The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-03-16
Additional Bradford Locals.

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day.
Mrs. c. w. Morse is quite, sick with
the grip.
e. w. Goodhue of Lisbon was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. F. E. Prichard was in Wells
River Saturday.
Fl. M. Dufur of Waterbury was In
town yesterday.
E. M. Bartlett of Island Pond was
in town Thursday.
Fannie Hazen of Hanover spent Sat
urday with Mrs. D. f. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Albee spent Fri.
day in North Haverhill, N. FL.
Will Hotchkiss visited his mother,
Mrs. B. Cowdery over Sunday.
Miss E. Dell Ball returned to her
home in Lisbon Tuesday afternoon.
Albee & Clarke closed their store in
the Bank building Monday afternoon
on account of the accident to the heat
ing apparatus.
Miss Grace Washburn has been
spending few days with Mrs. j. b.
w. Prichard. She will start in about
a week for Minneapolis.
r. D. Newton, who has been en-
ployed in the Groton Times office, ar
rived here Wednesday morning to be-
come member Of the OPINION force.
Mrs. Victoria Harris returned from
Lebanon Monday where she has been
taking care of her daughter, Miss
Maude Harris, who is a teacher there.
Mrs. George Bagley and Carrie Chal-
mers, the little girl that has been
spending the winter with her, go to
Topsham today to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Chalmers.
William B. Dearborn, son of G. M.
Dearborn, ESQ.,, of Newport, former
ly of Corinth, who has been in Cali
fOrnia for the last six years, has been
visiting at w. B. D. Avery's this week.
He will return to California the first
of April.
Memorial services to the late Mrs.
Annie Wittenmeyer were observed by
Washburn w. r. c., March 7. A poem
was read by Mrs. j. G. Stearns. The
poem was written by Mrs. Witten-
meyer and presented to Mrs. Stearns
ten years ago.
Ida B. Perry, wife of DR.. G. A. Perry
of Readsboro, died March 9th. DR..
Perry is prominent Odd Fellow, hav-
ing been Grand Master of the Yer
mont |. 0. 0. F., and Mrs. Perry was
District Deputy President of the Re.
bekah State Assembly at the time of
her death.
Mr.. Jesse M. Merrill, died Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock caused by an at
tack of grip, having been confined to
his home on the South road only few
weeks He was in his seventy-siXth
year, and was universally respected.
The funeral takes place this morning
at ten o'clock.
The Socratic Circle will meet with
Mrs. Roswell Farnham Thursday, at
2 o'clock, March %. Roll call, ans
wered by quotations from Emerson's
essay on Self Reliance; papers, How
to Attract Birds, Our Common Birds,
Winter Birds, Birds here now; read
ing, The Traits and Manners of Cat
bird. from BIRD ways" o. L. Miller.
Game of American birds.
Saturday night the valve in the
Armory steam pipes was left open, let
ting the water escape from the boiler.
The trouble was discovered by Henry
Martin Sunday afternoon. When he
opened the outside door to leave the
milk at j. B. Cages he noticed water
running down stairs, Warren Goodwin
and D. S. Conant were called. Mr..
Goodwin raked out the fire as quickly
as possible. Very little damage was
done. The water was nearly out of
the boiler and the safety plug was
melted.
Arthur Peters horse, while hitched |
in the sheds back of Union block, be- |
came unhltched and started for home |
about three o'clock yesterday after
noon. The horse ran on to the side |
walk at George Jenkins and ran most |
of the way on the walk to the water
ing trough. 1t ran into a tree at Fl |
G.. McDuffee's and lost out the robes. |
The horse freed himself in j. E.
Sleeper's yard and after wandering |
around little started on the run |
again for home. The horse was I'M
hurt, the sleigh was only slightly dam
aged and the harness was somewhat |
broken.
Last Friday afternoon members of |
the Grand Army and Woman's Relief |
Corps to the number of forty paid a |
friendly visit to Comrade l.. D. Ham |
mond at his home in Fairlee. The So
cial hour-an extremely pleasant one |
was followed by an abundant and |
delicious supper. When the guests
were seated at the table, Mrs. j. G.
Stearns, in behalf of the Relief Corps, |
with fitting words presented Comrade
Hammond with substantial token of |
their confidence and esteem. Being |
taken by surprise, he could hardly ar
ticulate his thanks, but the tremu-
lous voice and glistening eye were far
mora eloquent than speech. A little
later the company dispersed, all hap
pier for the afternoons experience.
and their motto Fidelity, Charity and
Loyalty" never seemed a more vital
reality than at the parting hour.