The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-07-14


L. Adams and A. T. Chase.
Henry A. Allen is taking his annua
vacation this week and Roy Hill ha
charge of the electric light station dur
ing his absence.
There will be social hop at Gle1
Falls pavilion this Friday evening
Landlord Griffin will give you pleas
ant time if you attend.
Col. and Mrs. John Stearns and Mis-
Lydia White are spending this week il
M. G. Flanders, camp near Davis pond
in Wentworth, n. H.
Miss Abbie Avery returned Wednes
day evening from several days visir
with relatives and friends in Laconia
n. H.. and St. Johnsbury.
A good rain has finally visited this
section. 1t started in last week Thurs
day evening, laid off Friday and die
splendid work Saturday and Sunday.
C. B. Botsford of Boston was here
last week Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ellen McDuffee. He
returned Saturday, stopping while
here at Col. John G. Stearns'.
Mrs. Thomas Mckenzie and sister,
Miss Edith Bruce Jones, left last Fri
day for the home of the former in
! Westerly, r. l. Miss Jones has several
engagements as reader there.
Miss Marion G.. Lees of Westminis-
| ter, Mass, arrived here Tuesday to
fspend several weeks with friends.
Mrs. Lees accompanied her as far as
Fairlee and will come to Bradfol
later.
Judge John H. Watson was at home
from hyde Park over Sunday. He
has been presiding over the Lamoille
county court there for the past four
weeks and expects it will adjourn this
week.
! Nv. f Brown and family o, dalaegss
Mass, arrived at III. E. Stearns' last
week Wednesday to spend the sum-
mer. They made the trip with their
team. Mrs. Brown is sister of Mr..
Stearns.
DIR. HIS. Russell, veterinary surgeon
and dentist, has opened an office at
the Hotel Low livery stable. DR.. Rus
sell is a good veterinary aud has been
practicing his profession with good
success for anUmber of years.
James A. Rappe of Mainette, Wis,
has been thinking of riding from his
home to the national encampment of
the G. A. r. in New York on his
bicycle. The distance is 1000 miles
and Rappe says he can make it easy
by travelling 35 miles a day. He is
only 81 years old and veteran of four
wars. He ought to have Henry Kemp
or George jenkins travel with him as
pace maker.
X. J. Coffrin and A. E. Fifeld left
at four o'clock Monday morning for
Providence, R. l., working their way
there on their bicycles. Their plan
was to spend Monday night in Man
chester, n. H., make Boston the next
day and go from there to Providence,
returning the last of the week or the
first of next. The railroad will prob
ably be good enough for their use on
the return trip.
Miss Mabel McDuffee and her
friend, Miss Mireck, returned to
Dorchester, Mass. Saturday. Mrs. G. |
f. johnson of Andover, Mass, former
ly Miss Alice Williams, was here last |
week Thursday. All three were en-
tertained while here by Col. and Mrs. /
John c.. Stearns. Miss McDuffee is |
the private secretary of Mrs. Hunt, |
one Of the worlds leading temperance !
workers, whose home is in Dorchester, |
Mass.
Probate court was held at Hotel
Low Tuesday morning. But little
business was transacted. c. F. Smith
was appointed administrator of the
smith Farnum estate in Topsham.
The administration account of the ID.
\. Flanders estate was settled. The
will of Warren Moore, late of Wells
River, was proved and established and
/ hearing for discovery and evidence
vas asked for in the estate of c. w.
stevens.
The library has been presented with
he following books: Testimony of
he Shakespearean Sonnets," written
md presented by Jesse Johnson;
'Childs' Gazetteer of Orange County"
presented by Edward Sawyer; "a
of the Messages and
'apers of the Presidents, 17S9-lS97."
presented by Verna johnson of Brook
yn, N. Y. The last publication is in
line volumes, containing besides the
messages and papers, splendid steel
ugravings of all the presidents and of
he government buildings in Washing
on.
The Boston and Maine railroad now
equires all employees having any
hing to do with train service to have
heir watches inspected every SIX
months, the inspection to be borne by
he road. The minimum standard of
xcellence of the watches the en-
,loyees must carry shall be of grade
quail to what is generally known I
mong American movements as the
seventeen jeweled, patent regulator,
djusted to temperature and not less ;
han three positions" in such rel air as
viii enable them to run within vari- ;
tion not exceeding thirty seconds a {