The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-30
NeWbury.


The Hanoverian Family gave one of
their popular entertainments in Semi
nary Hall to a crowded house. Their
entertainment is tirst-class in every
respect. Whoever pays 25 cents to
hear them makes good investment.
A party will leave here on Saturday
for weeks camping expedition at
Bakers river near the MOOsilaNke
house.,
j. E. Wesener Of Montebello has put
out posters stating that baths will be
given on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
The fountain on the common is q
source of admiration to all and an
achievement of which the village may
well be proud. The next move should
be to place large public watering
trough on the square near the flag poles
in our village.
The many friends of Ira and Mrs.
Brainard will be glad to see them at
their home again.
The Pulaski boarding house, kept
by S. l.. Eastman, is beginning to fill
with boarders.
Ezra Clark made short visit here
on Monday on his, way to the Beach
for vacation.
Wanted at Bailey 4 Co.'s 1000 doz-
en- of fresh eggs in exchange for gro
ceries, flour and feed. Tin pans, pals,
tea kettles, coffee and tea pots. Cedar
posts, also the Grant Powers Coos
history.
r. w. Chamberlin has in his pos
session one of the original copies of
the Farmers Weekly Museum, paper
formerly published at Walpole, N. H.,
by David Carlisle and which had all
extensive circulation both in New
Hampshire and Vermont. Through
the courtesy of Mr.. Cit was recently
%5 Dsassss gsfusH ~ ysts sasa
the date, Monday, Dec. II, 1897, only
eight years after the adoption Of our
federal constitution. The pages, four
in number, are about l2x2O, the print
ing is clear and free from typograph,,
ical errors and as is customary in old
manuscripts the + like character takes
the place of the letter except at the
end of word and such words as mu-
sic, public, almanac, ETC., appear with
final k. The first page is devoted to
notices and advertisements among
which is that of Mpore's school, lOcat-
ed at Hanover, N. H., from which
Dartmouth College had its origin in
1859. The second page contains re-
ports of the proceedings of congress
which then assembled at Philadelphia,
but the latest news from the capital is
over two weeks previous to the date of
issue showing how slow the transmits
sion Of intelligence was before the
days of the telegraph. Then follows a
speech of president Adams delivered
by himself before the assembled houses
Of Congress. In this speech or rather
message as we would now call it, the
president congratulates them on inter-
nal tranquility, prosperous agriculture,
productive fisheries and above all for a
spirit of civil and religious liberty
Among the causes for anxiety he
enumerates the insecurity of the per-
sons and properly of our citizens at
sea, the defenseless condition of our
commerce and the presence upon our
western frontier of foreign agents at
tempting to ALLEVIATE the Indians and
to execute them to hOstilities against
the U. s. In closing the president
strongly urges that the support and
defense of the government be provid-
ed for by immediate taxation rather
than by loans. The third page closes
with condensed news summary.
With an attempt at witticism the last
page is headed dessert" perhaps be-
cause here the reader ia treated to
choice Its of wisdom in the form of
story criticism and "native poetry" So
called. Taken all in all the Museum
seems to have been superior to the
average country newspaper of the
present day, both as literary produc-
curiosity and keepsake it is of great
interest and high historical value.