The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-10-05
~ Vermont State News "

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New York friends of Gen. o. o.
Howard of Burlington a:e planning to
give him dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
November s, his 10th birthday.
The explosion of gasoline stove in
Church d Dana's lunch room in Barre
about midnight September oath started
a fire that probably did damage to the
extent of $4,000 before it was checked.
The grand jury at Montpelier brought
IN a true bill Sept. 9th indicting Frank
A. Miller of Northfield, charging him
caused the death of Major Sedgewick
Johnson on the night of June 8.
| A wedding of more than usual interest
occurred in Randolph, Sept. Goth, at the
residence of B. F. He rick, when Samuel
Spear aged 70, was married TO Mrs. Jane
Clough, 70, by Rev. W. H. Childley.
Both parties are well known and es-
teemed here.
The second dav, Sept.27th of the Valley
Fair brought 10000 people to Brattleboro
Notwithstanding that the weather indica-
| lions were threatening in the morning
The feature of the day was the coaching
parade with 80 floats, coaches, tally-ho's
and other brilliantly decorated convey
ances in line,
Governor Smith pardoned Joseph
Hamell of Chelsea, Sept. 9th, who was
serving sentance of IS years in the
state prison at Windsor He was SEN
fenced three years ago at Chelsea for
rape. The evidence against him was
merely circumstantial Mrs. Hamell
went to st. Adams this morning to see
Gov. Smith,
Elisha Wentworth, the Oldest man in
SALISBURY, and probably in the county,
observed his ninety fourth birthday, at
the residence of his daughter. Mrs.
Nahum Hawkins, in South Salisbury
village Sept. 22nd. Mr.. Wentworth was
born in Hlnsdale, Mass, was the oldest
of nine children, and with sister are
the only living. He was for many years
wife died about thirty-fve years ago
Loren S. Green was arrested at Shafts
bury Sept. 25th at the request of the
United States district attorney for
Connecticut, charged with stealing a
registered mail package near Bristol,
Conn last March. The package left
Shelburne Falls for Boston, and contained
over $500. Green left Bristol at once and
has just been located and arrested. He
was indicted at the May term of United
States court in Connecticut. He served
in Co. X, First Vermont Volunteers,
during the Cuban war. He has previous
ly served term in the work house for
post office burglary,
An enthusiastic meeting of the sub
DrO16CJ
was held at St. Adams Sept. 26th About
so subscribers were in attendance and
the interest displayed was a convincing
proof that the project was by no me ans
to be abandoned. 1t was decided with
very little discussion to form on associa-
tion consisting of 40 members to pledge
| themselves to become security for sub
scriber who should take $4,000 worth of
stock, which scheme amounts to the same
| as subscribing $500 per member Before
| the meeting adjourned % names had
| been secured and there is ho doubt of
getting the other names.
Two men broke into the Sharon post
office Sept. Goth and secured most of its
contents. The alarm was soon given and
| Deputy d. Z. Jones of ROyalton started
a ter the men, who were reported to be
coming this way. He met two suspicious
| looking characters two miles this side o.
Royalton and ordered them to stop, The
reply was shot from revolver that
whizzed near Mr.. Jones head. He struck
| at the man and succeeded in knocking
him down and getting the hand cuffs on
his wrists. The other man crossed the
river and was lost in the woods near by.
Sheriff Jones brought his man to Royal
ton and put him in the lookup.
George E. Hyde, a graduate of ths-
| University of Vermont, and a former
resident of Straffold, is in Franklin
|
the grand jury charging him with swind-
ling. His favorite method of work in
| this State was to borrow money under
some preteXt from former classmates in
college and give them check on a
Tacoma bank. His victims so far as
known are George Clatflin, superintend-
ent of the Franklin county creamery; t.
c. Cheney of Morrisvllle, both former
classmates, and V. Nj. Adams, proprietor
of the Summit house on Mt. Mansfield.
| Hyde claims that when his father, D. G..
| Hyde, of STAFFORD, arrives he will be able
to make a satisfactory settlement of his
affairs.
Through the confession of Will Cow
drey, the officers were enabled to locate
| his pal Harry Casmer in the Quechee
| burglary case at Asbury Park, n. j., and
| telegraphed the police there to arrest
him, which was done Sept. Dist. He will
be brought here as soon as the necessary
papers can, be procured. 1t seems that
Cowdre, has been living OF late at
| Asbury Park, n. j., where this raid was
planned. Mrs. COwdrey came on to
| CaStleton with the boys some ten days
ago to visit her parents, who live in that
place. 1t is thought that the parties will
| both be tried for horse stealing and later
for burglary and resisting and shooting
the officer in Windsor county. The U. S.
government may, however, demand them
on the the charge of robbing the post
office at Quechee.
Sergeant-at-arms T. c. Phinney on
Sept 2Sth made the following appoint
ments to positions under his control in
the coming legislature. Senate, F. H.
Skinner, of Bloomington, doorkeeper; NJ.
f. Chase, of Roxbury, assistant doorkeep
err; Winfred Hewett, of South Royalton,
and Raymond l.. Morgan, of Rutland
messengers. House, Stoddard n. Allen
Of North Ferrisburg, doorkeeper, Edward
p. Wright, of Westminster, assistant
doorkeeper; Roy F. Sheldon, of Rupert,
Irven E. Harvey, of Sutton, Louis F.
Rosseau, of Rutland, and George Beard,
of Waterville, messengers, Sergeant-at-
arms office, John Z. Adams, of Swanton,
son of Hon. E. P. Adams, assistant H.
w. Marvin, Alburgh, and j. w. Flint, of
Williamstown, messengers. Executive
chamber, Brownell, of Burlington, mes
senger. Secretary of states office, Leo
A. Newcomb, of Waterbury Center,
messenger.
Guildhall is soon to receive handsome
present from Col. Z. G. Benton of Bel
mont. The gift is fine building, artis-
tically designed, and equipped for use as
town library and Masonic Hall, which
will be great addition to an already
attractive village. The building is to be