The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-07-23
West Fairlee.

Our schools closed July 9th. The
grammar department was taught by
Florence Pringle, the primary by Ada
Cox. Miss Pringle has taught here
three terms and her work in school is
of a high order, and her discipline
thoroughly good. She has been engag-
ed for the fall term and we hope she
will also be for the coming winter
term.
C. W. Bliss has been confined to the
house for few days.
Gertie Quimby of Chelsea, Mass,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. r.. George.
Philena George is visiting her niece,
Mrs. Chas. George of Chelsea.
Record of upper school: Louisa
Bates, Nellie Burr, Nellie Chapman,
Eta Haven, Lottie Eustice, Bessie
Whitney, Lena Smith, May Russ and
Lila Morrison were present every day.
Madge Smith, Nellie Burr, Lottie Eus-
tice, May Russ, Alice Farnham, Minnie
Cook and Abbie Hutchins missed no
words in spelling throughout the term.
Jennie Eustice, Louisa Bates, Stedman
Bixby, Fred Bates, Eta Haven and
Bessie Whitney missed one word each.
Lena George, Henry Farnham, Emma
Allen, Fred Allen and Lila Morrison
missed only two words each. Lena
Smith, Lizzie Coad and Nellie Chap
man missed three words each.
William Eustice died at his residence
last Monday the 18th, and was buried
"wednesday by jackson Lodge No. 90,
f. and A. NJ, of which the deceased
was Past Master. The majority of
the Lodge was in attendance including
representatives from Charity Lodge,
Strafford; Minerva Lodge, Corinth;
Mt. Cube Lodge, Oxford and Temple
Lodge of Bradford. The remains were
escorted from his house to the church
where the Rev. A. L. Gillis, assisted
by Elder Cross of Vershire and VIM.
Paul of West Fairlee performed the
funeral services. After the service
the Lodges escorted the remains to the
burial ground, the last sad rites, con-
signing the body to the grave were
performed by the worshipful master,
w. B. West and Chaplain w. Paul, T.
III. Chubb marshal. The funeral was
attended also by large concourse Of
his very numerous friends of West
Fairlee, Post Mills and the, surround
ing country, William Eustice was a
native of Cornwall, England. After
his arrival in the United States, he
worked for some time in the Bristol
copper mines in Conn. From there he
came to the mines at Ely in 1861 and
was employed as blacksmith on mine
hill with Joseph Polsue. In 1862 he
married sister of Mr.. Polsue, by
whom he had two children, the eldest
of which is daughter, IS married and
living at Yonkus, N. Y. His wife
died in her second child birth. He
subsequently married Fannie Fox of
West Fairlee who is now widow with
five children. When the Ely mines
closed operations Mr.. Eustice and his
brother established themselves as
blacksmiths in Wells River where they
worked for some time, but not sue
ceeding to their expectations in Wells
River, they sold out and Mr.. Eustice
returned to West Fairlee, where he
bought himself a shop and worked as
blacksmith until he was Frustrated
by the illness which resulted fatally.
Mr.. Eustice held the offices of first
selectman, auditor and was several
times one of the selectman for the
town of Vershire. He also held the
office of school committee. He was a
man much respected among his fellow
men. good husband and father, a
first-class workman and was we'll
known to be an honest man in every
respect. Such men are always loss
to the community in which they have
lived, as we'll as to their families.
Mrs. Eusticc and her small family de-
serve, and have the sympathy of all
who know them. Their loss is a great
l..