The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-07-29
STATE NEWS.


Ann Beddis Hillman, painter of
note who passed her summers at
South Londonderry, engaged in
sketching, was unveiled July 10
in the Baptist church there. The
painting is a gift of Miss Hillman's
brother, of New York city, and
represents Christ as the Good Shop
erd, standing at the sheep fold,
holding the shepherd 5 crook and
tenderly holding a lamb in his arms.
1t IS not Judean scene, but the
view is that seen from the church
looking northwest.
S. S. Ballard, of Montpelier,
secretary of the Automobile Club
of Vermont, has just mailed the
new year book of the club to it's
nearly 900 members. The list of
automobile owners of Vermont with
their license numbers arranged in
numerical order. Most of the data
in this book which is valuable
to owners of machines, was furnish
ed Mr.. Ballard by Guy w. Bailey,
secretary of state. Among other
valuable matter in the book are
the automobile laws in the New
England States, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
A suit of SIS, 900 has been brought
IN the Windsor Country court by
Harriet E. Mccarthy, admins
tratriX of the estate of BENJAMIN
5. Mccarthy, against the Springfield
Electric Railway Co. The suit is
the outcome of an accident which
occurred two years ago, when the
car on the return trip
from Charlestown, N. H., ran over
and killed Mr.. Mccarthy. No ar
rests were made at the time of the
accident as the authorities consid-
cred that no blame could be attach
ed to the motorman who, it is said,
had done all in his power to stop
the car after seeing Mr.. Mccarthy
lying on the tracks.
A three-day convention of the
Vermont Funeral Directors Asso-
citation was closed at Bellows Falls
July 81. The sessions were held
in Knights of Columbus hall with
an attendance of about Is under
takers and % travelling men. The
lecturer and demonstrator was Prof.
A. J. Dodge of Boston. A ball
game between the undertakes and
the travelling men resulted in a
victory for the former by the score
of IA to 5. At the closing session
the following officers were elected:
President, j. E. Keefe of Bellows
Falls; vice-presidents, J. R. Kelley
of Burlington and A. E. Hale Of
Bradford; secretary, E. w. Vamey
of Bristol; treasurer, j. B. Steams
of Rutland; executive committee
J. E. Keefe of Bellows Falls, A. E.
Hale of Bradford j. B. Stearns of
Rutland, E. W. Varney of Bristol
and j. R. Kelley of Burlington.
Jonathan r. Darling of Groton,
died Friday of old age, after a
long and eventful career, during
which he held most of the town
offices as well as that of county
clerk. He was a member of the
State legislature several years ago
and was an assistant Judge for many
years. Mr.. Darling was largely
interested in the lumber business,
owning several valuable properties.
The annual summer outing of
the Vermont Fish and Game League
viii be omitted this year because
ot the inability of President Taft |
TO be present, as the destruction of |
Hotel Champlain made necessary |
4. change in plans for the outing
hat President Taft was unable to |
meet.
Dr. Dana Goddard died July 20 at
me retreat in Brattleboro. DR..
GODDARD was native of Bakers
Ielu ana graduated from the Burling
ION high school and from the medi-
;al department of the university of
vermont. He was subject to peri
odlc illness, which necessitated CON
lnement in the hospital and for
some years he had rasiled in
Brattleboro. His death was caused
by apopleXy. He was about 40 |
years old and leaves no relatives
put two aunts, one in Bakersfield
and a Mrs. Barnes of Burlinoton
John W. Titcomb, formerly ono
ot the fish and game commiss;on en-
81 Vermont under the Old iay.
has accepted the appointment "" ~
state commissioner Of game onJ
fisheries to succeed Henry G, Tn
mas of Stowe, resigned and viii
take the Office August / NJ
Titcomb has had a wide exnerie No,
in this business, was for a number of
years chief of the bureau of 6sb
culture of the United States gov
eminent at Washington and !