The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-12-07
Adjoining Towns.
NeWbury.

During the temporary absence OF
your correspondent he has watched the
Newbury column with a feeling akir
to guardianship, and was made sorrow
full, to say the least, when the last
OPINION came up with the Newbury
column missing, and the space Unusually
occupies trespassed upon by Thetford
and Thetford Centre. Your cores.
pondent has nothing to say against
Thetford or Thetford Centre and if
Newbury can't incubate single item
we do not object to Thetford occupy
ing the space Our regret is that The
belt slipped off the fly wheel of the
mill which grinds out Newburv items
and left our column forsaken ana for
lorn.
Merrill Goodwin has purchased of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Kelly their house
on Pine street and has moved into the
same, Mr.. Kelly moving his family in
to the rooms vacated by Mr.. Goodwin
at Monticello.
The fall term of school at Newburv
Seminary and town central school
closed on Friday the 23d ult, the final
exercises being in the hall in the eve
ming. A large audience was in at
tendance and the occasion was an en-
joyable one.
The Orange County Canning Compa-
ny at South Newbury has been
source of revenue to the farmers in
this vicinity making ready cash mar
ket for their cider apples The out
put of the plant is 10000 pounds of
apple jelly, 1900 gallons of boiled
cider, and 100 bbls. of vinegar stick.
A. A. Olmsted the manager has given
the work of manufacturing his person.
al supervision and win have charge of
the sale of the goods.
E. Fl. George is in Maiden, Mass
doing job of fine inside painting.
The so-called optional school bill, the
provisions of which were to allow
towns to return to the old district sys-
TEN by two-thirds vote, over which
the House of 1894 made such gallant
fight, and which was SO many times
recalled and recommitted for amend
ments and which passed that body by
a fair majority; received cool recep-
ton when it reached the senate. The
yeas and nays were not called, but by
ViUG voce vote it received only one SOL
itary "yes" which was equivalent to
yeas /, nays 29.
The provision of the free text book
bill which passed both house and SEN
ate are that the board of school direc-
tors and town superintendent of
schools shall constitute board to Sc
lect the text books, each town making
its own independent selection and the
same to be paid for by towns. The
first free text book bill was drawn to
make the text books uniform through
out the state and a board appointed by
the Governor to make the selection
The house refused it. The next effort
was to make county uniformity, which |
was also refused by the house, and not
until the whole business was reduced |
to a common denominator would the /
house listen to the arguments of the /
joint committee on education from 1
which the free text book bill emanaled. |
The winter schools open with the
following teachers: Newbury semi
nary and town central school, F. E.
Prichard principal, James ID. Blod-
gett, business department, Fannie A.
Martin, grammar, Caroline H. Lang,
Intermediate, Annie NJ Guthrie, pri-
msry; South Newbury, Mary e.
smith; West Newbury, Anna l.. John
son; Brock district, Idella o. Robert