The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-09

Judge Gleason of Thetford was in
town Wednesday.
Charles A. Kent and family have re
turned from a visit to Stratford.
Malcolm Arthur, son of Mrs. Geo. P.
Arthur OF Montpelier, broke his arm
last week.
Miss Blanche Mulliken of Wells
River has been visiting her aunt, Mrs
G. H. Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Spencer spent
Sunday at Havana, Cuba, on their way
to Pueblo, Mexico.
DIR. w. F. Robbie and Fred Walker
came up from Baldwinsville, Mass, on
Their bicycles, arriving Tuesday, max
ing the trip of t34 miles to one day.
and are stopping at E. w. Robes on
the upper plain. Mrs. Walker has
been here for some days. The party
are very pleasantly situated at the
old Deacon Sawyer place and are en-
iqying these warm days as much as is
lfssible.
~ a cloud burst stn1t Nyasllout one mile
south of Bath, n. H., caused a dread
full wreck to a freight train of fourteen
cars about o'clock Tuesday morning.
The engine followed by nine freight
cars plunged deep into the bottom of
Poor's creek which was swollen to a
rushing torrent. Engineer Lennon
of Whit efeld, Fireman Pebbles of
Berlin were killed. Lang and Pebbles
to be buried beneath the wreck.
Monday morning during the heavy
thunder storm, ball of lightning
burned the telephone out of the house
of Moses Flanders. The telephone
wires run quite near the house and
Mr.. Kennedy who lives a short dis
lance above says he remembers of see
ing the lightning playing on the wires.
The lightning came into the house
on the wire and when it reached
the telephone, exploded. With the eX-
plosion was a blaze and the room was
filled with smoke. Mrs. Flanders and
her father, Mr.. French, were stunned
by the electricity for a few seconds.
No damage was done except to destroy
the telephone and pull down the wires.
Last Sunday evening at the Congre-
gatiOnal church patriotic services were
conducted. Patriotic songs were rem
dered with much expression by Mrs.
H. T.. Barnard and Miss Maude Harris.
Miss Edith Jones recited ''The indie
pendence Bell' and a portion of the
Declaration of Independence was read
by John RedingtOn, also an extract
from the speech of John Adams was
given by Col. E. G. OsgOod of Bellows
Falls. There were appropriate recita-
lions by Miss Grace Cross, Henry SAT
ford and Carleton Johnson. Maj. +.
d. Redington of Chicago and j. b.
Pickett made some very fOrceful and
interesting remarks. The service
closed by the congregation singing
America.
The Chautauquan Circle was royalty |
entertained at the beautiful hillside |
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Tebbetts Thurs /
day, July first. The day was delight |
ful and everything conspired to make |
the meeting most enjoyable. Upon |
arrival the guests were invited to seats /
in the cool parlOrs in view of the most |
scenery of wOOdside, noun
tain and vale, with glimpses of MOos-
ilauke and the beautiful range of
White mountains in the distance.
Presently our host appeared in the
doorway with so much dignity of mien
that instantaneOusly the company gave
him the Chautauqua salute to which
he responded most graciously, looking
every inch judge. There had been
no literary program provided except
reading of the presidents address,
which was a record of the past years
work and review of the books studied
during the year. 1t was full of practi-
cal information, and as literary pro-
1uction was very fine. BY request ,
Miss Marion Mum recited a humorous
selection entitled ''Blacking the Baby
1t was received with applause and
would have done credit to a 'profes-
,ional." Later the company was in
gited to the dining room where the I
able was spread most daintily with
decorated china and delicious viands.
Here our hostess presided with charm .
ng grace and repartee. Here was a
feast of reason and flow of soul"
But the feast ended all too soon and I
N the cleaning the Chautauquans
yended their homeward way mid the
beauty of forest and stream. and lin.
yering tints of westering skies and
1vershadinr clouds