortune to
loose fine hen, the mother of fifteen
chickens, mutilated by hogs.
Miss. A. M. Dickey returned to
Montpelier Monday.
Mrs. Frank Fulton and daughter
Florence of Lakeport, N. H., were in
town over Sunday visiting Mrs. Will
son Chapman.
B. L. Way of East Peacham was in
town few days last week
W. 7. Jackman spent Sunday in
Topsham with j. r. Nolan.
Charles l.. Kemp, a former resident
of this place, but now of Bristol N. III =,
was in town Saturday.
j. E. Taplin recently had several
sheep killed by dogs.
Mrs. Buffers and son George of Low
ell, Mass, were at the Saginaw House
a few days this week before moving to
their farm which they have recently
purchased.
Mrs. E. s. Rowland who has been
visiting relatives and friends in Middle
bury for the past few weeks has re-
turned, her mother Mrs. Jones return
ing with her.
As usual the fourth passed off very
quietly. Several attended the celebra-
tons st Barre and Corinth and all had
a pleasant time.
The G. K. are to hold Lawn Party
this friday evening on the lawn be-
tween Mrs. Smart's and Mrs. Buffers.
Ice cream and cake will be served.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
AL Free.

Those who have used DIR. Kings New
Discovery know its value. and those who
it free. Call on the advertised druggist
and q ct a trial bottle, free. Send your
name and address to II. L. Buckbn & Co.,
Chicago and get a sample box of DIR. Kings
New Life Pills free, as well as a copy OF
Guide to Health and Household Instructor
free. All of which is guaranteed TO do you
good and cost you nothing.
A. Il. CLARKE, druggist.
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Married.

In Chelsea, June 28, by Rev. H. F. For
rest, Frank Erastus Bixby and Miss Julia
o. E. Adams
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
North ThetfOrd,

The school in district No 2, better
known as the North Thetford school,
taught by Mrs. Addie r. Davis, closed
by a participation in the town picnic
on Thetford Hill, which was greatly
enjoyed by all. In this school of sew
enteen pupils, only one was tardy |;
and the following were not absent a
single day and have no mark against
them: Dorothy and Edwin Gushing,
May Balch, Oracle Cobleigh, Ellie
Stevens and Walter Ware. This is a
bright. pleasant little school and their
teacher has had very happy term with
them
We had two callers from Oxford. in
at one door and out at the next, just in
time to say "Peek-a. boow
Mrs. Kinsman's new home will soon
send up a smoke and light from an
evening lamp.
Wilcox has opened and extended his
lodgings east and thrust out two bay
windows, not going to be pinched for
elbow room hereafter The veteran
Leslie is laying on the last coat of var
nish. and we think in the line of paint.
ing he stands at the head. No one
doubts it.
The Prairie rose at the stone house,
side door, has laid necklace of roses
over the roof as no milliner could inn
prove Worth walk every day, also
the garden below. A. B. III. has been
braced up by E. X. Porter still visiting
here. We wish we could call him our
own as of old.
The carnival at the Hill was trium-
plant A most happy and generous
spirit ruled over all, as might have
been predicted from an educated crowd
A rare intellectual treat and big thing
forold Thetford or any other place.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06
FARM MACHINERY f!
8se

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Mccormick No. 4 Mower.
Tiger Steel Rake. Improved
Advance Rake. Hooking Val
ley Hay Tedder Repairs for
all kinds of moving machines,
rakes, etc. Two A C. I. Horse
Hoes at cost to close out. When
you want pillow call and see
mine. Neponset and all kinds
of sheathing paper at wholesale
and retail. Prices to suit the
times.
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c. E. GRIFFIN .-RooFER,
20 NEWBURY. VT.
Adjoining Towns.
N0Wbury.

The following items clipped from
the last weeks Caledonian will be
read with interest by people in this
vicinity:
At Lyndon June 20, by Rev. W. c. John.
son, James hammond of Lyndon and Myra
l. Pierce of st. Johnsbury
The blacksmith, Mr.. hammond, having
taken to himself a m tie, has gone to house,
keeping in the house recently purchased OF
Mrs. ColtOn's estate.
Mr.. Lamwood will be remembered
as the village smithy and Myra L.
Pierce as Mrs. Corliss, she having
secured divorce at the last term of
Orange County court. Their friends
here will wish them much happiness.
Gardening is not lost art, Alonzo
Fleming So years of age can show one
of the best gardens in town. Also
Uncle Abel Sargent at the town farm
can show the best onion bed in town,
at least the best we have seen. Uncle
Abel is 80 years old and can be found
in the garden early and late. Call Oh
these old citizens and they will con-
vince you that neither gardening or
Iabor are lost arts with them.
The resignation of Col. John c..
Stearns of Bradford from the Repub-
lican State Committee removes from
the active stage of Vermont politics a
faithful and energetic official. This
retirement will in no wise cool the
political impetuousness of Mr.. Stearns,
but will unharness and give a well
earned rest to man whose time and
money has been generously devoted to
the advancement of republicanism in
Vermont. The choice of Col h e
Parker to take up the work where Mr..
Stearns drops it, is wise one and the
cause will receive no cold baths from
Col. Parker's hands.
The Town Republican committee
Tor NeWbury chosen at the County
convention are as follows: F. Sher-
win. A. M. Peach, Frank w. George,
T. G. Reyes, E, H. George, P. d. W.
Hildreth, w. III. Tewksbury, N. Rob-
inson, James Minard, Hale G.. Bailey.
The village library will be open
every afternoon from 3 o'clock to 5
during the summer.
Rev. Allen Hazen, D. D., who has
just returned from India will preach at
tue congregational CHurCn next SdD-
bath His many friends in Newbury
will give him cordial welcome.
LUCIERs' MINsTRELs-Yes they are
coming-that excellent troupe, Luciers
Famous Minstrels, and Will appear at
Seminary Hall Tuesday evening, July
10th, with full company, including
the Luciers' Joseph and Charles, and
Fred Palmer in their specialties, the
famous dancer, Eddie LeBarre, in his
grotesque features, Billy Fries the
champion tambnrine spinner of the
world, Kenno, the great marvel, the
Frog man and others in unrivaled
sDecialties, not forgetting the wonder,
only II years of age, the artist par ex-
cellence, Miss Marguerite Lucier, in
her marvellous Serpentine and Spanish
dances and musical specialties.
1 !.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06

Grand lists In Newbury of one hundred
dollars and npMara.S are as follows.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-06

Tapley's "Bread Winner outwears all
other shoes.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
An Idea for a Church sociabIe.

An elaborate function has been ar
ranged in a neighboring city in a "Welsh
afternoon" to be held in some church
parlors. A woman who was in Wales in
September during the Eisteddfod, the
annual national festival, was so delight
ed with the picturesque effect of the
danes and maidens in their chimney
pot hats, long capes and scant skirts
that she saw charming possibilities for
the future among her pretty friends at
home. She took notes, and the forth
coming Welsh afternoon will be the re-
suit.
A fair face seems additionally fair in
the quaint costume of Welsh beauty,
and a Welsh interior, with the odd
presses and chairs, the curious spinning
wheel and the dame and her daughters
each with the inevitable knitting makes
cozy and attractive picture. Point
of View in New York Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
-
CmokeIesa EirepIaceR.

Next to the man who invented or dis
covered fire, the greatest benefactor OF
the human race will be the man who
abolishes smoke. Nothing else will 80
change the conditions of life in our
great cities. Without saying that this
result is already at hand, great step to-
ward it is made by the new invention in
fireplaces. By this system fire can
undoubtedly be produced without
smoke, and though at present special
fireplace must be employed for the pur-
pose there is no reason why every ono
who henceforth fits up kitchen range
or furnace should not have smoke
less one. expect to see the time when
every householder as well as every man
ufacturer will be compelled to consume
his own smoke. In the meantime, how
ever, there is the strongest inducement,
short of compulsion, for doing 50, for
the system, like all which are based on
perfecting the combustion of the fuel,
gives largely increayed heat for a re-
duced consumption of coal.-London
Truth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
MATCHED AND DRESSED FLOORING, ETC,


The enormous pillar of stone that will
be the wonder Of thousands upon thou
sands of people who will visit the Worlds
fair was broken from its bed at the
Houghton quarry, Ashland, Wis, amid
the cheers of the throng who visited the
quarry to witness the breaking of the
monster. The stone had been sawed at
each end and side, and but the bottom
remained to be broken from the bed Of
which it was part. On the bottom
wedges to the number of about 200 on
each side had been entered and only the
signal to drive them farther remained.
At II o'clock Frederick Prentice, do
nor of the monolith, from place on the
rock gave the signal to drive the wedges
and fifty workmen began at the lower
end to drive them. Then, like clock
work, the fifty mauls of the men rose and
fell as they moved from the base to the
apex of the stone step by step. Slowly
crevice appeared at the lower end Of
the stone, which, with each succeeding
blow became larger and larger, until the
stone lay broken from the mass of which
it had been portion. The huge stone
lies at the bottom of the quarry, and
weighs in its present state 600 tons, but
when dressed down will weigh about 420
tons.--Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
A BACK DOOR TO BOTANIC SCIENCE.
Shoemaker Who Found Health and
Pleasure in an Interesting Way.

A Shoemaker Who Found Health and
Pleasure in an Interesting Way.
Years ago, in Brattleboro, among the
green hills of Vermont, lived man who
was worthily earning his living as a
shoemaker. He was fairly successful
in business point of view, but when he
had reached the age of thirty or
forty his health gave way. Going to
New York to consult an eminent ply
sician he was shown into an anteroom,
and was looking at some plants in the
window when the doctor came in. Ex-
amining the case carefully this wise
physician said: "You do not need medi-
cine. What you want is outdoor exer-
else and mental employment. saw
you looking at the flowers in the VIM
dow. Are you interested in botany?"
The shoemaker replied that he knew
nothing about botany, but had always
been fond of flowers. "Well," said the
doctor, ''go home, and every day this
summer go out into the woods and fields
and gather one flower, bring it home
and find out the name of it."
He at first felt as little as Naaman did
at his prescription of washing in the
river Jordan, but finally, like Naaman,
took his prescription and began the study
of botany. Soon he became deeply in
terested, and in two or three seasons had
collected nearly all the Towering plants
of that vicinity. Having his attention
called to MOSES, he wrote DIR. Gray, ask
ing for some textbook on that subject.
This being before the day of "Gray's
Manual" the only work DR.. Gray had to
recommend was in German.
Nothing daunted, the shoemaker
bought an "Ollendorff" and soon learned
German enough to read his textbook.
Awhile after French book ON that sub
ject coming in his way he studied French
until he could manage its contents, and
then took up Latin and Greek sufficiently
to be able to trace the derivation OF bo-
tanical names. At last, having fairly
mastered the more common divisions of
the vegetable kingdom, he began the
study of fungi, and there, as he told a
friend, he had found work to last a
lifetime. This necessitated the purchase
of more books, and finally of a Beck's
microscope, and for years he could be seen
every day in his shop, on one side his
lapstone, his bench and the other imple-
ments of his daily labor, and on the other
library of botanical works in three or
four languages, and on a shelf over his
head his beautiful microscope.
And thus he spent the evenings of his
days until his death, a genial, cultivated
intelligent Christian shoemaker-botan
list. In reply to question as to the
amount of time he had devoted to his
studies he said, always an hour day
and as much more as possible" Such
was the record of Charles G. Frost, a
man whom it was privilege to have as
friend. Professor Pickering in Chris.
tian Union.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
A Beautiful Story.

When Gabriel Dante Rosseth was
very young-scarcely more than boy
he was deeply in love with a young girl,
and having poets gift he sang a poets
love in numerous sonnets and verses to
her.
She died young, and by her wish the
manuscripts of these poems were placed
in a casket and laid under her head, so
that even in the last sleep they should
be, as they always had been-kept be-
meath her pillow.
Years passed by, and Rossetti's fame
grew until every line of his composition
became precious, and some of those who
priced his writings most asked him for
copies of the songs that had been buried.
He had kept no copies, or they had
been lost. At all events, he could fur
nish none, and when they asked him to
rewrite the verses he declared that he
was utterly unable to do SO.
At last his friends importuned him for
permission to have the original manu-
scripts exhumed. He consented after
some hesitation, and all the necessary
preliminaries having been complied with
the grave which had been concealed for
many years was opened in the presence
of wondering few.
Then a strange thing was found. The
casket containing the poems had proved
to be a perishable material, and its cover
had crumbled away. The long tresses
of the girl had grown after death and
had twined and intertwined among the
leaves of the poets papers, coiling around
the written words of lovein loving EN-
brace long after death had sealed the lips
and dimmed the eyes that made response
to that love.-Chicago Post.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
How LeAD PENCILS ARe MADE.
Each Company Has Its Own Process and
Uses Secret Machinery.

Uses Secret Machinery.
There is probably less known about
the manufacture of lead pencils than
any other extensive manufacturing bust
ness" said John NJ. Ready of New
York. II say extensive business, tor
many people do not know that there is
as much as 50, 800, 900 expended for
lead pencils in the United States every
year. All the machinery used in the
production of lead pencils is careful
ly guarded secret. 1t is not patented,
but each company has its own process
and very little is known of it by out
siders. The general idea of the method
of manufacture can be given.
THE graphite, plumbago or black
lead, whichever you may call it, comes
from three places-India, Germany and
one part of the United States. The
American lead is considered the most
pure, having about one third more car
bon and much less silica than the for
eign article. The plumbago as mined
is brought to the factory, when the sill
lea is separated from the graphite by
system similar TO that employed in sep
arating free gold from ore. 1t is crush
ed into fine powder and then mixed
with water, which flows over bumper
tables. The weight of the lead causes
it to collect on the tables, and the silica
and baser materials flow off with the
water. The lead is then taken and mix
ed with clay in mortar.
1.-The clay is used as temper to the
lead. The more clay used the harder
the lead becomes, as when the mixture
is baked the heat affects the clay, hard
ening it, while it has no effect upon the
graphite. The mixture is then placed
in hydraulic press, which forces it out
like black twine. This is run upon
tables, where it is cut in lengths of
inches, the length of regular lead pen
Gil, and Strengthened 1t is then placed
in the ovens. | have seen continuous
piece OF this mixture of clay and graph
ite a mile long come from the press.
The pieces of lead are taken from the
oven and placed in the wood, which is
made in two pieces, then cemented to-
gether. There is peculiar fact about
cedar, the wood most suitable for pen
cils. The farther south you go to OBJ
tain the wood the less knots you find and
the less pitch in the wood. AS you
come north the amount of pitch in
creases, and the grain of the wood be-
comes irregular. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
Well Fitting Underwear.

One of the daily trials of the dress
maker is to make dress fit over i'll fit
ting underclothes. No woman need cx-
pect handsome setting corsage without
she dresses with that effect in view. By
paying reasonable sum, we'll made and
well fitting underwear in silk, cambria
or muslin may be procured. From the
undervest to the dress waist each article
should fit smoothly-neither tightly, SO
as to soon wear out, nor so loosely as for
the wearer to be apparently lost in bag
Well fitting corsets, selected to suit as
well as to fit the figure, never yet in
jured one, though an improperly made
and poorly fitting corset could undoubt-
edly injure many. The present fashion
able slender appearance is better given
by wearing yokes on all underskirts and
buttoning them to the edge of the corset.
AS there are long, medium and short
WASTED corsets nowadays, every figure
may be suited. Stocking supporters are
strongly urged in place of garters.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
WOMEN IN CHURCHES.
Several Sisters Who Have Recently Been
Ordained as Ministers.

Ordained as Ministers.
Rev. Jeanette Olmstead, on Oct II,
was ordained to the Congregational
ministry in Gustavus, o. She was
| already well known there as preacher.
People tlocked into town from every
farm and hamlet, and the church was
| crowded. A council had been called to
examine the candidate, and there was
goodly gathering of ministers and lay
delegates, among whom were five wom-
en-. All sorts of questions were put to
Miss Olmstead, and well answered, and
the council unanimously voted to or
dain her. Rev. Anna H. Shaw preached
the ordination sermon from Acts XVI,
10. The ordination prayer by Rev. Mr..
Hersey, of Ashtabula, o., was closed by
the laying ON of hands on the head of
the candidate by Rev. Anna Shaw and
Rev. Messrs. Hersey, Craft and w. b.
Olmstead, Miss Olmstead's brother, who
then administered the charge to the
young pastor. Rev. Mr.. King, in be-
half of the conference, extended the
right hand of fellowship. Rev. Mr..
Craft, of jefferson, gave the charge to
the congregation, and the exercises
closed with the benediction by the newly
ordained minister.
Rev. Mary Il. Whitney, of North Cam
bridge, has accepted u call to become
pastor of the Second Unitarian society
at West Somerville, Mass. Mrs. Whit
ney graduated from st. Lawrence uni
versity, Canton, N. Y, and engaged for
time in teaching. In 1885 she preached
her first sermon. She became pastor of
parishes at Upper Lisle and Vaudeville
N. Y, and was ordained as minister Mt
the latter place in 1887. Three years
ago she assumed the pastorate of the
Unitarian church at Millbury, Mass,
where she continued until recently
Mrs. Whitney is president of the Wor-
cester League of Unitarian Women,
and she is to deliver an address in the
womens department of the mechanics
fair on Nov. ., ON "Women's Ministry"
Her husband, Rev. Herbert Whitney, is
pastor of the First Unitarian church at
Athol.
The Baptist church Of Roslindale,
Mass, has licensed Mrs. NJ E. A. Glea-
Gleason is well known in the Woman's
Christian Temperance union in this
state, and is now filling lecture engage
ments in Missouri.
Mrs. o. r. Washburn, at one time a
student at Meadville, Pa, has accepted
a call from the Universalist parish at
Stoughton, Wis.
Rev. Ellen A. Copp, of Hillsdale,
Mich, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Park Free Baptist church
at Lansing.
The growing spirit of fellowship be-
tween the orthodox and liberal churches
is illustrated by the fact that Rev. Hen
rietta G. Moore, of the Universalist
church of Ohio, recently preached in a
Presbyterian pulpit, and her sermon
was enthusiastically received.-Bosto.
Woman's Journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1894-08-01
What a Woodpile Indicates.

What satisfaction it is to see gen.
erous, whole souled woodpile! 1t gives
one better opinion of the world and
associations. One has no need to be
told that the owner is the father of half
dozen boys and girls, and that the
neighbors like to gather under his roof
during the long winter evenings, when
the snow and wind outside but empha-
size the warmth and cheer within.
One has no need to call on the imag-
ination to see the great pile Of extra
logs in the corner, waiting their turn
at the fiery carnival, dancing and glow
ing in the fireplace, OF the half circle
of merry story tellers gathered about the
hearth, eating apples and cracking nuts
and exchanging experiences of farming
and hunting with each other.
What al open, large hearted hospital
ity such profusion of wood suggests! 1t
never occurs to one that the owner may
be niggardly or churlish. Such pile
of wood can only belong to man
whose heart is large enough to take in
the whole neighborhood.
But what a contrast is the woodpile
across the way Ia few sticks that even
the house dog refuses to sleep behind.
No wonder the boys are thin and sick
ly and the girls weak and discontented.
One can scarcely imagine smile, or a
bit of laughter, or jest passing through
door that overlooks such pile.
ahoe's Magazine.