The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-05-12

Frank III. Griffin of Boston is visiting
his parents here, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M
Griffin.
The ladies' union prayer-meeting
will be held this afternoon with Mrs
2. S. Chamberlin.
Judge j. r. McLam of Topsham was
in town yesterday calling on friends
and tlansacting business.
| III. H. Chase, night operator in the
friends here short visit Saturday.
Rev. E. G. Gordon of Lyme, N. H.,
will occupy the pulpit next Sunday in
exchange with Rev. H. T. Barnard.
L. S. Erwin will work in Lyndon.
vile this season on the new Ide block
to be erected on the site>of the one
burned few weeks ago.
| Mrs.sJ. E. French of Manchester, N
a., left for her home Wednesday, af
ter spending several days here visit
ing her brother, Capt. E. Fl. Nye.
! The Socratic Circle will meet with
Mrs. j. B. w. Prichard next Thursday
at 230 o'clock. Roll call-replies, quo
tatIons from Carlyle. Readings from
Carlyle. Current events.
Rev. III. r. Barnard has rendered
his resignation as pastor of the Con-
gregational church, to take effect the
first of July. A meeting of the church
society will be held this evening to
consider the resignation.
F. o. Kennedy of Bradford and
John Blaisdell of P.ermont have pur-
chased express wagons of G. G. Bag
ley. A farm wagon and an express
wagon to carry ton of milk will be
this week shipped to Homer Farnham
of Waits River from the same factory.
The Ladies Aid Society of Grace
church will meet with Mrs Jane R.
Winchester at Will E. Young's at 8
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon, May "A,
1899. There will be sociable at the
same place in the evening, to which all
are invited. Refreshments, ice cream
and cake. Free ride from the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Fabyan of Bos-
ton arrived here Wednesday for a two
weeks stay, stopping at Hotel Low
Mr.. Fabyan has been so closely con-
fined for the past year In his po-
sition as manager of the Quincy House
that vacation is now necessity. He
knows of no better place than Brad
ford for restoring health.
John Wesley Layton of West New
bury and Katherine Adams were mar
ried at 6 o'clock Wednesday evening
by Rev. A. II. Webb at the home of
the brides brother, Fred Adams. Only
a few of the intimate friends wit
messed the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Layton left on the 7,30 train that. even
ing for short wedding trip.
The tenth anniversary of the Ep-
worth League will be observed at
Grace church Sunday evening at Z
o'clock, to which all are cordially in
vited. The following program will be
given:
History of the League, V. A. Doty
Our Motto, Miss Helen Blake.
Our Aim, Mrs. f. L. Doe
My duty to the Local League, Jessie Gates
The Model League. Miss Stevens
Our Opportunity, Rev. A. II. Webb
Special music for the occasion will
be rendered.
Fish stories are now the order of the
day. Frank Griffin and George Clark
of Boston and L. r. Woods went out
Wednesday and caught 146 trout weigh
ing is pounds. The day before they
caught 112. V. A. Doty and Warren
Good win spent Wednesday afternoon
on Lake Morey and filled their baskets
with a splendid catch of perch. Hen
ry Kemp, John b. Hay, Henry Allen
and X. J. Coffrin have all tried their
luck but for some reason or other are
not saving much abOut results