The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-11-09
Newbury.


ing, will be observed as Rally Day
Let all who worship at this churcl
be present to make it a day O
loyalty to the King.
A full attendance of the teach
ers Of the Sunday school was hello
i at the parsonage Sunday evening
The following officers of the
Boys Club were elected Tuesday
night: President, Charlie Temple
vice-presidents, Guy Orsor, LIST
Horace Knight, End; secretary
Alfred Carlson; treasurer, Harry
Barnett, and auditor, Neil Holton
ABOUT Mr.. PULASKI.
An open letter to John S. Gil
man, principal of Newbury Semi
nary and Town Central school.
Dear Sir:
Inquiry was made of me recent
ly by several pupils in your school
in relation to Mt. Pulaski the his
tory of it's name, it's altitude above
the sea, etc. Some Of the inquir-
ers said they had searched the
Newbury Town History in vain
for information on the subject
They did not search diligently or
they would have found this para
graph on page 1874. "Mount Pu-
laski was thus christened at Sun
day school celebration held here
about. 1925, at which Rev. David
Sutherland delivered an address.
1t was, of course, named for the
Polish nobleman who fell in the
Revolutionary war;" For a most
interesting sketch of the above
mentioned Rev. David Sutherland,
see Newbury Town History page
702.
Some years ago the writer secur-
ed the services of the late Prof.
George n. Abbott, of So. Newbury,
to compute the altitude of Mt.
Pulaski, in this work he was as
sisted by M. G. Knight, town clerk.
The altitude of the railroad run
ming through Newbury village
was taken as a base of this sur
vey, with the following deduc-
TONS
Altitude of railroad near depot, 426ft
of fountain on COM
mon above r. r., so
of floor of house on
Pulaski above
fountain on COM
mon, 379
The ledge a few rods sOutherly
from Pulaski is 20 feet higher.
This important data Mr.. Wells
did not omit from the town his
tory, see page 4. Mr.. Wells says
that one of the highest points of
land in Newbury is the elevation
back of the "Mountain Carter"
place, which is reached by the
road over Wright's Mountain,
leading past the farms of John
Smith and Charles Corliss.
Mr.. Wells does not give the alti-
tude of these highest points of
land in Newbury, but gives the
altitude of the summit of Wright's
Mt. in Bradford, a mile or so
south, as 2100 feet, and of the
summit of Blue Mt. in Ryegate,
four miles north, as 1892 feet. AS
these two points named are con-
coded to be some considerable
higher than Newbury's highest
points, it is fair to assume that
our highest altitude above the sea
may be safely set in the vicinity |
of 1900 to 1900 feet. Mt. Pulaski
being about half way
from the sea to Newbury's high
est point of land. am glad to
notice that you have awakened in
terest in your pupils for local his
tory. / believe the way to turn
out patriotic citizens is to deliver
over into manhood and woman
hood boys and girls who love their
homes, who stand up for their
surroundings, town, county and
state. Now permit me to suggest
you to your pupils, and
them to their parents,
that copy of the Newbury his
tory should find a warm place in
every home in town, the price is
very low and they can be had of
he town clerk. In another let
-er of later date | shall be glad to
,ay something of other attitudes
n the state, and give your schOl-
lrs a brief history of the roads
Dver Mt. Pulaski and the building
If the little lookout house on the
summit.
Yours truly,
HORACE w. BAILEY.