The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-10
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND.
1853 S. w. LIST St., Miami, Fla
Mar. 3, 1923.
Dear Opinionites:

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Mar. 8, 1928
Dear Opinionites:
Just about the same succession OF
well-flled days as usual since our
letter last week. A week ago to-
night, four or five hundred New Eng
landers enjoyed the Gene Lewis-Olga
Worth production of "The Broken
/ Wing" Incidentally, MIR c Davis
received handsome loving cup for
having sold the most tickets, and MIR
and Mrs Lewis were made honorary
members of the Society, although the
nearest they could come to qualify
ing was having visited Boston. once
upon a time On this occasion we
had Miss Jessie Butler as a guest.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Willard Butler of Bellows Falls, VT,
and is sr ending month here with
friends. She is already a Miami
Booster.
While we are on the subject of
the New England Society, we might
add that several hundred went up to
Buena Vista to enjoy the film THE
Little Minister" at the Biltmore
theatre and then in the evening was
held an old fashioned Barn Dance at
the Wisteria Cottage which is really
community club house. Next Tues
day, we are to have "a picnic at Cape
Florida, having chartered two steam
ers with a carrying capacity of 300.
Some of our folk have forgotten
that it is still cold weather up north
and so have taken their lives in
their hands and gone north. Carl A
Hall left for Concord, N. H, last
night, and our neighbors, Mrs Hal
Knight and little daughter, left for
Akron, Ohio and there are several
more who are making reservations for
the last of March. Miss Agnes Gray
leaves tonight for Boston, but it is
only because business calls her that
she is leaving.
We will have to admit, since some
of the brethren doubt, if we tell both
sides of the story, that we have had
a murder, yes two murders, during
the last few weeks, one possibly a
bootleg murder, the other a jealous
husband, but then these things hap
pen in other places. We also had a
big thunder storm week ago Tues
day night, and lightning burning out
our largest generator. The extra
load thrown onto the other two
generators proved too much the next
day and the second generator went
out of commission, leaving US with
twenty-five per cent efficient electric
supply. This meant that practically
only business and public places were
lighted. Yet with streets dark, we
had no increase on the police blotter,
and the people were reasonable and
did not grumble at the Inconvenience
of a week of darkness. Lynn, Mass.
was the source of our repair supplies.
However, it was a smart housekeeper
who had enough light to go around
because of the big demand for
candles, lamps and lanterns. We
came out of the scrape with a nine
ty-cent lamp (bracket Variety and
four whole candles.
We are entertaining cabinet mem
bers this winter as Hon. John w
Weeks, Sec'y. of War, is spending a
few weeks of complete rest down
here. Judging from the papers, how
ever, he is going some so we pre- ur'c
the rest referred to is from official
duties.
Mr. and Mrs Hooker's handsome new
home at the Beach is we'll underway
and the outside of it will be we'll
completed before they leave for the
north the last of the month. They
do things down this way while we
would be thinking them over up
north and when their new home is
completed, they will have rs attrac-
tive home as there is at the Beach.
Beach building is going on very well
and more is promised, for three
hundred room fire-proof hotel is to
be built this coming summer near the
Flamingo. 1t will have all the fix
ings usually put into modern hotel
and besides will have a roof garden
of two acres, which will contain
trees, luxuriant shrubbery of every
tropical variety, promenades, etc.
The Flamingo has not been able to
take care of those who wished to
come this year, so another summer
an annex at the south side will be
built.
Alexander Graham Bell is with his
daughter Mrs Fairchild and King c