The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-11-18
Friday Morning, Nov. Is, 1921.

ing his mother, and no doubt looking
over some of our live stock which
wear skirts. Edgar belongs to the
old school of bachelors and is death
to these high water skirts, so girls,
if YOU wish to make a favorable i'm
preston on this well-to-do man OF
affairs, don't appear out on the
streets with abbreviated wearing ap-
parel, borrow a dress of your grand
mother.
Miss Evelyn Taggart was at home
over the week end Miss Taggart is
one of Whitefelds successful teach
erS.
Claude Temple of Lowell and his
son Horace are up after a deer, and
thus far have not been successful IN
the chase. We understand that Harry
Doe is the only one who has succeed
ed in bringing down deer.
The Convention, which is being
held in the Advent Chapel for the
last three or four days is well at
tended by residents of the town ana
adjoining centers.
George Leslie of Montpelier was In
town, Friday.
Mrs P G Darling, who has been
visiting friends in Worcester, Mass
returned home Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs Noble Foss have taken
the Homestead" Mrs Foss' mothers
home for the winter.
Our Girls basket ball slogan: we
will win the game or bust" didnt
cut much ice with those Peacham
girls. and the parents of the young
ladies who compose the Newbury
team are filled with anxiety for their
offsprings; but there is nothing to
the report, that extra hoops nave
been put on the girls, and that
bushel baskets are placed IN con-
venient places in order to gather up
the fragments if the treatened ex-
plosion should occur.
Mr. Victor Henderson, who was
lately married to Miss Vina Desses OF
Haverhill, has purchased the Ernest
Brock place and has taken possession.
There are many in this place who
remember Mrs John Sleeper and will
regret to learn of her death, which
occurred last Friday at Windsor, VT,
after a long illness. She leaves a
daughter, three sons and a husband
to mourn her loss.
Armistice day was solemnized by
impressive service in our church dur
inc a part of the noon hour. The
school children attended in body.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Henry
S Ives.
Last Friday morning the first
issue of the Lisbon Transcript came
to town. 1t was smartly dressed in
its new clothes, and not only demon
strated the art of the printer; 1t
bore evidence of the courage AMI con-
viction of it's Editor in the beiiet
that Lisbon is a live town, and that
it is willing and ready to support
live paper We were interested IN
the advertisements, which were we'll
displayed, and which assured the
support of Lisbon's progressive bust
ness men and we sort of had feel
ing. that the next time we drove old
Dobbin into that live town we would
put him UP in H F Bronson's livery
stable and then hike over to the
Lisbon Cafe, get some of that home
cooking, buy an apple of H T An
dross and cigar of Garbarino, and
pair of those Gosh Darned good Rub
bers that Fred Parker is believing
about He has them in sizes up to
IL. Some cartridges OF Bangs
Pharmacy, and then have our pic
lures "Took at Thurber's," By that
time we would have got our courage
ND to talk automobile with George
Clark. as we are given to understand
that George believes that a nimble
ninepence is better than a slow
4 l,,4 = ittuf tho lind of
a fellow the world likes to deal with.
We have not seen George for a long
time, but when he was little he was
awful pretty, and he has just one of
the best of mothers. | shall surely
get a pair of those genuine Campton
Pants of George Drummer, as most
all the other fellows sell for 50, and
two cents is just as much to me as it
is to any one else; and that reminds
me, / was to get an outing night
gown. | was going TO try Washurn
Company for that, perhaps if he sells
them right / will buy two, as | may
have to change one before Spring.
George Goudie tells us that he has a
furnace that is cool in summer, and
hotter than the d. in winter, that
is just what / want, and / shall GER
tainly call on him. I shall have my
old hair mattress fixed up by c p
Woods, as he will kill all the bugs
and never tell anybody. If | have a
burned cent left, will put it in that
Lisbon Savings Bank, which has a
fifteen million surplus, as | know the
Treasurer, he married a Newbury
girl. and that is enough to make him
an honest and darned good fellow. |
am told that there are some more
stores in Lisbon, but don't think |
will call on them. had much
rather call on the fellow that hollors,
and acts that he really wanted to
sell something. p. S. When you
want some boys clothes, some out
side coats for fat women that fellow
by the name Of Hale down at the
historic town Of Newbury has them.
He really dotes on fat, good natured
women. and has for the last 3s years
catered to their wants.
Next Sunday. Nov. goth, will be
Thanksgiving Sunday. There will be
special music at the Congregational
Church and Rev. II s Ives will preach
a Tharlreoitrfuu cprrr,nu All are