The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-04
THE UNITED OPINION FRIDAY MORNING FEBRUARY A. 1898.
PIERMONT.


The meeting at A. &. HodsdOn house
last Sunday afternoon was held there
Oh account of his aged mother and in
valid sister not being able to go out.
The sacrament of the Lords supper
vas administered at the time. Dea.
cons Ford and Martin being present.
r. v. G. II. Coolidge conducted the
meeting. 1t was very interesting to
all present. Mrs. HOdsdon is the old
est member of the church with which
she has so long been connected.
p The Methodist society had sociable
at the parsonage this week Wednesday
evening.
George Chandler of Fitchburg is at
l.. M. Robes.
The schools in the village were not
in session Tuesday on account of the
heavy snow storm.
The Congregational society will have
their annual oyster supper at the town
hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 9th. A
cordial invitation to every one.
eff Candlemas day be bright and
clear, you're sure to get two winters
that year.
BROOK ROAD.
A severe storm of wind and snow
struck us on Tuesday, leaving the roads
in a very bad condition.
Amos Ball has been visiting friends
in Groton and other points in northern
Vermont.
Geo. A. johnson had the misfortune
to lose COW one day last week.
A little daughter of VIM. Davis is
confined to her bed with lung trouble
and is very feeble.
School in No 10 closed last Friday.
the teacher was Miss Wilson from
LYME, who did good work and those
who attended made good progress.
Eugene Andross, little son of Clar-
ence Andross, aged four and half
wears has attended during the term of
eight weeks without m ,rk, either for
absence or hardness, though at times
the snow has been so deep as to fright
en- boys older than he but with less
pluck. Julian Hanks was also on the
roll of honor.
RIVER ROAD.
The following statistics from the au-
ditors report give the business of our
creamery for 1897:
Total lbs. milk received. aS66,633
| Total lbs butter made, I5I,7o4
| Total lbs. butter by test 1874
Total receipts for butter, $2o,377.o9
Total miscellaneous receipts, 437I4
| paid patrons, 24,S6o73
Paid miscellaneous x enses, 3'9745I
| Average per h. for actual butter, cts, .lo5
Average per ID. for test, 100
Average daily production, lbs, 45:o
Average paid P PR fop os m b bu fts
| Average test per month, 4.74
A. ROGERS, Auditor.
A newspaper of forty years ago is
not very old but generation has pas
sed away in the time, and of those who
read it fresh from the press but few re-
main. Among papers laid aside L
found a copy of the Democrat Repub-
lican dated at Haverhill, Sept. %, 1858:
1t is quite large good looking folio OF
twenty-four columns, wholly printed
from type set in the office, political
and miscellaneous, not a line tor the
farmer or of correspondence local ana
otherwise. 1t starts off with the poe M
Wanted, a Minister" followed by a
page of general n iscellany. The place
of the leading editorial is filled with
lenrthy article on the election i'll Pier
mont which is trify sharp in some
thing of the Tillman style. 1t was
we'll patrOnized by advertisers most OF
whom have closed business and ceased
from their labors. VIM. S. COlburn,
one door east to court house advises
the public THAT they will always find
him there to do new work and to re-
pair.
The White Mountain Railroad from
Haverhill TO Tittleton is advertised to
be sold at auction Nov. Sd, with all
rights, franchise and appurtenancesi
signed by Ira Goodall Daniel Patter-
son and Stephen Kendrick. trustees
The Democratic epublican and Graf
ton and Coos Adve tiser was first lssu
ed about 1927, and principally conduct.
ed by John R. Reding. largely assisted
in the editorial work by his talented
t wife. a sister of Hon. Isaac Hill of the
New Hampshire Patriot and Horatit
Hill of the Vermont Patriot. John X
retired from its management wheI
t elected representative to Congress anc
the paper passed to his brother, Henry
t w. With circulation and influence
grown less its publication was discOn
tinued during the sixties. SIC 1fGnS1f
Have YOUR readers seen the new sigr
on Piermont Depot? It's a beauty
on paper
With dull copy and an occasional
printers mistake there is liable to b'
obscurity In the river road items twl
weeks ago a question commencing VIII
SIS" was m lde to read ''as."
Mrs. Lamprey an old lady living nea
{ the bridge has been quite sick for sew
u eral weeks, confined to her bed,and he
:. condition shows but little improvement
The Harvesters hold prayer meeting
every second Monday evening in tn
town hall this winter. This unique
sect is extending it. operations into new
: fields and seems to be getting quite
fOothold. A writer in lions Herald
thinks their methods of harvesting pre-
ductive of minimum OF this opposite
quality. Some Others hold the same
opinion and some don't.
OXFORD.
{ The mast week has been one of tn