The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-03-19

governor in 1882, governor In 1884
He is president of the White River
Savings Bank and has a gallant
Civil War record, having been com
mander of the Second Vermont
during the second day of the Battle
of the Wilderness and for some time
after.
Mrs. Mary Haight Phelps of Bur-
lington, widow of the late Hon,
Edward J. Phelps, former minister
to England, died early in the morn
ing of March 9th, aged 50 years,
after an illness of three months in
cident to old age. The funeral was
held Tuesday the 9th. She was
born in Monkton and was the daugh-
ter of Judge Stephen Haight. She
was married to Mr.. Phelps at Bur
lington in lS45 and went with him
to England in 1885 and to Paris in
1898, when he was counsel for the
United States before the court of
arbitration. She is survived by a
son, G.. P. Phelps, and daughter,
Mrs. Mary H. LOOMS, of New York
Clayton Brooks, aged "a years,
was killed at Orleans late Monday
afternoon, March Sth, when he
boarded the flyer for the purpose of
stealing a ride. He did not have
on rubbers and he slipped on the
ice and was swept under the rapidly
moving train. One leg was cut off
and his head crushed to a pulp as
he tried to jump off at street cross
ing, about six rods from his starting
place. An hour earlier he had
narrowly escaped death while riding
a short distance on the south
bound local. He was in the habit
of stealing short rides on passing
trains. Young Brooks was I'M
married and is survived by father
who lives in Orleans; his mother, of
Stevens Mills; and by several half
brothers.
Atty Gen. j. G. Sargent has made
public a recent ruling on the law
passed by the last legislature which
'equires that all persons sentenced
% less than one year for intoXica-
ion, vagrancy, larceny, etc, to be
;ent to county jail instead of to the
house of correction at Rutland. At
orney-General Sargent rules that
Us the law does not provide that
he State shall pay the costs of
in such cases, the costs
must be borne by the towns and
titles. This ruling has been made
,nown to all judges of municipal
ourts in the state by the state
.uditor. The costs in such cases
generally run all the way from 81 to
10. 1t is probable the legislature
that the state should pay
he costs in such cases but the new
aw is silent in regard to that fea-
ure. Possibly this new order of
Kings will even up for the big bills |
f expense to the state the board of
uch. prisoners inf county iails will |
e, if they cannot be kept at work |
arning their board
Albert +. Whitcomb of Washing |
on, general grange organizer of |
'ermont, was in Marshfield recently |
citing subscribers as charter mem
ers for grange. The result was
leasing to Mr. Whitcomb, when he
rganized lodge there Wednesday |
March Sd, with fifty-seven
harter members present and five
lore to take the obligation later.
committee of five chose the fol-
,wing, who were voted in and were
uly installed by Mr.. Whitcomb, /
SISTED by his wife: master, S. H.
irwin; overseer, +. l.. Spencer;
.cturer, Nellie Emery; steward,
rank Bemis; assistant steward,
lyde Mears; chaplain, ID. X. Lucas;
Frank Brown; secretary,
ula Bohonon; gatekeeper, Wesley
[all; Ceres, Lou Lucas; Pomona,
AIRY Spencer, Mrs. Geneva Hol-
ster, proxy Flora, Abbie Brown;
.dy assistant steward, Bessie OWN
/; organist, Blanche Pike. The !
anne of Alberta Lodge" was given
he grange, in honor of the man who
, ably put it in working order.
The Rev. j. A. Boissonault, for
years a priest in the
oman Catholic diocese of Burling-
IN, and pastor of Notre Dame de
ictories church in st. Johnsbury
nee 1874, died Monday morning,
arch Sth, at the st. Johnsbury /
Dpsital following an illness of
rights disease lasting several
Ionths. Father Boissonault was
orn at st. Valentine, Que, May l6,
Sal. He was graduated from
.ontreal College in 1868, and COM
eted his theological studies in
sec. Three years later, he came
, Vermont. His first pastorate
as at Rutland and his second at
air Haven. While in Rutland
,untv he was instrumental in
lilding churches at Fair Haven,
astleton and Shoreham. He was
to st. Johnsbury thirty
We years ago. At the first his par
h included missions at Lyndon
lie. Victory, Greensboro and
ranbv. and at all those places he
nit churches. Under his direction
Ie foundations of Notre Dame
lurch were laid July %, 1856 and
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