The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-30
STATE NEWS.

school paper, the name of which has
not yet been determined.
DR.. G. S. Caverly, of Rutland,
president of the state board of
health, left last week for tour of
Europe. DR.. Caverly will study
health conditions on the Continent.
Mrs. Caverly accompanies her hus-
band.
Two boys smoking cigarettes in
one of the horse stalls at Granite
City Trotting park, Barre, Wednes-
day afternoon, Sept. 81, started a
fire, and before it was under con-
troll two-thirds of the long row
were burned to the ground and the
residence of V. E. Ayers was dam
aged. The loss is about $3.50.
President M. H. Buckham of the
University of Vermont, with Mrs.
Buckham, has returned from
summers tour of England and Scot
land. They left Burlington imme-
diately after commencement in
June and sailed from Liverpool for
home September TO-
The Ludlow wooden mills, which
are owned by the estate of the late
James S. Gill, have been placed in
the hands of Conant & Co., of Bos-
ton, for sale. An inventory has
been taken of machinery and fix
lures and survey made of the
realty. The property will be widely
advertised and sold at auction.
DR.. E. E. Whitaker of Newport,
who went to Montreal for an opera
ton for the removal of his tongue,
which was affected by a cancerous
trouble, has returned home very
much improved. In spite of the
removal of his tongue the doctor is
able to carry on conversation to a
surprising degree.
Olin Merrill of Enosburg Falls,
has recently given 800 for the con-
tinuance of the permanent state
road at Samsonville which, when
completed to the Berkshire line, will
make almost a continuous stretch
of state highway from East Berk-
shire to Enosburg Falls, a distance
of five miles.
Directors of the International
Paper Co. at Bellows Falls are con-
fdent that the current fiscal year
will show net profits for interest and
dividends 81 100000 to 81 800, 900
larger than for the fiscal twelve
ended June 80 last. If re-
allied, this would mean net earn
ings of 100000 to SO, 100000 and |
the latter figures would be close to
the high record of 1901 when on
S20,711,000 of gross business net
profits of $3,961 ,657 were obtained.
Mrs. Josephine Poland, widow of
]. Monroe Poland, for many years
editor of The Vermont Waterman
with Joseph Poland, his father, at
Montpelier, is dead at her home in
Marblehead, Mass. Mrs. Poland
was II years old. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Mary Cush-
man of Boston, and one sister, Mrs.
E. Henry Powell of Burlington.
Mrs. Poland was a daughter of
Thomas Reed, at one time one of
the prominent men of Montpelier.
Delegates from Vermont to the
National Council of Congregational
churches, which meets in Boston
October 10 to 20, are as follows:
The Rev. Henry L. Ballou, Chester;
President NJ. H. Buckham, LID,
Burlington; Principal John NJ. Com
stock, Chelsea; Charles w. Gates,
Franklin; the Rev. Charles w. Os-
good, Bellows Falls; the Rev. Arthur
?. Pratt, Bellows Falls; the Rev.
samuel Rose, Cornwall; the Rev.
". H. Spence, Rutland; the Rev.
D. H. Strong, East Brookfeld.
Marie Dressler, the actress, wired |
several New York papers from
Windsor as follows: " According to
he last census Vermont, l think, |
decreased in population. Any Won
Ter? 1t has, l think, the worst rail- s
way service in the world. 1t took !
ne from 8 o'clock this morning
Until this afternoon on Boston & {
Maine express to reach my farm. {
Please publish this. 1t may awake
he officials" An exchange thinks |
Marie " is twisted about the CEN I
us returns but may be right regard i
ng the railway service.
Several automobile owners in
Iontpelier, who are members of the |
Automobile Club of Vermont, are {
considering proposition made by |
me of them that the senators and {
epresentatives-elect from Wash
ngton county be taken on a trip (
the roads of eastern Yer I
mont and New Hampshire. The {
dea was suggested by the tour on {
which the legislators-elect from Q
franklin county were recently taken