The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-11

reminiscent facts. Any book, fact OF
pamphlet relative to the past history
of Newbury will be gratefully received
The Burying Ground Association
thankfully acknowledges the receipt
from John E. Stevens of check for
the membership fee of himself and
Mrs Frank Harrington and Mrs. Daniel
Denham, also from DR.. j. o. Peck
So. DR.. Peck's mother is buried here.
Mr.. Stevens will be pleasantly remem.
bered as the son of Ephraim B.
Stevens, and Mrs. Harrington and
Mrs. Denham as the daughters of DR..
John Stevens. Mr.. John E. Stevens
has been many years connected with
the Methodist Book Concern in New
York City.
Orrin G.. Page and Albert Corliss
are painting at Haverhill Corner. Mr..
Page is one of the oldest and best
known painters in this section.
Large black bass and beautiful,
plump suckers have been taken from
the river this spring. One evening
not long since Photographer Corliss
took one ofhis boarders. Rob David
son down to the mouth of the brook
just north of the little OK bow. Bob
dropped In and Corliss stood on
the bank to unhitch the fish and bait
the hook Rob felt nibble and said
he guessed it was Coxey's army, and
he would pull it in, but he couldn't,
Corliss went to his aid and they both
pulled. Coriss said it must be a car
load of Kimball's western horses and
rhaHy bod haitian 1onI fhnn1 hnt fhny,
didn't land Rob said "that up in the
Ryegate ponds when they got hold of
such large game they let them play
round with the bait until they wee
drowned" and they would try that,
after awhile the fish made a dive and
Corliss vowed it was a muskrat and
they both pulled together and landed
black bass. 9 lbs, and 10 o., and
started for home on brisk gallop.
Mrs. Sarah E. B. Dole of Campton
village has been in town few days
visiting her sister, Mrs. Samuel Cor
liss.
Alex Greer is getting up about the
same reputation for northern COWS as
f. E. Kimball is for western horses,
having sold hundreds of them this
spring.
Warren w. Bailey was in Boston
last week week to attend the trial of
the swindlers who tried their funny
business on three carloads of Warren's
lumber. The case will not be closed
until the last of this week.
Mr.. Ida Fl. Read of Shelburne.
State president of the w. G. T. u,
will lecture in the Congregational ves-
,ry Friday evening at eight O'Clock,
MBy 18th. In the afternoon at two
o'clock she will conduct a "mother's
Meeting at the same place. Mrs. Ried
ZONES highly recommended as lectur
II and we hope to give her full
louse. Admission free. and every
'ody invited.
The much talked of and much ex-
'ected game of ball which was to have
'een played upon the common Wednes-
lay afternoon was not played. The
pectators were justly disappointed,
ut when the true state of affairs leak
d out, they placed the blame where 1t
elonged-upon the Bradford team.
t is time that ball teams from New
ury, Bradford or elsewhere learned
D play their own men. Let us have
o more imported "batteries."
Mr.. Charles Bailey is visiting his
lister. Mrs. E. B. Chamberlin.
1t is the proper thing to go iishing
ow. but the fishermen should re-
lember that the fish and game laws of
'ermont are not dead letters.
1t is about time some one suggested a
tactical way for filling the fountain
ither with dirt or water.