The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-06


on one side of his head and before
this healed another formed on
the other side causinO him to lose
his sense of hearing. DIphthe1ia
developed while this sore was
troubling him and caused his
death.
City clerk Merrill called the at
tention of the Montpelier city
council last week to needs of
vaults for the city records. He
said there were thousands of dol
lars of worth, record of value
that could hardy be estimated
that were in constant danger of
being destroyed. The question
of supplying a vault has been put
off from time to time in the hopes
that some day there would be a
city building. Now the council
is asked to deal directly with the
question.
Bert Hodge, Hill, a graduate
of the University of Vermont,
Burlington, in the class of 1895,
has been elected director of the
American School of Classical
Studies in Athens. This school
is the oldest of the foreign schools
established under the auspices of
the Archaeological Institute of
America. The University of Yer
mont co-operates in its support
and has furnished two annual
professors in the school, the sec
rotary and the present chairman
of the managing committee, while
four graduates of the university
have studied in the school.
John A. Button of Royalton
died March 18th of heart disease.
Mr.. Button suffered an attack one
week before but his condition was
better and he was able to be
about his business. Early Sum
day morning he arose and put
some wood in the stove, going
back to bed to wait for the room
to get warmer before dressing.
He said to his wife: 81 feel bet
ter this morning. l think l will
try to lie on my other side",
which he did and died instantly
without speaking. He was 81
years old and was born on the
farm where he had always lived.
He leaves one son by his first
wife.
In Washington county court at
Montpelier, States Attorney, S.
Hollister Jackson made motion,
which was granted, that the Nc
Caffery murder case, which caused
much excitement in Washington
county "a years ago, be brought
Onward and a former order of the
;ourt he modified so that the ex-
oenses of caring for McCaffery at
he state hospital for the insane
It Waterbury may be paid out of
lis estate, which is ample, instead
# being paid by the state. In
March, 1882, McCaffery killed his
wife and mother in Waterbury.
them to be wild ami
nails. He was tried for murder,
ound not guilty by reason of in
anity, and was sent to the Brat
leboro asylum. Several years
go he was removed to Water
Jury.
Lieut.. Col. Count Gleichen, the
ew English military attache at
Washington, D. c., who had been
expected by the command at Fort
than Allen for a week, arrived
i Burlington from Montpelier.
lie was escorted to the military
ost, where a reception was held
/ his honor. Count Gleichen is
f German descent, being a son
f Prince Victor of Hoheniohe-
,angenberg. For a long period
f years he was the English mill
ary attache at Berlin and left
nat post in 1908. He holds a
as lieutenant-colonel
1 the Grenadier Guards of King
,dward's command at London,
ing. He is a distant relative of
he late Queen Victoria and a
odson of King Edward. He was
lso former society newspaper
ian in London.
Swift Justice was melted out to
.lmon White indicted for man
laughter and selling without au-
1ority, in what are known as the
wood alcohol cases when
lie jury, before which he has
cen on trial for selling, brought
! a verdict Saturday afternoon
lie oath of guilty of four offenses.
Thite was at once sentenced by
ldge Munson to pay a fine of
!, 200 and costs. a total of about
:, 800, or the alternate sentence
i the house of correction OF three
avs for every dollar. This would
axe Whites Imprisonment, if
e failed to pay, about II years.
tate's Attorney Warren r. Aus
n asked to have the respondents
all increased from 81, 200 to So
10, and this was ordered by
ldge Muuson. Col. Hall of the
spondent's counsel becoming
Irety for the additional amount.
he case will be taken to the SUI
-eme court on exceptions.
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