The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-03-09
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case of Town OF Brcoktield VS..
Charles H. BigAlow and his bond
men has been decided by O. n.
Barber, of Bennington, special
master, to whom the case was
submitted, and only awaits the
approval of the court. The YER
dict is for the defendant. Mr..
B1gelow was town treasurer con-
tinuOusly from 1869 to 1904.
Rumors of irregularities having
developed in 1908, suit in chan
Gerry was brought against Mr..
Bigelow charging him with falsi-
flying his accounts and miSappro-
priating about SIS, 900 of the funds
of the town Mr.. Barber finds the
accounts correct, the speculations
mythical, and holds that the
charges grew out of pure spite.
Walter i ~ Childs, aged So
years, a prominent Democrat,
died at his home in Bratt1eboro
March first as the result of bull
let wound inflicted with suicidal
intent. Mr.. Childs lived alone in
the house, with the exception of
servant. That morning the ser
want raped on his door at the
usual hour, but received no res
ponse. Hearing groans she opened
the door and found him with
wound just below the heart and
lying on the floor. Aid was SUM-
moned, but he died at 1890
O'Clock that afternoon. About two
years ago Mr.. Childs retired from
the position of bookeeper and ac-
countant for the Estey Organ Co.,
after - years of service for the
firm, no account of partial paral-
ysis of the right arm. He had re-
Gently returned from trip to the
Bermudas and appeared to be in
much better health than when he
left home. The evening before
he was at the room of the Brattle-
boro Wheel Club, of which he was
one of the founders, and appeared
to be in an unusually cheerful
mood. Mr.. Childs left several
letters to relatives and friends,
none of which have been opened.
No motive is known for the deed,
but it is thought that lis illness
and the death of his wife, caused
him to be respondent. Mr.. Childs
was born in Wilmington Aug. 5,
1852, and was the son of John M.
Childs and wife. He came to
BrattlebOrO when he was sixteen
years old and entered the employ
of the Estey Organ Co. May 4,
1875, he was united IN marriage
with Clara Davis, of that place,
who died Jan. 10, 1899. He is
survived by two SONS, Fred c. who
is in a Chicago banking house,
and Geo. A., who is a draughts-
m IN at st. Louis; also one broth
er, Arthur W., of Manchester,
n. II. He was a prominent Dem
OCrat and was a member of the
state committee from 1888 to 1894,
also chairman of the Windham
county Democratic committee for
several years. He was member
of the BrattlehOro Masonic lodge.
A boy stood an umbrella in
church doorway during service
Sunday evening, says Benninp-
ton correspondent. To the UNI
brella was attached a strong cord,
an end of which the boy held in
his right hand. When the meeting
was over it is alleged that eleven
different persons carried the UNI
brel1a the length of the string.
A memorial window has been
placed in the South Congrega-
tional church, St. Johnsbury, in
commemoration of the late Jona-
than Ross, who was so manv
years an honored and active MEM
Der of that church. Its central
figure is an oak tree. Below IS
pair of scales with the motto,
Justice" and an oDeu Bible bear
ing the words, LEX, Rex" the
whole being surmounted by a
shining crown.
A cablegram from Manila to
friends in Middlebury states that
Delmar Smith, a former resident
of Middlebury, recently married
Helen Mar Davis. The two
young people met on shipboard,
Miss Davis being with her mother
on a voyage from Sanfrancisco to
Tien-Tsin, China, where they
were to he guests of Minister
Rockhill They were engaged |.
before arriving at Manila and !
their marriage took place soon
after.
Announcement was made March |
LIST of the resignation of David Y.
Comstock as principal of St.
Johnsbury Academy to take effect
next June. During his ten years
service Mr.. Comstock has kept |
the school up to its high stand
ards and has been regarded as
one of the leading educators in
Vermont. In the mean time the
academy has received a gift of
$4,000, two-thirds of the amount
of an endowment fund of $780,
600 has been subscribed and cot
tage has been given for a girls
dOrm1tory. Mr.. ComStock'S inn