The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-24
West Newbury.

W0Sl N0W OdIy,
| After long and painful illness of
six months duration, our friend and
neighbor Lucia B. Rogers departed this
life Friday the 18th inst. A compiled.
ton of diseases baffied our most skill
ed physicians. Kind hands and loving
hearts ministered to her wants, but of
no avail except that the ebbing life of
a loved one might be made peaceful.
Lucia was born on Rogers Hill June
10Th, 1913. She was the oldest child of
Oliver B. and Polly Ann CIV. Garlic
ton) Rogers. she died in the house
where she was born; and hers was the
first death in that family, and the first
in that house which has been built
nearly sixty years. She is direct de.
scendent of Lieut.. Josiah Rogers who
was native of Londonderry, n H.,
and settled in Newbury previous to
l77O, giving the name of Rogers Hill
to that locality. The deceased had
been member of the M E. church for
about thirty years, being converted
during the pastorate of the Rev. E G.
Bass. The church has lost willing
worker, the Sabbath school standard
bearer, and every good cause faithful
supporter. She had large circle of
friends Immediately after her school
days at Newbury Seminary she taught
many successful terms of school in
this and adjoining towns. Her funeral
was very largely attended at the Union
meeting house on Sunday afternoon,
the 10Th inst, Rev. j. S. Upper offici-
ating. The singing by the home choir
was beautiful and appropriate, John
Smith, Esq acting as funeral mana
ger, the floral offerings were profuse.
Four cousins of the deceased acted as
bearers and tenderly lowered the re-
mains to their last resting place in the
family lot IN West Newbury burying
ground. This family circle for the
first time broken, consists of a brother,
Byron O.. sister, Mrs. McKinistry of
Winnebago City, Mimi, who on ac-
count of i'll health was not able to be
with her family in the old home in the
time of sorrow, and an aged father and
mother upon whom this bereavement |
falls with unusual force and with
whom a wide circle of friends kindly
1 have received from Mr.aJ. E.
Chamberin of Boston, rare pamph-
let of local interest which bears the
following title, "The experience of
Samuel Haselline, written by himself,
with an elegy on the death of his
brother, to which is prefixed sketch
of his life," printed at Hanover by
Charles Spear. 1919. thirty-two pagesl
1t is the narrative of a strong and
somewhat skeptical mind, acted upon
by profound religious convictions, af
fected by delicate health, and still
further touched by the death of a
brother and a sister. 1t seems to be
faithful picture of the deep religious
which were more common
eighty years ago than now, and is ex-
pressed in well chosen language. The
author of this interesting relic was a
son of Capt. David and Anna Carter
and was born May 3, 1892.
He was gifted with remarkable abili-
ties, as scholar, much mechanical
genius and musical skill, and intended
to devote himself to the ministry. He
IS still remembered by few very aged
people, as a teacher, but much of his
in that capacity was in
he state of New York. He died of
April IL, 1919, and is
buried in a small, now disused, burial
ground near the Rogers Hill school
house at West Newbury In addition
o the usual name and date his grave
itone bears the lines: Gull many a
rem of purest ray serene, etc." from
Jray's elegy. This brief account is
written by the desire of the present
,wner of the pamphlet, who would
oe glad to know if another copy is in
existence. Any person having one
will confer favor by addressing the
F. p. WELLS.
Newbury Centre, Vt.
There will be no service in the af-
ernoon at the West Newbury church
Is the pastor will be at the Lyndonville
amp ground.
About fifty from the Centre and this
,lace attended the picnic at Halls
,ond, Wednesday.
G. III. Moore has moved to his new
esidence on Prospect Hill. We are
orry to lose such pleasant, congenial
Ieighbors and wish them years of hap
'iness in their new home.
John B. G. Tyler is at the Massachu-
etts Hospital of Homeopathy for
reatment, as the operation at Hanover
asst spring was not successful. He is
eported as doing well.