The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05
NEWBURY,

NEWBUKEo
Just at this time when so much is
being said about Mount Holyoke Fe-
male Seminary and GMary ALyon, il
may interest good many people tC
know that the late ANDREW Grant, Sc
affectionately remembered IN New
bury, was employed by Miss Lyon as a
porter when that school first started,
and was connected with it a consider
able time. He held Miss Lyon in I'M
bounded reverence, and his reminls-
cences of the early days of that instl-
tuition ought to have been preserved,
as they would be very interesting now.
With Mary Lyon was long associated
Miss Zilpha Grant, who had been a
noted teacher at Ipswich, and who at
terward became the third wife OF Hon.
William b. Bannister. Mr.. Bannister
first came to Newbury in 1875, to teach
the Ox-bow school and after his grad
uatiOn at Dartmouth returned and
read law with Judge Farrand. When
the latter removed to wider field at
Burlington, Mr.. Bannister succeeded
to his practice and remained here I'M
til 1907. He occupied, and as | have
understood, built the house under the
great elm next south of the cemetery
on the OXbow. He afterward became
a wealthy merchant at NewburypOrt
and at his death in 1851 bequeathed
forty thousand dollars to several mis-
sionary and benevolent societies. He
was one of the first trustees Of Amherst
college. One of his daughters married
DR.. Ebenezer Hale. brother of the late
Edward Hale, and another died and
is buried here. F. P. w.
In last weeks issue of the OPINION,
in Bradford items, we note what the
writer says relative to a ''clOse Obser-
ver'' at our Old Folks concert, being
in doubt as to whether some of those
present really appreciated or enjoyed
it. We are sorry the fact is so self evil
dent as to cause comment, but 1T is sad
reality. that we have here certain
few, who are so troubled with the (sO
called worldliness of others, as seen
through their particularly narrow
range of vision, that they cannot pos
sbly enjoy life, and it is very distress
ing to them to be even thrown in con-
tact with those who do.
While our Union correspondents
advertisement of his ''CuriOs" in last
weeks issue is rather painful, we are
truly thankful the effort was ''prosv"
instead of ''pOetical."
March meeting passed off quietly
with a light attendance, following
officers were elected:
MOderat or, John X. Weed
Town clerk, A. w. Silsby
LIST Selectman, Alex Greer
I'd selectman, Moses l.. Brock
Sd selectnian Byron @. Rogers
Town treasurer, Jas. b. Hale
Overseer of Poor, John F, George
Con stable and collector, John X. Weed
list lister, Frank w. George
I'd lister, John r. Weed
Sd lister, l.. w. Nc Allister
LIST auditor, M. A. Gale
I'd auditor, Dexter $. Fulton
Sd auditor, G. G. Scales
Fence viewers-RObt. J. Hubbard, Josiah
G. Bailey, NJ. B. Abbott.
Town grand jurOrs-A. M. Peach, T. Z.
Reyes, Robt. G. Brock and Newell c.
Randall.
Inspector of leather, Erastus Baldwin
Pound keeper, John Reid
Surveyor of wood, lumber and shingles,
G. Il. McAllister, NJ. G. Knight and r.
q. Brock.
Road commissioner, Robert Lackie
School director, Geo. b. Barnett
Vote for road commissioner, first ballot:
Whole number votes cast, 151
Robert l.ackle, 1Ol
w. W. Reid. 10
Warren W. Bailey.
Schuyler G. Stebbins, II
Scattering, 10
Vote for school director, first ballot:
Whole number of votes cast, 10
Geo. B. Barnett, So
g. L. Andrews. %
Scatt ering,
Voted 80 cents town tax, 10 cents above
10 rapnipnS for HIGHWAY and
cents above what school board recon-
mend for schools. Voted not to allow the
Grand Army Post any money for memo
rial services this year.
The trustees of Tenney Memorial
Library will hold meeting in the
library building at 2 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, March 10th.
The Central school closes this week
Friday. Spring term begins March %. |
On Frid Y evening, March 18th, |
Rev. II. 7. Barnard of Bradford will /
leliver a lecture entitled Sources o
Power at the congregational church. |
That the above topic is to be discussed .
~ Mr.. Barnard is sufficient guarantee
If an inspiring lecture. Mr.. Barnard
.Omes under the auspices of the W. c.
T. L. Admission free. All are cor
Tally invited.
The ladies are getting ready for an
in behalf of the library
und. What, when and where to be
eported later.
Mrs. II. w. Hubbard entertained a
ompany of friends on Monday even
lg.
Mr.. Harvey Wiley of East COrinth,
brother of Mrs. G. H. Moore of this
lace was stricken with apoleXy while .
n the train en- route from Atlanta to
his state last Friday night and died
! a few minutes. The funeral was ,
ED Wednesday from Mr.. Moore's ,
asidence, Rev.-J. i. Merrill of1iciat-
".
Special Sale.
For time A. T, Clarke, druggist, will
ii the regular 81 size of Neurotic Pile {
intment for fifty cents. The manufac- !
lrers found that some deople were suffer
10 with piles rather than pay dollar for
remedy that is guaranteed to cure. Ont
$40 persons that we know of taking this I
medy. there is only one that has not |
zen completely cured. '
William Doyle of Burlington, Vt, was