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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-27

Renben E. Leet was murdered at
eathersfield, VT, last week This is
not the first murder committed in that
town. Some ten or fifteen years ago,
one Calvin, a Canadian Frenchman,
was tried and executed for the murder
of his neighbor White, both living, |
think, in the same school dist let with
Nlr. Leet. This Calvin was notori-
Gus character, man of some property,
owning several farms and employing
several men. One of these, French
man, worked for him until Calvin
owed him four hundred dollars. When
his time was out he decided to return
to Canada Calvin persuaded him to
wait until evening and he would carry
him to Windsor, pay him his money
there so that he could take the night
tram home. This was thU last seen or
heard of the man. His friends could
never get any trace of him after he
left the house with Calvin.
Another Frenchman came from
Canada near the close of the war, was
traced W 1Salvin's house and there lost.
His friends said that he had with him
eight hundred dollars in gold About
that time Calvin made a large deposit
of gold in New Hampshire bank.
There were one or two other mysteri-
Gus disappearances.
Mr.. Leet was an inoffensive old man,
seventy or more years old His wife
was somewhat younger, rather good
looking and quite worker, helping
him good deal on the farm Every
thing seemed to be pleasant between
them when your correspondent knew
them. ISL.
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Wealth er-Crop Bulletin.

Boston, May 23,-Last week was very
favorable for New England crops There
was heavy soaking rain Sunday, several
days of fair warm weather followed by
lower temperature, with slight frosts
Thursday morning and cold northeast
Storm Friday. The hay prospect is excel
lent and the grass thick, but tobacco is
very backward and growing slowly. Not
enough rain had yet fallen to affect the
lumber interests favorably. The director
would like to have the correspondents
state next week whether the acreage of
the different crops is above or below the
average
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Rain, SNOW AND WIND.
Combination of Elements Adds to the
suffering at Sioux City.

Combination of Elements Adds to the
suffering at Sioux City.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 2l-Bad weather
has complicated the task of bringing
Sioux City back to something like its
normal condition. About a. m. yester-
day rain began to fall. At 10 o'clock there
was perfect blizzard of snow with high
wind. 1t has been showing or sleeting
since Men quit work on the streets in
the middle of the forenoon, although
So a day was offered for laborers.
The Floyd river is still very high. 1t car
ries great deal of debris which does some
damage The cold weather has caused
many people to apply for aid. Women
and children who would return to their
homes are compelled to seek shelter and
warmer places. There is a marked in
crease in the number fed at public charge.
The railroad companies are making great
efforts to clear away wreckage, but it is
slow work
The worst news of the flood has been
tolG. The death list will not exceed
twenty The body of Mrs. Henderson was
identified. None of the bodies of children
have yet been discovered.
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EXCEPTIONS FILED.
Counsel for Trefethen Make One More
Effort in His Behalf

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 2l.-Another
chapter in the Tena Davis murder case
was begun yesterday, when Ex-Governor
Long and Hon. Marcellus Coggan, coun-
sci for Trefethen, filed their bill of excep-
tions and appeal to the full bench of the
supreme court. The exceptions were i'm
mediately forwarded to Chief Justice
Mason of the superior court.
AS is customary in such cases, the ori-
ginal draft was not recorded or will not be
given to the public. 1t is understood,
however, that the exceptions are material
ly the same - those used in the argument
for a new trial last day, with, of
course, the changes made necessary by the
decision of that day that the verdict must
stand.
The argument for a new trial on the
ground of additional evidence will be
made next Saturday at the Middlesex
court house, East Cambridge. Several
of the affidavits of the new with esses have,
already been filed
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"Elk's Rest. "

Boston, May 23.-There was an involun-
tary murmur of admiration from thou
sand lips yesterday afternoon at Mt Hope
when the veil fell from the bronze elk, and
the noble monument of "Elk's Rest" stood
forth in its graceful and lifelike outlines.
More than 500 members of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks had gathered
from various parts of New England to
dedicate this beautiful spot and its hand
some monument to the memory of their
beloved dead
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-27
ALMY MUST SWING.
Lawyers of Concord Believe That the
Law is Constitutional.

Lawyers of Concord Believe That the
Law is Constitutional.
IiCoNCORD, n. H., May 25.-The recent Or
der of Chief Justice Doe reserving the case
of state VS.. Frank c. Almy for the full
bench to consider the constitutionality of
the law under which he was sentenced to
death, has been a topic of general discus
sion, especially among members of the
bar.
The prevailing opinion is that the law
court will pronounce the law constitu-
tional on the ground that it does not de-
prive a criminal of any of his rights under
the constitution of New Hampshire, but
simply permits him of his own free will to
waive a provision guaranteed him under
the bill of rights and confess mis- guilt, to
throw himself upon the mercy of the law.
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RELAY RACE ENDED,
Unusually Bad Roads Prevented Riders
from Making Fast Time.

Unusually Bad Roads Prevented Riders
from Making Fast Time.
NEW YORK, May 23.-The last relay of
bicycle riders arrived at the federal build
ing in City Hall park at LOS this morning
and delivered the message to Lieutenant
Treat, who was awaiting it, The lieuten-
ant Immediately started for the Battery,
where he boarded a special tug and pro-
ceeded to Governors island. The message
was carried from Chicago to New York,
by 975-mile route in four days, thirteen
hours and five minutes. This is just thir-
teen hours and fifty minutes behind
schedule time, but the riders labored
under terrible disadvantages most of the
route being gone over in transforms,
which made the roads deep in mud. A
large crowd was waiting on Park row,
where the race was finished.
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For killing His Mother-in Law.

LOWELL, Mass, May 2l.-John Proctor,
charged with manslaughter in causing
the death OF his mother-in law, Bridget
Dwyer, by beating her with bedslat, was
held without bail for the grand jury.
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Two Unfortunate Lads.

LOWELL, Mass, May 2l.-Agent j. F.
Drury of the Lowell Humane society
found two boys named Hartley, ID and IA
years of age, in state of destitution in
Billerica yesterday They had been aban-
doned by their mother. who was a woman
of loose and incorporate habits. They
were sent to the town farm
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Ives Defeats slosson.

CHICAGO May 23.-Frank Ives reasserted
his title to the billiard championship of
the world by defeating George f. Slosson
in an S00-point game of 14-inch balk line
billiards. He also won $500 of Slosson's
money, nearly $1,000 in personal bets and
the gate money. The score was 800 to 4SS
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n1lI Sill in the Raoe.

NEW YORK, May 24.-Rumors were fly
ing here to the effect that Senator Hill
had concluded to give up the fight for the
presidential nomination, and was writing
letter declining to allow the use of his
name to be presented at the Chicago con-
vention. Senator Hill, however, denied
that he had written or intended to write
Such letter
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BaItimore's Present to the Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, May 21.-The citizens of
Baltimore gave a dinner to Secretary of
the Navy Tracy. who came here to receive
the rich silver service which the people of
Baltimore have provided for the cabin Of
the cruiser Baltimore General Felix
Agnus presented the service i'm brief ad-
dress Secretary Tracy spoke Of the re
markable growth Of the navy. and praised
Senator Germans efforts in its behalf.
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Bancroft,s Nomination withdrawn.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-As result of
the trouble between Secretary Blaine and
Frederick A. Bancroft, late librarian of
the state department, the president noti-
fled the senate of the withdrawal of Mr..
Bancroft's nomination to be consul of the
United States at Brunswick, Germany
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BISHOPS AS ARBlTRAToRs.
Hopes of Speedy Settlement of Cape
Ann Quarry Difficulties.


GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 24.-It was re-
ported yesterday afternoon that settle
ment had been made with the locked-ouJ
granite workmen on Cape Ann, but in
quiry at the Office OF the Lanesville com
panies contradicts it. 1t is also learned
that no settlement has been made at Cape
Ann and Pigeon Cove quarries. One of
the company's agents said it looked hope
fui for a settlement soon, but on what
terms he could not tell. The workmen
were told that Bishops Brooks and Will
liams were suggested as arbitrators to
settle the difficulty, and as they are both
New Englanders they believe justice will
be done to all parties There is a large
number of men at Bay View, Lanesville
and Pigeon Cove idle, but no disturbance
of any kind has occurred among them.
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ROBBERY AND POISONING.
Godfrey and Hill Indicted by the York
County Grand Jury.

Nouhey urduu % uTy.
ALFRED, Me-, May 25.-The supreme
judicial court grand jury for York county
returned forty indictments, including the
following:
Patrick Culliman, Biddeford, assault
and battery; Benjamin c. Godfrey, who
murderously assaulted and robbed the
town treasurer at Limington, robbery;
Fred Levant, Saco, breaking and entering;
Living L. Hill, Saco, who is a provision
dealer in Boston, attempted poisoning of
his wifa
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Shocking Death of a Child.

BIRMINGHAM, Conn, May 25.-Fritz
Hallaman, aged Z years, was fatally
scalded. His mother was washing and
left a tub of boiling water and went out.
When she returned the boy was lying on
his back in the water. He died from the
affacts
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One Year i'm Prison.

NICE, May 21.-The jury in the Deacon
case rendered a verdict of wilfully wound
ing, and Deacon was sentenced to one
years imprisonment
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Ample Time to Repent.

Perry, the t ain robl er, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to forty years and
three months. on four indictments
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A spree and Its Results.

LYNN, Mass. May 25-William S. West,
shoemaker, As years old, ended fort
nights debauch by cutting his throat
with a razor at his home DIR. Sheldon was
summoned. but West was dead. He had a
family
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President and Prince.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Prince Leopold
of Isenburg- Birstein was presented to the
president by Assistant Secretary of State
Wharton, the prince and the president
spending half-hour in pleasant conversa-
tinn
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-27

Not what we say, but what the
people say is what sells DANA s
SARSAPARILLA. Be sure II Is
made in Belfast, Maine.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-27

BRADFORD SAVINGS BANK ~ TRUST CO.,
Paid up Capital, $4,000 Receives deposits, makes
collections and does general banking business,
Bradford, VT.
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Loss viii Reach s11. 900, 600.

ST. LOUIS. May 81 The loss by floods in
the regions tributary to St Louis Is es-
timated at Sll 600 OQ
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r. M. HARVEY,
.,4tt0ameY ami c0unSell0a' at Zu1p,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery,
West Topsham, VT.
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Directory.

Post OffIce. Open a. m to 800 p. Sun
days, to I2.3o Mails north close 23o p M. South
10 a. m. and 7.Io p. m.
FA A M CHARITY LODGE, No 43, meets in Ste
vens Block, Wednesday evening in which the moon
ulls MT. LEBANON R. A. c., No. II, meets at Mason
c Hall Wednesday afternoon in which the moon fulls.
BRADFORD COUNCIL No. meets Wednesday afternoon
In which the fls in months of Sept. Dec. March
and June. | O O = CHAMPION LODGE, No. II,
meets in Stevens Block every Tuesday evening. TroT
TER ENcAMPMENT, No. "a meets first and third Friday
Of each month C A n WAsHBURN PosT No. II
meets in Union Block first and third Monday evenings
In each month. Royal Arcanum VERMONT
COUNCIL No. 77s, meets in Union Block second and
fourth Monday evenings in each month. Waits
Vile Fire Engine Co. meets at Engine house
first Thursday of each month. NAOMI LODGE o of r
meets I'D and 4th Friday evening at Odd Fellows Hail.
G / S G meets at the residences of members,
every Thursday afternoon at o'clock. Public
Library. Brick School House. Open Saturday
afternoon to o'clock, evenings 63o to 8. w r c
meets 1st and sd Wednesdays at 80 o'clock at
R. Hall, Union Block. Y p S c meets every
Monday evening o'clock at the Congregational
try.
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. Business Cards y

ROSWELL FARNHAM,
.4tt0271eY ami C0x21SeIIO2 at ZuIp,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery. Particular atten-
ton to collections and practice in New Hampshire and
Vermont
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-05-27

JOHN Fl. WATSON,
.dIzoame1' and Cox2Selloa'uI Zuso,
Master and Solicitor in Chancery Collections prompt
iy attended
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j. b. PICKETT, JR.,
attorney ezaaa CoU7SelI0a' at Lam,
Notary Public, Collections promptly made. Union
Block 80
Bradford, VT.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

from personal experience" S. G. DERRY, As
BRADFORD street, Providence, r. l.
III you are Bilious, take Hoods Pills.
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J. Il. JONES, NJ. b.,
Hours until a. M, 7 to p. M Saturdays until a p.
N. Office at residence opposite hotel
Bradford, VT.
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y myself and wife at my recovery It Is i'm
,OSslDle 10 tell. To all my business friends
n Boston and over the country. / recommend
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-11-04

ured, creditors began to press and at
last he was forced into bankruptcy.
Hartford Courant.
A Biddeford, Me-, man thought to
catch fish by wholesale by means of
bomb thrown into the brook. He lit the
fuse threw the bomb and legged it for
safety, when his over-smart dog grab
bed his master. The master clambered
over fence, which bothered the dog,
and this was the saving Of the man, for
he gained enough in the race to be at
safe distance when the bomb exploded
and tore the dog to pieces.
Playrooms and gymnasiums have been
opened in various parts of Boston for the
express purpose of keeping children of
the streets.
A Tacoma citizen has luxurious di-
ming room fitted up in the hollow trunk
of a tree on his estate, and short time
since gave a dinner to % guests, all of
whom sat down at the same time and
still left room for the walters to move
about.
Queen Victoria will spend the winter
in Italy.
"Papa,'' said Harry, as he looked at
his new baby brother, 81 wish we had
seven more, because with him and me
and seven more, we'd have a base ball
nine.''
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BRIDGEW AFTER.

On Wednesday, the 10th, Rev G. FL
Smith united in marriage Robert Spencer
of Meriden and Miss Anna Dixon, young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Dixon.
The ceremony was performed at the
home OF the brides parents. Mr. Spen-
Ger holds the position of baggage master
on the New Milford special.
Surprises are the order of the day.
Last week Wednesday evening goodly
number gathered at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs Eli Minor and spent pleasant
evening. Dancing was one of the at
fractions. Frank Bostwick handled the
violin bow. ..s.-Ht
Henry Sanford's home was the scene
of surprise, last Saturday afternoon,
about DO of his friends gathering there in
honor of his seth birthday. Mr. Sanford,
ignorant of what was up, went to New
Milford that afternoon to hear the re-
publican speaker, Joseph Barbour of
Hartford, and when he returned to his
home about o'clock, he found itwell oc-
cupied. However, he was glad to meet
so many Of his friends and very pleas
ant and sociable time was had by all
present. Mr. Sanford is one of Bridge
waters oldest and most respected citizens
and we hope that he may live to see many
more happy birthdays and retain the Wig
or and youthfulness of mind and body
which he now enjoys.
Mrs Harvey Keller passed away last
Saturday evening. She has been in fee
Bile health for year or more and an at
tack of pneumonia carried her off at last.
The funeral was held on Monday at !
at the house Rev, G. Ell Smith officiating.
The burial was at the Center cemetry
She was 6S years of age.
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WHITE HILLS.

The infant son of d. B. Shelton died
last Wednesday and was buried Friday
at East Village.
w. A. Miles and wife of Danbury spent
ley.
Miss Annie Brooks is with friends in
Bridgeport.
G.. A. Thompson of New Haven has
spent a few days at Bennett French's.
Burton Booth has moved to Shelton.
Stepney, the guest of her nephew, An
drew Curtis.
Mrs Robert Garfield of South Britain
is staying with his daughter, Mrs Jonn
Tomlinson.
Charles johnson will leave for Hamil-
ton university, New York, next week,
Sunday being the last Sunday he is to
preach to US. Mrs johnson has given
good sermons and we are sorry he is to
leave. He has five years of college life
before him and we wish him success.
Mr. Burns, school teacher in the Upper
White Hills district, with his scholars
will give an entertainment in the church
on Wednesday night, November 9. The
proceeds will go toward fixing up the
school house, a worthy object,
Mrs Jessie Gerard entertained relatives
from out-of-town, last week.
There was a church sociable at War
rem Hubbell's on Wednesday evening.
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GREEN'S FARMS.
AN EXTENSIVE PANsY GROWER

AN EXTENSIVE PANSY GROWER.
f. B. Jennings, whose greenhouses
and residence are near the depot, ships
pansies, volets and carnations, all the
way from Maine to California. He sold
about 300, 900 pansy plants, last year, and
will exceed that figure, this year. He
often sends out as high as 10000 plants
a day. He also makes speciality of
pansy seed and finds it difficult, some
times, to keep up with his orders. He
deals wholly with the wholesale trade.
Mr. Jennings expects to carry $4,000
plants through the winter in cold frames.
j. II. Jennings, one of the most extern
sive farmers hereabouts, raised 1000 bar
rels of fine onions, this year. He also
raised about 2400 bushels of potatoes. A
six-acre piece of corn he raised, produced
as fine a lot of ears as is often seen.
George B. Whitehead's carnations are
now looking especially fine. He has
about 49, 900 plants and ships three times
a week to New Haven and other points.
He has just completed a new greenhouse.
He also grows violets..
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STEPNEY.
DEATH OF MRS PORTER

Again the hand of death takes from
our midst, dear sister, Mrs Della M.
Porter, second wife of John Il. Porter,
and youngest daughter of Sylvanus Haw-
ley. They were married October II,
1877. For the past three years she has
been a constant sufferer from that dread
disease, consumption, though for the
past summer she has been quite smart,
attending church few times. bout
three weeks ago she was taken with a
cold and rapidly failed. The passing
away was as a child going to sleep. She
was So years of age, being born in June,
1880. Yellow roses were placed in the
coffin. The ladies of the Methodist
church aid society, of which she was a
member presented an anchor of beauti-
full pink roses. The funeral was held on
Friday at 2 m from her late residence,
Rev j. B. Merwin officiating. The inter
ment was in the family plot at Stepney
Mrs James B. Turney of Manchester
is the guest of her brother Charles II
Sherwood.
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DANBURY.

Another new hat factory is soon to
be built for Il. e. Meath 81 Co., similar
to the one just completed for Merritt q
Co. 1t is to be located below the factory
of John w. Green & Co. and will COM
prise two separate buildings three stories
high, 1S4x32 feet each. Midway between
the two buildings will be the boiler and
engine room. BY this arrangement the
buildings will be lighted on all four
sides. The whole factory will be fitted
up with machinery of the latest pattern.
Foster Brothers are making the plans.-
[Record. .-s.
The New York and New England road
has leased the Meriden, Waterbury and
Connecticut River road and will operate
it as branch of the western division
under Superintendent Cross. Z. M.
Crawford, who has been in charge of the
Meriden road, has resigned. He was
formerly superintendent of the Danbury
and Norwalk. 1t is said that the Prince
syndicate made $4,000 by the lease to
the New England.-EDanbury News.
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Nuggets of News

IN THE STATE AND THE WIDE FIELD.
Three electors on the Connecticut
presidential tickets have taken action in
obedience to the law which forbids Uni
ted States officials from acting in this
capacity. David NJ. Read of Bridgeport
has resigned his Office as director of the
Bridgeport national bank, in order to
make his place on the Democratic ticket
sound. Two republicans have preferred
to retain their dictatorship and so have
Withdrawn fs6m the ticket. They are
John N. Camp of Middletown and /. De
Yer Warner of Bridgeport.
Milwaukee now comes to the front as
victim of disastrous confagration and
the insurance men will weep. There
was, of course, combination of circum-
stances which made it possible. The
track of the flames, it is stated, was
mile long and half mile wide and it in
cluded scores of blocks of the largest
business houses with hundreds Of frame
dwelling houses. The loss is estimated
at rs, 900, 900 or more.
On opening the school house of the
Gallagher district, in Mason Valley,
New, after the summer vacation, it was
discovered that bees were in possession
Of the children's desks, and about 800
pounds of honey was taken from them.
The force Of circumstance and gossip
is shown by story recently printed.
A count ry merchant from Ohio visited
New York and being attracted by the
watches in pawn shop window went in
to look at them. Two persons from his
own town saw him 60 ln,and when they
reached home began to talk. Presently
| the story was that he had to pawn his
watch in New FORK, his business was in
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has arrived and will be put in working
order as soon as the floors can be laid.
I Miss Nettie Bradley expects to spend
part of the winter with her aunt, Miss
Abbie Andrews of Weston.
Mr. and Mrs Alderman of New Jersey
have visited their daughter, Mrs William
Grammar.
Mrs G.. M. Abbott has visited her
daughter on Lyons Hill, Mrs Robert
Schollev.
Henry Sturges has moved into the
Mary Nichols place.
Mrs Charles Lobdell has visited Mrs
| Catharine Osborne.
j. j. Foster is having his barn shing
led. William Osborne did the work.