The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-08-21

part of the boy to show the girl who
is more simple than the boy if posi-
ble) that he is a progressive youth in
the possessive case and the object of
her tender affections. Mr.. Lee Brock
is the first one of large class to be
called to answer to the charge of get
ting too much into the possessiye case.
The itemizer who gives the public to
understand that DR.. Warmers cottage
was used as a shelter during a storm
or shower, does the itemiZer know
there was no shower at Halls pond on
that day, and does the itemizer know
that Mr.. Whitman's boat house, which
affords ample shelter from showers, is
only one minutes walk from DR.. War
ner's cottage, which Mr.. Brock enter
ed, or took refuge with Others If
Mr.. Lee Lee Brock and many others
will learn from this experience that he,
and they, have no more legal or moral
right to enter or occupy premises at
Halls pond than he, or they, have to
enter and occupy the premises OF any
person in any place, then this lesson is
not in vain.
The many friends of Rev. l.. Dodd
of Irasburgh were glad to meet him on
his recent short visit here, he came to
Newbury to conduct the Olmstead
memorial exercises last Sunday at
the Union meeting house. Mr., Dodd
. preached here in 1880.
w. A. Meserve is a Newbury boy,
went west few years ago, studied
law, was admitted to the bar and is
now settled in Stanton, Nebraska. He
is one of the Executive Committee of
! ID IL;
League and a hustling Mckinley man.
Although in State where Organism
may well be called boiling hot, Me-
serve writes that Mckinley is on the
gain in several counties. The Populist
papers go for Meserve bald headed but
he keeps blowing just the same.
Remember that school at the Semi
nary and Town Central school begins
on Monday, Sept. 18th, with a full
board of excellent and experienced
teachers,
Don't forget to pay to T. G.. Keyes,
treasurer, your dues of one dollar per
year on the Village Burying Ground.
Repairs cost cash.
HANNAH CARTER HEATH.
1t is proper at all times to pause to note
the departure of an old citizen, and es-
pecially so when that citizen is a native
of Newbury and has for nearly half a
century been filling position which the
community know could not have been
filled better. In Hannah Heath there
were rare combinations of character that
counted for more than frequently comes
to the surface. True and noble woman
hood stood out against every hour of
Hannah Heaths life. The writer re-
members the Heath home only to rejoice
that it had such mother, and the memo
DRY OF her will linger with never fading
sweetness III the lives of her children and
with her relatives and friends. The go
ing out of such life leaves no bitterness,
no remorse, no sorrows, except the pangs
of parting for, brief season with one
who had stood for all that the words
Mother and Friend can imply
Hannah w. Carter was the third of the
five children of Levi Carter and was born
in Newbury in the neighborhood of the
Goshen meeting house June 10, 1918.
The children in their proper order are
Laura j., William r., Hannnh W., Mar
tina W., and Mary.
Thomas W. Heath was born in Brad
\ ford in September 1910, married Hannah
w. at Newbury March l. 1853, Rev Arte-
mus Dean, then pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, officiating. Mr. Heath
had purchased the place prior to the mar
!
on the establishment of a home They
were the parents of four children, Ella,
now Mrs. G. c. Day of Winchendon Mass,
John who lives on the home farm, Levi
of Concord, n. H.. and Henry of Piermont
Crossing, all surviving, all having distinct
characteristics of noble mother
Mr.. Heath died Jan. 3d. 1881. Mrs.
Heath has been in failing health for sew
efal years. advancing years weighed up
on her life, its pains were borne without
complaint until the end came August
! Sth. The funeral was held at her late
home the following Monday, interment
in the Bradford village cemetery.
PERLEY AVER oLMsTEAD.
1t is with regret and sadness that
chronicles of death must be written, es-
pecially when the one to be spoken of is
in the prime of life and friend of your
childhood, such was the subject of this
sketch. Perley A. Olmstead was one of
the three children of Isaac n. and Sarah
Ann (Allyn) Olmsted, and was born at
South Newbury July %, 1S4S. He was a
student at Newbury Seminary during its
in Montpelier He was a graduate in the
classical course, University of Vermont,
class of IT. He taught several terms of
school in Newbury and was a successful
teacher of penmanship at McIndoes Falls.
He went west soon after his graduation
! WHERE lie Taught anu UOOK posi- graduate
course at the Northwestern University,
Evanston, Ill. He was diligent student
and held more than an average rank in
his classes He was a careful and search
ing reader of English literature, and nc
novice in the history of current events
He has passed two rigid civil service ex.
aminations,an during Cleveland's first
administration he was railway postal
clerk between Brattleboro and London
derry. The greater part of the time since
his return from the west in 1881, has beer
spent in South Newbury where he has
been associated in business with hi,
brother A. A. The deceased was faith
? full brother and a true friend. He lef
home during the last part of July and af
ter visiting friends en- route, went to New
FORK city where he had an engagmen
: at the headquarters of the Democratic
; National committee. Mr. Olmstead wa
+ a life long democrat, true to his convict
ions, an able and willing worker. He Ell
: tered the city hospital on Saturday, Aug
Sth and died on Monday the 10th, cauS
. given peritonitis and typhoid fever proba
> bly, brought on by poor water and eXces
; sive heat. The remains reached here oil
; thursday afternoon, prayers at the hom
and interment in the family lot at Yves
NewbuTy, Rev. j. l.. Merrill of the Con
: gregational church officiating at bot
/ places, Rev. A. w. Ford being away iron
, home. On Sunday following, memoria