The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-17
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning, Feb. IL, 1922.


cow barns, received the surprise OF
his life last Thursday when he land
ed ker-plunk at distance OF ten
feet from the cow he was milking.
When John came to he was in a
ouandary as to what had hit him.
He thought it was either a cyclone
or a train of cars, but finally con-
cluded the heifer had resented his
seeming familiarity and had pro-
tested by giving him vigorous
kick. John is now nursing dislo-
lated thumb and several other minor
injuries but demonstrates his Eng
lish grit by sticking to his job.
Oscar Chase spent the week end
with his parents Mr. and Mrs Peter
Chase.
Mr. and Mrs Charles H Deming OF
Montpelier were the guests OF the
Hales the first of the week.
Mrs Minnie Green, who was VIC
tim of a fall last week, has been
taken to Woodsville Hospital where
the X-ray disclosed broken hip.
This means much suffering and
long time in the house.
Those who so pleasantly remember
the Dartmouth boys who held SER
vices in our church about a year
will be pleased to learn that they
are to be with us again this week.
They will be here Friday night to
attend the banquet given by the
Bow Scouts for the fathers and
friends of the boys and on Sunday
next they will conduct the services
in the church.
The death of Mrs Page johnson
occurred Friday morning. For some
time Mrs Johnson had been an in
valid She leaves husband and two
children, and her funeral was Mon
day at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs P A Lund, with burial at
Groton.
Mrs Eugene Foss returned to her
home in Boston last Monday morn
ing. Her son Noble Foss accompan-
led her.
Mrs Raymond Worthen, who for
the past few weeks has been in Bos-
ton, returned last week.
Mrs Warren w Bailey Jr. is in
Boston this week.
Rev Howard S Briggs of the
Kurn Hatten Home gave an inter-
esting talk in the Congregational
church last Sunday. He had with him
Master Robert Gildersleeve, young
man of twelve to fourteen years of
age, who read the following paper,
his production, which will no doubt
be of interest to the many of this
village who have by their contribu-
tions helped maintain this institu-
ton which is doing so much for
worthy boys: "Kurn Hatten is To-
Gated on hill a mile from the
town of Westminster, 1t has a fine
view of the mountains of New Hamp-
shire and of the Connecticut River.
came to Kurn Hatten April 26th,
1919, at the age of IL years; my
parents died when I was too young
to remember it, My aunt and uncle
took my sister and me home with
them, where we lived for several
years. During my three years stay
here l have visited my relatives four
times, and my uncle has been here
three times, Now l will tell you of
the life of the boys here. There are
about seventy of us. Some of us
live in the main building and some
in the Ainsworth Cottage. We have
chapel service every morning, We
have a good up-to-date barn and AZ
head of cattle. A group of boys un-
der the supervision of the farm
manager do the work. We also have
steam laundry where all the work
is done by boys. Each boy has a
certain amount of work to do every
day. We have time for recreation
such as skating, sliding, skiing and
some of us have snow shoes. In the
summer we go swimming every day
as our work is not SO hard then.
Last summer each boy had a garden
to care for. When the vegetables
were ripe he could sell them to the
Home at the market price. We ex-
pect to have garden this spring.
We have two basket ball teams this
winter and have played several
games, winning all but one, and if
possible that one is all we are go
ing to lose Last Saturday Mr.
Briggs took some of the older boys
to the Ski Carnival at Brattleboro.