The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-07-09
y Vermont State News y

W
ington, Saturday.
l.. M. Drew, formerly of the Van Mes
house, burlington, is running The Kene
saw at Shelving Rock, Lake George
Hon. Charles Seymour who has been fo1
fourteen years the U. $. consul at Cantor
China, has arrived in Burlington, his for
mer home.
Two of the gang Of pick pockets recent
ly caught at Burlington, have been sen
fenced to serve eighteen months in the
state prison.
State Superintendent of Education
Mason 5. Stone, goes this week to Mil
ing OF American education.
Durnin, the Swanton burglar, who has
been lodging the officers for several
weeks, has been captured at st. Johns
bury and taken to SWanton by Officer
James,
Work has been started on the electric
road at Springfield. New cars have arriv-
ed, and the road bed overhauled so that
now it is expected cars will be running
over the line within week.
That skeleton found on the New Hamp-
shire bank Of the Connecticut has not
been identified. The skeleton was buried
Monday noon in the town lot at Pine
Grove cemetery, Hinsdale.
Capt,-elect Charles F. Burnham of Co.
X, list Regt. Y. n. g., Bennington, re-
ported to the examination board in Bur-
lingtOn. Thursday evening, and passed q
very creditahle examination. The cap
tain-elect has served in the ranks and as
a commissioned officer eight years.
The office L. 5. minister to Venezuela,
heretofore held by Hon. Frank c. Part
ridge and Hon Seneca Haselton of Ver-
mont, and for which the Vermont delega-
ton have been supporting Hon. }. d.
DeniSOn of Randolph, has been given by
President Mckinley to an Ohio man, Mr..
F, B. Loomis.
d. 9. Brown of Brandon, secretary of
the Breeders association, announces that
the management have cancelled the dates
for the Breeders association and decided
not to hold the races this year. There
were only three entries in the 2.07 pace,
the $1,000 purse, but four in the PIG trot
and five in the 2.26.
The Catamount monument, which
marks the site of the CatamOunt tavern,
a famous inn of the revolution and the
monument marking the burial place of
the HessianS who died after the battle
and the resting place of the revolutionary
soldiers, were erected last year and dedi-
Gated short time ago.
EX-Gov, L. 4. Woodbury., E. j. Bootl
y. 5.Gnster, n w. Robinson, ana Horati9
Hichok, all of Burlington, went to Wash
ington Monday night to make final pro-
against the proposed tax of 81 per thou
sand feetfon Canadian white pine lumber.
With this duty, Burlington's lumber in
dustry will suffer severely.
At Randolph and johnson the same
principals will be retained, but at Castle
ton P. K. Leavenworth will teach. The
teachers selected for the training schools
are as follows at Randolph, Miss Metella
|. Paine of Jay, at CaStletOn, Miss Sarah
j. Whitney of Winchendon, Mass. at
johnson, Miss Lizzie c. Allen of Brook
line, Mass.
Col E. w. Jewett. new department
commander of the Grand Army, has
established headquarters at Swanton
and has announced the following staff
appointments: +. }. Ranslow of Swan
ton, assistant adjutant general: E. d.
Barnes OF SwantOn, assistant quarter
master general; Joel c. Baker of Rutland,
judge advocate general.
The appointment of Col. John G. Fos-
ter of Vermont as consul general at Hal
flax, y. 5. last week. may have surpris-
ed some, who remember that he was ap-
pointed consul at SherbroOke, p. O., a
few weeks since. The explanation of the
circumstance is that the consulate at
Sherbrooke has been held by New
Hampshire man, and that the New
Hampshire senators claimed the place for
a HAL VI lIltlI Wv IL Sldlt, anu protested
so stoutly against the giving it to Yer
monter that the president withdrew the
nomination and instead dominates Mr. !
Foster for the Halifax place. The salary
of the latter place is $500. 1t has been |
held by Maine for several terms, and it |
remains to be seen how the the Maine |
senators will take the appointment of a |
Vermont man.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the republican league of Vermont has |
been held at Mayor Peck's office to elect !
delegates to the 10th annual convention |
of the national republican league of the |
United States to be held at Detroit, July |
13 to 10. The following delegates were /
chosen, the delegates to select their own
Hon. H. S. Peck, President Burlington.
eX-otiicio; G. 5. Forbes, secretary, st. AL |
bans, eX-otficiO; H. f. Parker, vice-presi-
dent for Vermont of the National league.
eX-otficio: w. H. Robinson Morrisville:
Q. M. Barber, Arlington; E. d. yelling,
T. NJ. Brown sheldon; d. F. Renaud, Bur
lington; H. D. Rider, Bellows Falls; F.
w. Pierce, Chester; George w. Clay, Rut-
land; DR.. B. w. Bfaley, Barre: George.
b. Hit, Brattleboro: f. w. futile, Yer
gennes; w. w. Sprague, ST. Johnsbury;
f. A. Rowland, Montpelier.
The New York Suns Washington cor
respondent says. FORMER Senator
of Vermont now a resident of
sat in the senate chamber
this afternoon chattingwith the senators,
looking as natural and as mnch at ease as
if he were still the republican school
teacher. Mr.. Edmunds does not resemble
Moses and st. Jerome as much as he did.
His beard has been cut quite close and the
likeness thus destroyed" The correspon-
lent adds that the purpose of Mr.. Ed
nund's visit was to talk with the senators
lbout new arbitration treaty with Great
Britain which the administration has ask
ID Mr.. Edmunds to draw up and which he
las been at work upon for the past
month. Mr. EdmundS will learn the views
II leading senators beforehand, and the [
reaty which he will draw up will have ,
heir support. q" Mr.. Edmunds has been
consulted by almost every administration [
international treaties. The
Vermont statesman is an expert in treat
es OF this character"