The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1906-04-20

told It's mother that 1t did not
like the taste Of the stuff. The
mother saw what the children
had eaten and gave the children
an antidote until their stomachs
were cleaned of the poison. The
cat with which the children were
playing ate enough of the poison
so that it died in the barn where
they left it. The quick action
of the mother saved the chill
dren's life.
Another chapter in the case of
Raymond Mullin, the Red Cross
nurse, held on the charge of the
murder of Fred Batchelder in
Barre, has come to light in the
form of statement made by
Miss Effica Smith, a telephone
operator in Barre, who possibly
might have been a victim of Null
lin. Miss Smith says: "On Sat
urday morning after Mr.. Batchel-
der was taken i'll, it was about
11:30 o'clock, Mr.. Mullin rap
ped at my door and stepped in
and handed me three saltines
and four olives. | was mysti-
fed at his actions and his man
ner did not make me feel secure
with him. Something seemed to
tell me that it would not be right
to eat the articles and | threw
them away.
A fatal shooting accident oc-
Cured a little past noon Mon
day April 9th, Province point, on
the Canadian side of the interna-
tional boundary line. William
Hall and William Elliott of AL
burg Springs were trying to
reach a duck that Hall had just
shot from the door of fishing
shanty and which, had fallen on
the ice, when Halls gun, double
barrelled breech loader, was ac-
cidently discharged. The shot
from one barrel went through
Halls body and from the other
barrel grazed his breast and en-
tered Elliot's arm and neck.
Halls death was instantaneous.
1t is believed that Elliot will re-
cover. Hall was about AZ years
old and was giant in size and
strength. He is survived by a
father, one son, and a brother
HermOn Hall, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Two small boys, Hoyt Den
ming and Hugh Keith thought |
Saturday April 18th a pleasant
one to walk from Rutland to
Proctor. On the way they stop
ped at an empty house near the
double road half way between
Proctor and Rutland. By some
means or other they started fire
and before long there was quite
a blaze. After setting the house
on fire they continued their
walk to Proctor. Constable
Casey had been notified and ar
rested the youngsters in Senator
Proctor's yard. They were
brought before E. P. Butler, JUS
tice of the peace, and when asked
for an explanation of their con-
duct cody replied, eve wanted
to see the smoke go up" The
boys parents were notified and
further proceedings will be tax
en- against them later on.
DR.. Thomas Mound of Rutland,
secretary of the Vermont State
Dental society, has given out the
for the annual meet
ing of the society to be held at
the Brooks house, BrattleborO,
Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, May 16, II and IS. Special
round trip tickets at the rate of
a fare and a third will be sold
for the convention on all rail
roads running into BrattlebOrO.
Some talented speakers will be
heard and there will be a dozen ;
,linics and Is firms will exhibit ,
lental SUPPLIES. At the opening ,
session Wednesday evening there .
will be the presidents address
md essays. Thursday morning |
here will be papers followed by ;
In the afternoon a =
lew departure for the conven-
ion, office practice, will be dis =
.ussed Ladies night will be
evening. Friday will
Ne given up to clinics and the
lection of officers.
Flossie Shippey of Shelburne
las been placed under arrest
harged with adultery as the re-
ult of the elopement of she and
Arthur ID. Rowland of Wood
took which resulted in the lat
er's taking his own life at the
Banquet House in Rutland. on
sunday night April Sth. How
and left Woodstock with the
,hippey woman, who has been
mployed in his family on Fri
ay. They went to Lebanon n.
l., where Rowland sold his
cam. Then they went to White
liver Junction and procured
ickets to Montreal whittier they
-ent. On Saturday night they .
eturned to Rutland and on 4
unday evening Rowland took
is own life by taking a dose of
An autopsy was per
Drmed on the body Monday by