The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-06-30
- Vermont State News u

! sewerage to cost about $4,000.
The Caledonia county court granted 10
divorces as part of recent week 'sNwork
! The Randolph postmaster has had an
increase of 500 in his salary, which is
now $1700.
Over $4,000 have been added to the en-
dowment fund of the Vermont Academy
at Saxton's River during the past year.
Henry L. Leonard of Brandon stocked
private pond with trout from a stream
adjoining. The fish have since been re-
turned to the old stream.
st. Johnsbury is making arrangements
for a big Fourth of July celebration. A
large number of fast horses have been
entered for the trot in the afternoon.
Six weeks ago hay was begging custo-
mers at $6 a tons. Last week a Holy oke,
Mass, man was in Lyndon paying $12
and $13 ton.
Artist Thomas w. Wood has returned
to Montpelier to spend the summer. Mr..
Wood will present about 20 paintings
some time next month to the art gallery
in Montpelier.
James Brown of Mortified was struck
by train on the Central Vermont road
June % and instantly killed. He was %
years old and leaves widow and one
child.
Col. Crosby P. Miller. U. S. A, has been
ordered to Manila to act as chief quarter
master of our army in the Philippines.
Col. Miller was appointed to West Point
from Pomfret
Eddie Lee of Burlington has TO paw a
line OF 1922 for furnishing liquor and
serve sentence OF from one to three
months in Rutland for punching his
father.
A scale trust is the latest thing. All
the scale companies in the country are in
the combine except the Howe Scale Co.,
Rut land. 1t refused to enter on a stock
and bond deal and has been asked to
name cash price for the business.
Arthur F.. Stone, editor of the st.
Johnsbury Caledonian, leaves this fall
for Hawaii to'engage in fruit raising He
goes there on account of the health of
himself and members of his fam
| lily.
Hon. B. F. Fifeld of Montpelier slipped
and fell June 81, breaking bone in one
OF his ankles A severe storm came up
while he was sitting on his piazza and he
fell while endeavoring to escape the hail
and rain.
The oldest man in Windham county
and probably in the state recently died in
Gullford where he has lived for nearly 80
years. He was born in Ireland. The ex-
act date is not known but it is thought in
1896.
Admiral Dewey arrived at Colombo,
Ceylon, June %, and will remain there a
week. The Plantersi association, Cham
Der OF Commerce, presented him with
silver casket and an address as mementOS.
of the visit
Mrs Jefferson Davis is greatly pleased,
with the wonderful scenery of Vermont
and thinks Montpelier the most beauti\
full place she ever saw. She would
change her mind if she could see Brad.
ford.
Ter, or more st. Adams citizens have
signed petition to the court, praying
for proceedings against all the hotels in
st. Adams as nuisanceS, with the intent
to secure their closing under the probibi-
tory law.
The late Gov. Erastus Fairbanks man.
sion in st. Johnsbury was dedicated and
opened as Brightlook hospital Friday eve
ming. benefit concert and the serving
OF refreshments on the grounds Melted
! 800.
Within the last 80 days naarlz .ssa-
has been received from New York city
alone and alike amount pledged for the
Dewey Memorial hall at Norwich univer-
sity. The corner stone of the hall will
not be laid until Admiral Dewey can be
present
Mrs. Helen Watterson Moody of New
York, the well known writer and author
ess is in Montpelier Mrs. Moody is a
regular contributor to Scribner'S, her ar
ticles in that magazine on the :. Unquiet
Sex" having attracted much attention
and been widely copied.
John &. Baker, Jr., lifelong resident
of Burlington, shot and killed himself in
Milton Saturday. Friday night he bel
came violently crazed and being left |
alone for a few minutes Saturday commit |
ted the deed. The trouble was occasion
ed by working in the burning hot sun, not |
being accustomed TO it.
The Rutland Herald thinks there are
small chances for the man who runs ho-
tel on an absolute probjblory plan,
whereupOn the Waterbury Record re-
marks that there are two good hotels in
that own run according to law and the
prOprietors live and get good living
TOO.
The officers of the fairs at White River
junction, Sheldon, MOrrisville and St.
JOhnsbury have arranged for trotting
circuit for the September fairs with the
following classes: Three minute, 2:40,
80, 30, 2:1S and free-for-all The cir
cult opens in Sheldon the first week in
Sept ember and closes at st. Johnsbury
the fourth week in September
At the recent Vermont Congregational
church convention in Barre the report of
the statistical secretary, J. M. ComstOck
of Chelsea showed the the present mem
bership of Congregational churches in
Vermont to be p 1904, gain of II in the
past year The Sunday Schools have an
enrolment of 20,947 pupils, loss of "A
Turing the past year. Bristol, Hyde
Park and East Barre have new churches.
VIM. H. Rood of Brookfield member
Of the Yale graduating class, worked his ;
way through the preparatory school and ,,
through college. He has no money but is
determined to be a lawyer. He has
heard of law office in San Francisco }
where he can read law and earn living. ,
Rood Is going to make the trip across the !
continent on his bicycle. A year ago he
vent to Denver, Col on his bicycle to visit
lis classmate, Henry Bruce Teller, a son
# Senator Teller.
Rev. S. G. johnson, former Methodist
,astor at Northfeld, expelled from the
Vermont conference during its recent
ession in Newport for dishonesty and ly-
ng in passing his examinations, has ap- .
'ealed his case to a higher tribunal. A
'oard of triers of appeals, composed of q
members of three Methodist conferences
n New England, outside the Vermont
difference, will convene at BrOmtield
treet church Boston, July Is, to give
Dr. JOhnson's case re-hearing.
Springfield people have been excited
yer an assault committed near there