The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-01-02

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training school for nurses at the
City Hospital, Worcester, Mass.
has been very i'll for the past two
weeks, but is rapidly improving.
Mrs. Tilton visited her parents al
McIndoes this week.
Edith Thatcher went to Ti1ton, N.
H., Monday, where she will attend
school.
Among the Xmas visitors in
town we noticed DR.. Leonard John
son and wife of Franconia, Irwin
Johnson and wife of Boston, and
f R.. Haviiand of New York.
Sidney Johnson went to Boston
Saturday. where he will visit rela-
tives and friends for week.
There are a great many more or
less sick in the village with hard
colds and grippe, among the more
serious being Mrs. Ed Stebbins and
w H. Wells family.
The Newbury students who are
attending school elsewhere are en-
loving two weeks vacation at
their homes here.
Dean Bailey was home from Chel-
sea for Xmas.
C. o. Ho1ton met with painful
accident at his home last Friday
evening. He started for his store
about seven O'Clock, and as he
stepped from the front door to the
step, which was covered with snow,
he slipped and as he did so threw up
his right hand to save himself, put
ting it through the glass in the door,
cutting a deep cash in his wrist,
which necessitated the taking of
several stitches to close the wound.
1t will be some time before he will
be able to use his hand again.
The board of civil authority will
meet in Lawyer Smiths office at
Wells River Saturday, Jan. 18th.
1908, at p. M, to revise the check
list, preparatory to special town
meeting to be held on February 9th,
also at the town clerks Office on
the oath inst. 1t is the duty of
every man in town, if a voter, to
see that his name is on the check
list, and then plan to attend the
town meeting rain or shine. 1t is
your duty as a citizen, do not shirk
it,
M. J. Avery began getting out
ice Monday, and is now filling the
various ice houses.
Roland Swasey visited his uncle
in ST. Johnsbury Tuesday and We'd
nesdaY.
Major Little has moved his family
to Wells River, where he has work
for the winter.
Drs. Hatch and Blodgett of Grot-
on were in town Sunday.
A little child of VIM. Shepard
and wife is very sick with typhoid
fever, and not expected to live.
At the annual meeting in the Adj
vent church last Saturday, Rev.
Temple was elected to preach there
for another year.
Mary Hale entertained few OF
her friends at her home last Tues
day evening, very pleasant time
being reported.
J. B. Hale is now busy with his
annual stock taking.
By invitation we recently spent
a short time at the home of Uncle
John Wallace, in the old NewburY
House. He brought out his violin,
which he says is over $50 years old
and played some of the tunes which
he learned nearly 20 years ago, and
to us who are not up in classical mu'
sic, they were very good. After
the music he invited us to see the
many kinds of liniment which he
makes and offers for sale for the
cure of rheumatism, diphtheria and
kidney troubles, and many other all
ments. Mr.. Wallace is now past 81
years of age, and visit to his
house to hear the old violin tuned
up is we'll worth few moments Of
any ones time.
Mrs. Miles Raymond is entertain.
ing her sister from Canada this
week.
There will be an Episcopal ser.
vice at the M. E. church next Sun.
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cordially invited.
AT the last regular Grange meet.
ing, Dec. 20, '02, the following off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year: Master, James A. Johnson
overseer, Frank r. Meserve; lectur-
err, Irving Abbott; steward, DIR w.
M. Pierce; asst steward, Harley
d. Fulton; chaplain, Mrs. Geo. B.
Barnett; treas, M. C. knight; sec'y,
Mrs. M. c. knight; gate keeper, ].
II. Tilton; Pomona, Laura B.
Hutchins; Flora, Bella Benzie
Ceres, Ida Wheaton; lady asst
steward, Gertrude Park; asst lee
turer, Mrs. G. H. Moore; pianist,
Abbie NJ. Bailey; chorister, Irving
Abbott. The next regular meeting
will be held Jan. 10, '03, on account
of week of prayer. Installation OF
officers, followed by refreshments
Friday eve, Jan. ., '03.
The regular meeting of the w. c.
T. u. will be held next Tuesday, Jan.
9th at p. m, in Congl vestry. The
Bradford union have been invited to