The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-03-04

perience to aid him we expect to see
the paper take very prominent posi-
tion in Vermont affairs.
The annual March town meeting
passed off very quietly, and the whole
business was completed in two hours.
All the articles in the warning calling
for appropriations were quietly dis
missed, showing that economy was the
prevailing spirit of the meeting. The
officers elected are as follows: Mod
orator, Geo. A. Dickey; town clerk, j.
b. w. Prichard; selectmen, A. w. Pc
ters. A. M. Banks, II II. Ormsby;
treasurer, Barron Hay; overseer poor,
A. w. Peters; constable, Frank Lamb;
listers, F. 0. Kennedy M. W. Cham
berlin, n. w. Cunningham; auditors
Chas. Jones, n K And~oss, j., AZ
Baldwin; trustee public money, Barron
Hay; fence viewers, Ira Low, Jesse a.
Baldwin, Frank b. Scott; town grand
Jurors, Ellis B. Shumway, F. X. Pres
colt, W. b. d. Avery; inspector OF
leather, Nelson Veasey; pound keeper,
J. G.. Mer chant; road commissioner, r..
G. Durgan: town agent, e. r. Aldrich;
grand Jurors to court, BENZ. BiXby, j.
G. Hardy; petit jurors, s. II. Grow, p.
B. Shumway, VIM. E. Young Will E.
Brooks. L. r. Woods, John G. Strong,
Geo. w. Brown. Town tax so cents,
highway tax 20 cents.
The missionary tea given by the Y.
p. S. c. E. Monday evening was a
great success. There was an interest.
ing literary and musical program, and
light refreshments were served. About
SIS was realized from the collection,
which is to be used for missionary pur
poses.
The Womans Foreign Missionary
Society will meet next Wednesday af-
ternoon March 9TH in the vestry OF
Grace church at o'clock. in connec-
ton with the Ladies Aid Society
Topic, Literary supplies of the Won.
ans Foreign Missionary Society An
attractive program has been prepared
and includes papers, stories and ms
sionary salad. Every one is invited.
Having had several applications from
par les here interested in art work,
would state that if a sufficient number
will take lessons in drawing and paint
ing will form classes for the same
next week. Ny methods of instruc
ton and practice are different than
those usually taught, and success Is
guaranteed to all that wish to learn
! Two frames of my work will be shown
in the post Office, also in Allen WIN
dOws. {. Ii. ANDRUS,
Artist and Engraver,
Bradford, Vt.
The concert given by Eastman's Or
chestra otl Portsmouth, assisted by
Miss Edith Bruce Jones, Tuesday
evening was well attended and greatly
eniuyed. The grand march at $50 was
participated in by nearly seventy cou
! ples and the ball that followed was EN-
tered into by old and young with grea
ST, and the fine music of the orches
ira and the excellent management con
tributing to the complete success o
the occasion. The supper at hote
Low was excellent and was hlghl!
complimented on all sides. 1t was the
general verdict that this party was one
of the pleasantest ever held III thl'
village.
Rev. A. II. Webb officiated at th'
funeral of Geo. II. Blake at Barton
Wednesday. Mr.. Blake died at hi
home in that place last Saturday o
heart failure. He had been in fallln!
health for several years and his deatl
was not unexpected. The Burlington
Free Press of Wednesday says:
In the death of editor George H. Blak
of Barton Monitor, Vermont JOURNALISM
loses one of its oldest and most honore
members He made his paper clean an
prog. essive an / credit to the town
which it is published, and he was actiYT
i'm the promotion of every good work. Il
was well and favorably known througt
ont the state. and his loss will be fel
among wide circle of friends.
A thrill of terror is experienced when
brassy cough of Group sounds through III
house at night. But the terror 500
changes to relief after One Minute Coug
Cure has been administered. Safe an
harmless for children. &. l.. Andrew