The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1904-10-07
y Vermont State News .

utive steuographer.
An order has been promulgated by
the Boston & Maine railroad officials,
whereby the trainmen on the express
leave Newport at c12:55 p. m. and
1880 a. M, are obliged to continue
through to Boston, instead of chang
ing at Woodsville, N. H., thus max
ing a run of 235 miles day.
Grand Lecturer Henry L. Ballou,
of Chester of the grand jurisdiction
of the grand Masonic Lodge of YER
mont has issued his notices to the
district deputies and grand and past
grand officers to be present at the
sixteenth annual meeting of the dis
trict deputies to be held in the Ma
sonic temple at Burlington Tuesday,
Oct. II at 10 o'clock in the morning.
James M. Boutwell, has sold half
interest in his dark quarry at Gran
iteville at W. H. Varnum, the rail-
road contractor of Burlington, the
price paid being in the vicinity of
500, 600. Mr.. Varnum buys for his
son, Guy r., who graduated from
the University of Vermont in the en-
gineering department last June,
standing near the head of his class.
Sid Bow, Chinaman, arrested re-
Gently at Bennington on the charge
of being in this country unlawfully,
had a hearing Sept. II before United
States COMMISSIONS James A. Mer-
rill. He was found guilty and was
sentenced to be deported. An appeal
was taken and the case will be
fought. Sid Bow has conducted
laundry at Bennington for the past
three years.
The canning season at ]. w.
Windson's branch factory in Swan
ton is over. Four carloads of blue
berries have been received from
Canada and put up into 40 600 cans.
The largest days output was 5000
cans. 1t is expected that large
businss will be done there next year,
and that variety of stuff will be
The only Vermont clergyman, as
far as known, who has been invited
to participate in the great Congress
IF Religions at st. Louis is the Rev.
Ariel Be1londi of the Italian mission
If Barre. Mr.. Bellondi speaks in
particular of the foreign element in
Am erican church life, and specifical-
y of the French and Italian missions
If his own denominat alton, the Bap-
list.
Montpelier Lodge, No. 924, of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
E1ks was instituted at Montpelier
The 30th. More than thirty charter
members. District Deputy George
7. Chaffee OF Rutland had charge of
he work of instituting the lodge, in
which he was assisted by a dergee
cam from Plattsburgh Lodge. A
was served during the inter
mission for which Wilder's orchestra
furnished music.
Mrs. Eunice Hoyt, of Manchester
Center, celebrated the one hundredth
of her birth recently.
She is the oldest person in town and
econd oldest in Bennington county
nd probably the state. She enjoys
rood health and is remarkabl we'll
IRE served for one who has reached
he century mark. She walks out
very pleasant day, and attends to
many household duties in the family
# her son, Thomas J. Hoyt with
whom she resides.
Chief Engineer A. w. Coote re.
urned to St. Adams recently from
trip to Chattanooga, Tenn, where
lie attended the 30 annual convention
f chief fire engineers. Mr.. Coote
vas elected the state vice president |
rom Vermont. About $50 fire chiefs |
we're present including Frederick G.
Goralesy Valcarce1, the fire chief of
Iavana, Cuba, who is in this
ountry for the purpose of obtaining
ONE intelligent idea of modern fire
ghting apparatus and methods.
Former State Superintendent of
,ducation Mason s. Stone who re-
entity was appointed uperintendent
f schools at Norwood, Mass, did
OF take the position. He has taken
ne with the large publishing house
f D. C. Heath & Co., of Boston, and
as already assumed his duties.
'nese are to be the editing of man.
scripts, and text books that are to
e used in China and the Philip
les. Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will re-
love to Boston at once.
Governor Mccullough has desig-
ated DR.. G. A. Anderson of Bratt1e-
oro and DIR. G. C. Berkeley of ST.
lbans as delegates from the State
{ Vermont to the International Con-
ress of Military Surgeons to be
ED at the worlds fair ST. Louis,
ct. 10 to IS. inclusive. This con-
ress will be attended largely by
,ecial delegates from foreign
atoms, who have received invita-
ons to be represented from the
ate department and it is anticipat-
that much benefit will be derived
ON the Congress.
The Orleans county grand jury
nd a true bill for murder in the
coud degree in the case of State VS..
osa Ducharme Ostrout of West
Id. who is charged with causing