The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-05
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man family who lived in Chelsea, his wife,
Mrs. Mary Alma (Wyman) Norris having
died April %, 1895. They had lived for
several years upon the Foster Grow place
with her sister, Mrs. Sarah (Wymam
Grow, who died March %, 1889, and since
her death the Morris family had kept the
home. Fred W. Norris who now lives in
Bro0kline, Mass, was with his father dur
ing the last fortnight of his life.
Hazen Campbell, aged rs years, a prom
inent farmer of South Washington, and
formerly of much influence locally, died
thursday, Oct. %, of pneumonia, having
been sick only since the preceding Mon
day. He was quite renowned for his litig
lous tendency, having been early attract
ed to the famous litigation between Solo
mon Downer and Daniel Tarbell, and
with the latter afterward maintaining
long series of law suits, scarcely ending
with the latter's death, though in final
reference to the late Col. F; V.,Randall of
! thelr various suits, the referee reported
in favor of Campbell, much to Tarbell's
discontinue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Corwin of
Somerville, Mass, were in town on Tues
day and Wednesday of last week attend
ing the funeral of her father by adoption,
Philip M. Hunt. For many years he was
actively engaged in the business of cattle
and sheep buyer, he rendered excellent
service to the local farmers by affording
them good prices for their stock, as
much as the market would allow.
Friday last Mrs. l.. A. Corwin and Miss
Nellie Nj. COrWin went to Montpelier to
see the formers mother, Mrs. Mason X.
Griffith, who has been at Heaton hospital
undergoing an operation. On Sunday
Ernest a. CorWin and his uncle, DR.. NJ.
II. Corwin, were also at the hospital.
Mrs. Griffith is now doing we'll and will
soon be at home.
Rev. B. B. Sherman returned from
| Medtord Friday evening having been in
attendance at the celebration Of the if
tleth anniversary of the Mystic COngre-
gational church there, in which town he
spent the greater part of his early life.
A ,Lyceum Debating Club, composed
largely Of students of the Academy, has
been organized with Fred F. Monkey as
president, Elra q. Bicknell as vice presi-
dent, and Grace q. Bacon secretary. / he
first regular meeting was held Monday
evening, at which the question of wheth-
er the West or the East afforded the bet
ter chance for young men, was discussed.
Henry Burbank and Belle Chandler sus-
tanned the claims of the West, William
Chaplin and Maggie Laird those Of the
East. The debate was decided in favor
of the former
Last Sunday Rev. W. II. Davis, D. D.,
native of Chelsea but now pastor Of the
Eliot Congregational church at Newton,
preached to the students of Dartmouth
college, of which he was a graduate in
the class of 1874
! Mrs. Lucy A. Dickinson returned Fri
day evening from a five months soiourn
at Brattle bOrO in the family of her neph-
ew, DR.. Dan p. Webster. Her son, Chas.
j. Dickinson, went down the previous
day and accompanied his mother home,
as she is in feeble health.gs fEsa-.
Curtis S. Emery, the genial County
Clerk, appeared out on Tuesday morning
last at what was, to him, an unseemly
early hour and on being demonstrated
with explained "The fact is, there are
more folks at our house than usual" and
he was crowded out. 1t was a nine andla
quarter pound girl baby.
Among the pilgrims on the Boston ex-
cursiOn which began last Wednesday on
the Central Vermont railroad were, ok n
b. Bacon, DR.. Story n. GoSS, Capt. ". l..
II. Hall, }. A. r. Corwin, circuit bi&'H,
H. w. Dearborn and wife, o. ID. Ilacy,
NJ NJ. Durham and wife, Newell aud
Charles Blk oy, Martin Spiller, Mrs NIX
Gilman, Curtis NJ Hall and his dauehl or
Ann.
Monday evening last came the rWs
that Mrs. Sarah j. Bixby, widow o. he
late F. Plummer Bixby, was dead. a"r
the past year she has lived with her
daughter, Mis-. VIM. Ashley, and her luS-
band in Thetford. The funeral was ed
in Chelsea on Wednesday and the J 0Gy
was buried in Highland cemetery
The ladies Reading Circle met ith
Mrs. Townsend last week and with rs.
A. W. Whitney this week Monday. lis
winters course of reading is in books Of
travel.
Mrs. Jennie Robbins, who spent Ito
summer with her daughter Mrs. Hali &.
Flint, has gone to visit her other daHgE-
ter, Mrs. Frank II. Martin, who live, "a
Williamstown.
Fred A. Ordway, accompanied by lis
wife and two children, who have all lttu
spending the summer here, living il e
Robbins house opposite her mother g.
idence at the Cabot place, left fowl last
week for his home in Aberdeen, M,
where Mr.. OrdWay has store and Ia. ~
tanned considerable success in businC'.
Miss Felle Judd, who is now empl ,,d
in an Orange, \. D., hospital, has ..'I
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary judo.
Mrs. Clara Skinner has left her L.,-'
above the jail and cone to live Wilt
Philip j. Little whose wife is her da
ter
r.. w. Allen, the butcher, has reuD-,t
from tie Er. Corwin tenement hest .
Methodist church into Mrs. HAjuD 'r5
house.
Frank B. smith and wife are yi~iJn.
N. H.. vi ere size rou' .-
lived pTIorto her marriage to Linn.
Dr. Fred J.. EecsviJI. tine dentist.
been absent oH q business triI7J #-..
here ire was lurmDlF located.
Dir. and Mrs. Clark Hadlry r. .I
.MmcH TO tueir home tn iane.
NJ. i... a.tCr a. Jew uHts visit N'.. .'
sister. --rs j. 3. Attn wood.
. ..rI baby was RECENTLY born ,a .
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