The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-17
TOPSHAM.

lOHSI1ANl.
The town officers for Topsham
are as follows. Moderator, H. G.
Hight; town clerk and treasurer,
H. B. White; selectmen, O. P.
Dickey, G. E. Newton, II. D.
Fellows; constable, S, M. Hood;
listers. ]. A. Mills, Horace White,
H. C. Richardson; road commits
sioner, S. F. Locke; school dir
ector, E. S. Locke. The license
was, No, 81; Yes, 80.
Mrs. O. D. Wiley spent few
days with her daughter, Mrs. ].
F. Nolan last week.
Curtis Fisk and wife were in
Groton on Saturday.
Maud Powers is working at
Carroll Hoods for a short time.
Mrs. Chancey Cur1ier of Cor
NTH spent part of last week
with her parents, Alonzo D. Hood
and wife.
Ella Clement returned to her
home in Orange on Saturday.
Rev. Edward Haskell occupied
the pulpit at the M. E. church
last Sabbath.
We are pleased to learn that
Alice Taplin, sister of HELENE
has returned from the hospital at
Hanover and is on the road to re-
covery.
Mrs. Ernest Bowen has been
quite i'll the past week also the
little girl of ]. D. Miller and wife.
g. w. Darling, M. d. of South
Ryegate was in town on Friday.
Dina Clara, wife of Orange
Butler died at the home of Seth
Emerson, at Bradford Center,
Feb 27, 1905, aged 81 years, 4
months and 2 days, The deceased
had been in failing health for
the past two years. 1t is thought
that a partial shock of paralv-
sis finally brought her to the
close of life. Mrs. Butler was
the daughter of Thomas Kas-
son, 1st, and Clarissa Kasson,
who in their day lived in that
neighborhood known in Tops
ham as the "Territory". She
was one of seven children, three
girls and four BOYS viz: Sarah,
wife of Emerson Robe of C)rinth
d, ceased Diana c., Thomas, 2nd,
who now, about 80 years of age,
resides with his sister in law,
Mrs. Louvinia Renfrew at New
bury Center, Chester, deceased,
Emily, Mrs. Doe of Newbury,
Marvin, deceased, and Hartwell
living in Newbury, 1t is perhaps
worthy of note that out of a
family of seven children, the de-
ceased was one of only two that
ever became a parent and those
of but one child each, Ida E..
Mrs. Emerson being daughter of
Mrs. Butler and Miss Mary Doe
daughter of Mrs. Doe. The de-
ceased lad made her home at Mr..
Emerson's during the last five
years. There are three grand
children, offsprings of Mr.. Emer-
son and wife and one great grand
child. Funeral services were
held the 1st. at the Emerson home.
The burial was at Topsham GEM
etery, Rev. ]. c. Wright oficiat-
ing.
The home of Warren Bowen
was the scene of a very pleasant
gathering Tuesday evening, the
18th, it being the occasion of the
anniversary of the S0th birth a
of Mt. Bowen. Friends to the
number of seventy, came early in
the evening filling the house to
the full. After all had arrived
Mr.. Bowen made an address of
welcome which was responded TO
by j. h. McLam in behalf of the
company assembled. His remarks
were followed by words of greet
ing by Henry Leet representing
the G.. A. r. Post of which Mr..
Bowen is an honored member.
Following this r. McNiece pre-
scented a short history of the
Bowen family, dating back to the
DAYS of the Revolutionary War.
After the speaking the guests
were summoned to long tables
prepared for the occasion, bnuu-
tifully supplied with steaming
oysters, cake, coffee and fruit of
which all partook with much sat
isfactiou. Following this was
music from the monograph,
reading of the scripture, PRAYER
and song. 1t was suggested when
the company should disperse that
it he understood, that they ad-
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