The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-12-13
Adjoining Towns.
NeWb bury.

terestin9. The historical and DlOgraph
ical parts of The work are commenda
bic and readable from start to finish
The chapter of more general interest i
"Chelsea the County Seat" written b.
Hale X. Darling, the sketch is intense
ly interesting or at least should be t.
every citizen of Orange county ant
especially so to Newburv people, be
cause it contains many facts in relation
to our eally settlers and the activ,
part taken by them in county affairs
We hope in the near future to make
and publish copious extracts from hi
sketch The writer of this sketch i
the youngest son of Senator Darling
born at East Corinth in 1869 and ha
recently formed law partnership
with his father in Chelsea. We con
graduate the boy lawyer and the DO,
historian, and believe he is made OF
the stuff that will be heard from later
Mr. s. l.. Swasey has announced his
intention to close cut his goods fol-
cash, and close his store after January
4th, 1896. Mr. Swasey has not beer
in good health for several years and hi,
friends and the community at large
Mr.. Osgood Wheeler is taking or
ders in this section for "Rays of Light
from all Lands The book is well ar
ranged and comprehensive, giving in
detail history of all religions and
creeds from the beginning of historical
time to date. A glance at the table of
contents will convince one that the
work is all that its title suggests
The teachers in the schools for the
and Town Central School, E. A. Shaw,
principal; Grace B. Mead, precept' ess /:
Fanny Martin, Mary B. Ford, Annie
M. Guthrie, intermediate and primary
departments; Edgar b Leet, type
writing and penmanship; Mary Smith,
South Newbury; Sadie Wi!loughby,
West Newbury; Nettie Tucker, Brock
district; Fanny Smith, Futon district !;
Sue s. Sawyer, Lime Kiln; Emily
Corey, Jefferson Hill Annie II Olney,
Botonvile; Lila Guild, Laton Hill !;
Lottie Munsell, To n House; Edith
Perham, ,Newbury Centre.
Silsby ~ Knight have fitted up a
karge room in their store Tor the ex
day, Dec. 10th, will offer the largest
and most complete line of furniture
ever shown in this village, chamber
suits, mattresses, wire beds, chif1oniers,
extension tables, stuffed rockers, dining
chairs, sideboards, ETC., etc. Call and
examine and purchase for Silsby 81
Knight say tee prices will be way
down.
Rev. A. w. Ford, the new Methodist
minister is gaining ground as popu-
lar preacher and good citizen.
We saw sad sight on Monday when
Mrs. Lnpien and her several children
started over the hills for Chelsea to at.
tend county court for the purpose of
. obtaining from her husband, Napoleon
B . Lupien, divorce. After about a
quarter of century of married life
and family of eight or nine children
to gladden. a home, it seems indeed
hard lines that a separation must come.
However it did come, and mighty
quick, the mother and children return
ed the same evening with the bonds
broken-her prayer was answered.
Will all persons who have attained
the age of eighty years since the first
day of last January please notify Mr..
f. P. Wells of Newbury Centre or
the Newbury Correspondent, a list
of all the octogenarians living in New
bury on January l, 1896.
We have received through Henry G.
McDuffee of Bradford a copy of DR..
McKeen's History of Bradford. which
will be held until the Tenny Memorial
Library is ready for the books. This
is the first book donated and is a
worthy gift and we shall be pleased to
receive and hold any donation of books
for our prospective library.
The following item is clipped from
a daily paper:
JERSEY CITY, N. j.. Dec 8.-Prof.
William M. Willett died tonight at his
home here from debility incident TO his old
age. He was born In New York and was
80 years of age. His great-great-g grand
1atner was Thomas Willett, the first mayor
OF New York. he having been appointed by
Governor Nichols. He was Methodist
preacher for some years. but abandoned
the pulpit to become a professor in the
university at MiddletOwn, Conn. He after
wards occupied the same chair at the Bibli-
cal Institute at Concord, N. II. lie was
him, bit is lying at the point of death. He
leaves one son, who is 20 years of age.
There can not be many of the old
Newbury Seminary principals living.
There is in the catalogue of 1917 i'm the
list of Faculty this entry, "Prof. Will
lam M, Willett, NJ. A, Department of
the Bible" About this time there was
a Biblical Institute connected with the
Seminary of which Prof. Willett was
the head, and there was published a
monthly periodical called the "Biblical
Ma azine" printed by l.. j. McIndoe
of which Prof. Willett was the editor
The following Is the list of the Semi
nary faculty for the year 1916 z:
Rev. Francis S. Hoyt, M. A, princi-
pal and teacher of Intellectual and
Moral Science and Greek; Joseph E.
King. A. B., teacher of Latin and Nat.
ural Science; George N. Abbott, teach
err of mathematics; Eliza G. Chase,
teacher of French and ornamental