The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-01
North Thetford.
Ray Palmer of this place writes from
HoustOn Texas:

Ray Palmer of this place writes iron
Houston Texas:
81 was suddenly transported to old Yer
mont recently when visited bya generous
slice of winter attended by TWO rect o
snow. BoyhoOd scenes came rushing up
that caused my head to sWlm-no wonder
all classes here were wild with excitement
and the turnOutS gay-S0me parties passed
in boats drawn by horses those who c0ulC
not ride fell to snow balling on all sides
and if any WINGED under fire, were pelteo
the more. No dignitary was exempt. The
carnival played out on the third day, buI
the hilarious effects are in no wise exhaust
ed"
Those who were privileged to hear
Rev E. Snow of White River Junction
in his recent lecture given here will be
pleased TO learn that he will preach in
the Union church next Sunday after
noon at 80 o'clock.
Prof. A. G. Cummings is spending
short vacation at his home in this
village.
Book agents, insurance agents and
numerous itinerant merchants are us
ing their persuasive powers to convince
us wherein our forte lies, and of our
various household necessities,
T. f. Howe, Jr., writes as follows {:
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, Feb. II, 1895.
Dear MOther-* X 1t has been some
cold here for the past three or four days,
and am thankful knew enough to come
prepared for just such weather. There are
lois of folks here without over coats. caps
or mittenS, only thin clothing, expecting as
soon as they got here it would he so warn
they would not want scarcely anything to
wear.
Oranges have gone up in price. they
charge thirty and fifty cents dozen for
them. Most of the frozen ones arc gone,
and the last cold spell killed the vegetables
and early Strawberries, but they are going
to plant again as soon as this cold spell is
over. People are coming here now by the
train loads. | read of such hard storms all
over the country, and we, in measure, eS-
Gaping it all. did not suppose that the
frost and cold would affect the palm trees
but it kills the leaves, same as other things,
and they cut them off leaving only long
stem sticking up; in the spring new leaves
will come out. The oleande1s which the
cold affected, they have cut off the tops
leaving only bundle of sticks standing;
after awhile they will begin to leaf out
again.
There is a northern Methodist church
here, its very nice and they have nice
parsonage ut ar it: it is mostly supported by
winter visitors. When | was at Jackson
vile went to the Southern Methodist Con
ference which was being held there. The
negroes are mostly Methodists, and they
have some very good churches; their con-
ferences are held separate from the whites.
They hold conference here next week and
expect about four thousand to be present,
people come to it as they would to a fair.
What would You think to have to pay ten
cents per quart for milk? That is what
they charge down here by single quart. The
COWS have such small bags don't seem as if
could give more than quart.
have been feasting on oysters since |
came here, they get them only little ways
from here and sell them for twenty cents
quart, and for great big on about two
and One-half inches long they charge forty
cents per quart.
How would you like to put mp at one of
the big hotels here. and have the best of
everything and pay 1875 day. | went IN
the other day and sat down beside of their
$50.000 fire place and the fire was no warm
er than my own comfortable quarters. You
would think money grew on trees to see
how some folks use it. | am going to San.
ford tomorrow and get where lis warmer
its too raw here now beside the ocean. Twill
send you paper when | get there, which
will show you how cold it has been down
here. 1t is raining today so | expect you
are having another snow storm up that way.
frequently go down and get a drink of
water at the old slave market where the |
slaves use to drink; it looks the same as it |
did then, only its been repaired where it de-
cayed. + FRANK.