The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-07-22

superintendent, expects soon to ship
large quantities of the stuff.
The water supply in Minard pond
having failed perceptibly during the
past few weeks, the Bellows Falls
board of trustees visited the water
shed with the water commissioner
and made thorough investigation
which resulted in the purchase of the
Ellis farm of 95 acres. This gives
the village the ownership of the
entire watershed from which the
pond receives its water, and the
control of the only set of farm build
ings in the watershed
The price paid was $500 and
this, including all the improvements
of the water department during the
past four years, the dam, and pre-
vious surrounding land, new pipe,
etc, leaves the total Indebtedness of
the water department just about the
same as four years ago. In other
words the income from the water
department has paid its expenses
during the time and in addition it has
paid over $4,000 for acquisition OF
surrounding land about $1,000
for the new dam and other
betterments to the water supply,
which is considered a very cred
liable showing as the water rates for
Bellows Falls are the lowest of any
village or city of its size in all that
section.
The Rev. William Shaw, pastor of
the Methodist church at Enosburg
Falls has received word from Bishop
Robert McIntire, of st. Paul, Mimi,
that he has been appointed superin-
tendent of the St. Adams district Of
the Vermont Methodist Conference,
to succeed the Rev. G. W. Hunt, Of
St. Adams, deceased.
Curtis Dickinson met with quite
an accident one day last week in an
East Barnet shop. He was taking
a small load of croquet handles up
on the elevator and, when near the
second floor, the rope broke, letting
the elevator drop about fifteen
feet. Mr.. Dickinson landed across
the beam of the elevator and,
no bones were broken, he
was so badly shaken up that for
several days he could hardly be
moved.
Mary Conroy, administrators of
the estate of John Conroy Wells has
brought suit in Rutland County
court against Nelson Brothers and
Morrow of Pawlet, slate dealers,
to recover $4,000 on the ground
that her husbands death last April
was due to the firms negligence.
Conroy was killed by a falling rock
while working in the quarry.
John Brims, who for five years has
been chief clerk to Superintendent
S. S. Cotton of the Rutland rail-
road, has resigned and on July 10
ne severed his connection with the
Rutland road after being in their
Employ eight years. He goes to a
more lucrative position with head
quarters at Detroit. Mr.. Brims
yill be succeeded by l.. E. Leckerby
7ho is promoted from the auditors
flee.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and
lrs. James l.. Farnham was cele-
rated at their home in Tunbridge
gently and regardless of inclement
-eather the friends and neighbors
} the number of seventy or more
ave the venerable couple complete
nd happy surprise. Music upon
ne occasion was furnished by
Lrs. DR.. Mitchell, C. f. Folsom and
is daughter, Bernice. Mr.. Farm
am, the groom of fifty years, also
ing several war songs, which were
ighly Appreciated.
A COW belonging to Romano
-orse of Mendon recently died and {
! ANALYSIS of parts of the body made l
the State laboratory of hygiene {
Burlington revealed the fact
at the animal died of anthrax, an {