The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-10-28
NEWBURY.


We got in Dutch" Last week by not
reporting the Vegetable Auction which
was held in the congregational Vestry.
(There are times when we have had
salary. as reporter of the Beanfield
and Bingle bugle News Items and retire
to the peaceful pursuits of life(. The
Vegetable Auction. under the wise and
judicious mana cement of Miss Henri
eta Bailey and Mrs Florence Perkins,
was what might be called a bowling
success, as Frank Meserye was the
auctioneer. There were carloads OF
pumpkins. squashes. beets, turnips and
a live rooster, which all went under
the hammar so cheap that 1t made the
writer shed tears of rmorSe to think
that he had labored so hard in his
wifes garden picking potato bugs off
the squash vines and killing cut worms
which had tackled her bean poles when
he bought so much truck for three
dollars. But for all that everybody
had a good time, and the Sabbath
school treasury was about twenty-five
dollars ahead of the game, and this
money "Wtll be placed where it Will do
the most good"
Miss Grace Bliss and her mother are
Allen Felch tells us that he saw two
large focks of geese going south, and
in one flock there were 38 geese. This
means to look up and see if there are
any moth holes in your last winters
1annels, and that reminds us Moosl-
lauke is snow capped.
Mr. Edwin A Bayley of Boston has
been in town for the few days past.
and is experimenting the construction
of cement walk round the General
Jacob Bayley monument. There is to
be more grading done and it is his in
tention and purpose to make this at
tractive spot more attractive.
Mrs Mudgett of Barre is the guest
of her daughter Mrs H G Bailey.
Meserve, A w silsby and Harold B
Hale took in the foot ball game at
Hanover last Saturday, -. ,,n,,a.,
The remains of Miss Louise Hubbard
arrived Saturday night from California,
and her funeral took place from the
home of William H Atkinson Monday
afternoon. Interment at the OXbow
MIR and Mrs Emerson Sargent. Mr.
and Mrs Carsle Sargent and daughter
Dorothy, all of st. Johnsbury. were the
guests of Mrs H B Hale the first of
the week.
There was a larger attendance than |
usual at the annual meeting and roll
call of the Conversational church last
interesting and showed the society
sound financially. The supper proved
that it was managed by an efficient
committee and the $50 partakers were
loud in their praise.
DR. and Mrs Pion are happy over the
arrival of baby girl born Thursday
Mrs Rosie Powers has been out Of
town for the last two weeks VlSltihs
i
Miss Ellen NJ Burns of Lancaster is
visiting friends in town.
Mrs Winslow entertained her two
Mrs George Ball of Barre and
Mrs Ira Peck of st. Johnsbury, also
her sons wife Mrs Blanche Winslow
of Thetford last week. These, three
sisters were present at the awakening
of Rip Van Wrinkle last Friday night
in Chadwick Hall and an observer OBJ
served that they looked very much
alike, and Mrs Winslow is a mighty
fine looking woman.
is the farm, known in our boyhood
days as the Samuel futile Farm.
Samuel futile has been gathered TO
ing along in his sons. Bertram and
George who have created an industry,
which is rapidly gaining a national
as a silver grey FOX farm
Farm. Here in an inclosure of an acre
or more, carpeted with wire netting,
and fenced with the same material to
the height of IL or Is feet and then
closures with convenient walks to each
are ninety foxes. The casual observer
would call them black with white tips
on the ends of their tails. but on close
you will notice that the
master hairs are tipped with grey,
which makes these little bright animals
indeed. We do not wish to
embarrass these genial and progressive
spring. by a false appraisal, but in look
ng up a fur catalog you will note
hat silver gre, 40 fox peit ,s Is worth Ttn
occupation of raising these little
animals for their fur ia a most inter I
,stng one, and the visitors, who this !
hem all the success which their aty ,
ailments and ambition assures them,
Those who accepted the invitation TO
he reception given by the Telephone
Exchange here in Newhury last Thurs
lay afternoon were well repaid for
Green is a linguist, as well as lady's $
nan. and the way he eXplained the
ntricacies of John Graham Bells In
-ention, and the plugs which he had TO q
nut in when we were in n ID hrrry c
onvinced us that operators had their s
rails and it was Just Hs hard for q
hem to look pleasant all the time as
is for us. So now you fellows who
lsed to wait three or four days to get
IN answer by mail. and can't wait
minute for connection, hold your
lorses. and he sort of decent yourself
)ur telephone exchange is all Q. X.
There were those over in Chadwick
Hall last Friday night. who witnessed
William Henry in the roll OF Rip Van
AVS when Joseph Jefferson. the friend
4 Grover Cleveland. took the leading
art in Washin gton Irving's legend,
nd when an actor on an amateur
nents which are to he found in n city
heatre can hold his audiences atten-
ion for two hours. we must give him
redit OF being an actor OF no mean
hilitv. and now IL Is with n feeling Of
egret with the many friends. which
his estimate company has won, that
Friday night. Nov. ith, IS their last
nnearance for the season. We under
tand that the play is most appro-
,riate one "where the Trail Divides"
rhev go back to New York and we den
IN for the winter. let us all turn
mt that night and show our annreci-
Ition. There Is no better wav for us
q say thank you for the high class
which they have given
Is this summer.
We have many compliments and
hank yous for getting hold OF Miss
iartha knights school composition on
Pulaski" There were n lot Of fellows
light in town who had lived here
orty years or more who did not know
low our beautiful mountain got IT'S
lame. SJinnosed u was christened NJ
he time God said let there he iiCht.
md there was Hight" Now there are
many historical Doints Of interest about
his town. which perhaps we residents
lon't know about. and n anv school
yirl win look IN the facts. and tell MS
ihnut them. 7 am sure they win make
interesting reading for the Newhurv