The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-04-03
sT%%l BRADFORD VERMONT APRIL 3 1896
Henry G. Staples has been confined

Henry G. Staples has been confine
to his house for several days.
Mrs. w. H. Leavitt is again quit
sick.
Miss Lena Allen is employed in
millinery store at Winchendon, Mass
Mrs. Avery is visiting her daughter
Mrs. w, S. Jones in Laconia for
week or two, .9.'s.,r.
Readers of the OPINION can have tn
American Kitchen magazine, thre
months for Is cents. Address Tn
Home Science Pub. Co., 4S5 Tremon
St., Boston, Mass.
The many friends of DR.. Fletcher
will regl ct to learn that the arch enem,
to mankind, the grip, has laid the gen
ial Doctor low and he is at the presen
time confined to his bed.
Champion Lodge I O. O. F. has al
ready contributed Sl60 for the Gil
Odd Fellows Home, and it is expected
that individual subscriptions will b.
made to the amount of $3.50 more.
New sugar, rolls, doughnuts, land
coffee at Odd Fellows Hall, Friday
April 10th from till O'Clock. Lee
all the sisters come for work in the af
ternOon.
EMMA KENYON, Sec'y.
Mr.. Frank E. Miller and Miss Harrie
E. Cummings were married at the
Methodist parsonage by Rev. F. W
Lewis Tuesday evening at z O'Clock
The happy couple have the best wisheI
of our community.
The last party of the Bradford Whist
Club was held at Hotel Low Tuesday
evening There being several dollars
left in the treasury, by unanimous vote
the same was given to the book fund
of the Public Library.
A Mr.. Shepard from Haverhill
who recently moved into the double
tenement house opposite the Tow
Hall, lost little child three years old
after very brief illness, Monday, ant
it was buried Wednesday
Col. M. J. Horton of Poultney, Mos
Illustrious Grand Master of Counci
Masonry of Vermont, was the guest Of
Bradford Masons yesterday, at whict
time the work was exemplifed to tht
satisfaction of those present.
John Leslie and son, assisted by II
w. Spencer on the kalsomining, are re
dressing the store formerly occupied
by j. M. Warden, now V. A. Doty 4
Co. Mr.. Leslie did the original dress
ing of the store twelve years ago, al
the time of Mr.. Warden's taking pos
ho,, ho h1noly Hrot ht,i1t
Died March 28th, on the Bradford
town farm, Ira Clark, aged 7S years
He was born in Bradford April IA
1918, and was a h ghly respected ano
industrious citizen. He was totally
blind over twenty years, and sawed
all the wood on he farm while there
lie has one daughter llvlng in town
Mrs. Henry DeGoosh,
The Chautsuquan Circle will mee'
with Mrs Dickey Thursday, April 9th
at 2 O'Clock p m. Roll call. selection
from favorite authors in Initial Studies
in American Letters. Lesson, :irs
twenty questions on "Some First Steps
in Human Progress Reading, "Chap
ters from Life" by Elizabeth Stuar
Phelps Table talk, the influence oi
magazines on the literary taste of the
people.
Washburn Post G.. A. r. will NEE
Monday evening at o'clock instead o.
in the afternoon as usual. AT z q
will be given a sugar party to which
all the families of the comrades of thu
Post and the WOman's Relief Corp
and their families are most cordially
invited There will also be some rem
iuiscences of the war given by com
rales Harry B. Martin and T. A
Chase. 1t is hoped that all will bt
present as a very enjoyable time
Promised.
The Calico Ball Wednesday evening
concluded the series of dances giveI
by Co. G Military Band, and was ap
parently enjoyed by all who attended
The company was small, there belnt
but few out of town people present
probably due to the bad travelling
These dances have proved very bene
fetal to the Band, financially. and WI
hope satisfactory to those who have at
tended. They wish to thank the pub
lie for patrodage and nmch needed en-
cOuragcment.
The Lady Minstrels are gaining il
popularity every dav, One of the ar
lists of the troupe has accepted fin
position in Concord, another will sool
join the ranks of We angels pedagogi
in Burlington, and third-O bliss =
has even gotten married Yet Their
are many more remaining aud new
''stars" are daily added to the compa
ny's role Any one wishing a wife
schoolmarm, typewriter or cook eacl
warranted a society belle, can fnd
choice sel,c'ioD from among the rank
of the Lady Minstrels. All applica
tions should be sent to Miss Tops.
Way back.
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