davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

The church roll call Wednesday
evening was a very pleasant occa-
sion. Not so many present as
usual on account of sickness and
the entensely cold weather, but
those who were there enjoyed the
services, and the supper and had
a pleasant social hour. We had
hoped for the presence of both our
pastors, but Rev. Mr.. Dixon was
not able to be present. Rev. and
Mrs. Kilbourn were present.
David McIndoe, while at work
in the woods, met with a very seri-
Gus accident, Wednesday after
noon. In some way a tree fell in
a different direction from what 1t
was expected to fall and broke
both bones of his leg just above
the ankle. He is at this time as
comfortable as could be expected.
We always knew that women
could keep secrets and we had
positive proof of it when twenty
five of Mrs. Kibbey's friends gave
her a delightful surprise Saturday
afternoon, reminding her that her
seventy seventh birthday was at
hand. They brought good cheer
enough to last another year, be-
sides leaving substantial tokens
of their good will, all of which
the recipient fully appreciates
and hopes that each one may
have many pleasant birthday sur
prises.
Mrs. w. H. Gilmore was in
town Saturday afternoon making
calls.
Mrs. w. e. S. Celley is suffer
inc from a severe cold; she is re-
ported better.
We are glad to report George
Smith at home from the hospital
and better. He was absent only
four days. VIII not be able to
work for some time.
II. Il. Rice rode out one ldll
day last week, after being shut in
lust two months. He is not able
to attend to business yet.
Miss Bradley and Mrs. Porter
and her little daughter are some
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall have ar
rived at Seattle and report a
pleasant journey and like the
country.
Announcement is made of the
engagement of Miss Bessie Ken
yon of Oxford, N. Fl. to f. Will
lard Hard, Jr. of New York City.
The latter is now staying at his
fathers country home at Fairlee,
VT.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
WEST FAIRLEE.

Senator Paul, who has been laid
up for three weeks with shingles
is some better.
Miss Lurana Dearborn who has
been spending a two weeks vaca-
ton at home returned to her place
last Wednesday.
Forest Smith has been under the
doctors care for two weeks and
is little better.
Mrs. Dearborn is improving.
E. F. Dudley assisted Mr.. Matt'
son last week in taking stock at
the George store, and this week
is helping Mr.. Bliss on the same
job.
The village school taught by
Miss Perry closed last week.
Mr.. Temple and Jack Russ are
both getting in a large quantity
of logs in their yards.
Herbert Kingsbury and wife
are away on a vacation.
Mr.. Kezer has been laid up fol
several days with hemOrrhage OF
the bowels.
Mrs. Melendy visited her par
ents at Newbury, the past few
days.
w. ii. Bemis is having a bad
time with his limb. Milton Robin
son is at work for him.
Blanch Carlton was in town
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Seldom George is at heI
home in Fairlee assisting in car
ing for her father who is sick
Madge Colby is caring for the
children in her absence.
One of our citizens was LAID
up for repairs last week with a
lame hip and ankle, it being the
result of trying to dance a JIG
that was being played by a
graphaphone. Moral; Try a
slower piece next time.
Jack Kidder is at work in the
Monitor office, at Barton.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
NORTH THETFORD.

Mrs. Cotton and baby of Post
Mills were recent guests at Mrs
o. ID. Bonds.
Mr.. Hiram Cook is in n. Y.
this week purchasing horses.
This has been a good winter for
business quite a large stock of
lumber has been brought to the
mill.
Water is failing on some of the
farms which makes a lot OF eXr
ira work for the poor farmer.
Say boys, how you must envy
that boy in Germany who had the
honor of -balling the Emper-
or a few weeks ago! Be careful
where you aim boys.
Mr.. A. w. Jaquith met with
quite a bad fall last Sunday,
coming from church.
Arthur Mcclure cut his foot
with an axe this week.
A goodly number out to Sunday
School. We shall be glad to well
come back those detained at home
so long by illness.
The WOman's Club met last
Thursday with Mrs. ThOs. JerOl.
Subject for the day, Scotland.
The papers prepared by the mem
hers showed much interest in
obtaining descriptions of the
country customs, people and the
principal cities. Quotations from
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
WEST FAIRLEE' CENTER.

II. f. Godfrey went to Hanover
on Monday to attend the funeral
of his cousin William Lawrence,
returning Wednesday.
Mr.. Holt has sister visiting
him.
Miss Minnie SOuthworth is ill
with bronchitis.
Mrs. NJ. n. Child is suffering
from an attack of grip.
Mr.. III. 2. Warren visited Mr..
NJ. NJ. Miller last week Saturday.
Lewis Blake has closed work
with Mr.. TiltOn and begun work
again in his shop at Post Mills.
Mrs. Richardson has gone to
Oxford to her sons.
Dea. Hubbard who was ap-
pointed to represent this church
at installation at PiermOnt on
Wednesday could not leave his
family. although Mrs. Hubbard is
somewhat better.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
Feeding Green Cut Bone Paws

Feeding Green Cut Bone Pays
Mr.. A. f. Hunter, who is one of the
regular contributors to the New Eng
land Farmer, not long ago said in the
columns of that paper: Feeding fresh
cut bone to fowls. to induce abundant
laying, has proved a decidedly profit
able thing. The bones are rich in ami
NAL matter. and contain lime of which
the egg shells are made, and hens fed
on fresh cut bone will lay a larger num-
Der of eggs than If fed on bone. Not
only will they lay a larger number Of
eggs. but the eggs Will be stronger
bodied, will be better eggs. and II In
cubated viii have better and stronger
chicks" G. s. Page, OF Hyde Park. VT,
on receipt of $3.50 viii forward to any
one a 200 pound barrel OF Green Cut
Bone. preparing railroad frelghts to
any station in New England or Middle
States.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
THETFORD CENTER.

Mrs. George Harvey was in
Lebanon the first of the week.
Mrs. L. j. Hubbard is again
slowly improving. Before the
last serious attack she was able
to be about the house a little.
After being in bed about four
weeks she is still confined to her
bed, but it is hoped that she will
be able to be up in a short time.
George Harvey is another vic
tim of the grip.
Mrs. George Merry is visiting
at Mrs. PattrelPs of Union Viii
lage, for an indefinite time.
Mrs. William Willoughby has
returned to her home again much
improved in health.
Arthur Clark has closed his
blacksmith shop for a while on
account of poor health.
Mrs. John SimOnds was called
TO Hanover Tuesday to attend the
funeral of a relative.
Mrs. George Esden has returned
to her home after a short visit
with her sister here and relatives
in Post Mills.
John Daggett has moved from
the Quimby house to Vershire.
Mrs. Frank Daley visited
friends in Hartford last week.
Mrs. Webster from STAFFORD is
caring for Mrs. L. j. Hubbard.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
Dark Night at Boston

Boston, Feb. ia large section of
the city was in darkness last night on
account Of 80 cables Of the Edison Elec-
trio Illuminating company burning out
and disabling the main switchboard in
the power house. The police assisted
pedestrians over Harvard bridge, the
railing Of whick was charged with
electricity for a short time.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
LAWYER Sent to Prison

Boston. Feb. 16.-J. o Higgins. an
attorney of this city who was con-
vlcted of forgery and perjury in con-
nection with the will of the late Mrs
Hannah Boyle of Boston. was sentenced
to a term in state prison OF from 10 TO
IA Years.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
VERSHIRE.

A son was born Feb. 9th, to Mr..
and Mrs. Ford.
Mrs. Edna Orr and daughter
Ella have returned from a visit
of several days in Piermont, n. III.
and other places.
Mrs. j. G. Carlton and Miss
Ethel Church were in Barre some
days of last week.
The special meetings at the
church closed Friday evening and
Mr.. Cutler left town Saturday
morning. The meetings were in
teresting and quite well attended
Mr.. Davis has gone to New
York.
The funeral of Mrs. Gay was
held last Wednesday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Whitcomb, Rev. w. F. Hard
ing of COrinth conducting the
services. Miss Alice Farnham
sang some beautiful selections
and the burial was in the South
Vershire cemetery.
Miss Helen Rogers has gone to
White River Junction where she
has employment.
Mrs. Elsie Reeves Winslow, who
has recently visited her father,
Mr.. Thomas Reeves is now i'll at
her home in North Thetford.
d d -parlzar of South Strafford
visited his cousin, Edwin Parker,
last week.
School at South Vershire,
taught by Miss Bertha Donahue
of st. Johnsbury, closes this week
Thursday.
Those who attended the party
at Forest Tuller's report a pleas
ant evening.
Forest Tuller and John Sleeper
are saving up the wOodpiles in
town. Mr.. Charles Davis is also
saving wood.
Some from here attended the
last lecture at Post Mills.
Last Sabbath was, as usual, a
day of snow and wind.
There have been no services at
the Advent Church the last two
Sabbaths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green from Bos-
ton or vicinity, are visiting her
father, L. E. Allis, town clerk
and treasurer of Vershire. Mrs.
Green was formerly Miss Helen
Allis of this place.
The auditors met last Tuesday
and completed their work on the
accounts Of the town, Saturday.
Miss Bertha Cross is home
from West Corinth, having fin
ished her school there.
Mrs. Markham, formerly Miss
Bertha Eastman of Corinth, visit
ed at Mr.. Martins, Saturday.
Miss Ethel Fits went to Plain
field to visit her sister Iona, last
week, and they are now with their
grandparents at Bradford.
Mrs. G. G. Cotton of Bradford
celebrated her SSth birthday last
Saturday, Feb. 10th. Mrs. Col
ton was formerly for many years
a highly esteemed resident of
Vershire, where she still has many
friends who wish to extend to her
their best wishes and cOngratula-
tons, and regret that they could
not give them to her personally.
John Duggett of Thetford has
moved to his newly purchased
place at the Vershire lower vii
lage.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. WOodcock
have been on the sick list during
the past week.
Mrs. Jewett Clough, for many
years a resident of this place is
reported as very sick at her pres
ent home in Massachusetts.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

ciatiye manner. A nice supper
was served by her which was
equally appreciated by the club.
OXFORD.
Ladies, Miss r. B. Smith in
tends putting in millinery,
handling the celebrated Gage
Bros. goods. Opening announce
ment later.
The Busy Bees met at the par
sonage last Saturday. This COM
pany of earnest girls are interest
ed in and are working for the
Mountain whites in the South.
Their meetings will be on We'd
nesday instead of Saturday in
future, beginning next Wednes-
day.
Mrs. w. r. COnant was called
last week by the serious illness of
her mother, to Norfolk, Conn.
Mrs. G. herself was just recover
ing from a severe attack of grip
and was scarcely able to take the
long journey. ~
Cora Barnes left Monday for
Boston on her vacation. Grace
Stone is taking her place in the
telephone Office, and Grace Snow
has her S. S. class.
Chester Smith and wife are i'll
with grip.
The missionary meeting was at
DR.. Barnes last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. John Phelps has been re-
stricted to the house for several
weeks by illness.
Mrs. M. f. Wyman has been
entertaining the grip.
Helen and Ruth Carr, Mertie
Kimball and Addie Bedell visited
school at East Oxford, Monday,
and the schools in Fairlee, Tues
day.
Mrs. E. c, Chase wishes to an
nounce to her former customers
that she will be in Oxford dur.
ing the early spring with new and
attractive styles of millinery.
Mrs. John WhitcOmb, who has
been very sick at Mr.. Wade's is
improving. Her daughters, Mrs.
Stetson and Mrs. Wiley have re
turned to their homes.
Messrs. Webster and Day have
finished logging here and gone to
their homes in PiermOnt.
Mr.. Ward entertained the Will
ing Workers, Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Rowe was called to Peach
am, VT, the first of the week by
the illness of his. brother. t.,s
The many friends and former
patrons of Mrs. E. c. Chase will
be glad to know that she will be
in town in early spring and While
greeting old neighbors and friends
will be able to offer them the
latest styles in millinery. nHr,
Rev. Mr.. Stickney of North Da-
kota gave in the vestry Monday
evening, a very interesting talk on
the mission work where he has
labored, for several years. BY
means of large map of the state
on which were pasted gilt and col
ored stars, he gave very clear ideas
of location of churches and Sun
day Schools he had helped organ
ize. His description of some of
the homes, the eagerness of the
people to hear the gospel story
and of the crowding of the places
or worship made us wish they
had some of the waste room in our
churches or that we had some of
their earnestness. Mr.. s. was a
native of Campton and his wife a
Miss Washburn of this town.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
Fairlee and Vicinity.

Burns were given at the roll call,
and Aud Lang Syne was sung.
Next meeting the 28th.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22

Examine she date on your
label. If you are in arrears
for the Opinion. kindly re-
NIT to this office.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
New T Hampshire owns

Muchmore; Sec, Mrs. Ellen J.
Miller; asst. Sec, Mrs. Martha
Reaneau; 2nd asst, Mrs. Lucena
Ladeau. Mrs. Reneau received
some very pretty gifts for which
she thanked the club in an appre
ciative manner. A nice supper
was served by her which was
equally appreciated by the club.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
TUBERCULOSIS IN HOGS.

Wishing to test the matter of hogs be.
coming infected with tuberculosis from
the milk of tubercular cows, the Iowa ex.
pertinent station at Ames fed four lots OF
pigs four and one-half months with milk
that was infected with the germs OF bo-
vine tuberculosis and with pasteurized
milk free from such bacilli. Two lots
were fed in lots with timothy pasture and
the other two in dry lots. One OF each OF
the lots was given tubercular Doc from
four to seven times and at the end of the
period expert hog buyers could see no
signs of disease and considered the whole
lot worth the top Of the market, except
four head, which were small.
Post norton examinations found that
only one-fourth of these twenty head that
had had the tubercular bacciIli were fit
for consumption, though As per cent. of
the lot were not so badly affected that
with entire safety. OF those fed the pas
tuerized milk none werc affected. 1t there
fore seems plain that in the short space of
four and one-half months healthy pigs
were made unfit for market purposes by
feeding the germs of t~uberculous diseases.
Careful inquiry into the ancestry of these
pigs indicated that there was no tubercu-
lar disease connected with any of them,
so that the cause of the disease was en-
tireiy In the food. If this result is at
tained In this time, what twill be the con-
dition Of hogs sold from farms that al
ready have the disease or are fed on milk
from tubercuIar cows for the year or less
of their natural lives before being put on
the market?
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
BEGAN YOUNG.

Had "C0ffee Nerves. from Youth.
when very young I began using
coffee and continued up to rhe past SIX
MONTHS" writes a Texas girl.
Il had been exceedingly nervous, thin,
and very sallow. After quitting coffee
and drinking Postum Food CGffee about
a month my disappeared
and has never returned. This Is ths
more remarkable as I am a primary
teacher and have kept right on with my
work.
MY complexion now Is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS q
good complexion was something l had
greatly desired, | feel amply repaid
even though this were the oaly benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning Its use / mad sur
fered greatly from indigestion ard
headache; these troubles are nowEun-
known.
Best OF all, l changed FROM coffee to
Postum without the slightest incon-
y~enience, did not even have a head
Have known coffee drinkers who
were visiting me, to use Postum a week
without being aware that they were not
drinking coffee.
II have known several to begin the
use or Postum and drop 1t because they
did not boil 1t properly. After explain
ing how 1t should be prepared they
have tried It again and pronounced ID
delicious
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek. Mich. Read the booklet, '.Ths
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's,
q Reason" :
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
PEACOCK SOCKS THE FASHION
From the London Express.

Hitherto II has been supposed that the
love of color in dress appeals ia women
only, but the latest fashion in socks shows
that man ais ives to deck himself out In
tsis gay colors of the peacock.
This is the age OF the variegated sock
Walk down the Burlington arcade and
you will see the windows of the select
hosiers flaming with socks of many col
ors. Purple with yellow spots, green
with red spots, black with pink stripes,
and startling blends of mauve, brown and
magenta brighten the windows.
To wear somber socks nowadays Is to
put yourself at once outside the pale OF
society. Indeed, SO fashionable is the bril-
a n sock that at Henley this year there
were sock competitions among the GID
ed and flanneled youths.
Prizes were offered for the best effect
In colored socks, and the young man that
won was best out OF twenty. with green
stripes on a white ground.
A Burlington arcade hosier said that
colored socks are the result of the en-
tente cordiale, English fashions are be-
coming more Partisan, and low shoes are
being worn to n greater extent I'm order
to show the smartness Of the socks.
This Is the law Of the sock as laid
down by him: Stripes should always
be vertical, never round the sock. and
generally a nan should see that his ties
and socks are the same color.
Really smart people have the same hus
In ties, socks, braces and handkerchiefs."
He added that Engllshmen are now pay
ing far more attention to the detail OF
their dress than formerly. Nobody dashes
into the shop n buys a dozen Of BLACK"
swiftly. Sock buying has become q serious
thing. almost as serious a buying q cigar
or choosing a motor car. " h
The new styles in socks are the kalei-
doscopic n the rainbow (Which contain
all the colors jumbled togetherl. hello
trope, light green, ecru or champagne,
bright yellow and a green. Oddly
enough pink IL tabooed. Nobody knows
why, but he who wears pink socks IL
reckoned q pariah, -a
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
SAVE THE COW MANURE.

or all the elements OF food for grow
ing crops, phosphoric acid is the one
which growers will do well to use judi
ciousIy. It Is an element which is def
cient on most farms. and for this rea-
son the dung OF cows, which contains
nearly all of the phosphoric acid,
should be carefully saved and applied
to lands. The manure made by cows
supplies nearly all elements Of crop
growth. The urine contains most OF
the nitrogen, the dung the phosphoric
acid, and the coarse stun. such as
straw, most of the ash. There is less
than half a pound of phosphoric acid I'm
100 pounds of we'll rotted manure so IL
is essential that every bit of the ma
nure be saver. Mich cows, at best, do
not produce a high class manure, be-
cause of the elements which are sold
off In the milk. Use plenty of straw
for bedding, and then get the manure
put on the fields where 1t will count.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
No Chesterfield.

a Christian Scientist OF Boston was
praising the late earl Of Dunmore.
Lord Dunmore," he said, was a
good Christian Scientist and a good
a Tall end robust and supple, I
can see him still with his short gray
beard and his kind face. His only
fault-a fault due to his ~aristocratic
upbringing, no doubt-was the exag-
gerated value that he set upon correct
ness. He insisted on correctness In eat
ing, In dress, in everything.
AT a dinner In Beacon street last
year | heard him tell a story about an
Incorrect seJf-made man, OF ''nouveau
richie as he called him.
This man was dressing one evening
to go out. His wife hustled into the
room before he started. to look him
over. ~"
but. George she said reproach-
fClly, aren't you going to wear your
diamond studs to the -nquet?'
mo. What's the use?' George
growled. My napkin would hide 'em
anyway"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1907-12-05
DON'T SELL YoUR GOOD cows.

whenever n dairyman begins to sell
his good cows. because someone comes
along and offers him an extraordinary
price his doom is sealed. The whole
success Of the dairy depends nnon
Keeping only good COWS and getting rid
or the poor ones. Some men are iust
hort-stghted enough to never find ont
the difference in their cows, and will
stick to the whole bunch, as il their
lives depended upon 1t. But there are
shrewd buyers in the field all the time
hunting Tor 3O0-pound cows, and they
are always ready with a big price for
such a cow. There is only one way I
would sell good cows and that would
be, selling the entire herd, and make
the good ones sell the poor ones. The
mar who is in the business to stay
should simply shut his eyes to all Of
Iers TOT his good cows, Inc keep his
eyes wide open hunting the best in the
country.