The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-01-27
NEWBURY.
Friday MOrnins, Jan. q, 1922.


Mr. and Mrs David Burns of White
field, N. H, were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs N E Hutchins the last of
the week
James Hubbard is home on short
vacation.
The dance over in Chadwick Hall
last Friday night, given by some of
the older folks, was a success and a
most enjoyable time for all.
Mr. Harvey Knight of Stowe was in
town last week.
Paul Smith left town Monday for
Boston, where he has position with
the Noyes-Buick Company, his uncle
Harry Noyes being president of the
Company. His many friends in town
wish him success, and if ambition
equals that of his grandsire, the late
Alonzo F Pike, the founder of the
Pike Mfg. Co, it will land him on
top of the hill.
School closed Thursday and Friday
to allow the teachers to attend the
Convention at ST. Johnsbury.
Mr. and Mrs John Minshull gave a
party last Saturday evening in honor
of their son Albert, who had on that
day attained his twenty-ffth birth
day. 1t was great surprise to the
young man who keenly appreciates
the thoughtful kindness of his par
ents.
A ten pound woodchuck crawled
out Of his hole last Friday and under
took to make a friendly call on
Chris Mollette, who lives on the
Haverhill side in the old toll house,
and was most inhospitably received
and now there is one woodchuck less.
Chris wants to know what it means
to have a woodchuck come out in
mid-winter. Is it the sign of warm
er or colder weather, a full dinner
pail, which the politicians promise
use when they want our votes to
help them grab fat salary, or is it
just tother end to? Kindly let him
know
Word has been received of the
death of Miss Jean Bachup, who died
in Boston last Monday after brief
illness with pneumonia. Miss Bachup
was a real estate owner of this
place and several years ago made
Newbury her home. Her remains
were taken to Barnet for burial.
There are only a few living who
can remember the Congregational
church which was dedicated in 1910
and which occupied the site Of the
present church, for it has been sixty
six years this month since its des-
truction by fire. On the 18th of
January 1855, the sexton built the
fires in the stoves as usual and after
ringing the first bell went home
The fire was soon discovered, but it
was beyond control, there being
strong north wind and a binding
snowstorm, and if it had not been
for the students who attended the
Newbury Seminary the loss to our
village would have been much more
serious. 1t is to be regretted that
there is no picture of this church.
If there is one in existence, the
writer would very much appreciate
it to add to his collection of pictures
of Old Newbury. The present church
was built in the summer fol
lowing and dedicated in September,
Rev. Artemeus Dean, pastor. The
builder was Archibald Mills, a mas
ter workman whose skillful hands
builded better than he ever realized,
for this gem of colonial architecture
with its Doric pillars capped with
its Grecian roof will, as long as it
stands pay fitting tributes to his
memory Only lately this master
workman of long ago was compi-
mented by celebrated New York
architect who, passing through our
village in his motor, stopped and ask
ed permission to see the interior of
his, creation. On leaving the church
he was loud in his praise, he spoke
of the symmetry of its lines, its
stately and solid appearance, and as
he rode away he asked these ques-
tions: Do the people of Newbury
realize that they have one of the
finest gems of colonial architecture
in the state of Vermont? Do they
love their church ? and the reply
went back quick as a flash, the
people Of Newbury:
'They love thy church, o God;
Her walls before Thee stand,
Dear as the apple of Thine eye,
And craven on thy hand"
And as this New York man rode
away he was heard to say-"It is a
beautiful church, supported by a
loyal community"