The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-01-12

bration at the towu house in Newbury
last week, was received on Thursday,
but too late for insertion this week,
we are obliged to defer it until our
next ISSUE" Now who will furnish us
with the July Goth, 1861, number of
the Aurora giving an account OF that
celebration. The Newbury corre-
spondent was healthy spring chicken
at that date, and attended the celebra-
ton and remembers how the Rev. A.
6 Button made a prayer and stimuli
taneously with the amen to that prayer
a cannon was fred on the side hill
close by which added emphasis to the
prayer ard made things jar. Go up in
the attic among the odds and ends and
search for the July 20, 1861 number of
the Aurora so we can reproduce that
celebration.
From the fact that various members
of the Hale family have at different
times been residents of Newbury the
following clipping from the Bost on
Herald of Jan. 5, will be of interest:
NEwBURYPoRT, Jan. 4, 1894. Capt. and
Mrs. Joshua Hale today celebrated the
5Oth anniversary of their marriage which
bride being Miss Sophia g Tenny, daughter
of Hon. A. b. W. Tenny.
The old mansion house which for fifty
years the worthy couple have occupied,
was profusely decorated with tropical
plants, palms, lilies, bouquets and choice
cut flowers from a large circle of friends in
this and other states.
Owing to the ill health of Capt, Hale,
who celebrated in December last his 94th
birthday, the occasion was more in the ma
ture of family reunion.
Among those present were Miss Martha
j. Tenny. who witnessed the marriage
ceremony so years ago, Capt. and Mrs.
Hale's daughter, Mrs Alice Hale Atkinson;
the grandchildren Cyrus X. Hale, Josiah
l.. Hale aud family, Joshua Hale and Ben
jamin Hale, Jr., also Mrs. Thomas Hale |
and family of New York, DR.. Josiah l.,
Hale and family of Brooklyn, Mr.. and Mrs |
Nathaniel Stevens of North Andover, Mrs
Haverhill, eXMayor Benjamin Hale, Mr.. |
and Mrs. James w. White, Rev. and Mrs.
ID. II. Fiske, DR.. w. Howe and others of |
Newburyport, all of whom gladdened the
hearts of the couple.
Gifts in gold and rare articles were OBJ
Der of the Belleville Congregational church |
and from whose members so beautiful roses
were received.
III. A. Avery has returned to New
bury and occupies the Andrew Nutter
house which it is req orted he has pur-
chased for $800.
Esquire Pickett, Jr., was up from
Bradford to confer with the old pru-
Dental committee of district No. 4,
relative to several unpaid bills accumu-
ated by former principal of the
Seminary while in the employ of said
committee.
At the annual meeting on Tuesday
If the Orange County Canning Co
Geo. III. Moore, A. Greer, A.. A. Ohm
tied, F. H. Bickford and M. G. Knight
we're elected directors. Manager
)lmsted's report was accepted and the
irst years business pans out quite sat
sfactorily.
Communion services were held at
church last Sunday,
en- persons united, six by letter and
our by profession of faith.
The experience sociable in the vestry
friday evening was success, $4S was
called and the novel feature of the
as we'll as good supper
vas much enjoyed. =
We are pleased to acknowledge from
frs. Belle F. Robinson, Boltonville, =
liberal package of old papers, the
eaders of the Newbury column will
ear from them from time to time.