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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-20

village was again visited by another
fire, which makes the fourth fire that
has taken place in few years. This
time it was the saw mill on Mill ST..
which was owned by Southworth Bros.
and the shop which was formerly
known as the Sibley Shop. now owned
by Cook & Cooburn, also dwelling
house on the other side of the street
which was occupied by two families
besides quite large quantity of sawed
lumber. The fire started from sparks
from the saw mill which set the shop
on fire and, as strong wind was
blowing from the south at the time. it
was soon beyond control. Two chemi-
cal engines, one from Fairlee and the
other from Post Mills. were soon there
and soon prevented the fire from spread
ing any further. In the evening the
fire engine from Chelsea arrived and
worked all the evening throwing water
and putting out the fire as much as
possible and leaving it under control.
The two families lost quite good
deal of clothing and bedding but manag.
ed to save the greater part of their
furniture. The house which was own
ed by Mr. Dushane was insured, but
there was no insurance on the furni-
ture owned by VIII Robbins and his
mother. This is the third time Mrs
Robbins has been burned out. The
gratitude of the entire community is
extended to the different nre COM
panies. and to all who worked so hard
and bravely to keep the fire from
spreading.
Mrs Robbins and son have moved in
to the Kimball house on Main ST.
Mr. and Mrs Dushane have moved
into a part of the mill house on Mil
st.
A large number of people come sun
day to see the ruins of the FIRE. and to
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A very pleasant family gathering
was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs
NJ Morrison Sunday. May s, their
daughter being present. Mrs Ed r
Ware with her daughters. Lois and
Ruth, Mrs Nette B Gates of Canaan.
Miss Marjorie. a teacher in the graded
school at Woodsville.
Rev. and Mrs George w MCDOWELL
attended the State conference of
churches held in Somersworth.
The workers upon the State road at
the bridge at the mill pond and upon
the road near Lambert Burt's house
have completed their work and have
now left town. much needed i'm
provement has been made.
Mrs Lois Whipple. who has been in
Claremont the past winter. is again
with her cousin Miss Julia A Mayo on
Union st. for the summer.
Mrs C Jewell has bought of Mr.
Lee w Cutting the former home place
of Mr. Frank w Cutting in Lyme Gen.
ter Village and is to make her home
there.
Memorial Services will be held at the
Baptist Church. Lyme Center next
Sabbath. This is to be a union service
ing. The sermon is to be by the Rev.
George NJ MCDOWELL. pastor of the Con-
gregational Church.
Mr. Charles Fowler has purchased
the former home place of the late
Simon P Gilbert. the price being about
five hundred dollars.
Mr. Joel w Mayo is having his house
re-shingled by John Stark and Charles
II Gurrough.
Mrs John S Stark was at home from
Lebanon over Sunday. Her son-in-law.
Mr. Harry Eastman and new wife. nee
Ruby Stark. were guests. Their home
will soon be in New York.
Mr. Harris A Gilbert died at his home
i'm Lyme early Monday morning. after
a long and painful illness. He was
about IS years of age. Surviving him
are his wife Augusta, a son Charles
Gilbert. a daughter Mrs Mary Pushee.
sister Mrs Edward p Dimick. The
funeral was held at the late residence
Wednesday afternoon. attended by Rev.
Mr. Perkins. pastor of the Baptist
Church. burial in the village cemetery
Mr. and Mrs Will Gentry OF Providence
r. l., friends of the family. were pres
ent.
Mr. and Mrs F f West left Thursday
for a short vacation.
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A HYMN FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

Tune-"Pax Tecum."
Friends who here come. please attend
to a word.
To learn why observe Memorial Day:
Thus better heed. when the reason
you've heard.
And sensed the import OF all the dis
play.
Here rests the dead. who when dread
war rife.
Lent freely their Ives. our Union to
save;
High DER their sepulchre. finished their
strife.
The true flag OF freedom proudly doth
wave.
See here survivors. who once with them
fought.
a white-hair fle's diminishing line:
Living mementoes of hosts who once
wrought.
Bespeaking that manhood's self is
divine.
War ragged again. all the world to en-
slave.
An army arose. less wisdomed than
strong;
Ruled by a mailman. fool and knave.
Declaring that might made righteous
a wrong.
United States. north and south. east
and west.
with Canada. Britain. Italy. Gaul.
Smote an together. the Monsters bold
breast.
Soon made the "Am-Highest." like
Lucifer. fail.
stalwart for peace. although acting
alone
Peace may best he kept for war to
prepare:
Not wait tn others. our duty hath
shown.
Ere driving lost devils back to their
lair.
Now. the Grand Army. fast fading. re-
mains.
Gives warning to traitors Of every |
name. /
They viii set beaten in spite Of their
pains
Whatever the cost. to them be the
blame.
Hail Young America ! Never forget
The lessons that useful histories tell: |
Better times coming. are yours to win |
yet
SO with our best hopes. we bid you. |
Farewell.
John Prescott Guild.
Post Mills.
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WEST FAIRLEE.

wednesday p. m. May nth our little
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SOUTH FAIRLEE.

Mr. and Mrs w e Young visited their
son Floyd and family in Springfield
over Sunday.
Miss Helen Whitney of Winchendon
Mass is visiting her friend Mrs Frank
Bonnet.
r H Dearborn is having Delco lights
installed this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Flanders and Mr.
and Mrs Hawley George and Dorothy
spent Sunday with Mrs Georges par
ents Mr. and Mrs H d Wheatley of
Bradford.
Ray Godfrey has been i'll. suffering
with quincy sore for the past week.
Kenneth Wheatley of Bradford has
been spending few days with his
sister Mrs Hawley George.
George Clogston is having cement
basement laid under his barn, Homer
Perkins doing the work.
Wallace Waterman and family visited
at r H Dearborn's recently.
Irving Young is now the assistant r.
F. ID. man.
Mr. and Mrs S A George. Mrs Cora
Cotton. w f Albee and Miss Ada AL
bee motored to Windsor Sunday, visit
ing G L Robinson and family.
Mrs f e Whitcomb. Mrs Frank Bon
nett and daughter, Marion Charlotte.
Miss Helen Whitney, Mrs B c Bond
and Miss Adessa Bond attended the
meeting of the d. A. r. held at Miss
Maud Emerson's Tuesday afternoon.
Rufus Wilson and men are working
on the Ely road, beginning at the
Quinnibec turn and coming towards
Ely.
Frank Bennett and r II Dearborn
are improving the appearance of their
buildings by a coat of paint.
George Clogston has a new Ford
truck,
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FAIRLEE.
wallace Reid In "What's Your Hurry"
Town Hall, May 20.

Mr. and Mrs Walter Paine left last
Friday for their home in Elberton. Ga"
after spending several weeks here.
Mrs Henry Scruggs is confined to the
house with a throat trouble.
Mrs Julia Paine is visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs Frank Cove in Bradford.
John Mum accompanied the Select
men Of oxford to Boston last week.
where they purchased a fire engine for
that town.
Professor Stone, a teacher of Ply
chology in Dartmouth College. spoke
very interestinly before the Rondo
Tuesday evening. at the home of Miss
Laura Phillips.
Miss Barbara Andrews is at home
from her school in New Jersey.
Miss Elsie Westgate~ will give
musical recital in the hall next Tues
day evening.
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POST MILLS.

The Opinion readers are glad to
know of the safe arrival of our worthy
editor from the land of flowers.
Miss Minnie Southworth from Blood
Brook has been spending a little
time at the home of Mrs Sarah
Southworth.
Mr. and Mrs w H Ford motored to
Windsor last Saturday.
Sergeant G. w Cook, who spent the
winter on Charleston coast, South
Carolina, has a three months leave
of absence from the u. S. Navy and
will spend most of his time in the
home village. His many friends are
very glad of this protracted visit.
Mrs Cynthia Saville and Mrs Mary
Jacobs were called to West Topsham
last week by the death of Mrs Sally
Paine, only sister of Mrs Saville.
The Benefit Society met at the
home of Mrs H H Southworth last
Thursday p. m.
Rev. and Mrs f L Barnes of Wood
stock, who are to be located at Fair
lee, called on relatives and friends
last Sunday p. m.
Mrs Mary Child has returned to
Blood Brook.
Lizzie Wise from West Fairlee
Center is plying the needle and
thread in our village.
We deeply sympathize with those,
not only in our own village, but in
West Fairlee as we'll, who sustained
such heavy losses in the recent fire.
Mrs Ella Wilcox from Potato Hill
spent Sunday with her aunt Miss
Amanda Dodge
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Rev. Eldridge of Peterboro preach
ed Sunday. Everyone was much pleas
ed with him.
Mrs Julia Cutting spent last week
with her brother Ned Gardner.
Miss Bradley of Barre has come to
her school in Hall Town. On account
of illness she could not come before,
and Miss Perkins of Plymouth substi-
tuted.
Mrs Bessie Bean has returned home
after being with sick relatives in
Rumney for several weeks.
w R Harris and Jessie Kenyon
have been to Boston to see about
buying a chemical fire engine.
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PIERNIONT.
Come and hear the q. X. Records at
our Music Room. A full line.
w. 4. Davis.

Louis Stetson of Milton visited his
parents Mr. and Mrs II + Stetson
several days last week and over sun
day.
w NJ wing left last week for Cor
ham for a few weeks.
Daniel Metcalf was shut i'm several
days last week with the prevailing
bronchial cold.
L V Howard and family went to
Barre for the day. Sunday.
Mrs Bert Rogers of Newport is visit
ing her father and mother Mr. and Mrs
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WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

Recent news has been received of
the death of Mrs Annie Dwight Good
win Tarleton at Costa Rico, where
she went last winter to join Mr.
Tarleton, who has been in business
there for the last two years. Mrs
Tarleton's father, Mr. William Good
win of Boston, was brother to Mrs
Goodell Heaton of Post Mills, and
brother of Mrs Sarah Kimball of
this place. Before her marriage Annie
. Goodwin, as she was then, spent a
few years in Post Mills and often
visited at the Kimball home She
was a most charming young woman,
and lost none of the qualities that
endeared her to hosts of friends later
in life. All who knew her will regret
her decease.
The monthly business meeting of
the w. F. C. Association meets this
week Friday evening, May goth. All
are urged to attend, as it is most
desirable to have full attendance to
make arrangements for the Fair.
There was a large attendance at
church last Sunday.
Everyone went to the fire at the
village last week Wednesday. The
pathy of everyone in their heavy loss.
The telephone service has been cut
off for a week, but is now resumed.
Mr. b M Ball has been on the sick
list this week.
The Col. Elisha May farm, which
for one hundred and fifty years, had
been in the May family, has been
sold for the fourth time in about
twenty years to Mr. August Bergh-
doll of Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs Berghdoll have one son,
eighteen and three daughters, sixteen,
fourteen and twelve.
The W. F. Center school will have
memorial exercises at the church
Friday evening, the 9th. Cake and
ice cream will be served. The
teacher, Miss Alice Cook, invites
everyone to attend.
On Thursday afternoon, May 18th, a
mothers meeting was held with Mrs
Sargent at the parsonage. An in
vitation had been extended to mothers
of children under ten. The purpose
Of the meeting is indicated by the
program which consisted of the
reading and discussion of selected
paragraphs on the following subjects:
The Religious Training of Children,
Their Education and Physical Care
In one meeting these subjects could
only receive brief mention but suffi-
cient interest was awakened to
cause those present to organize as
follows: President, Mrs Arthur d.
Sargent; Vice president, Mrs Lewis F
Blake; Secretary, Mrs Alvah L Hatch:
Treasurer, Mrs Bertram NJ Ball; COM
mittee for drafting constitution, Mrs
Sargent; committe on refreshments.
Mrs + G Russ. 1t was voted that
the club meet on the third Wednes-
day of each month, also that Mrs
Balls invitation to meet with her at
the next meeting be accepted. It
is expected that each member con-
tribute something to the program by
reading some appropriate article or
paragraph or by presenting or dis |
cussing some subject. There will |
also be a question box which is ex-
pected TO be very helpful. At the |
close of the meeting government 1
bulletins and leaflets on the care of /
children at different stages of 4
were distributed 70 all
present to the number of fifteen
(all differently to each mother. II is
hoped that all mothers unable to be
present at this meeting will be at
the next one.
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Robert Evans and sister Mrs A c
Drury.
Edward Ames was out of school the
first of the week sick with a cold.
Irene Day went to Pike last Friday
morning to visit her friend Helen
Beamls and attend the drama Friday
evening.
Herbert Blair commenced work for
the Bradford Electric Light Co. last
Tuesday.
Ray Howard and niece Dorothy
visited in Wilder last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Earl TarboX, Mamie Tar
box and Mr. Harry Atwood took an
auto trip to Lyndonville, Sunday
Miss Olive Dodge of Newbury visited
friends in town the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs David Goodwin of
Wentworth spent the day Tuesday with
their sister Mrs H F Stetson.
Clarence Stebbins and Oliver Blair
went to Woodsville Tuesday evening to
attend I. o. o. f. meeting.
Charlie Jewell entertained his father
from East Corinth the first of the
week.
Miss Annie Blake and nephew Her.
bert from Gardner Mass. were at
church last Sunday morning. Miss
Blake lived in town and near enough
to attend church for many years. The
few friends that are left were very
glad to see her once more in her ac-
customed place.
River Road.
Miss Annie Blake of Island Pond and
her nephew Herbert Blake of Gardner.
Mass. have been visiting the past week
at Mrs Martha Clark's.
Rev. Hugh Graham was on our
street Tuesday. making pastoral calls
Mrs Alice Peters recently visited her
cousin viii Carr and wife in Oxford.
The jolly bobolinks and the lively
golden robin are again with us. but
they must find the frosty nights we
are trifle chilly.
Again we are proud to note that one
of our young people has taken the
honors of her class. this time at Brad
ford Academy. We congratulate Miss
Mary Underhill.
The Homeland Circle will meet next
Wednesday at Mrs 10. Evans.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
Social Aid. the following officers We're
chosen: Pres, Mrs Lizzie Towle; Vice
Pres. Mrs Loudelle Ames; Sec, Mrs
Luna Day; Treas, Mrs Drury. The re-
port of the years work finds all
pledges met and with a balance on
hand of about s216.
The Ladies Social Aid will serve a
Baked Bean supper Friday night. May
20. from o'clock until all are served.
There will be an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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Card OF Thanks.

We wish to thank the Masons and
all who brought flowers and to all
the dear friends who helped us in
this our time of great sorrow.
Judith A Foote,
Harry B Foote,
Claribel Foote and grandchildren.
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Rev. J Anderson. d BIanch Garlic
ton and f F. Porter of st. Johnsbury
recently took a three day fishing trip
to Derby. Holland and Morgan. They
brought home four landlocked salmon
average weight four pounds each. hav-
ing caught all the trout they could
eat while in camp.
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LYME.

Come and hear the o. X. Records at
our Music Room. A full line.
w. +. Davis.
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
s. A. ADJUTANT SAYS
MANY ARE In NEED

Discussing economic conditions in
Wilmington and its vicinity. Adju-
tant Reed, head Of the Salvation
Army Industrial Home at Second
and French streets, said;
mo one who is not engaged in re-
lief work Of this kind can appreciate
the distress that exists in this. sec
tion. Men and women are oiH OF
work and out OF money. AS the sea-
son advances. their distress viii be-
come even more acute.
1T is our purpose to start a soup
kitchen here so soon as we can per-
feet our arrangements. our pressing
need at this time Is bed-clothing for
our dormitory for free dodgers. We
have the beds. but not the bed
clothes.
Those who are charitably dis
posed can serve a highly humane
purpose by giving us sheets. blan-
kets. quilts and pillow and bolster
slips. The need is imperative, and
I hope for an immediate and a gem
erous response to our appeal"
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
Letters to Lovers
NelU Wisdom of Women
BY wINoNA WILCOX

would dare TO make il.
Therefore when ! was lately hav-
ing tea with a. young genius. a girl
OF less than 20 years who has wrH-
ten music OF classic fibre, turned
the conversation as above.
To my astonishment, this girl
proved quite as sophisticated as the
film star!
1--WE tried TO make her know a.
much about life and love as I do.
explained her mother. Certainly J
wish for her an the normal human
experiences. but 1 wish also TO save
her that vast waste called 'disillu-
sionment.'
Now just what hind Of a girl doe
sophistication make? sophistication
being a knowledge of the truth about
human emotions and conduct.
Well the supreme interest Of each
girl was in her business. Of one 10
act. Of the other to write songs.
No matter what a Freudian might
say, love was not absorbing the bes'
OF her thoughts. conscious or un-
conscious.
Each was less than 90, precocioui
in her own line. and posted about
the double moral standard to a De.
gree impossible 20 girls until th'
present decade-and each was as
sweet an embodiment Of feminin,
youth and loveliness as a man could
dream about.
But little good will It do any mar
10 dream Of either Of them-unless
he has to offer a genuiness equal
10 their own.
That is the first fruit OF the new
Wisdom Of Women.
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
JUST A MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH
AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius.
(The Sunshine Mani.

Rejoice-for the Lord will do
great things. Ye shall serve the
Lord your God. and He shall bless
thy bread and thy water.-Ex. xiii.
25.
What enter. great God, by right
Of Thee
Is more than doubly mine.
Thus doth Thy hospitable greatness
lie
outside US like a boundless sea:
We cannot lose ourselves when all
is home,
Nor drift away from Thee.-Faber.
Let us never forget that an act Of
goodness is in Itself an act OF hap
piness. II Is the flower OF a loving
inner life Of Joy and contentment;
it tells Of peaceful hours, and days
on the summit heights OF the SOUL
Maeterlinck.
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
How TO Improve the Meetings ol
Our Society.

Our society.
Matt Is: 1920: John 4: 23-24.
Good society meetings have to be
built, but don't just happen, II they
are to be built carefully. then Il Is
all but essential that we have our
specifications. The greatest inn
provement TO the average society
meeting will come from a fine iense
OF the individual responsibility OF
the members. Too often young peo-
pie think that the leader should
make the meeting a success. some
times the members feel that the
leader plus the prayer meeting COM
mittee' should make the meeting a
success. but real success comes when
you add the leader. the prayer meet
ing committee and the individual
members Space will permit only
the following specifications. You
may add others and then carry them
out.
First-Have each topic announced
at the prayer meeting. one week In
advance by the one who Is planning
to lead.
Second-Worl consistently to per-
suade the individual members to
study the topic thoughtfully during
the week preceding the service and
take part as a result OF this careful
study
Third-Secure variety in the pro-
gram so that interest Is awakened.
being careful that the elements OF
variety contribute to the main pur-
pose OF the meetings rather than de-
tract from the main purpose.
Fourth-Have leader and prayer
Injecting committee members give
personal attention TO securing par
tcipation on the. part OF the newer,
less experienced members.
Fifth-Deepen the spirituality OF
the service by maintaining n whole
o some balance between the discussion
OF the topic and prayer. seeking "a
train an members to participate IN
o prayer In society meetings even II
all may not take part In any ono
. meeting.
Sixth-Inject the element OF sur
prise once in a while by making con-
spicuous changes In the room. Thcss
may Nf fAAfNA'N NN rHfNANA MNNNAA'
, uons. Encouragement OF chairs. etc
seventh-Make punctuality botl
in opening and closing service q
standard.
] Seven is a good number to stop on
y You may add another seven bu
[ more important than adding an.
& other seven Is making real In YOU
y meeting. the full meaning OF tn,
seven mentioned.
Above written by the Rev. william
Ralph Han, director OF Young Peo
ple's Work under the Presbyterian
Board OF Education.
{. T.. News.
Those Endeavorers who did no
attend the fall rally at Delawar
Avenue Baptist Church last Thurs
n day night missed some good thing
in Christian Endeavor. Carroll NJ
Evening journal., 1921-10-08

a charming and very youthful
movie star was listening while hen
mother spoke plainly Of the misfor-
tunes Of another film beauty, who
had loved a married man more well
than wisely.
The mother spoke cynically Of the
polygamous nature Of some men and
averred that the notion that II mus
be recognized and tolerated was be-
coming too popular.
The daughter is an exquisite crea-
ture Of the utmost refinement
was amazed by the mothers dar-
ing. I cried out:
But you are robbing this child
OF her dreamsi Hasn't she a right
to her illusions about love ?"
The little girl smiled; the mother
replied:
MY daughter expects less from
life than we older women did. She
doesn't believe that man. when he
says he loves her. expects or intends
to love her forever; or that he is
not probably making love to some
other girl at the same time. This
new wisdom Of women. you see. {.
her safeguard. She never will hav,
TO be pitied for making an irrevoc-
able mistake"
But by telling her the truth
about certain phases OF life. are you
not destroying all romance for her
Isn't her belief in ideal love essential
to her art?"
"She will get less out Of love for
herself-and she will put more into
her art She will act her dreamsi"
A curious experiment. thought J.
and I wondered how many mothers
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
RErHEL A. VI. u.

Services az Bethel A. NJ. +. Church
Sunday. the Rev c. W. Stewart. pas
tor. will be; 1890 o'clock, sermon
by pastor; class meetings imme-
diately following this service; 2.30
o'clock. Sunday School; $50 o'clock.
services. under the direction OF tho
Trustees Auxiliary. o'clock, SER
mon by pastor. Glass meetings
Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Thursday night. entertainment and
oyster supper.
Evening journal., 1921-10-08
CITY AND STATE UNIONS

Wright, Maryland field secretary.
gave an address worth going a long
way 10 hear.
Announcement was made OF plans
for the State c. +. Convention to be
held at Milford. Del. on November
10. Speakers Of national note are
on the program. and among them Is
+. p. Gates. national secretary Of
Christian Endeavor All OF those
who can attend the convention are
urged to send their registrations at
once to Miss Dorothy II. Krauss.
Henry Clay. Del Also they should
get In touch with William Peoples.
telephone 4914-W. as to transpor-
tation.