The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-01-28
STATE NEWS.

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placed at the head of the Rool
Island railroad, was born in Rut
land. He is 35 years old.
A portrait of ex-Gov. Charles ]
Bell has been presented the state
by Colonel Billings, of Woodstock
and will be hung in the executive
Echamber at the state house.
The Rev. E. A. Bishop, principal
of the Montpelier Seminary has
been granted six weeks vacation by
the seminary authorities and in Feb.
ruary will make trip to Mexico.
The large lumber and flooring
mill at St. Johnsbury owned by
Follensby & Peck at St. Johnsbury
was burned Jan. 18th. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
The divorce records of Orange
county court show that there were
fifteen divorces granted during the
year of 1909, and out of. this num-
Der only one man was libelant. Of
the fifteen seven were granted for
neglect and refusal to support, five
for intolerable severity, two for
desertion, and one for adultery.
-Four Montpelier young men have
gone to Texas by way of Chicago,
and if they like the looks of the
country will locate there as soon
as they find opportunities that suit
them. They are A. E. Allen,
John Mccarthy, Carroll Wakefield
and Homer Hayden. They are
boys of high school age who are
going out to grow up with the
country.
Gov. George H. Prouty has
instructed Sergeant-at-Arms G. II.
Ferrin to proceed with the work of
new system of ventilation at the
state house. Mr.. Ferrin at once be-
gan to prepare proposals to be sub
mitted to contractors on which
they can bid for the work. The
estimated cost of doing this work is
$4,000.
Moses P. Mercy, one of the best
known of the French residents of
Montpelier, died January ID. He
was born in Quebec in 1880 and
came to Montpelier when he was
only nine years of age He was
one of the "49-ers," going to Cali
fornia for gold. On returning to
Montpelier he conducted a black
smith shop for long time.
The Rev. DR.. E. A. Bishop, prin-
cipal Of Montpelier Seminary, has
employed Architect F. A. Walker
to make plans for new dormitories
for the seminary and for laying out
adjacent grounds. The trustees
have not yet decided to build new
dormitory and the endowment fund
Just raised cannot be used for that
purpose, but such a building is
very much needed and will have to
be provided in the not distant
future.
Joseph Woods of Weston, was
born near Montreal, February "a,
1900, and is consequently in his one
hundred and tenth year. He is the
head of five generations. He is
totally blind, but can hear very
acutely. He has lived in Weston
for number of years and has been
helped somewhat by the town. Mr..
Woods has a wife living, and
appears to be In good health even
after all these years of life.
The Woodbury. Granite company
has secured, as it's opening contract
for the new year, the job of furnish
ing and cutting the stone for the
new city hall of Des Moines. la.
The contract which calls for stone
to the value of $40, 900, was secured
by their Chicago office. The large
contract on which they have been
bidding for sometime has not been
awarded, and the company stands
a good chance Of getting this extern
piece of work.
Captain Lemuel NJ. Hutchinson,
one of Montpelier well known citi-
zens died Jan. 18th after an illness
of two weeks. He was rs years of
age and had lived the greater part |
of his life in the town OF Worcester,
removing to Montpelier thirty
years ago. While representing the
town of Worcester in 1882, he intro
duced the bill, which became law
providing for establishing the Yer
mont Soldiers home in Bennington. /
He was veteran of the Civil war,
as captain of Company E,
Sth Vermont regiment, under Col. /
Stephen Thomas.
States Attorney Benjamin Gates
has petitioned to the public service !
commission complaining the rates
on rough granite shipped to Ger |
tain places in Vermont were unjust |
and unwarranted and seeks TO have |
the commission establish just and |
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