The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-08-05

visitors will also be rendered
special train to the quarries if the
invitation is accepted.
Martin V. BIZ Vance, aged II
years, a state senator from Essex
county, died in Lunenburg, July
81, from the effects of a shock
which he suffered Sunday evening.
Mr.. Vance had been a prominent
business man here. He had held
the office of town clerk and treasurer
since 1889. He was veteran of the
Civil War, having enlisted in Co.
B., 1st Vt. Cav. as a private. He
was discharged as a second lieuten-
ant. The deceased has no surviving
relatives.
While closing a window during the
thunder storm, July 7, Miss Emma
Wilcox, of Middlebury who lived
alone, was held a prisoner for
two hours, both hands being caught
between the sash and screen. Her
screams at last attracted the atten-
ton of John Bosley, who was passing
and he secured ladder and went
to the woman's rescue. 1t was
necessary to remove the sash be-
fore Miss Wilcox could be released.
The woman lost three finger nails
from the right hand and two from
the left, the nails being torn off, and
it is also feared that it will be neces-
sary to amputate a part of the
middle finger of the right hand.
Within the past three weeks the
Woodbury. Granite Co. has secured
contracts for all the granite work on
the following buildings: Missouri
Savings Association Bank at Kan
sas City, Mo. post-office, Lander,
Wyo; new terminal station, Mem
phis, Tenn; telephone building,
Rockford, Ill. post-office, Appleton,
Wis; post-office, Rochester, Mimi;
post-office, Esterville, Iowa; Karpen
building, Chicago; step for city hall,
Middletown, n. Y. Woodbury. gray
granite will be used in the con-
structlon of ach I
of each with the excep-
ton of the Karpen building in
which Bethel granite will be used.
Harold j. Clough, son of George D.
a former well-known mer-
chant of Bellows Falls, was in
stantly killed at Grangeville, Idaho,
July 9. He was an electrician and
was working on a pole at the time.
His parents have lived in Windsor
some years and the body was brought
there for burial.
Congressman Frank Plumley has
promised the national Republican
congressional committee a months
time in the coming fall campaign,
in a political speechmaking tour.
He has not yet been assigned
and does not know
What section of the country he will
,e placed in.
A short strip of unusually good
tate highway has just been COM
,leted in the southern part of
Bennington, beginning at the Pow
lal town line. 1t is 10 feet in
ength and 81 feet wide. The
ost was $4,000 and over this road
I'm many of the autos used in
ourist travel through the Berk-
hires and Bennington county.
Edward B. Clapp, who for over
o years had been the station
gent of the Woodstock Railway
o., at Woodstock, died last week
t the age of 60 years.
Mrs. Glenn E. Blanchard of White
liver Junction has, at her home
ear the fair ground, a lusty,' two
lonths old chicken with three
'gs. The third leg is just forward
f the one on the right side. u
The Peck Co., of st. Johnsbury,
18th capital of $4,000, organized
Or the purpose of wholesaling
aints, hardware, and building sup
lies, has filed articles of incorpora-
on in the Office of the secretary