The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-18
sT NEWS.

master at Chester.
Mrs. Eliza Thompson Shurtleff,
of North Bridgewater, passed her
ninety seventh birthday anniver-
sary January 7. She is the oldest
person in Bridgewater and is in
good health.
Senator w. P. Dillingham; was
a guest at dinner given Tuesday
night Jan. 9Th, by Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Leslie M.
Shaw at Washington in honor of
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
AT meeting of about fifty men
interested in the breeding of AIRY
shire cattle, held at the New
Bingham hotel, Philadelphia, re
Gently, G. NJ. Winslow, of Bran
4 don, was elected secretary and
editor.
The following officers were
elected at the State Dairymen's
Convention held in Burlington,
Jan. 9th; President, Dana FL.
Morse, of Randolph; first vice
president, George Fl. Dunsmore,
of st. Adams; second vice-presi-
dent, Burton HIATT, of South Rye
gate; secretary, F. L. Davis, of
North Pomfret; treasurer, M. A.
Adams, of Derby; auditor, G. f.
Smith, of MOrrisyille.
Through the efforts of Senator
w. p. Dillingham;, the pension
of Richard Dodge, of Montpelier,
who is 80 years old and a veteran
of the Mexican and Civil wars,
will probably soon be increased
by a special act of Congress from
$12 to $50 a month.
Fletcher d. Proctor has an
nounced the following appoint
ments: To be commissioner on
public printing, Frank e. Lang,
ley, of Barre; to be forestry COM
missioner, Arthur M. Vaughn, OF
Randolph; to he member of the
jamestown Exposition commits
sion, j. E. Pollard, of Chester.
The Vermont Botanical and
Bird clubs are holding it's meet
ings at the museum in st. Johns
bury Friday and all day
Saturday, the 10Th. President
Ezra Brainerd of Middlebury Col
lege, president of the Botanical
club; Prof. L. r. Jones and Prof.
G. II. Perkins Of the University
of Vermont; G. w. Ross, of Rut-
land, secretary of the Bird club;
and Principal Carlton d. Howe,
of Essex Junction, are among
the many speakers.
The entire family of George De
vino of Winooski was wiped out
by asphyxiation on Sunday, Jan.
9th. The family consisted of the
father and mother and four chill
dren. AS Mr.. Devino had not
been about the house or premises
during the morning and no other
signs of the family stirring the
neighbors grew. suspicious and
made inquiries. They were all
found dead in their beds.
Examinations for the Rhodes
scholarship available for Yer
monters are being held at the
Billings library, Burlington, yes
terday and today, beginning at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning This
is a qualifying not a competitive
examination, and the selection of
students will be completed be
fore the end of March. The elect
ed students will begin residence
at Oxford next October. Scholar
ships are of the value of $1,000 a
wear and are tenable for three
years. Candidates must be I'M
married and between 10 and %
wears old. They must have reach
ed, before going into residence, at
least the end of their second year
work at some degree granting col
lege.
The annual meeting of the state
hoard of medical examiners was
held in Montpelier, Jan. s and
officers were elected as follows:
President, DR.. F. II. Godfrey, of
Chelsea; vice-president, DIR. 5. w.
Hammond, of Rutland; secretary,
DIR. w. Scott Nay, Of Underhill;.
treasurer, DR.. e. B. Whitaker, of
Barre.
Among the applicants taking
the examination before the state
hoard of dental examiners in
Montpelier we're w. H. White, of
North Troy, George c. Rublee, of
Wolcott, f. L. Lamphere, of Bar
ton Landing, James F. Quest, of
Troy. n. Y, e. G.. Twitchell, of
burlington, E. II. Carleton, of
Hanover. n. H., Charles A. Smith,
/ of Central Bridge, N. Y, p. F.
Strapp. of WinoOski, n. E. Avery,
of Warren, G. S. Clark, of Rich
ford. and Fl. A. Suitor, of West
/ Burke.
Coal gas escaping from a sit
+ino room stove nearly caused the
death of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert NJ.
Reed. of Putney, Jan. Sth. Both
were overcome so that they were.
unable to seach door or. window
TO get fresh air. Mrs. Reed awoke
and found that the bedroom was
full of gas. She started for the
stove but fell to the floor. About
this time Mr.. Reed awoke and