The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-08-21
Centennial Anniversary.


Centennial Anniversary.
Orange County Bar
In behalf of the Orange County Bar,
the Committee of Arrangements begs
leave to announce that exercises com
memorative of the one hundredth year
of the existence of Chelsea as the shire
town of Orange County, VT, will be held
August 26 1896, at two o'clock in the al
ternOon.
A banquet will be served in the even
ing.
Committee of Arrangements:
JOHN b. PICKETT,
CURTIS S. EMERY,
HALE X. DERLING,
JOSEPH ID. DENISON,
RoNEY NJ. HARVEY,
We believe that no pains have or
will be spared to make CHS anniver-
sary event a century mark long to be
remembered. Hon. Matthew Hale of
Albany, n. Y, Z. S. Senator Villas of
Wisconsin, Judges Ross and Rowell
Ex-Gov. Farnham and State Librarian
Hiram A. Huse are among the speak
ert which insures feast of good
things. The attendance will be large
and our sister town of Chelsea will
expersence it's grandest gala day. Re
member the date Wednesday, August
Goth.
Take notice, soldiers and citizens on
Friday, Sept. 4th, will occur the Or
ange County Veterans Reunion, Major
Josiah Grout, then GOvernOr-elect,
General Thomas Hon. j. X. Darling
and Uncle Sole Berry and many others
will take part in the exercises.
At caucus of the prohibition party
held at the Town House last Saturday
Sherburne Lang Swasey was nominated
as their candidate for town representa-
tive.
Mrs. F. NJ. Corliss had the misfor-
tune to fall down the cellar stairs last
Friday night, DR.. Fletcher was called
Immediately, by great good fortune
her many friends will be glad to know
Rev. VIM. English and wife are in
town, also Mr. and Mrs Arthur Bry-
ant.
Rev. A. w. Ford was absont last
Sunday attending Morrisville camp
meeting where he had charge of the
singing.
w. H. Buck was chairman and r. G.
Brock secretary of the caucus of the
republican party held at the Town
House onTuesday afternoon, 146 votes
were cast for town representative as
follows:
4 votes
Robert Lackie, 10
Erastus Baldwin, 43 6
w. H. Silsby, 81 {"
And Mr.. Silsby was declared nominat-
ed. Mr.. H. T. Baldwin in behalf Of
Erastus Baldwin who was not present,
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous, Mr.. John Bailey also made
a similar motion, and Mr.. Silsby's
nomination was made unanimous by
a rising vote. The old board of JUS
tees of the Peace were nominated
with the exception that in the place of
Andrew Renfrew, deceased, Albert w.
Silsby was nominated. The list as
completed is as follows; Enoch q.
Parker, Henry w. Adams, George B..
Barnett, Albert w. Silsby, William w.
Brock, Byron O. Rogers, l.. w. Nc
Allister. a. M. Peach, Charles S. Boil
ton and Oscar A. Renfrew. A good
ticket from start to finish, let the re-
publicians attend to it that a grand,
good, round majority is rolled up.
The committee selected to solicit
food for the Orange County Veterans
Reunion to be held here Sept. 4th are
L. w. McAllister and the following
named gentlemen and their wives,
George l.. futile, Henry G. Rollins,
James L. George, Schuyler {. Steb-
bins. James Minard, Henry w. Bailey,
I'd. The committee on solicltatlng
funds are Mrs. G.. p. Blodgett, Mrs.
George Fabyan, Mrs. Fred Cobb and
Miss Anna Atkinson. There is work
in front of this committee.
f. f. Avery and H. A. Avery are al
Roxbury building an addition to the
State Fish Hatchery.
The children of Newbury will give
an entertainment called the sleeping
Princess in Seminary Hall on Wednes
day. Aug. 26. The proceeds will be
used to purchase children 5 books fol
the new library, Admission % cents
Doors open at 40.
The Womans' Foreign Missionar!
Society held its annual meeting will
Mrs. Joseph Atkinson on Wednesda,
afternoon. There was large attend
ance. After the meeting refreshment
were served and pleasant social hou
was enjoyed. This society has raise'
and sent to the Woman's Board of Yer
mont during the past year SOY. Mrs
Joseph Atkinson was elected president
Mrs. j. l.. Merrill, vice president
Mrs. William Atkinson, secretary
Miss H f Reyes, treasurer.
Rev. j. l.. Merrill attended the Oh
ange County Sabbath School CONVEX
ton at Randolph Centre this weel
and reports an interesting and profit
able meeting.
From the South Ryegate items i
the last weeks ArgHS we clip the fo
lowing:
Lee Brock was arrested last week b
Officer McAllister for breaking and ente
ing one of the cottages at Halls pond.
seems on investigation that Brock,
company with Others, took refuge in til
cottage during shower and in order {
do this an entrance had to be forcibl
made Some fishing poles and otht
things are missing from the cottage, bU
it is the opinion of nearly everyone ths
these were taken after Brooks departur
but the circumstances are such that a
investigation is to be made. The hearin
will take place in Chelsea next week.
A great many people come to Hall
pond i'm the possessive case. This
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