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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-28
WEST FAIRLEE CENTER.

Plans and preparations for the first
Fair of the season, to be held here
Aug. 9th, are going ON rapidly. The
big bills are being printed at the
Opinion this week, and will go out by
mail next Monday morning.
On Saturday evening, July 20,
there will be Fair Workers meet
ing at the vestry The publicity
committee needs helpers that even
ing, also all committees are asked to
come to plans for the booths and
grounds.
Miss Alice Cook returned home
July 10 from Bay Path Institute,
where she was graduated with high
honors. She has been offered many
positions as teacher of business sub
jects, but has not yet decided which
she will accept.
Miss Evelyn Mari, who has been
attending the New Egland Con-
servatory of Music at Boston, came
home July IL.
Dan Jensen is receiving treatment
at the Mari Hitchcock Hospital at
Hanover.
Master Clifton Miskerley is stay
ing with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs Niles Southworth.
Mrs VIM. w Russ, son Kenneth, and
nephew, Master A Jackson Russ Jr,
the numerous visitors who are here
to stay "till after the Fair" They
are guests of Mr. and Mrs Dan c
Russ. Also Mr. James Wise and Den
nison B Smith arrived last Saturday.
Mrs Howard Gilman of Laconia, N.
H. has been visiting Mrs Ada G God
frey.
Mr. Kenneth Stafford of Lyndon,
VT. is working for Mrs Ada Godfrey.
Rev. Fred Holbrook has been call
ing on old friends in this place re-
Gently.
Miss Eschol Sargent is working for
Mrs A H Sargent.
The Mothers Club will meet at
the church Friday, Aug. A, for to pre-
pare the exhibits which the club
will make at the fair.
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have returned from tramping trip
to- Niagara Falls.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Rittenhouse,
Mrs w A Turner and Miss Lucille
Turner of Chicago are visiting at
Mr. Fred French's.
The former pastor, Rev. Charles r
Atkins of Milford, Conn. will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday morning.
Mr. Gerald Gardner of Worcester
Mass. is at his fathers home ON
vacation enforced by the shipmen
strike.
AS Stanley Elliott, chauffeur for
Munn's garage, was returning from
the Oxford Post Office, after his Last
trip with the mail Monday evening,
he collided with Elwyn LaMott, who
was driving with his two young
children. Besides considerable dam
age to the two autos the children
were thrown and considerably cut
out the head, necessitating several
stitches to close the wounds.
The Wynona Camp girls gave a
very delightful entertainment ON
Monday evening for the benefit of
the Oxford Social Library. While a
small sum will be realized for the
Library the size of the audience did
not do justice to the cause or the en-
tertainment.
Mr. and Mrs R B Dunbar with child
motored up from Paxton, Mass, bring
ing back with thel her mother, Mrs
McNeile, and Miss Leona McNeile.
Last Thursday morning the fire
alarm sounded for fire in the farm
barn of w H Marshall on the Oxford
vile road. The fire departments Of
Fairlee and Oxford quickly respond
ed but the flames had been extin%
guished before any damage had been
done. The fire was caused by chill
dren playing with matches near pile
of hay on the barn floor.
Mr. Edgar Brown of Los Angeles.
Cal. is visiting his brother, Mr. Her.
bert l. Brown.
Rev. VIM. McNeill received word
on Wednesday of the death of
brother at Cambridge, N. Y. and
started at once for the brothers
home. He expects to be gone few
days.
The Willing Workers are making
great preparations for their annual
fair next Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Charles M Distin has purchased
an automobile.
Mr. Carl M Davis is fitting up the
barn on the place recently purchased
for plumbing shop.
Rev. Henry S Ives of Newbury was
a welcome preacher last Sunday
morning, serving as an exchange with
Mr. McNeill.
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ORFORDVILLE.,

Mrs A L Celley of Maiden, Mass. Is
visiting Mrs E Washburn and other
friends.
Miss Edythe Clough spent the last
of the week in Barre with her
brother, l. P Clough and family
They brought her home Sunday, at
tending church here.
MIR and Mrs Walter Putney are ON
an auto trip to Canada, with her
nephew and wife, MIR and Mrs Chas.
Smith of Barre.
Rev. Ives of Newbury exchanged
with Mr. McNeill, Sunday.
Rev. C F Atkins will preach next
Sunday at the usual hour.
MIR William Marshall is visiting
friends in Connecticut.
Mrs Whitman and two children OF
Concord. N. H. are boarding with
Mrs w r Harris.
Mr. Hittinger of Belmont, Mass Is
with Mr. and Mrs Harry Wilcox at
Bakers Pond.
Miss Flora Spaulding, who was CALI
ed to her home in Springfield, VT
by the death of her father, is back to
work at Silver Maple Farm.
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POST MILLS.
Come to Newbury Labor Day.

Mr. Nathan Corliss has a new Ford,
purchased of Doe Bros.
Mr. G w Cook has returned from
his visit to Boston and found his
son much improved
MIR Will Chubb visited his sister,
Mrs C A Adams, and brother, Frank
Chubb recently. He has been in the
electrical and radio business for
many years but decided to make a
change. He is going to Central Am
erica in connection with The United
States Fruit Co.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Putnam have
a daughter, Doris Eileen, born July
10Th.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Gilman of
Montague City are at their home.
Mr. and Mrs Will Chamberlin and
granddaughter did not go to New
York as stated last week.
Camp Meet was held Wednesday at
Fairlee Lake and about 1900 camp
girls were present. The church re-
pair committee sold ice cream, gum,
candies and other appetizing eats
too numerous to mention
Mr. and Mrs w E Tucker of Thet-
ford Center visited Mr. and Mrs R II
Hatch, Sunday.
Guy Colby and family of Chelsea
are at Colby Inn.
A special religious service was
held at Camp Billings on Sunday
evening. Rev. Mr. Chase of Wilder
was the speaker, and the musicians
from West Lebanon, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Slaytor, did honor to the
occasion 1t certainly was a rare
treat to listen to Mr. Slaytor as he is
an exceptionally fine soloist, having
sung before the Heads of Europe,
and it was just a kinly act on his
part that they were able to get him
for this occasion.
Ruth Hatch is visiting friends in
Mortified on her return home.
Dorothy Allen, who is training at
the Massachusetts, General Hospital,
is at home for three weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs E w Raymond received news
of the arrival of granddaughter In
the home of Mr. and Mrs l. E Ray
mond of Charlestown, S. c. on July
goth. Congratulations.
The Thetford base ball team have
got their stride now and are playing
excellent ball, which the game OF
last Saturday proves. We hope TO
have as good a game this Saturday,
when the Chelsea team comes to
Post Mills. The management want
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the people to turn out the best they
can to support our team Score Of
game July %:
Thetford 0 l 600 OO1 1t
E. Cor'th 0 0 O Dol %
Batteries, Thetford: Holley and Reed;
East Corinth: P Emery and j Emery.
A family reunion was held at the
Diamond Cottage at Fairlee Lake,
July 23rd. Four Avery sisters, Mrs
Mary Wilson of Vershire, Mrs Emma
NATION of Wilder, Mrs Fanny Hood
of Corinth and Mrs Winnie Smith of
Chandler, N. H., were all together
for the first time i'm many years, the
eldest, Mrs Wilson, being in her 92nd
year. Other relatives at the reunion
were Mrs Florence Parmenter, and
son Franklin, Mr. George Smith,
Miss Agnes Brown of Chandler, N. H.;
Mr. Warren Tullar of Vershire; Mr.
and Mrs R S Remission and son Ken
meth of Richmond, Va; Mr. and Mrs
George H Carleton and daughter,
Pauline, Miss Hazel Carleton of
Springfield; Mrs VIM. Pickens, son
and two daughters of Wilder. They
were entertained by Mr. and Mrs
Fred S Remission of Richmond, Va,
and Mr. and Mrs c Carleton of
Springfield, both being nieces of the
four sisters.
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Andrews Bros. & Cheney
FAIRLEE, VERMONT.

possession, Wednesday.
Henry Martin was at his home in
South Newbury over Sunday.
Mrs Everett Downing, Portia and
Evangeline were in White River
Junction, Tuesday.
Mr. William Ash has been on the
sick list.
Mr. Leslie Magoon has built a
garage. =;
Several from here attended the
Chautau qua at Lyme.
Mrs Frederick Howard, Mrs Ray
Rexford, Mrs Henry Pushee, Mrs
Lester Blake, Mrs John Kinsman and
Mrs B A Babcock attended the Home
Demonstration meeting at Mrs Jennie
Pressey's at East Thetford last week
Wednesday.
, The Church, North Thetford, Thurs.
day, Aug. 3rd, Dangerous Wives"
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WEST FAIRLEE.

Mrs Rebecca Lyon was quite sick
last week.
Mr. and Mrs Lubbe and son have
returned to their home in Peoria,
Ill.
MIR and Mrs C A Melensy are en-
pertaining relatives at present.
Miss Evelyn Davis is spending the
week with friends in Barre.
The Ladies' Aid served a bean
supper to 1O2 members of Camp Pas
sumpsic on Monday night. After
supper the boys spent short time
in singing and cheering, also making
speeches, after which they all re-
turned to camp.
c. C Coburn spent the weekend
visiting relatives in Worcester, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lory attended
the funeral of there uncle, ] r Nor
rison, in Barre, Saturday.
Deferred.
A terrific hailstorm visited this
place on Monday p. m, which md a
good deal of damage to gardens and
other crops.
Mrs G w Avery and children are
spending few days with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Fred Lory.
Mrs Sarah Hartland and sister,
Miss Bertha Skinner Of Hanover,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs F
Lory, Sunday. 4,
Mr. and Mrs George Avery and
daughter, Grace, spent Sunday in
West Corinth.
Mr. Herbert Kingsbury and bride of
Boston are spending their honeymoon
at his old home, on Mill st. Con-
gratulations.
Mr. and Mrs Sproule are entertain
ing some friends from Quincy, Mass.
II C johnson is working in Mr.
Darling's meat market at Fairlee.
Mrs Eta Benjamin of Norwich is
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs S D Paul and Mrs Ralph Reed
were in White River Junction, Satur-
day. -,
Mrs Eva Mead spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Sillowsy.
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: THETFORD CENTER.

Mrs Rebecca Butler returned to
Boston last week.
| Miss Ruth Cook recently visited
her aunt, Mrs Sarah Sanborn.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Hunt and son
of Worcester, Mass. were recent call
ers at G G Cooks and o P Sanborn's.
Mrs Chas. Banker is entertaining
her sister, Miss Lois Wiley of Spring
field, Mass.
Mrs G G Cook and sons, Kenneth
and Kermit, and Miss Ruth Cook are
spending several days at Charles Will
mot's, Thetford Hill.
The r. l. E. club have purchased a
fine piano from the Marshall Music
Rooms at White River Junction.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Brown, Or
rim, Ethel and William Kibbey are
enjoying few days camping at Lake
Fairlee.
Mrs w A Willoughby returned
home from Post Mills last week,
leaving her sister, Mrs Higgins, much
improved and her many friends hope
now for her speedy recovery.
Teddy and Eurussia Clifford, who
have been cared for at the home of
C C Cook the past year, have gone to
the Children's Home at Franklin.
The stereopticon lecture at the
church Tuesday evening was very in
teresting and the pictures were much
enjoyed by all present. The hymns,
illustrated with beautiful views,
were surely very pleasing to the eye,
and the music was as pleasing to the
ear. The Extension Service car at
tracted much attention and it con-
tanned large amount of good litera-
ture, which was on sale.
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Wallace Reid i'm "The Worlds
Champion One Of his latest and
best, Fairlee, Tuesday Eve, Aug. i.
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OXFORD.
Come to Newbury Labor Day.

Mr. Jesse R Kenyon and wife ex-
pect to leave town ON Friday for
Gloucester, Mass, where Mr. Kenyon
will enter the. works of the Rogers
Glue Co., owned by his father-in-law.
We trust he will be well glued to his
new job, but he and Mrs Kenyon will
be much missed in many ways in
town. He has resigned his Office as
selectman.
Mrs B F Allen has been visiting in
Barnet, VT. for some time.
Mr. Ralph Gaskell and college chum
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Tornado of Music at the Lake
Morey Casino Saturday, July Goth.
Klark and his popular orchestra OF
WOodsyille, N. III. VS.. the old reliable
Hub City Orchestra.
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FAIRLEE.
Come to Newbury Labor Day.

SOthC w INCHbuiJ ANHNA D"eJ'
Wallace Reid i'm "The Worlds
Champion One Of his latest and
best, Fairlee, Tuesday Eve, Aug. /.
Tornado of Music at the Lake
Morey Casino Saturday, July Goth.
Klark and his popular orchestra OF
WOOdsyille, N. III. VS.. the old reliable
Hub City Orchestra.
Earl Andrews went on fishing
trip the first of the week and brought
home a fine lot of speckled beauties.
The Radcliffe Chautauqua will be
in Fairlee Friday, Saturday anG
Monday and promise US fine enter
tainlent. They will be located in
MIR Winship's field directly back OF
the town hall.
Mr. Frank Thurber still remains
very low at this writing and DIR.
Bartlett was called in consultation
with DIR. Stetson on Tuesday.
Mrs Nettie Pearl, Mrs Lillian De-
Goosh, Mr. and Mrs l. Speare and
A H Speare attended the funeral OF
FB Speare in Vershire last Friday.
Mrs A H Speare is entertaining
her sister of Peabody, Mass.
Mrs Earl Woods and son Vernon,
and Marion Donahue were visitors In
Bradford, Monday.
, Mrs Story Melvin, who has been
quite ill with sciatica rheumatism,
is improving.
Mrs Agnes Cross is assisting Mrs
VIM. Rutledge for the remainder OF
the summer.
William Porter returned home Sat
urday from North Haverhill, where
he has been building an ice cream
parlor for Mrs Gray.
Abbie Porter is working for Mrs
Wilson i'm Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Still and family
and Mrs F M Anderson visited at
Otha Williams in Chelsea, Sunday.
Albert Montgomery was called
home Saturday by the illness OF his
mother.
Marion Donahue returned to Ply
mouth Tuesday, after spending the
weekend with her parents.
A M Corruth and Miss Mary Cor
ruth of Haverhill, Mass. are visiting
Mrs Charles Thurber and other rela-
tives in town.
Story Melvin lis able be be in the
market again and Mr. johnson has re-
turned to Vershire.
Much sympathy is felt for the two
LaMott boys who were badly cut In
an automobile accident at Orford
Monday evening.
Bertha Hackett and son Luther art
guests of Mr. and Mrs Edgar Chase
few days.
Ralph Barrows and Lit. John T
Wood of Buffalo, N. Y, who have
been here with their aeroplane for
about 10 days, left Wednesday for
Post Mills. Among the citizens to go
on a 1ying expedition with Mr. Wood
are Franklyn Trussell, Ray Hoyt,
Walter Switzer, Carl Davis, Ralph
Mum, Stanley Elliot, John Davis;
Robert Mum, Erie Dean, Bernard
Smith, Ruth Mum, George Currier,
Morton Dean, Sherman Rogers, Les
lie Moore, Gladys Howe and Robert
Rogers.
As Cecil Craig is we'll known in
this and adjoining towns this cut,
taken from the Boston American,
may be of interest to his friends:
"In general orders issued by Police
Commissioner Wilson, Patrolman
Cecil v Craig of the City Hall Ave.
Station was commended for his vigil
lance and quickness of action in cap
turing three sailors, who had beaten
and robbed a man of more thaa $2Oo
in a doorway"
Rebecca Mum, who has been sick
with scarlet fever, is convalescing.
Mrs A M Cross and daughter Mil
dred visited Howard Whitcher and
wife at Wilder, Friday.
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FAMILY BIBLE

FAMILY BIBLE
that needs rebinding and repairing
should be sent to us. We VIII re-
turn Ii with n new outside coat
that will save the book for years
and thus preserve valuable family
history. Fair prices prevail
CAPITAL CITY PRESS
Bindery Department.
MONTPELIER. VERMONT.
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Mrs. Bowen Tells How Rats Almost
Burned Her House Down.

"For two months never went in our
cellar. fearing a rat. One night in bed
I smelled fire. Sure enough the rat had
been milling at the matches. If hadn't
acted promptly my house would have
been burned. Later we found the dead
rat. RAT-SNAP killed it. It's great
stuff" Three sizes 35c. CSC. s1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by Sisco's Pharmacy
and the Variety Store.
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Gard of Thanks.

l desire to- thank the people and
the fire departments of Fairlee and
Oxford for their quick response to-
assist in extinguishing the fire on my
premises.
w Hayes Marshall. -.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-24
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HOME.
Home is the place where a man can
rest,
Home is the spot where LIES joys
are best.
Battle for glory and strive for gain.
Stand to the ache and the hurt and
pain,
Rise or fail, but a. last your feet
VIII once more come 70 the little
street
And the wide swung door and the
sheltering roof
Which are hatred and malice and
envy-proof
There, IL only your heart Is kind.
Faith that shall last 20 the end
you'll find
There is bravery. day by day.
standing with you as you fight your
way:
There are the smiles that shall cheer
YOU on.
Smiles that viii live when the
worlds are gone,
There. though all in the world
revile.
Abide the truest and the praise
worth while.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-24

= (Which loves more deeply, man
or woman?
A-woman. Of course; due 70 her
natural instinct.
Q-Is love at first sight dependa-
Bile?
A-No. Not even at second sight"
unless it receives the proper care:
service. devotion. patience, tender
ness and intelligence.
Q-Should sociology be taught in
public school?
Ayes But the right of those
parents who are opposed to IL should
be respected; it is the school that
is public. not the child.
Q-Should men wear wedding
rings?
rings. They are relics OF chattel
slavery.
Q-Should parents control their
children's marriages?
A-No. Advice. yes. but il must be
given with kindness and intelligence
TO be effective. and never with par
entail autocracy.
C,-Should deathbed marriage
promises be binding?
A-No intelligent parent would ex-
act such a promise
Q-Should obey be stricken from
the marriage vow?
Ayes by all means.
Q-Should women pursue business
or profession after marriage?
A-No; unless economic circum-
stances demand it. One Of the prin-
airy causes of matrimonial blow
outs" is the working of women aft
er marriage; one man in the family
is enough"
Q-Should women retain their own
names after marriage?
A-No. unless an actress, artist or
author The most important business
for a woman after marriage is to
build a happy home.
Q-Is divorce by mutual con-
sent practicable?
Ayes. Husband and wife know
more about it than the judge Mar
riage should be made harder and
divorce easier. Divorce laws should
be uniform.
Q-At what age should young
people marry?
Amen today do not understand
the responsibilities and significance
of marriage before so; women before
25: some never.
Bridgeport's love philosopher says
parents should learn the Scientific
principles governing the relation
ship and welfare Of married people"
and then save the younger. genera
ton from unhappiness by teaching
them what they have themselves
learned from experience, observation
and reflection.
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community. the $4,000 needed for its expense IS
trfhingly small
Five years ago. however. this amount would have
been obtained only BY the hardest and most per-
sistent OF appeals through argument and persuasion
through vists to and women OF
means
Today, the announcement OF its necessities is a
sufficient appeal to public purse and interest to OBJ
tain immediate response and the work OF the
business men who engaged In is collection was
largely a Perfunctory matter OF finding the right
people In their Offices
This institution made a place
in the community life Of this city. It's training OF
boys gymnasiums. night schools its attention
to crippled children have won for it place in the
objections and in the thought city
than enviable.
The money that It needed not given grudg-
ingly but with hope that it's fine work may be
u7ued and its influence be even deeper and broader
upon the character OF the youth OF this city.
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YOUR POWERS.

Lulu NJ CargiH clerk in the New York postofice.
takes from Nina z Holmes Of Detroit the title Of
champion letter sorter Of the world"
Miss Holmes attracted attention by sorting 2O,61O
letters in eight hours or nearly 48 minute.
Miss Cargiu sorts sO.215 letters in eight hours,
which Is better than one second. And she sorted
he 2s.5Oo letters without pausing. Then che
Stopped for cup Of tea.
Sorting letter means picking it up. reading the
address, recalling the POSTAL route to reach the ad
dress. then tossing the letter into the proper bag.
Miss Cargill is 26 years old. She has been postal
clerk only three years.
Miss CargT. you reflect must have wonderful
ordination of body and mind. A brain that works
with lightning swiftness has automatically perfect
teamwork with body that perfectly obeys her
rapid brain
The body is a collection of machines. each trying
to work comparatively for the good Of all.
more perfect system Of government than man has
been able devise.
Miss Cargill. judging from her work. has what
scientists would cali IAN extraordinary welI-bal-
cnced system of endocrine glands"
In the so-caned efficient" person, the body glands
speel up when needed and slow down when the
energy the body required by the other glands.
In a boy who is growing too rapidly a result
of abnormal activity by the pituitary gland in the
BRAIN the other glands slow down and surrender
part of their share of the bodys With most
of his energy devoted growing the lad is art to
he otherwise languid
or. for example you suddenly in danger,
which requires quick Of reserve energy. The
word is telegraphed through the blood The mes
sage is sent out by the adrenal glands. which stand
guard as mobzer of reserve energy. Other
glands slow down II saying. IF the adrenal fail
in this emergency all perish"
The heart responds to the adrenals and rushes
blood to the arms other parts of body that
have 20 meet the danger. This rush Of blood is why
tine face goes white in a time of peril
The crisis met and conquered, the blood rushes
back to normal distribution through the body. The
other glands come to life" The sudden change
makes the person. calm in danger, half-colapse
after it's all over"