The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-07-13
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% NEWBURY. VT.
Adjoining Towns.
N eW bury.

Thomas Freeland Kelley, who died
at his home July 9th inst. was born
in Newbury October 9th, 1926 He
II was the eleventh of thirteen children
born to Benjamin and Phebe (Green)
Kelley. The deceased was a citizen
worthy of record, he was, with his
brother Walter M. volunteer in the
Sd Vt. Regiment Volunteers, enlisting
in August 1862, remaining in actual
service until July 1865. OF his courage
and fidelity as soldier his comrades
have always borne cheerful and posi-
tive testimony. For many years he
had been totally deaf for which disa
bility he has drawn $50 per month
pension, some eight or ten years ago
he received nearly $2500 arrearages of
pension. Although there was running
through the mans whole life vein of
strangeness he was public spirited
and always patriotic citizen, foremost
in all moves for the general good, and
for the improvement of his village
He was honest from principle and
generous to fault, no one ever left
him empty handed, he was not a
society man, but if. religion is true he
has gone to country where the order
of things will be reversed. Those
who have looked down to find Free
land Kelley will have to put on celes.
tial spectacles and look upward. In
September 1869 he was married to
Celia L. Hanson who bore him one
son, both now dead. Less than two
months previous to his death he mar
ried Miss Mary Buell. who with the
brother above mentioned and his
brother Asa T., survive him. His
funeral was held in the M e. church
Sabbath morning, he having for many
years been member and liberal sup
porter of that church. The services
were in charge of comrades of the
Col. Preston Post, Comrade Taicy TAX
ing charge, Comrade j. S. Taper,
pastor of the church, assisted by Rev
Geo. N. Bryant officiating. Comrade
Upper spoke eloquently and patriotic
ally from the text, 81 have fought a
good fight, | have finished my course
/ have kept the faith" Mr.. Topper
was for time an officer in the de-
ceased's company, and appropriately
euloglzed the soldier life of his dead
comrade. The father of the deceased
is remem bered by our older people
and spoken of as "old Col. Kelley"
he lived in house which stood on the
common nearly opposite the residence
of Mr.. James B. Hale. --
We have been favored with samples
of ice cream from both ice cream es-
Adjustments and pronounce them both
0. K. articles.
Merrill Goodwin has opened the
Monticello Iron and Sulphur Spring
House for the purpose of giving baths.
We are glad to note that Brother
Hanson at Boltonville is improving
and sincerely hope it will be perma-
nent recovery.
We regret that our friend the West
Newbury correspondent should feel in
a grumbling mood, we intend to pick
the stones out of the road right after
having. We also regret that the mails
are so uncertain in that section. We
do not take it that the item means our
friend Ed, the broadest shouldered
and strongest republican post master
under President Cleveland, but rather
that as Mrs. Darlington once remark
ed when she overheard the deficiency
of the mails discussed, "Jes so, jes so,
you never could rely on the males any,
way." As soon as the Chicago strike
is ended letters will reach West New
bury from Newbury and Bradford the
same day.
By invitation Miss Martin, who has
inst closed successful term of school
in the Town House district, brought
her pupils and their parents and
friends over to Camp Pineton for a
-, EriIaV zoo craam paEa and
lemonade were served in abundance
and good time enjoyed by all who
participated. We are advised that
Miss Martin has been engaged for the
coming term at the town central school
also Miss Guthrie who has had excel
lent success in the Lime Kiln district,
will preside over the primary depart
ment in the same school.
Miss Hackett of Haverhill closed a
very successful term of school at the
Centre last week, having an entertain
ment on Monday evening which was
well attended. She will be retained
for that school, also Miss Doolittle on
Jefferson Hill and Miss Grace Martyr |
at BoltOnville.
The unanimous nomination of Hon.
C. S. Emery of Chelsea for County |
Commissioner is a deserved compli- |
ment to him. A man who steadfastly |
refuses to be swsyed by the annual
crop of fanatics deserves the support |
of the republicans of Orange County.
We have heard favorable reports
from the school on Laton Hill, South |
Newbury, West Newbury, No. s and
No. 10, and understand the same
teachers will be retained.
We have had a real enjoyable old
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