The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-03-16
y Vermont State News y

bOdrundn OnaW, IaLner OF Governor
Shaw of Iowa, died in Morrisville Mar. 6
from shock. He was "a years old.
DR.. Joe w. jackson of Barre has beer
appointed a member of the Vermont
board of examining surgeons for pen
sions.
A clock that once belonged to Mai
Gen. Israel Putnam of Revolutionary
fame was recently exhibited in st
Adams.
One of the few surviving war COVER
nors is the venerable Frederick Helbrook
of BrattleborO, who has just celebrated
his seth birthday.
The annual state convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations OF
New Hampshire and Vermont will be
held at Brattleboro March 10 to IS in.
elusive.
Alonzo Emery of Bethel has received
the appointment of assistant doorkeeper
to the national senate, with salary of
| $14l0. Mr.. and Mrs. Emery are now in
| Washington.
George Cayhue, while tearing down
the old Washington county Jail at Mont
pelier, March 7, fell 20 feet to the floor,
crushing his skull. His friends fear he
will not recover.
Over $4,000 bushels of beans were har-
vested on Grand Isle last season. Beans
have advanced 81 per bushel during the
past six months and now retail at from
1925 to $3.50 per bushel.
Mrs. Mary B. Kinsley of Bennington is
dead, aged IT years. On her mothers
side she was a great granddaughter of
Parson Jedediah Dewey, the first pastor
of the first church in Vermont.
A young woman in Woodbury. received
notice recently that lady in San Fran
cisco has left her several thousand dol
lars. Accompanying the notice was re-
mittance of $500 for her expenses for
coming there.
Samuel W. st. John of East Hubbard
ton is dead, aged 60 years. He went to
the barn to close the door, when the
heavy wind blew it off and it fell upon
him. He sustained injuries from which
he never rallied.
Five prisoners were received at the
house of correction, Rutland, the past
week, one being contributed from each
of the following towns: Burlington, St.
Johnsbury, Cambridge, Windsor and
Rockingham.
H. E. Cutler of Barre has been appoint
ed Honorary Vice-President for Yer
mont OF the Photographic. Association of
America The next meeting of the asso-
citation is to be held at Milwaukee in
July.
Horato S. Looms, retired merchant
and director in the MONTPELIER National
Bank, died March 9th after brief illness
with pneumonia. For nearly 40 years he
was one of the leading business men of
Montpelier.
The Vergenhes Manufacturing Com
pany will rebuild their saw mill at once.
The insurance has been adjusted, the
full amount of $45C0 being allowed. The
loss above the insurance is estimated at
$5372.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Thomas, the oldest
married couple living in Sheldon, celebra-
ted their 81 marriage anniversary Mar. 7,
being married by Rev Alvah Sabin, Mar.
Z, 1S43. AT their golden wedding over
100 persons were present.
The Westfield library has been COM
pleted and dedicated. The cost was $4,000,
derived from fund of $4,000 given the
town by A. G. Hitchcock in October,
$685. The building is 3Ox42 and two stories
high. The interior is finished in natural
wood.
DR.. Seward Webb, accompanied by
Mrs. Webb, started for Florida in their
private Car March /. DR.. Webb has sess
guests upon the trip Mr.. and Mrs. John
Henry Prudy, Mr. and Mrs. George Bird
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence of Groton,
Mass.
A new industry in Vermont is the
COu66 lOdSllDS tSldUllSulu6uU OI IL.
Reyes & Co. of Rutland. The concern
has just received two carloads of raw
coffee, making a total of ten carloads in
it's coffee stOrehouSe. Its roasting plant
is now in full working order, and has the
capacity of 5000 pounds daily.
A perpetual railroad timetable has just
been invented and put out by H. L.
Franklin of the Soldiers Home. The
table is quite an innovation in its way,
b.oo hr;, o1o;,
and the usual usage of tangible figures,
which serve to confuse the uninitiated,
The outlook for the ice crop along the |
Connecticut valley is not very promising. |
It does not seem likely that the river |
will freeze over again sufficiently to in
ure crop of ice. The Rutland road, |
which recently built large ice house at |
Bellows Falls, has not secured one-half |
hat is needed.
The University of Vermont has re-
,eived from the executor of the will of
he late Miss Lizzie p. Allen of Derby,
IT., bequest of $4,000, for scholarships
n the university. Miss Allen was a
.reat granddaughter of Gen. Ira Allen,
he founder OF the university, and was
he last of his descendants to bear the
amily name. She was born January 81,
SIT, in Randolph.
AT the NOrJnu6lQ Town meeting last
week. after long and warm debate as to
he advisability of closing the town liq-
Tor agency, vote was taken providing
hat the agency be retained but that
nee each month the names of all per-
ons, together with the names of all
hose who may be refused, shall be pub
ished in a newspaper which circulates
Ocally, local newspapers to bid on the
york.
The negotiations which have been in
rogress for several days between the
yermont Life Insurance company of
Burlington and the .Metroplian Life In
urance company of New York, tending
oward transfer of the entire business
the former company to the New York
have been practically COM
leted. 1t is expected that the transfer
the business will be made to Irepresen-
atives of the New York company imme-
lately.
The money which was left to st. AL
ans by the late ex-Gov. John Gregory ,
NTH for a free public library and a |
1ldiers' memorial will soon take a form |
nd substance that will be delight to all
'ho would see the city and town i'm
roved and beautified. A building will
9 begun on Maiden Lane in the spring
soon as work is practicable and the
lans contemplate an editice, grounds,
&C., that will represent an even greater
alue than the amount of the original
equestS.