The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-05

Just why a thief should select such
articles of plumber is hard to understand,
unless he wished to create a sensation.
That he did this is true, and the officials
are all wondering how it could be done.
This is all the more hard to understand
when it is known that the rObber must,
with the borrowed hat and large sized
mirror, have passed at least two watch
men, as we'll as have evaded the usually
sharp eyes of the other officials there on
duty. The theft is ascribed to the
hangers-On around the building, and
there have been many of them during
the Bran trial and since. That the
stable may be secure, now the house has
gone, the marshal has issued an order
forbidding any person to loiter around
the courtroom or corridors, unless he has
business there. A fellow that had the
nerve to steal the judges headgear and
a five-foot mirror wouldn't mind such
an order as that, for he was certainly
there for business.
While on court matters, word re-
garding a decision by the state supreme
court is appropriate, as it concluded a
celebrated case in which many have
taken a deep interest. I refer to the suit
of Elizabeth Curry against Lasell semi
nary, and in which the seminary was a
victor. The real point at issue was
whether the defendant institution had
authority over the pupil entrusted to its
charge. Mrs. Curry placed her daughter
in the seminar" urder contract for a
years board and tuition. At the end of
six months She asked that her daumhter
be allowed to spend Sunday and Mon
day " it'll her. and this request was re-
fused, as the daughter had already been
allowed 10 spend three Sundays with her
mother since the beginning Of the term.
Mrs. Curry then took her dauahter away
With her, keeping her until the afternoon
of Monday, as she had wished to do.
On the return Of the daueht@r to the
school the officers of the sem nary re-
fused to allow her to remain longer un-
less Mrs. Curry would accept their con-
struction Of tho contract and give them
absolute discretion as to when the pupil
should be allowed leave of absence. This
she was unwilling to do, and, taking her
daughter away she brought suit to re-
cover the money which she had advanced
for the half years board and tuition
friends of good education will approve
and fully sustains the action of the semi
nary. Any other decision would have
destroyed in a great measure the use
fulness of any educational institution
like the Lasell seminary. Women like
Mrs. Curry, who wish to absolutely con-
troll the movements of their children
should keep them at home.
The annual report of the secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce is particu-
larry gratifying as showing that Boston
has not lost her standing as a CONNER
cial city. OF all the ports of the United
States, New York alone stands ahead of
her in importance. The imports during
the year amounted to SOS, $50 S96. a de-
crease of S13 956.SS1 from the total of the
previous year, which was the largest in
the history of the port. The exports have
passed the hundred milliors mark, the
figures being s1O1 466, PIP. an increase of
81, 446 339 over the year 1895, which sur
passed all previous years. Among the
articles of export during the fiscal year
were: Wool to the value of $19 200, 7O9:
sugar. $S.656 $50; chemicals and drugs,
S. 1874, 500; hides, 1886, 765; cotton, S5,071.-
4s4; iron and manufactures thereof.
S. 462, O5O. and leather, SS,O65.6O6.
Boston is constantly increasing its lead
over all other cities as a port for the shin
ment of cattle. Indeed, it is confidently
predicted this will become the greatest
export point for the cattle trade ever
known. As it is at present, out of p tota