The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-01-01
WEST FAIRLEE.

WEHO L IfAlI>LEE.
Bert Smith has been in town the past
week visiting his parents.
George, John and Grace Gilman are
at home ON two weeks vacation to en-
joy Christmas and New Years with
their parents and friends.
Minnie Robins has returned to Leb-
anon, n. II.
II. S. Annis of Chelsea was in town
Tuesday visiting his cousin, G. W. Bliss.
Rev. Mr.. Baker preached Sunday
| He had good congregation and an in
! teresting sermon. He is a Jealous
worker in the Christian church and is
doing all in his power to arouse deep
er interest in the hearts of those around
us. May God bless him and may he
see a coming up Of his congregation to
help him to declare the glad tidings
to all.
The Lake View Creamery paid zoe.
a pound for butter for the month of
November. ...@
Wedding bells will soon be ringing.
Fred Whitcomb is home visiting pa
rents and friends.
Our road commissioner should look
after some of the bushes by the road
sides that are not very pleasant to peo-
pie when turning out.
There are good many on the sick
list.
a Christmas tree and entertainments
was given by the Methodist church on
Thursday evening in the church The
participants in the program were
Madge Smith, organist; Mrs. knight,
Alice Farnham, Maria Ordway John
Mum, Albert BrlsO and II. Miller, ana
consisted of music and literary, and
short address by Rev. Mr.. Baker. At
ter the entertainment the Christmas
presents were given to the children who
went away with a merry Christmas.
There was a skating party Christmas
on the lake from the village, and all
had a good time.
Preston Robinson had sick horse the
past week. DIR. Hyde was called with
assistant Sile Shumway. The horse is
better and so is Shumway but it was a
narrow escape for him. As DR.. Hyde
was giving the horse medicine it gave a
spring to get up and threw its head
around striking Shumway in the face
backing both eyes and nose and knock
ing him down.
The next worthy farmer in West Fair
lee is Mr.. George 'aldwell who came from
Manchester, n. H., some four years ago
and rented the Eastman farm and al
ter one year bought the farm and went to
work with coat off to pay for it and have
a home of his own. By attending to his
farm and business has succeeded and now
can set under his own fig tree and rejoice
over the fruits of his laborS. Who says
farming don't pay? None but the idle
and lazy ones. \ farmer is the most in,
dependent man that lives, and should be
the happiest for he was the first man
created and blessed by his creator and the
smiles of heaven rests down on all OF his
labOrS and when evening comes and the
sun has set behlng the western hills in the
GOODNESS of the evening breeze he can set
down under the shade of his own taber-
nacle with heart full Of thankfulneSs to
him who said to the greatest farmer in
the world, Get thee out of thy country
and from thy kindred and from thy faith
er's house unto Il land that | will show
thee and | will make Of thee a great ma
ton and will bless thee And this farm
er was rich in cattle, silver and gold, SO
rich that the land was not able to bear !
them so they departed to another COun-
try. This farmer said to his neighbOrS let
there be no strife, | pray thee, between
me and thee, is not the whole land before
thee, separate thySelf from me if thou will ,
take the leIt MANU- VIII 80 10 Unt TlPHI OF /
if thou will go to the right | will 90 to the |
left, So the young man lifted up his eyes |
and beheld all the gay cities with all their |
gay life and pleasure and said to the old |
farmer, 81 will 20 To the plains of Jordan, /
YOU may have all of your farms, catrle, .
sheep, etc, but give me pleasure and will /
be happy" so il is TODAY, and so it has /
been for thirty years in West Fairlee and .
all over New England. The young men
have lifted up their eyes toward Sodom 1
and GOmorrah and lert the lands of their .
fathers to 90 TO decay and the farms and .
homes of their childhood have grown up .
to thorns and thistleS and no longer In
habited only by the SeTpenls and owls. |
The old farmer went his way watching |
over his flocllS of sheep and cattle with |
the blessing of heaven while the young
man enjoys the splendOr of city life until .
he was lost in all of the sins of SOdom and /
carried away captive by the king of pleas
ure. Who SAYS farming don't pay on these .
old Vermont farms? Those that have
any such thoughts let them look at some
of the improvements of farms in West .
Fairlec and see what happy homes and I
families who are living from the sweat .
of their brews and the labors of their .
hands and the blessing of God for the |
farmer was the first man who God did /
bless with all the blessing of heaven, and .
this good old farmer sat in the tent door /
i'm the heat of the day and lifted up his .
eyes and looked and 10 three men stood .
by him and hc bowed himself toward the I
ground and said, My Lord if now | have .
found favor i'm thy sight pass not | pray .
thee" and the Lord blessed the good old .
farmer. CONTINUED