The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-06-14
THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE IA, 1907
STATE NEWS.

IllSHlHS pdyndSIer at Lyndon
vile in a commodious and com
Portable office.
About one inch of snow fell il
Middlebury Tuesday night, May
2Sth, and Wednesday the goth,
about two inches fell in Ripton
Many early planted gardens were
ruined by the frost and SNOW
Old settlers cannot recall so cold
spring.
DR.. Henry c. Ide, aged IS
years, of Barton died June 5th in
a Burlington sanitarium. Heart
trouble was the cause. He was
the son of E. T. Ide and nephew
of Governor Ide. He was a grad
uate of Dartmouth college.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. George
A. Converse with their three
daug hters, left Washington Tues
day morning June 4th, for Yer
mont, where they will pass the
summer as is their custom, "a
Norwich. Admiral Converse has
recently retired from the navy.
His last duty was at the navy de-
partment as chief of the bureau
of navigation.
State.Tax Commissioner ]. E.
Cushman, of Burlington, was in
Burlington, June 1st, and revoked
thirty-six charters of corporations
that have failed to pay taxes i'm
posed. Most of them already were
defunct organizations. 1t is ex-
pected that a few more charters
will be revoked. The commission
er has until July l in which to
complete his task.
DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Webb re-
turned to She1burne Farms Satur-
day, June 1st, after six months
trip in Europe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Pulitzer, of New York, are
at the farms, and James
Watson Webb and William Sew
ard Webb, Jr. passed Sunday
there. returning Monday morning
to Yale College. Doctor Webb
went to New York Sunday night.
The executive committee of the
New England Fat Mems club an
that the nid-summes
meeting will be held at the park
in Concord, N. H., Friday, July
IL. J. E. Robinson, of Concord,
one of the vice presidents OF the
club, will have charge of the local
arrangements and an elaborate
is promised.
The 35th annual convention of
he grand chapter of Vermont,
order of the Eastern Star, which
was held in Burlington last week
elected officers as follows: DR..
George H. Gorham, Bellows
Falls, grand patron: Mrs. Jessie
Z. Bigwood, Burlington, grand
natron; H. L. Stillson, Benning-
on. secretary; Eta A. Fairman,
Windsor, treasurer. The officers
we're installed by Mrs. 0. c. Full
er, of Newport, past grand ma
ron.
Vermont Academy, Saxtons
River won the state championship
banner Thursday, May 30th IN
he second annual interscholastic
rack meet held under the aus
o1ces of the University of Yer
mont, Burlington. From the start
he contest was an exciting one,
me school being ahead for a
ime, and then the other gaining
he lead. OF twelve schools en-
cred for the meet, only three sent
heir teams, Burlington high
chool, Vermont Academy, and
leland and Gray Seminary,
Townshend. Still the meet was
more interesting than that of last
,ear because Burlington and Yer
mont Academy were so evenly
matched.
Frank B. White, the manager
# a Brattleboro garage while
aking an early morning spin
With party of friends Sunday,
-une End, went over an embank
nent on the Putney road while
leaded for home. The machine
lad exploded a tire just before
his time and four members of the
oarty were walking while Mr.
White and another member re-
NAMED in the machine which was
unning at about three miles an
lour. The machine rolled over
With the two occupants pinned
inder it. One managed to crawl
nut and, help arriving, Mr.. White
vas extricated from under the
teering gear. The machine was
lndamaged and none of the occu-
PANTS was badly hurt.
The commencement exercises of |
he training school for nurses at
he state hospital tor the insane
It Waterbury was held Thursday
June 9th in the chapel. |
The program included several Sc
ections by Whittier's orchestra.
The address was given by DR..
Watson L. WATSON, after which
he following program was given:
Essay, "The Trained Nurse in
he Public Eye, Miss Julia LOT
us; essay, "Not for Ourselves
Alone, Miss Frances c. David
son demonstration in bandaging.
Miss Georgiana H. LaDue, Miss