The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-01-21

her entire life having passed in the
State. She can remember when
Rutland had but two streets and
when railroads we're unknown. Her
father was one of the stockholders
in the first railroad from Bellows
Falls to Burlington and rode on the
first train to run over this line.
Mrs. EChase comes from a family
noted for it's longevity. Her moth
er died at "a and she has brothers
"a and sc years of age.
Mitchell and Charles Leonard, of
Barton, are in Jail at st. Johnsbury
awaiting the February term of
United States court at Burlington.
They were arrested by Deputy Mar
shall Miles, of Newport, and given
hearing before Commissioner Harry
Blodgett on the charge of smuggling
wool, and were held in bail at 81, 1000
each. This they were unable to Sc
cure. 1t is supposed they are the
men who smuggled the large guam
tity of wool recently seized in the
Kicker warehouse here.
The stockholders of the American
Fidelity Co. of Montpelier have
voted to double the capital stock of
the company from $780, 900 to $500,
900 Present stockholders will have
preference until January 26, after
that date any unsold stock will be
open to public subscription at $135
share. The old board of directors
and officers we're reelected. The
officers are: President, James W.
Brock; vice-presidents, Fred A.
Rowland, M. e. Smile; secretary,
Harlan W. Kemp; assistant secre-
taries, R. B. Denny, B. B. Bailey;
treasurer, R. B. Denny.
The annual meeting of the Gale
donia Fair Ground Association was
held at St Johnsbury Jan. 18th.
The report of the treasurer, Charles
e. Bradley, of St. Johnsbury showed
that the total receipts of the past
year were $S,415.S0 and the total
expenditures $9.072.23. Although
this shows a cash deficit, the ex-
penditures were made for the cree
ton of new buildings and perma-
nent repairs on the old and the di-
rectors consider the association to
be in a good condition. The follow
ng directors were elected for the
ensuing year: w. A. Kicker, T. R.
Stiles, A. J. Higgins, II. A. Stanley,
L. W. Hastings, G. c. Cary, all of
St. Johnsbury, ]. D. Stevens, of
Danville, T. A. Meader of Ryegate,
and W. /. Powers and T. N. Vail,
of Lyndonville. AS soon as the
directors organize, arrangements
will be made for the next fair which,
it Is expected will be held during
the first or second week in Septem-
Der.
The state board of library com
and he Library ASCOT
atien of Vermont will hold a joint
meeting of librarians and educators
at the Carnegie library at Bellows
Falls Friday, January %. The
library will be open for inspection,
and fine mounted collection pre-
pared by the Hartland Nature Club
will be on exhibition in the forenoon,
when it is hoped the Librarians will
meet for informal discussion. At 2
o'clock the following programme
will begin: Greeting, A. N. Swain,
Carnegie library, Bellows Falls "a
Circulating Summer Branch" Miss
Grace Blanchard, public library,
Concord, N. H., What Small Ii
brary Can Do" Mrs. Abba Dothen
Chamberlin, Abbot library, Pomfret;
The School and the Library"
Percy H. Blake, superintendent of
schools, Chester; Books for Child
ren," Miss C. Ginevra Pollard,
Whiting library, Chester; Miss Fran
ces NJ. Pierce Fletcher library, Lud-
ow; Library Advertising" Miss
Svelyn Lease; log-Hubbard Ii
orary, Montpelier Mrs. Kate Woods
Carney, Town library, Springfield.