The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-08
THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING, MAR. 8. 1907.


ever since. The case is set for
trial in March before the Orleans
county court.
Reports completed up to July 1
last and received by the Vermont
State Sunday-schoo Association
in Burlington from 500 of the $50
Protestant Sunday-schools in
Vermont show that there is a
total enrolment in the schools
of 56,924, which is a-little over
u per cent of the approximate
Protestant population of the
state and a gain of four per cent
over the total enrolment last
year. Reports we're received from
30 more schools this year than
last. These with % of last years
reports, show that there are 3,O12
officers connected with the
schools, 4,121 teachers, and 49,
PSI pupils, an attendance mem
bership of 1884, which is a gain
of 1926 over last year. The total
membership of the cradle roll is
1858, a gain of LISP. The home
department work, which four
years ago had about 1000 men,
bers, now has over 5000. These
totals, with the total attendance,
gives the enrolment OF 56,924.
The numer of children in schools
between five and eighteen years
old is 1928, gain of 2,O77. The
only loss shown in the reports is
in the number of men between
the age of 10 and "A years en-
rolled, which is a loss of S5S,
which is accounted for by the fact
that many Of the schools did not
report this feature.
The Woman's Relief Corps NTH
the Rutland convention elected the
following officers Feb. 26: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Kate d. Lee, Wells
River; senior vice-president, Mrs.
Lavina Kenney, Rutland; junior
cepresident, Mrs. Mary L. Ris-
ing, Randolph; treasurer, Mrs.
Addie X. Bigelow, Wells River ;
chaplain, Mrs. Anna S. Bush,
Brokline; secretary, Mrs. M. B.
Goodwin, Wells River; inspector,
Mrs. Anna Armes Beach, Bur
linpton: counsellor, Mrs. Calista
H. Bangs, BrattlebOro; installing
officer, Mrs. Ida E. GOodnough,
Brattleboro; patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Rose Allen, Lyndonville;
press correspondent, Mrs. Eta
NJ. Puffer, Bellows Falls; senior
aide, Mrs. Clara Bradley Niles,
Morrisville; executive board,
Mrs. Nellie S. Smyth, st. Johns
bury, Mrs. Nina Stoughton, Ran
dolph, Mrs. Mamie X. Shattuck,
Wells River, Mrs. Ruth Sinclair,
Underhill, Mrs. Emma L. La
pointe, Montpelier. The member
ship of the Relief Corps in the
state December 81, 1906 was b
$50. There are 62 corps. The
organization gave in cash for re
lief of needy veterans and their
families during rhe last year
S5S215. They also expended in
various kinds of charitable work
| $S5S.67.
A reunion of the 9TH Vermont
Volunteer association was held
with 81 survivors present, includ-
ing Joseph H. st. Peters of Rut-
land, aged 95 years. These off
GERS were elected: President,
John L. Moseley, Mortified
vice-president, Charles Clark,
Rutland; treasurer and secretary
William w. Ward, st. Johns
bury; assistant secretary, Oliver
p. Murdick, Keene, n. ID. Reso-
lutions of respect were passed on
the death of Col. William Z. Hol'
brook, of New York. Company
d of the 7th reorganized and will
meet each year in Rutland. Inc
new officers are: President, y. r.
Adams, Arlington; vice-presldent
A. p. Waite, Rutland; secretary
and treasurer, o. Z. MurdlcK
Keene.
The annual session of the Yer
mont Conference of the MethO
dist Episcopal Church will be
convened in the Methodist Epls
copal church, at st. Johnsbury
April II. At the meeting OF the
board of bishops last fall BlshoE
C. G. McCabe was assigned to pre-
side at this session of the con
ference, but few weeks ago ne
was suddenly stricken down witt
, apoplexy, and in a few days dled
, and Bishop j. F. Berry, whose
, episcopal residence is in Buffalo
! n. Y, was assigned to the confer
, ence. Bishop Berry is wei
: known through having been fol
= many years prior to his election
e as bishop, the editor of The Ep
: worth Herald, the organ of tn
= young peoples society, the Up
+ worth League. The term of W
o NJ. Newton, presiding elder OF tn
s Montpelier district, will expir
. this year, and some one will b.
appointed to that responsibility
Various rumors will be about
without doubt, as to who will sue
coed to this office, but they viii