The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1891-05-01

| teV. MI. Bushee preached MS lasu ser
mon at the Congregational church las,
Sunday, the year for which he was Ell
gagged having expired.
The listers have completed and lOdg'
ed with the town clerk their individual
list book. 1t is a clean, well written
job and will meet with the approval OF
our townspeople.
The many friends of Mrs. M. and
Miss j. Goddard arc glad to welcome
them back to their summer home.
The Haverhill Academy base ball
nine came over one day last week and
played a game with our Seminary nine
and went home in the minority to 9.
Now the games are even, let the boys
play the rubber.
The new firm of Silsby & Knight,
successors to Bailey & Co., in the gro
Gerry business, are out with their an
nOuncement. They have the courage,
even on this high market, to put in a
large stock of meal, bran, seed oats,
Gluten and cotton seed meal. "Long
may they wave"
1t will probably be many years be.
fore any case will create so much dis
cussion as the winding up in the Bos-
tor courts of the now famous Clarietta
nSu case has done, the grand cul.
of which was that George Fl.
of Rho lie Island, the Judge
be1ov n the case was tried, Or
dered Butler forcibly removed
from I'll room, and imposed on
Clariei of $40 in cash and six
months ~ 5nment for perjury.
The Boston a. cord of Saturday con-
tains the whole story, the Sunday Her
aid and Globe have long articles on the
subject and even that orthodox Boston
Journal prints Webb's Washington
dispatch on the subject.
Arbor Day will be observed by the
Seminary school with appropriate ex-
ercises, addresses, recitations, singing
and the planting of the class tree.
The M. E. Conference appointment
indicates the return of Rev. I. Trevill-
ian to this charge. This is Mr.. Ire
williams third year. We believe he
has been hard and constant worker,
and should receive the hearty co.ope.
ration of the people on his charge.
Elder James G.. Smith, after long
and painful illness died at the residence
of Andrew Nutter in this village Tues
day, the 28th inst. Brief funeral ser
vices were held here Wednesday, Rev.
H. C. Holt officiating. His remains
were taken to New Hampton, N. H..
Thursday. He had with his wife been
living in the family of Andrew Nutter
for more than q year. Elder Smith
was about ~ years old and one of the
oldest and best known preachers in the
Advent denomination. We clip the
following from the Worlds Crisis:
'.Our people will be sorry to learn that
Bro. Smith was one of the early standard
bearers of our faith; a man very highly es-
teemed by our ministry and people, a WOr
thy example of exalted Christian and min
isterial character. Let him be tenderly re-
membered in prayer"
Our base ball nine went over to
Haverhill Wednesday afternoon to
teach the Haverhill nine how to play
ball, and got taught to the tune of II
to IA or thereabouts. We were griev-
ed to have them report Oh their return
of the sad and unfortunate accidentiOf|
one of the Haverhill boys, whose leg
was broken at the knee. Its been a
onder to us that more limbs are not
broken, heads cracked, noses nnjoiht-
ed. eyes gouged out and skin scrapedI
off in the enjoyment of the festive base
ball game. Boys do be more careful
In the death of Rev. John Currier,
New England has lost one of its Oldest
and most prominent guide boards inl
MethOdism. His death occurred at The
residence of his sister, Mrs. Dolly
Henderson in Manchester, N. H. His
body now rests in the tomb at the
Green Mountain cemetery at Mont
pelier. His remains will be taken to
this place for burial as soon as his
daughters health, Mrs. P. H Hinkley,
will admit. Mr.. Currier had made his
home for some time with the above
named daughter in Montpelier tie
was in his eighty fifth year and joined
the Vermont Conference in 1880.
SEMINARY NOTES.
Mrs. Childs has again remembered
the reading room and library.
Mr.. Randall has resumed work.
Miss Nellie Perkins was. called to
her home at Danville by the illness of
her mother. but has returned.
In the ball game last week the scores
were, Newbury Seminary 9, Haverhill
Academy 8.
Miss Laura Chamberlain has been
elected president of the library Misses
Holt, Smith and Perkins, assistants
Miss Susie Sawyer, president of the
reading room; Misses johnson, Bailey
and Albee, assistants. -.------,