The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-07-09
STATE NEWS.

orary degrees include: Master o
arts, Governor Quinby; doctor o
science, President Joseph A. De
Doer, of the National Life Insur
ance Co., Montpelier.
Rev. F. A. Poole, of Barre, hal
received a call to become pastor
of the Union Congregations
church at Worcester, Mass. 1t il
the largest church in that city, anC
| the pastor now receives $4,000 {
year.
The Rev. j. K. Williams com
pleted Sunday, June 27th, his SER
vices as pastor OF the Congrega-
| tional church at Peacham, Oh WhIct
he has been in charge Tor twenty
two years. He is "A years old, ano
will now give up active WORK
probably remaining in the town
where he has been located so long
Clark p. Rowland, for the past
three years principal of St. johns
bury Academy, has resigned, ano
the trustees have accepted his res
ignation. 1t will take effect Sept
l. Mr.. Rowland came here from
Drury College in Springfield, Mo-,
where he was principal of the fit
ting school connected with the COL
lege, and has proved a very SER
Viceable man.
The body of a male infant was
found in Bennington Monday, June
28th, under the dam which fur
nishes power for the Holden Leon
ard Co. mill. Until an autopsy is
held it will be impossible to de-
termine whether or not the child
was dead when thrown into the
water. The body was found by a
coal shoVeller, who was searching
for driftWood.
The Northern Lumber Co. has
sold its dressing mill in st. Johns
bury to w. d. Stinson, of West
Rumney, N. H., and the plant will
be reopened about the middle OF
The mill has been closed
about a year and a half. 1t en-
ploys from twenty-five to thirty
hands, and its main production is
hardwood flooring.
A suit for $4,000 damages has
been brought in Orange county
court by Henry Emerson, of Ran
dolph against Corry-Deayitt-Frost
Electrical Co., of Montpelier. En-
erson was injured last winter while
in the employ of that company by
a premature blast, and he claims
that his eyesight was ruined. The
Ease is returnable at the next De-
cember term of Orange county
court.
j. E. Cushman, commissioner OF
taxes, reports that the revenue
from corporation and collateral in
neritance taxes for the current
year will approximate $970,OO0.
Commissioner Cushman's office is
A busy place these days, a large
corps of clerks being employed in
the final accountings. The
final tax figures will show an in
,rease of about $4,000 over last
year, and approximately 100000
more than was ever collected in
TWO years. time previous to Mr..
Cushman's advent into office in
December, 1900. In 1899 the State
axes amounted to $415, .35, and
n 1900 to S466, 265.O1, the total for
he two years being SSs1.622.36.
Officials of the new $4,000, 900
Baldwin Locomotive Works Cor
Doration have been elected as fol- |
ows: j. II. Converse, president ; |
W. L. Austin, vice president ano
engineer; A. b. Johnson, vice |
president and treasurer; S. NJ. |
general superintendent; ; |
". DeKraft, secretary and assist
int treasurer. This new corpora
ion, which takes over assets and |
business of the Burnham, Williams |
I Co. unlimited partnership, went |
nto effect July 1. The president |
S a native of Burlington, and a |
rustee of the University of YER
mont.
Commissioner c. A. Prouty, Of |
he interstate commerce commits
ion, has rendered a decision in
he case of Ames Brooks Co. VS..
he Rutland Railroad Co., eC. al,
folding that a tariff fixing a rate
IN ex-l&ks -grain for export from
)gdensburg, n. Y, to Boston hav-
ng been legally established, it
vas the duty of the defendants to
pply the rate so published and in
fleet upon a shipment made by
omplaining between those points;
nd if, as claimed by complainant,
contract was made with defend
nts for a lower charge upon that
such contract was not
inding, and it's violation furnish
s no ground for redress under the
ct to regulate commerce.
Proceedings in the now famous
Dunlevy-Fenton
reach of promise suit for $4,000
yere brought to an abrupt close
une 28th, when a settlement be-
ween the two parties was effect
d, bringing to a close an action
,hich has been pending in the
'ermont courts for nearly two
ears. The terms of the settle
lent were refused for publication,
ut they were in the vicinity OF
1000, each party in the suit to
ay his or her own costs. The
ettlement was satisfactory, and
liss Dunlevy and Mr.. Fenton re-
use to further discuss the case.
The 1O5th commencement exer-
ises of the University of Yer
lont were held in Burlington June
9th. The graduating class num-
ers Ill, including 33 graduates OF
he medical college. Special hon
rs went to Miss Ethel p. South
lick, of Burlington, daughter of
,ditor j. L. SOuthwick, of the
rec Press, in the classics and eco
omics, and to Orrin B. Hughes, OF
outh Londonderry. The honorary
egrees were as follows: LII. ID.
eneca Hazleton, of Burlington,
ieorge NJ. Powers, of Morrisvilie
rank Plumley, of Mortified, Jas.
!. Wheeler, of New York; L. II. ID
Daniel L. Cady, of New York
laster of Arts in education, Sea-