The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-20
Adjoining Towns.
N lew bury.


DR.. Atwood's.
Schools begin April 30th. Mex
week we hope TO publish fall list OF
teachers.
Miss Ella Bixby sings at the OLD
Peoples concert given at st. Johnsbury
this week.
The listers have completed their
field work and are now at the town
clerks office working on the individual
list.
The George Brothers, painters, are
spreading Ii. w. Johns paint on to
the Deacon Butler house in Bradford
this week.
Miss Marion Bailey, graduate from
the Newbury Seminary business de-
partment has IA position in the Brad
ford Savings Bank.
The Conference number of the
OPINION will contain an article on
early Methodism in Newburv and
other items of interest to Newbury
people.
Mr.. N. E. Hutchins, painter, will
next week begin the end of improve
ments on the Congregational church
which will be to give the outside a
coat of white paint.
Chas. E. Griffin, roofer, is out with
a circular containing complimentary
testimonials of his felt roofing. We
have heard no ill reports from the
numerous jobs in this section.
Report has it that Rev. l.. Dodd will
preach at the South Newbury school
house next Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Dodd was the acceptable pastor over
the Methodist church fourteen years
ago.
We acknowledge the receipt of
membership fees to the Newbury Viii
lage burying ground association from
Mr.. Harry B. Stevens of Bradford and
Edward Shephardson of Wells River
both natives of this town.
Rev. Mr. Skinner of Hayerhill will
preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday exchanging with Rev.
Mr.. Merrill. Mr.. Skinner is the new
pastor of the church at Haverhill and
is spoken of in praiseworthy terms.
Our people are beginning to get
their eyes open to the fact that I'll. p.
Warren down to Fairlee sells wheel
harrows and all sorts of flaming tools
at way down prices and that his stock
of vehicles of all kinds is the largest
in this section.
The many friends in this section were
paiAed to learn Of the srduen death of
DR.. Roswell JENNIE which occurred at
East Corinth Saturday morning. DR..
Jenne was student at the Seminary
early in the sixties, and was for many
years successful practitioner in
Corinth.
Rev. A. G. Austin closes his second
year as pastor of the M. e. church in
this town. He has been a dilligent,
faithful worker and a good citizen.
He and his pleasant family have made
many friends. And whether Mr.. Aus
tin goes to new fields of labor or re-
turns to this charge he has the con-
fidence and support of this people.
Rev. Geo. N. Bryant attended the
New Hampshire Conference at Clare
mont last week. He came to Newbury
Seminary about 1874 and joined the
New Hampshire Conference in 1S49.
In 1852 he married Ann Maria George
of this town. Mr.. Bryant retired from
the ministry a few years ago, since
which time he has lived in this village.
The sad message came over the
wires Monday morning of the death of
Kathleen, five months old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome F. Hale, the |
death occurring in Fort Worth, Texas,
Sunday, the 18th inst. The many
friends of the bereaved family tender
ly sympathize with them in their sor-
row. The remains will be sent here
for interment in the family lot in the |
village burying ground.
We clip the following from the Bur-
lington Free Press:
At the regular meeting of the board of |
directors of the Mary Fletcher hospital the |
resignation OF DR.. l.. F. Burdick of Winoos- |
ki as an attending physician was accepted. |
DR.. Burdick was then appointed to succeed |
DIR. G. l.. Nimblet of MOnktOn, deceased, |
as member of the board of consulting |
physicians
DR.. II. X. Watkins was elected an attend |
ing physician to fill the vacancy caused by |
the resignation of DR.. Burdick.
We note from the South Newbury |
correspondent in last OPINION the re.
tirement of Mrs. Daniel Hildreth from
the South Newbury toll gate after
We wish to add our testimonial to the
high esteem and appreciation of Mrs.
Hildreth's long and faithful service
and we believe we voice the sentiment
of this community in expressing kind
ly sympathy for faithful public SER
want tho after years of trials should
be overtaken by the great misfortune
of blindness.
The Newbury correspondent will be
glad to take any orders for the Con-
ference number of the OPINION which
will be published at the close of the
early next week and copies
will be on sale at the post Office where
orders can also be left, price cents
each. This number will be of unusual
interest, in addition to the full Con-
ference report and appointments there
will appear one of Rev. A. j. Hough's
original poems written for the paper
which alone is worth more than the
price of the paper.
NEypT-Py Vt A mr. I6 1904