The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-12-21
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Phil ShonlO, OF waterbury,
has an orange plant in her home
worthy of mention. At one time
last spring the plant had five
dozen ripe oranges, and at the
present time it has two dozen
and several blossoms and buds.
Mrs. Harriet l. Freeman of
West Rutland and George Wash
ington Ross, a well known civil
engineer, were married at Rutland
Dec. 18th by Rev. Eugene Haines.
He is SO and she 46, and it is his
third marriage and her second.
The Parker place, at Lunen-
burg, farm of fifty-eight acres,
and a modern twelve-room house,
has been sold to Charles A. Ellis
manager of the Symphony or
chestra. The farm is in the south
part of the town, and is on the
Aver line of the Fitchburg y
Leominster street railway. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Ellis pur-
chased the place for a summer
home.
One of the most serious fires
that has visited Springfield in
many years was discovered about
4 O'Clock Dec. 18th. and was not
extinguished until s o'clock. The
fire was confined to the Common
wealth building, one of the largest
in town. The loss is estimated
at $4,000 and is partly covered by
insurance
Governor Proctor has appoint
ed as delegates to represent Yer
mont at a convention tor consider
the extension of the foreign COM
merce of the United States, to be
held at Washington, January IA,
1907, w. j. Van Patten, Of Bur
lington, J. G. Estey, of Brattle-
boro, N. G. Williams, of Bellows
Falls, F. ID. Butterfeld, Of Derby
Line, J. NJ. Boutwell,, of Montpe-
lier, A Buell. Sibley, of Benning-
ton, j. A.. Mead, of Rutland, JAS.
Hardness, of Springfield, and j.
S. Holden, of Bennington.
A dispatch from Washington
that Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Edwards
announced his selection
of a site for the new postoffice
building in Barre. The structure
is to be located OH the corner of
Main and Prospect streets on Il
lot measuring 120 feet 6 inches by
100 feet. The present owner is
Mrs Janet Martin, and the price
to be paid for her property rs
S13, 800.
Papers have been served upon
A Alderman Edward s. Watson, of
Rutland, notifying him to appear
before Clerk George e. Johnson
l result Of involuntary bankrupt
" proceedings eecentIy brought
against him by four Massacffu-
,etts firms whose Charms aggFes
yste about 81 900 The case fsasf
more than usual interest Some
months ago Watkins brought SUIT
against George c. McCloy, a sec
,nd-class liquor DEALER now de-
for e, share, of the profits
If the business, claiming to haNe
tacit interest i'm the concern
1t McCloy's death the creditors
leld Watkins responsible. as sur
living partner.
Betsey, wife Of Phinias' A.
Kemp, aged sc yeans,. died at the
lome of Harlan w. Kemp, her
son, on School street, Montpelier,
Dec. 18th. She, had been CON
fined to her bed since the second
week in May and has been a
patient sufferer, through all her
illness. The deceased was born
June 20, 1890, in AckwOrth, n
H., where she spent her early life
She was a. real daughter of the
revolution, being a
daughter of Lemuel Blanchard,
who was born in 1T63 and was in
the battle of New. London in 1913.
He died at the age of 90 years, in
1855. On October 13, 1874, she
was married to PhiniaS A. Kemp
in Ackworth, n. III.
Sheriff w. H Sprague OF Cheli
sea has announced the following
list of deputies for Orange county,
viz: George I Ford, of Braintree
John w. Blanchard, of Brooks
field; BENZ. H. Adams, Jr., oi
Chelsea, who is also the deputy
taller; Royal G. Flanders, OF
Orange; Harmon +, Baldwin, OF
Newhary; Luke Parish, Ed. w
Kent and Julius F. Lamson, o.
Randolph; James o. Kendall, O
Strafford; Henry B. White, ant
w. Grant Jackson, of Topsham
Geo. w. Downing, of Washing
ton; Harris NJ. Miller, of Yves
Fairlee; and Frank III. Martin
of Williamstown. Messrs. Blanch
ard. of Brookfeld and Kendall o
Strafford are new appointment
and others will likely be az