The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-08
BEEF, WINE AND IRON.
WEST FARLFE.
Business is brisk at Eagle Hotel.

Mrs. Jessie Jenkins is on the sick
list.
Jack Russ is in the grain business at
West Fairtee Center.
Harry Southworth is in the lumber
ing business this winter.
James Brown & Co. commenced to
saw wood this week for Will Russ.
New Years day was celebrated by
the young people in town by Il skating
party on FairIee lake.
W. II. Church is repairing his Hotel
at Post Mills and expects soon to mOve.
He is putting a furnace i'll to heat the
house.
Good habits, good morals and the
things that produce health and con
tentment are the foundation of the on
ly fortune that is permanent.
Almon johnson has his furnace in
his residence and is pleased with it. He
thinks it is Il great Improvement in
driving away the cold winter winds.
Mrs. Baker will give Il lecture on
! 'Chri>tian mission work in India, Jan
18th, at the Methodist church. She is
Il returned missionary and Il fine speak
/ or. All are invited.
/ The Willing Workers leap year soci-
able on New Years eve was great
success every way. There were about
100 present The entertainment was
singing and speaking under the man
ag ment Of the president, Miss Alice
Falnham, who takes great interest in
making the society a success and Il joy
Gus feast and entertainment to all that
come.
The young peoples C. E. Society of
West Fairlee Center held their social
at Harp. Suuthworth's on Friday even
ing, Jan. list, with Il good attendance of
neIghbors and friends. There were
about eighty present The evening
was spent in Il social way in which all
took an active part. The entertain
ment consisted of singing and speaking
and after the entertainment all were
served with cake and coffee which was
satisfactory to all who went away say
ing ut is good tOmeet often together"
Calvin Morse is one OF the Industrious
farmers of West Fairee. He bought the
old freeman Smith farm on Middle Brook
some four years ago, and from that time
he has been very busy with his axe and
bush scythe Staying the bushes with all
the courage of Cuban and victory has
crowned his labor and he can see the labor
ol ms hanuS ana Sll doWh III the Shaue Oh
lie evening ana listen 10 me songs OF lhe
"hlppor"lll ana rejoice maj tnere is
spring Time ana d harvest IoI an Iiial ploW
ana SOW ana tfuSI IN the DleSSlnGof heaven
for a harvest. Nho says farming 4oh
pay None Dut the SnllIleSS ana laZ$y'
FoT there Is n" deserted farm on the mis-
OF Vermont nul Nnai VIII reward a man
WIN zen Ioll Ior All on MS ldonr' 90 on
with me coal ana ron up me sleeves ana
no LONGER sing tllat, Iofdah Is nara ROAD
to traNel, but Shouider the AK ana ScNlne
ana cnt doNll lhG DuSieS' lIoFhS ana liiiS-
ties ana the land VIII bloom with mix
and honey Tor lne farmer was the hrSl
man blessed by ms creator 1ouhS men
say farming don pay, well let us see
There was young man way PACK IN an
Gent times thal lett ms 1atnef mouse
with nothing but his hands and courag-
eouS heart ana we are tod that ne llghted
upon a certain place and tarlled there
all night because the sun mad set, ana he
took up the stones at that place ana put
them down Tor his pillow. and lad down
IN that place to sleep. And he
dreamed, and behold ladder set on the
earth ana the Top on u reached up 10
heaven, and behold the angels OF tod as
cending and descending and Behold am
with thpe and will keen thee whit her thou
goeSr = and Ills vounp man rose mn early
50 $3.50 " ~: !9 ~ 80 ~. -
anu went on HIS way anu came mo Ille
ldllu OF Ilt east anu LleTt ne went 10