The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1893-01-13
. Adjoining Towns .
NJ CIV bury.

NeWbury.
We are panied to chronicle the death
of Hattie bartlett, wife of Silas M
La.on, which occurred on THURSDAY
the 5lh inst after Il long and painful
Illness. The breaking of this young
and happv home j. indeed painful to
the bei eaved family. She was the
only daughter of Charles Bartlett, who
depculed on her for the kind attention
so freely gran ed in his declining years
The funeral services were held on Sat
urday, Rev. A & Austin assisted by
Rev. j. l.. Merrill, officiating. The
deceased was 33 Years of aye and leaves
a husband and father. with whom this
community deeply s> mpathize.
The donation visit for Rev. A. g.,
Austin at the Town House, Tuesday
evening, drew large number of
young people from the village.
List of new books in the village IL.
brary, Jan. Z, added during the past
year:
North Country Comedy. Edwards
Muckle Jack and Other stories.
Journeys in Persia and Koordiston, vols
Mrs. Isabella Is. Bishop
Impressions of Italy, BOurget
L0welI's Prose Works.
One Reason Why, Whitby.
A Golden Gossip, Mrs. Whitney
Not All In Vain.
Jasmine, S. Smiles
BeggarS All, D0ugall
PaSSe Rose, A. >. Hardy.
A Fellow md Ills Wife, Howard
Blue PaviIions, %"
English Pharisees and French Crocodily,
Max O'Reil
Fate OF Fenella
May Canadian journal, Lady Dutferln
Japanese Letters, Berke ey.
A Little Minister, Barrie.
When A Mans Single, Barrie.
The Angular Stone.
Jacks Father, Morris
Duchess of POweySand.
Joshua, Fbers.
Library open Saturday p No., from
2 until +, and ever, one is cordially i'll
vited to call The library contains
over 1900 volumes of good books, Mrs.
j. l.. Merrill librarian. Library is To-
Gated in the Congregational vestry.
Rev. Horatio NJ. Burton.
"REMINISCENCES AT the seventy fifth
anniversary of the Congregational
church in Lyndon, Nov. 30th, 1892, G.
Nj. Chase, editor of the Vermont
Union, read very interesting paper
on "reminiscences, which paper has
been published in full in the Vermont
Union, from which we clip the follow
ing interesting sketch of Rev, FL. N.
Burton, who was installed pastor of
the Congregational church in this viii
1age, Dec 81, 1857, and remained for
little more than eleven years:
DIR. BURTON.
In 1928 Rev. DR.. II. N. Burton was en-
gagged and preached two years, b;:t lived
during the time in East Burke. Only six
joined the church under hun and all by let
ter, though the influence of his work APP
pearea in additions to the church during
the next pastOrate He was among the
strongest men who ever occupied the Lyn-
don pulpit. A ripe scholar. an extremely
earnest christian man, tendon hearted, AFT
able and considerate, he commanded the
esteem and highest respect of everyone
My acquaintance with Mr.. Burton reaches
back to 1S4S. when | spent year with him
in kimball Union Academy, at Meridtn,
N. H., and four years with him, 1849 to
1858. in the same class room in Dartmouth
College. He Was an earnest, serious mind
ed, industrious student, in slang phrase,
rather slow to catch on. but got there every
tim. For building himself up he relied
not so much upon gift as upon work, a
course which always makes the strong st
was too serious to participate in the going
sport Of the boys, though he had hearty
laugh and enjoyed harmless fun as made
by the other boys. But it was difficult for
him to unbend.
TAPPING BOYS CoNCEIT.
One incident of school days will serve to
show how the c0nceit is taken out of boys
and how they are reduced to the level of
contemporaries. Burton graduated from
La dnvrt nnIS q hoo -, al,
hat, and was dignifed senior. He real
lied the fact and was not to be trifled with.
de entered Dartmouth freshman, a foot
ball for soph0m0reS. and failed to command
plug hat respect 1t was disappointment
and not little 1umiliating. In college
chapel the several classes sat by themselves,
and, the freshmen seats being nearest the
doors, they led in the exit from the house.
After prayers, the first morning of fresh
men fall, the classes were leaving the chap
ell when an avalanche of something sud
denly struck the freshmen in the rear and
they were informally fired out of the house,
landing i'll piles at the foot of the steps.
Burton with his plug hat was In one of the
piles, and more demOralized plug hat and
a more surprised and indignant freshman
were never seen on classic ground. This |
torn OF exit was repeated during the fall, |
whenever the s0phomores concluded the |
freshmen were in need of a surprise. Bur |
toms indignation was also repeated till he |
was actually wrought up to the exclama-
ton, this is positively wickedp' A year |
passed. We were sOphomores IN SLOUGH |
hats, advanced one section in the chapel. |
Behind us we observed the faces of new |
men-dignified seniors just graduated from
the various academies OF the country. In |
their section were plug hats, canes and 9TH
er insignia of conscious dignity and impOr
tance. Exercises over, the exit began:
when suddenly an avalanche of something
struck that new class in the rear and
promptly deposited them in piles at the
foot of the steps. with plug hats diIapidated
and dignity demoralized. During the prog
ress of the "rush"-the college word for
the occaslon-I felt tremendous pressure
behind; looked around. and saw Burton,
With shoulder against ms back, pushing
WIN all his might. "Burton " | said this