The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-07
PIERMONT.

Upon the Receipt of petitions the
school boardhave been been obliged
to call special school meet
ing on April 18TH in regard to raising
money to build a school house in Dis
trict No on the river road, also in
District No. II Clay Hollow. School
meeting Wednesday, April 18th at one
O'Clock p. m.
Rev. j. w. Savage Of Bristol is ex-
pected to preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday forenoon.
Easter services at the Congregation
al church last Sunday consisted of re-
spnnslve readings. Rotations by the
younger members and ,inging rendered
by the choir. A short address by the
superintendent, Dea. j. d. Martin.
RIVER ROAD.
If winter has fingered in the lap of
spring, so has the grip. The latest at
tack of this fell destroyer of human
enjoyment on the road was on Charles
Robinson who after two or three weeks
of severe sickness is still very low. This
abominable malady is pt culiar to itself
in making its victims low and keeping
them so
Mr.. Morrill, is having hard pull
from his fearful accident. A surgical
operation to remove parts of broken
bones will be necessary and later job
for the dentist. The burden of the
two offices to which he has been elect
mem Der of the school board, will in his
condition offset the honor.
Gilman Chandler has rented his large
meadow farm to Mr.. Fellows of Lun-
enburg, and Mr.. &. goes temporarily
to the brook road. People with cheap
homes and hard grubbing cling to the
old place, but the best farms on the
river road with every surrounding of
ease and comfort have been rented and
shuffled off as burden.
The school board on request of petl.
TONERS has called meeting of the dis
trict Wednesday the 18th inst. to see if
the district will vote to raise money to
build school houses. Former District
No. on the river road asks for one,
and No. II for another. 1t seems a
pity that the river road folks prefer
keeping up a school with half a dozen
pupils and a cheap teacher rather than
to JON with others larger and chances
OF a more profitable school. The old
system hangs five like The shilling and
four pence happening arrangement and
will go out hard. The No. II matter
has the smell of meeting house in it.
A sort of attempted reunion of church
and state. The whole business looks
questionable, but with extended fran
chise and the warrant issued to all per
sons it is unsafe to bet on results.
Being a Jealous abstainer like your
esteemed correspondent on the north
it was with extreme satisfaction that
| read in his "West Side Notes" that
Vermont's favorite hos telry, The Bard
well, was free from 'prOhibitory viola
tons" The world moves! In an
evening chat few years ago, and not
many years either, with that most gen
genial of hosts, City Representative
Carpenter, | instanced a first-clasS no.
tel not far from here that claimed to
be run on statutory principles. He re-
piled: "They can do it, or any other
house of consequence in the state. with
out furnishing our customers such fare
as called for we couldn't keep open"
Anxious on account of human frailties
and with a curiosity characteristic of
the race, since and before. the fall, we
had the temerity to look in and so know
whereof we speak. "Uncle" Cranston
is looming up worthy representative
of the more olden time, no doubt coin
ciGed heat and soul with the views of
junior partner. But ardent, or no ar
dent, Via la BardWelI!