The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-04-10

of best white pine. Eighty-tw,.'
feet from the ground the tree wac 40, =.
inches in diameter and tne ouv
log, AZ inches in diameter nleaSuio'
over 1000 board feet.
Joseph Giquler, of East Burke
about 60 years old, was accidental
ly shot April LIST, while gong 10 m nl
sugar orchard with a gun. III
slipped and in falling the gun wa
discharged, the shot striking mn
in his abdomen. He walked lnt(
his house, iay down on the bed ant
told his wife how the accident nap
pened and then died in two hours
The annual pamphlet report o.
the Rutland Railroad Co. Tor the
year ended December 81, 1917
just issued, is as follows; Earn
ings from operations S3,05o,oS|
increase S258,87S. Operating ex-
pense 81, 217, 298, increase, 1926, 2O4i
net earnings, $S40,789, increase.
$19,OS7; increase $258,878. Oper-
ating expense, $500; gross income,
$SS9,93O, increase, $18,864; fixed
charges S646,7 58, increase, $50, AZ;
net income, S243, ~, decrease So
55S; dividends, Sl35,S64; surplus
S7,30S, decrease &c., 58.
Supreme Court Justice Clark has
signed an order authorizing the
Knickerbocker Trust Co., of New
York, to pay each Of the three tenn
porary receivers Of the company
$500 for Their services. He also
signed an order authorizing the
company to pay $4,000 each to the
two lawyers who acted as counsel.
The directors have ten days IN
which to decide whether they will
accept the courts ruling. If they
do not accept the receivers will have
to prove their services in court.
Henry c. Ide, Of St. Johnsbury, is
one of the receivers.
Ruel d. Hal, a lifelong resident
of Croydon, N. H., died at his home
there April 2nd. Death resulted
from shock which Mr.. Hall suffer-
ed about a week ago. Mr.. Hall was
born at Thetford, VT, July 20, 1916,
and at an early age was adopted
by the late RueF Durkee, who per-
haps is better known as Jethro
Bass in Winston ChurchilPs "Conis-
ton. At the death of Durkee, Mr..
Hall was his only surviving heir
and had since that time lived on the
Did homestead. He had been prom
nent in the affairs of the town,
holding manyof the elective offices.
He is survived by a widow and
our children, Blaine Hall, Thomas
Hall, Mrs. Ralph Tenney and Mrs.
Robert Baine.
High tributes to Crosby Stuart
Ioyes, late editor of the Washington
evening Star, who died recently
It Pasadena, Cal, were paid by
distinguished speakers in Wash
ngton, April 5th, at memorial
ervice at the National theater.
he speakers were Vice-President
fairbanks, Elihu Root, secretary
{ stab; Henry .Natterspn, editor
{ theNo,yA$i&G cburier-J Journal;
Iyron M. Parker, former commits
Toner of the District of Columbia,
nd Wendell Phillips Stafford, JUS
ice of the supreme court of the Dis
rict of Columbia. Speaker Cannon
las unable to be present because of
light indisposition. District Com
Missioner mcfarland presided and
he invocation was by the Rev.
,dward Everett Hale, chaplain
the United States Senate.
Col. Joseph Battell purchased on
.pril Sd from RobeI, Leggett what
known as the Cotton farm in
including 100 acres,
orth of and adjoining and adjacent
} the government farm used for the
reeding of Morgan horses. 1t is
Ir. BattelPs intention to deed this
lrm to the government as he did
ne one occupied by the breeding
lrm The buildings will be put |
/ first class condition and work will |
e begun this spring. A large |
act of woodland probably will
e preserved at Mr. Battelrs re-
uest. With this addition the prop
rty owned by the government will
lclude $50 acres.
The Hartford National bank has
cen incorporated in White River
lnction with a capital stock of
$4,000 and $1,000 surplus. The
ank has rented quarters in the
'hite River savings bank. The
ank will open for business not later
ian April Goth. The following
Ulcers have been elected: Frank
Ollins, president, O. w. Daley,
zee president; George H Watson,
lshier; Frank Collins, o. W. Daley,
harles d. Hazen, Scott Tinkham,
7. +. Bradley and Alfred Watson, :
rectors.
Charges of defamation of charac-
r, hypocrisy, and intimidation
yainst Prof. Borden p. Bovine, OF
oston University, and of scandal
nd misrepresentation against the
ev. DIR. James NJ. Buckley, editor