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

Warren Bowen and Alkaline Stanley
were united in marriage in Topsham
May 1, 1S49. The fiftieth anniversary
of this auspicous and happy event
was celebrated last Monday at their
pleasant home in the village when in
an informal way about Fifty of their
friends gathered and rendered hearty
congratulations to the worthy couple
upon the rare occurrence of half a
century of welded life in health and
comfort has been passed together.
The evening was pleasantly passed IN
social intercourse and singing, the in
strumental music being furnished by
G. R. Taggart. All went merry as
marriage bell. Mrs. Bowen was pre-
scented with gold headed cane and
Mrs. Bowen with gold lined berry
spoon, souvenirs as tokens of friend
ship and good will, Judge j. R. Nc Lam
made the presentation speech which
was feelinglY responded to by G. r.
Taggart. The wedding and bridal
cakes made by Mrs. T. w. Dickey and
Mrs. A. G. Norwood deserve special
praise. About ten o'clock refresh
ments of cake and coffee were s.rved.
We hope they may live to enjoy many
more anniversaries.
Henry Smith has sold his farm to
Charles Wright and is moving to his
mothers house in the village.
Mrs. Jessie Mckay is sick.
Warren Bowen has purchased a nice
horse.
Rufus Pearson has sold his nice
horse to parties in Massachusetts.
&. P. and L. A. Hood have sold five
COWS and bull to B. G. Abbott.
Albert Miller has finished work at
A. j. Goodalps.
Ed Holmes and daughter of Groton
were in town Monday to attend the
golden wedding at Mr.. Bowen's.
Charles White has purchased the
Lovewell farm in Corinth and is NOV
ing on to it.
George Nolan was in Ryegate last
week appraising the goods in his
uncle's, John Nolan, store.
Mrs. c. P. Hood is visiting in New
bury.
E. E. Symes and Ernest Bowen were
in Groton Tuesday.
E. A. Hood was in Bradford Tues
day.
Everett Forsyth was in Groton Mon
day.
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WEST FATPIFF

John Bean and family visited at
Lebanon the first of the week.
Raymond Reed of Natick, Mass, is
with his grandmother, Mrs. Eastman.
Mrs. Jennie KNOCK of Lempster, N.
H., is with her mother, Mrs. Hutchins.
Mrs. Lyon has new piazza on her
house.
Mr.. Hosmer from Massachusetts, is
stopping at Mr.. Lathrop's.
The big nailstorm which appeared
to rage north of us on Tuesday did
not reach the village, but was severe
enough to break II panes of glass at
Forest Smiths.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Dudley attend
ed the fiftieth anniversary of his par
ents wedding at Hanover on Monday
evening.
E. P. George and Lena are in Bos-
ton.
Our landlord, W. C. Gilman, has
been busy the past week entertaining
lawyers and mining men from Boston.
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POST Mills.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Southworth are
entertaining VIM. Burr.
Miss Lena Eva is stopping with Mrs.
Hiram Ware in South Fairlee.
On Dewey Day several flags were
thrown to the breeze from private
residences also from Unity Hall.
Carpenter are busy on G. E. Elan
ders' new store.
On the Goth ult. son was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Blake. .
Prof. Worthen was in town on the
Doth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kidder, who have
been stopping with P. w. Warren on
Main street have gone to their new
home in West Fairlee Center.
Registered at the Commodore House
w. T. Double, Boston; L. w. Howard,
White River Junction; G. H. Cush.
man, Lyndon; J. E. Cook, st. Johns.
bura; Arthur Melendy, Fairlee; Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Piper, J. R. Watson,
Lyme,
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ORFORDVILLE.

Mrs. Lewis Franklin is spending the
week in West Lebanon and attending
the musical convention at White River
Junction.
The worst hail storm for years &C.
Cured Tuesday night, accompanied by
heavy rain, which did great damage
to the roads.
Important business is to be transact
ed at the Grange meeting this Friday
evening. All members should be pres
ent.
The Ladies Society will hold their
next meeting at Grange hall, May 10th.
Supper from five to eight 1Oc. each.
Mrs. George Hibbard's father, who
has been visiting her, returned to his
home Monday.
Miss Mary Trussell is at work for
Mrs. David Wilcox, and Hattie Bailey
for Mrs. Harris.
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HOW 1T WAS DONE.
A Bit of the Inside History of the
Movement for a Statue of
Miss willard.

A rosy little woman with an air of
great satisfaction about her ran up to
me after the matinee the other day,
says writer in the Washington Post
did you see it in the paper?" she
said.
"See what?" 1 asked.
"Why, that the Illinois legislature
has passed bill for an appropriation to
buy statue of Frances Willard to put
in Statuary hall at the capitol. knew
we'd do it, and we did do it. Isn't it love-
ly?"
1 confessed my lack of comprehen-
sion, and she went on:
you see, just year ago told you
that there was a movement on foot
among the Women's Christian Temper
ance union to erect statue to Miss VIII
lard. believe l even went into details.
Well, there wasn't word of truth in 1t,
/ made it all up myself. L don't know q
soul in the Woman's Christian Temper
ance union, but l did know Miss VII
lard, and l wanted so much to have
somebody start the statue idea, so /
started it myself. The Illinois legisla-
ture may think they've done it, but they
haven't. They've merely followed out
an idea I gave them. I started the
whole thing just by telling you some
thing that wasn't so. You made the
first mention of it, and 1 put you up to
1t. I'm mighty proud of myself to-day.
We started, we did, but a state had to
take it up, for only states are permitted
to put statues in Statuary hall. Never
tell me again that it's always best to
stick to the truth. Just see what little
judicious prevarication has donei"
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PIFRWONT.

Arbor day was observed by Pier
mont Grange by planting trees around
the school house in the village and
exercises in the Town Hail. After
speaking by Dr. Childs and Rev.
Arthur Shattuck of Piermont and Rev.
Arthur Smith of Portland, Me, the
exercises were concluded by the
serving of ice cream and cake by the
ladies of the Grange.
BROOK ROAD.
The G. E. meeting is to be held at
Francis Bowker's this week.
Louis Hill is at work for Charles Fl.
Rodimon.
G. A. Johnson is confined to the
house by la grippe.
Carnes p. Corliss has hired and
moved on to the j. Stanley farm.
James Carrie has bought a farm in
Oxford.
Bicycles are being resurrected which
is pretty sure sign of spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Webster
were called home recently by the
death of Mrs. Webster's father. Zerah
Mann of Oxford.
SHdllCo 10
in health while Mrs. A. B. Rodimon is
still confined to her room but is thought
to be gaining. Her daughter, Mrs.
Rowland of Warren is with her.
E. Bertram Pike has bought the
James Currie farm near Tarlton pond
which doubtless means a boom for that
pond. 1t is certainly one Of the finest
in this section and E. Bertram never
does things by halves.
Schools in this part of the town
commenced Tuesday with Miss Jennie
Andross as teacher in No. s, Miss Hat
tie Horton in No. 10, Miss Olive Dodge
IN No. ~ and Miss Batchelder in the
Union district.
Horace Mead and J. Wheeler have
bought and moved on to the George
Smith place.
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Does Coffee Agree With Your

If not, drink Grain-O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: "The first time
/ made Grain-O did not like it but after
using it for one week nothing would in
duce me to go back to coffee" 1t nour-
ishes and feeds the system. The children
can drink it freely with great benefit. 1t
grains. Get a package today from your
grocer, follow the directions in making it
and you will have a delicious and health
full table beverage for old and young. 15c.
and Die
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Note.-The dam of Make Allen
is again with foa1 by Dandy Lam
bert. She Is a very fine Morgan
mare by General Lyons son of Nor
ri11. Her dam was the old time trot-
ting mare, Lady Farnham by Hon
est Allen son of Ethan Allen.
y. w. DAVIS,
FAIRLEE, VERMONT.
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We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o., Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimoni-
ais sent free.
Sold by druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls family Pills are the best.
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OXFORD.

John Smith has hired the old Kim
Carr farm for one year and has moved
to it.
Mr.. White, who has been on the sick
list, is little better.
Mr.. Whitcomb is about the same,
quite low.
Henry Carr is helping his father in
the store.
job Leslie is on his forty-second year
of continuous painting.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-05-05
Drink Grain-O

After you have concluded that you ought
not to drink coffee. 1t is not medicine
but doctors order it, because it is health
full, invigorating and appetizing 1t is
made from pure grains and has that rich
seal brown color and tastes like the finest
grades of coffee and costs about one fourth
as much. Children like it and thrive on
it because it is genuine food drink con-
tanning nothing but nourishment. Ask
your grocer for Grain-O, the new food
drink. 15c. and 25c.
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VERMONT.

The styles this season are the preJtiest
that have been shown for some time, and
as we keep the cloth in stock you will find
it much easier to make your selection in
our store than with those who only carry
samples. Our tailor will be in Bradford
several times turing the Spring with goods
and samples and would be pleased to take
your measure for Suit, Trousers or Over
coat. We make speciality of Dress Suits.
We clean, press and repair clothing
all work guaranteed first class.
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CARLOAD GRASS SEED!

Tree Hubbard and Summer
Squash. We also have Sweet Pea
Seeds best mixed, also Tall and
Dwarf Nasturtium Seeds.
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An Epidemic Of whooping Cough.

Last winter during an epidemic OF
whooping cough my children contracted
the disease, having severe coughing spells.
We had used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy very successfully for Group and nat.
urally turned to it at that time and found
it relieved the cough and effected COM
plete cure.-John r. Clifford, Proprietor
Norwood House, Norwood. n. j, This
remedy is for sale by J. NJ. Taylor.
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Fairlee, Vt, May 1, 1899.

Harry A. Whitcher, former owner Of
Dandy Lambert, was in town Monday
to see the horse for the first time since
he sold him when four years old. and
was much pleased to find hin still alb
solutely sound and feeling Like a colt
Mr.. Whitcher rather sadly remarked,
that had never sold him."
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FAIRLEE.

Mrs. Frank Holmes has been on the
sick list the past week.
E. o. Lucas has hired young man
from Bradford by the name of Robin
son to work for him in the mill.
Perley Switzer commenced this
week on the section, working for his
father. Mr.. Switzer has been on this
section about twelve years and has not
lost a days time. He has worked ex-
ira to more than make full time and
he has a very fine section.
The severe hail storm Tuesday af-
ternoon broke out twenty-five lights for
Mr.. Mann and Fred Kibby.
The sweet corn growers can get
their seed of Mr.. Clay of Oxford, and
the Bradford and Piermont parties can
get theirs of Henry Heath.
School in district No. A has opened
with thirty five scholars and Miss
Douglass is very busy. Bo tn children
and parents welcome her return.
II. P. Warren sold DR.. Chase top
carriage, also Chas. Mann and VIM.
jenkins Concord this week, and two
desks and three spring tooth harrows
Don't forget that he has fine stock of
grass seed, Canada peas, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Perkins and F.
W. Abbott was st Bradford Tuesday
and met Capt. Clark.
Clara Haselton is with her sister,
Mrs. Gilmore, this week.
On Monday last A. W. Paine receiv-
ed the following letter:
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April %, 1899.
DEAR Mr.. PAINE :-When a man is
prospered believe its right and proper
that he should make good use of some of
his money in the Lords interest. l en-
close herewith my check to your order
for $40, which desire to contribute for
the choir at the Union church to be ex-
pended as you consider advisable.
Please do not mention my name in con-
nection with it. You can say an "Old"
Fairlee boy who still cherishes fond recOl-
lections of his old home and friends, sent
it. With kind regards to yourself and
Mrs. Paine, am
Very truly yours,
A. w. Paine, Esq, Fairlee, Vermont.
To the above letter Mr.. Paine made
the following reply:
MY DEAR FRIEND Il have this even
ing received your very kind favor of April
28th with enclosure as stated ; and speak
ing in behalf of the choir | will say that
we thankfully accept this substantial ex-
preston of your regard for us. We are
glad to know that you have special in
terest in the prosperity of the Masters
cause in the community of your child
hood home, and that you still kindly re-
member the friends of your boyhood
days. We have no professionals in our
church choir but we hope to be able to
make the musical part of our church
service little more interesting and at
tractive, and you may be assured that
the members of the choir, together with
the worshipers in our little church, will
be glad to know of your prosperity in all
good things at all times.
With kindest regards for you and yours,
| am respectfully yours,
A. w. PAINE.
Fairlee, Vt, May 1, 1899.
Harry A. Whitcher, former owner of
Dandy Lambert, was in town Monday
to see the horse for the first time since
he sold him when four years old. and
was much pleased to find him still alb
solutely sound and feeling Like colt
Mr.. Whitcher rather sadly remarked,
Il have wished a great many times
that | had never sold him.
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II. =. WARREN.
FAIRLEE. VT.
Another Letter.
Etna, N. H., April 1879.

Etna, N. H., April 1879.
MIR. Davis.
Dear Sir.-Maxie Allen is a very
fine colt, color chestnut, heighth IS
hands and inch, will be two years
old the 18th of May. Good judges
estimate her weight $50 to 875 or
not quite 900 pounds now. Very
mild IN disposition and shows free
and open gait when IN pasture, so
people speak of 1t as they pass by,
and say she will show speed. I
think Of course she is perfection and
and want you to educate her
through1y and safe for lady to
drive, and If | knew you could make
her as kind and safe as your Mona
(a1so by Dandy Lambert) l would
not take $500 in cash for her to-day.
Of all horses my choice is Dandy
Lambert of Fair1ee.
F. E. H. Taylor.
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A REMARKABLE FEAT.

zone of the most remarkable feats of
strength ever saw in my life is perform
ed every day by an old beggar on Baron
ne street." said one of q group of club
men engaged in discussing athletics. 1T
is nothing to look st." he continued, land
you Will smile when 1 describe it. but l
am willing to bet that there IS nobody in
the crowd that can come anywhere near
Duplicating the performance. The beg
gar to whom 1 refer stands in almost eX-
actly the same position all day long-hit
feet a little apart, his shoulders stopped.
his chin on his breast and his right arm
extended, holding a cup. OF course, [
don't pretend to assert that he holds out
the cup continuously without rest or in
PERMISSION during his entire stay, but on
several occasions J. nave timed him, n
can state positively that he has kept hi,
arm extended with hardly a culver for
over 90 minutes at a stretch. A person
| who knew nothing about athletics would
suppose that was easy, but it isn't by q
jugful, as some Of o chaps are doubt.
less aware. I remember hearing Of a very
powerful fellow in the billiard room of tn
st. Charles roast of the length of time he
could hold q dumbbell at arms length
and somebody present remarked quietly
that he would bet a basket of champagne
he couldn't hold out a visiting card stead
II! lOf d quarter Oh an nOur by the watch
The big man jumped at the wager. anG
for a few minutes his arm was as straigh,
N rigid as a bar Of iron. Then it be
gan to culver slightly, ard presently tn
arteries were standing out like cords an(
the sweat was streaming down his face
Ike rain. He save up in the eleventh min
ute. There is undoubtedly more Or les:
Of a trick in the thirg, and I suppos tn.
Old nuee2l holds his rose through Ions
force of habit, but nevertheless it's a re.
markahle feat
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NOTICE.

To Charles Colbert and Mary B. Camp.
bell. their heirs. personal representatives
and assigns:
Tou, and each of you. are hereby noti-
ned that the undersigned have expended
during the year 1897 the sum Of One
Hundred G1oo. 0O) dollars. and during the
year 1893 the additional sum oI One Hun
bred ($100. 00) dollars. in work, labor and
improvements upon the "Green Copper
lode mining claim, situated in Summit
ty, Montana. and described in notice OF
location thereof. dled for record In the
office of the county clerk and recorder
Of Silver Bow county. Montana. on Jan
uary 2, 1891. and recorded at Page lis.
Volume j" Of Lode Locations. records Of
That said work. labor and improve
ments were performed b. the under
signed as the annual representa- ton Of the
said claim. and for the annual WORK,
labor n improvements required by thu
laws OF the United States. and particu.
larly by the provisions OF Section 1924 OF
the Revised Statues Of the United States
and the amendment thereto. approved
January %. 1880. concerning annual labor
upon mining claims. n the aforesaid
the said lode clstm for the periods end
ing respectively on the 21st day of De-
cember. A. D. 1897. ana the 31st day OF
December. A.. d. 1898.
And you are further notified That II
within ninety days from he personal
service of this notice upon you or within
ninety days after the publication thereof.
you fail or refuse to contribute you pro-
portion Of such expenditure a. q CO.
owner, your interest In the said claim
will become the property Of the under
signed, who have made the expenditures
as aforesaid n as required by law and
the terms Of said section Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
WILLIAM BURTON,
MARY LAIRD.
HENRY CRANGLE,
NINA s, WITHERSPOON.
BY W. H. HALL, her attorney in fact.
Butte. Montana. March 1s. A. .. 1854.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-02

the metropolis Of Western Missouri a
friend of mine was just starting IN busl-
ness. | dropped into the place he was NJ
up and found a lot of upholsterels at
upon the ceiling. They Were cover
ing it with the most expensive OF SILK
plush. after the CT uphoistering
and the idea struck me at once
being absurd. ! told my friend SO.
"'Hutnph.' was the resort, that may bs
in your opinion. blu wait and see. III
make enough through that ceiling alone
to insure me a profitable business from
the start. Come in and see ne the next
time you are in town.
Il promised and kept the promise
When | returned to my friends place l
could scarcely make my way through the
throng OF customers.
Business seems to be booming. l said
after the Interchange of greetings. Max
ing all sorts of money, l suppose
Yes he answered. Remember my
silk plush cclling?'
II old him l did.
We'll, the ceiling did it. Everybody in
Kansas City was talking about that CELL
ing inside If a week from the time 1T was
completed, and they aren't done talking
about it vet. Consequence is that people
rave nocked iEto the place by droves. and
I'm only afraid that I'll be comnelied to
open a larger establishment. If I do, 1
guess I'd better put in another plush
ceiling. What do you think about it"
II old him that I thought he was COR
rect, and I'm expecting to hear from him
every day. announcing that he has:
awarded the contract. All of which only
goes to show that a person never can tell
what the future has in store, or upon how
much or how little my hang a fortune"
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Railway Time Tables
Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway
LOCAL TIME TABLE.

LOCAL TIME TABLE.
Trains cav B., A.. & p. depot, Butte,
as follows: 10 a. M, 1:05 y. m, 4:45 p. M,
10:40 p. H..
Trains leave Union passenger station.
anaconda, as follows: $40 Il. m, 11:48
a. M, j p. M, 1920 p. m.
Great Northern Trains Leave Anaconda:
$40 a. m. Great Falls and Helena local.
via Butte.
':2O p. m. Through train for all points
East and West.
Northern Pacific Trains Leave Anaconda:
lOs4O a. m. Pacific Express for Portland
and al! points West.
7:46 p. m. Through train for all points
East and West.
oregon Short Lin Train Leaves Ana.
conda
500 p. m. For all points East, West and
South.
ricketts, for sale for all points, local and
tnrough, on the Great Northern railway.
oregon Short Line railroad and Northern
racine railway, and their connections.
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
III Europe via the above lines.
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EXCURSION 10 THE EAST.

For the accommodation of teachers and
otherr wishing to make an eastern trip
the Rio Grande Western railway. "the
scenic line of America" will on June 5th
and 9th sell tickets to Sioux City, Omaha,
Council Bluffs, st. Joseph. Atchison,
Leavenworth and Kansas City at one
fare plus two dollars for the round trip.
viz: $40. 90. TO Chicago $3.50. st. Louis
$40. so. Tickets good until September 4th.
Parties going further east or south will
save money by taking advantage of low
rates to these points. Take this line Tor
an elegant trip-the %grandest scenery on
the continent. The only line passing
through Salt Lake City, Glenwood
Springs. Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Mant-
tou, Garden of The Gods and Denver.
Finest dining car service west of Chicago
Will be inaugurated June LIST. Elegant
Pullman Palace and Pullman Tourist
sleeping cars on all rains For sleeping
car reservations, maps and other infor-
nation concerning this ma gnthcent route
cal on or write w. c. Mcbride, general
agent. Ticket office AZ East Broadway,
Butte.