The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-07-01
- Vermont State News q.

Cora NJ leufy has been appointed post
mistress at Isle La Motto.
The Vermont Marble Co. paid its EN-
ployes 1000 for May wages
W. A. Lord of Montpelier began work
as national bank examiner this week
A two years old child died at Fairfield
lately that weighed only 10 pounds.
Hidden q Southland of Bethel recently
sold 10000 pounds of wool TO the Burling.
ton Wooden Co.
The st. Adams team won the cup and
championship Ill the base ball contest of
Vermont academies.
The st. Adams city council has voted to
make permanent improvements on seve-
raj streets in the city.
Montpelier wants about $1,000 of the
new bonds, the National Life Insurance
Co. bidding for 100000
The Vermont regiments sick list at
Chickamauga is decreasing and the boys
will soon be all out of the hospital
Maj. S. p. Jocelyn, stationed in Bur-
lington for the past year, has been ordered
to New York as chief mastering officer.
Stowe will celebrate the opening of the
Mount Mansfield Electric railroad July !.
The orator of the day will be ex-Gov. W.
p. Dillingham;.
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds will de-
liver an Grafton in Independence hall,
July 4, on the invitation of the people of
Philadelphia.
Bicycle thieves occasionally come to
grief. Henry Buxton has been sentenced
! to states prison for two wears for steal
ing a bicycle at Windsor.
The Bellows Falls steam laundry does
work for 1000 customers and EMPLOYS 80
hands. G F. Wheeler, the proprietor,
started out as poor boy.
Barre is growing, school directors being
obliged to use dwelling houses for school
purposes so rapidly does the number OF
school children increase.
There is prospect of an electric road
! from Bethel to Rochester. Stockbridge has
voted to bond for $4,000 providing sew
eral other towns will raise like sum.
Two railroad crossings in st. Johnsbury
announce the approach of trains with
electric bells so arranged that they begin
to ring when the train is a quarter Of a
mile away.
Only one man named on the republican
state ticket, Hon. H. c. Bates of st.
Johnsbury for lieutenant governor, is
over 40 years old. 1t is young mems
ticket and good one, too.
The Relief Association at Montpelier
has sent another box to Co. III at ChiCka-
manga containing 200 towels, 200 handker-
chiefs, 80 pounds of tobacco, Is pipes,
1000 quinine pills, soap, razors, etc.
Joseph G, Parker of Quechee, 70 years
old, died last week Tuesday. He was at
one time president of the State Agricul
tural society and president of the Nation.
al Bank of White River Junction.
The army worm is doing great damage
to orchards in various parts of the state
Washing the trunks and infested branch
es of the trees with I've soap is said to be
good for the destruction OF this pest.
Mildred Brewster says she is well treat
ed at the Waterbury asy um and likes DE-
Jones but doesn't like to be with so many
crazy people. They are more strict there
she says, than at the Jail or hospital.
Edward Faxon of Jamaica Plain, Mass.
one of party of bOtanists recently gath
ering specimens at Willoughby Lake, fell
while getting over a fence and was IN
stantIy killed He was "a years old anC
unmarried.
Isaac Gibson, an inmate of the Odd Eel
lows Home at Ludlow died last Weel
Thursday. A funeral service was con
Quoted by the local Odd Fellows<tsdsth
remains taken to Rutland, Mr.. Gibson''
home. This is the first death at the home
The Vermont Marble Co. of Proctor il
building a large monument for the family
of the late eX-Gov. j. Gregory Smith. Il
Is Vi NlllUt IL lCCb oIANlS biiNt
feet in height with canopy top resting
on Is massive co umns.
Luther Wilson of Plymouth was ar
rested last week Thursday having III his
possession 81 trout under six inches IL
length He pleaded guilty to having
caught part of them, was placed under
bonds and case continued.
Harry Blodgett, st. Johnsbury, and I
E. Hall, CIR ton, for senators, l.. P. slack
st. Johnsbury, states attorney, " T.
Smith,, S. Johnsbury, Judge OF probate
and l.. Sulloway, st. JOhnSbury, sheriff
is the Caledonia county republican ticket
Col. e. C. Smith was given a rousing re-
ception on his return to st. Adams from
the state convention. The depot was
finely decorated. Col. Smith is trying tC
secure residence on Western Avenue
Montpelier, for use during the Legislature
President Mckinley has sent the nomi
nation of Lorenzo w. Shedd for the posi-
ton of postmaster of Montpelier. His
petition was endorsed by Senators Nor
rill and Proctor. Mr.. Shedd expects his
term of Office will begin sometime il
August.
Outftters evidently believe that al
Vermont soldiers are big men judging
from the size of the trousers that have
been sent the regiment, 1t has been i'm
possible to fit the small men and Lieut..
Col. Mimms has secured a sewing ma
chine from Chattanooga and the tailor
in the regiment arc retitting the trousers
Isabella Marsh and William Buzzell ar,
waiting in the state prison at Windsor TO
the Sd of next February when they viii
pay the punishment for their crime OF
, the scaffOld. BuZzell is in a constan
state of dependency while Mrs. Marsl
; is remarkably cheerful as though hOpin!
that her sentence of death will be com
muted.
Some Vermont postmasters are fOrtu
nate in having their salaries increased a
follows: Bellows Falls $1,000 to S240O
Hardwick $1,000 to $500, Mortified $3.50
. to $1,000, Waterbury S17OO to $500, Bethe
$500 to S1400, Hyde Park $1,000 to $1,000
Richford S11OO to 5000, White River juno
ton $500 to $500, Brandon S16O0t S170O
Lyndonville S140O to $1,000, st. Alban
S24OO to $500, Wilmington S11OO to $1,000
At the state prohibition convention
held in Burlington last Friday the follow
: ing ticket was nominated: Governor, c
W. Wyman of BrattlebOro: Lieutenant
governor, G. b. Wilson of Bradford; sec
rotary of state, II. c. Barnes of Swanton
treasurer, Willard f. Strong of Benning
ton; auditor, NJ. l.. Barton of Vergennes
, member of Congress, first district, b. b
| Weed of SwantOn; second district, II. X
, Mack of Hardwick.
r At the meeting of the Republican
League of Vermont in Montpelier las