The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-11-08
Adjoining Towns.
New bury.

f. E. Kimball continues in the horse
business, unloading another car this
week,
Miss Kate Johnston returned home
Saturday, having been in Providence,
r. l., the past year
Our friend Tewksburv has his
blacksmith shop at South Newbury
completed and is ready for business.
On this (Friday) evening the pupils
give a bonnet sociable in Seminary
Hall, and a general good time is ex
pected,
Rev. Mr.. Ford occupied the pulpit
for the first time last Sunday, to fill
the unexpired term of Rev. j, s.
Topper.
Everybody is interested in the new
library project. Newbury will long
respect the name of the generous do
nor Elsewhere Mr. Wells gives more
of the particulars.
Mr.. Webb has the building which he
intends to use as store and tin shop
nearly completed, and when his stock
of goods are moved into heir new
quarters he will be very pleasantly sit
uated.
d. Twombly is again in our vii
lage, treating corns and lngroWlng toe
nails. The doctor has had twenty-five
years experience as II chiropodist, and
is a gentleman as well as thorough
going practitioner
Miss Guthrie's primary department
and Miss Ford's department close very
successful terms of school this week
1t is fact that this entire school in all
its departments has been profitable
from first to last.
The Congregationalist of October
3lst, under the head of ''Ungracious
and Unjustifable," scores John G
Woolley for his understandable attack
of vituperative abuse on Rev DR.. f.
E. CLARK, president of the Christian
Endeavor Society.
The trial of Fish Commissioner Tit
como at Montpelier last week, for Civ,
ing away liquor at the Hatchery in
October. 1894, resulted in a verdict by
the Jury of eight for acquittal and
four for conviction. This was case
of great smoke and little fire.
The George Brothers are painting
Miss Johnson's house in Bradford
On their return from work Tuesday
evening" they wereTun into by two
horse temm near Asher Hnnkins' and
had their carriage badly smashed and
narrowly escaped being seriously in
jured.
Last Satu, day witnessed an unusual
scene of danger and excitement, the
occasion being game of deadly foot
ball between the Seminary boys and
invited guests and the Peacham Acad
omv boys, score "a to in favor of the
visitors. Our boys were not broken
in spirit or limb, for which every one
is truly thankful. Such dangerous
sports ought not to be tolerated.
A glorious scheme is now en- foot
whereby the town of Newbury will be
made tie recipient of public library,
donated by the daughter of one of
Newbury's most substantial and re
spected citizens of former days. There
is no reason WHY all the conditions on
the part of the town should not be
promptly and cheerfully complied with.
This, we believe, is the first PROPOSE
ton of the kind ever made to our
town.
Mason s. Stone, Supt. of Education,
will speak to the people in this vicini-
ty next Wednesday evening, in Semi
nary Hall. The subject of his adj
dress will be "The demands of the
schools upon the people" Mr.. Stone
is doing excellent work by his evening
talks, and we believe everybody will
be benefited by it. No admission.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Stone will
hold teachers meeting at the Semi.
nary, to which the teachers in town
and others interested are requested to
ttend
The celebrated water case between
the Oxb W Water Co. on the one side,
VS.. w. II & A. w. Silsby and E. F.
Bailey, is set for trial in this village
next Thursday, the l4th. Ex-Gov. w.
P. Dillingham; of Waterbury, has been
appointed special master to hear the
case, and we believe a better selection
could not be made. Col. John II. Wat
son will appear for the Water Co and
Alexander DunnetJ for the defend
ants. This is an interesting case, and
the findings of the Master will be
awaited with interest.
The following are among the num-
Der who took in Boston on the excur-
sion, the list is kindly furnished by
station agent Brown. There were
five or six purchasers of tickets he did
not know
c. f. Darling, Miss Sarah Temple, Miss
Carrie Temple, Mrs. A. e. COrliss, Mrs
Clough, c. z. Champlin, Mrs. DIR. Hatch
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Bailey, Il. ID. wallace
Jonathan Griffin, Mrs. N. +. Hutchins anc
daughter, Mrs. f. p. Reyes, Thomas c
Reyes George Barnet, John II. Weed
Nelson NJ. Stetson, DIR. and Mrs. Russell
Mr.. and Mrs, J. G. Marcy. Miss Nj. 9. kas
son, Miss 5. A. DuttOn, MIR. and Mrs. A
Greer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Sawyer, Miss
Ross, Miss Rigley, Walter Cole, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. w. McAllister.