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

The old Davenport building, q
three-story structure on Main St.
Chester, was badly damaged by
fire May oath, the loss being esti-
mated at $4,000, which is partially
covered by insurance. The cause
of the blaze is unknown The
building was occupied by R. c.
Rice q Co., bakers, and Rollin Rice
and family, consisting of wife and
three children, lived on the second
floor. Mr.. Rice was awakened
about II o'clock by the noise made
by cat and when he got up to
drive the cat away he discovered
that the room was full of smoke.
He went at once to the room where
Mrs. Rice and the children were
sleeping and found that their room
also was full of smoke. The occu-
pants were taken out by the way
of a window, clad only in their
night clothes.
George Warren Pierce of Brattle-
boro died at the age of 50 Sunday
night, May Odd. He was born in
Westminster, December 3, 1851,
and was a son of Nathan g., and
RoXanna Ueach) Pierce. He re-
ceived his education in the common
and private schools of Westmin-
ster. At the age of "a he entered
the employ of the Vermont asylum
for the insane and for many years
had the management of the insti-
tuition. He had been prominent
in the agricultural interests of the
town and State and in 1892 Gov
Levi X. Fuller appointed him a
member of the State board of
agriculture. He had been Master
If the State Grange and president
Of the Dairymen's association. He
vas State senator in 1904 and in
1908 a member of the special tax
commission. He was prominent
n Masonic circles. He is survived
~ his wife, five sons and a daughter.
An autopsy was performed on
he body of the dead burglar at
1yde Park Monday, May oath, by |
)r. b. H. Stone of the state labora-
Dry at Burlington, his assistant,
)r, L. p. Sprague, and DR.. J. NJ.
tevens. They found that the
ian was in good physical condition
nd that death was caused by
thermal hemorrhage produced by
lie gunshot. They say that the
ian was about As years old.
everal photographs were taken
the body and the wound. There
no Identification yet. Fred
rowell, who lives three miles north
Hyde Park, says that one night
lie previous week a man went to
S place and was given supper,
.ying that he had walked from
ssex Center and vas on his way
Lowell, where he was going to
ork for Lee Davis, who had moved !
that town from Wilder a few I
onths ago. He told Crowell :
lat he was Al years old, unmarried,
I'd that he had worked at Wilder .
a paper mill, where he had a s
other at work. He gave his +
me as William Martin. Mr.. \
Dwell viewed the body and says
is positive that it is the same
rson. :
For accepting rebates in violation {
the interstate commerce COM e
ssion's rules the Quaker Oats t
mpany was fined S1,500 Tues f
y, May 25th, in United States l
urt, pleading guilty through its y
Lorney, George f. Ladd of Rich S
ID. The Indictment contained S
counts for violation of the inter o
tie commerce commission regu- o
ions. but on the recommendation V
District Attorney Alexander a
the other 20 counts were
pressed. The fine was paid. j
.e indictment set forth that the t
mpany had shipped goods on le
.ough bills for Boston, and had rt
Ken the same goods from the e,
IS at Richford and reshipped NJ
I'm to local points without the h
al tariff charges. The Canadian $
cifc railroad company, through is
attorney, F. Z. Alfred of New lie
TT, was fined $1,000 for violating s
, interstate commerce commits OF
MS regulations in the same :
tance.
The exercises of Masonic week
/ open in the Masonic temple,
rlington, Monday, June Z, and
i continue until Friday evening.
e first body to meet is the Yer
mt Council Of Deliberation which
i hold its 35th annual session at
o. clock Monday afternoon. The
st and 22d degrees will be ex-
lplihed in ceremonial form in