The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-01-13
STATE NEWS.

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The Rt. Rev. j. j. Rice, d. D..
left Dec. 31st for New York to
sail for Rome. The trip is said to
have no special significance other
than the duty of every bishop to
make his ad limina visit.
Lester H. Greene is rapidly re-
covering his strength at Heaton
hospital, and Mrs. Jonothan Per-
kins and General j. H. Lucia, who
are also at the hospital are i'm
proving.
Edward D. Sweeney was electro
cuted at his home in st. Adams
January 8. About midnight Sween-
ey left his bed to get a drink of
water. In turning off the water
and the electric light at the
same time he received shock
which caused his death.
At the annual meeting of the
Orange County Telephone Co. at
Chelsea, it was voted to amend the
bylaws so as to divide the COM
pany into Washington and Orange
county companies and also to do
away with the half-mile ownership
bylaw and permit the company
to assume entire control of the
lines.
Roswell K. Peck, of Montpelier,
60 years old, a member of the
firm of Peck Brothers, plumbers,
was killed Sunday morning, Jan.
list, on an elevator in his store. He
was alone at the time and found
by his brother, John w. Peck. lie
is believed to have had a dizzy
spell from Indigestion, to which
he was subject, and collapsed, his
head striking against the ceiling
as the elevator assembled, fractur-
ing his skull and stopping the ele-
vator. Mr.. Peck was a prominent
business man and leaves a wife
and two children.
The resignation of F. j. Brown
scombe, superintendent of the
Montpelier schools, has been pre-
sented, the same to take effect at
the close of the present year.
During the seven years that Mr..
Brownscombe has been at the head
of the Montpelier schools rapid
strides have been made and many
new features have been inaugur-
ated. He came to Montpelier from
Colorado, and it is his desire to
return to that state. The school
board has taken his announcement
that he would not be a candidate
for reelection under consideration
and it is probable his resignation
will be accepted.
George T. Chaffee, of Rutland,
has been appointed by Gov. j. A.
Mead to be a trustee of the
state school of agriculture for a
term OF one year. This completes
board of trustees for the new in
stitution. The full board as now
made up is as follows: Gov. John
A. Mead and Orlando L. Martin of
Plainfield, commissioner of agri-
culture, ex-officio; Timothy G..
Bronson, of Hardwick, Henry Lee
Hatch, of STAFFORD, and George t.
Chaffee, of Rutland. Other APP
pointments made by the governor
are DR.. w. Scott Nay, of Pnder-
hill, and DR.. E. d. Whitaker, of
Barre, to be delegates to the
council of medical education at
Chicago May 1, 2 and 8, 1911. The
governor has also appointed F. T.
Parsons, of Montpelier, commits
sioner of public printing for two
years.
The committee on instruction of
Montpelier Seminary has just is
sued its report which commends
the work of the, students and
teachers as well as endorses the
management of the institution
since its reorganization in 1909.
The Seminary honor roll for the
fall term has Just been announced
as follows: First honor all studies
above 90 per cent, Gertrude Bliss,
Ruth Bruce, Irene Dwinell, Dora
Douglass, Alethe Roberts, Francis
Marion and Victor Smith; second
honor 1.-TWO subjects 90 per cent.
and none below IS per cent? Beat
rice Atherton, Evelyn Benjamin,
Maude Benjamin, Bertha Buzzell,
Winnifred Jeffords, Mabel Mears,
Avis Pattrell, Alice Waldo, Maid
enc Walbridge, Hazel Wheeler,
Carrie Williams. Harold Dwinell,
Eldon Martin, William Niles, Alden
Owen and Chester Sargent.
The practical institution of the
postal savings bank system was
at Montpelier January
s, about a dozen small accounts be-
ing opened. Postmaster J. G..
Brown did not anticipate any
great rush OF patrons the first |
day. Postmaster Brown has re-
ceived letters containing money
from several persons in different |
parts of the state, but the rules |
for the present are that deposits !