The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-14
CORINTH.
BRADFORD. VT

The leading social function of the
week took place at Heath on Friday
evening, being a celebration of the
10th wedding anniversary of Wal
lace Chalmers and wife. The
friends of this estimab1e couple
gathered in force, some 120 sitting
down to the bountiful collation. pre-
pared by the ladies of the neighbor-
hood. After supper the assemblage
was called to order, and VIM. Orr,
ESQ.,, of Vershire, in a fe1icitous
speech presented for the donors sew
eral handsome presents and a sum
of money, which called forth a hap
PLY worded response from Mrs.
Carpenter of Wells River, on behalf
of the recipients. Then followed
games, music, dancing, ETC., until
well into the ''wee sma' hours
ayant the twa." Among those
present from out of town were Mrs.
Smith Norris and Vim. Orr and wife
of Vershire, W. H. Chalmers and
wife of West Topsham, Curtis Car
penter and wife of Wells River,
Mrs. G. F. Miles and children and
Nancy Chalmers of Topsham, Miss
Plat of Williamstown, and Arthur
Magoon of Orange.
The next event of interest is to
be the first dance of the season,
which is to take place at Academy
Hall on Friday eve, Nov. 14th, and
if successful will lead to more.
Bring IS cents if you want to dance
and your lunch box to keep your
strength up.
The singing school at Academy
Hall under the tute1age of Prof. W.
E. Corliss is now in full swing, and
will be held every Tuesday evening,
unless otherwise announced, for the
ensuing II weeks.
Prof. E. M. Reid, the celebrated
humorous, dramatic and dialect mon
ologist, has been visiting friends at
Cook eville. He purposes giving
there at an early date can evening
with the Dialects" which should
pack the house to overlooking.
The fall term of school at the
Academy will close on the 21st. 1t
has been taught by Josie Lewis of
Mortified, who has given good sat
isfaction, the scholars showing a
marked improvement both in book
lessons and general department.
Hon. C. c. Sargent and Com
mitteeman G. c. Hastings were in
attendance at Montpelier on Friday
before the Joint Committee on Edu-
cation. and assisted in squelching
House Bill No. 10, whic h should
have been entitled can act to ena-
BILE Thetford Academy to swallow
the earth.''
A branch of the Blake Me-
mortal L library will be opened at
Cookevil1e in a few days in charge
of Mrs. Munson. This is a grace
full act on the part of the donors, N.
d. and c. NJ. Blake, and Mrs. Fenno
of Boston, and will be highly appre-
ciated by our citizens.
To prevent any misunderstanding
it is announced that when DR.. Locke
and family remove to Bradford, the
Doctor will retain his Office here,
where he can be found three or four
days in each week, of which due no
- Ia
Archie Mckenzie and his sister,
Mrs. Stewart, of Worcester, Mass,
ire visiting their parents, who re-
side on the old Norris Heath place.
Big teams have been busily en-
ragged hauling machinery for the
Pike Hill mines, and we will tell
7ou next week what is going on
here.
Elder Harding, assisted by Evan
-elist Newell of Lyndonville, is
series of revival meet
ngs at South Meadow church.
In passing the various churches
he dilapidated condition of the ad-
AGENT horsesheds and nearby ceme-
cries is very much in evidence.
While the former is especially per-
onal matter, it does seem as if it
-as a public duty to see that our
cities of the dead" are put and
ept in decent shape, and we hope
nat some way may be devised to
ring the subject home to our
eople.