The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-03
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning, Feb. 3, 1922.

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Word was received here Monday of
the death of Miss Grace Bliss, who
died Sunday afternoon at her home
in Calais, Vt. Miss Bliss was well
known in Newbury, where she has
many friends, who have enjoyed
meeting her in the past at the home
of her cousin, Miss Reyes, and it is
with feeling of sadness that we
chronicle the death of this estimable
young woman who in life's journey
did "what she could"
Mrs M A Jewett left the first OF
the week for Florida, where she will
spend the balance of the winter.
Mr. Pin WEIGH and Mr. Parker
Olmstead both gave able reports of
the Older Boys Conference held in
Barre a short time ago. These two
bows have a fine impression of Barre,
and will long remember the hos
pitality of Mr. and Mrs Freeman
Cilley, whose guests they were while
in the city.
Mrs D S Jones has class in Ply
steal Culture composed of or 10 OF
our Young married women. This
class is for women only, and the
press being debarred, all informa-
tion is rather meager, but as we
understand it, the class is for the
development of muscle and other
fighting qualities, which will super
sede the tongue. If the class is
success it will necessitate the
Modern Woodmen and other night
providers to watch their steps and in
vent new excuses for being out late
nights. Success to the class.
In the near future we are to have
an old fashioned Minstrel Show. l
don't know just what it will be. but
the money is for the piano fund and
it is to be under the management OF
Nellie ellis husband. He is so over
Swallowed by her fame that it does
not matter much what his name is,
but we think it is William Henry,
better known as Bill Henry. A lot
of the town boys are going to be in
it. as we'll as all the young married
women. and it is going to be rich
thing from start to finish. Just
keep your ear to the ground and
listen.
Misses Alice Dodge and Isabel
Hartwell are home from U. V. M. on
their mid year vacation.
Mrs Frank Leighton was called to
WATERFOWL. Mass last week to attend
the funeral of Mrs Henry Burroughs,
the widow of her brother who died
several years ago. Henry Burroughs
was born in Newbury, being the
second child of Deacon George and
Mary D Sawyer Burroughs. He left
our town at an early age and for
MANY years made Somerville, Mass.
his home, finally moving to Water
town where he died. There were
six children in Deacon Burroughs
family and of this family of eight
only one remains, Mrs Mary E Leigh
ton of this place.
RAYMOND Goodwin and Herbert
Avery undertook last week to take
short cut to the Happy Hunting
grounds by holding gasoline torch
under gasoline auto tank. Result:
tank exploded, their clothing in
flames. which were extinguished bv
promptly rolling in the snow. If
there had been no snow this would
have been a more serious item. but
DIS JIlc SOOU LOl IL llelu oCllO q SSbNA-
Gus covering for the earth these
young men escaped with only burns
on face and neck and trust they
will profit by their experience.
Last Monday evening some seventy
five of Mr. and Mrs Joseph Whitney's
friends called on them and gave
them to understand that fifteen
years had rolled by since Mrs Whit
ney had promised to love ard obey
Joseph. Some of the married men
(who know how it is yourself) per-
haps out of sympathy left purse of
money for the benedict with in
structions not to invest it in Cana
dian produce. and the ladies left cut
glass and other pretty things in crys-
tai for Mrs Whitney. The evening
was enlivened with music, recita-
tions and folk dance. Miss Henri
eta Bailey, the reader of no mean
ability, was listened to with wrapt |
attention. while Mrs Haines johnson
enthralled the audience with song. |
Frank Meserve gave a gymnastic ex-
hibition free gratis modelling. his |
stunts under the supervision of Mrs |
Noble Foss of Boston. Mrs Wood and |
Mrs Harold Melendy presided at the
piano. The young ladies who execut
ed the falk dance with so much ease
and grace were the Misses Meserve |
and Whitney About eleven o'clock |
an appetizing lunch was served.
Afterwards the party broke up and
as the guests wended their way
homeward it was with feeling that |
they had had good time, besides
setting the sails of Mr. and Mrs
Whitney's ship of matrimony so ship
shape that the next fifteen years !
track will be as free from storms |
and squalls as the last.