The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-10-15
BRADFORD, VERMONT. OCTOBER IS, 1897.

DR.. M. j. Bixby of West Fairlet
was in town Wednesday.
The concert advertised for this (trl-
day. evening is postponed.
Mrs M. A. Merrill of East Orange
is visiting friends in town.
Miss Ella Mum of Freeport. H., is
visiting at Mrs. w. B. Stevens.
Miss Annie Brewster of Lowell is
visiting her uncle, J. E. Sleeper.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Libbey spent
Sunday IN town, the former returning
to Laconia, Monday.
S. B. Hooker and wife and r. n.
Bailey and wife of South Peacham
have been visiting in town this week.
The 'Landmark1 of Boston" article
in another column does not state the
rate charged on the Boston excursion,
which is So the round trip from sta
tiOns between Newbury and Olcott, in
elusive.
Miss Charlotte E. Strickland went to
Boston, Saturday. Her friends en-
jOyed her brief visit immensely, and
wished it might be extended indelinate-
ly. She sails from New York for Ger
many the 23d.
Measles have invaded the family of
N. W. Cunningham with a vengeance,
his wife, Erwin, Edith, Lora and the
baby being afflicted with the disease.
We are glad to learn that they are all
progressing finely and are likely to get
through without any bad results.
Mr.. Dan B. Smith of New York,
ever genial and whole sOuled, is spend
ing the week at Hotel Low, accOmpa-
MED by his estimable wife. They have
been summering at North Conway,
but did not feel like returning to the
city until they had visited our beauti-
full village.
Quite an excitement w2s created on
our streets Saturday afternoon by B.
B. Scribner's horse slipping it's bride
at the depot and traversing the entire
length of Main street in a lively man.
npr 1t was stopped beyond Baldwin
ridge after scratching itself quite a
Iittle and breaking up the buggy con-
oideraOly.
Trescott A. Chase has received his
as postmaster, and in
tends to take possession of the office
Nov. 1st, it being the expiration of
postmaster Dickey's four years ser
vice. The office will remain where it
is and Miss Avery has been engaged
for a month to assist in making the du-
ties plain to the new encumbent.
The Birthday Party held at the
Methodist parsonage last Friday even
ing was success not only socially but
financially as well. Although the at
tendance was not so large as it would
have been had it not been for the
prevalence of the measles, yet large
number responded to the invitation.
and the ladies made a clear gain of
about $40. Refreshments were served
in the vestry.
The seventh annual reunion of the
18th Regiment VT. Veteran Associa-
ton, will be held in Grand Army Hall, |
Rutland, on Tuesday, Oct. 18th. Busi-
ness meeting at p. m. A campfire
with coffee and hardtack will be held
at s o'clock in the evening. At most
but few more of these reunions re-
main, and it is earnestly desired that
every survivor of the old regiment
make a strong effort to attend this
Reduced rates on railroad.
IL W. DIAFfORD, I6S.
Charles T. Walter, the forger who
has served four years in the state pris-
on at Windsor has been pardoned by
Gov. Grout and is now on his wife's |
farm at West Burke. Walter was
manager of the ST. JOhnsbury
and forged the name of
Col. T. G. Fletcher and others in
checks amounting in the aggregate to
$4,000. He pleaded guilty in his trial |
and in 1893 was sentenced to state pris-
On for five years. Col. T. G.. Fletcher
was one of the signers of the petition |
for his pardon. Walter was a member
Of the Republican State Committee.
S. J. Stone, who lived in Bradford |
for several years in the eighties, and
who was familiarly called 'Jim," died |
sunday afternoon at his residence, 5S7 |
Union avenue, LakepOrt, aged 81 .
years, I months and 10 days. The !
;ause OF death was cancer and he had |
been confined to the bed for nine .
months. BY occupation he was a
his last work i'm that line being /
performed about year ago in the EN-
llOy of the Boston and Maine ON the
White Mountain division. Mr.. Stone /
lad been employed on this line for
,welve years, chiefly as a painter, but
1T one time he was yardm lster at Lake
port, and also acted as conductor on
trains, etc. While a resi-
lent of Bradford he became a member
)t Champion lodge |. O. O. F, He
was native of Dorchester, Mass, but
pent nearly all his boyhood days at
titchburg, Mass. The immediate sur
living relatives are a widow, a son,
Flora F. Stone, a randson, a brother,
Herbert A. Stone of Brookfield, Mo,
md a sister, Mrs. Eliza V. Nourse of
Hartford, Conn. The funeral was
leld at the place of death Tuesday af-
ernoon at ? o'clock. The Rev. ID. c.
taston officiating clergyman. The OBJ
equies were under the auspices of
Jhocorua lodge, No 81, |. O. O. F.,
md Hannah Frances Rebekah lodge,
No. Al, of which he was a member.