The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-06-12

All are cordially invited TO c
present at the graduating exercise
of the Grammar school, Wedne;
day evening, June II, at eigh
o'clock.
The graduating exercises of tn
Town Central School take plac
next week. The Baccalaureat
sermon will be preached next Sun
day in the Congregational churcl
by the Rev. C. H. Shank. 1t is ex
pected that it will be union service
Next Sunday is Children's Day
Preparations have been made TO
some very interesting exercise
which will take place at 4 O'CLOCK
p. m. in the Congregational Church
You are all invited to be present.
A very sad drowning accident oc'
Cured last Tuesday night in which
Joseph, the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Lakey lost his life. He
accompanied by several of his
mates went down to what is called
"The mouth of the Brook" near
the cemetery and while bathing
suddenly threw up his hand and
sank. His body was Immediately
recovered, and everything was done
to restore life. His funeral takes
place today, (Friday) at the Advent
Church.
We notice in town, Miss Patter-
son niece of Mrs. Little, Mrs. john
son of New York a friend of Mrs.
Taggert, Miss Bliss a relative OF
Miss Reyes, Rev. A. H. Morrill, of
Laconia, a guest of Mr.. Shank,
which included Preacher, an En-
tertainer and Baptist.
Quite party of Newburyites
made an excursion to Black Noun
tain last Wednesday, and report a
grand good time.
Subject for the Mems Seminar
next Sabbath. Who is my neighbor,
and what is his claim upon u.s.
Chas. R. Taggert, leader.
The Oxbow Chapter d. A. K.
held their annual meeting for the
election of officers at the home of
Mrs. E. B. Chamberlain, Monday,
June 9th. The following officers
were elected for the coming year.
Regent, Mrs. Carrie Kimball Hale;
vice regent, Mrs. Lucia Doe Darling
secretary, Miss Francis NJ. Akin
son; treasurer, Mrs. Emma Clark
Kimball; registrar, Mrs. Louise
johnson Brock; historian, Mrs.
Ella Hubbard Atkinson; chaplain,
Mrs. Mary Bayley Wallace. Pro-
gram committee, Mrs. Carrie Far
rington Russell, Mrs. Clara Cham
berlin Atkinson, Mrs. Emma Clark
Kimball; executive committee, Mrs.
Martha Chamberlin Fabyan, Miss
Grace Bayley Wallace, Mrs. Clara
Chamberlin Atkinson. Mrs. Louise
F. Wheeler gave an account OF
the National Congress held in Wash |
ington at which she was present. |
The Chapter had the pleasure of
having Mrs. Perley Hazen of St.
with them at the meet
ing. At the close of the meeting
cake and ice cream was served.
Some one dropped a pair of gold
bowed glasses under Hale's horse
shed. The owner can have them
by calling at the store.
There has been two changes in
real estate this week. The Rev.
Allen Brown having purchased the
John Atwood property and the
Rev. Selden Jenne, the residence of
Mrs. James l.. George.
HORACE E. CHAMBERLAIN.
Horace Elliott Chamberlain, a
well-known railroad man of Con-
cord, and a pioneer of the rosy rail-
road days in Concord, died at his
home, "A Pleasant street, June 4th.
He was in his 74th year.
Mr.. Chamberlain was born in
Vt, Nov. 80, 1884, and
obtained his early education in the
public schools from where he went
to the academy at Bradford. He
later attended Newbury seminary.
He had natural inclination for a
business life, and accordingly en-
tered the railroad service in 1856
and was station agent at LittletOn
for about seven years. Subsequent
" he was made general agent of the
Rutland railroad at Burlington, Vt, 5
filing the position for a single year.
The following six years he was {
general freight agent for the same {
road. In 1871 Mr.. Chamberlain t
zane to Concord to be superinten-
lent of the old Concord railroad and
discharged the duties of that Office
n a creditable manner for almost i
,wenty years. He finally resigned J
when the corporation went into
,ther hands. A year later he be- o
.ame superintendent of the Con- b
ord division of the Boston and f
Maine and retired eight years ago.
Since he left the service of the Bos- {
on and Maine Mr.. Chamberlain v
etired from active life in business. h
He was a member of the Uni >.
arian church which he joined in Il
$50. In 1860 Mr.. Chamberlain 0
United with Burns lodge, No. &c,
l. F. and A. NJ, of Littleton and !
vas a past master of that organiza- II
ion. He was also affiliated with IL
he other Masonic bodies of this