The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-15

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Mr.. Smith is expected next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Richardson of
Wellesley Hills, Mass, are at P. s.
Chamberlin's, for few weeks. Mr..
Richardson is master in the Boston
Latin School.
The sociable and ice cream party at
the Congregational church parlors
wednesday evening was largely attend
ed and greatly enjoyed. The proceeds
netting the Ladies Society SIS.
Edgar Rowell is getting along finely
and hopes to be out again soon. He
has had long pull with the grip and
is to be congratulated on getting the
upper hands of the dreaded disease.
Hon. Bradley D. Rogers of Buffalo
made us pleasant call yesterday. He
gives Horace w. Bailey and the OPIN-
ION the credit for procuring the bell
for the West Newbury union meeting
house.
We were exceeding glad to see John
M. Sawyer on our streets yesterday,
much improved in health. He has
been hard sick for several months and
his recovery will be greeted with great
satisfaction by his many friends.
Those scholars in district No hav.
ing no marks were, Haynes johnson,
Susie Johnson, Alice johnson, Justin
Dowse and Beryl and Ned Robertson.
Haynes johnson has completed his
fourth term without mark against
his name.
E. CHAMBERLAIN, Teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Welton of
Post Mills, and George A. Merrill of
Corinth visited their sister, Mrs. H. j.
Ordway, at |. A. MerrilPs, one day
this week. Mr.. Ordway goes to STRAIT
ford to-day to visit his parents, then
returns to his business in Haverhill,
Mass.
Entries to the sale to be held by the
Vermont Association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders in connection
with its eighth annual meeting, close
July 20, with F. H harrington, Secre-
tary, Brandon. Fifty horses were sold
last year at prices which were general
ly satisfactory to the seller. This is
sure to become an important feature
to the breeders meeting.
The most extraordinary announce
ment ever made in New England jour-
nalism is in the Boston Globe July 10
The paper proposes to pay So a week
for II fo RI tho man woman or child in
New England who guesses nearest to
the total vote for Cleveland and for
Harrison in the state of New York in
the coming election. Readers of this
notice should get the Globe at once for
full particulars, and not miss their OBJ
portunity.
Rev. H. W. Worthen of Hardwick,
for three years pastor in this place,
Just received notice that he has had the
degree of doctor of divinity conferred
upon him by one of the Methodist col
leges. Mr.. Worthen, though not a
graduate, except in medicine, of any
college, is probably. all things consid-
cred, one of the most learned men in
the denomination in the state, and the
honor is we'll merited We are pleased
to write it Rev. H. w. Worthen, d. d
Barton Monitor.
Hon. John W. Batchelder, formerly
of this town, died at the residence of
his cousin, Mrs. S. q. Smith at East
Concord, July 3, of heart failure. Had
he lived until Dec. 9th next he would
have been eighty years of age. He
had been at East Concord about FIVE
weeks and in his usual state of health
except that he had la grippe last win
ter and had not fully recovered. His
remains were sent to Almont, Michi-
gan, where his daughter, Mrs. Matte
j. Kidder, resides.
Judge Batchelder was born in Brad
ford, upon the Norcross farm beyond
Cassville, but his parents removed to
Topsham when ne was an infant and
he resided in that town until 1854. He
studied law with Philip II. Baker, Esq.
and was admitted to Orange County
Bar at the December term, 1S43. He
was town treasurer and town agent of
Topsham for seven years; justice of
the peace ten years; town representa-
tive two years; member of the con-
convention one term; regis |
ter of probate two years, and assistant
Judge of Orange county court two
years. He removed to Newbury in
1854 and thence to Bradford in 1856.
While in Bradford he was town agent |
for the prosecution and defense of
cases for several years.
His last official service in Bradford |
was as cashier of the Bradford Bank, a |
state institution, which closed its exist
ence about 1865. During ali these |
years he was more or less in the prac-
ice of his profession as a lawyer,
though he seldom took any active part |
in the trial of contested cases.
In 1867 Judge Batchelder removed
from Bradford to Almont, Michigan,
where he resided four years and then
to Bradford. After a two !
years sojourn in the town of his nativ-
ty he again went TO Michigan where
ne has made his home until his death.
Judge Batchelder married. January
ID, 1874 Miss Sarah Clarke of Newbury,
who died about a year ago. There /
a son and a daughter, John
:. Batchelder organist of st. Paul's
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