The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-24
THE UNITED OPINION FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 2 t9O5.
y Vermont State News y

Monson, Mass, has accepted the
call to the Un1versalist church in
Barre and will leave Monson in
April for his new field Mr.. Con-
ner is a native of Kentucky.
Patrick Kelley, of East Claren-
don, about 90 years old, an old
resident of that section, and a
pensioner of the Mexican and
Civil Wars, died Tuesday evenil 6
the 9TH. Mr.. Kelley was said to ne
one of the two survivors of the
Mexican war.
There were two additions to
the soldiers home, Bennington,
last week. The first was III. c.
Myers, who served during the
Civil War in Co. F, 4th VT,
Vols, and Co. C, 9th VT, Vols.
Robert Morris served in Co. G,
18th VT. Vols. Both were admit
ted from Rutland.
Bishop Arthur C. As Hall of
the Episcopal diocese of Vermont,
has been obliged to cancel all his
Lenten engagements owing to an
attack of appendicitis the 18th.
The operation was performed
the 18th at The Mary Fletcher
hospital, Burlington. The pa
tient is doing we'll.
The Rev. ]. O. Sherburn, of
St. Johnsbury, was given a recep-
ton by the pastor, the Rev. c. C..
Whidden. and the members of the
Methodist Episcopal church at
West Burke recently. on the oc-
casion of his last visit there as
presiding elder of the district, his
term expiring in April.
A man giving the name of Tom
Blake, which is probably fictl-
tious, was arrested in Randolph
the 18th by Deputy Sheriff J. S.
Lamson, on the charge of bur
glary at Bethel. The stolen goods
were found in his possession. He
is apparently about 20 years old
He was taken to Bethel.
The 61st annual session of the
Vermont conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will be
held this year at Enosburg Falls
The conference, which will be If
session for nearly a week, will
open on Tuesday, April Is, and
continue until the 18th, with
Bishop David H. Moore of Port
land, Ore, presiding.
The first maple sugar of the
season was brought into Brattle'
boro Saturday, the 18th by Elijah
Miller, of West Brattleboro. Mr..
Miller has been one of the first
ones to put new maple sugar or
the market for many years and
this year reports the crop as I'M
usually good and the season likely
to be a profitable one.
While playing blacksmith the
18th, Horace Ouimette of Swan
ton, years old, struck an ole
anvil, knocking off piece which
struck him IN the eye. The sigh
was destroyed and the next morn
ing he was taken to Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington
by DR.. F. H. Dunbar, were ht
will be operated on and the eye
removed.
The bronze tablet which is t.
be placed on the old Constitution
house, Windsor, has arrived. Thu
inscription reads as follows
THE Constitution House. Ii
this building was held July 2-8
1777, the convention which adopt
ed the constitution of the fire.
and independent state of Yer
mont, the first IN America to pro
hibit human slavery?
The plan of the Vermont Spoo
and Bobb1n Co. at Essex junction
will be moved to Burlington ant
: the mayor has issued call for !
, special city meeting to be he'll
Saturday evening, the 18th, to SCI
if the city will vote to eXemp
the property from taxation TO
five years. 1t is expected tina
the capacity of the business will
be increased when it is located II
Burlington.
E. D. Harpin, head warden a
the states prison at Windsor an
his son Harold w. Harpin, guard
were discharged Wednesday, tn
Sth, by Supt. E. w. Cakes VIII
declines to state his reasons TO
dismissal. The elder man ha
| been employed at the prison 70
several years, while the younge
man had been there only shor
time 1t has been erroneousl
stated that the Harpins resigned
]. Frank Leonard, general sec
rotary of the Southbridge, Mass.
Young Mems Christian Associa
tionn, has accepted the call eX
! tended him by the board of man
ayers of the Rutland association
and will assume his duties as sec
= rotary of the Rutland association
April |. Mr.. Leonard who i
married and has two children
, has had twelve years experienc
r in association work, during 81
1 of which he has been at South
: bridge.
The Rev. Lewis Grout died i
E Bratt1eboro the 18th in his 91s
= wear. He was a native of tina