The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-22
ROBERT NELSON,

Son of Capt. George Nelson, was born in
Ryegate in 1924, was educated in the
schools of the town and at Peacham Acad.
envy under w. G. Bradley. After studying
medicine one year with DR.. J b. Nelson of
South Rypgate, he caught the California
fever in lS49, started from Boston Nov %,
event around the Horn" called at Valpa-
paraiso, and arrived at san Francisco in
April. 'FriScO" was then a city of tents,
with no dock suitable for sailing vessels
and the passengers were rOwed ashore in a
small boat, wading part of the way. Hon.
j 5. Adams, EX-Supt. of Education, was
one of the passengers, and the long voyage
was enlightened by lyceums and other lit
erary exercises.
Mr.. Nelson went at once to the gold fields
called the Southern mines. near Stockton.
and with hundreds of others, representing
every race, language and condition on the
globe, engaged in the placer mining, re-
naming three and half years. with mod
crate success. In the fall of '53 he returned
by the iSthmus route. Mr.. Nelson had al
ready had half dozen terms experience
in teaching in Ryegate and Newbury, and
on his return again engaged in this hOnOra-
bic vocation. In 1855 he married Judith,
sister of Judge Darling of GrotOn, tried his
hand at farming for year, then engaged
in trade year at South Ryegate, He then
became farm broker, for he bought, re-
sided on and sold no less than six farms,
realizing in most cases an advance from
few hundred to thousand dollars on each.
The maxim of Ben Franklin that "Three
removes are as bad as fire" did not apply
in the case of this shrewd ScOtchman. AT
last be settled on his present fine farm of
$50 acres on Jefferson Hill, where he has
remained nearly thirty years, dairying be-
ing his speciality.
In 1876 he again visited San Francisco,
going overland, and found the Struggling
HOY LOT nf tyno no hnfn Il nil
of a quarter of million people. Mr.. Mel
sons family have ali left the old home
stead, George ID. is in the Democrat office
at Davenport, John is graduate of the
Massachusetts college of Pharmacy, and is
in the drug business at ChnrleStOwn, Mass.
and the daughters are both married. Mr..
Nelson has served his town five cOnsecu-
tive terms as Selrctman, the last three as
chairman of the board. He is in favor of
protection for America. Robert Nelson is
student OF history and fond of poetry,
especially that OF his national poet, Robert
Burns. whom he quotes ad libitum, and
is withal a unique and original character.
ORANGE COUNTY CANNING COMPANY.
One of the most promising and helpful
industries Of this vicinity is the Orange
County Canning Company. 1t was incOr-
porated in 1893. with capital stock of
5000 and 25 stockholders. The plant con-
taInS forty horse power boiler and apprO-
pirate, cooking apparatus by steam for
rapid work. cost about $1,000, and is located
on Hairs brook in South Newbury, about
one mile from the station. The Company
manufacture at present boiled cider. apple
Jelly, cider jelly, boiled cider apple sauce
and vinegar. The jelly is mostly put up in
a nicely finished 81 pound pail with cover,
the boiled cider i'll air tight quart bottles,
and the boiled cider apple sauce in gallon
inI,t This 10
put upon the MARKET fresh and the quality
is superb. The company has manuiactur-
ed in this, the second year of their Infant
industry" about $4,000 pounds of jelly.
1900 gallons OF boiled cider, 200 barrels of
vinegar and a considerable quantity of
boiled cider apple sauce. The public
speedily recognize the superior merit of the
goods and is willing to pay corresponding
prices. The goods nave been tested on the
tables of not less than thirty of the White
Mountain houses, including the Waum-
bek of jefferson, Porter IL Judd; the Sim
clair of Bethlehem. Durgin d Co.; tahyans,
Crawford and the Summit of Mount
Washington, the last three by Barron Il
Merrill, and the MoOsilarke by f. B.
WOOdwOrth. The Company have received
the highest testimonials from several of
these prOprietors and from wholesale and
retail grOceTs. Usually about fifteen men
are employed during the busy season aud
three during the year, and this payroll
makes helpful addition to the ready cash
of this section. The jelly is not made from
glucose and gelatIne, but from pure Yer
mont sweet cider. In five minutes from
the time the juice was pressed from the APP |
pie it was in the package jelly. This boil |
ing juice was kept from the air, thus car |
bOnizaiion and OXygenatiOn was entirely |
avoided, giving a beautiful color and fla |
vOr pronounced by experts to be the best |
The president of this Company is Geo. II. /
Moore, a wealthy and public citizen of
Newbury, and the officers, directors and /
leading stockholders are the leading bust /
ness men of Newbury. Messrs. Moore,
w. s. Hale. Olmsted. Knight, Greer and 4