The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-30

Strawberry growers are all busy and
giving their pickers plenty to do.
Fred J. Sibley of Concord, N. H.
nv visiting his sister, Mrs. Chas. A.
lKent.
VI. ]. Brown has been spending sew
eral days at his old home near Will
loaghby Lake.
Miss Lula NJ. Lewis graduated from
the Bellows Falls High school in the
class of 1899.
Mrs. E. B. Patch of New York is
visiting here at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. NJ. H. Crook.
All members of Naomi Rebekah
Lodge are invited to a picnic at Lake
~ MQrey Tuesday. July 11th.
a $1,000 aIxs E.tW Qoburn ef Boss,
~ 0-s spending two weeks vacation
here, stopping at Hotel Low.
Mrs. Nellie Baker of Colorado
Springs, Col, was at the home of her
nephew, 0. R. Baker, over Sunday.
For the steady rain Wednesday ev-
erybody tenders thanks. 1t was the
first good rain in four or FIVE weeks.
Posters are out announcing a big
Fourth of July celebration at Lake
Morey. For further particulars see
7Fairlee items.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Kimball of
Hardwick, on pleasure trip through
the state, made short stop here last
wesk at Edgar Hunts.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hunt and little
son of Lebanon. N. H., were at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Hunt, over Sunday.
T. j. Albee finds a ready market for
his strawberries, and considering the
quality of the fruit he raises there is
nothing surprising in that.
Mrs. W. A. Porter and son Will of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are visiting at Mrs.
Porter's mothers, Mrs. w. B. Stevens.
Mr.. Porter is expected tomorrow
E. R. Aldrich returned last Saturday
from six weeks visit with his brother
in North Wilmington, Mass, and
other relatives in Boston and Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Courtlandt Babcock
and family arrived June 23rd, and will
be at the Blakely home during the
summer. Mr.. Babcock is thinking some
of building home in Bradford.
Miss Bessie E. Lewis was one of
eight from class of twenty-six of the
Bellows Falls High school to be award
ed diploma cum LaNde on account of
high standing in school work, having
ranked above 80.
II. B. Stevens gray horse that has
been on the depot team for several
y ears, slipped on rolling stone Tues
day and broke its leg just between the
ankle and fetlock and will have 10 be
killed. The horse was a good one,
eight years old. and Mr.. Stevens says
he would give 500 for one that would
take its place.
E. B. McDuffee was in Millinockett,
Me-, Saturday and Sunday selling dy-
Mantle and visiting a college friend.
MillinOckett is the home of the Great
Northern Paper Co. Four weeks ago
the place was wilderness. Today |
there are three stores, barber shop, |
eight boarding houses and other build |
ings and the largest mill of its kind |
in the world is being put up
there.
Bradford is always ready to welcome |
back all those who in times past have |
been residents or have visited within |
her borders. Last week there was
this opportunity in the arrival at Hotel |
Low of Mrs Caroline Whipple Flan-
drrs of BROOKLYN and her sister Mrs.
Wallace of Chicago. Mrs Flanders
will no doubt be remembered by some
of our older people as daughter of
DR.. Whipple of Wentworth. who was
we'll known here, and as a contributor
at ono tima IN fle YOlthS' ComnaniOn l
To her uncle, Thomas Tabor, we are
indebted for the planting of the beau
tiful naples which have adorned our
school yard for seventy years, as well
as those by the roadside on the Cham
berlin farm, which was his home.
They we're greatly pleased with the
drives about town and with the i'm
in our village since their