The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-04
STATE NEWS.

5 cellar.
John Calvin, of Brattleboro, has
: recently received information re,
: garding his son, Jack, whose where
abouts have been unknown for q
| long time, which indicate that the
young man is alive and prosperous
and is now in Newburg, N. Y.
Walter S. Goss, business manager
of The Montpelier Journal, and
Miss Ada j., daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Morey of Wilder, were
|, married at the home of the brides
parents at 4 o'clock May oath, the
Rev. N. O. Bowlby, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating.
j. P. Cobb of Burlington dug up
in his yard recently cannon ball
which is probably a relic of the war
of 1912, when Burlington was
bombarded by the British war
vessels. The ball is much rusted
and weighs nearly six pounds. 1t
was found at a depth of over three
feet and near it were a large num-
Der of bones that appear to be those
Of some small animal.
Supt. F. j. Brownscombe of
Montpelier has a plan by which the
public schools may be supplied
with sanitary paper drinking cups
! instead of the metal vessels now
used. The new cups are Of heavy
paper and thick enough to prevent
the water from soaking through
when used only once, then being
thrown away, to do away with
any chance Of infection from the
public use of the cup.
Business at the tale mine in
Felchville is being pushed rapidly
this spring. The mine is about |
three miles from the village, and |
experts who have inspected it pro-
nounce the tale to be of the best
quality in the country. A large
mill is being erected where the
stone will be ground, arrangements
are being made about houses for
the workmen, and there are strong
indications that the electric power
which comes to the village from
will be extended to the
tale mine and furnish the power
to run the mill.
Senator Dillingham; and Governor
Prouty of Vermont talked with i
the president May oath regarding
the plans for his attendance at the {
celebration of the dis t
covery of Lake Champlain. The
celebration is to be conducted S
Jointly by the states of New York
and Vermont. 1t was arranged t
hat the president will be at Fort '
Ticonderoga on July 6, that he t
will spend July 7 at Plattsburg, I
\. Y, and July 9 at Burlington, t
eaving the Sth open. The presi- q
lent hopes to 90 direct from Bur- i
ington to Beverly, Mass. /
Francis A. Bolles, sixty-fve years L
Id, a lifelong resident and the old [
st lawyer in practice in Bellows h
calls, VT, who died Sunday, May P
Sd, was born in 1913, graduated
rom Tufts College in 1870 and o
'egan the study Of law, being adj n
nitted to the Windham County C
ar in 1873. He was elected to d
he Legislature in 1889, and was C.
tate's attorney for Windham a
'ounty from 1884 to 1886. For fC
hirty-siX years he was clerk of 2
he town. Mr.. Bodies is survived 81
Y a widow and three sons, the Ia
ldest, Almon |. Bolles, having o
Or several years been associated /
l practice with the father. n
On a charge of poisoning cattle T
rank w. Taylor of Shrewsbury C,
in Jail in default of $1,000. The IL
is ex-senator Frank L. tt
russell of Shrewsbury Three of c;
Ir. Russel's cattle died and five Il
theirs were very sick. There was lo
ldication that poison mixed with p
ait was placed in the Russell it
asture with the intention of killing p,
is herd of SO cattle but heavy Il
hin washed much of the poison 81
way. in
Amos Wing, who was arrested
few weeks ago on the charge of W
cattle belonging to Mrs b
label Pickett of Mendon has been W
ound over TO the grand jury in I
he sum of $1,000 bail, which was n
FINISHED. "
George c. Edison, who died sud 2
emily from heart disease at st. 2
.lbans, Vt, May oath, was recog- e.
lied as an authority on geology Il
nd studied particularly the Cam v
rian division. Only recently he n
discovered what is called Middle a
in Vermont, with many II
ossils not found before in the State. "
lie had long been in correspondence F
Nth the Smithsonian Institute and I
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