The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-14
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honor on the front page of a recen
issue of the Youths Companion.
H. G.. Thomas, fish and game
commissioner, estimates that the to-
tai number of deer killed this season
in Vermont will be in the vicinity
of 800.
A Newport doctor found a girl ba
by less than four days old wrapped
up in bundle and lying beside the
road. He took it to his home, had
it properly dressed, and Sunday il
was christened in the Catholic
church.
W. A. Lord and wife of Montpe1-
Ter have received nearly a dozen re-
quests from women who wish to
adopt the baby girl which was left
so mysteriously with them recently,
but Mrs. Lord believes that she will
retain the infant and the name Dor
othy will probably be conferred up
on the infant.
Oliver Bowen, of Montpelier, a
youthful offender of Is years, was
| sentenced yesterday to the Industri-
al school at Vergennes for the re-
mainder of his minority. He would
not go to school and was caught a
few days ago setting fire to papers
behind Union block. His mind is
filled with dime novel stories.
AT meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the State library last week
Geo. w. Wing of Montpelier was
elected secretary and Librarian to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Hiram A. Huse. 1t is an excellent
appointment. Mr.. Wing is pecul-
iarly qualified by nature and fitted
by experience for the office to which
he has been appointed.
Norman Collins, u years old. shot
black bear weighing over 800
pounds, near his home at Chitten-
den Nov. 2. The boy was in the
woods with several companions
hunting cartridges. and was armed
with a 22-caliber rifle. The bear
rushed at the boys, and all but Col
Inns climbed trees. Collins shot
the bear directly through the heart.
A COW strayed away from a past
IRE in MiddleseX and went too near
the river recently. Late in the
evening she was found in the quick
sands near the Wright place. For
over two hours a party of forty |
farmers worked to get the animal
out. This was finally accomplished
with the aid of pair of horses.
The COW will live but was very weak
when landed.
7. W. Wood, the artist, has just
completed half portrait of the late
Paul Dillingham;, who was Governor
of Vermont from 1865 to 1867. The
portrait is exceptionally good, being
made from photograph taken when
the subject was fifty years old, or in
the prime of life. Col. Charles Dill
bingham, son of Gov. Dillingham;
senior, now of Houston, Texas, en-
gagged Mr.. Wood to paint the por-
trait for presentation to the State.
Gov. Mccullough has pardoned {
Sherman Caswell of Montpelier who {
had served 10 years of a life SEN {
tence for the shooting of William i
Gould. A romantic feature of the :
case was that Caswel1 shot Gould be- !
cause Gould had married the woman r
Caswell intended to wed. Later :
he woman married Caswell while he +
vas confined in Jail. She has since +
ried to secure a divorce but without I
success. The pardon is commend y
lble one as Caswell was a good cit =
zen and committed the crime under =
great provocation. ,
The tragedy at South Londonder- :
y last week has been followed by :
accidents in North Orange, Walpole
md Conway, Mass, Laconia, N.
L.. and several other places in which
lOys have killed their companions
Trough careless handling of fire.
rms. 1t was Ben Franklin, we
oelieve, who said something to the
fleet that experience was the only
chool in which fools would learn.
nd seldom in that, but it is high
ime for parents who allow their
ids to disport guns and revo1vers,
o take warning. A boy and gun
5 a bad combination.
A citizens meeting was recently
eld in H. w. Kemp's office in Mont
elier for the purpose of discussing
abroad matters and to see what
tops could be taken to have the
railroad company build a
irect line between Rutland and
1ontpelier. Over 10000 tons of
reight is sent out from that CITY
nd Barre annually. This means
0, 600 cars, an average of 90 cars
er day. The proposed line it is
bought would start at Rutland, and
ass through Mendon, Pittsfield,
rochester, Hancock, Warren, Waits
cid, Moretown, Middlesex, Mont
elier, and terminate at Barre. The
ength of this route is about 20 miles,
Daniel w. Smith, a wel1-to-do
Dung farmer of Barre town, and
LATHE E. 10y of La Clede, ILL.,, were
married at his home in Bar
E. This wedding is the culmina-
ION of a correspondence started by
n advertisement in a Western paper