The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-25
POST MILLS.

William FL. Beckwith passed
away very suddenly Thursday
morning, being found dead on the
floor of his kitchen by one of the
neighbors' boys. Death was due
to heart disease. Mr.. Beckwith
is a man who will be missed from
this community especially in the
Cong'l church. The funeral was
held in the church Sunday with
the Masonic rites. The interment
in the cemetery here.
Geo. Beckwith, W. B. Chubb
and wife and Mrs. StanwOOd of
Boston we're here to attend the
funeral of w. H. Beckwith, Sun
day.
A. P. Slack is quite sick at the
present writing but we hope that
Uncle Alec will be up to predict
the weather for February.
Minnie Woodcock returned to
her school Monday.
What cheerful and harmless
gossip or good friend and weekly
visitor the Opinion is. We look
forward to it's coming every Fri
day night with pleasurable ant1cT
ipation, for we know it is going
TO tell us something about our
neighbors. Can we talk about
onv thing more interesting than
the doing of the folks whose
chimneys are daily sending their
incense skyward, in company
with our own? Indeed we can't!
We are more stirred by the arrival
of a new baby in town, than we
are by the discovery of a new
comet, be the scientist obscure or
famous.
We read quite a bit down this
way that's more than some folks
do that we've heard about. We
challenge the world to prove that
we're not intelligent sort O folks.
We can tell you lots about what
is going on in the big world on
the other side of yon lofty hills.
We have a line on Boston, New
York. London, Paris, Berlin and
all the rest of our rolling orb. But
Just the same, we like our own
little matters best. And when a
new baby is dropped from some
angelic wing into the arms of
some waiting mother, we are
pleased, for it is our little one
we have a sort of communlstlc
ownership in it. Then, too, we
like to interest ourselves when
Cupid gets busy. The sly chap,
he has an eye like the eagle, and
sees all the furtive glances cast
by bashful youth, and the answer
ing blush of the maiden. And we
like that sort of thing. We like to
look on and see love working out
its own salvation.
And all those little local traits
of character, we note them all,
they are shown in so many ways
that they never fail to interest us.
And we want to know who has
moved in and who has moved out;
how much lumber Harry is going
to cut this winter; who has
ought horse and who has sold a
COW; whether the sick are getting
better or not. And we know how
to sympathize with folks in
trouble. | think that we rural
ties in our social life are more
human than our cousins in the
cities. OF course we fall asleep
some times, but then it is a rest
full sleep.
We had some good meetings
last week-meetings of genuine
spiritual power. The pastors
from round about came with the
great story of love, and ii was
well told. The Rev. J. E. Heath of
PiermOnt, opened a well of living
water unto us on Monday evening.
Tuesday night, Rev. F. A. Wells
of Thetford Center gave very
able sermon on "The Goodness
and Severity of God" Wednesday
the pastor conducted the service,
as Rev. II. Z. Merrill who was eX-
pected, could not come on account
of illness. Thursday and Friday
evenings Rev. H J. KilbOuTn of
Bradford so we'll voiced the mes
sage that a large number renewed
their covenant and about seven
definitely decided for Christ.