The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-06

a son of Capt David Haseltine. He wrote
an account of his religious experience,
which was published after his death.
There were no churches in that part of
Newbury or Bradford in those days, and
meetings were held in private houses,
barns, and groves. She has often attend
ed service held in Joseph Prescott's barn,
on the farm now owned by Mrs. Miller and
her sons, and remembers going out to
Jefferson Hill to meeting and camp meet
ing. When a very small child she attend
ed a meeting held in a barn on the John
Emerson place, on Wright's | Mountain,
where Deacon Metcalf was ordained by
Elder Hall. w. IN
Her father was drafted into the War of
1912, but another man volunteered to take
his place, the family furnishing his
outfit. This man never returned. ~
She did house work. for fifty cents a
week-a long days work. III When old
enough, she went out nursing for one dollar
and fifty cents a week, doing house work
at the same time. Later she learned the
tailoress trade with Rebecca Muzzey, who
charged fifty cents a day for herself and
twenty-five for her apprentice. y, The days
work began before light inswinter, and
continued through the evening by the
light of a tallow candle. She went to
Boston and worked as a tailoress for 81 so
a week and her board. The journey was
made in numbering old stage, which left
Bradford at two O'Clock in the morning
and reached Concord late in the evening
The next morning the stage started at
two O'Clock and reached Boston about
dark.
She remembers working for a woman at
West Newbury, making a coat for her
husbands brother, and the woman was
so afraid she would waste some of the
thread that she wanted to measure every
needle-full before allowing her to use it.
At the time of the great snow storm in
May" which was on the 18th of that
month in 1884, she was taking care of
a sick woman. 1t began to snow before
light, and continued to snow till afternoon.
Her father came for her with sleigh which
they were obliged to abandon, and she
rode home on horse back When it stop
ped showing her father went out and
measured the snow, and found it three
feet deep.
Such are some of the "reminiscences of
which this venerable lady has a good
store She has evidently looked upon the
world with a smiling face, and taken the
trials of life with a cheerful spirit.
She was married as third wife to Simeon
Avery, Feb. "a, 1916, and they resided in
Newbury. Mr.. Avery died in 1858, and
she married Sept. Is, 1859, Dea. Josiah
Knight, and they lived at Charles City,
Iowa, till his death in 1881 She returned
to Newbury in 1882, and has for some
years, made her home with her niece, Mrs.
Bailey Avery, in Newbury village, and
receives the latters affectionate care.
Mrs. Knight united with the Methodist
Church in Newbury while a young girl,
possibly before its present members were
born. When she married Mr.. Avery, she
Joined the Congregational Church at Wells
River ,s.of which he was a member. They
became members of the Congregational
CA~rch at Newbury, May 1850. 0n7
Sept. II, 1859, she was dismissed to the
church at Charles City, and received into
the Newbury church again. March 4, 1888.
Her religious experience covers more than
eighty years, and she gratefully acknow-
leges that goodness and mercy have fol-
lowed her all the days of her life.
Since she met with fall few years ago,
she has been unable to attend church, but
has lost none of her interest IN 1t. and en-
ters, sympathetically, into the joys and
sorrows of wide circle of friends.
Mrs. Knight desires, in this public man
ner to thank her friends for all their kind
ness to her, for their affectionate remem-
1rance of her birthdays, and the cheer
hey bring to her. But the writer feels |
hat they receive more than they give;
hat the influence of her bright, sunny |
her experience of almost a
century of JOY and sorrow; the impression
# oId-time dignity and grace with which
he receives her friends, is more to them
han anything they can do for her.
She retains her faculties to a remark
BILE degree, does many things for her
elf, and spends much time in knitting a
eautiful lace, souvenirs of which she dis
ributes among her friends
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