The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-08

and is survived by a little daugh-
ter of six years, Matte; her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Cole; two
sisters, Mrs. Louis Blair, of Wa
terville, and Mrs. Charles Mar.
tin of Morrisville; and one broth
er, Albert Cole, of Morristown.
State Master George w. Pierce's
contention that there is abundant
opportunity for the organization
OF Oranges in this state is borne
out by reports from G. B. Hoyt,
general organizer, of New Hamp-
shire, whom Mr.. Pierce recently
engaged to pass two months in
Vermont in that line of work pre-
paratory to more active canvass
next autumn. Mr.. Hoyt organized
a Grange in Warren Jan. 2Sth.
1t was the third in one week, the
other two being in Chelsea and
! Moretown. Mr.. Hoyt reports to
State Master Pierce that there is
no difficulty in getting the people
interested and that they are only
waiting to be asked.
The Crystal Springs Ice Co. of
BrattleborO, has lost it's second
crop of ice on the crystal springs
ponds through apparent mali
ciOusness. Preparations had been
made for beginning cutting the
second crop on both the Frost
and Crystal springs ponds Jan.
Goth, when news came to the
company that the gates of the
crystal springs ponds had been
tempered with and that the water
had run out. Enough ice has
been harvested, however, so that
the loss will not interfere with
the supply to Brattleboro Gus
toners. The company will begin
harvesting in Hinsdale, n. H.,
soon and will supply that town
the coming summer The ice cut
Jan. 26th was between eleven and
twelve inches thick.
The big new battleship Vermont
was delivered at the navy yard
Jan. 81, by the Fore River Ship
building Co. Unlike the New
Jersey and Georgia which were
delivered there last year the Yer
mont will not be placed in com
mission for some time. Capt.
William =. Potter who is to be
the ships first commander has
not yet reported at the yard.
About 80 per cent of the crew
has already been assembled on
the receiving ship Wabash, and
many Of the petty officers, artif-
GERS, and mechanical experts as
signed to the ship are already
aboard her at Quincy. The men of |
the crew already there will be
utilized in getting her stores and
aboard in readiness
for the ship being commissioned |
later on.
Jesse $. Viles, through A. j.
Sibley who held the option ON the
property, sold Jan. Goth the Pa
viliOn at Montpelier, to Thomas j.
Heaphy, TCrrTe Tt-ager of the
Brooks House in BrattlebOro. The
price paid was 100000. The new
owner took possession of the prop
erty on February 1. The Pavilion
is one of the Oldest hotels in the
state and has for years been con
sidered one of the best in New
outside of the largest
cities. Mr.. Niles came to Mont
pelier from Massachusetts in 1886
and purchased the house and dur
ing the 20 years that he has owned
it maintained and increased its
The new owner began
his work as bell boy and by the
merit of his service he won pro
motion until finally he was placed
in charge, as manager of the
Brooks House.
The annual meeting of the board
Of trustees of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League, held the afternoon
IF Jan. Both in the Y. NJ. G.. a.
1arlor, Burlington, was largely at
ended, nearly 25 of the trustees
,eing present. Officers for the
7ear were elected, the report of
superintendent Clarence j. Fer ;
guson was read and accepted and
number of names were added to
he board of trustees. The election |
# officers resulted as follows !:
President, Rev. c. III. DuntOn of s
'oultney; first vice president, (
Rev. F. b. Kellogg of Waterbury; '
econd vice president, Rev. j. Ed +
Yard Wright of Montpelier; third ;
ice president, c. ID. Gay of {
'avendish; superintendent, Clar- 9
nee j. Ferguson; editor of Yer
lont Issue, Rev. w. r. Davenport 7
f Barton Landing; assistant edi- h
Or and manager, G. j. Ferguson; h
treasurer, E. G. Evans of Burling- :
On; auditor, F. S. Pease of Bur
ngtOn.
Engineers and those who are in 4
crested in the project to con
-ruct a 1am across the Connect
ut river at BrattlebOro, are much
at the conditions reveal (
/ by bOrings which have been
Iade in the bed of the river to /
etermine the formation of the