The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-10-28

Leslie w. Howard, Jr., of White
River Junction, passed. These ex-
aminations of late are very stiff.
The Rev. Walter C. Wilson and
family have left for China, where
Mr.. Wilson has been six years as a
missionary of the Episcopal church.
He has been passing a year at his
mothers home in Bethel.
About thirty skunks are corralled
in yard on the farm Of G. l. Alb
bolt in Royalton. Mr.. Abbott buys
the skunks of boys who trap them
and intends to keep them until their
skins are in prime condition for the
market.
Miss Katherine E. Mills of Bur-
lington, has on exhibition at her
studio in that city, portrait of
Senator w. P. Dillingham;, which
she painted from life during the last
session of Congress in her studio at
Washington, D. G. The drawing,
coloring, lighting, etc, all combine
to make it an artistic and pleasing
portrait, but, best of all, it is a
strong likeness of Vermont's dis
tinguished statesman.
A holstein COW, valued at 500,
lost its life by falling into a tub of
water in which there was only Is
inches of water, at Sutton recently,
the COW belonging to H. L. Ray of
that town. Late in the afternoon
the animal became thirsty and went
to sunken half hogshead at one
end of the pasture. This half hogs
head was fed by a spring. She
leaned forward to reach the water.
In so doing she overbalanced her
self, fell forward, and was drowned.
f. H. Partridge, a well-known So
ciety and club man of New York,
whose trunks containing $l,660
worth of undeclared goods were
seized at Alburg recently, has en-
gagged r. E. Brown of Burlington,
as counsel. The case has been turn
ed over to the department of Justice
at Washington, D. c., and the mat
ter is now in the hands of United
States District Attorney Dunnett of
st. Johnsbury. The trunks, six in
number, which were brought by
Partridge from Europe, are now in
the hands of the authorities at
Alburg.
The house of Ernest Gray, who
resides in Worcester, has been quar-
antined, Mr.. Gray being i'll of what
has proved to be a well developed
case of infantile paralysis. Mr..
Gray had been caring for John Papi-
no, his hired man, who is i'll of that
disease. Papino is slowly recover
ing, but has no use of his right leg.
Miss Anastasia Cory of Montpelier,
trained nurse, is rapidly recovering
from an attack of the disease which
it is thought she contracted while
caring for a patient.
The duties collected at the port
of Burlington during the month of
September just past amounted to
S125, 927.76. This is the largest
collection for several years, the usual
monthly amount varying from $780,
600 to $4,000. The collections for
September. 1909, were S4S, 995.4l.
The duties on domestic exports dur
ing September last amounted to
S409, 2Sl, and for the corresponding
month in 1909 they were S464, 036. |
The duties on foreign exports for
September, 1909, were, respectively, |
$40, 1857 and S46.649.
Floating in the little Chauncey |
pond in the rear of the state insane |
hospital at Westboro, Mass, the
body of Miss Charlotte Briant. only |
daughter of the Rev. S. |. Brhnt, |
at one time pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Hartford, was
found Oct. 18th, by physicians of the
hospital staff, who had been search
ing for the woman since her disap-
pearance a week ago. Miss Briant
escaped a week ago. She was 81
years old. She was committed more
than a year ago, following evidences
of violence she had displayed after
an illness brought on by taking
bath in a tub Of scalding hot water.
DR.. Henry Tucker, health officer
Of Brattleboro, was notified Satur.
day, Oct. 18th, by Henry 7. Holton,
secretary Of the state board Of
health, that the bnrning Of leaves
and refuse in the streets Of the VII L
Iage filed the air with smoke. which