The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-15
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One Week O. S sncs and Doing
In Modern Athens.

Something of Interest to EVERYONE
Week of Fcastins Ii Salem street,
Political Ratification Troop f, Ohiteo
States Cavalry Letter and Delivery
Boxes War3hfps In the Harbor and
CONSTITUTIONS Centennial Strange We'd
ding and Dramatic.
A weeks events in Boston! To chroni-
lie them Guild require mere space than
is accol ded this letter, yet glance a. .Ae
doings of each succeeding seven days
shows a marked change from the pro-
gram of the week before. Just no" we
ha, e the feast of the tabernacles, poiItI-
Col ratification meetings, veteran IRE
men, United States cavalry ana d most u
minor events. One might think some OF
these things should have gone over III.
another week to prevent CroWding, but
that would have done no good, for the
next Will ind it's pleasures and duties.
There is always something 70 tame H.
public attention, and nothing but big
sest events try to dodge each other SO tar
as dates are concerned.
Locally, the feast of tabernacles is OBJ
served in it's most complete manner On
Salem street. There, during the eight
days, beginning on Sunday night last,
orthodox Jews will Commemorate the
WanueIing Of the hebreNs IN the vi de-
ness of Arabia Petraea by the cessation
OF business and by various religious Sc O.
vices. The denizens Of.Salem street and
tributary lanes and thorCughlares du r.
ing several days worked at buiIdi- g
tents in their yards and on the roofs
That is, those who are lucky enough 81
haze a JarJ or a roof at their disposal
have prepared thus for the feast, while
the others have to await InVitat OILS
from their more happy neighDOrs. Tie
small booth or tent is buIIL OF Ouu piece
of God, ana snort Iaths and matched
with straw. The inside walls are usual
ly frightened by strips of wall paper
fastened on with big lacks, which can be
readily drawn out.
Within these tents the faithful meet,
recall the WanderingS OF their people
years ago, read from holy books AID
chant sacred passages. 1t is an inter-
esting sight to witness these exercises
by men who, with rel. giOus fervor, chant
and sip wine and later serve of the fruit
to those who are present. | say these
men, for no women are allowed to take
part in the exercises. During this feast
OF the tabernacle, the faithful are not
allowed to handle money, and food and
other necessities are laid in ahead of
time, or, probably, to some extent OBJ
tanned on credit. 1t all goes to make up
the life of metropolitan, cosmopolitan
city.
The veteran fremen of Philadelphia
have owned the town a larger part Of
the week. They came to Boston for their
first visit and during Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday painted
things red, both here in the city proper
and in Charlestown. Their program
was not unlike most visits of the kind.
including a parade, several banquets,
visits to the theaters and places of inter-
est and almost universal hospitality.
The Philadelphia veteran tiremen are
not only celebrated as fire fighters but
have an additional hold upon public ia
Vor by reason of their having done
worthy service to wounded soldiers dur
ing the war of the rebellion, a fact that
will never be forgotten.
During the dark and gloomy days of
the rebellion the fire companies of Phi.a-
delphia organized an ambulance service
for the care and treatment of soldiers
who had been injured in battle, and
many a New England veteran still liv-
ing can testify to the good results which
this timely assistance accomplished.
When the Veteran Firemen's associa-
ton was formed, only the honorary
the men who had done active,
faithful service, and had been retired,
were admitted. Since then none have
been admitted to membership under So
years of age. 1t is an interesting fact
that some of the best citizens of Phila-
delpha were members of its volunteer
fire service On the rolls of the depart
ment were judges, lawyers, doctors and
men prominent in the trades, men of So
cial prominence and strong political in
f1uence, and men with wealth behind
them. The houses of the companies
were fitted up in an elegant manner, and
in fact were much like clubhOuses The
income fer their maintenance was de-
rived mostly from insurance, the fire
being the original fire under
writer's of the city. Each of the volunteer .
contained from 1900 to 1900
men, and on parade days they could
muster out sometimes as many as 10000 .
men all told.
Other of the weeks incidents were .
the ratification meetings of the Repub-
leans and Prohibitionists. At the for
mer, Speaker John L. Bates presided,
and introduced to the crowd at Music
hall the great leaders of the party,
while al the latter, Rev Everett d. Burr
lid the honors and John G. Wooley was
The principal orator. These little party
love feasts are calculated to get the
Boys into the whoop-her-up condition
and incidentally further the work of the
but this is not a lively yea
md notifications and rallies cannot start
1 display of political pyrotechniCs. The
.alm. sober judgment of the people will
De obtained at the polls this year, and
who will say that is not the desirable YER
lict?
A novelty this week has been the visit
If Troop F, United States cavalry. This
)and of trained men, after a nine weeks
in different states. and t vari-
Jus fairs. where ii has rivalled as an at
traction the biggest pumpkins and the