The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-08-19
= Adjoining Towns =
New bury.

est branches or the government SER
vice. Mrs. Craig is the daughter Of
the Hon. and Mrs. David Mahon, who
are also spending the summer here,
intending to remain until Oct. 1st.
Mr. Mahon was for many years first
auditor of the treasury, and probably
no man living has had the personal &C
quaintance of more distinguished men
connected with the government in the
past and present than he. Capt. and
Mrs. Craig have delightful family of
six children, who with their two
nurses, are with them. David Craig,
their oldest son, has two friends, Will
lam Bush of Wilmington, Del, and
Thomas Fendall of Washington, stop
ping with him. Mr.. Bush made a
great hit on Friday evening in deliver
ing negro sermon at the s ocial in the
Congregational vestry. 1t was origi
nal and delivered in style which
would command the attention and ap-
plause of larger audience. These
people with Miss Sarah Joyce Chase,
of Cambridge, and G.. H. Bayley of
Boston are at E. B. Chamberlain's
and combined make their house very
lively one.
~ IOio has lihptONOo INV oP
pearance of the village by giving the
common fence a coat of whitewash.
The democrats had flag raising at
Newbury Centre on Saturday of last
week.
Hon. Benjamin Hale, ex-Mayor of
Newburyport, Mass, is in town for
few days.
Miss M. G. Kasson has been in Leb-
anon for few days visiting Rev. T.
Trevillian and family.
John E. Stevens, wife and daughter
of Elizabeth, N. j are ct the Sawyer
House for few days. Mr.. Stevens is
from one of the oldest and most hon
ored families in Newbury, being a son
of Ephraim and grandson of Col. Sim
con Stevens.
Democratic caucus at the Town
House, Saturday p. M, at 3 O'Clock.
Prohibition caucus and grand tenn
perance mass meeting in Seminary
hall, Saturday evening at O'Clock.
John Hazen, son of L. T. Hazen, is
a guest of Mrs. E. l.. Childs, and will
preside at the organ in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday.
The check list contains 53S names.
The letter B leading with SO names, G
with A, S Al, III 40, M and w 81 each,
G Sc, r 80, E 81, 2 80, r %, L %, X
%, d 81, A Is, j Is, NJ, o and Q 2
each.
The days appointed for revising the
check list by the civil authority are at
the town clerks office, Thursday,
Sept. l at the office of Smith & Sloan,
Wells River, Friday, Sept 2, begin
ming at 10 O'Clock a. m. It is the duty
Of every loyal citizen to see to it that
his name is on the check list.
Messrs. Harry w. Hubbard, N. M.
Stetson and George E. Chamberlin,
Mrs. DR.. Atkinson, Misses Lawrie and
Simpson are enjoying a weeks visit at
Willoughby Lake, the most delightful
Summer resort in Vermont. M. A.
Gale and Abner Bailey are expected to
join the party later.
The adjourned mock trial was held
in Seminary hall, Wednesday evening.
The hall was crowded full, more than
one hundred reserved seat tickets were
sold. The court entered promptly at
s o'clock. The suit was brought by
Katherine Lovemall against Harry w.
Hubbard for breach of promise, claim
ing 900 as a healing balm for
broken promise and a lacerated heart.
The following persons participated:
His Honor James .. Clark, judge; as
sociate judges, Charles F. Darling and
7. c. Keyes; clerk of the court, M. G.
Knight; high sheriff, I'll. E. Cobleigh;
G. G. Merrill. E. A. Bailey, attorneys;
I'll. l.. johnson, the plaintiff, was Kath.
crime Lovemall; witnesses the plsintiff
and defendant, Ichabod Snodgrass,
(Sidney Johnson; r. H. White,
(James B. Hale) ,Chas. F. Bracy, the
photographer, CA. A. Olmsted) Bette
Primrose, (Hattie Brock, and Cleo
patra Smythe. The following jury
rison, (Hon. H. W. Bailey; James G..
Blaine, (Wm. III. Atkinson); George
Washington, Or. W. Chamberlin)
Benz. F.. Butler, CIV. Ell. Silsby) Hi
ram Atkins, Geo. w. Chamberlin)
Gov. c. S. Page, Cd. Y. Ford) Gov.
VIM. Russell, IN. M. Ste.son); Bis
mark, %. P. KimbalD; the Prince of
Wales, Of. P. Prescott); John L. Sui
ivan, (Charles HartwelD VIM. E.
Gladstone, George Swasey) Grover
Cleveland, (Horace w. Bailey Court
Stenographer, DANES D. Barber).
The court appointed Grover Cleveland,
foreman. Many of the jurymen were
seriously objected to by the counsel,
but were overruled. The court was in
session two hours and half, with fif-
teen minutes for recess. The placing
of evidence before the jury was by
counsel was brief and pointed, the
charge by the court clear and concise,
and the jury went out, Immediately
returned and asked the court that the
plaintiff, who had been closely yelled
up to this time, be unveiled, which or
der was granted. The jury once more
retired, re-entered and presented the
following verdict in substance: LIST,
that the present marriage relations of
Hubbard, the defendant, be annulled.
I'd, that he be fined one dollar. Sd, I
that he marry Miss Lovemall and Miss !
Bette Primrose. 4th, that the defend
ant Hubbard be forever enjoined from