The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-07-10
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
The Rev. G. C. st. Clare, pastor
of the First Congregational Church
at Morrisville, prints each week a
neat four-page circular containing
church notices, notes of interest to
his congregation and a list of the
parish officers.
William H. Hickey, proprietor of
a moving picture establishment at
Rutland, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. He places his liabili-
ties at $45, 29S.36 and his assets at
5000, all exempt. There are many
Rutland creditors. The debts in
clude $4,000 for rent of Mechanics
hall in Boston.
Isaac Thomas, who resigned as
principal Of Burlington high school
to take effect at the end of the year
just ended, has been elected prin-
cipal of the Rutland high school at
a salary of 81 800, succeeding Sam
uel H. Erskine, resigned. There
were 40 applicants for the position.
Supt. S. S. Cotton, of the Rutland
railroad, brands as false the story
that the roads observation car was
held up at Beldens, June Both by
tramps, He says the officers were
sent north to apprehend some
Italians who are supposed to have
threatened damage to the road-bed
unless they were paid sums ranging
from $500 to $1,000. No arrests
have been made yet.
One child is dead and another
still very ill while both parents are
also suffering in the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Palmer, of More
town, as the result of eating sausage
that had been kept too long and
which caused ptomaine poisoning.
The family had been i'll several
days, and Hattie, the youngest, two
years old, died from the effects of
the poison. Clyde, the five-year-old
boy, is still very i'll but is expected
to recover. OF the two parents, Mrs.
Palmer was the most affected, but
she is now out of danger.
Mrs. Nancy A. Esterbrook, of
Brattleboro, aged Sc, died June
Doth of paralysis and old age. She
fell down some steps on May 2 and
had been confined to her bed since
then. She was the widow Of George
w. Esterbrook, a member of a
pioneer family in Windham county.
Mrs. Esterbrook was born in New
fame, April II, 1922, and was a
daughter of Josiah Goddard. She
was the last of family of nine chill
dren.
The Ladies Hospital Aid Society
of Rutland observed "tag day"
Saturday, June 9th, and 81, 400
was raised for the city hospital
building fund. About $50 girls and
a third as many women enlisted in
the movement and there was hardly
a person in town from whose button
hole one or more tags did not hang.
In fact, even the horses and dogs
wore tags, 10000 being distributed. !
The building fund now amounts to
S., 800. 1t is designed to build a !
nurses home as the nurses quarters
are now in the attic.
The village of Stamford was dis
turbed Saturday, June 9th, by a |
band of gypsies numbering % men
and women and half as many chill |
1ren, who camped on the Ward |
Wells farm and turned their horses
out in his meadow to feed. The |
and several men attempt |
ed to remove the horses, but the 1
gypsies put up such a show of re-
sistance that the assistance of Dep
Ity Sheriff Patrick Morrissey was
sought. With the deputy's assist
lnce several of the horses wero
caught and taken to the pound.
where they are held for DAMAGE,
The band was then persuaded Is
'hit the trail y again and they
started toward the Massachusetts,
inc.
George harrington of Searsburg
became S25 richer rather easily
Iune 9th. A few mornings before
lie found a fine gentleman's drivers
in his door yard. The
lorse was without harness and there
vas no vehicle in sight, but the
.nimal showed the effects of having
,een driven hard. Mr.. harrington
AIRED for the horse and a few days
.fter Constable George Briggs of
received a circular letter
describing a horse that had been
tolen in Troy and for the recovery /
# which a reward of SIS was
,ffered. The description tailed
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