The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-14
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ruary there were 70 births in Barre.
Dr. W. Seward Webb and party have
returned to New York from their Califor-
mia trip.
The Memorial day address at Barre
will be delivered by Wendell P. Stafford
Esq, of st. Johnsbury.
The Barre postoffice has been doing
business in the new city building since
April l.
Ex-Gov. Josiah Grout has been engaged
to give the Decoration Day address at
Swanton.
The deed transferring the ownership
4 of the Central Vermont railroad required
revenue stamps to the amount of $1,000.
Hon. Fl. H. Powers will give the Found
er's day Grafton on May at the Universe
ty of Vermont. Mr.. Powers gradu at ed
from there in 1855.
The Vermont commandery of the Mill
tary Order of Foreign Wars was organ
lied in st. Adams last week, Capt. Frank
l.. Greene of that place being commander.
Charles johnson of the Barre CONNER
cial House is paying the Vermont penalty
for selling liquor--four months imprison-
ment and 500 fine.
Indications of a good maple sugar sea-
son are plenty IN Boston, counters and
display windows having been loaded
with " fresh Vermont maple sugar" for
the last wo months.
Sylvia A: Clement brought suit against
Aaron Skinner of Newport to recover
$4,000 for breach of promise. According
to the verdict of the court her broken
heart is mended with $500.
Lake Champlain was open for naviga-
tlon last year March rs. This ear Capt.
Rushlow of the Champlain Transporta-
ton predicts 1T will be open not before
April IS.
In one day recently the Rutland county
court sentenced liquor dealers to pay
fines and costs amounting to S79636.
mat shows indication of desire to en-
force the law
AT a. recent meeting of the Vermont
state library commission at st. Johns
bury eight applications for town libraries
were allowed. There are now So towns
In the state which have libraries.
The farmers of Orleans and other
counties in the northern part of the state
expect good sugar yield. The work of
the caterpillar was not as damaging as it
was i'll the southern part. .-.....
Col. OSmond ID. Clark has been elected
secretary OF the Montpelier National Life
Insurance Co. Col. Clark has been the
assistant secretary of the company since
1885. ~. :
The Vermont fairs in the Northern
Vermont Circuit have been fixed as foL
lows: Franklin county at Sheldon, Aug
80, 81 and Sept. /; Lamoille county at |
Morrlsville, Sept. 5, and 7; Caledonia |
county at st. Johnsbury, Sept. 10, 20, q.
The Mortified corn factory agrees this |
year to take all the corn the farmers in |
that section may raise. 1t is expected |
that this will be the banner year tor the |
output of canned corn from the canning |
factory.
The Vermont Marble Co. are making
two marble statues, ten feet high, of the |
Virgin Mary and St. Joseph for a Catho-
lie church in Manchester, N. III. They
are finely executed and are attracting
much attention.
William 5. futile of Glens Falls will
dredge Bloody Pond between Lake
George and Glens Falls, to find relics of
the French and Indian. wars. on the
banks of this pond one of the bloodiest
lights of the war occurred.
The body of Arthur, son of Carl Meal
lister, the, popular Pullman conductor
was recently brought from Cuba to Ben
doIph Tor burial. Arthur enlisted i'm 10.
l, 7th u. 5. Infantry and was killed July
l IN the attack on Ell Caney.
A postal card was recently received
at Castleton from a man in Texas adj
dressed to the "Castleton Medical Col
lege, dn institution which has not been in
existence for 50yearS. How the writer
heard OF the Institution is mystery.
A Washington county Juror stated while
being examined that he was opposed to
the enforcement of the probibitory law
Whereupon the jHdge, after commencing
him for his frankneSs, said that he was
disqualified for duty on the jury and dis
missed him for the remainder of theterm
Rev. W. Z. johnson, who has served
The limit of five years as pastor of the
Methodist churches in Lyndon and Lyn-
ionville, was given a farewell reception I
ew days ago Mr.. johnson represented
Lyndon at the last general assembly in
most satisfactory manner.
At the expiration of his present term of
'tilce in Sept ember, 1900, {. X. Hubbard
If Lyndon Center will have served 80
ears as justice of the peace in the town
II Lyndon. 1t is a record probably
qualled by only few instances in the
tate.
An attempt was made last week Sun
ay to photograph the big Ayrshire bull I
wned by l.. 5. Drew of Burlington. The :
ull did not feel like sitting for his photo
raph and before an exposure was made
laced two men very near deaths door.
his animal took the premium at the
Torld's fair,
Speaker Haskins of Brattleboro. C. w.
IrOwnell of Burlington and Sergeant-at-
rms Phinney were IN consultation at the
tate House April regarding the build
lg of the annex to the building A plan
yas submitted by Architect G. W. Blu k
am of Burlington but no decision in the
natter was made.
The Fairbanks Scale Co. at st. Johns
ury is having the biggest boom in bust
ess in its history. Big orders have been
eceived from Spain, Russia and Germa-
y. Men are working on full time. st.
business men of the town feel
he prosperity of the Scale Co. and hope
will be permanent.
Admiral Dewey quotes Kipling when
Q applies the phrase "Half devil and .
alf child " to the Tagalos in the Philip
mes. He adds, " Eradicate the devil
nd you have only the child to govern"
he trouble is to eradicate the devil who
Kits to a considerable degree among peo-
e who have long had advantages of CIV
ization that the Filipinos never had.
The Norwich University trustees have
ecided to begin the construction of Dew
: Hall on the first of May, the anniver-
Try of the famous battle, if the subscrip-
ons warrant. The plans of Architect Il
ilbert of New York show fine Greek ;,
lterior with color AIDED porch in the CEN y
II, pediment and dome. The interior is
lapted for University uses.
Hon. w. Riley Sanford of Orwell re- h;
ntly celebrated his Gath birthday by n
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