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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-04

! how to manage to profit, even in
close times, and he has amassed a sub
stantial competence. He has for many
years been the agent of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and
has increased their business in town
six fold.
He took the census in 1880 and 1890,
is at present one of the board of select
men, and has served the town in other
capacities. He was orderly in Capt.
Browns Thetford company A 18th Vt.
and made a good soldier.
AS town and county executive Of
ficer ''Uncle Sole" is one of the best
known and most successful men in
this section He was elected to the of
flee of constable and collector when
about 25 years of age, which he held
until appointed deputy sheriff in 1855,
an office which he held continuously
tor some thirty years, except two years
as High Sheriff. He was well equip
ped for this work, both by nature and
training. Quick in perception, reso-
lutte in purpose, tireless in pursuit, of
solid and muscular physique, no GRIM
ina1 ever slipped through Uncle So1e's
fingers. He seldom carried weapons
and his motto was "an ounce of pluck
is worth more than a pound or pow
der" In all his business transactions
he never lost a dollar of public money.
Mr.. Berry was deputy sheriff at the
time of George Abbott's (a1ias Frank
A1my) first sentence of four years,
and personally befriended him. After
that he burg1arized So1on's house.
Berry pursued, captured and commit
ted him, and took him to states pris-
on. Afterwards he identified him as
and conc1usive1y proved that
identity as a witness, and saw his exc
cution. The rough and tumble work
and excitement of sheriffing was con-
genial. His quick sense of justice
was tempered by leniency toward the
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T%H%%I BRADFORD, VERMONT, JANUARY 4, 1885,

new ones of different styles have
been built. A fine free library
building, the gift of George Pea
body, a nice modern school house,
and the elegant Odd Fellows hall
adorn the principal street with its
some twenty-five dwellings,, a
commodious fish rod factory sew
eral times destroyed by flood and
fire, but rebuilt, which usually
employs from twenty to forty
hands, saw mill and grist mill
not much used at present, and a
cabinet shop are the manufacto-
ries of to-day.
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RETROSPECT.

Let us take trip around Post
Mills early in the thirties. A
man is known by his team as well
as by the company he keeps, SO
we will get Capt. Life" Dodge's
best harness, just made by Church
& Coburn, and his wagon, the
best in the village, just bought in
"York state" We will take
Harvey, lively, capable lad of
II years along as guide. We
shall get plenty of exercise in
riding, in fact all the spring of
the axle, to which the body is
firmly bolted, (thorough-braces
are not yeti and as we expect to
get shaken up in our journey
through life, we might as well
begin.
We shall find the valley land
around the brook pretty we'll
cleared, for the Heatons, the
Howards, the Strongs, the
Dodges, the Daniels, and the
are here with their
strapping families.
Let us size up the industries of
the vile up near the lake, we
pass a cider mill with its i'm
mense wooden screw and large
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-04

social, hospitable and intelligent.
The old academy on the hill has
thrown out calcium light of in
te11igence that i1luninates the
town. The nearly 100 miles of
road in town are fit for the wheel.
Business is concentrated and ac-
tive. The large fish rod factory
will probably increase its force
with improving times. / North
Thetford with it's creamery, neat
hotel, two active stores and steam
saw mill, enjoys a continuous
and healthy growth; during the
last !. decade / eight or ten new
houses have been built. At the
Centre, which has suffered so
heavily by fire, almost every house
is occupied. The present vii
1age consists of about thirty
dwellings,, b a brick Methodist
church, school house, town house,
general store, boot and shoe store
and post office, blacksmith shop,
cabinet shop and grist mill. Here
is the law and Probate Office of
Hon. S. M. Gleason.
Thetford Hill consists of a
beautiful street of large, sub
stantial residences, which COM
mands an extensive eastern view
and contains a store, post Of
fee, the Academy, the La
than memorial building, the
Congregational church, and a
shorter street at right angles.
Notwithstanding, the, -1e11ar-
holes on "Sawney Bean" and some
deserted farms elsewhere, the
aggregate product of the farms
is greater than ever before.
There are six post offices, two
railroad stations and virtually
three creameries in town.
Half of the farmers of the town
are within a mile of store and
post and telephone offices and can
feel the daily pulse of the great
world.
Corn, hay and the dairy is the
modern triple alliance. The re-
suit is creamery butter. The
butter product is immense and
increasing. The pastures are
clean and covered with short,
sweet herbage.
Here, as elsewhere in New
the great procession is
marching from the hills to the
village, yet few farms are for sale.
The resources of corn-raising are
practically unlimited. A large
proportion of the farms can be
carried on by machinery.
The drainage is perfect, water
excellent and abundant, and sta
tistics show remarkable lon
gevity, although as. the town is
old, the cemeteries are beginning
to be occupied. Not long since
Thetford boasted of having the
oldest pair of twins in the United |
the combined age being
more than 180 years.
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II. E RROWN-

Our visit to Capt. Brown confirms
the power of first impressions. The
Capt. was absent, but we were cordial
ly invited to tea by Mrs. Brown, lady
with silver hair and smiling dark eyes
that will never grow old. In due time
the Capt. arrived, little late il is true,
which is excusable under the circum-
stances. A man is known by the COM
pany he keeps, and our impressions of
Brown were considerably heightened
by the fact that he was accompanied
by a very pretty and intelligent young
lady. Mr.. Brown has just rounded his
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The second settled pastor in town,
was born at Stonington, Conn, in
1872, and with his father located at
Norwich in 1766. He graduated from
Dartmouth in 1777, was called to the
church in this town in 1878 and or
dained January 1879, continuing as its
pastor until old age disabled him for
the duties of a pastorate. He died
here May 1, 1886, in the fifty-sixth
year of his ministry. He was a noted
theological writer and instructor, hav-
ing trained over one hundred students
for the ministry
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He married Elizabeth Cummings of
North Thetford by whom he had seven
children, six of whom are now living,
viz: Charles E., skilled einp1oye in
the Waltham Watch Factory; Jennie,
Mrs. George f. Emerson, Thetford;
Nellie. head bookkeeper and cashier of
Dodge & Co., builders and architects,
Boston; Harry B., receiving clerk of
Boston Boot and Rubber Co., Maiden,
Mass; Alice E., Mrs N. A. Monahan,
Cambridge, Mass; Roger r., deceased,
and Mabel G. Berry living at home.
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tAR Reader, let
us take a 1eis-
ure1y and fa-
rniliar S troll
in the golden
autumn, over
the old, histor-
ic tow of
Thetford. Let
us visit each of
its six Ii t t | e
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The sun and American.

The Baltimore she and Ilaes5eaa have
fallen out They had some words be-
iorehand, and the canse of the clash was over
Z reported sale Of real estate. Some one told
the 1mericaa that "Guilford, the property
81 Edwin f. Abel, ono Of the Saa proprie-
tors. had been sold for SI,G00.o 0o, and the
Aaaericaa printed the item rs a piece Of news.
That was on Sunday. The news Photographed
was repeated ON Monday. Gu Tuesday the
SIN lit iato the AHeyicai,, aad spoke 80 tri'ih-
fully Of disreputable journalism that many Of
its readers thought ], was describing is own
practices. Further on in the article il ap-
peared that the .>,ie was eriticising the .fl'es-
icaH. though il did not mention the name 81
the paper. The 1meriooa got is war.paini
on, and walked into the SIN on "Wednesday
Ii told how il obtained the item about the sale.
Of .Guilford, and how il tried to verify II BY
sending reporter TO see Mr. Abel. who de-
clincd 10 BE- seen because he was i'll. The
A,aefioaa then went on 10 relate some Of the
disreputable journalism Of the Saa, one case
ofwhich was sending around 10 other papers
soliciting favorable notices Of its dead editors.
Ia conclusion it shows from the tax books that
the property over which the racket began Is
worth over 81, 10000 aud is assessed at only
sir, 400, and expresses the hope that the tax
collectors will do their duty. In this one item,
furnished by the imerieaI,, may be found one
very strong reason why the Snt is opposed 10
reassessment Of property in this state. The
SIN Is selfish. and Is run always in the inter.
est Of its proprietors rather than for the public
good. tits now laboring to aceomplish Demo
cratic defeat this year because the Democratic
parry fayors a reassessment.
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DgNrYR, April S-Belaied traveller, trom
the East report thar the storm through haasas
was the worst ever known ia that section.
Many of the passenger trans are uuN more
than Forty -esght hour late aud are battling
Eith saow snd sand on the pFairie. Supcriu-
,en,ienf Bog-trd Of the Union Pacific, sjth
headquarters az CHEYENNE Wells. has large
fortse ef men clearing tbs tracks Ia places
within sixty or seventy miles from Denver the
snow was found IN drifts from ikirty 10 fagty
feet deep. being near the ioIr % telegraph
poles ia some instances
The Rock Island experienced more trouble.
perhaps. ihaa any other iine. The hnsi tram
from The East over tbi- rad $50 sixty houn.
arrived TO-DAY The Missonri Pacific. the
kansas Pacific division of the Iuiun Pacific.
aud the santa f. were also marh hamperrL
Trains are geitiRg through al The roads
TODAY. The reports from Northeru Colorado
aud Wyoming arr "a n effect that thu sind
aud sand storm was 81 heFee that mru a.
work cleaning the WAY were obliged Ga Nrar
a covering for their faces the sand eating
even through the clothing ike knife aud
laceraiing the sh0relers ia horrible fashion.
The loss 0f range stock IN some portions Of
Eastern Colorado, II j. said. will amount "a
twenty per cent. az the Eiial
Many cattle wandered into lingo. Cat. aud
persisted. They had been driven before the
north sind for over two hundred miles
FALroS. Col, April a.-fhe Rock Island
after an eighty-hour blockade. got their de-
layed trains through last night, carrying q
sorrv looking. bui happy Tot Of passengers
The road encountered the worst drifts few
miles east and we nf l.inlon Junction, re-
quirimg twrnty-four hours hard work 10
open up four miles Of track. Dr. Logan has
inst returned from a professional trip covering
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Delaware's Governor Dead


Joshua II. Marvil. Governor Of Delaware.
died Monday Al his home in Laurel, aged 70
years.
The death Of Governor Marvil viii cause a
great political change in Delaware. The
Democrats viii come into control. and over
400 appointments viii 90 to them. Besides.
II the Republicans fail TO elect United States
senator before the adjournment OF the legisla.
ture. the speaker Of the Senate, VIM. T. Wat
son. who succeeds Governor Maryil a. the
state executive, may appoint Democrat. Il
is believed, however, that the Governor :
death viii have the effect Of bringing the sen
atorial contest 10 speedy termination in the
election of a Republican other than Higgins.
Addicks or Massey.
BY Speaker Watson becoming governor a
new state senator will have to be chosen from
Kent county. With Mr.. Watson governor,
the Senate will stand four Democrats aud four
Republicans Speaker Watson will serve as
governor until his successor is elected in the
fall of next year The last speaker Of the
state Senate who became acting governor by
the death of the governor was Cove Salisbury,
one of the three famous salisbury brothers.
who dominated Delaware politics for wears,
all of whom are now dead. Governor SaRls-
bury was afterwards elected governor to sue
coed himself, and was the only governor in
the states history who served more than four
years in the office.
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A Nice Distinction.

Under the decision of the United States
Supreme Court income from rents are not
taxable. If man derives an income Of over
$1,000 from the rent Ola farm he is exempt.
The farms his own land and his income IS
over $1,000 he is taxed upon IL This Is what
the Court has decided, and that settles the
matter, but the Court cannot stop plain peo-
pie from wondering wherein is the distinction
Justice White, a Democrat, who dissented
from the decision Of the Court, in his opinion
asks-s.If an income tax, as such, levied on an
individual according to his income is not
direct tax, how can II be said that the inclu-
sion therein of rentals derived from, real estate
makes it a direct tax This inclusion assur-
edly reaches his real estate only in an indirect
way. The effect of the decision appears to be
10 hold that that which is direct IS indirect and
that which is indirect is direct
This IS about the size oft
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BALTIMORES GREAT CETEN.
NAL EXPOSITION OF 1897.
Ground To Be Dedicated Next Mon
day.

The Baltimore Centennial Association have
been working faithfully for year past,
almost. 10 organize and hold a great southern
Exposition in that city from May 10 to No
vember Is. 1897. in celebration of the Tooth
anniversary OF the incorporation OF that city
and it is intended to make il Interstate and
international in scope,
Lately the Association determined upon
Clifton. the former home Of the late johns
Hopkins. most beautiful suburb ol Balti-
more. rs tho site of the Exposition. since
which the CITY Council has gwen It the RIGHT
to nse the same for this purpose A. soon a. %
becomes the property Of the city, which is
soon 10 be determined by jury Of coHdemna-
iion. already appointed, % settle the pnce.
The tract contains about 800 acres. including
Clifton Lake. one of the most beautiful
sheets Of water Of al the reservoirs of the
city,
Upon next Monday. the 10Th instant, the
Association will have a grand iag-hoIstlug.
the real dedication Of the grounds The pole
will measure about 100 feet above ground and
he surmoun,ed with magnificent copper
Eagle 81 five feet spread Of Wlngs. standing
upon q globe, the entire weight being about
- pounds gold ulatei The flag will he "a
United States garrison flag. measuring 80
feet, inscribed Baltimore Centennial Expo
stion. 1887 A stand capable % seating
one thousand or more guests vii he erected
The program will include the opening
PRAYER by Rishep pare;; Ny MARI Wand, hS
a band of so pieces, and the words sgng i'y a
chorus Of some 100 voices from Baltimore
musical societies. opening address by Mayor
i.atrohe; address nv Governor Brown: prescn-
tatiou address and Gag ny ihe Northeast
Baltimore Improvement Association: the Star
- l.. al. D. a.
ilaa Is Hon. l,ider Ravner, 'Amerira. hy
ba:sd and chorus; then heuedictiou by Carli-
nal Gibbons 50 the conclusion there uill he
dres, parade by the Fourth Regiment.
MARYLAND National Guards
Ia addition 81 thi. regiment there viii he
present the 5ih Nd. Veteran CORPS The Grand
Armv of the Republic; Informed knights ot
Pvthias. and as many other organizations a.
eau get there. since thew have at heru iu-
vited
Invitations have been extended iu al state.
cnunfy and city Officials and Ep0n Monday
night last the Baltimore City Council made
next Monday a half holiday ID anier that
every bosls could enjoy the occasion sod
show the enthusiasm the people feel lu
the great coming Exposition ni 1897. u
j. hoped that Carroll and Nesiulinsier sIli
turn cat IN large numbers Ia shoa iheir ap-
probation Of being he ouly cuuniy ia the
State holding actual representation lu the
original organization of the Baltimore Cen
iennial Association
The Western Maryland Railroad have ar.
ranged for a special train upon tbat date aud
the People should take advantage 81 d.
since. should the weather he good, lhrur sill
be the largest gathering Al she Exposition,
Grounds that ever assembled a uue F-ini 20
Baltimore within it, history
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DIED

10 es115r '..r Hs-rsa~s sss Ilu,s. es.suarses esd
E~rsrs rr1sts % 'iHf.
GU April f. I,,s. Thso.io,r Granville. ags,i ycas
2 months Ani ~ DAYS; and ApTll i~s,5, Willie
ELMER aEc,t year. months atst 50 DAYS thiEiVH
~ Daniel T. ana isabella Han. They dicri af diph-
thyritir rruup al Ehe hOlr ~ their .gAadl parents
Nr anil Mr.. EphutiFn shue near hampstead MI
Near sam, VVek, Nd on April q, IssC. Bebsess
Ann Foreman agud u, ycAsS uUIith AMI ttiayS
WiG' 0f Adam Foreman. ieetassd
ncar mother nioa has; gone
lis iaHi 90 give yuu up,
But Goi, " hu sent you herr below.
Has eiilel yuu t0 dwell With him al-'yv
A dear une fruga ns il goue
voice We lovci 8 .tllr,i
A place s. vacant iu oar hpuF.
That never can II niied
ny HEh paIeIIrEE, a. a.
suddenly ia FTixeilhurg. Mi. on April :. i,sgs
Mr. Eliza J. DER. hged q years . months AMI -
day. wifc ~ John T herr
our home Is DARK ami lonely.
How Sad are our hearts today.
For the one We loved "a dearly
Has Forever passed away
Broken and silent Is the household
since our dear mother has gone
But a brighter hand than ours
In heaven Is now her home
Farewell my children, husband. dear
! know you'd love "a keep me here.
But Jesus calls, must obey.
And angels welcome me away.
~ HEg HJsEANp ANb CHiibEFN.
leslis. while our hearts arr bleeding
Ger the Spoils that death has won.
We would at this solemn moment
calmly ssy-Thy will be done.
Though today were filed with mourning.
Mercy still j. ON the throne
With Thy smiles Of love returning
We can sing-Thy viii be done.
Though cast down. ven not fOrsiGen
Though afflicted, not alone;
Thou didSt give. and Thou hast taken
blessed Lori-Thy will be done.
~ HER FATHER iN-i.Aw.
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Rev Dr. Lansing, who, in public address
at Salem. Massachusetts, said President Cleve-
land had been drunk on several public occa-
sions and at times was unfit to attend to his
duties, probably wishes now that he had held
his tongue. The press of the country OF all
shades of opinion politically. have literally
roasted him. Dr. Lansing finally took refuge
bv stating that he had heard these things OF
the President. but had no personal knowledge
ofthem. Then the press roasted the Reverend
Doctor again. for making such serious charges
against the Chief Executive of the Govern
ment upon hearsay evidence, and he has been
designated as a 'feather-head with 'hatch-
ct mind. &c
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tone up from human love TO higher love and care,
From pain below to peace above in mansions oh
so fair;
Fit us like her to go or fit us Lord to stay,
That we may walk with thee below, or up the
silent way.
By EMMA CROwI.
miss the from our home dear wife
miss thee from thy place;
A shadow DER life is cast,
| miss thy smiling face
miss thy kind and willing hand
Thy fond and earnest care;
Our home is dark without thee.
miss the everywhere.
EY HER HUSBAND.
Dear mother, thou hast left us,
And gone to that eternal home
That smiles welcome to you now
An angels place thou wouldSt secure.
Yet a few more years hard toilns.
one by one Wen seek you there,
Then the gain of death Will prove
Though thou take what most we love
BY HER DAUGHTER
Our sister is gone q, tears will start.
Nor can we stay their flow;
'TiS hard, It's hard from thee 10 part,
But God has willed it
We would have kept the with rs still. but O, that
could not be-
For It's our Heavenly Fathers will that we must
part with thee
But sister, in the land on high. where parting Is
more.
We hope to meet thee by and by. when this brief lite
is DER.
BY HER BROTHER AND SISTER.
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Il Shob on Wednesday night of last week.
The safe in the Office was opened, but NOT
damaged. as no money Is kept in it, and
on the outside is hung a card telling such
visitors as those that this safe is not locked
The robbers secured several bushels of clover
seed. but no money. This is the third time
this house has been robbed; on each of the
previous occasions the'Sates were blown open.
This time that trouble was saved them. The
taking of the clover seed makes the robbery
look a though the same parties committed it
who have recently been acting in the same
way in Hanover. New Oxford and other
places. Independent.
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NO. 1905 EQUITY.

NO. 1906 EQUITY
In the Circuit Court for Carroll county. sit
ting as Court of Equity.
Daniel +. Bush and others, ". Josephine
Bush aud others.
Ordered this nth day of April. 1895. that
the sales of the Real Estate made and re
portcd in the above entitled cause by J. 4.
{. Bond. Harry NJ. Clahaugh aud John
Milton Reifsnider, Trustees, appointed by the
decree passed therein to sell the same. be
finally ratified and confirmed, unless cause to
the contrary be shown on or before the 18th
day of May, next; provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper printed
in Carroll county, Maryland. once in each of
three successive weeks before the 9Th day of
MAY, next.
The report states the amount of sales 10 be
3.312. 81.
BENZ. F. GROUSE, Clerk.
True copy.-Test:
apI3 81 BExI f. CRovsE, Clerk.
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senator 4 =. Gorman vas present aud
said be- was gratihed 10 see a. much cuthFr>i.
assn manifested by the large gathering ot
Democrat, % abe committee meeting.
Everybody be- talked wiih. br SAID. isli a~-
,..red of che party Sgcesss iu the state. ani in
b., upiuion an that Is ucc,>~svy To- De- douc q"
,ccflrv ih,. !, cor the convention ia uawp a
Food representative ticket Ho said b. bad
no personal choice for Governor and wonld
urge 40 one candidate ahcvy another. "a, this
wa- she time when ihQ people must eri
together and select The strongest and hcs1 favu
in ~. State ~ the Democratic nominee
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Every district in the State was well repre-
seuied by the representative of the party, and
the meeting passed of quite satisfactorily To
all. Matters pertaining io the fall elections
were discussed. and opinions expressed ~ 10
the probable result. IL +, conceded thar q
hard fight &, necessary to land the laurelS ct
victory on the brow of Democracy, hut Will
ing hand, will he found ready when the time
comes To- help the Cagsc and score . Incrited
success. The campaign starts from the dsie
of the committee meeting. and much wood
saving vjil BE- done hs the mauy a-piraut' for
the nomination for Governor,
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Disappointed.

The Baltimore SIN and It's two lone safe
htes in this state are sorely disappointed at
the great good feeling and harmony that pre-
vailed at the meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee last week. At the gath
ering were hundreds of Democrats from all
parts of the state besides members of the com
mittee, and prominent among them were a
number that for years have been anti-Gorman
men. But there were no notes of discord. and
all Democrats. German followers and German
opponents, in that assemblage favored the
nomination of strong ticket and giving II n
united support.