The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-02-07
- Vermont State News y

There are at present living in Ben
nington seven couples who have
been married over so years.
Ebert Hubbard, editor of The
Phi1istine, at East Aurora, N. Y,
1ectured last week at Lyndonville.
Smallpox, Cuban itch, or some
thing else of that nature, has brok-
Ell out in the French hill neighbor-
hood near Williston.
Montpelier intends to observe bet
ter methods this year in the conduct
of party caucuses, probably using a
check list.
The cost of maintaining the
schools of Burlington during the
past year has been sos, 971.64. The
estimated value of the school prop
erty is 1884, 700.
Burglars entered the post Office at
West Rutland Jan. %, gaining en-
trance at one of the back windows.
They took about rs cents in money
and Is cents in stamps.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Seward Webb
and Miss Frederick Webb, of Shell
burne, have been visiting the Earl
of Mimic, governor general of Cana
da, at Rideau Hall near Ottawa, Ont.
G.. H. Abbott of st. Johnsbury
has been chosen captain of the Dart
mouth base ball team. Mr. Abbott
is captain of the college basket ball
team and is deservedly popular with
all who know him.
G. A. Ames, of Norwich, has per-
fected and taken out patent on a
machine for cutting ice that is run
by a gasolene engine, which is said |
70 be a success. He has also invent
ed a machine for scraping ice.
The winter residences of Gen. ].
G. Mccullough and F. B. Jennings
IF North Bennington, on Park Ave-,
New York, were badly damaged by
he recent dynamite explosion in
hat ciry. Nearly every window in
both houses was destroyed.
Wouldn't it be we'll to send Sen
ltor Proctor, or some other repre-
with conscience, to in
'estigate conditions in the Philip
Zines and report to the people of the
United States real existing condi- {
ions there, says the Boston Travel
+.
Eighty per cent of the gran
te dealers of Barre, Montpelier, {
nd Mortified have signed an agree |
tent to submit all estimates on i
'ork to a board of directors. This 1
GARD will have power to make all q
on contract work. This '
ction is taken to prevent disastrous c
ate cutting. a
Charles Cushman, who escaped e
ON Chief of Police Hall last Nov
nber and went into New Hamp- I
lire, returned to Brattleboro last v
eek, was arrested while hiding in i
lie cellar of Mrs. Charles Beams L
ouse. Mrs. Bean was also arrest l
on a states attorneys complaint, S
larging her with furnishing liquor. h
Col. h. ]. Kimba1l of Randolph c
liled from New York last week on a
ne Columbia for Egypt, for a six t
eek's vacation trip. He will visit t
ally, Austria, Germany, Switzer- P
nd, passing the month of June in
ngland and Scotland, and probably RI
eing in London at the coronation. Il
is family accompanies him and the W
lrty expects to return to Vermont IL
July. Il
Charles Corey, aged 20 years, was II
stantly killed on the Rutland rail- fl
ad crossing near South SALISBURY c,
IN. 30 The engineer did not a
low it until he reached Manchester Il
Id found blood on the pilot and b
heels of the engine. Portions of re
e mans body were found some
stance above the crossing. 1t took b
Out five hours after the discovery W
fore all the pieces were picked up. il