The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
Newbury.

was the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Robinson, whC
lived, years ago, on what is known
to-day as the Henry Rollins farm
Miss Robinson had been ill for 8
long time, and was a great sufferer
About four hundred people gath
cred into Chadwick hall last We'd
nesday evening and appeared to en-
joy the closing exercises OF Heze-
kiah Pendergass' School. 1t was a
success financially, SIS taken at
the door.
Mrs. Eliza Fairman of Hardwick
is spending a few days in town, the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Rich
ardson.
Mr.. Shank preached the bacca-
laureate sermon for the North Ha-
verhill graduating class last Sunday
and will do the same for the New
bury High school the coming Sab
bath.
A large audience attended the
Children's day exercises in the Con-
gregational church last Sunday and
mochsappreciated the work Of the
little ones. Fortunate indeed is
the Congregational church of New
bury in having young ladies who
will devote so much time and
strength in drilling these young and
bright minds. Lets give them
vote of thanks.
Next Friday night the closing
exercises Of the town central school
will be in Chadwick hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Burch and
their son Kendall are in town and
spending a few days at the Darling
home. Mr.. Burch is an enterpris-
ing Western man whose home is in
Dubuque, Iowa. He is a brother
in-law of Mr.. c. F. Darling.
Miss Ruth Deming of Montpelier
is a guest of Miss Catherine Cobb. /
The following we clip from the
Rutland Herald of June Is: "If
United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey of this city had chosen the
stage for his occupation he would
never have need for the hashy red
and yellow poster-simply a good
press agent. Marshal Bailey is
noted for his practical jokes, many
of which take the form of stories Of
feats which he expects to perform.
His latest is that he intends getting
married. He tells it for a positive
truth and it is believed by enough
of his friends so that they pur-
chased him a present and a we'd
ding cake. Saturday morning he
announced to his friends that he
was to be married that night at 6
o'tlock at his home in Newbury to
a girl to whom he had been en-
gagged for SO years. AS a matter
of fact Mr.. Bailey did not leave
town. There is many a slip be-
tween cup and lips For further
information inquire of Uncle Ope
Dildock of the Boston Globe"
Harry barnett is IN JOWu.
Mr.. Editor-The following COM
may be of interest to I
some of our townspeople who have
recollections of Hezekiah Fender {
grass and his school. l would !
much appreciate it if you showed
me the courtesy to publish it. {
Yours with respect, Miss Ruth {
Ketchum. II
Washington, d. c., June, 1885.
Miss Ruth Ketchum, Editoress of ,
the Newbury Tattler, Newbury, VT.
Dear Ruth I,
In looking over an old diary !
Of 1909, I ran across an account
which / made at that time of the
exercises of Hezekiah Pen
dergrass' school. 1t brought pleas
ant recollections. / thought of
mothers CONSERVATION when broth
5r Sim tried to speak. l laughed
then, but now having children of
my own l can realize how much
MS failure meant to her. Why, she
cannot mention it now, after the
apse of all these years, without
tears coming to her eyes. Mother
Is just as spry, and takes as much
interest in current events as when
she was in her prime. Her eye
sight is good, and, as to her hear
ng, we'll, she knows the time of
the arrival and departure of every
young man that calls on my :
She can even hear a
whisper on the back porch. But
never mind family affairs, want
TO tell you about the pupils of Mr..
Pendergrass' school. / have kept !
track of all of them, and thinking
II would be of interest to you, 1
will send you my notes just as | 1
have taken them from my journal. S
1t is not necessary for me to say {
about Hezekiah Fender '
grass, as the world knows him,
and his name is on every tongue.
he has made a success in letters
and finance. No public occasion is
without him. He stands /
head and shoulders above all av-
srage men. The Fusion party has (
thoughts of running him for presi- {
lent in 1886. He is only fifty e
years old, but bald as a billiard {
1all. Who would have thought he $
would have lost all of that beauti- {
ul auburn hair? {
Bobby OTee seemed to inherit
ais graDdfather's abilities for gath t
ri- z i'm the shekels. He is now in a
Buffalo n. Y, at the head of v
args stammering institution. Mr.. z
JLee is not only noted for his I
money getting qualities, he has /,
Won fame for his sterling integrity
Is on several occasions he has re-
urned members of the W. c. T. U. .
heir money, which, by mistake,
hey have sent him for cough
Medicine, with the laconic SEN
ence, You mean Louisville, Ken
ucky.~ Long live Bobby O'Lee.