The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-08-04

BILL"
excepting Up with Lizzle.' An
Irving Bachelor story, Town Hall,
Tues. Eve, Aug. 3.
Edgar Chase was in Barton ON
business last Thursday and Friday.
Mrs Sadie Humphrey, who has
been visiting her daughter Emma in
Laconia and her niece in East Weare,
N. H. for the past two weeks, re-
turned home last Thursday.
Miss Smith returned to her hnme
in Athol, Mass. last Saturday, after
visiting her sister, Mrs Arson Speare
for several weeks.
The Misses Ruth and Mildred Col
ton and Master Chester Cotton OF
Dorchester, Mass. are guests at the
home of their grandfather, w Z
Albee
Damon Barnes was in Barre and
Montpelier visiting friends over the
weekend.
Elsie Chase went Monday to
Brattleboro to be present at the
wedding of a classmate, Miss Chase
acting as bridesmaid
The community was shocked and
saddened Monday to learn of the
sudden death of one of the towns
esteemed citizens, Mr. M A Preston,
who died of apoplexy while unloading
hay in his barn Monday forenoon.
Mrs Benson from Rhode Island is
visiting her daughter, Mrs Clinton
Adams for a week.
The Radcliffe Chautauqua was well
attended and we understand that. the
committee came out better financial
" than was at first expected
Hattie Myers of Westmore, VT. and
Mrs F l. Fish of Springfield, Mass.
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs
Edgar Chase.
Mrs Kendall was in Bradford, Mon
day.
Mrs Morton Dean is visiting at the
home of Sherman Rogers for week.
Guy Adams and party motored to
White River Junction, Wednesday.
George Currier was a business
visitor in Barre the first of the week
The severe thunder storm OF Tues
day night was anything but enjoyed
Fred Currier was severely shocked
while sitting at an ice cream table at
the lake and was unconscious for
few minutes.
Harold Adams and friend are visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs Guy
Adams.
Six young men are searching for
gipsy-moths in this vicinity.
John Mum and Charles Sawyer
were in Gloucester, Mass. last week,
driving down a truck load of furni-
ture for Jesse Kenyon.
Mrs Lawrence Durkey and daugh-
ter Irene of West Peabody, Mass. and
Mrs E A Richardson of Danvers,
Mass are guests of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Mum.
Mr. and Mrs Jesse Kenyon, before
leaving for their new home in Glou-
cester, Mass, gave dinner party
Thursday evening at the Wayslde
restaurant to the families of their
sister and brother. Covers were laid
for IL.
The wedding of Miss Eleanor ia
quith of Windymere, Fla and Mr.
Cummings of Boston was solemnized
at the Federated church at a p. m.
Saturday. The bride and her parents
have a summer home at the lake.
FRANCIS WILLIAM THURBER
Was born in Corinth, VT. Jan. 10,
1876 and died at his home in Falrlee,
July 81, 1922. At an early age he
went to Massachusetts for employ
ment, but latter settled in Penacook,
N. H., learning the trade of harness
maker and undertaken. At the age
of % he married Amelia l Crowther
of Penacook, who passed away only a
few months ago. From Penacook he
removed to Corinth, where he carried
on the same business until he came
to Fairlee about eight years ago.
He is survived by tire sons, Charles
F of Fairlee, F Waldo of Portsmouth
and w Wendell of Island Pond. A
daughter, Elsie, died in infancy.
Mr. Thurber was member of the
First Baptist Church at Penacook,
and a man held in high esteem by
his friends. Funeral services were
held at his late home Saturday a. M,
Rev. E l. M Barnes officiating. The
burial was at Penacook the same
day, with Geo. Wilson in charge.
Those from out of town to attend
services were Mr. and Mrs III A
Thurber of Williamstown, Leon Thur
Der and wife of Lebanon, N. H., Lena
Thurber Barnes and family of North
field Chas. Gallup and family OF
Plainfield, l. d Heath and l. A True
and family of St. Johnsbury and j r
Jacobs of North Thetford Those
meeting the funeral party at Pena'
cook were F Waldo Thurber and wife
of Portsmouth, N. H., L c Crowthel
and family, G w Fox and D Walter
Fox of Penacook.
Card Of Thanks.
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the neighbors and friends
for all their kindness during the ill.
ness and death of our father, also fol
the beautiful flowers, tokens of es
TEEN and sympathy.