The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-03-25
Death of A. A. Earle.

The OPINION is called upon this week tC
1|1kAounce the death of its founder, A. A
IssiIe, ESD, who died at Newport, VT, Sat
long illness. Mr. Earle come to Bradford
from Barton, VT, in June 1856, and issued
the first number of the National Opinion
that month Twenty republicans of Brad
ford paid him $500 to establish a republican
paper at this place and run it for two years.
He came here under quite favorable circum-
stances as there had been no paper publish
ed in Bradford for some time and the want
of newspaper was deeply felt in this vi
cinlty. Mr.. Earle published the paper
about six months and sold out to David w.
Cobb, his foreman, upon the same condi-
lions under which he had begun its publ
cation. Mr.. Earle showed himself to be a
man of good deal of ability, but his views
of various matters were 50 peculiar that he
soon began to find friction in Bradford and
took what was Undoubtedly the wispst
course. Later the name of the paper was
changed to the Bradford Opinion, and for a
time Mr.. b. F. Stanton published a rival
paper called Stantons Opinion. and the
two were running when the present pro
prietor bought them both and combined
then, and has since published the UNITED
OPINION. Mr.. Earle was born in HYDE
Park, Vt, and learned the trade of
printer, which he followed through life
His apprenticeship was served in Kepsvile
N! Y. and later he worked in Montpelier
on the W atchman, After a trip through
the South and West, including Portland
Oregon. he returned to Vermont where he
established the Orleans Independent Stand
ard at the county seat of Orleans county
He published that paper for several wears
but finally removed to Barton and thence
TO Bradford in 1866 as above stated. After
Selllng out the Opinion to Mr.. Cobb he re-
turned to Barton and again assumed the
publication of the Standard lie soon be-
came uneasy and at length bought the St
J0hns6ury Times, and it was his cOnnec-
ton with and management of tlat paper
that brought about the quarrel with Gen.
circuit which was so long and bitter and the
cause of so many law suits. He next pub
hshed The Citizen at MOrrisvile and then
moved TO White River Junction where he
eStaDllSEedIhe Landmark and ran it in his
peculiar manner. Here ill health compell-
ed him to give up the business of editor and
publisher for several years His health i'm
proving he bought the Newport EXPIRE IS
and Standard, and this was his last news
paper enterprise. His health soon failed
again and he was obliged to give up all
business. His remains are to be taken to
moIrlsyllie Tor lnterment in the spring
MIR. Earle was bitter and sometimes I'M
scrupulous in his attacks upon those he dis
ilked and made himself somewhat feared
by those who did not agree with him in
views. He was often inclined to mistake
MS personal likes and dislikes OF animOsi
Iles 1Or principles and Illuminated some of
MS most entertaining editorials upon this
basis. He was ready to make himself the
putt OF his joke but the man whom he
thought was his enemy generally felt the
sung. He was genial and pleasant COM
panlon and il often seemed strange to those
who knew him only casually what there
was about him that prompted his bitter ed
ltorlals. He made paper that was sought
after not from well written editorials so
mich as pungent personal paragraphs.