The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-03-18

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Christ makes great" led by Misses
Rodimon and Moves.
Mrs. P. S. Chamberlin was elect
ed on Wednesday evening to take
the vacant place on the prudential
committee for two years from last
January.
Rev. Mr.. Prentiss will conduct the
midweek prayer service next week in
exchange with Mr.. Kilbourn.
Ralph Kent is having hard at
tack of the grip.
Mrs. S. H. Mann of Lowell,
Mass. is visiting Mrs. C. C. Doty.
Miss M. A. James of Swanton is
working in Mrs. Curtis store as
clerk
Geo. Kenyon has been spending
several days in bed with the grip.
this week.
The mid term dance of the dane
| ing school is to be held in the Arm
ory tonight.
Mrs. ]. II. Jones is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Whitelaw in Wells
River this week.
Miss Fannie Eastman of Royal
ton, is in town, as her mother is
quite sick with grip.
Mrs. Harry Renfrew and Master
Forrest Meade have been visiting
in Woodsville this week.
We hear reports of robins having
been heard singing this week. May
they be true prophets of spring.
Charles Davis, who has been
working for W. G. Coburn returned
to his home in Keene, N. H., Mon
day.
J. M.Tayior left Tuesday for Bar
ton Landing to visit his mother,
who is recovering from long
illness.
Walter Andross has been quite
sick with the grip for the last two
weeks. He is improving but still
onfined to his bed.
Edward Webb had the misfortune
to drop a large stick of wood on his
foot the first of the week, injuring
that member quite painfully.
r. D. Newton has returned from
Montpelier, where he has Deen en-
ployed in the Argus Office. He will
become a part of the Opinion force.
Mrs. Marcia P. Teller has been
having an attack of the grip this
week, which has prevented her leav-
ing for market as soon as planned.
The Rev. Mr.. Webb is having an
attack of the grip. He was unable
to fill the Methodist pulpit last Sun
day and the congregation united
with the Congregational church in
the two services of the day.
c. p. Sawyer, editor of the Hard
wick Gazette, one OF the brightest
men among the rising generation
of Vermont publishers, paid this
office a very pleasant call last FRI
day on his way to attend the Press
Association meeting at Bellows
Falls.
Mrs. Baker of Concord, the
trained nurse who has been on night
duty at Mrs. Taplin's returned to
her home, Monday. Mrs. Taplin' S
Improvement being so marked that
her services were on longer needed.
Miss Worthley, the day nurse is still
on duty.
A fine specimen of a bob cat is on
exhibition at Aliens studio. 1t was
shot by a Mr.. Mills of Topsham,
and stuffed and set up by George
French, and is a fine piece of the
taxidermist art. This animal has a
large head and stronger limbs than
the domestic cat. Its color is a pale
yellowish gray with dusky stripes.
The tail is shorter than the tame
kind and is barred with dusky rinUs.
The wild cat breeds in hollow trees
and usually produces four young.
They hunt for their food mostly at
night, never eating anything vege-
table except from necessity.
Mr.. p. II. LaChance and family
were called to St. Johnsbury this
week by the death of Mr.. La
Chances brother, Sunday morning.
We copy the following from the st.
JohnsburJ Republican: "Charles
B. LaChanee died at his home, 3
Willow place, Sunday March l3, af-
ter a three weeks illness of cerebral
hemorrhage. Mr.. LaChance was
carpenter and jobber of more than
ordinary ability. The Pythian
block, convent, and the handsome
new school house at Newport, are
his work. besides scores of other
buildings. Born in Walton. p. O..
in 1850, he came 10 st. JUhnsbury
30 years ago. He leaves a wife,
Ad-Ie, her father, F. A. Richards,
who makes his home with his
daughter, and a brother, Pierre, of
Bradford, who helped to care for
him in his last illness. Mr.. La
Chance was a prominent figure in
French circies.'