The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-11-09
y Vermont State News y

, poem in the November number of Scril
, ner's magazine, entitled IAN After
l thought" VIZ
The new dam across the Passumpsi
, river at the depot in st. Johnsbury ha
been completed. 1t is 1876 feet long an
COST about $1,000.
In 1862 man deposited in the Rutlan
Savings Bank $40 for his children. Sine
that time the money has not been touch
ed and it now amounts to between Sc
, and $65.
The season for deer hunting closed Oct
31st and as far as can be learned about Z
have been killed. Windsor county lead
as usual with over one. third of the total
Miss Rachael Robinson, a daughter o
the latJ Rowland e. Robinson of Ferris
burgh is candidate for the work of paint
; ing the portrait of Captain Charles Z
Clark, authorized by the state.
News has been received in st. Johns
bury by his parents of the death at Man
lila, September 3, of Edison b. Moore
after an illness of one week. He was thu
first st. Johnsbury boy to enlist, having
joined the Goth regiment in Plattsburg.
William w. Niles died in New Yorl
Oct. 31st, aged rs. He was a prominent
lawyer and was born in West Fairlee, Vt
In 1872 he represented a New York city
district in the legislature and co-operateC
with Gov. Tilden in bringing the Tweed
judges to account.
Mrs. Charles d. Mather died at hel
| home on Baldwin street, Montpelier, Oct
3Oth, after long and tedious illness, in
the 52Ld year of her age. She is survived
by her husband, Chas. u. Mather, one
sister, Miss Sarah NJ. Fifiel6 of Orange
two brothers, B. F. and Henry e. Fifield
of Montpelier.
Lucille Lockwood. aged three years, OF
Burlington. who was poisoned Oct. Both
by swallowing bi-chloride of mercury,
will probably recover. She was playing
in bath room where she found the bot
tie containing the poison and took some
of it before any one knew. She lay in a
most critical condition for many hours.
Alfred Malnatti of Montpelier, 20 years
of age, attempted suicide Oct. 31st by
shooting. A bullet from a revolver en-
tered under his chin and lodged in the
back of his head. After being taken to
the hospital the bullet was extracted and
he will probably recover. Dependency
is supposed to be cause of the act.
A slight earthquake shock was felt in
Waterbury, Oct. Goth, about 2 O'Clock,
and more severe one the same after
noon about half past four. Buildings
shook perceptibly and trees mbled
The noise accompanying it was something
like an explosion and the people rushed
from the houses to inquire the cause of
the disturbances.
President and Mrs. Allan D. Brown of
Norwich University, Mortified, were
called to Brattleboro two weeks ago by
the illness and death of Mrs. Diana Ty-
Ter, President Browns mother. Mrs ~
Ter was in her S0th year and had not suf-
hclent vitality to recover from the effects
of a fall month ago. in which she sus-
tanned fracture of the hip.
Eugene Nailor of Montpelier Oct. 31st
was repairing chimney some 30 feet from
the ground when hook slipped and tip
ped the staging on which he was stand
ing. He tried to save himself and in do
ing so the boards broke and he fell to the
ground. In his fall he ran ore of the
rungs of the ladder into one of his legs
about an inch. He will recover.
A heavy stone slid in a quarry in South
Richard w. Jones in a fearful
manner. One arm was broken and the |
flesh lacerated from the bones his neck
had an ugly cash and his back was severe
ly injured lie lived about one hour and |
a half, but did not seem. to realize any I
thing. He was about 46 years of age and |
leaves wife and two daughters.
The announcement of the prizes among
the students of this years graduating |
class of Boston University law school was |
made Oct. 20. The winner of the first |
prize of 1915 for students holding college |
diplomas was awarded to Kent Knowlton |
Of Danville, Vt, who received the degree |
Of A. b from Dartmouth college in 1894, |
and who entered Boston University in |
1898, after having studied law two years.
Supt. D. /. Morgan of the House of
Correction feels quite certain, from the
description given of the man who was
killed near the Cold river bridge at North |
Clarendon Oct. 30th by being crushed to
Heath by a bull, that the unfortunate vic
i'm was former inmate of the House of |
Correction. The man, whose name was
Oliver Bell, age II, was a professional
7agrant. His trade was that of a cob
bier.
Peter Burdo of Essex Junction lost
while in Boston recently. He started to
AXE the train for home but missed it py
/ few minutes and went to a nearby hotel
% pass the night. Before retiring he
handed his purse to a clerk with orders
% put it in the safe, but when he called
or it in the morning the hotel people
claimed they had not seen it.
Daniel Daley of Brattleboro, aged Is
years, who ran away from home three
weeks ago, was caught in Bechertown,
Mass, Nov. 1st by deputy sheriff f. w.
Mcclure of Brattleboro. Daley wrote to,
lis mother that he was at work in an
IRISH family in Belchertown, where there
we're seven children, which made his cap
ure comparatively easy matter. Da-
ey has been an incessant reader of dime
novels.
j. A. Allen fori several, months station
gent in the Central Vermont railroad
tation in Brattleboro has been promoted
reight agent at New London, Conn, and
eft to begin his duties in his new posi-
ion Nov. End. He is succeeded by J. H.
Burke, who has been employed in the
tation at Essex Junction the past II
ears. Mr.. Allen has given entire salts
action to the BrattleborO business MIN,
Who regret to have him leave town.
Perley, the seventeen-y ear-old son of
ieorge II. Sheldon, prominent farmer
wing near Salisbury, went for the cows
oct. Goth and took his gun as he had seen
eer running. Coming back while only
0 rods from the house, he was climbing a
ence when the gun went off, the charge :
f shot going through both lungs and the :
cart. A hundred people hunted until IL
'clock before the body was found. His
title sister heard his cry and the dis
barge, but was too upset to give any di-
ections.
Francisco Malati and the members of
is family consisting of his wife and two
hildren, of Montpelier had narrow es-
ape from ptomaine poisoning Oct 26
Ifter partaking of supper they suddenly
roanS from the house and entered and
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