The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-06-18
STATE NEWS.

| sou, O00 the past year. VI Ulls
amount, $3.50 is confined to the
village, while SIS, 900 is in the town
There are Is polls less than in 1908.
Bert Thayer Of Pownal, aged AZ
years, who was struck by the last
trolley car from Bennington Sun
day night, was SO badly injured
that he died Monday morning IN
the hospital at North Adams, Mass
The Vermont Telephone Co. has
announced that it will in a few
months lay out 100000 on It's lines
in the two exchanges in Montpelier
and Barre. The common battery
system will be installed. Some OF
the rates will be advanced.
The Rev. DR.. G. Glenn Atkins,
of Detroit, Mich, will preach at
the First church, Burlington, OF
which he was formerly a pastor
Sunday, July 4, at the special ser
vice to commemorate the Cham
plain tercentenary.
John Philip Sousa, leader and
manager of Sousa's band, will be
one of the visiting trap shooters at
the state tournament to be held
in Rutland June II. Mr.. Sousa
while an amateur, is a good shot,
and has taken part in a number OF
tournaments this season.
In connection with the clrcula-
ton of a petition by J. d. Spellman,
of Rutland, asking for the pardon
of the Rev. francesca Croclata,
now serving a sentence of three to
five years in the house OF correction
for completely in the murder OF
Accarito Sanford, last July, it has
become known that Ernest II.
O'Brien, of this city council for the
priest during his trial, has been
threatened by two Italians from
New York, presumably members
of the Black Hand society. The
two Italians visited Giovanni Gioia,
at the house of correction the
other day, where he is serving al
sentence for completely in the San
toro murder and told Gioia that
O'Brien would be done away with
f he opposed the movement for
the priests pardon. Some time
ago the lawyer refused to draw up
4 petition for pardon saying that
he supreme court was the place
or the man to fight for his rights
)'Brien has told Gioia that if the
wo Italians want to see him they
nay come to his office during the
lay but if they attempt to APP
,roach him on the street at night
t will be dangerous for them. 1t
5 supposed that the Italians have
eft town but a good description
# the men has been obtained.
During the past winter Mr.. O'Brien
lad occasion to 60 to his office
bout . O'Clock one morning to
et some clothing he had left there.
IN electric light had been left
burning and Mr.. O'Brien found an
Italian on his knees in front of his
'ffice door, trying to look in. The
nan claimed that he was cold and
yas trying to get warm. 1t is be-
eyed that the man was one of the
wo Italians who made threats to
lola.
The Rutland Railroad Co. has
aid Mrs. Silas H. Davis, of Rut-
nd, widow of engineer Davis,
Z, 500, which is the amount to !
hich Judge +. l.. Waterman cut /,
lie Sl1 900 verdict given her some
Ionths ago in Rutland county {
)urt. :
The anniversary exercises of the |
,hnson State Normal School were :
Ed June l3 to IL as follows: (
lnday evening, anniversary SER
on by the Rev. j. X. Fuller; Mon .
~, teaching by the members of p
e graduating classes; Tuesday,
al examinations of the graduating r
asses; Wednesday afternoon, class \
" exercises; Wednesday evening, +
plays; Thursday f
ternoon, address by President Q
hin NJ. Thomas, of Middleburv :
'llege; Thursday evening, alumni q
union and banquet. n
The tearing down of a house I
nich stood on a part of the site. a
arked the beginning of the cree ;,
on OF the first Shriners' home in !,
the place to be the head :,
iarters of Cairo Temple, Ancient :,
rablc Order, MOBILES of the Mystic q
lrine. The details of the plan y
cepted and the name of the archi- 7
ct have not been made public =,
he building will be of brick and v
ment and two stories high the /"
mansions being 100 by 65 feet - :,
will stand in the rear of the u
asonic temple, entrance being 9,
ined through a two-storv store n
d office building which the Shrin- y
also intend to erect at once 4.
iro Temple has a membership :
over 600 extending from Brattle- =,
TO TO st. Adams on the west side :,
the state. ~
The Vermont state library com II
ssion will hold its annual insti- y
te of instruction for Librarians +
Middlebury College July u to ~
Monday evening a reception in
j be held in the Egbert Starr h,
rary. Tuesday the annual meet 81
, of the Vermont Library Asso- p,
go, Ill