The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-03-12
STATE NEWS

The Rev. Charles P. Smith, a re-
tired Christian Baptist clergyman,
who died at his home in Ports
mouth, N. H., Monday, March 1st,
was at one time pastor in Ran
dolph He was 81 years old.
Senator W. P. Dillingham; finds
that one-tenth of all the United
States senators are either descend
ants of Vermonters or were born in
Vermont.
John HI. Senter, of Montpelier,
has received notice of his appoint
ment as one of four, as a represen-
tative from New England, on the
committee on jurisprudence and
law reform of the Imperial Council
of the Order of the Mystic Shrine
of North America. The next meet
ling of the Imperial council will be
in Louisville, Ky, June 8 and 9.
Chester w. Wright, instructor in
economics in the University of
Chicago, and son of the Rev. DIR.
J. Edward Wright, of Montpelier,
has been awarded the David A
Mills prize of $500 for a thesis on
"Wool Growing and the Tariff :"
This prize, which is paid through
Harvard College, also carries with
it the printing of the thesis by the
college, and it will be Incorporated
into the Harvard studies in econom-
les.
The Montpelier school commits
sioners have recommended the cree
ton of a new high school building
at the earliest possible date, the
building to be large enough to
accommodate 400 pupils. They
recommend that the building be
erected of red brick and that it cost,
excluding the site, from $4,000 to
100000. They recommend that the
city be authorized to bond for
100000, and furthermore that
no land now controlled by the
school board is suitable as a site.
The Rutland railroad had a big
gang of men at work repairing the
damages by fire on the depot at
Rutland but it took some days
before any of the second floor was
occupied by the officials, who were
scattered in various places about
town. The ticket office and wait
ing room on the ground floor, which
suffered from water only, were
,eady for occupancy Monday, the
9Th. As the depot was rebuilt on
modern lines about five years ago,
10 remodeling was attempted in
repairs.
Kendall X. Smith, of Harvard |
University, has accepted an APP
,ointment to the faculty of Middle
Jury College for the ensuing year.
Ilr. Smith is a Massachusetts man.
lie was graduated from Harvard
n 'O4, received his A. NJ. in ''O4,
md will attain his electorate of
philosophy the coming June. He
leld the Charles Eliot Norton fell
owship in the school at Athens,
O7-0S. He was member of the
-arsity lacrosse team and was
aptain of his class basket ball
cam for two seasons. Mr.. Smith
viii be an instructor inLatin, en-
.bIinp both Professors Sanford and
3urrage to give special courses in
he new department of pedagogy.
Upon the refusal of his wife to
gain live with him, Robert A.
LYNN, y years old, shot and
illed her in North Springfield
Feb. 25th, and then
hot himself. Glynn will probably
urvive. Mrs. Glynn, who was 20
ears younger than her husband,
Eft him January IA and filed bill
or divorce alleging intolerable
everity. Mrs Glynn had been
wing with her daughter, Mrs.
lillian Stafford, since the separa-
ion. While walking down the
main street of North Springfield
Irs. Glynn was accosted by her
husband who had been hiding be-
ind a tree. Glynn, failing to in
uce the woman to return to his
ome, drew a revolver and fired
hree shots at her which took effect
n the body. The woman died
The murderer then
red three shots into his breast but
he bullets failed to reach a vital
art.
Sheriff George f. Winch and
Deputy Sheriff l. W. Gray, of Lyn- !
.on, brought William and Plynn
Rogers, brothers, from South Whee- .
Ock, Feb. 2Sth, and lodged them !
n Caledonia county Jail, the men
Iaving been arrested on the charge /;
f passing counterfeit money. The
men were arrested on complaint I,
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