The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-17
. Vermont Slate News =


month of Feb. The 28th it was
only sixteen and one half inches
above extreme low water mark.
Orange Morrison and wife of
Groton, celebrated the 5Oth an
niversary of their wedding at
their home the LIST. Many of
their friends were present.
The Hon. Walter E. Ranger OF
Montpelier, state superintendent
of educaii IN, returned home Sat
urday morning from Milwaukee
where he attended the annual
meeting of state superintendent.
The hardware store opened
about two weeks ago in the
Avenue house building, st.
Johnbury by Stephen J. Pearce,
has been closed, the estate back
ing the enterprise proving worth
less.
Ivan Burnham the young man
who attempted to commit suicide
at his home in Woodbury. the LIST
is resting as comfortable as posi-
bic and hopes are entertained of
his recovery if blood poisoning
does not set in.
p. w. Clement and wife and
Misses Caroline H. and Elizabeth
W. Clement of Rutland sailed
Wednesday afternoon from New
York on the steamer Baltic for
Liverpool. They will make a
few weeks tour of the Continent.
The insurance adiusters and
the owner of The Montpelier
Daily Journal plant being unable
to agree, he question of damage
has been referred to Geo. d.
Rogers, of Cambridge, Mass,
and Joseph Aud, of Burlington.
The REV. Charles S. Hager has
accepted a call from the First
Congregational church at Albany,
N. Y. and has rendered his res1g-
nation to the Second Congrega-
tional church of Hyde Park to
take effect May or earlier if he
can be spared.
DR.. Henry Tucker the health
officer reports forty cases of
measles in Brattleboro largely
among the pupils of the parochial
school. There are nearly as many
cases in Townshend and several
in Newfane. New cases are APP
bearing every day. There are
three cases of diptheria in one
Brattleboro family.
Mrs. 1. P. White. of Rutland,
aged II suddenly became blind
recently as the result of an attack
of the grip. The physicians be-
lieve that she will never regain
her sight. Her husband, who is
over so years old, was taken sick
with the grip about the same
time as his wife and is almost
helpless as the result.
Some Brattleboro farmers have
had run of sap from few early
tapped trees, though the weather
is altogether too cold for Begin
ming sugarlng on large scale.
A Somerset man Saturay reported
at least six feet of snow in the
woods in that town, the deepest
at this time of year in the mem
ory of the present inhabitants.
DR.. C. A. Cramton has leased
the law Office of the late ex-Judge
Jonathan Ross of St. Johnsbury
taxing possession the LIST. The
place will be renovated and re-
fitted and used by DR.. Cramton
as a consultation room. Frank
Hastings who occupied the office
with Judge Ross has moved to
the Gauthier building and has
desk room in the Office of May
and Hill.
A memorial service to Judge
Jonathan Ross and wife was
held at the South Congregational
church, St. Johnsbury, the 5th.
Their pastor. the Rev. S. G.
barnes, had general charge and
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. E.
NJ. Chapman, pastor of the North
church. Brief addresses were
given by Prof. Henry Fairbanks,
Judge Walter p. Smith, Mrs.
Elisha May and the Rev. DR..
Edward 7. Fairbanks.
Brattleboro Lodge, No. 102, F.
& A. M, has appropriated SlOO
as the foundation stone of Ma
sonic temple to be erected in
Brattleboro. 1t is thought that
by having an appropriation made
by each of the Masonic bodies
a nucleus will be estab-
lished which will grow rapidly.
1t is expected that receipts from
entertainments will be available
IN addition to the appropriations,
and that Masons of wealth will
make direct contributions to the
fund.
Volney Atwood, the oldest Odd
Fellow of Wisconsin celebrated
his 93rd birthday anniversary the
1st. Mr.. Atwood was born in
Cambridge Feb. IS, 1912. In Is 7
he went to GAINESVILLE Wis. In
1S47 he became a member of the
Odd Fellows. Duiing the Civil
War he saved the lodge charter
by paying all dues for several
years from his own pocket. He
ruas 1u,ice reas11rer of the pra1d