The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-06-05
Adjoining Towns.
N0Wbury.

Once more our village attended &c
the duties of Memorial dav. Col. Pres
ton Post q. A r. and visitors being
entertained in royal shape after at
tending to the mauy burial places by
details, the Post met here at noon and
were served a substantial dinner in
commodicus tents provided fer the
occasion between three and four hun
bred partaking of the food and
enough left to demonstrate the oft re-
peated assertion of the Newbury cor
respondent that "Newbury village
people never entertain by halves"
After dinner, headed by the West
Newbury drum corps, Col. Preston
Post accompanied by many members
of Col. Ransom Post, school children
and citizens marched 10 the village
burying ground where the beautiful
and impressive ceremonies of the e
A. r. were performed. Returning to
the village the Methodist church was
filled to overlooking with an audience
that were treated to an address by Rev,
H. T. Barnard of Bradford. Your
correspondent never heard an address
on similar occasion worthy to be
compared with this. 1t was the grand
event of the day. Devoid of the war
whoop of the average Memorial day
orator it was clear, concise and clio
quent statement of fact, showing the
proper relation of the citizen to the
country, and the essentials of true
citizenship and the fundamentals OF
true Americanism. The speaker lifted
out of politics the great questions of
the day and placed them one over the
other, browning the whole with the
stars and stripes. 1t was the greatest
chapter of manly, patriotic sentiment
ever spoken to Newbury audience.
The choir enlivened the entertainment
with patriotic song, Miss Julia Ford
read paper on "Our Flag" written by
Miss Eunice Fisk which was deserved
ly applauded The platform was occu
pied by the speaker, Rev. A. w, Ford
the pastor and Principal E. A. Shaw,
president of tine day. AT the conclu-
sion Of the exercises in the church the
people were treated to a recitation APP
propriate for the occasion by Miss
Lena Stebbins, standing on the steps
of the main entrance to the Seminary,
followed by beautiful flag exercise
by score of school girls crossed in
white, all of which was listened to and
applauded by hundreds of people.
Miss Stebbins, for one of her years,
is remarkably fine speaker and we
regret That She was unable to respond
to the call made for her in the church
during the regular exercises. All IL
all this is said TO have been the most
satisfactory Memorial Day exercises
ever held in Newbury. 1t was a !
grand reunion affair, soldiers and cit
liens blended. NJ A. Gale acted as
marshal and the numerous items of
the program were executed without a
ripple.
Col. Preston Post through this COR
respondence wish to return their crate
full thanks to the people of Newbury
village for their generous hospitality |
on Memorial Day.
TIE Burlington Free Press Nav %
and 20, explains why the Republican
caucus in that city the evening pre-.
vious elected Stickney delegates in
stead of Grout delegates as was antic-
ipated. Two reasons are given, viz
~'still hunt" and great activity of
democrats" 1t seems by The Free
Press that Democrats alP. booming
Stickney because he appears to them
TO be weaker candidate than MAJOR
Grout. Whether the Free Press is
right or wrong the lesson taught by
the Burlington caucus is violent one
and should be an eye opener to Major
CIRCUITS friends.
School ear at Seminary and Town
Central School closes this week with
exercises in Seminary Hall this eli
day) evening. We believe under
Principal Shaw's management, assist
ed by a corps of efficient teachers that
there has been good and thorough
work done.
Mr.. Levi Whitman at Halls Pond
is now ready to entertain fishing and
picnic parties Boats in good condi-
ton and plenty of barn room. l.
NewbuLy village must 60 into their
pockets again. To have such a cee-
brstion as we enjoyed Memorial Day
and not have either flag swung to the
breeze seems odd enough and on the ,
whole rather unpatriotic.
Congratulations to our friend Dex-
ter S. Fulton on his selection as a pres
uCulOCIdl COu- /,
vention made choice of a clean, capa-
BILE man for the place when they took
Dexter.
Caucus. Next Saturday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock republican caucus at Town |.
Honse to choose delegates to State,
and County conventions
and elect town republican committee.
Let everyone attend. l
Mr.. and Mrs James B. Hale and
Dea. Sidney johnson and wife attend
ed the County Conference of Congre-
gational churches in Williamstown on q
and Wednesday.
Rev. J. l., Merrill is attending the S
Home Missionary meetings in New !
Haven, Conn, this week and will ex- |
change pulpits next SABBATH with his !
son, Charles G. Merrill, who is engage !
ed to supply the church in EasOtn, ]
Conn, during his senior year in Yale !
school.
A good audience gathered in Semi !
nary Hall Friday afternoon May 30 to !
attend the pre-memOrial exercises of
the schools and as usual were well en-