The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-12-27
Adjoining Towns.
NeWbury.

what the new year has in store for u
and it is well we do not. There is il
store for us one thing of which salt
thing l am positively sure. viz plent
of opportunities to do better and to b.
better. There are multiplicity O.
ways to accomplish this end. We can
not enumerate them, they are legion
We can say fewer mean things of oul
neighbors, and come to think it over l
might be better to say no i'll things o.
anyone. The tongue is an unruly
member and its unnecessary f1iperty
flop makes us endless trouble. w,
might oftener say cheerful and en-
the little lifts in life, the giving OF
which does not impoverish us, may
serve as-rays of sunshine piecing over.
hanging clouds and make mortal be.
ing happy. The meanest selfishness
have ever encountered is the with.
holding of cheerful words from q
struggling brother, 1 have practiced
that Kind myself and 1 have had it
practised Oh me, and it's an accursed
thing. Then there is IN the future for
us great enemy to be overcome, viz,
Hypocrisy. Let us make fewer pre-.
tentions to goodness and more actual
ten strikes" Let us see if we can
choke down some of that slckly senti
mental 81 am holier than thou" crop
that has got such a remarkable growth.
/ was told recently of a revival of re-
ligion in another part of Newbury,
where brother who had long profess.
ed to be q christian, had got wonder
fully awakened and desired the last
grand browning capsheaf of religion,
viz, sanctification, and stood up and
asked the prayers of his brethren to
that end, and while this heavenly de-
sire of sanctificatiOn rested upon him,
he gathered from the roadside, locked
in his shop, few edgings that had
been used for piling boards, when and
after the man who owned and had re.
moved the boards, had given the edg-
ings to destitute widow woman his
nearest neighbor, so destitute that
neighbors had contributed wood from
their sheds to keep her from suffering.
Wanted to be sanetified! His claim to
the edgings was that the lumber had
been piled OH his land. Wanted to be
sanctified and the lumber was piled
within the highway. Sanctified! No
doubt we may have edgings locked up
in our shops, if so let US, during the
year now approaching carry the edg-
ings back to the widow. La thousand
ways we have locked up the edgings. |
Let us then remember that no time |
during 1896 can we grasp the poor
widow by the throat and while chok. |
ing the life out of her howl for sanctl-
fcation and expect any satisfactory re-
suits. Let us not mock God by even |
expecting sanctificatiOn until we have |
carried the edgings back to the widow.
Mr.. F. E Clark has moved from
the Montebello house to the village
and now occupies pleasant rooms in
the Yellow Boarding House.
Rev. C. G. Merrill is visiting at home.
VIM. H. Bailey and wife of Mt. Ver-
non, n. Y, and Prank D. Bailey are
home for the holidays.
Miss NJ C. Kasson who has for sew
eral years kept the millinery store in
this place, has closed out her business
here and gone to Lisbon, N. III where
she will continue in the same business.
We believe that Miss Kasson will meet
with success in her new field of labor.
She takes with her the kind wishes of
many friends
A call at Hale's Tavern, Wells River
village, proves our prOpht cy of last
spring to be true, viz, that Jerome
and Mrs. Hale would keep first class
house and draw patronage, a glance at
his register is evidence of the above
fact. Such hotel kept in such way
is comfort and luxury.
1t was our good fortune to attend
the opening lyceum in Seminary Hall
last Friday evening. The question in
vOlving the Monroe doctrine was well
discussed by the students, showing
study of the question; the music, dec
Carnations and recltations were excel
lent. The paper edited by Miss Lena
Stebbins was praiseworthy and was
very much enjoyed by all present.
William A. Meserve is making a few
days visit at his home after two and
half years soiourn in the west DUR
ing which time he has been studying
law with prominent attorney in STAN .
ton, Nebraska, and we are very much
pleased to note that he has recently
been admitted to the bar in that state {
He expects to return to his western J
home and enter upon the law practice,
and host of friends here wish him
that success which his efforts deserve.
Mr.. +. E. Prichard, County Examin-
or, visited friends in town last week,
visiting the school over which he pre-
sided for two years, he was warmly
received by the school. We expect in
the near future to go around calling .
him DIR. Prichard which we have re.
GREETED because it has deprived our
schools of a popular and thoroughly
teacher.
The annual meeting and roll call of
the Congregational church will occur
on Friday afternoon January Sd fol-
lowed by a collation. and social hour in /,
the everiHg.
The sum of $3.50. 66 has been receiv-
ed by the selectmen as Newbury's share
of the state highway tax divided on the
following mileage, whole number of
miles, ia; WellslRiver, z miles, s41 81; |
town, 107 miles, S6S8.85. L