The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1889-03-08
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1888. 20 females, II males. 4 person.
died in January, 3 in Februry, IL
March, 8 in April, 4 in May, 4 in June
person in July, l in August, 8 il
September, 8 in October, l In Novem
Der, in December; persons wer,
over ninety, 4 over eighty, 10 ovel
seventy, 6 were less than one year Of
age. About one person in every sixty
in town died in 1888. 10 of the per
sons who died were born in Newbury
20 of the persons who died were borr
in Vermont. In 1887 there were 81
deaths. There were in 1888, 20 births
8 females, 10 males. 2 were born in
January, in March, 3 in April, 4 in
May, 8 in June, ! in August, l in
September, 3 in October, 3 in Novem.
Der, in December. There were &c
births in 1887.
The following interesting document
relative to the brick school house in
our village, was handed to us by Thorn.
as Keyes: "In June 1889, contract
was made by John Atwood, Jr., John
Buxton and Freeman Reyes commit.
tee for building school house in dis.
trict No. 4, with John H. Brainard and
Jonathan Brown of Bath, N. H., to
build school house 24x34 feet. The
walls to be of brick and lime mortar,
and to be erected on the plat of land
adjoining P. w. Ladd's house lot on
the north, the sum specified was $3.50.
The building and lot cost when finish
ed $476.78.
James B. Hale,s stock of clothing is
the largest and best assorted in this
section. His clothing rooms are up
stairs and those wishing for anything
in his line will do we'll to examine his
large stock Of goods and get prices be-
fore buying elsewhere.
The winter term at the Seminary
closes March Goth. The spring term
begins on Wednesday, March 9th.
Section 2319 of the Laws of Vermont
reads as follows: "No marriage solem-
nized before person processing to be
a Justice, or minister of the gospel
shall be void. Nor shall the validity
thereof be affected, on account OF the
want of Jurisdiction or authority in
such supposed justice or minister, pro-
vided that the marriage is in other re-
spects lawful, and is cOnsumated with
a belief on the part of the persons so
married, or either of them, that they
were lawfully joined in marriage"
Miss Nellie Silsby has been in Hart
ford and Northampton visiting friends.
The real estate records in the town
clerks office show Is transfers of real
estate and % mortgages of real estate
since April LIST, 1888.
Your correspondent has in his pos
session copy Of the sermon preached
by Rev. George Campbell at the dedi-
cation of the Congregational church in
Newbury, Nov. Is, 1910. The num-
Der of people now living in town who
heard that sermon is very small. The
text was from St. Johns Gospel, 9th
chapter, last part of the SD verse,
.sThe truth shall make you Free"
Mrs. Amanda Stebbins Martin died
on Saturday morning. The funeral
was on Monday at II O'Clock, Rev. S.
T.. Bates officiating.
Uncle George Bailey takes the cake
on pickerel catching, having made sew
eral trips to Harriman's pond, bring
ing home a string every time. He re-
ports some of the best ones as weigh
ing less than six pounds.
Mrs. Charles W. Greenleaf and her
family wish to extend to their friends
and neighbors their heartfelt thanks
for their kindness, sympathy and as
sistance in their recent bereavement.
Town meeting was very pleasant
affair and full attendance was had at
the opening exercises. The meeting
was called to order by selectman Kim
ball, Andrew Renfrew chosen mode
rator pro tenn, and then after the
reading of the various reports the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Mode
rator, Andrew Renfrew; town clerk,
Horace w. Bailey; selectmen, D. p.
Kimball, Robert Nelson, w. w. Brock,
Jr. treasurer, James B. Hale; over
seer, John S. George; first constable
and collector of taxes, John r. Weed
listers, HI. D. Haseltine, L. W. McAll-
lister, Dudley Carleton; auditors, Sher-
burn l.. Swasey, John B. Wilson, Sid
ney Johnson; trustee, w. w. Brock
fence viewers, William U. Bailey, John
VIM. G. Carleton; grand
Jurors, Andrew Renfrew, David East
man, A. M. Peach; pound keeper, j.
S. George; inspector of leather, HI. E.
surveyor of wood and in
spector Of lumber and single, M. G.
Knight; town. agent, Andrew Renfrew
court grand jurors, L. w. McAllister,
Sidney johnson, Charles S. Bolton
petit Jurors, Alfred Chamberlin, Hon.
Henry w. Bailey, Andrew Renfrew,
Robert Meserve, VIM. G. Carleton, o.
A. Repfrew, A. M. Peach, Nathaniel
Robert Lackie; for member
ot the County Board Of Education,
Horace w. Bailey. Voted so cents
town tax. Voted Is cents state school
tax. Voted 10 cents for highways and
bridges. Voted that selectmen be a
to repair Town House.
TOWN MEETING NOTES.
The first ballot was for town clerk,
James B. Hale had 20, Hon. H. w.
Bailey had So, Horace w. Bailey had |
205. Ballot for first selectman was
Robert Nelson ia, d. p. Kimball 14S.
Ballot for Sd selectman, d. B. Reed
100, w. w. Brock, Jr., 100. Ballot
for treasurer, George Leslie LAG, James