The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-08

The Socratic Circle will meet with
Mrs. Dickey on Thursday at 2 O'Clock.
Lesson, The Building of the German
Empire. Current events.
The reception given to the teachers
last Friday evening was success IN
every way The program consisted of
recitatiUns and music, together with a
farce, all did their parts creditably.
After the entertainment refreshments
were served and a social time enjoyed
L. j. Brown has in his possession
the commission issued to his grand
father Asa Brown, by Gideon Granger
Post master General, to the office Of
deputy postmaster of Williamstown,
Vt, dated March 23d, 1908. The pa
per and writing is well preserved and
makes am interesting relic.
AS Mrs. F. X. Prescott and Ioda
Fits were driving from the village
Wedne.day afternoon they met with
What might have been a serious acci-
dent had it not been for the timely as
sistance of Mrs. Geo. Sampson. For
tunately no one was hurt but both
thills were broken from the carriage.
Regular meeting of Naomi Rebe kah
Lodge at their hall this evening at 7.30
O'Clock, instead of 8 o'clock as through
the summer. The hash supper has
been postponed for one week, and will
be given Oct. 18th, when all the ladies
are invited to come in the afternoon
for a social time.
Prichard & Hay would call your at
tentiOn to their advertisement on page
three, and would inform the public
that they have secured the services of
Mrs. Brock, who will be most pleased
to welcome all in her new quarters.
This fact is a sufficient guarantee tn tt
your wants will be very happily and
readily attended to.
Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Barnard left
here Monday morning for New Haven
to attend the meeting of the American
Board of Foreign Missions. By re-
quest they will stop at Huntington,
Mass, to attend the cantata, THE
Great Light" given by the first Con,
gregational church. Mrs. Barnard
will act as Organist and Mr.. Barnard
will assist in the solo work.
The editor was in East Barre Tues
day and found the store of O. R. Baker
doing fine business. His new store
is nearly ready, and is first class both
in size and location. w. E. Poole has
most attractive drug store and is fast
establishing lucrative trade. The
village is rapidly building up, business
in all branches is re ported to be good.
A bright future is in store for East
Barre.
The Bradford party that is to accom-
pany Gov. Grout and staff TO the Nash
vile Exposition, leaving neXC Tues
day and being absent about two weeks
are: Col. and Mrs. G.. E. Glars Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. @. Flanders. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Pickett and Mr.. and Mrs. F. II.
Bickford. The Gettysburg battlefield,
Washington. Richmond, Chattanooga,
Lookout Mountain, National Gene
terry, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge
and Nashville will be visited during
the trip.
The party for Nashville Exposition
will leave New York, s o'clock, morn
ing, Oct. 18th and return to that place,
afternoon, Oct. 22nd. The trip in
cludes Gettysburg, Chattanooga, Chick
amauga, Lookout Mountain, Nash
vile and Washington. The expense
from New \ ork and return will be $50.
Latest advices say, there is positively
no danger from yellow fever at the
Exposition. Rate to New York and
return via New London boat So on all
points c. V. railroad, going the 18th
Mr.. Jesse Baker, the leader of the
first Brass band ever organized in
and who left town about .
forty years ago, has been in town this
week to make arrangements for the
erection of new stones at the graves of .
his father and mother i'm the cemetery
ON the upper plain. He is now a resi- .
dent of Andover, n. H., and is in his .
Goth year. Mr.. Bakers wife was for /
merly Hannah Bliss, daughter of .
FlaveI Bliss. she being a cousin of the /
late Joseph W, Bliss. Mr.. Baker is as
vigorous as many men of sixty, and 1
gives many interesting "reminiscences .
of Bradford's early days.