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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
I. o. O f OFFICERS.

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The 10th annual session of the
grand:encampment of Vermont, |. O
O. F., was held May 18th in Bur-
lington. O. w. HARDWOOD of Brattle-
boro, grand patriarch, presided
There was an attendance of 60
Twenty candidates on the recon-
mendation of the prudential COM
mittee received the grand encamp-
ment degree.
Officers were elected as follows
Grand patriarch, A. E. King of Bur
lington; grand high priest, L. F.
Jones of Island Pond; grand senior
warden, G. F. Walker of Bellows
Falls; grand scribe, c. W. Farr of
ST. Johnsbury; grand treasurer, L.
j. Brown of Bradford; grand junior
warden, H. w. Scott of Barre;
grand representative for two years,
o, w, Harwood of Bennington,
The morning session of the grand
lodge opened at nine o'clock, Thurs
day May 10Th, with Grand Master
F. E. Perry as presiding officer. The
reports of various officers and COM
mittees were received and accepted
and officers for the coming year
elected. The new officers are as
follows:
Grand master, R. F. Hatch of
Bristol; deputy grand master, E. E.
Sargent of st. Johnsbury; grand
warden, F. G. Nichols of Richmond;
grand secretary, O. H. Henderson
of st. Johnsbury; grand treasurer,
L. c. Grant of Burlington; grand
chaplain, the Rev. J. B. Reardon of
Springfield; grand representative to
the sovereign lodge for two years,
Francis E. Perry of Brattleboro;
trustee of the Gill Home for four
years, the Hon. T. C. Robbins of
Rutland.
The annual reports of officers
received were those of the grand
the grand representatives,
the trustees of the Gill Odd Fellows
Home, the grand secretary and the
grand treasurer.
At the Friday afternoon meeting,
May goth which opened at two
o'clock, the following officers for
the Rebekah Assembly were elected:
President, Mrs. Emma H. Gates
of Ludlow; vice-president, Mrs.
Frances E. Stone of Springfield;
warden, Mrs. Grace E. Richmond
of Rutland; secretary, Mrs. Louise
L. Boyce of Barre; treasurer, Mrs.
Ella Finney of Lyndonville.
The appointed officers are: Mar
shall, Mrs. Lavina Webster of Rut-
and; conductor, Mrs. Stella E.
Bailey of East Hardwick; inside
Mrs. Nora Jackson of
Barre; outside guardian, Mrs. Emma
J. Buck of Randolph; chaplain,
Miss Gertrude Dewey of Bradford.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
He Fought His Boys.

At the battle of Chickamauga Gen
eral Which, who was commanding a
brigade, incurred the displeasure of
General Rosecrans, the commanding
general, by some very slight omission.
General Which was sent for and in
formed that he must consider himself
under arrest for the present.
General" said Rosecrans sternly,
consider yourself under arrest and
leave your sword here until your case
is tried"
Eyes, general will consider myself
under arrest" was the reply, "and
shust so zoon as dis fights over I'll
come and fix him up"
But, SIR" said the astonished Rose
Grams, II want you to consider your
self under arrest now
''Of course 1 do" responded Which
promptly, "and so zoon as I get of
dis fight I'll be up and settle him"
But SIR" expostulated the COM
handing general, 81 can't let you go
into this fight You are under arrest.
I will assign an officer to your bri-
gade."
you send an officer to fight my
boys~ cried Which Indignantly. "He
can't do it; they don't know him. Me
they know; / teach them fight
them, and none of the boys would
know how 20 fight or what to do, only
when / go with them. Ny boys be-
long to me-yes, me. General Which.
y
fight the brigadeP'
General Rosecrans gave 1t up. Gen.
eral Which was requested to return
and flight his boys" which he did
most successfully. And that was the
end of the matter.-Youth's Compan-
lon
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27

d soldier, smiling, turned to zee
Hnd jest little With the three:
''tuby, little Gffte, don't you know
Chat Madse's father long ago
Hsatnst your father fousbt1 lind
bere,"
Pointing to Jopsy, standing near,
ais the whole cause Of all the fuss.
Der people got Us In the muss."
Che children lifted wondering eyes,
DALI fearful In their sore surprise,
Chen With a mutual impulse turned,
Che soldter's stately presence spurned
Hnd, standing closely side by eide
lind twtntns loving arms, they cried:
"We don't believe word you cay,
But If tie true, why, now, SIR, they
"Hre up In beaver, and God. know,
forsets what happened long ago.
Hind we don't fight, alb, no, for We
ue love each other, don't you see."
Chen band in band they walled away,
Che girl in blue, the girl In gray,
Hind she for whose downtrodden race
Che soldiers pertsbed face to face.
Mary d. Brine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
UNION VILLAGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. viii Gates are
visiting his brother, Bert Gates and
family.
Miss Adella Martin is at home
after spending pleasant winter IN
the West.
Miss Florence Emery of Thetford
Academy was a guest of Miss Abbie
Ellis Saturday and Sunday.
There were no preaching services
last Sunday as the pastor Rev. Mr..
Johnson was i'll. Several attended
church elsewhere.
A number of children in this vi
cinity are i'll with whooping-cough.
R. J. Somerville has gone to Con-
cord, n. H.
One of the successful events of
the season took place Thursday
evening, when a poverty social
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Gates.
There was a large attendance and
about twelve dollars was realized.
Each guest was presented with a
card containing a list of fines. When
the. collector of fines, Mr. Clinton
Tilden, approached them, they were
ready with their two and three
cents for wearing watch and chain,
gold in their teeth, etc, which pro-
voked much mirth.
Among the special features of
the entertainment was the singing
by Mr.. La Course children who
displayed exceptional merit. Mrs.
w. Z. Goodwin was accompanlst-
A poem for the occasion was
written and read by Mrs. r. A.
Tilden. Mrs. John Bowls and Mr..
Peter LaCourse received the prize
of solid tin cup for being the most
poorly clad.
Refreshments of doughnuts and
coffee, popcorn and candy were
provided in abundance. The nap
Ilins were of the very bes material
Of fancy pictures taken from the
Globe.
Much credit is due the committee
Of arrangements who were, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Gates, Mr.. and Mrs
D. p. Waterman and r. ]. Somer-
vile.
The Ladies Aid have made ar
for a series Of entertain
nents, one for each month. The
Aid is enthusiastic to raise funds
o build vestry in the near future
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
High Prices for Calfskins

We are paying fancy prices this
spring for all grades of Calfskins. II
you have anything in this line to
sell, be sure to secure our quotations
before selling elsewhere. We pay
the freight. We pay spot cash.
We want to arrange with some one
in every village where we have no
agent, to collect Calfskins, Beef
Hides, Horse Hides, Sheep Pelts,
Tallow, Bones, etc. We furnish
money with which to buy and we
keep our buyers thoroughly posted
at all times as to market values.
Write for full particulars.
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27

wbG steady tramp Of martial feet
Was beard upon the village street.
Sweet music filled the fragrant afr,
So sweet With breath Of flowers fair.
Beneath the shade of stately trees,
Wbose green fIass nestled in the breeze,
Zach soldier paused to bow bis bead
In presence of the soldier dead.
Cbree little pIaymates left their play
Hind turned their eager steps that way,
Cbetr aprons filled With daisies white
lind dandeltons golden bright.
lind one dear child was very fair,
Wttb azure eyes and golden bafr,
lind one was dark, With glowing eyes,
Wbose birth bad been meath southern
sktes.
lind one, the third, Oh, black was she
HIS child Of Hfrfca could be.
Hnd arm in arm they came to strew
Che soldiers graves; twas all they
knew
OF that sweet day, and 50,
Wftb hearts and faces all astow,
obey scattered blossoms far and wide,
Wbere foe and friend lay side by side.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27

OeWitt's Witch T1aZeI save
Cures Piles. Seaids. Burns.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
MIR. FRED S. HALL.

| III. hLD .. HALL.
I Our community was greatly shock
ed on Sunday afternoon to learn of
the death of Mr.. Fred S. Hall,
longtime and much respected citi-
zen of this city. Mr.. Hall was in
the prime of life and seemed to be
in vigorous health, but it now
develops that he had had slight
attacks of angina pectoris, although
he had never known their nature
until very short time ago, nor did
he even then consider them serious.
Yesterday morning he was in
excellent spirits and as usual he
attended church, the First Baptist,
with his wife and children. During
the service he felt sudden faintness
and left the church. Fortunately
his son found DR.. G. H. Cook in the
immediate vicinity, who took Mr..
Hall home in his car and the faint
ness passed off. The physician
prescribed rest and change and it
was arranged that this week should
be spent with his wife at their
country home. Between 2 and
3 o'clock he. was suddenly seized
again, and in a very few moments
the end came. ~
Mr.. Hall was born at Rumney,
September 10, 1858, the son of
Abe J. and Ellen NJ. Hall, and
though a few years of childhood
were passed in that town, the most
of his life has been spent!in Concord,
in whose schools he was educated.
The death of his father led him to
leave the High school before gradual
ton and he became an active and
industrious worker that resulted in
a highly successful business career.
For % years Mr.. Hall was travell-
ing salesman for the John B. Varick
company of Manchester, and for
about 20 years he had been con-
nected with the Parker & Young
company of Lisbon, being at the
time of his death vice-president
and clerk of the corporation and one
of its largest stockholders.
Mr.. Hall was married, May Is,
1884, to Miss Frances H. Spaulding
of Rumney and there are three
children, Carl A., who graduated at
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, studied in Germany and is
now located in Boston; Leigh S.,
a senior in the High school, and
Ruth A., a pupil at the Parker
school.
Few men are possessed of a
stronger character than Mr.. Hall,
and he was a man of strictly up
right life. He was domestic in his
tastes and devoted to his family.
1t was natural that one whose
business required such constant
travel should spend every moment
that he could at home, and he had
been greatly interested in making
attractive alterations there which
were finished only on Saturday.
AS of so many who have been
called away, it can be said of him
that he had everything to live for
and he has left a large circle of
friends to mourn what seems an
death.-Concord Monitor,
May 23rd.
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THIS NEWS REPORT WAS JUST
A FAKE.

The Montpelier Morning Journal
recently published a news dispatch
purporting to hail from Newport,
that reported DR.. John A. Mead to
be losing ground as a gubernatorial
candidate in the northeast counties
of Caledonia, Essex and Orleans.
The leading papers of those counties
have promptly picked the matter
up and they editorially declare to
the contrary. From Caledonia
county the Republican of st. Johns
bury says:
We have no hesitation in pro-
claiming our unqualified allegiance
to the Rutland candidate, and
in so doing we know that we voice
the sentiment of the great majority
of the local electorate
To the same effect the Essex
County Herald of Island Pond says:
The Newport correspondent of
the Montpelier Journal says that
reflections from Mead are reported
in Essex county, Guess the wish
is the father Of the thought. The
publisher of the Herald was in
Guildhall last Friday and met
representative men from every town
in the county, and we heard no
anti-Mead sentiment; on the con-
trary, a number were outspoKen in
their endorsement of DR.. Mead's
candidacy. They have faith in the
man, and believe that he will apply
the same energy and ability in the
conduct of state affairs that he has
shown in the conduct of his own
large business interest"
Regarding the same matter, the
Newport Express and Standard of
Orleans county says:
"Orleans county is as strong for
Mead as in the beginning and, if
the facts were known, we believe
his support to be stronger. Why?
Because it is reasonable to suppose
that the well-read and well-meaning
men of Orleans county-and all
the county is full of them-have
not been influenced against Mead
through the puerile and senseless
that have been hurled
against him. 1t is easy for any
reporter to state just what the
Newport correspondent stated
lust the moving of the pen. But
produce the facts relating to this
slipping away from Mead'-we
are anxious to print them
These newspapers are right on
5he ground and may be accredited
with having as safe information to
Judge from as anybody has. They
say their counties are for Mead
and all other evidence from that
part of the State, except the
Montpelier Journals unsigned dis
patch, endorse what they say.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
THE UBIQUITOUS SMITH.

One is almost led to inquire which
Morrisville man is a candidate for
the republican gubernatorial nom
ination-Frederick G. Fleetwood
or C. F. Smith. Mr.. Smith, as
master of the State grange, has
issued long political platform
touching every conceivable question
of State policy. There are doubt
less grangers who will resent the
suggestion that the grange as a body
go into politics. Perhaps State
Master Smith is getting his own
political fences in order so as to
have them ready in case Mr..
Fleetwood's prove defective.-Rut-
land News.
OeWitt's Witch rIazeI SAVE
Cures Plies. Scaids. Burns.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-05-27
Both Pierced by Bayonets.

Notable in the chronicles of the Sec
ond Michigan infantry is an official
report by its colonel, Orlando NJ. Poe.
about the battle at Williamsburg. He
found one of his men dead beside a
dead foe. each transfxed with the
others bayonet"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

from an express company except the
big mercantile concerns or powerful
shipping associations. For us the
plain people there is but one thing to
do so far as ] see, and that is to put
up With their extortions and injuries
and thank heaven that the legislatures
and the courts have not yet present
ed them with monopoly of the earth's
supply of oxygen.
Asked by a reader to say what
difference there is between inbreed
ing and line breeding [ rise to re-
mark that line breeding is inbreeding
only it is systematic instead of pro-
miscuous inbreeding and that makes
all the difference in the world. Start
ing with male and female that are
absolutely unrelated. and provided
that this original mating is judici-
Gus one, a strain of fowls may be
bred for 20 years to come, and show
Improvement over the parent stock,
without the admission of any new
blood to the flock. 1t is only by
breeding in line that the good points
of a strain of fowls can be intensified
and the faults, to great extent,
eradicated. The average poultry
raiser does not find it necessary to
practice line breeding but breeders of
established reputation are obliged to
do so in order to peIpetuate the DIS
tinctive qualities of their strains.
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w. j. Langdon bias lately added to
his dairy some of the finest thorough
bred Jerseys in the state. Five OF
the e beauties came from the Laid
estate, Portland, and cost good
round sum He says he would rather
have one good COW than two poor
ones. His herd Is now recognized as
one of the best grade herds in the
state Elk
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01
TIMELY TOPICS

that if many cripples are Matched out
the incubator or it's owners method
of operating it is to blame; that is
if the eggs test we'll for fertility and
yet hatch poorly the parent stock is
apt to be to blame, provided eggs
have been properly ventilated and the
proper quantity of moisture supplied.
One set of instructions for running
an incubator will not apply to the
whole country and yet few manufac
turers seem to realize this fact. | am
quite sure that there are plenty of
incubator manufacturers who barely
know the difference between chicken
and dog. 1t is a fact that more
moisture should be supplied the ma
chimes in the damp climate of the
coast than in the dry climate of the
interior. This seems paladoxicaI but
it will not surprise natural philoso
piers. Another factor, overlooked by
the man who has bad a poor hatch
when he is trying to puzzle out the
reason why, is the rough treatment
that Matching eggs frequently receive
while in transit.
Two of our readers have written in
to say that by following the advice
given them in these columns to use
more moisture and air in Matching
they have had better matches than
ever before. And another tells us
that he has had good success following
The Ranch's method of rearing young
chicks. 1t is pleasure to learn that
we have been of service to few of
our patrons and we appreciate the
sense of courtesy that impels them to
advise us of the fact.
Now for the last of the spring
crop Of hard luck stories.
One man has 30 crippIes in hatch
of $50 chicks, and wants to know the
reason. In this case the answer is
easy; bad incubation; maybe the in
cubator was to blame and maybe it
was the man.
The next is more of a puzzle and
if there was time to do so l would
submit it TO Fred johnson or to
Ringhouse for their opinion. This
man brings off good hatch in March
and the chicks are thriving. Sets
his machine again with eggs from the
same yards and has fair hatch. but
the chicks from the start grow all to
feathers, making a poor growth other
wise, droop and die off right along
showing little vitality as compared
with the first lot. What's the cause
and the remedy? l am inclined to
think that they got overheated at an
early stage of the brooding and if
that's the case there's not much that
can be done for them. | had that
happen to brood of chicks once
and, though 1 tried hard to save
them, most of them died off, just
faded away.
Last of all a man writes me that he
has suffered at the hands of the ex-
press company. Two good sized ship
ments of very high priced eggs from
the east so roughly handled while in
transit that the few chicks he has
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

A net profit of 1925 during April
from 500 hens is the experience OF
George McQuillan a Vashon island
rancher. In addition TO making net
profit of 1925 from the sale Of eggs,
Mr.. McQuillan added large number
of expensive breeding fowls to his
flocks. Mr.. McQuillan formerly
rsised poultry for the market put
during the past two years has decid-
ed that more money was to be made
in raising poultry for eggs.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01


removed from the brooders to the
colony houses or coops. OF course
there is no hard and fast rule. In
May, if the usual May weather obtains
Leghorns should not have any suppl
ed heat after they are four weeks
old: the larger breeds which are still
partially bare of feathers may have a
few DAYS longer but the number in
each brooder should be reduced and
the hover we'll ventilated. The change
direct from the hoverS to the colony
houses is too severe and much dam
age is done the chicks by so radical
a change. They should be left in
their old quarters for week and the
brooder removed from the pen. They
will miss it at first but Will soon learn
to spread out on the floor. The first
night after the hover is taken from
them they will miss it greatly and 1T
will be necessary to visit them when
they 90 to sleep and spread them
around: otherwise they are very apt
to pile up in the corners, each trying
to crowd under the other, and, unless
watched at this time, some may be
smothered. 1t is we'll to take another
look at them during the evening. to
make sure they do not start to pile
up again but most Of them will be
found where you put them. The
second evening there is less danger of
serious crowding they are forgetting
the hover and enjoy sleeping in the
open air and in weeks time they
should be transferred to the big coops
out on range. Whole broods of chicks
are sometimes seriously impaired by
an abrupt transfer from the brooders
to the range coops, and serious injury
is also frequently caused by leaving
chicks too long in the brooders.
Just few days too long in the brood
ers and loss of sprightliness will be
noticed, their development is arrested
and the whole brood is on the toDog
gan. And no matter what measures
are adpted then that brood of chicks
will never be quite so good as IT they
had not received the set back. Etern-
al vigilance is the price OF good chick
ems.
Sure the man is foolish who buys
a second-h hand incubator unless he is
mighty we'll acquainted with the fell
low who is selling it. When winter
comes and the price of eggs hangs
around the half dollar mark the man
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

WE CAN SELL YOUR PROPERTY. Send
description. Northwestern Business Agency,
Minneapolis, Mimi. 11-2tp
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

Sure the man is foolish who buys
a second hand incubator unless he is
mighty we'll acquainted with the fell
low who is selling it. When winter
comes and the price of eggs hangs
around the half dollar mark the man
who saved few dollars by buying a
played out or bunged up machine does
not feel so much smarter than his
neighbor who bought the best machine
to be had and now has nice flock of
laying birds to show for his outlay.
And the fellow who bought Matching
eggs at so cents per setting is not
feeling as brainy as he did when the
cherry trees were in bloom.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-06-01

As a general thing it is not easy to
tell the beginner just why his hatch
went wrong because complete know
ledge of all the circumstances and
conditions is Necessary if this is to
be done and the man new to
the business is seldom able to
furnish the necessary data. But
speaking generally it may be said
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-12-10
CHAMPAIGN LOCALS.

Rev. Jno. Owens, pastor of
Salem Baptist Church, is conduct
ing revival service here, assisted
by Rev. S. Sisson of Danville, who
is an earnest gospel preacher.
Salem Baptist Church is beau
tiful structure, built by Rev. s. l..
Edwards, now of Springfield. The
Rev. is a splendid financier and
has proven his ability to do things.
Rev. Spencer is in town this
week talking Forum and race en-
terprise. He is stopping with b.
+. Crushon ON Hill street.
During the holidays Salem Bap-
tist Church will conduct a feast
in the wilderness. The first two
nights a free lunch will be served.
On Christmas day they will have
basket dinner All are cordially
invited.
The committee that served
Thanksgiving dinner at the Bap-
tist Church realized $21.1S.
Rev. G. w. Jones, pastor of
Bethel A. NJ. +. Church, has a
handsome up-to-date building and
a progressive congregation. He
is a worthy and efficient minister
and the people of Bethel may com
pliment themselves on having this
heightened Christian gentleman as
their leader. He is loved by all
in Springfield. We predict for him
a bright and glowing success.
Champaign is a beautiful town
with about one thousand Colored
people. Many of them own nice
homes. You can't tell where Col
ored people live here by their
homes, as many of them have
modern, up-to-date residences.
Mrs. Hattie Wells has been on
the sick list but is convalescent
now.
Mrs. Hickman is visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and
Mrs. G. w. Jones.