The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20
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hold it's annual meeting at En0s-
burg Falls, June 5 and 6.
Rome G. Brown, son of Col.
A. G. Brown, of Montpelier, now
leading attorney at Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, has recently been
elected president of the Mime
sofa State Bar Association.
Mrs. Julia Houston West, the
once famous singer, aged about |
% years, did in the Brattleboro
retreat April 9th. She had been
in failing health more than two
years. Mrs. West was native
of Massachusetts, and began the
study of music when a young
woman.
G. l.. Newton, of West Burke,
who was graduated from Mont
pelier Seminary in 1897 and
from the Boston Law School in
1906, has recently been appoint
ed to fellowship in the Boston
Law School. This fellowship en-
titles the holder to $500 to be
expended in postgraduate work.
The st. Johnsbury Caledonian
places in nomination April 10th
for State treasurer to succeed
Hon. John L. Bacon, Col. Charles
w. Ruiter, cashier of the Mer
chants National bank of st.
Johnsbury. Colonel Ruiter has
been cashier of this bank for 10
years, was member of Governor
McCullOugh's staff, and is a pop
ular and energetic young man.
The special train which is to
carry the Vermont delegation to
the next national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic
to be held in Minneapolis, August
l4-17, will leave the state Au-
gust II, stop a day at Niagara
Falls and another in Chicago and
arrive in Minneapolis August IA.
The foundry connected with
the Windsor Machine company's
plant was burned shortly after
six o'clock Wednesday, April
18th, the loss being $1,000 with
an insurance of something like
100. The fire was caused by
the large amount of hot iron
poured off, some $500 pounds be-
ing used. A new and enlarged |
building will be erected the plans
being already made.
James Riley, who had been a
gardner for ex-Gov. j. G. McCul- |
Tough for fifty years, was found |
April 9th hanging from a rafter
in the garnet of his home at
North Bennington. Riley, who
is native of Ireland, and was
over 80 years old, had been fail
ing mentally for some time. A
wife, two sons, and a daughter
survive him.
Mrs. Redfield Proctor, who has
been visiting at the home of her
son, Redfield Proctor Jr., of Proc
tor, for a week, has returned to
the home of her son-in-law, f.
G. Holden, of BroOkline, Mass.
From there accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Emily ID. Proc
tor, and her grandchildren, Miss
Frederick Holden and Master
Robert Holden, she will 90 to
Lakewood, n. j., to remain for
some time.
In spite of the disagreeable
rain which fell, Senators Red
field Proctor and w. p. Dilling-
ham and Congressman d. j. Eos
ter and Kittridge Haskins held
receptions in Washing
ton two weeks ago to more than
300 young Vermont students,
who had arrived on an excur-
sion. Many places of interest
were visited, including the Con
gressional library, the Washing
ton monument, and various pub
lie buildings.
Louise Annis, the five-year-old
daughter of Alba Annis, of Island
Pond, died Tuesday, March 81,
from the effects of burns suffer
ed the Thursday morning pre-
vious. She was lighting a fire,
standing on a chair to pour some
oil into the stove, and when the
oil fared up her dress caught
fire and she was badly burned
from the knees to the body. A
physician was summoned and
her condition was relieved some
what but congestion of the lungs
developed.
The action of Maj.-Gen. F. d.
Grant, commanding the depart
ment of the East, in severely
reprimanding general courts mar
Ilal in his department, some of
the remarks touching courts
convened at Fort Ethan Allen,
is likely to have a decided effect q
On army officers in the trial of
brought before them. In
The past soldiers brought before
courts martial have in some in
stances pleaded guilty in a me-
,hanical way to their charges i
md been found guilty, whereas,
f they had fought their cases ]
Dersistently, some consideration
night have been shown them.
Sheriff Horton arrived home
ate Saturday afternoon April
'th with Patrick McCahe. the