The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-05-05
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DIR. w. Seward Webb has 1913 steers
ready for market that will weigh on
an average 1900 pounds each.
Hon. w. w. Grout has contributed S1OC
towards the Burns monument fund at
Barre.
Morrisville intends to be orderly. The
town is to have a paid police depart
ment.
The Memorial Day address at Island
Pond will be delivered by Congressman
W. W. Grout
Dynamite cartridges are apt to be live
ly playthingS. A little Waterbury boy
was given some to play with, one explod-
ing in his hand and blowing a thumb off.
The jury disagreed in the trial of Jules
Sanctuary for manslaughter in the case
of patient Scalded to death in bath
tub at the Waterbury asylum.
Senator Griffith of Mount Tabor has
sold over 100000 trout fry to parties in the
state to stock brooks with. Such brooks
can be posted according to the new law.
1t is reported that Kipling will return
to England next month. He has had
more than enough, he says, of our misbe-
haved weather.
Mrs Herman X. Sherburne of Montpe-
lier was killed in the Kirksville, Mo-, cy-
clone last week Thursday. Her husband
was also injured.
The Pauly Building Co. of St. Louis
has been given the contract for building
the new county Jail at Montpelier. The
Jail complete will cost 5000.
There has been talk of sending the 24th
y. S. Infantry to Manila. Capt. Henry
W. Hovey, for some time commandment at
Norwich University, is attached to this
regiment.
E. E. Peterson, who sailed from Manila
March IL, having completed his service in
the army hospital corps in the Philip.
pines, is now in st. Adams visiting his
sister.
Frank Moss, senior counsel for the Ma
yet investigation committee which is
probing into -Tammany's administration
of city affairs, is well-known as a summer
resident of South Newfane.
Bellows Falls met with heavy loss in
the burning of Towns hotel but will rise
Phoenix like from the ashes. The citi-
zens will all push together for a new
block to replace the one burned.
The regular train on the branch road of
the B. e. NJ. which connects Derby Line
with Stanstead, Que, was badly wrecked
and Engineer Addison had his leg broken.
The road was completely blocked.
There is scarcely an unrented tenement
in st. Johnsbury. The manufacturing
concerns there are rushed with business
and employing more hands than ever be-
fore. A bit of a boom is on.
Chas. O. Layman, late proprietor of the
Hardwick Gazette, has purchased the
Johnstown, N. Y, Daily News. Mr.. Lay
man has been and will continue to be
successful newspaper man.
Capt. Dodd has been ordered to take his
troop to Boston to participate in the big
mil tnr tfN11 oo,,t
ing May to 13 The troop will be given
a big demonstration upon their arrival.
Yermonters sweltered in a warm wave
the first of the week while Scotland has
been experiencing a snow storm. Who
says Vermont is the coolest place in the
world
Possession of the property of the old
Central Vermont was gwen to the Cen
trail Vermont Railway Co. at one mi9pte |
after midnight Sunday night, at which |
hour the receivership ended.
Orders have been received at Fort |
Ethan Allen providing for the erection of |
quarters for two additional troops, with |
stables for horses and a quartermaster's |
This will involve an eXpen-
diture of about 100000.
The owners of quarries in Barre asked |
a price for their property not warranted |
by the incomes of the past year or two |
from them and the capitalists backing the !
granite combine scheme will not pay it. |
The project will fall through.
Rev. G. o. Day, formerly chaplain of |
The Vermont regiment and now secretary
IF the Congregational Education society,
laS gone on western trip to seek infor-
nation concerning the needs of colleges
here. He will probably write for the t
Congregationalist while away.
Capt. Coghlan of the Raleigh said in
'ecent speech: "We feel that we may be
on our home-c coming, not
or what we have done, but for having
served under Admiral Dewey. We love
lin and give him all the credit for what
vas done By the American fleet at Ma
lila.
q: W. Osgood's Sunday School class at
Bellows Falls recently held their annual
banquet. This class was organized 81
,ears ago with seven members. The
present member ship is 80. There have
)een 400 names on the class roll and
tmong these there have been only four
leaths.
Tuesday was the 1O1St birthday of Gard
Ter Upham, the Oldest man in southern
Vermont. Mr.. Upham was born in Gull
ord and has always made his home there
md in Chester In his youth he worked
vt the bricklayer's trade in Boston, max
ng the journey, 100 miles, on foot with
lis pack on his back.
State Auditor Barber has audited the
lex claims of members of the Vermont
egiment of which there are 300, necesSita-
ing the payment of $4,000. The outlay
5 larger than it was thought it would be,
tut the claims have been carefully inves-
igated and the state will cheerfully pay
he amount.
Plans are being formulated to build
he coming summer an electric road from
Montpelier through Middlesex, More
own, Warren and Waitsfield in the Mad
liver valley. The Spaulding Construction
%. of Boston will put about 100000 into
he road, the towns in the valley have
oted to bond for $4,000 and Montpelier
5 expected to take $4,000 of stock.
Col. Robert J. Kimball has given the
raded school district in Randolph scho-
arship in perpetuity in the University of
yermOnt and State Agricultural college.
lie says he always regretted not having a !
ollege course and hopes to partly atone =
or it by having student from his AGA
emic alma mater in the university of the
tate for years to come.
District Attorney J. L. Martin of Brat |
leborO says that he has no congressional
SEPARATIONS, all reports to the contrary Z
He wouldn't exchange :
is district attorneyship for two Congress
ional seats. But Windham county has
nough candidates for most any office and
an lose one or two without feeling it.
Monday was a memorable day for