The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-03-13
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Lillian Paine is visiting in Bradford

Lillian Paine 10 visiting In brauIoTu
Hiram Higgins was recently called
to " hite River junction to repair an
old STYLE clock which has been repaired
by amateur artists, but not successfully.
Mr.. O. Taft says the old time piece IL
now running as of old.
Mr.. Hobart from Randolph is visit
ing his sister, Mrs Porter.
Nine Ohio steel range teams drawn
by mules, stopped at the Wynona
House Monday night on their way TO
Lypdonville. We wish to know if the
local stove dealer is going 10 let this
business go on and spoil the home in
dustry which has to help pay taxes.
while the transient dealer goes free
Wonld it not be well to petition to the
Legislature.
FL E. Morrison will entertain his
friends with whist party Friday
evening.
B W. Abbott was at home over Sun
dav.
Your correspondent recently made
a stop with his old friend Jerome Hale
and at the same time sold a Concord
wagon to Sc Stickney of Woodsville
Mr.. Hale is finely located in com
plete, modern, homelike tavern.
The night mail south, No. Is, ID. q
Huntley conductor, came near meeting
with serious accident on Tuesday
morning at South Falrlee. The rear
coach left the rails and just as the en-
CINE was stopped it gave pitch side
ways for the ditch, and one length
farther would have thrown it into the
river. No one was seriously hurt.
The wrecking train made the track
clear by eight O'Clock.
The item in last weeks OPINION stat
ing that the correspondent was mis-
taken in his ideas as regards the truth
of former item, wishes to say that he
was posted by prominent townspeople
before he made his statement, and he
is ready to back up the statement by
canvass if necessary. He feels that
with the several years experience in
corresponding for the OPINION, that he
understands as much about reporting
news as any new parties in town.
Following are the town officers elect
ed: Moderator, W. E. s Celley; clerk,
A. W. Paine; selectmen, G. l.. Win
ship, M. E. Rugg, E. l.. Bragg; treas
urer, w. III. Gilmore; Overseer of poor,
G. F. Pierce; road commissioner, f..
W. Pierce; school director for three
years, NJ. w Smith; constable, F. w.
Pierce; listers, A. w. Peine, j. H.
Dewey E. B. Rugg; town agent, W,
Ii. Kibbey Voted TO raise a town tax
of IS cents on a dollar of the grand
list. Voted to raise highway tax of
ho lnIl Of ho nYo nd licf
A pleasant time was accorded to Mr..
and Mrs. j. @ Adams, Feb. 9th, it
being a reminder of the birth of Mrs,
Adams, she being SO years old on that
day Friends from ST. Johnsbury and
Wells River, with all her children and
grand children, surprised her by at
tending, and all were welcome. The
time was pleasantly and socially spent
with vocal and instrumental music.
Many thanks to Bracy brothers in en-
tertaining and helping to pass the eve
ming merrily. Also many thanks for
the beautiful presents and tokens of
love and friendship which were re.
ceived. 1t was "a time not soon to be
forgotten.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
lulS place. WISHES " say lldt luC eLaiS-
ment relative to us, published in the
last issue of the OPINION over the sig
nature of Mrs. L. II May was ell.
tirely unauthorized end is entirely
without foundation, and we wish fur
thermore to say, once for all, that it is
no part of our DIRK as a christian soci-
ETY. to thus publicly make known any
convictions we may have relative TO
the unhappy conditions now existing
between Mr. and Mrs. Rice
BY vote of the Society,
r. LILLIAN PAINE, Secy.