The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-07-01

Examinations Tor entrance Il
Vermont Normal Schools and ex
aminations for teachers certificate
will be held at the Wood schoo
building, Bradford, beginning al
1920, Thursday, July 7, and con
tinuing two days.
A very pretty home wedding took
place last Thursday evening, June
%, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William Tarbox, when their young
est daughter, Miss Lucy, was joined
in marriage by the Rev. Charles H.
Shank to Stephen Frederick Mug
ford of Boston, Mass. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with ferns
and flowers, and wedding supper
was served. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tarbox of Jericho, VT, and a few
intimate friends of the family were
present. The happy couple are now
spending their honeymoon in the
White Mountains.
Mrs. Charles Greenleaf and her
sister, Miss Wheaton, were in St.
Adams the first of last week, called
to attend the funeral of their aunt,
Mrs. Hadley.
Mr.. Edwin A. Wilcox of Boston,
arrived last Friday, and will spend
a few weeks with his cousin, Miss
Keyes, -.
Miss Jean Backop is in town, and
with her usual energetic way is put
ting her house in order for her new
tenants, Mrs. Gordon and daughter,
who have moved from J. w Good
wins house to the place lately &C.
cupied by Mr.. Boswell.
The village watering trough has
been cleaned out, which is one step
forward.
3 Jacob Bailey, the genial bachelor
of Haverhill, was in town last week
looking for stray shawl and was
successful in finding it.
Did you know, Mr.. Country Mer-
chant, that you have got to make
record of all the Paris Green which
you sell If you do not you are
liable to the laws of the State of
Vermont.
Harry Hubbard has been over
there trout fishing twice this
week, but he did not catch thirty
four pounds two and one-half
ounces of trout. because Harry says
that is against the law, and he does
not want to spend the rest of his
summer over in the new Jail at
Chelsea.
Mrs. Gardner F. Sanderson of
Boston, has rented the home place
of Mrs. S. G. Stebbens tor the
summer.
Miss Anna E. Cobb of Providence,
r.. l., has come to spend the sum-
mer with us, and will board at Miss
Helen Worthen's.
Masters George Fabyan and James
Lawrie Hubbard took their mothers
up to see the Wild West Show last
Monday, and were somewhat sur
prised that they could enjoy as much
as they did an entertainment of
such a nature. 1t is a fact, we old
folks are nothing but kids grown up.
The item in last weeks paper re-
garding the watering trough appears
TO have done some good, as. it was
read by one who was born in New
bury. One who drank in civic
pride with his mothers milk and
one whose interest in Newbury will
not die until his last breath leaves
his body, has promised one-half the
of a granite trough if some
one will give the other half. Who
is that other half ?
The ladies of this community
will be pleased to learn that Mrs.
Galley, an experienced dressmaker,
has decided to make Newbury her
permanent home and will be ready
to make and cut dresses.
Miss Ethel Bailey is home on her
vacation.
Mrs. Charles Taggart and Miss
Elizabeth have returned from their
visit in Craftsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Rollins
and Mrs. Mary Cobb are in Hart
ford, Conn, this week.
=, The Daughters of the American
Revolution met with Mrs. Hale
Monday. The following officers
were elected: Mrs. L f. Wheeler,
Charter Regent; Mrs. c. F. Darling,
Regent; Mrs. f. +. Kimball, Vice
Regent; Miss Francis Atkinson,
Sec; Mrs. Hale, Treas; Mrs. Clara
Atkinson, Registrar; Mrs. William
II. Atkinson, Historian.
The sad news has been received
of the death Of Frederick Carlos
Prentiss, the infant son of Rev. and
Mrs. William c. Prentiss, the former
pastor Of the Con. Church Of this
place. The funeral Of the little one
- ,laea Lost Saturday Mr. and