The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-01


the obstruction of life and proper
: ty. It will never be forgotten
, by those who saw it.
West Fair1ee is a p1easan
town, and contains many goot
farms, located on the interval,
and slopes of the hills. The
school houses as rule are il
good repair, and we'll furnished
and good wages are paid teachers
as we learn from Mrs. Harris M
Miller the town superintendent
The people, the farms, the stores,
the mills, the schools, the church
es, are all here, and when the
hoped for revival of business
comes, when the pumps and the
picks, the engines and the forges,
are again set at work at Copper
field, the little town will witness
revival of her former prosperity.
Remember the dying words of
Commodore Lawrence, "Don't
give UP the ship"
The CHURCHES.
AS soon as Our pioneers had
provided for their families rude
"shelters against the inclemen-
cies of the season." the founda-
ton of the log church and school
house were laid. The people,
few in number and poor in purse,
were for years unable to provide
for a settled pastor, but this de-
ficiency was well supplied by the
genius and devotion of one of
their own number, Judge Niles.
1t is said of him, that upon a GER
tain occasion while preaching to
his little flock upon the Sabbath
III his own house, in the midst of
his sermon his wife approached
him with a message unknown to
the congregation, Immediately
thereupon he remarked that the
tsryicss would, be suspended for q
few moments, and passed into an
adjoining room, put on his hat
and veil, passed out through the
room where his congregation was
seated, and hived swarm of
bees, came back and commenced |
his discourse where he left off,
and went through with his SER
mon.
The Congregational church was
Dec. 19, 1909, by Rev.
Joseph Fuller of Vershire, and
of six members. Rev.
Joseph Tracy twelve years later
vas ordained as the first settled
pastor. The present house of
Worship at West Fair1ee Centre
vas erected in 1858.
The Methodist Episcopal
;hurch was organized by J. D.
3eeman and ten others in 1877,
It West Fairlee, Rev. L, L. Bee
nan being the first pastor. Their
house of worship, in part owned
~ individual residents, was erect
d as a union church in 1855, at
ost of about So, 900, and for sew
raj years Rev. Mark Powers and
Rev. Mr.. Bicknell, Universalist
lergymen, preached here.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
"The proper study of mankind
5 man" This study is constant
= pursued in our daily avoca-
ions, as well as from the historic s
age, and perhaps with the
reatest zest and benefit in the I
tudy of the biographies of repre- {
men. Here we meet and '
ommune with realities, with {
uman beings of like powers and 1
assions as ourselves, and witness I
1e formation of character, as I
by every conceivable c
ariety of motive and environ q
lent. Some time Dame Nature I
so lavish in her gifts that the I
fe of an individual exemplifies
/ word and deed the highest a
opes and aspirations, the best t
ttainable possibilities of his i
me. Such examples were t
olumbus the explorer, Wash a
Igton the liberator, Franklin e
lie philosopher, and Lincoln the 1
nancipator. Such lives have a t
preventative value, because they
ave distinct expression and en- b
,dyment to the dominating a
fought and purpose and tenden- Il
of their times. The study of t.
Ich careers either on the broad P
'ena of national affairs, or NOV 1;
g with a more intense influence 81
a narrower sphere, is usually p
ore refreshing and instructive, a
Id gives a truer reflection of t;
cal customs and opinions, and II
the real life of their contem- n
'raries than a perusal of the
y annals of history. Today S