The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-15

ton IN this part Ol the State and
probably in the State, and the
Oldest Congregational minister
in Vermont, died suddenly OF
apoplexy at his home in Stock
bridge at midnight Wednesday
/. Feb. 9th, aged 95 years. He has
been an active factor in the re
ligious life Of that section for
seventy years having served the
Rochester Congregational church
as pastor in the early forties. His
daughter is the wife of Chancel.
or w. D. McCacken. of the Uni.
versity of the City of New York.
Senator Redfeld Proctor has
nominated Glenn NJ. Eastman,
of Rutland, as midshipman at the
! United States Naval Academy,
at Annapolis, Md, and Ralph B.
Cocheran, of Putney, and Lewis
FL. Spafford, of Rutland, as al
ternates. Congressman Kittredge
Haskins has appointed Sidney
Herbert Foster, of Calais, as
cadet at the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point,
n. Y, and John Williams Stat
lerg as alternate and has nomi-
mated Ward Perkins, of Quechee,
as midshipman at the United
States Naval Academy, and John
j. Eckles, of BrattlebOrO, Fred
Foster, of Hardwick, and Ralph
Givat, of BrattlebOrO, as alter
mates.
Camden Mason Smith, aged 6S
years, who died at his home in
BrattlebOrO, Feb. 2Sth, was born
in Darien, Ga, but while attend
ing school in the North he i'm
bibed abolition sentiments, and at
the breaking out Of the Civil
War was forced to flee for his
life from his home on account of
his Unionist sympathies. He en-
listed in Company [, Fifteenth
Massachusetts Regiment, at Wor-
cester, Mass, in July 1861. He
took part in the campaign in
West Virginia and was taken
prisoner by the COnfederates at
the battle of Balls Bluff. He
was kept a prisoner in Richmond
where he contracted typhoid
fever and nearly died. When he
was exchanged he was discharged
on account of i'll health with the
rank of corporal.
Two New England senators
are assured of a pleasant GUN
ket" this coming summer. They
are Senators Dillingham; of Yer
mont and Lodge of Massachusetts,
Vice President Fairbanks having
them together with
Senator McLaurin as the Senate
members of the commission
created by the immigration Bill
to make inquiry into that sub
iect. The commission is EN-
to travel abroad in order
to gather the desired facts. Their
travels probably will take them
to Germany, italy and Russia,
other countries.
Henry L. Sheldon, the well
known antiquarian founder, sec
rotary and librarian of the Shell
don Art Museum and Historical
society, died at his home at Mid
from the effects of two
shocks of paralysis and pneu-
mOnia complications. He was
born in Salisbury, this state,
Is, 1921. He spent his
Early life there and afterwards
lived in Vergennes Middlebury
and at Oleo, Nebraska. He was
elected clerk of the village of
Middlebury in 1870 and held the
office for twenty-five years, a
onger term with one exception
han was ever held by any officer
n town. He was clerk of school
district No. 4 for II years. In
1915 he began collecting coins
md art treasures and in 1882 re-
:eived from the state charter /
or the Sheldon Art Museum. He ,
caves the museum and all it's
property and buildings to be con-
inued permanently under a S
BOARD of trustees.
At the annual meeting of the
directors of the Vermont sana- {
orium, held in Pittsford, Feb. G
18th, the old board of officers was {
e-elected, as follows: President. 3
9. G. Partridge, of Proctor; vice t
PRESIDENT, F. G. Butterfeld, of t
Derby Line; secretary, DR.. w. !
\. Bryant, of Ludlow; treasurer. G
Benjamin Williams Jr., of Proc e
or; executive committee, F. C.
cartridge, of Proctor, DR.. G. S. c
)averly, of Rutland, Redfield :
PROCTOR Jr., of Proctor, D. D.
of Pittsford land Olin
lerrill of EnOsburg Falls. Bids
or completing the sanatorium .
'ere discussed, and it was decid-
d to ask the contractors to mod
y their bids. The foundation
DR. the building was completed I
lst fall and it is expected that =.
'Ork on the superstructure will l
e started as soon as the weather :