The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-03-18

the newly elected officers of the
Grand Army of Vermont and names
the following persons as members OF
his staff; Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral and assistant Quartermaster
general B. F. Bowman, of Randolph ;
assistant inspector general e. Fl.
Wood, of Rutland; Judge advocate,
J. Fl. Lucia of Montpelier; chief
mastering officer. Mark J. Sargent,
of South Royalton, and senior aide
de-camp and chief of staff John w.
Currier, of North Troy.
The tenth university of the
Daughters of Vermont was observed
March 9th. The organization has a
full membership of 22Sf and ten on
the waiting list, full associate
membership of Is with three on the
waiting list and is one of the lead
ing ladies societies of the Hub. 1t
also has a distinguished honorary
membership of prominent women
who have lived in Vermont. Among
these might be mentioned Mrs. Julia
c. K. Door, Mrs. William Dean
Howells, Mary Wilkins Freeman,
Mrs. ]. Gregory Smith, Mrs. Justin
S. Merrill, Mrs. William M. Evarts,
Mrs. Theodore Thomas, Mrs. Red
field Proctor and Mrs. Horace Fair
banks.
A meeting of the baseball COM
mittees of Barre and Montpelier
have in charge the arrangement of
forming an inter city base ball team
to enter the Northern league this
season was held in Barre, March S,
and stock company was formed
with $4, 900 capital stock. One-half
of the stock is to be subscribed for
by Barre and one half by Montpelier.
Citizens of the capitol city have
already taken large part of their
STARE. The Montpelier Power and
Traction company have pledged as
their share to provide a baseball
ground half way between the two
cities. The ground to be fenced in
and provided with grand stand and
The committee in Barre
are meeting with good success in
selling the stock.
The trustees of the University of
Vermont, Burlington, have decided
to erect the new medical college
on the site of the old struc-
ture, which was destroyed by fire
some months ago. 1t was found by
reference to the deed by which Mr..
Howard transferred the property to
the college that the land must be &C.
cupied by building used by the
college and so the trustees had really
no alternative. Work will be begun
as soon as spring opens, tearing
Town the ruins of the old structure |
and by the time this is completed |
plans for the new building will be
perfected. A nucleus of about |
$1,000 from the insurance on the
burned building is being used for a
und to which the medical college
llumni and those interested particu-
arly in this department of college
york will be asked to subscribe.
operations will be begun as soon IS
he fund becomes sufficiently large
o warrant the going ahead with the
'lans. Eventually, 500, 900 is wanted
or the new building.
The tenth annual banquet of the
Buffalo Society of Vermonters was
leld in that city March 4th. There
we're present about a hundred of the
prominent members. After a half
louf- of social conversation the presi
lent, DIR. H. d. Ingraham, of Thet-
ord, led the way to the banquet hall
With the special guest of the even
ng, the Hon. Charles H. Darling, of
assistant secretary of
he navy. Prayer was offered by
he Rev. C. C. Poland. formerly of
1ontpelier. Among the prominent
vermonters present were DR.. H. D.
president, Thetford; Tho
1as H. Noonan, president.
addison; Samuel B. Botsford, secre-
airy, Vergeunes; Walter Johnson,
rea Strer, Bradford; Chas. S. Wiels, /
lew Haven; Geo. d. Lincoln, Wes- 1
on; Allen E. Day, Brattleboro;
Walter d. Green, U. V. M, med, I
3d.; E. d. Strickland. U. v. NJ, "a;
nd the following members of the {
xecutive committee: DIR Dewitt c. /;
'reen, chairman. Charlotte; Chas.
/. Farnham. U. v. M. 80, Brad s
ord; Senator Henry w. Hill, U. V. J
l., '76, Isle LaMotte, and Charles I
7. Stone. Johnson. I
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