The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-09-15
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OF 2,223, an increase over last year.
The New York Dewey naval parad,
will be seven miles long with 100 steam
yachts in the line.
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds has pre-
ssented to the Burlington High School Ii
Drary 2500 volumes of standard books.
A Barre man had a tooth pulled the
other day while hypnotized and said af
forwards that he did not experience any
pain.
| The sale of tickets at the St. Johnsbury
station during August amounted to 81 ,10C
more than during the corresponding
month last year.
Castleton is making judicious use of its
contribution from the state for good
roads by distributing 1000 loads of gravel
on bad piece of road.
Pending the recovery of Principal P. r.
LeavenWorth Prof. Z. A. Bunker OF
Peacham will be assistant principle of
the State Normal school at CastletOn.
In less than weeks time five prison
ers were lodged in the jail at Woodstock
charged with rape or adultery. Such
criminals should be punished to the full
limit of the law.
Funeral services for Rev. Mr.. Veazey
and Miss Calhoun, drowned in CASPIAN
Lake, Greensboro, Aug. IS, were held in
st. Johnsbury Sept. l.. Their bodies have
not vet been recovered.
The Washington county court officers
appeared in brand new uniforms when
court opened last week. Windsor is the
only other county in the state where the
court officers wear uniforms.
The condition of Mildred Brewster is
gradually becoming one of total demen-
Tia and the indications are that she will
never be better. 1t is sad ending of a
most unfortunate and sad affair.
The surviving members of the 18th vt.
regiment, 1.-The Baby 17th," will be held
in Rutland Oct IL. Members will at once
notify Dennis E. May, st. Johnsbury,
whether they will be present or not.
Vermont is the second granite produc-
ing state in the Union. The development
OF Barre and Hardwic& granite has been
wonderful during the past few years and
other places bid fair to rival them.
The wife of Peter Tatro, Stamford
farmer, has been missing for over two
weeks. She leaves ten children, the
yougest IA months old, without apparent
reason and the husband tells pitiful tale
j. G. Estey of Brattleboro is being men
toned as the future colonel of the Yer
mont regiment. The Rutland Herald
thinks that regularly educated military
man is the person needed for that position.
Admiral Dewey wants first-class band
to march at the head OF the Olympia
crew in the New York parade Sept. 80.
Some one suggests that the Montpelier
Military band is just the article to please
him.
John Fielder of Burlington, subject to
cataleptic fits, went on to the roof of his
house Saturday to do some shingling.
While at work one of his fits came on and
falling to the ground received injuries
from which he died in two hours.
Said Senator Proctor in recent speech
at West Burke: The werld is coming to
realize that when the American people go
to war for the right land they never go to
war for any other reason they never stop
until victory rests on their arms
A side feature of the Dewey celebration
will be large searchlight on the summit
of Mt. Mansfield to be turned on different
parts of the state the night of the event,
The plan is of a private nature and DR..
Webb is said to be interested in it.
VIM. H. Cary, Jr., of Brattleboro LETT
last week for CienfuegoS, Cuba, to takaN
charge of the home. Office of a sugar
plantation of 10000 acres owned by New
York capitalists. New York mllliOnaires
may have an ambition to own Cuba.
1t is suggested that arrangements be
made to have present at the Dewey cele-
the guns on the Olympia at Manila. Give
them a prominent position in the parade
and listen to the cheers that would greet
them.
Collector DIN Merrill last week re-
ceived a nice letter from the treas
ury department complimenting the Gus
tom officials of the Vermont district on
their, work in stopping alleged Chinese
merchants from coming into the United
St1fnS nv the nnfnr0nOonnt of 10
sion act.
The local committee and city council of
Montpelier have closed contract with
Joseph D. Valiquet, Boston caterer, for
the feeding of 5000 people on the dav of |
the Dewey celebration, A tent will be
erected on tine city lot with seating ca.
pacity of 1900 and dinner, 80 cents plate, |
will be ready for the first crowd at 10
a. m.
James Mcdonald, prisoner in the
House of Correction, stuffed the windows |
IF his cell air tight with clothing and de-
liberately set fire to the bedding, roast |
ing himself alive. June q Mcdonald es-
capped from prison by knocking keeper |
down with an iron bar. He was recap
-ured several days later after desperate |
battle.
John Dunton, the oldest man in Lyn-
ionville, has just passed his Goth birth
LAY ne IuluhS Ills longevity que TO the |
act that he has never injured an excel
ent physique by the use of liquor or to-
lacco. But some have lived to be a hun
ired and took regular smiles at the ar
lent. Wonder how they account for
heir longevity.
Newspaper men will be thick in Mont
,elier on the day of the Dewey celebra-
ion. New York World men have en-
tagged rooms at the Pavilion and Boston
ilobe men at the Montpelier House.
hotels and private houses are receiving
applications for accommodations from
newspaper men all over New England
nd from New York city.
At the annual meeting of the stock
folders of the Connecticut and Passump-
&c Rivers Railroad Co. at Newport last
week Wednesday the old directors were
lected as follows: Amos Barnes, Alden
pear, John Dunklee, Boston; Oscar Ed
Yards, Northampton, Mass. James Rum
ELL, Springfield, Mass. Henry Reyes,
forth Haverhill, n. H.; James II. and
Ohm ID: Williams, Bellows Falls; John
,oung, Newport.
Mrs. II. Clarendon Smith, wife of John
Ial Smith of New York, was thrown
rom her carriage last wetk Tuesday near
er home in Sheldon, her head going be-
ween the spokes of a wheel and break
ng her neck. When the body was found
was tightly wedged between the for
yard wheel and tha shaft with one foot