The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-04
EAST CORINTH.

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this Friday. The attendance has
been large and good school has been
taught by Miss Eastman.
Saturday morning was the coolest of
the season, thermometers registering
85 degrees below zero in some places
The Magniscope will be given Feb.
18th. See bills later
The storm of Tuesday was unusual
" severe in this vicinity, nearly foot
Of snow fell and that with the severe
winds rendered the roads almost I'M
passable and travelling impossible.
Chas. Dickey has been confined to
the house with a severe cold and the
grip.
G. S. Prescott has been busy with
the snow roller this week.
Notwithstanding the cold weather
quite large number attended the
Skim Milk dance Friday evening and
it proved to be one of the finest dances
of the season. Good music was fur
nished and good time was enjoyed
by all. The next was appointed for
Friday evening" Feb. 18th.
The annual meeting Of the Waits
River Valley Agricultural society was
held in School Hall Saturday. The
following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, j. r. Nolan, Topsham; VICE
presidents, J, H. Carter and II. A,
,Jackman: secretary, w. l.. Crafts.
Oxford, N. H.: treasurer, ID. 5. Fulton,
Bradford; auditors, Frank Taplin, A.
d. Emerson and A. G. Norwood
dire ctors of the Stock Company, .. +
Dickey, Henry Whitcher, }. W. Jack
son. T. d. Fellows and j. N. Hodge
marshal, Chas. Simpson, East Orange
general superintendent, }. Carter;
Voted to hold the Fair Aug. 31st and
Sept. 1st and I'd, 1898.
The proposed two days meetings of
the Corinth Center church are defer
red one week, and may be expected
Feb. 16 and II. A roll call service oil
the church will be held in the forenoon
of the first day.
Rev. C. II. Coolidge of Piermont
breaches in exchange with the pastor
Sunday next at the East village anC
Center. A Christian Endeavor rally
meeting is appointed for Sunday even
ing at East Corinth. All friends Of
the organization are invited to be pres
ent.
At the roll call for the Congrega
tional church, East Corinth section
Ian. 9th, Al of 6S resident members
responded to their names IN person o.
nv message, and 16 of the rs non resi-
dent members by letter. Encouraging
renorts from church and Sunda,
Schools we're listened to. The dinner
hour followed by praise service il
the afternoon made the occasion ONT
of enjoyment and benefit to all.
hn
Adams Messenger of Jan. 18th:
Rev. E. W. Hatch of East Corinth wa
with his old parishoners last week, BEN
present at the roll call of the Congreg
tional church. The esteem and respec
in which he is held in this vicinity wa
abundantly shown by the large audienc
which greeted him as he arose to addres
them at the conclusion of the roll call.
was that kind of q reception that NIGH
be expected to be accorded minister G
the gospel that had spent 25 years of activ
ministry at East Berkshire and the &C
Joining town of Montgomery. Alth0ug
Mr.. Hatch is past three score years OF ag
he still retains his old time vlgor wit
perhaps more of animation and Spirltus
feeling than was his wont hall Scor
wears ago, and so he remarked IN tn
course of his addI ess she had been tol
since coming among them that ne seen
more like boy than he did thirty veal
ago, The chairman, Ira -. AIueTSOu, dI
n0unced to the audience at the close {
the exercises that Rev Mr.. Hatch woul
preach from the pulpit of that churc
the following Sunday. 1t was in anticip'
ton of the feast that awaited them tina
filed the church on that day to its u
most to listen to one of the most ferve1
and impassioned sermons, that only tin
and memories associated with the pa
can reproduce as the scenes and even
of the old years that are forever gon
pass in retrospect before the minds ey
In the course of his sermon he toucht
upon, as a type and illustration, the i
side life of the minister by alludlng
the different sides plank has, which
claimed was five-the two broad sides
the two edge sides, and another sic
which was the inside, and this was 81
nifcant of the minister's life. He he
the closest attention TO the close, OF
hearers who we're not bound by demon
national ties but were intermingled Wi
Episcopals, Methodists, Advents, as we
as Congregationalists, demonstra ing Il
fellowship and reciprocal good feelil
that has always subsisted between the
different denominations and the Kew.
W Hatch and that feeling has in no ma
ner abat ed from the nine years absen
of this earnest and devoted worker IN u
vineyard of the Lord.