The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-12-23
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was a g"eSt Dec. l4ln DIT dlhnci
given by Senator and Mrs. Joseph
B. Foraker, of Ohio, at their home
in Washington.
Letters patent have been granted
to Hubert T. Casey, of Bristol, tor
insect traps and trade mark to the
Robin Hood Powder Co, of Swanton
for shells for ammunition.
Philip Carpenter, who is lawyer
for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick. held
under SIS. 900 on the charge of aiding
and abetting bank officials in the
embezzlement of $12, 500, is a grad
uate of St. Johnsbury Academy and
nephew of the Hon. Jonathan
Ross.
While returning from school Dec.
14th Ray Pippin, son of Levi Pippin
and wife of Rutland was run
over by a coal wagon on Centre
street The heavy wheels ran over
his chest causing blood to gush forth
from the mouth. His condition is
critical and he may die.
Maxine Bellmore of West Rut-
land, an engineer employed at the
True Blue Marble Company mill,
was struck by a Delaware and Hud-
son switch engine at that place Dec.
10 receiving injuries from which he
died the next night. 1t is not
known just how the accident hap
pened but it is understood that the
man stepped ont on the track just in
front of the moving engine.
J. F. c. Hammond, veteran of
the civil war, died at his home in
North Calais Dec. 18th as the result
of a shock which he suffered about
week before. Mr.. Hammond was a
prosperous farmer in that place and
prominent in town affairs, having
held most of the more important
offices in the town. He was past
commander of the G. A. r., at North
Calais and was at the time of his
death the treasurer of the post.
A despatch received in Rutland
for East Wa1lingford Dec. 18th states
that Joseph Stewart, the four-year-
old son of Joseph Stewart and wife
who was horribly mangled by a
charge from a shot gun in the hands
of his S ven-year-old brother two
weeks before while the boys were
at play is still alive, and possibly
may recover. though there is little
hope of saving one eve or the use of
the right arm. The boys have not
yet, been able to explain just how
the affair happened.
Harold Holbrook who is in New
fame Jail, where he is awaiting
trial on the CHI arge of buTglarizing
the Newfane Savings Bank last
August, attempted to escape from
Jail recently. He secured an iron
hook and attempted to pry off the
grating at the window opening off
the Jail corridor. A woman saw his
arm through the grating and notified
She Jail officials, who induced Hol-
brook to produce the hook by
to confine him in a cell.
How he obtained the implement is
not known.
Hon. Frank Plumley, who at the
of the two countries re-
Gently accepted the position of
umpire in the Franco-Venezuelan
claims now pending, has been in
formed that Count Pet"tta de la
Rocca, a French counsellor, has been
appointed missioner for France
and that he will be ready to take up
the work of the commission at
Feb. list next. Mr..
Plumley understands that Venezuela
is in agreement as to both time and
place. Count Peretta was the COM
to1 France at Caracas in
1908.
During the lull in the last even
ing sessions of the legislature two
handsome presents were made to the
presiding officer of the Senate and
House. Lieut.. Gov. c. H. Stearns
was given a handsome cut glass
punch bowl said to cost in the
neighborhood of 500. II was a
beautiful affair. Marcellus w. Far
man, the chaplain, was presented by
Senator Fish in behalf of the senate
with a purse of $lS7. Speaker Merri-
field was presented by Rev. FIR.
O'Sullivan. in a touching tribute 10
his honesty aud stearling ability,
with a purse of $1OO in gold on be-
half of the House.
Mrs. Mary Boyd Faulkner, wife
of e. N. Carter, who has charge of
The United States fish commission
at St. Johnsbury died Dec. 10th of
internal hemorrhage. Mrs. Carter
fell on the the ice the 14th but no
serious results were apparent until
o'clock Thursday evening. he
burial was at Martinsbury, W. Va.
Mrs. Carter is the daughter of for
mer United States Senator Charles
y. Faulkner, of West Virginia.
Besides her husband and father, she
is survived by one son, Faulkner,
who is seven years old. Mr.. Carter
and wife came to ST. Juhnsbury
three years ago from Oregon, where
Mr., Carter had charge of the work
Of the f sh con1r,1i G ion
The household of S. d. Teachout,
consisting of Mr.. Teachout and wife
md their d.nnhter and snn-in-1aw