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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-22
NORTH THETFORD.

Allen c Cummings, principal of
the high school in South Hadley,
Mass, is home for the summer vaca-
tion.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hadlock of
Brooklyn, N. Y. have been visiting Mr.
Hadlock's parents Mr. and Mrs C P
Hadlock.
Pres. Edward S Parsons of Mari
eta College, Marietta, Ohio and fam
lily and Lawyer Frank H Parsons and
Mrs Parsons of Brooklyn, N. Y. have
been recent guests of their cousin
Mrs George w Barnes.
Miss Agnes d Babcock has been en-
pertaining Miss ORANGES H Ackley Of
East Hartford, Conn. and Miss Eliza
beth Kinney of South Hadley, Mass
Mrs C P Hadlock wishes to thank
all friends and neighbors who kindly
remembered her by cards and useful
gifts on the anniversary of her
seventy-ffth birthday.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will hold their annual Apron
Sale at Camp Quinibeck Friday after
noon July 29th, commencing at 100
o'clock. Homemade candy, ice cream,
lemonade, hot dogs, rolls, coffee and
daughnuts will be on sale. In con-
rection with the sale, the camp girls
tions from vaudeville, athletic feats
and exhibitions Of Workmanship. An
Operetta entitled "Pirates of Pen
zance" will be given in the evening
at 8 o'clock. Admission 25c.-adv.
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LYME.

Mr.. Ralph w. Mayo and his bride are
guests of Mr.. Mayo's parents on Union
street
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Davis are stop
ping at Mr.. 4. j. Warren's, Mrs. Davis
helping to care for her mother, who is not
in her usual good health.
Mrs. Arthur NJ. Burr has returned to
her home here, and is entertaining her
friend, Mrs. Fred Cowen of Melrose,
Mass
Mrs. Addie Ulne had the misfortune
to burn her hand with hot water
Mrs. l.. A. Alden of the Alden Hotel,
had a fall injuring her shoulder
Miss Gladys NJ. Turner, who is in the
hospital at Hanover, is making good re.
covery, it is reported.
W. l.. Warren of West Medford, Mass.
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Martha A.
Holt, on the Plain.
Rev. George NJ. MCDOWELL of the Con-
gregational church. and Rev. +. H. Per-
kins of the Center Baptist Church, eN-
changed services last Sunday.
Ninety automobiles are owned in Lyme
at the present time.
A fine rain came to us Tuesday morn
ing at time much needed. Some are
digging their early potatoes. very small,
hoping the later ones better.
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THETFORD.

The Ladies Benevolent Society held
a sale on Wednesday p. m. on the
lawn of the Misses Worcester.
Asa Cummings has purchased the
Campbell farm on Sonny Bean. He
will move in the spring.
Dexter Carbeneau Of Wilder and
Clayton Smith of Claremont were
at Foster Palmer's last week.
Mr. and Mrs Oscar White visited at
Newport and Canada recently.
Mrs Martha Conant, two daughters
and nephew Fred Howard made calls
on friends IN the vicinity Of the
Hill, Tuesday.
Lucille and Beatrice Emerson are
working at summer camps.
Mrs Era Swan has returned TO Man
chester.
Miss Emma COMBS is attending
school at Durham, y. H.
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moved to their new home in the viii
lage.
Mr. and Mrs l. N Peavey left Mon
in town they picked and canned over
forty quarts (after canned) of rasp-
berries, taking home in the back of
their auto.
The Piermont base ball team won
their tenth straight game of the
season by defeating the Lake Tarle-
ton Club team by a score of to 2.
The game was called at the end of
the fifth inning by agreement. Poor
umpiring caused many disputes thus
making the game uninteresting. The
features of the game was a home
run by ROBBIE in the fourth and his
steal home in the first inning. Score
by innings:
Piermont l l o.
Lake Tarleton Club % 0 1-2
Batteries: Piermont, Metcalf and
Gould; Lake Tarleton Club, Dove and
Robinson.
River Road.
Mrs Alice Clark spent the week
end at Geo. Corliss'. She left Mon
udy IlOi hllSJ lCdNlhS llJiG w dylG
who will stay to help make hay.
Mrs E Worthen, who is still at the
hospital at Hanover, is very low at
this writing.
Miss Corson of Melrose, Mass. is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs Fay Worthen.
She visited Mrs Worthen at the hos
pital on her way here.
Ralph Horton is helping in the
haying at w H Blaisdells.
Miss Sara Converse is visiting her
sister Mrs Bessie Underhill, also
Misses Bernice and Beatrice Under
hill have been visiting her.
Born at the Cottage Hospital at
Woodsville July Sth, a son, to Mrs
Millicent Breed, who will bear the
name Tracy Sumner.
Miss Elizabeth Bickford of Pasa-
dena, Cal. is visiting her sister Mrs
Eliza Bean and niece Mrs Clark.
Federated Church.
The Homeland Circle and Metho-
dist Missionary Society will hold
their meeting at the home of Mrs
Christie Goodwin next Wednesday
afternoon.
The ladies S. A. held a well at
tended meeting at Mrs Perkins last
week.
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0RF0RDVILLE.

Miss Lorraine Russell is visiting
her grandparents Mr. and Mrs G "
Rus ell in Bedford, N. H.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs Oscar
Butman broke his arm several days
ago.
DR.. Jackson and Miss Laura Eddy
of Schenectady N. Y. are at Silver
Mamie Farm.
Eighteen of the Wynona camp girls
were at Silver Maple Farm to dinner
last Wednesday.
The field meeting of Mascoma Val'
ley Pomona Grange will be held at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs Charles
Stone in Hanover August oath, at
1890, if pleasant. If rainy il will be
held at Grange Hall, Hanover. Basket
picnic at noon.
Rev. c F Atkins of Milford. Conn.
preached Sunday.
The family of Harry Marshall have
the sympathy Of all. He will be
greatly missed.
Mrs N F Frazier and grandson of
Bristol, Conn. have been visiting Mrs
Ida Finney.
Clarence Blodgett's family had
friends from Plymouth visit them
last week.
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Admission rs plus .OS tax per couple
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strange friend with the use of his
bicycle for short time. The borrow
er has not yet thought the short
time has elapsed so the boy is minus
a wheel unless the keen eyed sheriff
can locate the missing property.
Mrs Harry H Spencer is entertain
ing her friend Mrs A Fuller of
Deerfield, Mass. at the Johnson place.
The business of Marshall Bros.
creamery will be continued by other
members of the family.
Word is received that Mrs Bertha
Fuller Dever gave birth to a daugh-
ter in Springfield, Mass, July 8.
Mrs Harry Rugg has as a guest
her grandmother, Mrs Woodcock of
Lowell, Mass.
Clayton Woodward of Medford,
Mass. and his family are visiting at
Herbert E Woodward's.
Harold Hall and wife of Claremont
are at Fred P Halls.
Public Service Commissioner Weed
of Massachusetts, and Mrs Weed spent
few days with the Misses Dana.
Mrs Edward P Stone and Miss
Dorothy are visiting in Canaan.
Tuesday evening lightning struck
the barn of Fred P Hall of Lower ST.
and tore off shingles and otherwise
iniuring the building. 1t also struck
A G Fay's garage soaring the occu-
pants and tearing a telephone from
the wall.
Mt. Cube Lodge was favored on
Tuesday evening by a large number
Of visitors. A long and interesting
Sc sion was held
Gard of Thanks.
We desire to express our thanks to
the large number of friends who
ministered so much to US in our late
affection by their kindly sympathy,
floral offerings and many acts of
kindness.
Mrs Harry c Marshall,
William H Marshall,
Mr. and Mrs w Hayes Marshall.
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SOUTH FAIRLEE.

Mr. and Mrs Charles Chapman from
Manchester, N. H. visited their cousin
Mrs w E Young this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Patterson OF
Waitsfeld are the proud parents of
a baby boy, Robert Samuel, born
July 9Th. Mrs Patterson will be
remembered as Charlotte Bragg, for
merly of this place.
Mr. and Mrs w G Hunter of st,
Johnsbury called on friends in this
vicinity, Sunday.
Mrs Sadie Bond went to Hanover
Hospital Monday to visit her aunt,
Mrs George Dow, who has recently
undergone an operation there.
About twenty-five young people
gathered at the home of Irving
Young Monday evening, to remind
him of his birthday anniversary.
Games were played and a very social
time was enjoyed by all. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Mr. and Mrs M A Jenkins, Earl and
Margaret called on Mrs Sadie Bond,
Sunday.
Robert Allen of Post Mills is assist
ing Mr. M A Preston with his haying,
and Ralph Osmore is helping j A
Sleeper.
Mr. and Mrs A George, Mr. and
Mrs Hawley George, Gordon and
Dorothy and Mr. and Mrs M A Pres
ton motored to Windsor Sunday, call
ing on G L Robinson and family.
Carroll Bragg has begun haying on
his farm at Mud Pond. John Nc
Larry is helping him.
Mr. Bert Beede is haying the Trevi-
thic farm in Vershire.
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0RFORD.

The funeral of Harry c Marshall
at the Congregational Church last
Thursday was attended by a very
large number of Masons and citizens
from this and the surrounding towns.
Former pastor, Rev. Charles F At
kins, spoke appreciatingly Of the life
of the deceased. The floral display
was unusually attractive. The masonic
burial service was used at the West
Cemetery.
Mr. II II Nay and wife are stopping
at Mr. VIM. X Commits.
Miss Lillian Smith is at the Ply
mouth Normal school taking a sum-
mer course.
Mrs Mary Crowell Of Washington
ID. c. is with her daughter Mrs Harry
c Marshall.
Master George Page accommodated
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PIERMONT.

Mr. and Mrs Frank White and chill
dren left early Sunday morning for
Orleans, VT. Mr. White returned the
same day but Mrs White and sons
will 90 on to Canada TO visit her
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs w o Stetson Of Win
throp, Mass. visited his brother II F
Stetson and wife from Sunday until
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Roy Howard and
daughter Caroline visited at + Y and
Ray Towards several days last week.
Mr. Walter Merryman of BradfoId d,
Mass. visited his cousin Mrs Ralph
Simpson over Monday night.
Mrs Minnie Sanders and aunt Of
Barre visited at EV Towards al
days last week.
Harry Deal Of Mt. Vernon, n. Y.
came Saturday for several weeks
vacation at his fathers w b Deal
Media Stanley spent the week end
in Bradford with schoolmates.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Rush were
called to Newport Saturday by the
serious illness Of Mrs Rush's mother.
Mrs Louise Westervelt Of Passaic,
y. j. is visiting az John Simpsons.
Frances Ames visited her aunt Mrs
Chester Kent and sister Mrs Dow
VIM in Lisbon last week.
Miss Marguerite Palmer Of st.
Johnsbury Is visiting her aunt Mrs
Raw Howard.
Mrs Frank Curtis and daughter
Elizabeth left last Friday for their
hons in Buffalo. n. Y.
Mr. and Mrs Alonzo Pennock have
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EAST THETFORD.

Loren G Smith has been under the
doctors care, and great sufferer
for six or seven weeks. He has had
blood poisoning, following an insect
bite near the eye.
Mrs Ena Swan, who came to town
for a visit, is at present keeping
house for Sam Strong.
Geo. Dow of Claremont is visiting
his old neighbors here. Mrs Dow is
in the hospital and is reported to be
making a speedy recovery after an
opei alton.
Mrs Jennie Presley visited in
Claremont over Sunday.
Ernest Bacon is visiting in Brad
ford.
The marriage of VIM. Slade Jr.
and Rose Haaser occurred at the
home of the bride in Hartford, Conn.
formed by Rev. VIM. Slade, father of
the groom, who is chaplain of At
lanta University. He is native of
this town, a former pastor, and a
summer resident. Mrs Slade and Miss
Ann also attended the wedding. Will
liam Jr. has purchased and repaired
a cottage on the Hill, where he ex-
poets to spend his summers, his pro-
fession being teaching.
Mrs Hall and children of Philadel-
phia are settled in the Slater house
for the summer.
VIM. Worcester and family, also
from Philadelphia, are settled in their
new bungalow.
Burton Hall, the Academy dormi-
tory, has undergone extensive re-
hotel, under the some management
as the Hanoum Camps.
The return of campers makes our
village populous, and keeps things
lively. The campers and townspeople
are getting to understand each other
better and quite community of in
terest has sprung imp between them.
The Camp meet occurred July goth
at the Lake Camp. The Ladies
Benevolent Society held a sale of
aprons, fancy articles, food, candy,
ice cream etc. on the same day.
Mrs E D Preston was called to
Jackson, Mich. last week by the sud-
den death of her father.
The 10th anniversary of Thetford
Pageant, and the 160th of the found
ing of the town is to be celebrated
at the Hill, Aug. 18th. A basket
picnic, speeches, music and a general
get-together are among the things in
mind. VIM. Chauncey Langdon, direc-
tor of the pageant is expected to be
present.
f C Bond and E H Sargent made
business trip to Newport Friday, the
18th.
Mr. T w D Worthen of Concord,
N. H. was a business visitor in town,
Friday.
Mr. Fred E Brown of Newport has
been engaged as principal of the
Academy. He is a graduate of Dart
mouth, class of 1905, and of bust
ness college. He has had valuable
both in teaching and in
other lines. which seem to especially
fit him for the place. Mrs Brown
will be preceptress and is as well
fitted for her position. She was in
town Saturday to see the place and
arrange some of the details.
The grange fair, about the middle
of September, is one of the coming
events.
There was a telephone meeting at
the East Thetford hotel Friday even
ing, at which B Gadd of Plymouth,
Nelson Bailey of Wells River and G
w Barnes of Lyme, representing the
Conn. Valley Co., met representatives
of several local companies, to discuss
plans for some closer connection of
switching service.
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

The Band Concert at Bean Meadow
school house was attended by about
seventy persons. Those from this
part of the parish reported it very
good.
The list of premiums in all classes
has been made out and are at the
church, store and various other
places. The Mothers Club has offer
ed a prize of S1.O0 to the girl who
exhibits the best dressed doll, and
the same sum to the boy who ex-
hibits the best collection of wild
flowers, pressed, mounted and named.
Cash Prizes for Boys exhibit, SOC
and 25c:
Best vegetable exhibit, five or
more.
3 Best article of Home Handicraft.
8 Best article of Farm Handicraft.
4 Best brood of chickens.
5 Best calf, pig or sheep, cared for
by boy or girl.
6 Best collection of Vermont leaves
pressed, mounted and named.
Z Best pair trained steers under
3 yrs, by boy or girl.
S Best original drawing of con-
ventiently arranged barn.
9 Best business letter written, APP
plying for position of chauffeur.
Cash prizes for Girls Exhibit, SOC
and 25c:
/ Best cake.
2 Best canned goods, vegetable,
soup.
8 Best crochet article.
4 Best knitted article.
Best embroidered article.
Best Girls kitchen apron.
Z Best sofa pillow.
Best specimen of hand sewing.
Best specimen of hand writing for
boy or girl.
10 Best original drawing of most
conveniently arranged kitchen.
Cash prizes for Girls Exhibit, SOC
and 25c.
Best knitted or crochet rug.
2 Best braided rug.
8 Best drawn rug.
Best quilted quilt.
Best pieced quilt in cotton.
Best pieced quilt in silk.
z Best knit sweater.
s Best knit mittens.
9 Best crochet bed spread or At
CHAN.
~ best crochet AOhe.
IL Best tatting.
10 Best embroidery-silk or cotton.
l3 Best specimen Of darning and
patching.
Ia Best specimen of button holes,
six or more.
Is Best specimen of oil painting.
16 Best specimen of china paint
ing.
II Best canned goods, vegetable;
6 fruit.
10 Best collection Of antiques.
Next week Friday evening there
will be a lawn party at the church,
with supper in the vestry. 1t is for
the benefit of the Sunday School.
Mrs Dorothy Mum is expecting
her parents and three children from
Illinois They left Illinois in their
car Tuesday morning Of last week.
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How Noted Vet. Gets RID Of Rats
Farmers Heed.

DR.. II II Butler says: ct use RAT
SNAP around my hospitals every three
months. whether I see rats or not 1t
does the work-RAT-SNAP gets them
every time. I recommend ii to every
body having rats" Don't wait until
there is brood OF rats. act immediate
" you see the first one. Three sizes.
35c. Csc s1.25. Sold and guaranteed by
Sisco's Pharmacy.
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FAIRLEE.

"Held BY the Enemy" from the
famous play by William Gillette.
Town Hall, July %.
Big time at Lake MOrey Saturday,
July 30th. Battle of Music" Klark's
Orchestra of WOOdsville VS.. Hub City
Orchestra. Continuous dancing SIP.
Two OrcheStraS-nO inteTmiSSiOn.
Mrs Erie Andrews is entertaining
friends from Mass.
Mr. Fred Moore is able to be on
duty at the Station after being sick
for a week.
Mr. Bert Willis of Quincy, Mass. is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs Julia Paine spent several days
in Bradford last week.
H P Warren of Portland, Me. was
a recent business visitor in town.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
BELASC0- -shubert Vaudeville.

Ernest Evans and Girls Wed with
Mile, Anna Codee for top honors at
the Shubert-Belasco Theater last
night, when an audience that taxed
the capacity of the playhouse was In
attendance. The former appear in
Wedding Bells" musical and dane
ing act, the setting of which Is quite
artistic, but not the costumes. Anna
Codee, supported by Frank Orth, has
an amusing number, with a new va
riety of humor. Both numbers were
well received.
The animal act, Brengk's Golden
Horse, Is one of the best ever seen
here in vaudeville. The animal and
trainer. covered with preparation of
gold. appear in several beautiful
NAL is a feature. The program opens
with a tumbling and hand balancing
act by La BeIgo Duo: Griff. 1.-The bub-
BILE king" blows all kinds of bubbles
and also presents ventriloquist
sketch. winding up with the an
nouncement that he will be glad to
go to any of the hospitals or orphan
asylums this week. during his off
hours, to entertain the children.
The Gallarini sisters have a good
musical number. featuring various
kinds of musical instruments. Wal
ter Mems, a humorist, is entertain
ing. Eddie Nelson, late comedian of
THE Last Waltz" keeps the au-
dience in laughter with old and new
songs, especially his illustrated song
number, and the Pickfords offer a
comedy novelty in which juggling
and tumbling predominate. News
pictures complete the program.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
Photoplays.
METR0P0LITAN-Pola Negri, in
"Vendetta."

THE Vendetta" an emotional ro-
nance Of Corsican life, with Pola
Negri in the dominant role, was pre-
sented at the Metropolitan Theater
yesterday afternoon and evening be-
fore audiences that testified to the
who was first seen here as the Du
Barry of Passion" While lacking
the tragic immensities of the German
production, which has the history of
France for its background, "Ven-
detta," in its battle clash between
Corsican honor and woman's love,
pictures the history of human nature.
Notwithstanding France.
The story has for its basis the love
of Mariana. young countess of vast
estates, for her brother Antonio of
the Corsican army. The English ship
Victory is in port and her officers are
at cards in the Corsican regimental
club. when Antonio. misinterpretinga a
note from his sister, staggers from
his wine party to challenge q per-
fectly unknown Englishman for an
injury that did not exist Returning
to his quarters. Antonio's servant.
Tomasso, implores his master not to
fight, because of his condition, and
to Mariana never to fight another
duel. Failing to influence his master,
Tomasso seeks Marianne, and they
reach the grounds by dawn to find
Antonio dying and his adversary
summoned Unexpectedly to his ship.
The sister, frenzied with grief, swears
to have life for life-and the vendetta
is born. The English officer, having
refused to give his name. for fear Of
court-martial, the only clue to his
identity is the pistol In dead Antonio's
hand Count Donelli. guardian and
unsuccessful suitor, promises to aid
his ward to fulfill her vengeance II
she will promise to be his wife. and.
dazed with horror, she agrees. "A
fever qusrantines the Corsican town
and Mariana, in the service of the
Red Cross, nurses a young English
officer and-romance comes. z,=s.-.
This complication weaves in and out
Of maze Of conflicting emotions that
Evening star., 1921-12-19
Burton Holmes.

Burton Holmes. at the National
Theater last night, closed his course
OF photo-story travels with q trip
around the World" His promised
way Of Illustration was picturesque
ly fulfilled. and the simplicity with
which he described and visioned the
journey was calculated to clarity the
general mind of the vagueness OF
world-tour, which many travel-loving
for fear of getting lost in the mazes
of the unknown.
Moreover, he established q speed
record, since 1t took Jules Verne
eighty days to circle the globe. ana
Puck, who boasted he could do 1t In
forty seconds, has yet to make good.
A cut across the Atlantic from New
York led to London. Paris, norway
Spain, Gibraltar. Morocco, Italy,
Greece, Egypt and India Apparently
the itinerary missed no spot OF I'M
portance in the orient from Siam to
Hongkong. and other points of imme-
mediate interest which the arms par
ley is placing before that world judge.
the public eye.
It was. as the lecturer stated. an
journey. with just a few beautiful
colored views to give the charm Of
restful moment, as a contrast to the
realistic action Of original motion
revealments of the world as 1t stands
today, with bareback glimpses OF Its
past.
MIR. Holmes also made another rec
ord: The close of last nights lecture,
which will be repeated this afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock. registers the twenty
fifth year of his annual lectures In
this city. 1t is silver anniversary
reminiscent of faithful work and ar
tistic beauty and merits a tribute
which may be less understood: In all
these twenty-five years Mr.. Holmes
has never broken a lecture engage
ment-anywhere. Twice there were
washouts or billiards. that delayed
trains, but he made good at the ear
liest date Managers will explain that
this is somewhat unusual. And here
is something optimistic that timid
travellers will like to know about:
Furthermore, in all his travels around
and up and down the earth in this
last quarter of a century, says Mr..
Holmes. neither he nor his travelling
companions have ever suffered an ac-
cident of any sort, on land or sea:
N l.
Evening star., 1921-12-19
CRANDALL'S-"The Mar Of
y Stone"

The atmosphere of Kipl!ng's stories
Of soldering In the desert, with a
little touch of the Garden Of Allah,
are apparent in 1.-THE Man of Stone"
Selznick's latest starring vehicle for
Conway Tearle. which was shown
yesterday at Crandall's Theater. and
which will be its feature the first
three days of the week.
The story Is intensely interesting,
with much romance and many thrills.
1t deals with the trials of a cour-
ageous British army captain. who is
in command Of an outpost In Arabia.
Native uprisings. sand storms and
desert maneuvers form interesting
high spots in this gripping tale.
Other leading characters in the play
are: Lady Fortesque, whose congo was
the cause of this officers leaving En-
gland. and Laila. a pretty little Arab
girl The latter nurses the English
officer through a long and dangerous
fever and succeeds in changing him
from a man of stone" to human
itarian.
Prominent in the support Of Mr.
Tearle are Betty Howe and Martha
Mansfield. The picture was directed
by George Archainbaud.
The entertainment is rounded ou,
with a Larry Semon comedy. The
Bell Hop" and a pipe organ recital.