The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-01-29
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few days.
Arthur Ames is recovering from his
recent illness. Asa Amcs is danger
ously sick with rheumatic fever at
Freem Robes. His mother is caring
for him.
VIM. Kent is quite sick with the
grippe.
There were ten sick at one time in
VIM. Horizons family. Those who
were sick last week are now better
Levi Bickford has gone to Lancaster
to spend week with his sister, Mrs.
Hubbard.
r. A. Evans of Chelsea, Mass, was
in town last week.
H. II Palmer has bought Mrs Bow
ker's house. Will Deal has bargained
for the "beehive,"
Mr.. and Mrs N. Celley are visiting
relatives in the northern part of Yer
mont.
The annual creamery meeting was
held Jan. 25th, and the. following off
GERS elected: Albert Rogers, Pres.
directors, Albert Rogers, Edward
Ford, 3. G. MetcaIf, IL. S. Muchmore,
j. ID, Martin; j. II. Howe, Secv. and
Treas. In 1891 they received ,902,375
pounds of milk, sold 100, 108 lbs. of
butter; received for butter, 1923, 654 So;
paid patrons, 5000 SO 81; average lbs.
of milk for lbs of butter, 10 1909;
paid patrons for 100 pounds of milk,
81 1913; paid each month per pound:
Jan. 26, Feb. sc, March %, A pril %,
May III, June II. July Is, Aug. 90,
Sept. %, Oct. 26, Nov. 26, Dec. %,
average 22.7.
The following sketch of a successful
Piermont boy, from the January num-
Der of the Detroit International, will
be of interest to many old friends, and
revive pleasant memories of the es-
teemed family. r.
Hon, Joseph E. Sawyer, member
of the board of trustees of the Eastern
Michigan Asylum for the insane at
Pontiac, is gentleman whose life has
been one of unremitting activity, and !!
who has always felt patriotic interest !
in the development of the home of his
adoption. He is native of Piermont |,
and is the seventh child and only son
Of Hon. Joseph Sawyer, a gentleman |
of much prominence in that date. His
mother was the Youngest child and |
only daughter of Capt. Moses Dole, of
the New Hampshire Rangers, in the
Revolutionary War, On both sides of
his family Mr.. Sawyer can boast a
lineage of which any American might |
well be proud, His father died in
1858, in his seventy third year, in New |
Hampshire, and his mother, while on
visit to her daughter, Mrs. G. F. Kim
ball, of Pontiac, passed away Feb. l,
1885, at the ripe age of 50.
The subject of this sketch attended
the public schools in his early years,
and subsequently the Academy at
Bradford. At the age of sixteen he
went to Michigan City, Ind, and af
forwards moved to Cambridge City,
where his mother then resided. Here
he attended private school and after
ward entered an Academy at Dublin,
Ind, whence he went to the Michigan
University, entering IN the literary de-
partment in 1865. He was member
of the class of 1869, but was compelled |
by lack of means, to leave before
graduating. He then went to Boscobel,
Wis, and entered the law office of
Hon. George G. Hazelton, since mem
Der of Congress. Here he entered
practice at % years of age, with Ben
jamin Sheaver, under the firm name of !
Sheaver Il Sawyer, although he had
not been admitted to the bar. Not be-
ing satisfied with beginning law bus
mess with imperfect preparation, he
sold out after year, when he came to
Pontiac ia 1868. Here he entered the
law office of M. E. Crofoot, as stu
dent, and in 1869 was admitted to the
bar, and soon after began practice for
himself, which he has since continued.
In addition to his law practice he has
been actively interested in real estate
and commercial business. He has dur
ing the past summer, successfully con-
Quoted three real estate excursions
from Pontiac to Detroit, one of which
was for the Pontiac Land and Improve
ment Company, of which he ia secre-
tary, and the very successful sale of
lots made by that company was largely
due to Mr.. Sawyer's efforts. He is al
so secretary of the Pontiac Loan and
Investment Company. He was cir
cult court commissioner for Oakland
county in 1872, and in 1875 was APP
pointed United States commissioner
for the eastern district of Michigan,
which office he yet holds. He was APP
pointed on the Asylum Board by Gov.
Alger, to fill vacancy, and by Gov.
Luce in 1887 for full term of six
years. He was delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention in 1884
which nominated James G.. Blaine.
He is a prominent Free Mason, in
which order he has filled the most re-
sfonsible positions. He is still on the