The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-06-12
: Adjoining Towns =
NeWbury.

AHc tuA Oil IOr 1881 nus Dccn coII
pleted by the selcclmem and placed ii
the hands OF collector Weed. You
correspondent gathers the following
information of interest to Newbur,
people: Total grand list, Sl5,599.Sl
town tax 80 cts. on the dollar, $7799 92
State school tax ID cts. on the dollar
$2339 .9S; highway tax 10 cts. on the
dollar, S233S. 9S, making total taxes fol
town, $l2,479.SS. The grend list OF
Wells River village is $4993.69. Their
highway tax is $4,000, two-thirds OF
which they retain, one-third to be paid
into town treasury.
The returns from the National Bank
of Newbury, located at Wells River,
shows Sl77,700 of its stock owned by
non-residents. This institution Is one
of the oldest in this northern country
and has an enviable reputation in finan-
cial circles. Under Encouragement
of George Leslie as cashier, the bank
has gained local reputation for gen.
eral banking business enjoyed by few
institutions of its kind in this section.
The rhetorical exercises in the pri-
mary department of the Seminary
school were held Thursday afternoon.
They consisted of songs, recitatlons
and declamations. Miss Farris, the
teacher, presided with ease and dig
nifty, and never had occasion to repri-
mand any of the little ones during the
exercises. The children did splendid
ly, it conceded by all that Miss Farris
has done the best of work in her school,
and has won the love and respect of
her scholars and the esteem of the pa
rents, and the prudential committee
could do far worse than to continue
her in the same department for another
year. In the primary department 81
scholars were enrolled for the past
term. The general average is ~ l.2
for each day. Fourteen have received
no mark in the register and SIX were
absent only one day. The names OF
the scholars having no marks are
Blanche Goodwin, Abbie Bailey, AL
bert Bailey, Frank Bailey, Julia Ford,
Rosamond Chamberlain, Edith Marcy,
Earl Greer, Charlie Greer, Eva Hum
phrey, Ernest Humphrey, Beatrice
Wheeler, Lottie Wheeler, Clinton
Wheeler. Charlie Greer, aged nine
years, has attended nine terms of
school in succession, receiving no mark
against his name. The pupils present
ed their teacher with several nice gifts
the last day.
The graduating exercises were held
in Seminary Hall, Friday evening.
The hall was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, many visitors from adjoining
towns favoring us with their presence.
Excellent music was furnished by the
Woodsville band. The hall was hand
somely trimmed with evergreen and
the stage decorated with profusion
of fragrant flowers. The program
was executed in business like man.
ner, every defamation, recitation and
essay being well rendered. The class
motto in large letters of evergreen
served as back ground to the stage,
under which were the initial Letters
IN. S. l.. l." Newbury Seminary
Ladies' Institute). The class of '9l
nay we'll feel proud of their success
full graduation. Prof. French can al
80 point to every member of the class
with satisfaction, and school district
No. 4 may be pardoned IT they con-
gratulate themselves on the upward
endency of their school. The closing
)art of the exercises were of more than
ordinary interest. Miss Ford in her
addressing the audience,
he officers of the school, the faculty,
Ter school and classmates, clothed noble
bought and kindly sentiments in very
,lain and appropriate language. The
address, to the class and presentation
# diplomas by Prof French was
listened to and watched with interest. {
The large audience was unusually quiet
nd general good feeling prevailed.
The band furnished music for social
at the conclusion of the ex.
rcises. The names of the graduating {
lass are as follows: Mary Belle Ford,
Ralph H. Buxton, Erwin A. johnson,
Arthur A. Carleton, James E. Farrell,
Walter e. johnson, George d. Meserve,
daurice III. Randall, Frank A. Temple,
sarah A. Bancroft, Ida M. Black,
1arv E. Pearsons.
In reading the items in the Newbury /
dunn last week your correspondent {
totes that the item relative to Memo
ial day exercises fails to mention the
act that the royal entertainment and +
eneral exercises were held at West !
Iewbury. This was not an intention
i oversight, for it was part of the
ontract that your correspondent +
hould give the ladies of West New
ury IAN extra touch in the OPINION" |
S part payment for the enormous I
Quantities OF baked beans, bread and =
utter, pies, doughnuts, coffee, etc.,
onsumed by him on that occasion.
The excursion to Wolfboro given
nder the direction of Prof. French +
anne off on Saturday as advertised, +
early one hundred persons from this e
own taking in the trip. Other towns /
lrped out enough SO that five cars f
yere comfortably filled with eXcul- q
ionists The train reached the Weirs "
10 O'Clock, the large steamer Lady
f the Lake was in waiting and Wolf
ORC was reached about noon. A rest