The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-06-30
NEWBURY.
Frldnr MORNING.. june 30, 1922.

OF the SERVICES WillSil iiouS ~
interesting. The natural ability OF
these little ones shone fourth as
brightly as the stars OF the hrma-
ment, rejecting on themselves great
credit as well as on those who had
them in charge. Bibles were given
bv the church to five who had at
tanned the age of seven years, the
recipients being Katherine Harmon,
Marion Elizabeth Goodman, Wendell
Humphrey and two Miss Bixbys. Mr.
and Mrs Charles Fortune presented
their three children for baptism,
Marion Ruth, Celia Minnie and
EVELYN Jane. The church was beautl-
fully decorated in ferns, and no
doubt reminded many in the audi
ence the words of james Russell
Lowell, "What is so rare as day in
June"
The Oxbow Chapter D. A. R. will
give Silver Tea in their Chapter
House at the Oxbow next Saturday
afternoon from to 6. We infer that
it being a silver tea, no one dollar,
five dollar or ten dollar bills accept
ed, nothing but the silver coin, SO
come prepared, even if you have to
bring your coin on Wheel-barroW,
as the proceeds go for repairs and
improvements on the Chapter House.
Mrs T C Reyes has returned from
California and opened up her house
for the summer.
At rather informal meeting held
at the Bailey Memorial Parlors last
Saturday evening the following were
reelected to look after the Chau-
tauqua, which is booked to arrive In
Newbury July 21-22-23-24: j B Hale,
President; Rev. H S Ives, 1st Vice
President; Leslie Hildreth, End Vice
President; F R Meserve, Sec; M Z
Knight, Treas; E B Greer, General
Ticket Committee; H B Hale, Ad-
vertising Com; H d Fulton andC ii
Hartwell, Grounds Committee; Miss
Evelyn Taggart, Junior Committee;
Mrs Harold Hale and Mrs Warren w
Bailey Jr., Play Assistants. We were
fortunate in having this Chautauqua
on our Common last year, and all
went away we'll pleased. This year
we have an exceptionally fine pro-
gram, a most remarkably fine display
of talent. Betty Jane Dunaway pre-
sents "The Lady of the Decoration,
this sketch alone being worth the
price of your season ticket, Get a
program. Get a ticket, a season
ticket, and then get the date fixed
in your Uranium, if that is where
your mind is located, and that date
is July q to July oath.
The amateur radio under the man.
agement of the Dodd and Slack boys
is proving a success. Last evening
those present heard distinctly the
United States Marine Band at Wash
ington, D. C. play the Star Spangled
Banner, and some of our good or
thodox people had to listen in on a
fourteen round prize fight which
came off in New York between Leon
ard and Britton, their only regret be-
ing they could not see it. Marconi's
address was heard from start to
finish as distinctly as if he had
delivered it in Chadwick Hall. The
bows are in the near future going to
give a concert and it will repay all
hands to attend. They expect soon
to get the apparatus so well perfect
ed that they can listen into family
Jar held in some kitchen, so it be-
hooves all wives to speak in low
sweet tones to their husbands.
Mr.. Irving Abbott.
There died at the Woodsville Hos
pital last Friday morning of COM
plication of diseases, Mr. Irving Abb
bott, fellow citizen of Newbury
Mr. Abbott was born at Chester, VT
Oct. s, 1856, the eldest son of George
Nelson and Mary Uadd) Abbot. He
was educated at Mercersburg College;
Mercersburg, Pa, where his father
was professor of psychology. After
completing his course he returned tc
the farm at South Newbury, which
has been family heritage since the
first settlers came to this locality ano
this was his home until his death.
Mr. Abbott was we'll born. His
father was distinguished for his
literary talents, and his mother was
woman of exceptional ability, 6
sister of the late Judge Ladd of Lam
caster, and from these, his forbears
he inherited his mathematical skill
which placed him in the front ranks
in his profession, that of civil
engineer. His services were widely
sought and it was his transit which
helped settle many a legal question
He was affiliated with the Congre
gational Church at Haverhill, N. H
and for many years sang in the choir
He also was Past Master of the Hav
erhill Grange and that order honor
ed his memory with their presence
in a body at his funeral, which wa:
in the vestry of the Congregations
Church of Newbury, Monday p. m.
his pastor, Rev. Mr. Boland of the
Haverhill Church officiating. At the
grave in the Oxbow Burying Grount
the commital service was the beauti
full and impressive ritual of the
Haverhill.
The deceased is survived by hi
brother Carl and his sister Helen
also the following cousins: Mrs Clar;
E Smith, Wilbur Eastman of WE'LL
River, and Helen Eastman of Pena
cook, N. H. and large number o
distant relatives. In the passing o
Mr.. Abbott, the last of that family
residents of Newbury is gone, ant
the old home which in years past ha
2 dispensed hospitality, is closed, thu