The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-12-05

y Vermont State News "

The Fergennes man, VINO haS
honor of being named as the re9-
dent of the Fish and Game LedE -
comes well by the title. His "a-
is Fish, his wife's name before
riage was Lyon and we might auu
that they have some "dear
dren.
Mrs. Emeline Waterson, respoo'
ed resident of Chelsea, VINO 49,
alone at her home on Main ST. Gum
mitted suicide on the 25th by nan
ing. Her body was found aoo"' :
O'Clock by her cousin, W. D D'"o1 ;
who effected an entrance to '"o
house.
Sixty-four men enlisted last "eek
n the annual hunt in the low"
Tunbridge. The game brought IN
included 100 red squirrels, guam =
ty of gray squirrels, Is coons' ln,
tridges, hedgehogs and foxes ~
second day after the hunt Oanq'o
| w as oSA NSh w liAS
the Tunbridge house.
DR.. w. Seward Webb is very en-
thusiastic over the success Oh At'
efforts to stock his woods at 0ne
burne Farm with English pheaSah U.s.
The birds have multiplied rapluiS
DR.. Webb and a small party captui Gu
10 pheasants in a period OF '"i
hours. one day last week, WhiCn Is
noteworthy in view of the fact tndt
there have been five other drives
this season.
The farm buildings in Gullloro
on the farm known as the Charles
Squires place, owned by }. henry
Pratt, of Brattleboro, were burned
on the 18th inst with large part OF
their contents. The loss is 94'ooo'
The property was we'll insured Inc
fire started in silo, and was dis
covered at O'Clock by George D
Miller, the manager. The theory is
that the fire was caused by sponta-
neous combustion produced by the
heat of the ensilage.
Novel in the history of the war de-
partment is the application of Chap
lain D. r. Lowell, formerly of Yer
mont, retired, for return to active
duty. Chaplain Lowell, whose home
is in Connecticut, was retired IN
1897 for disability in line of duty.
He believes he has recovered from
the incapacity sufficiently to justify
his present application, and desires
to serve the government until retired
by age, November %, 1910. There
is no law extant to permit his REIN
statement, and it will be necessary
for him to appeal to congress.
Ernest Perry and Albert Brewer,
formerly of St. Adams, were drown
ed at Providence, r. l., Nov. 22nd.
Mr.. Perry, who was the son of the
Rev. N. F. Perry, formerly in charge
of the M. E. church in st. Albans,
resided with his mother and sister
at North Scituate, where he was in
structor of Greek and German in a
large private school. Mr.. Brewer,
who was a teacher of Stenogaphy IN
the same school, was a brother of
Oliver w. Brewer, of st. Adams.
Mr.. Brewer is also survived by his
mother, Mrs. Wing, married sis
ter, and a brother, Fred Brewer, all
of Rutland.
John H. Page, son of the late Ex-
Gov. John B. Page of Rutland, has
been elected to the Arizona legisla-
ture. Mr.. Pages election is consid-
cred quite an honor as he was elect
ed on a republican ticket in Coconl-
no county, which is heavily demo-
cratic. AS territorial assemblyman
Mr.. Page represents piece OF coun-
ty twice as large as the state of YER
mont. The assemblyman elect went
to Arizona fifteen months ago and
became connected with the Canyon
Copper company of which he is row
manager. He is located at Grand
Canyon, which is 65 miles from the
nearest postoffice, Williams.
The editor of the Cincinnatlan'
published at Cincinnati, Ohio, is
Vermont woman, Julia Fitch Foster
daughter of the late Deacon Fitch
of the Congregational church OF
Thetford Hill. Her mother, Clarlssa
Bosworth Howard, was a sister OF
the Rev. DR.. Howard, at one time
president of Norwich University
1t was owing largely to his enorts
while rector of the Episcopal church
at Rutland, that the present church
edifice was built. The Fitch family
burying ground is at North met
ford, and there the bodies of mrs
Fosters parents and her mother
two brothers are buried.
Mrs. Ray Stokes of Starksooro
committed suicide at her home on
Brownell hill Nov. oath. INSANITY
is thought to be the reason for her
dreadful act. Mrs. Stokes during
the morning administered dose OF
laudanum to her three little chlluIeh
and then took some herself I1er
husband discovered what she hdu
done and Immediately SUMMONED
physician. Remedies were applieu
so that all were soon out OF danEel'
Mrs. Stokes made another attempt u
take her life in the afternoon by cut
ting her throat with a knife MS
time she was successful and uleu
ter some time. She was the udus"