The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-09-16

Mrs. Emma G. Lovewell of Burling-
ton is stopping with her sister.
. Charles Kent attended the CaledO-
MIA county fair at st. Johnsbury We'd
nesday.
Erdlx Smith leaves tol lorrow for
Cleveland, where he will resume his
medical studies.
C. E. Emerson of Lakeport, n. H.,
was the guest of his cousin, Mrs FRANK
Lamb, over Sunday.
Miss Anna McDuffee,. teacher of
physical culture in a school near New
York city, is visiting friends here.
Miss Sadie Batchelder, clerk in the
store of Mrs. G. H. Curtis for several
weeks past, returned to her home in
st. Johnsbury Saturday and will soon
leave with her mother for California.
The Christian Endeavor society
elected the following officers at the
meeting Monday evening President,
Fred E. Prichard vice president, Miss
Lucy E. Nelson sec, Miss Karlene
Hutchinson treas, Miss Marcia Win
ship nominating committee to select
the different committees. Mrs. II, L.
johnson, Miss Lucy Nelson, Earl Will
son, Miss Marion Fairfield, Miss Kar-
lene Hutchinson.
The San Francisco minstrels will ap-
pear at Village Hall tonight. This
famous minstrel troupe does not visit
small towns, but they happen to have
an open date and will give Bradford
people the chance to witness one OF
the best mlnstrel entertainments eyEl<
here The cgsnpaGg n1'uter q. .lneo,k X
including the Alabama kake WalkFaa1s
and the famous California quartette
Seats now on sale at V. A. Doty's jew
elry store.
The 26th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch of the WOman's Board of
Missions will be held in the North
church, st. JOhnsbury, on Wednesday,
September 2S. All ladies in the state
are cordially invited to be present
Each auxiliary and young peoples and
children's societies are entitled to send
delegates. The ladies of st. Johns
bury will be happy to receive into
their homes, all in attendance upon
the meetings. Applications for enter
tainment may be sent to Mrs. c.. NJ.
Stone, st. Johnsbury.
V. A. Doty has been one of the bus
lest men in town the past week and is
now nicely located in the George E.
Brown house, corner OF Pleasant and
Goshen streets. With hammering
tacks, hanging pictures, unpacking fur
niture, and doing a thousand and one
other things necessary in getting
house ready to be occupied, together
with looking after things at the store,
Trustee Doty was on the hustle early
and late last week But his disposi-
tion is evidently of the happy kind or
else the stove pipe went up easy for
whenever we met him a broad smile
his classic countenance.
George A. Dickey, BradfOrd's next
representative to the General Assem-
bly, received large number of his
at his residence last Sat
urday evening. Co. G Military band
number of selections. A.
W. Peters made few Introductory re-
marks, saying amOug other things that
this was'an occasion to be especially
enjoyed by Bradford democrats as it
had been some time since they had
had an opportunity of thus enjoying
themselves. Harry Martin also made
a few remarks. Mr.. Dickey extended
his thanks for the honor the people
had given him and said he would do the
best he could for them at Montpelier.
He admitted he could think of nothing
to say appropriate to the occasion, but
told the crowd the latchstring was up
and they were welcome. Ice cream
and cake was served and cigars uasse d
The house was decorated
with japanese lanterns and red, white
and blue bunting. An anvil on the
fair ground made an occasional remark
until the clock struck II.