The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-05-06

Miss Alice CROOK is out again after
several days's illness.
e. J. Bagley, now at work in Barre,
was at home over Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Bigelow of Wells River
spent several days last week with her
sister, Mrs DR. Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Childs of Lyn-
dOnVille were IN town over Sunday
the guests of V, A. DOty.
Remember the May Festival to be
given by the second intermediate
school this evening at 7.3O
John A. Sargent is assisting in tho
Farmers Exchange store during the
absence of Manager Libbey.
The appearance of j. E. Sleeper's
place will be much improved when sew
eral maple trees just set out begin to
spread their arms.
H. M. jenkins was up from Dart
mouth college over Sunday. He at
tended the services at the Methodist
church with Co. G.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Farnham
and son of Buffalo, N. Y, are in town
tOspend several weeks with his parents,
Gov. and Mrs. Roswell Farnham.
Col. Harry B. Chamberlin has re-
ceived his appointment as Quarter
master Sergeant and went to Burling-
ton Tuesday to begin his duties.
After spending the winter in Haver-
hill, Mass, with her children, Mrs. z.
NJ. Hastings returned to her home on
Wednesday accompanied by Mrs. Page
of Haverhill.
H. L. Avery of Oxford, baggage mas
ter on the B. & NJ. railroad, running
between St. JOhnsbury and Springfield,
Mass, has been spending several days
in town among friends.
Postmaster T. A. Chase, Bradford's
representative, is in Montpelier attend
ing the extra session of the legisla-
ture. He is accompanied by his son
Fred, one of the pages in the repre-
sentative hall.
Union services were held in the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening and
Rev. H. T. Barnard preached an elo-
quent patriotic sermon from the text
"He maketh war to cease unto the
ends of the earth
A special meeting of the Village
Hall Association will be held in the
hall tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
for the election of a president and
vice president and the appointment of
a secretary and treasurer.
'Hhc trout season cpgaed srlpilp. 49, :,
the big catches of that day have not
been reported to us. 1t is little
early yet for trout but Bradford fish
ermen have their tackle all ready and
will make a raid on the brooks as soon
as they observe the first favorable sign.
The graduating class at the Academy,
nine in number, had their pictures
taken in a group at Aliens studio.
The class will be represented in the
present war by George Kenyon and
the picture will always tell the story,
as he was in his uniform when it was
taken.
Both the large campaign flags and
smaller ones were unfurled
windows are displaying the national
colors and two or three buildings are
quite finely decorated. Patriotism is
the prevailing epidemic. Let the
good work continue.
A CARD.-The undersigned wish to
express thanks to all who have eX-
pressed kindness in the sickness and
burial services of our husband and
father especially to the singers and
the lodge of Odd Fellows of which he
was a member.
Mrs. RUTH A. SMITH.
Mrs. G. HERZOG.
Col. d. X. AndrOss accompanies Co. |
G this morning as far as Montpelier, |
where he will witness the closing work |
of the extra session of the legislature. |
Col. AndrOss was a member of the |
original Bradford Guards, went out |
with them as captain in 81 and came |
back colonel. His son goes with the |
this time.
The newsboy reports over 125 papers
sold last Sunday. Everybody was |
anxious to see what Commodore Dew |
ey was up to around Manila but the |
Sunday papers were little too early |
to give the information. Monday |
morning papers told the story of how
a Vermont man won the first great |
battle of the war.
Some corrections should be made in |
the account of the golden wedding of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Sampson Thurston, pub
lshed in the OPINION last week. |
Among the presents was a stand from
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo M. Wilson of Post
Mills, and a handsome hand painted |
rose jar from Mrs. j. Buzzell of Lynn,
Mass. The residence of the daughter |
Jennie (Mrs. T. A. Bagley) should have
been given as st. Louis instead of
u L.