The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-03-12
THE UNITED OPINION, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH r. /


appears that the Roger brothers
passed a worn confederate $40 bill
to Gray. The latter brought it to
one of the local banks and asked
if the bill were good. He was
assured that it was not and he mott
fed the officers. The men wanted
suspected trouble and doubled back
and forth between South Wheelock
and Danville, causing the officers
to travel seventy miles before the
men were caught.
Charlie Sloan of Derby accident
ally received a severe blow on the
head Feb. 13 and since that time
the case has excited good deal of
curiosity and wonder. For a week
he had gradually been growing deaf
and blind yet in some way he per-
ceived things and no efforts to de-
ceive him in the least were success
full In spite of the fact that he
had been insane he had kept strict
account of the days, each day say
ing that it was just so many days
before he would know whether he
would die, live to be insane always,
or be all right. Monday, Feb. 81,
was the day he said he should know
and, strange to say, when he aWoke
Monday morning it was with his
brain clear but with no memory
whatever of what had transpired
since he received the blow on his
head.
The c. F. Smith Pomona grange
was organized at Enosburg Falls
Feb. 25th, about 100 membere
being present from the subordinate
oranges at Richford, East Bcrk-
shire, West Berkshire, Franklin,
West Enosburgh and Bakersfield.
At the morning session which |
opened at ten O'Clock, State Master
c. F. Smith of Morrisville presided |
and the fifth degree was conferred.
In the afternoon the following
officers were installed, the state
master being assisted by Mrs. Smith;
Worthy Master, N. p. Laid of East
Berkshire; overseer, r. C. Ovitt of
West Enosburgh; lecturer, F. W.
Spicer of West Enosburgh; steward,
W. S. Robe of franklin assistant
steward, Howard Arms of Richford
Howard Grant of East
Berkshire; treasurer, Fay Brigham
of Bakersfield secretary, E. A.
Sturtevant of Bakersfield gate
keeper, Ernest Olmstead of West
Berkshire; ceres, Mrs. Jennie p.
Phelps of West Berkshire; Flora,
Mrs. T. w. Paul of East Berkshire;
Pomona, Mrs. W, S. Robe of Frank
lin; lady assistant steward, Mrs.
Ethel Culver of Richford.
Hiram p. Dee of St. Adams was
late Wednesday afternoon,
March Sd, by Chief of Police John
F. Mahoney on a complaint that
Dee, while acting as public officer
as one of the polling
places at the election Tuesday
Nillfully attempted to defeat the
object of the election by diverting
he ballots .from the box to his per-
son. He was arraigned in the city
,ourt before Judge n. n. Post,
waived examination, and was held
n the sum of $500 for his appear
,nce at the March term of the
Franklin county court. Bail was
by Ernest H. Lewis.
Under the statute upon which this
is based, the only pen
llty upon conviction is the inn |
posing 70 fine of $500.
About fifty bankers from all
parts of Vermont met in Burlington
afternoon, Feb. 25th, :
md organized the Vermont State
Bankers Association. The follow q,
ng officers were elected President,
i. L. Ward, of Burlington; vice
PRESIDENT, c. F. Chapman, of Wood
stock; secretary, H. F. Rutter, of :
treasurer, ID. l.. Wells )
If Orwell. Executive council for !
me year: F. H. harrington, of
John Branch, of st. Al
pans. A. w. Ferrin, of Montpelier;
or two years, |. A. Gibson, of Ben
lington. H. F. Field, of Rutland, :
=. H. Stearns, of Johnson, II. {. !
yadv. of Mortified. A constitution
md bylaws were adopted, both =
,eing modelled after the constitu- 9
ion and bylaws of the Michigan :
state Banking Association. AT :
O'Clock in the evening 43 of the |
members of the new association =
at down to a dinner rendered by
he directors and officers of the !
Burlington Trust Co. and served
n the assembly hall of the Ethan =
Allen Club. Judge E. c: Mower, a
.irector of the Burlington Trust
o.. acted as POSTMASTER and the
principal speaker was F. +. Farms
rorth, of New York, secretary of
he American Bankers Association,
tho gave the address in the after