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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
STEARNS & BRIGHAM,
BRADFORD, VT.

rain storm in % years, heavy damage
resulted in Hardwick, Wednesday
evening, May %. The storm lasted
only about an hour and half but
was a perfect deluge and it is said
that not since the storm of % years
ago has the water been as high
except when the ice was going out of
the river. There was a washout
on the road to East Hardwick,
three small bridges being carried
away, one on the Alder brook road.
The road on Wheatley hill was
wiped out, and highways everywhere
in the vicinity were badly damaged.
Considerable damage resulted in
Hardwick. The big dynamo at the
power house which furnishes power
for the village was burned out and
the village was played into darkness.
The Woodbury. Granite Co. was
obliged to suspend work next morn
ing on account of high water.
Captain Alexander W. Davis,
one of the best known Grand Army
men in Vermont and one of the old
est mail clerks in New England,
died at his home in Glover, May 20,
of complication of Bright's disease
and valvular heart trouble. He
was born in Hardwick in 1912 and
enlisted in Co. D., 9th Vt. on
25, 1861. He was wound
ed at Savage Station, captured by
the Confederates, and imprisoned
at Libby prison and at Belle Isle,
but was later exchanged. On April
II, 1864, he was commissioned 1st
in the 39th New York,
composed of colored volunteers
led by white officers. Later he
became captain of this company
and remained in the service during
a part of the reconstruction period,
declining a proffered position in the
regular army. He returned to YER
mont and in 1882 entered the postal
service, having at first the now OBJ
5olete run from Concord to Richford
and afterwards becoming transfer
clerk at White River Junction.
In 1884 he was appointed post
master at White River Junction and
he held the position four years.
He then returned to the railway
service and for several years has had
he run between Newport and
2ichford. A widow, Mrs. Caroline
u. Davis, two sisters living in Iowa
md one son, President Ora S.
Davis of the Chicago Theological
survive him.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

by H. X. Willard of Washington
in memory of his parents, Henry
Augustus and Sarah Bradley Willard
Mr.. Willard is travelling in Europe
and wrote friend that he haC
visited Mr.. Mead in Florence, Italy
and commissioned him to reproduce
in marble the "Snow Angel" which
he moulded in snow in 1856 near
where the Wells fountain now
stands. As a boy, Mr.. Mead with
two companions set out to mould a
statue in the snow on a bitter cold
night of the dying year, according
to the story. 1t was not the crude
work of the school boy but a work OF
genius and the ice coated image
stood for days and was visited by
people from miles around until
it succumbed to the warm weather.
Nicholas Longworth ordered a statue
of the angel to be done marble and
this was followed by a private
family order for the bust of a relative
Mr.. Longworth ordered the Gre
cording Angel to be sold for the
benefit of the sculptor, having
previously furnished the funds for
the work and the statue now stands
in the rotunda of the Capitol at
Washington.
At a special town meeting Hard
wick voted S13, 800 for a memorial
building to the soldiers and sailors
who fought in the war of the Rebel
lion. The town had previously APP
propriated 81 800 and the G. A. r.
Post and Woman's Relief Corps
have $500 on hand. The village
gives the site of the present jail
and hose house which will be
moved back. The memorial build
ing will be of brick and three
stories high. The lower floor will be
occupied by town and village offices
and the other floors by the G. A. R.
and auXiliaries.
Fifty members of the Vermont
Bar association honored the 18th
anniversary of Chief Judge John w.
Rowell of the Supreme court, EX-
Judge j. NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro and
H. H. Powers of Morrisville by a
banquet at the Pavilion, Montpelier,
at $50 o'clock, May "a. c. G.
Austin of St. Adams, president of the
Vermont Bar association, presided,
md speeches were made by the |
hree judges. Alexander Dunnett, |
Ix-Gov. Z. j. Ormsbee, J. H. Senter, |
Judge A. A. Hall and others.
In what was probably the worst |
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

H. Stuart, son of School Commits
sioner and Mrs. George H. Stuart
of Barre, as one of his candidates
to the United States naval academy
at Annapolis, Nd. Richard H
Ballard Of Montpelier will not &C
back to the academy, as physical
examination revealed slight
trouble with the heart action, which
prevents his returning.
The entire department was called
out May "a for a fire in Griswold &
Mackinnon grist mill, st. Johns
bury. The loss to the building
will not exceed $1,000, but the loss
on contents may total over $4,000
from smoke and Water. The build
ing is four stories high and the firm
carried about $4,000 insurance on
the building and contents. The
fire is thought to have started
from a hot box in the ELEVATOR shaft
and smoke was first seen from the
top windows. The fire depart
ment did good work and kept the
fire confined to the top floor and
roof of the ELEVATOR shaft.
Governor G. H. Prouty has issued
a call for a conference upon weights
and measures to be held in Mont
pelier June 8. This conference is
brought about by the attendance
of the Vermont delegates upon the
natio.fal convention held at Wash
ington, d. c., last fall, p. F.. Hazen
of st. Johnsbury being the Vermont
delegate. The object of the meet
ing June s will be the discussion
of legislation relative to fraudulent
weights and measures and of the
possible establishment of an office
of an Inspector of scales, weights, etc.
A government representative and a
of the State of New
York will be present as well as the
county clerks and treasurers and
the State Treasurer, E. H. Deavitt,
who deal with these matters. There
will be no delegates and the invita-
ton is general, all merchants and
others interested in the discussion |
of accurate weights, measures, etc,
being invited to attend. Governor
Prouty will be present.
Arrangements have been made
in the Brattleboro Unitarian church
'or a valuable gift which will
came into the possession of the
church. 1t is a replica of the
Snow Angel" which started Larkin
j. Mead on the road to fame as a
sculptor and it will be presented
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03
GO RIGHT AT IT.
Friends and Neighbors in Bradford
Will Show You How.

Get at the root of the trouble
Rubbing an aching back may re-
lieve it,
But it won't cure it.
You must reach the root of it
the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills go right at it
Reach the cause; relieve the pain
They cure, too, so Bradford people
say.
G. B. Hartman, Low Hotel, Brad.
ford, w., says: whenever l caught
cold it settled in my kidneys and
caused a lameness across my back
A few months ago l went to John
M. Taylor's Drug Store, and pro-
cured Doan's Kidney Pills, thinking
they might help me, as l had been
told of the cures they had effected
in other cases. They benefited me
from the very first and after contin-
uing their use a short time, felt as
we'll as ever. | consider Doan's Kid
ney Pills to be an excellent remedy
for all troubles arising from disor-
dered kidneys"
For sale by all dealers price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Uni
ted States. Remember the name
s and take no other.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03
STATE NEWS.

An increase in pension has been
allowed Mr.. James Straw, of Yer
shire, VT, at the rate of twenty
four dollars per month from April
6, 1910.
Eight thousand trout fry have
been placed in the brooks Of Peru
the past week by NJ. J. Hapgood.
Two years ago, Rev. c. O. Gilbert,
of Hartland, planted pine seeds.
This spring, from the two years
growth, he has set out on his land
in Westmore 5000 pine seedlings.
Plans and specifications for a
new High School building in
Chester will be procured by a
committee appointed at a special
meeting. The site has not yet
been selected.
w. w. Jones, the amateur gin
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

Middlebury gets $4,000 from
the General Education Board but
only on the condition that $3.50, 900
is raised. The college has about
$4,000 raised for a new Gym,
which can be counted on this amount
so that little over hundred
thousand more will be needed.
Middlebury is a live college under
DR.. Thomas, but it has just raised
money to get the Pearson's contri-
button, and this extra will probably
pull a little harder DIR. Thomas is
a hustler and Middleburyites are
loyal, so here's hoping that the
task is soon over.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

seng grower of "Spokeville" Cir
Benson,) has 10000 young plants
growing and 10000 old ones, which
last year bore 10000 seeds.
A hemlock tree was cut in Bolton
the past season that measured 4G
inches across the stump. There
were 1888 feet of lumber in it and
it was estimated that the tree
was AIS years old.
C. H. Root, of North Craftsbury
recently sold four Jersey heifers
to T. G. Bronson, of East Hardwick,
for $500. This is SIS per head
and ought to be encouragement
for farmers to raise good stock.
William F. Bradlow, the mechan-
ician woh was killed in the "a hour
automobile race at Brighton Beach
May 81, formerly lived in Bellows
Falls. He was a foreman at the
Casein plant, having been a student
at Vermont Academy ,SaXtons River.
The annual meeting of the YER
mont State League of Postmasters
will be held in Montpelier, Wednes-
day and Thursday, July 20 and 81.
All third and fourth class postmas-
tiers in the State have been granted
a leave of absence for not more than
five days by Postmaster-General
Hitchcock to attend this meeting.
Appropriations of more than $500
900 have been made by the general
education board for the endowment
of Allegheny college, Meadville, Pa,
and $4,000 to Middlebury college,
Middlebury.
Frank V. Smith, of Stowe, has
received word that his son, Lieut..
H. O. Smith, U. S. n, has orders
to sail June 6 for Europe in charge
of 1000 midshipmen on board the
United States training ship Indiana.
Mr.. Smiths sons are well scattered,
his son Dwight being in Dakota
and his son John in Brazil.
Miss Alice NJ. Kimball, for the
past year reporter on The Hardwick
has gone to Pittsburg,
where she will look over the offer
of position on a paper near that
city. Miss Kimball has also been
offered a situation at a place in
western New York, which she will
visit and consider. An inclination
or literature led Miss Kimball from
into the newspaper field. |
Max L. Powell left Burlington |
Nay 81, for New York to confer
With the architect who is preparing
he planes for the new hotel to be
erected on the site of the old |
house at Burlington. Mr..
Powell said before leaving that he
to hurry the preparations
If the plans as fast as possible.
The deaths of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Collins, of Dorset, aged SO |
md 50 years, respectively, occurred |
within a space of twenty-three
hours Friday, May 20, and a double
funeral was held Sunday. The
aged couple had been married IS
years and passed their entire welded
life in the house where they died.
William IL. Benware, chauffeur
or Gov. G. H. Prouty, paid the
inc and costs imposed on him by
yhittenden County Court when he |
vas found guilty Of assault. While |
irving the Governors automobile |
Turing 'Tercentenary week, Benware |
an down and killed Hector Mongeon. |
The fine paid Monday was $500 and |
.osts amounted to Sl99.S2.
United States Senator w. p. !
Dillingham; has appointed George
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

No. 8. Small farm of about
60 acres, good set of buildings,
plenty of wood, good pasture,
about q miles from Bradford
post Office, in West Fairlee.
Price $500.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

They got $500 in forty eight hours
in Rutland toward preserving the
old state house. That sort of
thing convinces the State that the
city is really anxious to keep the
landmark.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03
FOR SALE.

No. I. A cottage dwelling,
small stable, good lawn and
garden, city water. Good To-
cation and a good bargain.
Bradford.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

7AAVING opened REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
~ with General Insurance this
SPACE the OPINION for the of advertising ALL REAL
ESTATE listed with us for SALE OR RENT.
ALL PROPERTY LEFT WITH US WILL HAVE THE BENEFIT
OF THIS SPACE.
Call or write for rates.
FOR SALE.
No. A o farm
n ~ u ~ Bradford
I
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

No. S. A modern 9 room
family house, furnace, city
water, flush closets, electric
lights, good garden and stable.
Bradford Village.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

John Ennis of Stamford, VT,
Is out for Weston's record. He is
about three years younger than
Weston. It's a good season for
walking and it's a good stunt to
hike across the country on foot.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

The death of Ralph O. Sturtevant
of Swanton, May %, takes from
the old soldiers a man who was one
of them and who was doing much to
keep their deeds alive for the rising
generations. His history of the
18th Vermont Regiment was in
press at the time of his death.
This history will be priced by the
veterans and their sons for many
years to come.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

They have had meeting down in
Rutland to see about preserving
the first state house. The price
asked for the property seemed
excessive and there was some doubt
about the ACCESSIBILITY of making
the place another public charge.
It's a lucky question that hasn't
but two sides to it. We hope the
house may be preserved as a land
mark.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

Hon. John w. Rowell, Chief
Judge of the Supreme Court, is
opposed to the proposed income tax
on the ground Of the dangerous
latitude given by the amendment.
Vermont has to pass on this question
and our Supreme Court ought to be
able to give the legislature valuable
advice regarding its good and bad
points.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

The Barre Times suggests that
Gin order to make the best showing,
the New England Fat Mems club
ought to be in Montpelier on June 8
for the weightssand measures con-
ference" Yes, but the Fat Men
have quite a job on hand to hold
down Boston early in September.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

The Montpelier Argus says, "No,
Congressman Plumley is not home
looking after his fences. His coulse
in Congress has been such that
he does not have to do So" It's
a nice, comfortable feeling to have,
and lisa safe one in Mr.. Plumley's
case.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-06-03

The party from Barre, introduced
to President Taft as coming from
the Granite City, did not mystify
the President as he said Immediately
cob, Barre, I've been there. F"
At little later in the century, a
President might have to ask, which
one, Barre or Hardwick?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14

pany will receive a larger business
from the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany than it now does"
The following financial report of the
company for the past three months
was made: Gross revenues, all sources,
$976, 654.86 operating expenses and
taxes on properties in operation, $412,-
$50. Sc; gross income applicable to fixed
charges, 1868, 100; interest on total
bonds outstanding, STA, 800 SO; less in
terest c~hargeable to construction, $201,-
505. $780,; balance, being interest on capt.
tai employed in operation and charge
able against income; viz, $1,000, 900 N.
Y. and ]. IS, $40,02S, 900 H. & M. 4hs,
$512, SIS; other charges, $40. $40. SO; total
deductions from income, 1852, 725. SO; net
income after deduction of fixed charges
applicable against that portion of the
property employed in present opera
tons. $1,045.91; depreciation included
above in operating expenses and set up
in amortization reserves, $31, 92S.25.
Accompanying the statement of Mr..
McAdoo was a financial statement
showing the condition of the tunnel
company. This showed that the prop
erty accounts of the company, includ-
ing the work nowo under construction,
amounts to $10S, 917, 1870. 1t also shows
that in the profit and loss account
there is a deficit of 1884, 10.16.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
YOUNG WOMEN NEED AID
FINDING BEAUX, SHE SAYS.
Miss Connolly Makes Plea at
know Your City" Meeting.

The Rev. John Douglas Adam, pas
tor of the Mum Avenue Presbyterian
Church, of Newark. made an address
at last nights session in the First
Presbyterian Church of the observance
of Know Your City Day" which was
instituted by the Young Women's
Christian Association. He made a plea
for aid for the citizens to help the
association in erecting a large building
in which young women who work in
factories may be given instruction and
amusement at night.
During the afternoon session Miss
Louise Connolly. formerly a member
of the School Board of Summit, told of
the trials and temptations of young
women who cam to the city from the
country to work in factories. She said
hundreds of young women came to
Newark from the country every year,
live in cheap boarding-houses, and there
are no respectable places for them to
go to at night for amusement except
theatres and dance halls.
by coming from the country to the
city" said Miss Connolly. girls acquire
freedom and variety, but they lose
comfort, stability, n what they all
Heeu naturally
they have them, but their old preroga-
tive of choosing the best, the most
manly, the most desirable, is lost. and
they can only take those whom they
happen to meet in the cheap boarding
houses-they do not receive as much
money as the men of their own class
and cannot live in equally good quar-
ters, and they are often inferior men
And this is jeopardizing the future OF
the race"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
BOY CRUSHED TO DEATH
BY FIRE APPARATUS.
Little Fellow Takes Forbidden
Ride on Truck.

PERTH AMBOY, April 14.-Becom-
ing ~entangled in the ladders of Protec-
ton Hook and Ladder Company. of
this city, Fred Mcfarland, 10 years old,
son Of a local merchant, was instantly
killed yesterday. The accident. hap
pened in the main business thorough
fare and was witnessed by more than
fifty persons.
Young Mcfarland had been warned
by Driver Tracey Coutts and George
Dilts to keep off the truck.
The boy, who had a mania for
lettering around the firehouse, paid no
attention to the firemen. Yesterday
afternoon the firemen took the horses,
hitched to. the truck, for exercise. A
stop was made and when the horses
again started the boy leaped onto the
truck. He had not ridden fifty feet
when he was thrown against the lad
ders and became entangled in them.
His head caught between two of the
ladders and was crushed. Shouts from
persons along the street caused Driver
Coutts to bring the team to a stand
still. The body was removed from the
ladders and a hurry call sent for an
ambulance. The surgeon who respond
ed with the vehicle said that death
was instantaneous. The body was taken
to the morgue.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
GENERAL GRUBB PREDICTS
I. DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS

BURLINGTON, April 14-General
E. Burd Grub, Who for years was
prominent in the councils of the Re-
publican party, vas one of the speak
ers who predicted Democratic success
at the Jeffersonian dinner Of the Bur
lington County Democratic Club last
night, which was attended by over 400
persons.
General Grub sounded what many
regard as a keynote of a new fight
against ~"Cannonism'' in South Jersey.
Declaring that Cannon is the best pro-
moter of Democratic hopes in America
today. the doughty old warrior, who
was the first Jerseyman to raise the
issue of "~Cannonism" in his famous
fight against Congressman Gardner in
the second district two years ago, as
serted that the Cannon-Aldrich clique
in Washington politics has forced the
nation to such a crisis that only a
fearless, clean and abolutely honest
Democratic party now can stand be-
tween the people n Socialism.
General Grubb declared tens of thou
sands of voters had been weaned away
from boil parties in the last few years
and declared hat a great force of these
Independent votes, sufficient to form a
powerful minority party, would swing
the lex election, not for party and
fake platforms, but for the men who
could be depended to stand upon the
principles they advocated.
Mayor Charles p. Farmer, Republi-
can executive of the city, welcomed the
banqueters.
Josiah w. Evan, Of Mount Holly,
acted as POSTMASTER, and other toasts
responded to were as follows: THE
Burlington County Democratic Club
Richard p. Hughes, president; "Condi-
lions Politically that Confront U.s.
former Congressman Allan Benny;
1.-THE Prospective Future of Democ-
racy," A%ssemblyman Allen B. Walsh,
of Mercer: Patriotism and Partisan
ship" Thomas j.. Wright; Democracy
of South jersey John A. Burger;
1.-The Press" DIR. Robert B. Glasgow;
1.-THE Soldier in Politics. Major Louis
Trout: Thomas Jefferson and the
Democratic Party" Senator w. G
Gebhardt; 1.-THE State of New Jersey
James e. MARITIME. Senator George S
Silzer, of Middlesex, was another
speaker who attacked the Republican
party.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-14
HARMON, GAYNOR AND
VICTORY, SAYS KINKEAD.

JERSEY CITY, April 14.-Many DEM
ocratic organizations in Hudson Coun-
ty celebrated Jefferson Day by holding
meetings and banquets.
In this city the most important
event was a banquet held in Pohl-
mann's Hall under the auspices of the
Twelfth Ward Democratic Club. All
of the Democratic county officials were
among those present and prominent
members of the party from all sections
of the county occupied seats at the
various tables. Covers were laid for
400.
Congressman Eugene f. K1nkead,
Congressman James A. Hamill. mayor
H. Otto Wittpenn and Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Malone, Of New York.
were among the speakers.
Congressman Kinkead's address was
in part as follows:
I'VE all realize that 40 specific prom-
Use was made in the Republican plat
form of 1908 for a downward revision
of the tariff, but Mr.. Taft, from every
platform from which he addressed the
American people. promised that the
tariff would be educed.
This promise has not been kept In
the spirit in which it was made and
evidently was not what the President
intended it should be, as is evidenced
by his speech last summer in Minnesota,
when he declared that the tariff bill in
its present form was not all that he
desired it to be. but he was forced to
accept 1t rather than cause a split IN
the Republican party. This is the first
time in my knowledge where a Presi-
dent has chosen to prefer the good OF
a party against the nations good.
w var in Washington men elected
who will serve the people and not the
corporations, and the determination OF
the people of the United States, so well
expressed in the elections just held, In
dicates that they are determined to
send to Washington as their represent
tatives not men who have always
stood by the corporations, but true
representatives of the people,"
In conclusion Mr.. Kinkead said that
all indications pointed to a Democratic
victory in 1912, with Judson Harmon,
of Ohio, and william J. Gaynor. Of
New York, as the party's candidates
for President and e-President.