The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-09-24
FAIRLEF.

F. C. Pierce has been in town thi'
week threshing, giving very good sat
isfactiOn.
Schools in districts Nos. 3 and Z
taught by Mr.. Thurber and Miss Lii
liam Paine have commenced with the
usual number of scholars.
Mr.. w. H. Daniels is selling quite an
amount of clapboards, lath, etc. He
thinks his adv't helps him out some.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. O. Lucas are visit
ing friends in Lawrence, Mass, this
week.
There was quite a novelty at the st.
Johnsbury Fair last week. Prof. Allen
with his balloon took parties up about
a thousand feet. Mr. and Mrs. Sum-
ner Perkins took trip up and said
the view was worth twice the expense.
The last day his ascension took him
over into the state of Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter with their little
son from ClaremOnt, n. H., are visit
ing their aunt, Mrs. C. S. Baldwin.
Mrs. Porter was formerly Miss Birdie
Eastman and has a number of friends
here.
Mr.. Bracy at the Lake is the last
remaining summerist Hotels have
closed and the birds of the forest sing
their last songs on the cottages and
shores. and we fold our tents until the
spring time shall send them again.
Our summer has been one of the pleas
ATTEST. as it has been said by campers,
bOarders, proprietOrs, employees and
even the hack driver who sings out
"All aboard for Morey Lake" No
season have there been so many people
from cities, and as said by one person,
4'HOw healthy" if the writer remem-
bers correctly there has been but one
case where physician was called on
account of sickness in ten years, two
or three slight accidents, the most
severe being Mr. Sawyer last season. |
Not one person has ever expressed a |
desire to return from the lake until |
their vacation had ended, or have they |
been disappointed with the beauties |
OF the lake or the treatment they re-
ceived, except one, that was a Miss |
from Hanover who had two of her |
sisters children with her, and she was
over cautious that the boy should not |
get his feet wet, she being some past |
thirty her time was taken up so that |
her report of the lake was not what it |
might have been under different cir |
CumstanceS.
Wednesday evening Sept. 18th wit
dessed a pleasant gathering at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Belville,
it being the tiftieth anniversary of
their welded life. The family had
for an informal reception
and invited few personal friends and
to make merry with them.
But who can tell whQt day may bring
forth. 1t was evident that the worthy
couple We're not expecting that which
took place. The whole neigh
borhood became interested and good
ly number presented themselves at
the home of the Belvilles, taking with
them substantials token of their re-
gard in the form of valuable oak
chamber set, two oak easy chairs and I
a drawing room table, also of oak. j
This was surprise indeed as presents
were not in any way considered. As
5he furniture was carried into the
house Mr.. Belville remarked that he
thought some one was moving in, he a
lid not know who. Mr.. and Mrs.
3elville have been blessed with five Y
Of this number four are now
wing and three We're present with :
heir parents. We are pleased to re-
cord the fact that there were four
generations present at this gathering,
he elde>t daughter, Mrs. Jane Rich l
lrds, her son, Mr.. Fred Main and his 5
son Master Harry Main, aged years.
consisting of ice cream {
and cake were served in abundance,
md all went ''merry as a marriage (
oell." At a reasonable hour the ,
guests took their leave of the fortu-
late pair with the hearty desire that
hey might be spared many years and
hat their path lie made smooth, even
through the pearly gates of that city
lot made with hands.