The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
TOPSHAM.

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G. L. Nolan expects to move in
over the store this week.
Mrs. Mary Rogers has been very
i'll during the past week, but is COM
Portable at this writing.
VIM. Stewart of Barnet was in
town last week delivering wall
paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Brown have
returned from Marshfeld, and are
caring for their daughter, Mrs.
Walter Hood, who is still very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Rogers were
with his mother, Saturday and Sun
day.
G. K. Church of Bradford was in
town on Monday.
Henry Smith is improving the
looks of the exterior of his house
by coat of paint. Henry Bowen
is doing the work.
Mrs. Myra Clement of Orange is
assisting in the care of hir sister,
Mrs. Mary Rogers.
Mrs. j. A. Dodge of Waits River
was the guest of Mrs. P. j. Nc
Namara last Wednesday.
Mrs. George Eastman is on the
sick list.
JOHN B. LAING.
The following obituary notice
will be of interest OF many of the
people of Topsham, where DR..
Laing spent the early years of his
life. He will be well remembered
both by schoolmates and pupils.
During the last years of his life he
often expressed longing to visit
these old familiar places once more.
John B. LANG was born Nov.
18th, 1916, and died April 9th,
1908, aged 81 years, 4 months and
20 days. His birthplace was across
the Firth from Edinburgh, Scotland,
in the little seaport town of Kirk
aldy. When nine years of age his
father, a seaman of 2S years eX-
perience, decided to leave the sea,
and moved with his family to Amer
lea, finally settling in Vermont.
Here the Doctor Gas such he was
known to YOU attended school
until he entered Bowdoin Medical
College, Maine After studying one
year here, he thought to broaden
himself by completing his course at
the University of Michigan, but at
that time the University lacked
hospital services, and after spend
ing one year there he went to the
Detroit College of Medicine, from
which he was graduated in 1870.
He was married to Hattie Look
of Mt. Morris, Mich, the following
year, and soon after moved TO Otis
vile, where he has fsince resided
and where he practiced his PROF.
fession we might say, until the time
of his death, although the condition
of his health prevented him from
doing more than to prescribe for
those who came to the house at the
farm during the last three years.
MAY 81, 1898, his wife Hattie
was taken from him and from the
three sons, Paul, Ronald and John,
and one daughter, Gladys (they
having lost their second child, a
little daughter, Gertrude, in in
fancy. Jan. /, 1895, he married
Mile Cliff of Prescott, and to them
was born a son, Robert. This wife
was spared to care for him through
his long illness.
"He united with the church
many years ago, and has spent
much of the time of his last years
in reading the promises Of the
Master. He was a charter member
Of Otisville Lodge No. 401, f. and
A. NJ, of which he was secretary
rom the time of its organization
until his health failed him. Also a
charter member of Nourmahal
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
Besides those already mentioned,
lie leaves one brother, William of
Pontiac, and one sister, Mrs. Mary
lacey of Vermont. " -
The Eastman FIVE brothers of
his town have made from 700 trees
100 pounds of sugar, and one
and thirty gallons of syrup,
rom March Goth to April 18th. If
anyone can beat this in the time it
vas made let us hear from them.