The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-04-05
THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING, April. s. 1907
STATE NEWS

ping on a needle two weeks be
fore.
Mrs. Lois Hathaway, of East
Cabot, passed her ninety first
birthday anniversary March IS
Mrs. Hathaway is the widow OF
Tilman Hathaway. She enjoys
fairly good health and is well
preserved both in mind and body
for one so advanced in years. She
has lived in the town of Cabot
nearly all her life.
r. M. Carson, one of the most
prominent Masons in Western
Vermont, died Sunday night,
Mar. Oath, at his home in Rut-
land, aged Al, after an illness of
10 days with pneumonia and
complications. He was a native
of Scotland, but had lived in
this country since he was four
years old.
State Auditor Horace f. Ora
ham has turned over to State
Treasurer E. H. Deavitt all the
receipts for orders drawn for
current expenses of the general
assembly of 1906. The total
amount was 74,S63.90, an excess
Of $10,117.60 over that of 1904.
The legislature of 1906 was in
session Y days, making a daily
expense of 81, 939.W.
The two-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morcomb
Jr., of Middlebury, aroused by
smoke which filled the room ear
ly Friday morning, March 22d,
left her crib and, walking to the
bedside of her parents, awaken
ed them in time to save their
home from destruction. No
alarm was sounded and a small
loss of $50 is covered by insur-
ance.
The death March % of Charles
E. Davis, of Center Rutland,
aged II years, one of the Yer
mont Marble Co.'s oldest employ
ees, is particularly sad in view of
the fact that his aged wife is
desperately i'll of pneumonia
(Which also killed her husband) |
and has not been told Of his
death.
DR.. Harland S. BOardman of
Montpelier died March 21st of
organic heart trouble, after a
long illness, having been obliged
to give up his practice three
years ago. He was born in Middle
bury, October 2, 1850, was grad
lated from Middlebury College
IN 1874 and from the HOmeo-
Dathic Hospital College, at Cleve-
and in 1877.
Two of the three license com
nissiOners, appointed by the as
'istant judges of Washington
county court for Middlesex, re
use to serve and it was stated
March Goth that Erving E. Dens-
more of Middlesex village, the
bird commissioner, is willing to
20 with the majority. The other
wo who refuse to serve are A. r. !
leonard, who resides at Shady ]
2ill and Ira j. johnson of Mid
Ilesex Center.
The assistant judges of Wash !
ngtOn county court at noon We'd s
esday, the 9th, appointed Ii /
ense commissioners for Barre s
'ity, after a deadlock of nearly ]
week. The commissioners are 7
|. NJ. Houston, James Adie and
robert Gordon. Mr.. Gordon is !
blacksmith. Mr.. Adie a mem :
er of a prominent granite firm {
nd Mr.. Houston is a business s
IAN. s
State Fish and Game Commits 7
Toner H. G. Thomas has received 7
rom Maxwell Evarts of Windsor, +
hartman of the House commit !
ae on game and fisheries, a let i
9r from Minister S. DupaUlt re- +
seining in Missisquoi bay !
n which he says that the minis 2
ers' council has decided to again :
rant licenses to Canadian fisher +
len. Minister Provost wrote Mr..
'hOmas a year ago saying that !
ching would be positively pro f
ibited after last season. !
|. B. Andrews, of LittletOn, n. !
l., has about decided to establish
wool dressing plant in White i
liver Junction, in the near flu \
ure. Mr.. Andrews is the own !
r of large wood tracts in north .
IN New Hampshire, and with 7
is portable sawmills has excep- :,
iOnal facilities for getting out 4
lmber in large quantities which .
Ould be shipped to his plant in h
White River Junction and made E
p into flooring, interior finish, =
heathing, packing boxes, ETC., =
r whatever the market demands. 8.
lie would employ between thirty =
We and forty hands. .
Prof. Walter E. Howard of 7
and Walter III. Crock E
tt of st. Adams, a committee +
ppointed by Governor Proctor, -
-ent to Albany, NY, last week =
D confer with a committee from :,
ne New York State legislature in :,
aference to the part New York r
lay wish to take in cOmmemOr- y
ting the Champlain Tercenten- !,