The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-04
STATE NEWS.

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improving in health.
The President has sent to the
Senate the nomination of j. I'll
Blakley, of Bellows Falls, as
postmaster at that place.
Ell. S. Wilson of Arlington was
appointed cattle commissioner
Dec. Goth by Gov. F. d. Proctor
and Arthur M. Vaughn of Ran,
dolph on the board of agriculture,
vice Dana FL. Morse, resigned.
Mrs. lobe Rosenberg, of Bur
lington, who is 103 years old and
who is supposed to be the Oldest
woman in the state, is seriously
ill. 1t is now thought doubtful
whether she can live to the ami
versary of her birthday, which
occurs this present month. A
cold which she contracted several
days ago has gradually develop
ed into the grip.
The funeral of Hiram Wrisley
was held Dec. Goth, at his late
home at Duxbury Corners. He
died on December 23d at the ad-
yanced age of SO years. Besides
a wife the deceased leaves two
sons, Frank and Mark of this
town and several daughters living
in Burlington, Waterbury and
other parts of the state.
Wyman Flint, aged SO years, a
prominent paper manufacturer,
died at his home in Bellows Falls
December % of valvular affection
of the heart. He is survived by
two sons and one daugh ter. Mr..
Flint, who was a native of Wind
sOr, N. H., went to Bellows Falls
in 1880. He was president of the
Wyman Flint & Sons Co., paper
manufacturers of Bellows Falls,
and the Green Mountain Pulp Co.
of Middlebury.
While working in the woods,
Dec. 9th, on Worcester mountain
back of "the pinacle," Ahira Davis
of Stowe was struck by a falling
limb and probably fatally hurt.
He was struck on the back and
head and seriously hurt about the
shoulder. DR.. H. w. BarrOws was
called. He could not find any
bones broken but Mr.. Davis's /.
condition was such it is thought |
he cannot recover.
Two serious coasting accidents
occurred in Brandon Saturday, |
Dec. 22d. Paul Spooner, the
twelve-year-Old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. c. Spooner, collided with
a post, and his face was bruised
and cut and it is feared he was
hurt internally. The fiye-year-Old
son of William Nesbit coasted
under a load of hay and narrowly
escaped death. His head is badly
bruised, one of his arms was in
jured, and there are several
bruises on his body. 1t is feared
his injuries may prove serious.
The petition for a stay of exc {
cution OH the judgment in the (
Wilson Clement SANDER case was
by Hon. j. L. Martin, ,
United States district judge at a
special session of the court held [
N Montpelier on Monday, Dec.
}4th. The attorney Of p. w. t
Clement sought to have execution I
tayed, the judgment impounded !
ind a writ of supercedence issued. {
This is the famous Wilson-Clem- 1
mt case in which a federal jury a
n Burlington gave a verdict
gainst 2. w. Clement a few
weeks ago. t
The case of John H. Watson, of d
lontpelier, VS.. W. A. Doe, of o
owa, was heard Saturday, Dec. f
,, in Montpelier city court be- O
ore Judge E. M. Harvey. The II
nit was brought to recover for "
egal services when Judge Watson e
yas practicing law in Bradford. o
zoe returned from the West the s
eek previous, bringing the body D
f relative for burial and was 0
aiken under the abscOnding debtor s
ct on papers issued by r. NJ. s
Harvey, attorney for Judge Wat
on. Through Gates, his attorney t,
zoe acknowledged judgment for b
1888 and then took the poor Il
ebtor's oath. He is a travelling F
alesman. n
While DR.. e. M. Nichols and n
Ray Underwood were hunting Fri 7
ay morning, Dec. Dist, they a
rOssed the railroad q mile north +,
f Barton and discovered a pack fl
ge of letters beside the track. h
earch revealed several more pack Fl
ges and they telephoned Post o
laster e. H. Webster, who imme- s.
lately began investigation. He "
iscOvered that the pouch which n
hOuld have been caught by south Fl
Ound train at II 80 o'clock r
thursday night had been missed a
nd drawn under the wheels of q