The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1903-09-25
~ Vermont State News "

| WILL DC llIiNA ah 49, SNAANAS
bury October 29-31.
The registration figures of the
Barre city schools show that the total
number of pupils in the city is 1923,
an increase of 81 over last year.
Col. ]. Gray Estey, of Brattle-
boro, has been elected director OF
the National Rifle Association OF
America for term of three years.
Mrs. Lydia Briggs died at her
home in Clarendon Sept. 10th at the
age of 81 years. She died in the
same room in which she was born.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution of the state held their
fourth annual convention in st. AL
bans and the affair was an unquali-
fed success.
The state convention of the King s
Daughters will be held at the Con-
gregational church in Swanton Oc-
tober and g. A reception will be
given the delegates October at the
home of Mrs. A. L. Cross.
C. H. Robb, assistant attorney
general of the post-office depart
ment, who has taken an important
part in the post-office investigations
at Washington, passed week at his
home in Bellows Falls recently.
The Rev. J. S. Upper died in
the soldiers home hospital Sept.
10th. He was first lieutenant in the
3rd VT. Vols. After his discharge
became a Methodist minister and
preached at Johnson, Alburg and
Swanton.
B. Barrett, one of the best known
and a universally esteemed residents
of Waterbury died Sept. 18th after
an illness which has extended over
a period of two years. He was pro
prietor of the Waterbury hotel for
over 20 years.
By the will of Lorenzo G. Wood
house of New York, who died at East
Hampton, L. l., on September a,
Charles w. Woodhouse, brother.
and Lorenzo E. Woodhouse. a ne
phew. both of Burlington will in
herit $3.50, 900 each.
Senator w. P. Dillingham; arrived
in Vermont Sept. 18th. Since land
ing at Seattle from his tour of Alas
ka with the Senate subcommittee
on territories Mr.. Dillingham; has
spent some time in the middle west,
the last few days being in Mi1wau-
kee.
Miss Sophia Park of Bennington
died Sept. 10th. She was a sister of
the late Trenor w. Park. and aunt
Of Mrs J. G. Mccullough. She
was a prominent member of the
of the American Revolu-
ion and the Colonial DANES.
VIM. Morris, of Burlington who was
ID Montpelier court Sept. 18th pied
guilty to cruelty to animals and |
paid a fine and cost amounting to
S1A.29. He was found driving a
1orse which was in a pitiable con-
1itiOn. The court ordered the horse
% be shot.
Four houses in the vicinity of
Alburg are quarantined for small
,ox. DR.. c.. S. Caverly, of Rutland,
PRESIDENT of the state board of health,
vas there recently, and orderd all
PERSONS who have been exposed to
re vaccinated at once. The disease
S in very mild FORM
The funeral of A. c. Spaulding
vas largely attended at his late
Iome in Burlington Sept. IA. Bust
Tess houses were closed during the
ours of the service. Rev. Gerald
/. Beard officiated.- The burial was
t Jericho, where Rev. Edwin
Vheelock of Cambridge officiated.
A Bennington resident picked in
is garden on Sept. 18th two clusters
f raspberries on which were eleven
ipe berries, not one of them being
ess than one and three quarters of
n inch in circumference. On the
wo clusters there were as many
gain green berries nearly as large.
Boston papers recently announced
hat seven banks in New England
ave been designated by the treas
ry department as government de-
frl,.a pnS+n,1 H. lie
ne is a Springfield, Mass, bank,
wo are New Hampshire banks and
he seventh is the National bank of
Barre.
Justice and Mrs. David ]. Brewer
Who have been passing the summer
t Thompson's point broke camp
sept. 10th, and left Charlotte for
Iew York. They will go from
here to their home in Washington,
}. c. Mrs A. Jatmore of Brooklyn,
\. Y, daughter of Mr.. Brewer, will
emain at the point for few days.
Brig. Gen. Edmund Rice, class of
800, Norwich University, who
'pChCu MS career DIS SUCCESSFUL anu
brilliant soldier with the 10Th Mass
Lchusetts regiment in the civil war,
md closed it with the 10Th regulars
las been retired from active service
md is now in Boston where he will
make his permanent home.
Word has been received of the
leath of Harry G. Dewing, which oc-
.urred in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept.
ith. The particulars concerning his
illness and death are not known.
lie leaves a wife and daughter who
eside in Montpelier. Mr.. Dewing