The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-06-24

they will spend a week or two with
their grandmother.
The band concert on Wednesday
evening was the best one of the sea-
son so far. The boys show improve
ment every week and are giving some
good concerts.
T. A. Chase attended the district
ane state conventions at Montpelier,
going from there to Guildhall. He
will return today with Mrs. Chase,
who has been visiting there the past
two weeks.
Mrs Laurette L. Hammond returned
Monday from the Mary Hitchcock hos
pital at Hanover where she has been
for the past six weeks on account of
the injury to her ankle received on the
9th of May. The ankle is much bet
ter, but not yet able to stand any
weight
The family of Henry w. Goodrich,
ESQ, New York City lawyer, ar
rived here last week and will occupy
the Thomas johnson farm for the sum-
mer. Mr.. Goodrich's home is in
Northy, n. j., the home also of Frank
V. johnson, one of the owners of the
above mentioned farm
Mrs. Jennie E. Garfield and daugh-
ter, Miss Lucy, left yesterday for New
York, from where they will sail to-
morrow on the steamer Dorset
for Mexico. They expect to remain a
year at Puebla, the home of Mrs. CAT
fields daughter, Mrs. W. S. Spencer
Miss Garfield will probably teach
there.
The Experiment Station has issued
As page bulletin on commercial fer
tilizers, the largest and most complete
thing of The kind thus far printed in
the state. 1t contains the analyses of
200 samples of fertilizers. A postal
card addressed to the Experiment Sta
ton at Burlington will secure the bull
letin.
Proprietary and documentary stamps
for the payment of stamp taxes under
the War Revenue act will be on sale
by July LIST. Orders for these stamps,
which may be sent to James A. Wood,
Collector, Portsmouth, n. H., should
state kind and denomination desired,
and must be accompanied by a cashiers
draft on Boston or New York, or mon
ey order on Portsmouth. n. H.
Sunshine is what the strawberry
raisers want. Too much rain will
cause rust and there has already been
almost too much. The crop promises
to be unusually large this year and a
few days of sunshine is the only thing
now needed. Yesterday was a good
beginning if it will only continue. A
few who have cut their hay would not
object to little sunshine, either. 1t
is about time for the rainy season to
let up little.
X. j. Coffrin and Henry Allen spent
Tuesday following Newbury brook
and brought home a string of trout
that made Henry Kemp and John Hay
green with envy. There were 1874
trout in the string weighing 10 pounds.
Many of them weighing over half a
pound and were beauties. Coffrin
took twenty out of one hole. They
were hungry and once he got two at
one pull. Kemp and Hay went out
Wednesday but haven't been saying
much about their catch. 1t will be
some days before COffrin and his fish
ing partner forget to make some re
mark to their competitors about that
splendid string of trout.
The maple trees are badly infested
with caterpillars. This pest, if some
way of getting rid of it is not soon
found, may seriously affect the sugar
production Of this State. Trees last
year infested with this caterpillar are
this year apparently dead. 1t cost
Massachusetts 100000 to get rid of
the gypsy moth and this state may
have to go to work in some similar
method to get rid of this caterpillar
destroying our maple trees. If the
nests had been destroyed when first
discovered the pest might have been
effectually checked, but they have
now a good start and it will require
much labor to check or get rid of them.
The Montpelier Evening Argus OF
June 18th in speaking. of the prize
speaking at the Montpelier Seminary,
has the following concerning one OF
the speakers, a Bradford young lady;
Gillian H. Martin has a bright future
before her if she chooses the profes-
sion of an elocutionist. She has am
ple qualifications, and ability is lack
ing in no respect. She has good pres
ence. fine voice and abounds in adapta-
bility for any situation. Her recita-
ton was Where is Annette 1t is a
pathetic and fearful narration and is
full of strong situations Miss Mar
tin was not wanting in any instance,
however, and her auditors did not hes
itate to show their appreciation of her
excellent effort"
One of the coolest places in Boston
on a hot day in July or August is
Keith's Theatre, known as the model
PLAYHOUSE of the country" This
should be borne in mind by visitors to
the Massachusetts capital, and eX-
plains why this popular amusement re-
sort does such phenomenal business
at season of the year when other
theatres are obliged to close down.
The cooling and ventilating plant in
use at Keith's Is the only one of the
kind in the country, and between
5000 and $4,000 pounds of ice is con.
sumed daily. 1t is a matter of record
that business men and shoppers resort
to Keith's on intensely hot days in or
der to cool off while enjoying the cap
ital show, which is light and seasonal
BILE like the weather.
DIR. D. K. Pearsons of Chicago, who
has given several million dollars to
western colleges, has offered to give
the Salt Lake college at Salt Lake City
$4,000 provided the institution car
raise 100000 more in a years time
DIR. Pearsons is a native of Bradford
born here April IA, 1920, the son o.