The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-01-01
= Adjoining Towns .
NeWbury.

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w. H. Sissy, Station Agent
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CHURCHES
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL.
Services 1890 a. M, followed by Sunday school,
Regular weekly prayer meeting Thursday Meet
ing Of the Society OF Christian Endeavor Sunday eve
followed by prayer meeting Communion service the
first Sunday Of each alternate month, beginning with
-anuary.
Rev JOHN L. MERRILL Pastor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sunday services, 1890 a. M, followed by Sunday
school. Young peoples prayer meeting Monday eve
ming Class meeting Thursday evening
Rev THos. TRE'ILLIAN, Pastor.
PEOPLES FREE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday service 1890 a. m, 1870 p. m. Prayer
ting, Sunday. Wednesday, and Friday evenings.
Rev. c. H. HOLT, Pastor.
Union meeting house and Town House supplied by
Rev. T. Trevian nd Congregational ministers Of
neighboring churches.
Village Library Association open Saturday afternoons
at the Congregational church prlors.
CHARLOTTE ATKINSON, Librarian.
Christmas passed with its usual fes-
tivities, the children made happy, the
poor remembered. and withal season
of good cheer enjoyed by all. The idea
that Christmas trees are questionable
seems to prevail. Don't shelf that
good old time honored custom of
Santa Claus and Christmas tree.
Elmer Abbott was home from the
Fairbanks store ut st. Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Silsby and
daughter were here from NorLhamp-
ton, Mass.
OF all the Christmas presents made,
that have come to the ears of your cor
respondent, West NUwbury wears the
crown. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Rogers
remembered their children in quite an
unusual way. Their son. Charles A.,
got something too large to carry in his
pocket, $50 acres of land, good land
too, being their home place at West
Newbury. Theil daughter Minnie,
$4,000 well secured mortgage note. In
deed it ought to be a Merry Christmas
for them.
William A. Meserve was home for a
few DAYS and 'fade lis friends pleas
ant Cal. lie ie i.Jing the pedagogue
business over in BroOkfield.
Rea0 the article in the Holiday
OPINION under the Corinth heading
relative to the Vermont Mutual Insur
ance Company. There is food for
Thought in it.
Our merchants all report an unusual
ly good trade so far in the Holiday
season. Whether or no it was their
large and attractive ads. in the OPIN-
ION or not the trade came in an unex-
pected volume.
We are glad to report Mr.. Robert
Lang as improving after most severe
sickness.
The Christmas trees at the Town |
House and at the So. Newbury school
house were loaded with beautiful gifts |
and the attendance was large.
The repairs on the Union Meeting
House are completed, j. l., George has,
done good job of inside work. A
new carpet will be purchased and the
audience room will be much improved
as well as the outside of the building.
Mrs. Bell who solicited funds for the
Home for destitute women, received |
about $3.50 in this town. This was
was not very bad considering that
some of our most liberal givers were
out of town.
Relative to the late Rev. Harry |
Brickett, whose death we mentioned |
last week, the Manchester Union of |
Dec. 26th says:
''Rey. Harry Brckett, who died at Hook
sett of blood poisoning caused by the grip |
was one of the widest-knOwn educators of |
youth in the state. He taught at Melville |
academy, Jatfrey, two years: Francestown |
academy, seven years; Brown Latin school, |
NewhurypOrt Mass, two years; Merri- |
mack Normal school at Reeds Ferry. four
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and ofliciated as pastor at HillsborOugh |
Bridge Congregational church. two pastor |
ateS, fourteen years in all; GeneseO, ILL.,, |
seven years; East Lake George, n. Y, |
four years. and Thetford, Vt, eight years |
He was employed, at intervals of time |
ninety-five weeks as lecturer and instructor
in Teachers institutes in New Hampshire |
and Maine, between the years 1S4S and |
1862. In the spring of 1890, he resigned at
Thetford, and bought him home in Hook |
sett, where he was living at the time of his
DEATH"
Frank ID. Bailey has been home
few days gathering what comfort he
could out of two or three of "Job's |
comforters," which was not a comfort |
able situation for the holidays.
The Keystone, a jewelers. journal |
published at Philadelphia contains in
formation relative to the contests in a |
prize essay, pointing out the merits of
the New York Standard Watch. The |
contestants were from all parts of the
United States, and the prize of 800
was awarded to George G.. Hall of
Burlington, Kansas. The keystone
says, "This competition brought out
an enormous number of contestants,
many of whom presented excellent es-
says among the following received ia
vorable comment and deserve special |
MENTION" Of those that deserved |
special mention there was one each |
from the following states, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, New
York, New Jersey, Florida, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Arkansas, Indiana, South Dakota |
and District of Columbia. The one
from Vermont was S. l.. Swasey of |
this town.
Mrs. Mary A. Titus left here for
California on Thursday morning, Dec |
31st. Mrs. Titus has spent nearly all
of her life in this town, having been
born on-J jefferson III i'll about seventy
seven years ago. Shei lisa grand daughter