The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-15
NEWBU-RY.
Friday Morning, July Is, 1921.

Mass. nave been visiting at the nome
of his uncle Mr. George Bailey.
The funeral of the year-old chile
of Mr. and Mrs Charles Temple was
held at the Congregational vestry or
Monday afternoon
As there will be no preaching ser.
vice at the Congregational Church
this Sunday evening, the Christian
Endeavor meeting will be held at 7.3O
instead of $50.
If there is anything which is guar
anteed to end a drought, it is a
lawn party, and the one held by the
Christian Endeavor society at the
home of Mrs Whitney last Friday
evening was no exception. However,
a goodly number braved the threaten
ing storm and spent an enjoyable
evening, even though the lawn party
became porch-and-parlor party, and
the Japanese lanterns saved the day
when the electric lights went out.
But, oh, was it ever such long way
home, with only the lightning to
show "Where one was at z"
Mrs Rosa Powers has returned
home from Plymouth, N. H., where
she has been visiting relatives.
William Deal of Piermont, N. H.
made a short call in Newbury last
Friday. Some forty odd years ago
Mr. Deal was an apprentice for f Z
Stocker, a noted harness maker of
his time and Suckers shop was
rendezvous for gentlemen of leisure,
who had more time on their hands
than business. Here in this old shop
momentous questions were settled;
questions relating to the state and
nation as we'll as those of a more
trivial nature. The very atmosphere
of the shop was impregnated with
Methodism as Mr. Stocker was a
Methodical man in business as well
as in religious matters. Under this
influence William Deals character
counts, or is the reason why Pier
mont has such a reliable and sub
stantial citizen. In a short inter-
view with this boy of forty years
ago he gave us his recollections of the
residents of South Main Street, and
states, there were two houses on the
lot now occupied by the residence of
E B Greer. These were the homes
of Captain James Wallace and his
estimable wife aunt Matilda, the
other that of Mrs Laura Burnham.
Both of these houses were destroyed
by fire, the Wallace home some twen-
ty-fve years ago and the Burnham
house went down in the great con-
fagation of 1913. The house now
owned by Raymond Worthen was the
home of Deacon George Swasey, the
next house Col. Jacob Kent and then ;
came Ezekiel Sawyer's, the school
house, P w Ladd's shop, Suckers |
shop, Suckers residence and next in
order Harmon Titus, Speare Johnson,
James Smillie. Across the street,
at Hartwell's, was the
family of Joseph Clark, next DIR.
Burnham Shepard, F Buxton, Mar
vim Kasson, Edwin Bayley, Mrs Scott,
E X Prouty, Mrs Dutton, John At
wood, the Parsonage, Rev. z S Haynes,
Gilman Barnett, Mrs Eliza Blair,
John Hale and S L Eastman, and
around the corner, A S Wood, Gin
on Eastman, Myra Durant, Richard
Doe, DR.. Z V Watkins and in the
house now owned by George L An
lrews lived Rev. John English. Only
orty years have elapsed, yet the
titles of these homes have changed
md the owners like Longfellow's
Arabs Have silently folded their
ents" and faded away into the great
Unknown. / doubt if there is young
nan or woman in this place who has |
cached the age of thirty years, who
pn,,,av,,Inr n aapnn1 n
his list of the past, What more !
ivid illustration can be given of the i
Id hymn II am a Pilgrim and | am !
stranger, | can tarry, i can tarry !
ut a night" Suckers shop is now ,
tenement house. Harness making |
; now almost lost art as the auto {
lobile and aeroplane has superseded 4
he horse drawn vehicle. What was a
asst enough for our fathers is all .
DO slow for us, yet their wheels /
hich revolve with their usual rapid .
", the wheels of time. They will {
ION bring another forty years, and r
erhaps then another old time resi- 7
ent may come back and will tell an Q
lterested listener who perchance h
lay live >in on of the homes we II
,cupy today who were the residents c
7 South Main Street when he was "
Dy, and if the question should be
lised, Where are these men and Il
bmen of olden time? the answer (
ould be again repeated "They like |
lie Arabs have silently folded their S
,nts and faded away into the great |
Unknown" v
Mrs John Hale, her daughter Mrs h
ames F McElroy, her grandson John c
ale McElroy, his wife and two chill b
rem arrived Sunday p. m, coming |,
ON Albany, n. Y. by automobile. Ii
RS Hale, who is in her ninety-third h
ear, stood the trip remarkably well. n
bout six weeks ago Mrs Hale had a Ii
All while at Balston Spa, n. Y, re- Z
lifting in a broken shoulder. From v
his injury she is recovering, and it
i'll give her much pleasure TO meet "
pr old time friends and acquaint- II
noes. h
Miss Ruth Brown of Arlington, b
ASS. is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs $,
liner Avery. Miss Brown is the {
aughter of Mr. and Mrs Irwin Brown, q
IT former station agent. f