The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-01-04


Mr.. C. A. Adams was born at Ran
dolph May 23d, 1860. His father the
late Judge Bailey F. Adams, was one
of the foremost men of that town, his
spotless character, strong common
sense and great will power, always
exerted an extensive influence in his
neighborhood and town. His mother
whose maiden name was Bu1idrd IS d
lady of very fine traits of character,
and whose precepts and examples have
always exerted a most salutory and
powerful influence over her children
They were both devoted and consist
ent members of the Methodist church.
The Judge lived and died in the faith,
and enlinentiy useful in church work
The mother still resides at the old
farm here.
The subject of this sketch grew up,
and not only was he trained to habits
of morality and christian virtue but
caused to labor and be industrious.
After the usual course at the district
school he entered the Randolph State
Normal school. From here he went to
Chattsworth, H., at the solicitations
of his uncle ], T. Bullard, a dealer in
lumber and builders supplies and af-
ter service of two and half years
in his office, his love for his old home
combined with the love for fair one,
got the better of his ambition to grow
up with the west so he returned to Yer
mont and after a short soiourn with
his parents at the farm he found eni-
ployment in the office of Capt. Thos.
H. Chubb who was then doing a very
large manufacturing business at Post
Mills. On Feb. %, 1886, he married
the daughter of Capt. Chubb, Miss
Phoebe, two children have been born
to them, Isabel and Albert.
In April 1889 he bought out the store
of George w. Comstock, put i'll large
stock of goods suitable for country
trade. His business prospered from
the start, has steadily increased. and
today he is conducting one of the most |
prosperous country stores in this sec
tion.
In July 1888 under the Cleveland ad-
he was commissioned |
post master and held the office until |
January '94. He has been Justice of |
the Peace and has always taken an ac-
tive part in education and was commit
tee of the village school, when the town
system was adopted he was elected
chairman of the board of directors and
reelected to the school
board for three years, and has been
of schools for two
years. At the late election he was
chosen by the republicans to represent
this town in the general assembly.
Mr.. Adams and his wife are MEM
bers of the church, and it is here he has
lone his best work having labored in
for the up-building of the
church and the spreading of the gos-
pei. He is consistent christian but
never aggressive, quiet, unobtrusive,
md frank of manner, yet with all his
he is not without resolution
Ind self assertion, the integrity of his
character has made him many friends.
We bespeak for Mr., Adams a useful
Ind honorable career in church, COM
nercial and public life.
Solon K, son of ]. w. Berry, was
'orn in Meredith, n. H., September,
S27. With his fathers family, at the I
-ge of sixteen, he came to Thetford,
nd settled on the farm where he has |
ince lived half a century, where his '
hildren were born and his father and I
mother died. He had the benefit of I
ne year at Thetford Academy, under '
iiram Orcutt, and so well appreciated S
he school that all of his six children 7
ave been educated there. Mr.. Berry ]
5 now a member of the Executive
'oard of the trustees.
He has a good farm which he knows l