The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-24
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning. Mar. "a, 1922.

pants and was full fedged man in
the Newspaper world. AS a reader
over here we wish to congratulate
him and to tell him that part of his
success is catering to the rural
communities, which like such items
as Bill Jones blew his nose the other
day and Johnnie Doe had a bad
attack of ear ache. These items bring
the names of these two young worthless
into print and advertises the paper
at the same time. even if it does
make the great Boston contempor-
aries smile. If we could only get
this paper the day of issue instead OF
the morning after we would have
the associated dispatches just twelve
hours ahead of the Boston Dailies
We feel certain if such an arrange
ment could be made it would in
crease the circulation of this paper,
which is destined to be the leading
Vermont Daily up and down the Con-
necticut Valley.
There is on the writer's desk
COPY of the Bradford Opinion pub
lished Friday. Feb o. 1895 and under
the head of Business Cards" are the
following: Roswell Farnham, Attor-
ney and Counsellor at Law; John A
Watson. Attorney and Counsellor at
Law; J B Pickett. Attorney and
Counsellor at Law; H Jones, M. D.;
Bradford Savings Bank & Trust Co.,
Stearns & Jones. Insurance Agents;
F w Kenyon Barber H l. Bixby,
Photographs; E C Graves Sign Paint
err; C w Stevens, Livery Stable; l. ID
Prescott Livery Stable; L j Brown,
Insurance.; John Leslie and George
Brooks. house painters. Not one of
these old and familiar signs remains
today, in fact all the bearers of the
names of these signs have been
gathered to the great majority with
the exception of John H Watson,
who now is Chief Justice of Vermont.
Verily-"We are fast travelling the
road our fathers trod."
Word has been received that Miss
Miriam Taggart. one of the seniors
of Smith College, has won the Phi
Beta Kappa.
Horace c Bailey and Mrs Minnie
Green have returned from the hos
pital.
Warren C Bailev is in town.
Some thirty or forty of our young
people took in the minstrel show at
Haverhill and report a good time.
Richard F Darling has purchased of
his mother. Mrs C F Darling. the
large Ox-bow farm which makes him
one of Newbury's largest real estate
owners.
In late issue of the Barre Times
there appears the following item:
"There were thirtv-three contestants
from the Barre schools in the 500
contest of the Hotel Association of
Vermont for the best stories of at
fractions of the town in which the
contestant resides. None of the thir-
tv-three were fortunate in sharing
the six prizes of $50 S25. $50, S15,
S. and SIS. Out of the 118 contestants,
the first prize went to George Haynes
of Essex junction the second to
Grace Norwell of Bellows Falls. the
third to Vernon Whitney of Ludlow,
the fourth to Patricia Smith Of New
bury" 1t Is with feeling OF par
donable pride which prompts US TO
reproduce this item, as Miss Patricia
Smith is one of our most estimable
Young girls who has brought great
credit to Newbury High School and
to her teachers, as well as most
wildly portraying the attractions OF
her town as a summer resort. She IS
a girl Of energy and enthusiasm. who
has discovered the "Acres OF dia-
monds" which nature has showered
on our town and which are. only
awaiting an Aladdin's lamp in the
shape of CAPITAL to place Newbury
village on the map as one OF the
greatest American resorts. We have
everything in our favor. electricity
water one of the best schools in. the
state. headed bv a corps of teachers
unexcelled. The Newbury Sulphur
Springs if properly developed would
equal if not surpass the Poland
Springs for their healing and medi-
cine qualities. Newbury Citizens,
awake! there is a vast future before
us. Let IFS show the enthusiasm and
energy of Miss Patricia Smith.
At the close of winter term OF
school Leon Carpenter was the only
pupil who had neither absent nor
tardv marks. Charles Bigelow was
NOT absent curing the IeIHl.
The Christian Endeavor Social at
the vestry last week was success
full and happy affair. every one pres
emit eniovinQ every moment OF the
time. We understand that the chair
man Of the social committee (who
appears to be Irish) announced that
similar affairs would be planned for
the future if people would sit down
and keep still long enough to come
to them. The social was preceded
by a we'll attended business where
reports were given and practical
plans discussed for the Improvement
of the society PRAYER meetings.
Mr. and Mrs F J. Cobb of Boston
spent the week end in town.
Mrs George H Atkinson is in Spring
field Mass. and while in the city she
is the guest of Mrs George c Faby-
I'm.
Mrs D 6 Jones leaves Monday morn
ing for Burlington VT. where she
will spend her vacation with her
parents Mr. and Mrs Thomas.