The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-06-17
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning, June II, 1921.

WICK and Manchester.
Mrs Ray Cooley and her little sor
Chester is spending the week in
town.
Mrs Mary Bailey has returned
form her trip to Concord, N. H. to
visit her daughter, Mrs Thos. May
hew, with a side trip to Lowell,
Mass. to see how Mr. and Mrs George
Barnett are prospecting.
Keep in mind our County Sunday
School Convention at North Thet-
ford next Thursday, June %. Every
one interested in Sunday School
work is delegate without election.
Basket lunch at noon.
Among those who were here for
Alumni Day we noticed Fred Board
way 'O1 and his wife, who had motor
ed up from Claremont, N. H.
The past week being Newbury
High School Alumni Week, Friday
evening at the Alumni Supper we
noticed among the many home com
ing pilgrims the following, who are
mighty glad to visit the scenes of
former days where many happy hours
were spent gathering drops of wis
dom: George C Fabyan, Oscar Chase,
Harvey Knight, Harry Barnet, Leslie
Cobleigh, Edgar Leet, Anita Nickol-
son, Miriam Taggart, Charlotte Hen
derson, Helen Temple, Mr. and MRS
John Gilman and a lot more that we
did not see.
Miss Stowe of Manchester spent
the week end in town, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs Peter Chase, and by the
NAV fhair Ocoor
ed to be home too.
James Miller is over in Chelsea,
mot in jaiD, but serving as jurymen.
Mrs Walter M Grant of Mortified
was in town the latter part of last
week
At the close of the Spring term
the following pupils in the Primary
School were without absent or tardy
marks: Louise Harmon, Florence
Henderson, Evelyn Runnells, George
Hinman and Ozro WEIGH. Leon Car
penter and Willie Harmon had no
absent marks. Doris Bixby, RATHER
inc Flanders and Freeman Bailey
were absent one day or less. For
the entire school year Willie Harmon
and Louise Harmon had no absent
marks. Ozro Welch was out one
day, Rheumia WEIGH two days, Kath-
crime Flanders and Doris Bixby three
days.
Miss Marguerite Hines of Carbon
dale, Ill. is the guest of Miss Miriam
Taggart.
Next Sunday is Children's Day at
the Congregational Church and the
committe in charge have arranged
most interesting program. The little
ones are to be given potted plants, we
understand about ten of the chill
dren are to be given in the name of
the church Bibles The collection
taken is for the Sabbath School. 1t !
goes to purchase supplies, bibles and
plants. Let US be liberal, as in this
case we can see just where our money
goes.
Mr. and Mrs Harlan Luce have
arrived in town and opened up the .
home of Miss NJ w Atkinson. Miss |
Atkinson is expected this week.
The Twenty-eighth Commencement |
Exercises of Newbury High School
came off last Thursday night, June
ninth, and Chadwick Hall was pack
ed clear to the doors. The class
officers were: James L Hubbard,
Alice M johnson, Vice
president; M Isabel Hartwel, Secre-
tary and Treasurer. Glass motto.
only a Commencement" Glass
colors, Green and White. Glass
Flower, Rose. Music was furnished
by Klark's Orchestra and it was ex-
cellent music. After the invocation
by Rev. o w Brock, the President
delivered a dignified address chock
full of good advice for this and
future generations. Following him
came an attractive girl with the
Glass History" Miss Alice Marian
Johnson. 1t was full of wit, wit
without a sting, and truly was.
'eflection of the noble character of
he young lady. The Conservatism
# Vermont Forests" by Franklin M
leighton showed deep study and
thought, and he held his audience 7
With his instructive ability. Thrift" {
" Miss Jessie Flanders, was a most {
timely essay, and in this year of !
92l should be needed by all of US. I
George Philip Tuxbury, on "Seri-
culture" told us about the silk Gull
ure from Father Abraham's time I
Town to the present. He too, was
most interesting, and was not only a (
redit to himself but to the school. q
\ fairy-like young lady, Miss Mary ,
fartwell transported our thoughts {
With her. by airplane to tho moon. y
Ne went with her and all the men, '
'ers Of her class into the future. We 7
las visions Of their success in life.
md in our imagination we saw them {
irrive at the high pinnacle Of fame. I
arried there on fowerv beds Of ease. r
May they all get there without \
having any skin knocked off is orr.
wish, but we doubt IT'D " The In
Iustries Of Vermont" written bv a
1ermont girl, Miss Alice Louise {
lodge, indicated that she is a true Q
'ermonter, and will be ever loyal to (
Ter state. In an interesting manner b
he brought before the audience the c
esources and wealth of her Green
Mountain State, and she made every
'ermonter with red blood in his
ems puff up with pride and thank
Iod that he or she was a Vermonter. a
he closed with a valedictory which s
DICED the sentiments Of an en- \
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