The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-03-23
Adjoining Towns.
N6Wbury.


4 school directors for the year beginning
April 1T. is j. j. Smith chairman, Ii
E. Cobleigh clerk, j. j. Smith super
Il intendent OF schools.
The primary department of the towr
central school will begin Monday
April Cd. The other schools Monday
April 30th There will be twenty
seven weeks of school divided into
three terms of nine weeks each.
At the assignee's sale of the Edwards
property ON Tuesday the farm was
bought by George G, Edwards at $29lC
We regret to report the very low
condition of Mr.. Elias S. futile at his
home in South Newbury.
Coos History by Grant Powers sent
by mail for $1.25, address the town
clerk, only few copies left
Walter j. Dean has returned to his
work in Washington state after few
weeks visiting in this section.
The rooms at the Sawyer House
have been much improved by paint,
paper, furniture, etc and are now in
as good shape for the travelling public
as any hotel in this section.
The Congregational vestry on
Wednesday evening was again the
scene of pleasant occasion. When
ever grand, good supper is served
for rs cents there is no catch penny
affair about it. This was good old
fashioned supper and dinner combin-
ed, "biled" dish, baked beans, brown
bread, pumpkin pie, coffee, cider, APP
pie sauce, ginger bread, and plenty of
it. A modern antiquarian supper
served by the ladies of Newbury is not
to be scoffed at epicure or dyspeptic.
Many of the ladies and gents were at
tired in the style of George Washing
ton and Martha, not in shams of cheap
fabrics, the costumes like the victuals
were all wool and yard wide. The
literary part of the entertainment was
alone worth the price of admission
We confidentially advise the public
that if their religious scruples have
prevented them from enjoying such an
occasion they have been more nice
than wise and missed many opportu-
mites for square meal at democratic
prices. NoTE-This advertising is
not paid for in shelf worn goods same
as we get from Mr.. Hale for saying
that his is the largest stock of general
merchandise in Orange County, bnt is
entirely spontaneous.
The Wesley illustrated lecture by
Rev. A. G. Austin was postponed one
week and will be in the M e. church
next Wednesday evening, and there is
no good reason why Newbury should
not turn out good audience.
Spring term at the Seminary and
town central school began on Monday
last with large attendance, and bids
fair to be very prosperous term. On
account of the illness of Miss Lang,
the grammar department is in the
hands of Miss Patterson.
Mr.. S L. Swasey has been confined
to the house with infammatory rheu-
NATHAN but is slowly on the gain.
Mrs. A. Greer, Mrs. F. L. Cobb and
Miss Marion Bailey are visiting friends
N Boston this week.
EDITOR OF THE OPINION-In the New
bury column last week notice an item
claiming that proposition had been made
to ''our enterprIslng jeweler' to prepare a
list of the unmarried feminine portion OF tne
town who had attained the age of 30 years,
provided that a similar list of males was
furnished by Il infer) the OPINION CORE
spondent, and Mr. Wells, statistician of
some note in Orange County. What. re-
markable proposition, how broad in its
scope, how liberal! To think of the idea
that two sold bachelors" on the sunny side
of fifty whose chief delight has been news
gathering and presenting the same to the
public through the columns of the local
press, should be willing on their part TO
speak TO few men over S5 years of age
concerning the date of their birth, proyld-
ed that a married man with family,
would or could draw forth in the same
manner the correct answer to this most
difficult problem. Now if these two gentle
men are as anxious as they seem to be to
know the ages of the fair sex who
would make a suitable partner for a
bachelor of about their age and size, L
would willingly confer a personal favor in
their behalf If it seemed probable by so do
ing that they may be led to believe the
divine precept, 1T is not good for man to
be al0ne.'
JEwELER.
Newbury, March % 1894
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