The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-09-05

Topic, Christianity from Luthe
to the Heller Missionaries. A del
egate will be elected to attend the
New England Branch meeting a
Providence, r. L., Oct. 9th to 9Th in
elusive. Every member of the auxi1
iary is urgently requested to be
present and everyone is invited.
Miss Florence Chase of Lyndon
was the guest of her cousin, Miss
Charlotte Strickland, the first of the
week.
Mrs. Fred Batche1der and daugh-
ter Ruth of Lowell, Mass, are
spending the week with Mrs. H. B.
Chamberlin.
Miss Sara Parker, Charles Parker
and Andy Peters left Wednesday
for Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where
they will attend the Eastman Busi-
ness College.
Washburn Post and W. r. C. will
hold 4 basket picnic at the home of
Mrs. Julia McClary in West Fairlee
on Wednesday, Septena1,er 10. Should
the day be unpleasant, the picnic
VIII be the next pleasant day. E.
B. Frost Post and w. r. c. of Post
Mills are invited to be present.
About the merriest, happiest time
of the season took place on Does
meadow Tuesday afternoon from
four until nearly six O'Clock. The
merry-go-round was the center of
attraction and it had a busy time.
About so little people were there,
the guests of Dorothy Chamberlin
and they were given an opportunity
to ride on the horses and in the
chariots to their hearts content. A
good sized punch bowl" of fruit
punch was also at their disposal.
A number of camp chairs were occu-
pied by older people, parents of the
children and others. These were
also given an opportunity of ride
while the little ones were enjoying
the fruit punch. There was some
hesitation, then a start, and soon
there, was a rush for seats, some
preferring chsriots, some a black
and some a white horse. The mer-
ry-go-round started, the children
smiled in rather a knowing way, and
there was much laughter from those
riding. 1t will be some days before
this merry -go-round goes round with
a jollier party. Dorothy gave her
little friends most pleasant time,
it being thoughtful and pleasing
way of entertaining them.
Rev. T. P. Frost of Newark, N.
il, gave in the Methodist church
Sunday an excellent talk ION tenn
perance. Mr.. Frost has lived in
Vermont and Maine, prohibition
states, and in New York, Maryland
and New Jersey, high license states,
and his observation and investiga-
tion of things as regards the liquor
traffic strongly convinces him that
the prohibitory law in the former
states is far preferable to the high
license law in the latter states.
His arguments in favor of prohibit
tion were presented in a fair and !
candid manner, but were made plain
and presented in way to give the
listener something to think about.
He frankly admitted that the pro-
hibitory law was not perfect reg
ulation of the traffic, that it was
frequently violated and that it had |
Objectionable features. Then he
spoke of how frequently and openly |
the high license law is violated in
places where it is in force, that it |
does not restrict as does prohibition
and that it has features far more OBJ
jectionable, far more damaging to
the morals of community than the
law now in force in Vermont or
Maine. The saloon keeper pays for
his license, goes into the business
to make money and sells all he can.
In high license places the saloon has
a big power in politics and it is a
baneful power. The social feature
is one of the most corrupting infiu-
ences of the saloon and it leads
many young people to the downward
path. He spoke at some length upon
this feature of the saloon and told
of several incidents that,had come
directly to his notice in his own city
of Newark and other places, showing
the evil and suffering resulting there
from. A large audience, completely
filing the church, listened to Mr..
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