The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-10
NEWBURY.
Friday Morning, Nov. 10, 1922.

Friday Morning, NOV. lU, IJ22.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Minshull are in
the North Country on hunting trip.
Mr. Abner Avery is in Boston, where
he is stopping with his son George
Avery.
A long and useful life was brought
to a close in the death of Mr. Horace
H Runnels, whose death occurred at
the home of his daughter, Meta Elma
Young of Easton, N. H. last Thurs
day. His remains were brought here
last Saturday, and funeral service
was held at the home of his son, Ar
thur d Runnels. Mr. Runnels came
to Newbury to live in 1881, and for
many years his home was at South
Newbury, where he owned and had
charge of the grist mill. His genial
and gentle manner combined with his
scrupulous honesty won for him the
esteem and confidence of a large
circle of friends. Mr. Runnels was
born in Deering, N. H. Jan. 16, 1884.
His wife was a Miss Mary Carter of
Henniker, N. H. and living are two
children, Mrs Meta E Young OF
Easton and A d Runnels of this place.
The interment was the Oxbow
Burying ground.
The funeral of Mrs Rebecca futile,
widow of the late Samuel Tucker of
Newbury Center, took place Monday
afternoon and there were several
from this place who were in attend
ance. For nearly go years Mrs Tuttle
has made her home on the farm to
which she came as bride, and her
death removes the last of the old
residents on the road, known as The
Scotch Hollow Road"
Mr. and Mrs Horace Goodwin OF
Dorchester, Mass. are the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs Frank Temple. Mr. Good
win is up after that deer which he
did not get last season.
Miss Sylvia Bliss, the author OF
"Ouests" whose home is Calais, VT, is
now the guest of Miss Keyes.
Mr. George F Baldwin, State Deputy
of Concord, NJ H., was here last Fri
dav evening and gave a very inter
esting lecture. illustrated with slides,
on what the Modern Woodman were
doing for their tuberculosis members.
Light refreshments were served, fol-
lowed by social hour, and all hands
went home feeling that their time
had not been wasted.
Mrs John Mayberry of Lyme, N. H.
was n town last week, and while here
was the guest of Deacon Sidney john
son. Mrs Mayberry will be pleasant
lv remembered by some of US older
ones as Miss Augusta Stearns. In Mrs
Mayberry's "reminiscences of NeWoury
as she left some forty odd years ago,
memories were brushed up and old
scenes flashed across the mind like
slides in stereopticon. She had not
forgotten Mr. Smile sitting down IN
the basket of eggs, or the handsome
clerk Hale had in his garment de-
partment, those many years ago
There are something's we cannot for
get. even if we try hard. A very en-
iovable half hour was spent with Mrs
Mayberrv May she come again to
old Newbury.
The Oxbow Chapter D. A. R. met at
Mrs Iawrie's house last Saturday,
Mrs Atkinson and Mrs Hibbard host
esses. Mrs Edna Hale read paper,
'Poet Laureate of Vermont"
Miss Helen Sylvester of Woburn,
Mass. was the weekend guest of Mrs
Harold Hale.
At this writing Mrs Charles Leigh
ton is very i'll with pneumonia.
Foster Franklin and family OF
LYME. N. H. visited friends in New
bury last week.
Clifton Bailey who has been spend
ing several days in New York City,
returned home, Tuesday.
Martin Childs and family motored
from Manchester and spent several
DAYS with his aunt Mrs George King.
Mrs Ralph Lund and daughter,
Beth Inez of Burlington, who have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs George
King, returned home, Tuesday.