The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-16
THE UNITED OPINION FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL Is, Is
STATE NEWS

"A district meeting VIII be held
by the Vermont Board of Library
Commissioners at the library in
Swanton, April 20. Several speak
ers have been secured and each
will give a short talk on some live
subject connected with library work,
after which will follow discussions.
The meeting will be public and very
informal. Some of the topics to
be considered are:-Work With
Schools, Travelling Libraries, Lii
brary Clubs and Buildings, Raising
Money for Libraries, and the Needs
of the Small Library. Announce
ments will be made of the meeting
of the American Library Associa-
ton, in the White Mountains, and
of the Vermont Summer School
held by the State Library Commits
sion. A large attendance is hoped
for and all librarians, trustees of
libraries, superintendent and
teachers of schools, and everyone
else interested are invited to be
present and join in the discussions.
A short session will be held in the
forenoon, and another in the after
noon. Swanton can easily be
reached by three lines of railroad
and by electric cars from st. AL
bans. Good hotel accommodations
can be had. Since its successful
Library Week, Swanton has be-
come noted among librarians and
all will be glad to visit it.
George D. Sherman, of Burling-
ton, the leader of the Sherman band |
and composer of note, has written
another march and ma ned it "The |
Champlain Tercentenary March"
The Barnet Record has discon-
tinued publication after nearly
years existence and the subscrip-
lion list has been purchased by
The Caledonian Co.
The Pollard Manufacturing Co.
which was burned out at Chester
March "a, has secured temporary
quarters and will put in twenty
i've machines to furnish work for
/ few of its hands until a new fac
DRY can be built.
Percy A. Robbins of the federal
emigration service, stationed at
has been appointed chief
# the Office at Port Huron, Mich,
nd left for that place last week.
lr. Robbins will have eight sub
and will receive an in
rease in pay from his present
ituation.
The old sign of the Eagle hotel at :
orwell, bearing date of 1916, has
cen taken down, and it was pro-
osed to send it to New York. As
bears the Masonic emblems, an G
fort is being made to keep it for a.,
'rwell lodge which had rooms in
ne hotel.
Rev. d. l.. Mckinley of Barnet
enter, has gone west to preach as Y
candidate. Mr.. Mckinley has
cen pastor of the Presbyterian
nurch at Barnet Center about
5 years. His pastorate will expire
in June.
Walter c. Rogers, of Bethel, was r
eized while walking homeward
ON the Central Vermont yard,
ear the waterhouse, the other
light and his coat was slit down
lie back. He says he thinks he
as attacked with knives but he H
lffered no actual injury. g,
The Rev. A. w. Ford of West el
nosburg, whose conference year C,
ended, has moved his family to H
Windsor. Mr.. Ford expects to be in
laplain of the state prison there.
Grief over the recent death of sc
is wife and dependency over his OF
wn i'll health led Clay n Dickin- in
IN, for q years chief of police of A
.iddlebury, to commit suicide by IL
angling, April s. He was 65 years W
d. hi
1t is announced at the war de- W
artment that among the civilian I'll
Indicates for appointment as sec dl
nd lieutenantS in the coast artillery VI
,rps who successfully passed the ca
cent competitive examination are
.oward T. Clark and Frank 5. Ii
lark, both of Norwich University, m
orthield. 81
Judge F. L. Alfred, of Newport, tt
as returned home from an ex- dr
ended trip in the South. He has al
improved in health and is able to T
tend to his duties in probate al
1urt. tC
George NJ. Taylor, messenger of L
ne Senate committee on finance, >
led at five o'clock Thursday morn st
lg, April LIST, of acute indigestion.
lie was born in Grafton and his H
ssidence was in Brattleboro, VT. S