The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-09-30

The winter Time CdDl6 on Jne rail-
road goes into effect next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Lamson of Boston
are spending a few days at Hotel Low.
A. F. Colburu of Boston is in town
this week on business concerning the
paper mill.
Mrs. Walter Carroll Low and two
children returned to their home in
New York Wednesday.
Nelson Bailey, cashier of the Ma
tional Bank of Newbury at Wells
River, was in town yesterday.
Mrs. Amanda Newcomb of Montpe-
lier and Mrs. Calsta R. Jones were in
Corinth yesterday inspecting the Wom-
ans Relief Corps of that place.
Mrs. Jennie Bradley of Buffalo, n.
Y, arrived here last Monday to spend
week with her aunt, Mrs. Roswell
Farnham. She came here from Bel
lows Falls. where she had spent three
weeks with her cousin, Mrs. Il. G.
Osgood.
Taxpayers have only 80 days left to
pay their taxes and save the discount
and extra fees. According to the col
lector word to the wise is sufficient
Step up and pay and avoid the grand
rush at the finish. 1t isn't exactly
l.-S&asant but it's got to be DONE
THE Ladies Society of Congregation
al church will soon give to the public
something worth having, and which
will so satisfy the longing of the inner
man and 20 bring big smile from each
one who partakes of their Puritan
Dinner on Oct. 18th, at II o'clock m.
Good things in abundance will be pre-
pared by the good ladies. Further
particulars next week.
Major E. D. Redington and son
John came up from Hanover Wednes-
day. Mr.. Redington returns to Chi
cago today and his son will spend a
couple of weeks with Col. and Mrs. j.
c.. Stearns. John took a prominent
part in fighting fire at Hanover Sat
urday evening, getting thoroughly
drenched and badly used up with the
smoke. He spent the first of the week
at the hospital and is up here to get
himself back into good condition for
college work.
J. M. Warden is thinking some Of
getting up a hunt to clean out the
woOdchucks and other wild animals in
the field back of his house. He has a
game preserve there that hasn't cost
him any trouble or expense to equip
and all hunters are invited to come
and enjoy the sport. Fred Doe, Fred
Cummings and two or three Others
have been up there endeavoring to bag
a cunning woodchuck, but the animal
is something like the Irishman's flea,
in and out, in when the gun goes off
and out after the charge gets by
There are several like him and part
ridge or two besides and Warden
doesn't care how quick some hunter
makes a target of them.
A good number of the pew owners OF
the Congregational church were pres
ent at the meeting Saturday evening
to discuss the matter of reshingllng oil
slatlng the roof of the church.
question arose as to whether the roof
was strong enough to hold the slate,
the weight f quantity sufficient to
cover it weighing about 10 tons. AT
ter some talk the committee was in
structed to engage an architect to eX-
anime the roof and to report the result
at an adjourned meeting to be held
next Tuesday evening. The commit
tee engaged Lambert Packard of st.
Johnsbury to examine the roof, which
he did Tuesday morning. In his opln-
ion it is safe to cover the roof with
slate. Whether the roof will be slated
shingled or simply patched viii, be de-
cided at the meeting next Tuesday
evening.