The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-09-09

Rev. and Mrs. Winsom OF Cabot nave
retmrned from India where they have la
bored for 2S years as missionaries.
Com. Philip formerly of the battleshilp
Teyas, has been visiting his uncle, DIR. A.
T. Woodward, in Brandon.
A gang of young boys at Plaintield, who
have been breaking into houses, has been
been broken up by the arrest and punish
of the ring leaders.
The marble industry at Rutland is i'm
proving. The principal gain is in build
ing work, with the monumental work IN
fair condition.
The new Avenue House at st. Johns
bury reports it's best weeks business be-
tween the ola es of Aug. q and 27, when
$1O03 was received.
Mrs, Fav Miles of Ferrisburgh, who
was II years old Aug. 20, received II oil,
ferent presents, II congratulate ms ana
II silver dollars.
Wesley Brewster has visited his daugh,,
ter Mildred at the Waterbury asylum ana
thinks she will be able to return home
this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Dimick of Wind
ham we're suffocated to death while
irving to release the horses from their
burning barn last week Thursday.
The engagement is announced of Fred
A. Rowland, elected secretary of state
Tuesday, and Miss Margaret L., youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dewey.
A Burlington boy found large bottle
last Friday in the city's dumpings which
much to his surprise contained Qead
baby. 1t was in alcohol and had evident,
ly been there year.
During a severe thunder storm Sunday
afternoon Edward Como of Essex juno
ton was killed by lightning while ascend
ing Mt. Mansfield. Four ladies with him
We're injured. -s-
Middebury was visited by a little west
ern tornado Sunday. The grand s stand on on
the fair ground was carried go feet and
crushed to splinters. The old court house
was struck by lightning Crops were
much damaged. yIrs4-
Thomas Leonard of Burlington was
fined $500 and costs of S36 andlsontenced
to the Work House for 60 days for four
second offences of selling liquor. A few
days before his wife was finediESl4o ana
ccsts for stillng liquor. = r,.t
Bennington county has been Visited by
remarkable series of thunder storms
which have resulted in the destruction of
about $4,000 worth of property In 10
towns % barns have been struck by
lightning. 9dt ~ >
A train of cars belonging TOT the Rut-
land railroad were sold at Burlington re-
Gently for taxes, the engine Bringing 5000
and the ca S $500 each. H. q. Smith OF
Rutland purchased the train for the Rut-
land Railroad Co. loj9GiJr-
The Waterbury Record says that Wa
terbury owes much to exsHov. Dilling-
ham-more perhaps than she will ever be
ment has been started by him. His aged
mother is now very feeble and he is con-
stantly with her.
Vermont is fortunate in rich harvest
this season, barns being full to overflow
ing. The hay and corn crop is immense.
All kinds of grains and vegetables bid
fair to be above the average. Prices
promise to be good and the farmers
ought to be happy.
W. R. Durham of Co. E, Barre, died in
that city Monday night as result OF i'll
ness cont racte at Chickamauga. He
was % years old, graduate of Goddard
Seminary and Tufts college. In college
he was a noted foot ball player. He re-
signed position on the Goddard Semi
nary faculty to enlist
The Vermont State Teachers AssOcia-
ton will hold it's annual meeting at Mont
pelier Sept %, 80 and Oct. l. Eminent
speakers and educators have been secured
and the meeting promises to be the best
ever held in the state. Railroads will eX-
tend usual courteSleS. Announcement
containing program will be sent to school
officers and teachers.
Ed Fulford of PaSsumpsic has made a
good success of farming. Eight years ago
he built over two old barns, 30x4O, which
were then sufficient for his farm of 10
acres. He has gradually improved his
farm and this summer has had to build a
new barn 75x4O with wings 30x40. That
is the way to farm it. Use the money and
labor to increase production not acres.
Erred, son of Capt. Henry Wilkinsof Rut-
land. who was with the 34th Michigan
volunteers at Santiago, expresses his opin-
ion of the Cubans as follows: The Gu
bans are not worth darn. They are the
lowest, dirtiest and most Ignorant lot OF
edly good many of the above, kind OF
people in Cuba but they do not of course
comprise the whole population, s,P
Admiral Dewey discovered ih the ar.
senal at Cavite what he supposedWwas a
bronze statue of Sebastian III Cano, but
Lieut.. Hodges climbed up and Whitfield
off a silver or two of wood the Admiral
was disappointed Nevertheless it is a
fine statue and can be kept bf6azed. Ii
has been glorifed by Charles DUDLEY
Warner as the crown of sculptured Dew
CIV may oCnu IL W
Queen Victoria has given Thomas w
Wood, the celebrated artist WHOSE sum
mer home is in Montpelier perfnission to
copy one of the Rembrandt painting IL
Buckingham palace. This is very un.
usaI courtesy but the Queen readily
granted it to Mr. Woods, giving him the
use of private room in the palace an0
placing at his disposal her private sta
! tionery, stamped with her crown and res
| idence. The work is now finished and
will soon be placed in the art gallery al
Montpelier.
Some volunteers from Camp Olympus
had a row with two negroes on the steam
er Reindeer during an excursion tC
! harrisburg last Friday night. A Negro
| knocked one of the soldiers down with a
! billy and was in turn badly punished by
other soldiers before officers could inter
| feTe. The'negroes hid during the rest OF
| the trip but when Burlington was reach
| ed it required the whole city police torct
to keep the soldiers from getting at the
negroes