The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-11
81 Vermont State News "


155 prisoners, large proportion of whom
are trampS.
The 25th anniversary of Father Boisso-
nault'S paStorate in ST. JOhnsbury was
celebrated July 25-6.
John Mcnamara, aged q, was killed by
a Central Vernon train on the Williams
town branch last Thursday night
The Randolph Normal school will re-
ceive $1,000 worth of apparatus from the
state and the building is being made
ready to receive it.
In letter to friend Admiral Dewey
saws of the Philippines; at is a good eli
mate for work, but the worst for sleep
on the face OF the globe
Woodford is arranging for celebration
Aug. 16, the 122d anniversary of the bat
tie of Bennington. The program will in
clude clambake, dancing and fireworks.
Charles L. Woodbury. of Burlington is
putting in a system of water works for r.
n. Vail of Lyndon Center. He will keep
% or 30 men busy for about three months.
Barre will this year pay one-halt, $780,
900, of its bonded Indebtedness for get
ting the new railroad. The debt is some
thing of burden but the railroad is more
than worth it.
The State Board of Agriculture will
| hold summer meetings this year begin
ming August % at Morrisville, Burling-
ton, South Hero, Williamstown, Rutland,
and Randolph.
A gang of professional pickpockets from
Montreal mixed in with the 10000 at
Barre the day the Burns monument was
unveiled and reaped, it is estimated,
harvest of $500.
On an average 376 pounds of beef, 125
pounds of other meats, So dozen eggs, u
bushels of potatoes and three barrels of
oil, Iox Il Wy
terbury asylum.
Samoa, is visiting Hon. II. G Ide Of St,
Johnsbury. They very warm friends
during Judge Ide's administration of af-
fairs on that island.
The Lincoln Iron Works of Rutland
have secured a $4,000 contract for the
government, furnishing 800 feet of iron
tubing for the wells for the new water
supply at Fort Ethan Allen.
Cowles Carpenter, bright five years
old boy, died at the residence of his
grandparents in st. Johnsbury recently
ries followed by milk for supper.
little son of Adrian Hatch of Ran
dolph fell through hay scuttle a few
days ago but was saved from serious &C
cident by Frank Hatch who caught him
by the heels and prevented a bad fall.
Three men, two named Sears and one
York. waylaid and nearly killed James
Ella on the night of Aug. /, There had
been bad feeling between the parties.
The law will probably have to settle the
trouble.
Mrs. Isabel Strong of New York, the
daughter of Mrs Robert Louis Steven |
son and who lived for many years With
Mr.. Stevenson's family in Samoa, is the |
guest this month of Hon. H. G.. Ide of ST. |
Johnsbury.
The Randolph Herald expresses the
opinion that that town is entitled to one |
OF the county senatOrships next year.
Col. Robert j. Kimball and VIM. B. Vial, |
former representatives, are mentioned as
candidates.
The Rocky Point hotel at st. Albans
officer that, judging from the class of cit
liens who had been drinking his lager. he
had not the slightest idea that he would
be molesfed -
The state board of railroad commission
ers, accompanied by their wives, left last
Thursday for Denver, Col, to attend a
national gathering of railroad commits
sioners From there they will visit the
Pacific coast.
Ed. T. Sequin of Montpelier recently
returned from Saratoga n. Y, where he
rode in the 100-mile bicycle road ace
winning the second prize of 500 and the
time prize of $125. His time was five
hours, Is IL minutes.
1t has been practically decided by Gov.
Smith and Quartermaster General Gill
more to hold no muster this year but in
stead to mobilize the regiment at Mont
pelier to assist in welcoming Admiral /,
Dewey to his old home.
Four Ripton fishermen were recently
nv secret 1npnt nf fhn fich nd
game league who plays the part of a Ger
man peddler. They were fined $40 and
costs. One man had 20 trout, only two
Of which were six inches long.
George Hill, who with his two sisters.
was buried in the ledge catastrophe at
Montpelier last week Tuesday, died the
lext day. The funeral of the three child
zen was held Aug. 3 and they were buried
n one grave in the Catholic cemetery.
Edward Fredette of Pittsford, I7years
I'D, pulled the trigger of a shot gun that
,ested on box in range with his face
The first time it did not go off but the
second time the charge tore away his Jaw
zone and killed him. He didn't know it
vas loaded.
Israel Averill of Mortified Center is 95
rears old. He does not know what it is
o be i'll and works every day in the hay
ield. He uses no tobacco or stimulants
md has always been democrat of the
Iacksonian type. He lives with his son.
Who is Y years old.
A snake, three feet and six inches long
nd as large around as mans wrist. was
ecently killed in Ludlow. Inside the
make were 80 little snakes about six P
inches long. The mother snake protects
Ter young from danger by allowing them -
O run down her throat.
The Windsor county jail is being re-
modelled. The jail part of the county
uilding will be S0x32 feet with Is steel
ellis. The interior of the iail will he
quipped with modern fixtures looking to
he health of inmates and the positive re-
friction of their liberty.
The land left to Montpelier by ]. E.
hubbard for park was included in the
riginal grant to Jacob Davis. the first
ettler in Montpelier. In 1915 it was
eeded to Timothy and Roger Hubbard.
or 80 years the land has been in the nos
essioD of the Hubbard family and has
ever been mOrtgaged.
The Vermont w. c. T. U. will hold
Midsummer meeting on the Lyndonville
amp grounds August 1921. The nation
president, Mrs. l.. n. Stevens. and Miss
.nna Gordon will be present. Matt
hay of Ohio, the engineer who would
OF run his engine ON Sunday, will give
yO addresses to rail rOad man