The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-22
THE UNNTED OPINION FRIDAY MORNING, FEB u, t9C

Appleby, of Bennington, II. N
Vail, of Lyndonville, George f.
Whitney, of Burlington, G. NJ
Fletcher, of Canaan, w. B. Dodge
\ of North Hero, G. FL. Ferrill OF
/ Morrisville, j. w. Tyson, of Straf
ford, M. A. Adams, of Derby, H
4 F. Noyes, of Rutland, Orlando
Martin, of Plainfeld, and Maxwell
Eyarts of Windsor. The commits
sion organized by electing Mr.
Whitney, secretary and treasurer
Matters concerning the holding OF
a state fair were discussed but
nothing definite will be decided
until it is found out what Bur
Iington is willing to do.
In accordance with a request
from Atty.-Gen. Clarke G. Fits,
of BrattlebOrO, a statement OF
the account of George 7. Howard
of Craftsbury, a former railroad
: commissioner, has been sent by
State Auditor Horace F. Graham,
of Craftsbury, to the attorney
general, Mr.. Graham sent to Mr..
Fits all the vouchers and ac-
counts of Mr.. Howard. 1t is sup
posed this action is preliminary
to suit the encouragement is to
bring against Mr.. Howard for the
alleged wrongful taking of money
from the state, as he was charged
with doing by the legislative com
mfttee that last fall investigated
his accounts. 1t is understood
Mr.. Howard has retained Dun
nett, Slack, and Smith, of st.
Johnsbury, w. B. G. Stickney,
of Berhel, and Young and Young,
of Newport, as counsel.
Dir. G. A. Brown, a practising
physician of Plainfeld, is suffer
ing with two badly frozen feet as
the result of an experience Feb.
IL. He had been in the vicinity
of Orange all day Monday doing
considerable driving in the course
of his calls. Monday night he
starred for home OH a long drive
over the hills. As he was nearing
the Martin place about a mile and
half from Plainfeld he ran into
some bad drifts in the road and
his horse, nearly dead from eX-
haustion, fell to- the read. DR.
Brown was so cold that he did
not dare TO wait around and get
the horse to his feet again SO he
started for the Martin house. He
tried in vain to raise somebody
and being nearly frozen to- death
tie started out to walk home ar
irving about . O'Clock. By the use
Of the telephone medical aid was
summoned. The horse managed to
get to its feet again and finally ar
rived in Plainfield nearly dead.
Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor has
appointed the following state fair
commission under the provisions
of the act passed by the legisda-,
t11re of 1906: At large,-H.. IT,.
Baldwin, of Wells River. Addi-
SON county-Joseph, Battell, OF
MiddIebury. Bennington county
w g. Appleby, of Bennington,
Caledonia couuty-T N VAIL, of
EKndanvilIe: Chittenden county
George E. Whitney, of Bnrling
tom. Essex cOunty-C. NJ, Met
clfer,, of Canaan. franklin county
Robert Mcleod, of Sheldon.
Grand Isle. county-W. B. Dodds,
of North Hero. Lamoilld, county
HI. Terrill, of Norris
vile Orange county,. W.. Ty-
son, of Stanford. Orleans county
NJ ~ Adams, of Derby. Rnt-
land couRty-H. f. .Noyes, of Rut-
land. Washington county-Or.
lando Martin, of Plainfeld. Wind
liam county,. w. Melendy, of
Londonderry. Windsor county
Maxwell Evarts, of Windsor.
A letter received i'm st. Johns
urE, Feb. ), from Kingston gives
the first direct news of the, narA
row escape of David Y. Comstock.
formerly principal of the St.
'5ohnsbury Academy, id the re-
cent earthquake. The letter. is
written by his brother. Daniel e.
Comstock, of New York, who went
to Jamaica by the FIRST steamer
to help his brother. The latter
was principal. of St. Johnsbury
academy for 10 years, resigning
that position last spring "0n
the morning. of the 18th my broth
er accompanied by a friend, came
to kingston from Chester Vale,
arriving here about 1 o'clock D. III. |
At $3.50 without any premenition,
came the catastrophe. My broth
er was at the time OH enc of the
main thoroughfares of the city en-
gagged in conversation with an ac-
quaintance. He had Just uttered |
the words NGOodby' when the
shock came. His acquaintance
was killed instantly, while he him
self was buried beneath a mass of
bricks and timbers. He remained
in this condition and unconscious
upward of an hour before he was
rescued. The spot was soon
after swept by flames. Blood pOis-
oning developed, but owing to skill