The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-03-20


HENRY c. Holt, Pastor.
UNION MEETING HOUSE, WEST NEwBuRY
E. w. Smith pastor, occupying the pulpit the first
and third Sunday Of each month, and at the TowIr
House the second and fourth Sundays alternating witt
the Methodist pastor.
VILLAGE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. Open Saturday at
ternoon at the Congregational church parors.
Miss CHARLOTTE ATKINSON, Librarian
All school district clerks should read
Supt. Palmer's letter published else
where and govern themselves accord
ingly. They have been too remiss in
their duties. AS the division of the
school money is dependant on the
proper keeping of the school register
the various district clerks should use
great caution in the matter, before
passing them over to the town clerks.
Don't forget to get that dog licensed
on or before April 1st. After that
date the law requires two dollars to be
paid
County examiner E. w. Goodhue is
out with notice for the spring exam
ination of school teachers for this
town, the examination will be held at
Wells River, April 10th and 18th.
= j. II. McClintock, our popular shoe
maker, we are glad to say is improv-
ing since the operation was performed
on his hip, and is now prepared to at
tend to his numerous customers.
N. j. Batchelder, commissioner of
agriculture and immigration for New
Hampshire, has recently published two
valuable and readable pamphlets. One
is entitled "Lakes and Summer Re-
sorts in. New Hampshire" is printed
on the best of paper, contains fifty
four|pages and 20 photographs (full
pagG) of the principal lakes of N. H.,
with brief description of each. Also
list of hotels, summer boarding
houses and private families, the num-
Der of boarders each can accommodate.
with prices asked per day and week
for board. The other pamphlet says
on it's title page, "Secure a Home in
New Hampshire where health, comfort
and prosperity abound" THIS PAM
phlet has nearly 70 pages and contains
a list of farms, with brief descrip-
ton, price, etc., of each for sale in N.
II. These pamphlets are published at
the expense of the State and are for
free distribution. Persons who chance
to read this item and are familiar with
VermOnt's Commissioner Valentines
methods of Swedish operations can
Judge for themselves which commits
sioner has adopted the best method of
increasing the wealth and population
of their respective states.
Thomas Whitcomb has sold his home
place on the Ox-bow to Hon. E. A.
Pillsbury of Boston, and gives posses
sion MAY 1st.
The upper department of the Semi
nary school began on Monday, March
10th, with an attendance of about 40
scholars. Prof. French has returned
from few days vacation which was
spent in visiting Canadian schools and
enters upon his duties with renewed
vigor. Mr.. French has done good
thing for this school, the library,
reading room, chemical laboratory,
business aud teachers course all being
ssential auxiliaries to first class
chool. The primary department will
not begin until after school meeting.
So far as your correspondent has been
able to learn, it is the unanimous de-
sire that Miss Farris be retained as
primary teacher.
Everyone enjoyed the forty odd
verses written by ''Unkul Phil'' which
were published in last weeks OPINION.
James 3. Hale has increased the
shelf and counter room in his store by
utilizing what was formerly his office,
having removed the partitions. This,
James SAYS, evil give him chance to
better serve his large and increasing
patronage, and also enable him to
make his very low prices still lower"
Miss Belle Hubbard has just closed
very successful term of school in the
Ox.bow district. This school has been
going on with much less sound of
trumpets than our own, but the dis
trict that engages Miss Hibbard for
teacher makes no mistake just the
same. If the oxbow and village dis
tricts could be united. school of three
good healthy grades could be main
tanned, and with the same three teach
ers, we should have school second to
no other in Orange county.
j. F.. and Mrs. Fulton and Miss
Florence of Lake Village, N. H., made
their many friends here short visit
last week. Mr.. Fulton is engaged in
the grocery business in Lake Village,
but can't get over the fact that New
Newbury is somewhat of Paradise
after all.
At the auction sale of the household
goods of Mary A. Titus at the late res
dence of Henry johnson in this viii
lage, which occurs next Wednesday,
there will be sold many articles Of
value, the parlor suit, marble top
tables and French mirror. The solid
mahogany lounge is a rare piece of
furniture, being over 100 years old.
District clerks should be on hand
with their school registers and see to
it that all questions are properly an
swered.
The gold medal presented for the
first prize at the Seminary prize speak