The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-12-28
Il Vermont State News II

The people of Marshfeld have poles Sc
IN the village for an electric light system
When the new dynamo arrives they eX
pect to have electric lights for the village
The annual reunion of the Sons an
Daughters of Vermont in Springfield
Mass, was attended by about 1875 peopl
in the MeAoral building on Court stree
Dec. IA.
Charles H. Robb, of Bellows Falls. ha
Seen appointed United States CON
missioner for the district of Vermont b,
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler of the United
States circuit court.
BY the twill of the late Cordelia II
Shedd, of Felchville, Goddard seminar,
at Barre receives a gift of $4,000 and thu
UnlyersallSt church in Felchville $500, t.
be used for maintaining preaching sci
vices,
The plant of the Campbell knitting
mill at bennington, in which $50 hand
have been employed, is being moved t.
Elmlra, n. Y, owing to the inability t.
arrange terms with the employees, VIII
went out on strike few weeks ago.
The Rev. S. N. jackson of Barre, iron
his puloiL at the Congregational churcf
Sunday morning, Dec. I6, announced t.
his parishioners that he Herewith ten
dered his resignation from his pastorate
the same to take effect on the last Sunda!
in January.
Inc soldiers who recently arrived a
Fort Ethan Allen from Porto Rico are
gradually becoming acclimated to thu
rather severe Vermont weather of late
There has been some illness among then
since their arrival but not so much as
might be expected.
Lieut.. George Bailey of 43d United
States volunteer infantry and his wife
| in NJ Id o1,l
Manila, where Lieut.. Bailey was in an
hospital two months. Lieut. Bailey was
a sergeant in company f, Mortified, in
the Spanish-American war.
EX-GOv. e. S. Page of Hyde Park, has
been sued for $1,000 by J. A. Livingstone
publisher of the Bennington Reformer
who clal ms damages set at that amount
for services rendered during the recent
Congressional campaign. Congressman
ii. ii. PowerS'is attorney for the plaintiff.
The condition of Col. r. }. Coffey, super.
intendent of the Soldiers Home, was
considered more favorably Thursday eve
ming, although far removed from danger.
He rested comfortably, and appeared to
recognize his family and nurses more than
he had done any other day since he was
taken ill.
The Mortified slate industry is getting
ready for the biggest boom it ever had
with the opening of work in the spring.
A new company has just organized under
a charter granted by the legislature.
This company has ample capital and con-
trolls some of the best of the many slate
quarry sites in Mortified.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Charlotte
MOulton, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Barrows
Moulton, and Mr.. Clarence Edward Lowe
both of Montpelier took place in Christ
church Thursday, Dec. 20 at 80 o'clock
before large number of the relatives and
friends of the bride and groom, Rev. A.
n. Lewis performing the ceremony.
Prof Volney &. Barbour, head of the
engineering department of the University
of Vermont and custodian of it's build
ings, has been obliged to give up his col,
lege duties for time on account at poor
health. Prof. Votey and Prof. Butter.
field will meanwhile have charge of the
work in Prof. Barbours department.
The State board have condemned part
Stock Farm in Morristown formerly
known as the Mulvern Stock Farm,
owned by hurry Buck. c. j. Bell is here
Friday. and about 81 will be killed. They
were tested a short time ago and were
found to be afflicted with tuberculosis. ~
Receiver Muir of the Merchants Nat
ional Bank, Rutland, that was wrecked by
Cashier Mussey year ago. will declare a
25 cent. dividend to the depositors in a
few days. This will make rs per cent
paid in all. Many assets are set in the
hands of the bank, and it is low thought
that the depositors will receive % to 100
per cent.
Invitations were received at Randolph
Friday to the marriage of Edith May,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Glib, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, to William Eugene Kim
ball, of that city, son of Col and Mrs. r.
j. Kimball, of Randolph The ceremony
will be performed at the church of the
Holy Trinity in Brooklyn, Tuesday eve
ming, January s.
A man, Supposed to be John Julien, was
murdered, to all appearances, on the Cen
trail Vermont railroad tracks, between
Alburgh and place called Windmill
Point. The body was found by The track
walkers, and an autopsy showed that the
man had been killed by bullet in the
head. Frark Coolidge has been arrested
on suspicion of having committed the
murder.
Frank lesson, 10, was accidentally shot
in Bennington, Dec, IA, by his brother,
caliber rifle passed through his heavy
coat and shirt, and entered his body just
under the heart, passing through and
lodging under the skin at the back. No
bones were touched. The boys had for.
gotten that the rifle was loaded. The lad
will probably recover.
Brainerd Avery, clerk of the Senate
committee on agriculture, has resigned
in order to take up the practice of law in
New York, and Senator Proctor has Sc
lected for the position Hon. Curtis 5.
Emery, of Chelsea. The experience of
Mr.. Emery as clerk of the court and mem
Der of the legislature particularly well
fits him for the position and his wide &C
quaintance with Vermonters makes him
especially valuable to Senator Proctor.
Lee Baker, the eight years old son of
e. l.. Baker, was fatally injured at Bel
lows Falls Dec. Is, while coasting. With
a playmate he attached his sled to team
heavily loaded with lumber and was be.
ing drawn up the hill. When nearing the
top the king bolt of the wagon broke and
the entire load fell back upon him pining
him against telephone pole and crush
ing him to death. His companion was
thrown bodily over a fence but escaped
without serious injury.
The Queen City Cotton Company is en-
gagged in putting in 2,056 new spindles in
heir mill at Lakeside Park, a suburb of
burlington. The addition will make the |
total number of spindles operated in the
mill 52,968. The number of looms now |
operated by the company is 1,S0S and
hey are credited with a capacity for put |
ing out no less than $50, 900 yards of plain |
10th per week, which requires no less |
han 1000 bales of cotton. To do this |
hey employ about AIS hands, burn about |