The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-12
NEWBURY


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Judge Bailey.
When word was given out on Friday
p. m. March 9Th, that Judge Bailey was
dead our community was shocked. AL
though not in robust health and suffering
from severe cold he was not confined to
the house nor considered critically ill I'M
til two or three days prior to his death
Webster Bailey came to this town from
West Newbury, Mass, in 1888, and settled
on the farm now owned by James john
son, first south of VIM. U. Bailey's on the
river road and established tannery and
wholesale boot and shoe business. Web
ster Bailey was the father of ten children,
the eighth being Parker w. born Jan. %,
1892. Parker married Eliza A., daughter
of Capt. Uriah Ward Of Haverhill, their
children were Henry W. born January 49,
1919, William Uriah born September %,
1920, Horace W. born November II, 1922,
drowned June |, 1924, aged year,
months, 10 days. all born at the Webster
Bailey homestead. At an early age Hen
" went to Portland. Maine, to work in
". I. goods store, but soon after return
ed on account of illness. He then went
10 work for Nathan Blake, senior, at East
COrinth in a general store where he serv-
ed the customary apprenticeship OF those
DAVIS. He was afterward in the employ of
John Merrill at East Orange and at Pier
mont crossing, afterwards coming to
Kewbury, serving as foreman in the
Reyes store for about % years.
He was married to Harriet Merrill,
daughter of John Merrill, at East Corinth
May Is, 1S49, by Rev. Scion Martin.
Judge Bailey was town clerk from 1856
1856, town treasurer 1S65-1S7S, Judge of
Probate 1S68-1S76, town representative
1859-1S60. and Justice of the Peace for
long series of years. 1t can be safely
said that in his day and genera ton no
man better earned and enjoyed the con- !
hdence and respect of the people within |
bis radius. His was a long and honorable !
business career. He has been executor
and trustee of large estates Although .
retiring from active business about ten
years ago, he has attended to the affairs
of many people, and was, at the time OF
his death, trustee of the Wells River
Savings Bank.
In the direct line of descent covering a
period OF l05 years since Parker Baileys
birth only four deaths have occurred,
viz, Horace Ward, son of Parker, drown
ed June ., 1924, aged 1 IL years. Henry
John, son of William T., drowned July
Z, 1862 aged y years Parker W. died July
u, 1881 aged 80, and Henry Webster, the
subject of this sketch, died March 3, 1897,
aged Is years. He is survived by his wife
without issue.
His funeral was held at his home Mon
day afternoon, Rev. j. L. Merrill otficiat-
ing assisted by Rev. A. W. Ford. Among
those attending were people from Wells
River, Hayerhill, Bradford and TOpsham.
Mr.. L. G. Reyes funeral conductor.
John a. Meader.
After nearly three months of lingering
illness John A. Meader died at his home,
IN what was formerly known as the
Yellow Boarding house, on Saturday p.
N. the 9th instant. Mr.. Meader was born
IN the farm house lately owned by James
Ross in school district No. IA, on June b.
1913, at the time of his death he was the
sixteenth oldest person in town, and is
the third in Newbury's list of OctOgena-
Eians to depart this life since January list.
Ann Mariah Page was born in Ryegate
March %, 1916, and was married to Mr..
Meader December 7, 1913, by Rev. AlOnzo
Webster, pastor of the NJ E. church,
their home has been in this town nearly
all these years.
Mr. Meader began his life work as
carpenter and joiner in 1889, and has
probably built and repaired more build
mgs in this town than any man known to ,
this generation. He built the Congrega- I
tiOnal church in this village in 1856.
Mr.. Meader never had any children, he t
Is survived by his wife, they having cele
DRAFTED their fifty-third marriage anniver- D.
sary December 18th last, soon after which |
time Mr.. Meader was taken sick The
funeral service was held at the residence L
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. a. w. Ford L
officiating. \
mrs Beng amin hnlSht. +
In the death of Mrs Knight which oc- t
CURED at her home in South Newbury c
February 18th, the oldest person in New Q
bury is removed to better land. \ long S
Journey ended, longer one begun. a
Priscilla Elvira Morton was born in d
West Concord, Vt, May 8, 1905. She re- a
membered distinctly the war of 1872, and \
the marching of troops enroute for the t.
battle fields. After her marriage to Mr.. a
Knight they were, way back in old stage b
times, the host and hostess of the old S
Flume House in the Franconia Mountains p
and were living there at the time the old is
Plume House was burned. c
Mrs. Knight was the mother of three q
Two of them were daughters
who died III young womanhood and were v
buried near the Flume House. They came Il
to NeWbury about 1913. Mr.. Knight ii
died in 1888. Grandmother Knights life
was long and and useful one. 4 bright e
cheerful active woman, good in her home t
good in her neighborhood, good in her
heart, a christian woman these many fl
years, never Haunting her virtues from
the housetop, nor forcing her opinions on H
others. b
Mr.. Carrier, Universalist minister of a
officiated at her funeral. T
These bereaved families wish. sc
through this correspondence, to eX- p
press their sincere gratitude to friends ",
md neighbOrs for their kind words n,
and helpful acts in their time of mourn la
ing. p,
Don't forget to hear Rev. II. T. %
Barnard in Congregational church this u
evening. Mr.. Barnard is too well y,
Known and appreciated as a public &c
speaker by our people to need adver- al
Using. p
Abner Bailey of Bailey Bros, Ian 81 81
,aster, N. H., has been in town a few 81
lays. d,
We believe the selection of Mr.. Geo to
B. Barnett as school director a good 10
Ine and we believe his election to this
lfiice gives general satisfaction.
The Newbury column has always
been a strong advocate of an annual
for the use of the G. a. II
R. Post in the observance of Memo ca