The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-09-28
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! Norwich doctors report 60 person
vaccinated, as result of the small pc,
scare at Wilder.
, Fred Wiley, 10 years old, has earne,
, since the end of his spring school tern
: $11722 by trucking with his fathers team
through the village of Barnet.
Horace w. Kempton, a well know
; resident of Montpelier, died after an ill
ness of two months with Bright's diseas
aged Is years.
A new granite firm under the name o
Burke Bros, has put up large shet
170x6O, feet at Barre, which they hav,
equipped with the latest and mos
modern machinery.
Walter L. Crossett left his home il
Waterbury and was last seen Friday
Sept. a. He is feet HIGH eyes light
blue, hair light, wore black pants, striped
coat and cap, age IS years. Any informa
ton of him will be thankfully received
by A. L. Crossett Waterbury, Vt.
F. G. Hovey, son of Emory T. Hovey
who left st. Johnsbury over 20 years age
for the West, has turned up in South
Africa, where he has been plying his
trade of house building at S. per day fol
several years. He is now at Johannes
burg.
Concord claims to be the banner town
for smart old people Mrs. Nancy Howard
aged 90 recently enjoyed bicycle ride
Fred Cross, aged 90, makes trips to
Littleton, n, H., superintends his farm
work and reads without glasses. Jack
son Pike, aged So years, took in Old Home
week and visited in Claremont, N. ii.
AS Albert Thayer of Green River was
driving up the Broad Brook road in
Guilford, from Vernon Sept. 10th and
just entering the bridge, masked man
stepped out, pointed pistol at him and
demanded his money. Thayer whipped
up his horse, which started up and threw
the man down, running over him. The
pistol went off as he fell.
The large barns belonging to Myron
Chandler located on the north outskirts
of Bennington together with hay, grain,
etc, were totally consumed Sept. 10th.
The live stock was all removed. The
house adjoining was saved, although
every thing was taken out. The firedepart-
ment did good service although it was
necessary to lay 1900 feet of hose in order
to get any water. Mr.. Chandler was
away at the time of the fire.
Camp William c. Spafford, Spanish
American War Veterans. was organized
at Bennington, Sept. 14th, Department
Commander Fillmore acting as mastering
officer. The camp is the first one in the
state and starts with % charter members
and several applications on file. Lieut.
Il. j. Stratton, late of Company K, First
Vermont Volunteers was made Com
mander
For the second time within a month
st. Johnsbury has had fire with the
loss of life. A tenement house owned by.
Mrs. Benjamin Cross was burned Sept.
18th and half a dozen families are home
less. Mr.. Cross, who was insane, was
taken out but ran back and WIS burned
to death Mr.. Cross tried to set the house
on fire several weeks ago, and though he
was watched succeeded this time. The
insurance is $500.
William Palmer, aged 30, clerk in
Lyman Boyce's meat market in Water
bury, met with a painful accident Sept.
18th. He was driving the delivery team
and made short turn. He was thrown
out and his right leg was badly fractured
between the ankle and the knee, Mr..
Palmer was taken to his home on Stowe
St, where physicians cared for him.
In the municipal court at Bennington
Sept. 18th, Herbert Kennon pleaded
guilty of assault on his wife with dea&
ly instrument, with intent to kill Tiiid
was given the maximum sentence of not
less than ten Years in the state prison at
hard labor, The assault was committed
the evening of August 20, when he
undertook to cut her throat with razor
kenDon did not appear to be much
concerned while IN court.
Bethel lays claim to the oldest voter in
the state based on the following facts:
John Marshal Shaw, born December 81,
ticket, together with his two sons, o. ?.
and Dennis l.. Shaw, and his grandson.
W. 6. Shaw. J. NJ. Shaw came of age
Dec. 81, 1922, and the following year voted
the state ticket and in 1924 voted at the
election when John Quincy
Adams was elected and has voted at
every presidential election since.
The drouth continues at Woodstock
and matters grow worse and worse. The
supply reservoir for the town lowers
yisably every day, although the company
avoid waste. Use of the water for
sprinkhng, etc, is prohibited and the
livery stables are not permitted the
usual waste occasioned by carriage
The river is also very low and
in the pond at the dam at Taftsville, not |
enough water can be saved during the
day to run the electric light plant, which |
lights Woodstock, until midnight and |
often the plant is obliged to shut down
at nine o'cock.
Harvey Wheeler and his three brothers
who have for several years been the |
terrors of that vicinity, were arrested |
two weeks ago by Deputy Sheriff Gid
iings for stealing barrel of cider from
William Taylor. This gang has been the
most notorious set of sneak thieves
that have been in Manchester for many
years and have been arrested many
times. Two of the brothers have served
time in the house of correction at Rut-
and, but are now sure of being sentenced
to at least five years in the states prison,
rs they are charged with breaking and
at night, which is punishable
with ten years sentence.
Several days ago Mary Sampson of
Pownal, who was on passenger train of
the Boston & Maine railroad, handed the
conductor a mileage book that he inn
pronounced a forgery. He
showed it plainly to her, when she
showed him 80 more of the same kind
that she had She easily proved that she
was innocent of any wrong doing, but
was acting as agent for the man who
printed the books, and supposed they
we're all right. Upon information
furnished BY her the man that printed
hem has been arrested in Lawrence,
Mass. He gave his name as William S.
Close. His case is open to come before
he grand jury in Boston. The books are
laid to be very clever forgery.
One of the most daring burglaries on
'ecord in this vicinity was committed at
luechee Sept. 18th. At about half past
line O'Clock two masked men entered the