The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-02
STATE NEWS

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insure the success of the enterprise
w. E. Merriam of Bellows Falls
who recently accepted the position
of principal of the State Norma
School to succeed E. d. Collins, re
signed, has rendered his resigna
ton.
The Rev. DR.. H. A. Flint O
Montpelier has been in Washing
ton, d. c., to visit Congressman
Frank Plumley, his father-in-law
DR.. Flint sailed June Goth from
New York for a three months TRIP
abroad.
Collector Charles H. Darling O
the customs district of Vermont
with headquarters at Burlington
furnishes the following figures fol
the month of May: Collections
$31,555,S9; merchandise, exported
$643, LAG. The collections for May
1908, were $42,231.7S.
One of the most interesting his
torical relics at the st. Johnsbury
atheneum is famous old one-horse
chaise, which was in use nearly 10C
years ago by Doctor Brown Of
Providence, R. l. 1t was willed tc
him by his niece, Mrs. G. N. Leon
ard of Orleans, who has presented
| it to the museum. 1t is in a re-
markedly good state of preserva-
ton.
The opening of the internation-
al racing circuit will take place at
Newport August Is and 10. From
the list of entries it would appear
that some fast horses would be
present. There are eight entries in
the PA class pace, fifteen entries
in the 21S stake pace, thirteen en-
tries in the 2.30 stake pace, eight
entries in the 2.3O stake trot.
Thomas Harris was found guilty
of manslaughter for killing Oscar
Turner at Pownal April II. He
hit Turner over the head with a
pick axe handle after a quarrel.
The body was found in the Hoosic
river five weeks later. Sentence
was deferred.
90. l.. Martin. commissioner of
agriculture, has issued an attrae-
tive booklet entitled Vermont
Farms" in response to the many
inquiries from people without the
state who are DESTROYS of obtain
ing farms for forestry or farm
homes. Brief descriptions, terms
of sale, ETC., are given for hundreds
of farms situated oil over Vermont,
the material for the book being
largely secured from various real
estate agencies
That Rutland is to be added to
the list of Aero club stations in
New England is announced in
letter just received by Sec. H. w.
Allen of the Rutland Improvement
league from Charles j. Glidden,
whose balloon, the Massachusetts,
made trip from that city to Gil
manton, N. H., June 18th. The
letter states that the committee on
balloons and ascensions has rec
commended that section to the Aero
club, and that official notice of the
fact will be sent to all the clubs of
the United States.
Henry Stearns of Holland was
arrested in Sheffield June Dist, by
Deputy United States Marshal
Ralph C. Sulloway on indictments
by the federal grand jury, one in
1ictment charging him with snug
Cling 400 pounds of maple sugar
into this country and the other
with receiving stolen goods. He
confessed to the charges on SNUG
Cling. He was taken before Unit
ed States Commissioner Harry
Blodgett and in default of $1,000
0ailIis confined in the Caledonia
county Jail awaiting the August
,erm of United States district court
1t Windsor.
Arrangements are now completed
or the trip of the Vermont divis-
on of the Grand Army of the Re
public to the national encampment
o be held in Salt Lake City. The
of Vermont New
Hampshire and Maine will leave
Wednesday evening, August 4, fol-
owing the New England States
limited from White River juno
ion as a second section of that
rain. -Four tourist sleepers will be
,roAided for the accommodation of
he Vermont and New Hampshire
,eterans. The Maine department
yill be Joined at East Swanton and
he special will 60 through to Salt
AXE City without change.
The United States Topographic
urvey of Vermont has been made
or about one-third its area, COW
ring a section extending down the ;
vest side of the state across its !
outhern end and also section ,
bout ten miles wide and forty long ;
north from White River S
JUNCTION. No complete records ex- {
SITS showing the average amount
{ rainfall in the various villages, Ii
he average flow of the rivers, nor S
he various tributaries. Neither is q
here data showing at what points
forage reservoirs could be placed '
Or restraining and storing food r
raters. 1t may be said by some S
hat such matters are of purely To- a
al interest. but this notion is er-