The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-19

| think the heads of the families are all
dead now, or gone away. The scholars
marked with a star r) are known to be
dead. About a dozen of the scholars have
gone away and out of my knowledge at
present, and not one of my old scholars re-
main within the bounds of Newbury Cen
ter school district that was there tifty-one
years ago.
OF the Peach family Hugh g., David j.,
and Hannah, now Mrs. Corey, live in the
west part of Newbury, William in Ore
gon, George was killed in battle at Peters
burg, Va, April 3, 1865. Thomas Peach
lived at David JewelPs that winter and
died in Oregon, as well as John, several
years ago.
Ira Merrill was killed near Boston in
1851 in loading timber on vessel, and
Lucy went to Wentworth, n. H.
The Crooks boys went to California.
John and Oran Randall both died in
California.
The Blood family then lived on Abner
Bailey's farm little south Of where Dan;
-faisey now lives, BCdldingSstll gone now /
and the family gone nearly fifty years.
Lis girls were very tall and Sara Ann
Blood was the tallest young woman | had /
ever seen then.
William Tewksbury and his mother liv-
ed that winter in the Gregg house to the /
northwest at the Forks. now owned by Mrs |
Hannah Corey. Bill had been a soldier in |
the United States regular army for five
years, and three years was i'll Florida |
fighting Seminole Indians. 1t was eX- |
tremely interesting to hear hlm tell about |
his campaigns, He was short man, five |
feet and four inches, when the regulations |
required them to be five feet and five in |
ches. But he enlisted as a musician and
served as private. He went to Wiscon-
sin.
Gilman Barnett had large and intere St
ing family, and besides his named scholars
were Harriet, Amanda and Clara. The
most of them are still in Newbury, while |
William died IN GrotOn some eighteen
years ago. Mr.. Barnett, father of Gilman,
and bis daughter, Percie, lived where |
Carlos Brown now lives.
Robert Mellen lived where John Bu- |
chanan now lives and his father, Thomas |
Mellen, had building that he occupied a I
meals with the family, only he staid in his
own part and slept there. He was 81 years
old and died in 1853 aged 81. He was born
in Londonderry, y. H., in 1856. He was
revolutionary soldier and fought at the
battle of Bennington he gave me the best
At one time he lived in Ryegate at the east
base of Bule Mountain and Mellen Brook
that rises there and runs to Lyme Pond
took its name from him.
Hiram Nuts family lived in the big
two story Sam. Gibson house. Thomas
NuUJ was Il Cripple anu Dy DtllS
thrown from sleigh near the John Bu-
chanan place and striking on his head
broke his neck. A part OF the Mutt fam
lily went to Oregon.
'Hutchins Bailey, son of Capt. Jacob,
was then living with his first wife, Mary
p. Sawyer, sending two of his children to
school, while Milo was too young to go.
John R.McAlliSter was working there and
school; he now lives at South
Ryegate. Polly Ladd, then Mrs. Bailey,
second wife of Jacob, got pension of Sl6O
a year. She was very fine old lady of 40
at that time.
( Frank McAllister Lived out of the dis
trict and his daughter died in Montpelier.
John Chamberlin went away, David Hal
lev went west, and the Tewksbury family
now live there. David Webster went
west and John NJ. WaldrOn lives there.
Jonas Tuttle sent one scholar but had
Mary, Eliza, Susan and Samuel at home.
Two of his sons were soldiers in the late
war.
James Lumsden and daughter Nancy
then lived to north of Jonas Tuttles.
OF the family of Richard Patterson. Esq,
married John Gilmore and lives
in Illinois, Richard Jr., who went to school
died in 1860, besides young ones at home,
Ellen now Mrs. John Buchanan, Washing
ION who married Lizzie Corliss, and Lucy
Ann now Mrs. John NJ. Waldron. John
Aitken reached his place in 1S47 and John
Woods wintered that winter at jeremiah
Boynton's Mr.. Patterson was the last of
he heads of families who lived there 81
years ago; he died June ., 1895, aged 50
years. : months, and days.
EDWARD MILLER. I
Ryegate Vt. March s, 1891.