The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-17
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning, December, IL, 1929.

Friday morning, December Sd, a vel
known and life long citizen has gon
to rest. MIR Chamberlin sprang froo
one of Newbury's oldest and mos
respected families. He was born Oh
October oath, 1910 on the homestea,
which had been in the family nam
for several generations. His father
Clark Chamberlin, and his mothet
Amanda Chamberlin, were noted fol
their hospitality, and served wei
their generation, and their character
istics were passed on to their son
Remembrance married March goth
1867, Ellen <, daughter of the late
William Bailey of this place, and the
sister of the late United States Mar
shall, Horace w Bailey. Mr. Warref
w Bailey is also a brother-in- law
He leaves a son, William Clark
Chamberlin. 4,
The Food Sale, given under the
auspices of the Bailey Memorial Club
was a grand success, some $4,000
being realized The money goes for
the poor and destitute children OF
Europe.
Principal D S Jones gave most
interesting talk last Sunday evening
in the Congregational Church. Sub
ject: "Our Schools"
The paper published by the New
bury High School, ''The Live Wire"
will make it's appearance this week.
We all want to grab copy.
Haverhill has just published a
most interesting history of its town;
Haverhill, a sister town to good Old
Newbury, has many things in COM
mon with us, and its history will be
most interesting. 1t was written up
by the late William Whitcher of
Woodsville, and told in narrative
style, representing years of research
and patient labor and its complete
ness takes rank among the best
works of its kind. A limited number
will be on sale to Libraries and cox
lectors, and it is expected that the
Tenny Memorial Library will be for
tunate in obtaining one. We under
stand that the Treasurer of Haver-
hill is the one to address for further
particulars.
The family of Mr. Frank Willis
Temple have moved to Rutland for
the winter.
On the wall of a certain office
there is picture of a benign old
gentleman, who one hundred years
ago was a power for good in this
community, The Rev. David Suther-
land. He was probably the most
noted minister who ever lived in this
vicinity, and he was we'll known, not |
only here, but throughout New Eng
land and the Middle States, often |
in the most noted churches !
of New York and Philadelphia. He
was called upon to deliver addresses
on public occasions, several of which
were in this town. Mount Pulaski !,
WAS christened at Sunday School /
celebration held here in 1925, Doctor
delivering the address,
the polish nobleman, ful-
ask, who fell in the Revolutionary
War. When the church at Wells
River was dedicated, January. 70,
1910, he was present and offered the
PRAYER of dedication. He delivered
remarkable sermon at the execution
of Josiah Burnham at Haverhill, in
1906, before an assembly of 10000
people. He was moderator of the
Congregational Church of this place
at several periods when it had no
settled minister, and often preached
at the Union Meeting House at West
Newbury. He organized a Sunday
School at Bath which is believed TO
be the first of the kind in the United
States. His personal appearance was
and in speaking he pos
sessed a graceful delivery, earnest,
and impressive. He seldom
used any notes, and was able TO
adapt himself to any occasion. His
last appearance in public was on the
evening of January %, 1854. The
Rev. Doctor was a native OF Edin-
burgh, Scotland, and educated at
College there. He came
TO Barnet in 1903 and in January,
1904 began his labors at Bath, where
he was pastor of the Congregational
Church until 1S43. Father Suther-
land, as he was lovingly called, was
the first expounder of Temperance.
The following record is found in one
Of his papers: During the hrst
seven years Of my pastoral life, L
was sorely grieved with the pre-
valent use of intoxicating drinks. L
could enter no house without EN-
the rum bottle, or an !
apology for its absence. lntemper-
ance was the bane, not only the .
church which | was pastor, but with
all churches, within my knowledge. l
preached with great earnestness and t,
plainness on the subject of intem-
perance." David Sutherland died in
n. II. July %, 1850, and .
there are not many living who have
heard his voice, yet his influence still
lives, and many Of his wise and
quaint utterances have been handed
down to this generation, and with
it the picture which adorns the
Office wall and which has brought
forth this brief sketch.
The storm of Tuesday did consid-
able damage in breaking in windows,
telling trees and knocking the cleo
trio lights out of commission. Its
center seemed to be at the OxbOw,
and we learn by special wire that
the colonial residence Of Mr. Haines
johnson was ain the midst, thereof"
This old family residence acted as a
buffer for the elements, and came
off minus three large windows and a
general disarrangements in the in
side. II wrought havoc with the
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