The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-06-19
STATE NEWS

AASNA Nv ACNA ~ AAlllCNA DOllCl
OF Randolph Center, recently hatch
ed a four-legged chicken. Tn,
chicken stands pretty firmly and il
thriving.
Miss Dora Wells, of Montpelier
Instructor in history and civics il
the Medill high school at Chicago, il
one Of the 800 teachers selected
IN accordance with recent vote
OF the National Civic Federation tc
go abroad for two months to inspect
educational work in Great Britain
and several countries on the con-
tinent.
w, R. Sargent q Son, who have
conducted a manufacturing bust
ness in Castleton for 10 years. will
move next fall to Randolph. The
reason given for the change is better
shipping facilities and better water
power. The firm has consolidated
with A. G. q C. C. Roundy of Ran
dolph, manufacturers of farm i'm
plements, and a corporation with
a capital stock of 100000 has been
organized. Sargent q Son manufac-
ture ploWs, farm implements, settees
and cement building blocks. They
employ about y hands.
After no little excitement and
anxiety in Montpelier Sunday even
ing, June 9TH, over the report that
Helen, the nine-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William McAvoy,
was lost and that it was feared she
was in the river, the child, after an
extended search, was found in an
unconscious state in a closet in Mr..
McAvoy's home where she went in
the afternoon for an apron and was
caught by a spring lock. Her cries
for help were not heard and she
was soon overcome by the stag
nant air. She has now recovered
from the illness.
At the auction sale of Jerseys at
the Hood farm in Lowell, Mass,
which took place two weeks ago
there were representatives from
fifteen states, and one from Bogota,
S. A. The animals were
scattered as follows: Thirty-three
in Massachusetts, sixteen in Penn
5ylvania, seven in New Hampshire,
six in Illinois, five in Vermont, five
in New York, three in Connect icut,
two in Iowa, an d one each in Maine,
New Jersey, District of Columbia
and Wisconsin. The Vermont pur-
,hasers were: two heifers, Frank d.
White, of Rutland, S65 each; two
leifers, w E. Carter, of Rutland,
s95 each; "Leda's Brookhill Pet,
}. B. Hazen, of White River June
ion, S165.
States Attorney Harry B. Amey
Of Essex County has made appli-
,ation to Governor Proctor for a !
for Henry Perham, who
S wanted in Lunenburgh on the
charge of larceny. Perham is said
% have stolen $3.50 from an Indian
woman, Sarah Somers, who by
and selling baskets had ac-
simulated this sum to pay for her
uneral. Suddenly her money dis
and as mysteriously Per |
lam became flush with lucre. |
Among other investments that he
made was the purchase of a ticket
o Seymour, Ia. Mr. Amey wired
he police there and Perham is
nder arrest pending the granting
f requisition. Upon its issuance, i
Deputy Sheriff Dodge of Lunen-
urgh will proceed to Iowa after the
risoner.
Announcement has been made by
ne Rev DR.. E. A. Bishop, principal
Montpelier Seminary, of the APP
ointment of E. A. Cooper, of Buck {
ort, Me-, to be vice-principal of !
lie seminary and instructor in '
numerical branches. For the past {
wen years Mr.. Cooper has been at
he head of the commercial depart
ent of the East Maine Confer {
ice Seminary at Buckport. As
ce-principal he will be in charge c
affairs at the Seminary during the t
osence of Principal Bishop. He I
i'll take up the work at the begin $
ng of the school year in Septem- t
sr. f. NJ. Howe, his predecessor, q
no has taken a position as instruc- {
r in science and higher mathe-
atics in Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, n. H., has been at
Seminary since 1901. q
The Vermont Division, Sons of
eterans, L. S. A., closed its ri
-enty-sixth annual encampment W
Bennington Tuesday evening, A
me 9th. These officers were elect S
Division commander, Charles \
McGaffey, of Burlington; senior o
c. L. Wrisley, of Fl
est Salisbury; junior vice-com- h
lnder, c. W. Osborn; council, +.
Reed, of Chelsea, c. H. Hollis al
?, of North Montpelier, A. L. Nv
ewart, of Bennington; delegate at b,
.ge to the national encampment, 81
l. Lambert, of Bennington; div W
on delegate, c. H. Little, of f
nth Bennington. The secretary's f
BORT showed % camps with 500 OF
The treasurer reported T
balance of $3.50 on hand. ty
The Hon. Henry c. Bates, for W
ne years Judge of the court of the to
lrt of the first instance of the di
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