The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-11

A number of appropriations were
announced May 9th by the genera
education board among them sew
eral of 100000 or more, In 1907
John ID. Rockefeller gave the boarC
an endowment of S32, 100000 tC
be used for the purpose of the board
A list of appropriations announced
to-day includes the University OF
Vermont, Burlington, VT, 100000.
This contribution from the Rookie
Teller fund is a conditional contri-
button to the half million endow-
ment fund which the college is now
seeking to raise. An agent Of the
Rockefeller endowment fund, DR..
William Butterick, was in town
last week, investigating conditions
at the university. The Rev. E. G.
Bass, financial agent of the uni
versity, says that the exact amount
paid in toward the centennial en-
dowment fund is $21S, 400; in addi-
ton $4,000 is pledged condition
ally on 100000 being raised, and
furthermore $4,000 is pledged on
the second half million.
The seventeenth annual reunion
of the Fifteenth Vermont Regi-
mental Association was held at St.
Johnsbury, June LIST. The meeting
was opened at 11:10 o'clock, Ex-
Gov C. J. Bell presiding. Re-
marks we're made by Adjutant
j. T. Gleason, of Lyndonville, d. P.
Celley, of st. Johnsbury, the Rev.
j. H. Winslow, of Whitefeld, N. H.,
R. G. Brook, of Wells River, and
j. S. T. Wallace, of Barnard. Ex-
Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor, of Proc
tor, was in attendance, and pre-
sented to the association a hand
some portrait of his father, the late
Senator RedfeId Proctor, who com
manded the regiment during the
Civil War, and was made life colonel
Of the regimental association. Ex-
Governor Bell responded in an
appropriate speech. Remarks were
also made by E. l.. Hovey, of this
place, and on motion of j. T. Glea-
son a vote of thanks to Ex-Governor
Proctor was carried. REGULATIONS
we're given by Miss Marguerite
" daughter of the regi-
nent." The following officers were
elected: Colonel, j. T. Gleason, of
Iyndonville; Northumberland, r.
J. Brock, of Wells River; adjutant, |
}. P. Celley, of st. Johnsbury;
major, F. E. Cobleigh, of Lyndon
lille.
The w. c. Washburn insurance
.gency has settled with the E. C.
fisher Co. for the tannery fire at
Bethel, April 20, which destroyed |
he company's big plant. The
on the buildings and
was $4,000, and
he amount actually paid was
II, 65110. The stock of hides
vas insured for S7S,5OO, and the
mount paid was SCI, 1896. The
lrgest loss by any company was
2lOl1.G5 by the Liverpool &
.ondon Globe Insurance Co. The
was doing a large bust
css at the time of the fire, the
'eeHly payroll ranging from $1,000
0 $4,000. Bethel people are much
leased toylearn that the plant will
e rebuilt there on a larger scale,
Though inducements have been
ffered by Massachusetts and New
hampshire towns. Bethel has
oted to exempt the new plant
ON taxation for a period of ten
ears.
Secretary of State Bailey has
,nU a check for SIS, 72S. Is to State
treasurer Deavitt, the check repre-
enting the amount of money col
cted for automobile registrations
| Vermont during the three months
lding May 81. The law authorizes
lie collection on machines that are
,gistered for the first time, one
ollar per horse power; on machines
,gistered for the second time,
twenty-five cents per horse power,
nd on machines registered for
he third time, fifty cents per horse
over. Further, under the present
~, dea'e.s pay a license fee of
yelty-ANe dollars and chauffeurs
license fee of two dollars. From |.
lese sources have come the amount
money above given. The new
w also provides that all money
nus collected shall be used in the ,
,spective counties of the state :
ON which it has come, in highway |;
improvements. The various sums :
} which the different counties are
ltitled as their share in the amount
JUS far collected, are as follows:
ddisou. ..............S AS rs
............ 752 90
lledonla. .............. 1,432 SO
............. 2,01S so
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 101 SO
.............. 600 90
rand Is.e..........,... 40 so
.............. 404 .26
range. ................. 423 81
rleans. ............... LOOP .25