The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1911-02-17

mer, and Mr.. Carnegie's subscrip-
ton, amount to $159,000, leaving
S141, 1000 to be secured before the
end of the year.
Ex-Gov. j. L. BarstoW of Shell
burne is at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital, Burlington, being treated for
temporary disability of the
eyes.
The trustees of the University
of Vermont have added another
instructor in the department of
home economics. Miss Josephine
A. Marshall of Philadelphia has
been chosen for the position. Miss
Marshall is graduate of Drexel
institute, Philadelphia and of
Teachers college, New York. She
has taught several years in the
Georgia Normal and Industrial
college at Milledgeville, Ca, and
is regarded as very strong
teacher. This action of the trus-
tees was taken in response to a
growing demand for work in the
department of home economics.
Professor Terrill has been called
upon to do a large amount of
lecturing over the state, and has
needed assistance in the courses
in domestic science which she
gives. Miss Marshall will relieve
Professor Terrill of part of her
work and will also give courses
in household arts.
Measles is epidemic in st. AL
bans, there being over fifty cases
at the present time and some of
the patients being seriously ill.
The exact number of cases is not
known because both physicians
and parents have been negligent
in reporting them, it is asserted.
Montpelier Choral union was
formed Feb. 5th at an enthusiast
tic meeting at Kellogg-Hubbard
library hall after laborious effort
on the part of the organizers.
Prof. Nelson P. Coffin, of Keene,
N. H., was accompanied by his
Keene organist, E. F. Holbrook,
who played the numbers of the
evening, assisted by c. G. Egg,
organist of Christ church, Mont
pelier. Sing to the Lord of Har-
vest" by Barnby and Gounod's
"Gallia" were sung with such vim
and dash thai organization after
the sing was simple. w. H. Croc-
kett presided and appointed a
nominating committee of three, F.
E. Gleason, s. s. Ballard and Mrs.
q. w. Wing, who named the fol-
lowing temporary officers: Presi-
dent, E. S. Abbott; vice president,
Fl. j. Bean; secretary, Miss Alice
Folsom; treasurer. w. s. Smith;
executive committed officers and
H. D. Hopkins, Mrs. T. E. Calla-
han, Mrs. G. w. Wing; finance
committee, G. K. Putnam, Mrs. w.
A. Briggs, F. R. Pitkin; auditor,
Albert Gauvreau, librarian, VIM.
Mckee; membership, c. G. Egg,
Francis Kelliher, F. K. Griggs.
Fred E. Tuliper, aged SO years,
died at the Brockton, Mass, hos
pital February Sd from the effects
ola bullet wound received Deem
Der 5th, when he was shob by Pa
trolman Snow, of Middleboro,
Maze, as he was leaving a store
Which he had entered. The bullet
struck Tuliper in the thigh, and
septicaemia set in. Tuliper was
one of the most picturesque fig
ures the hospital ever cared for.
For three days after being taken
to- the hospital he refused to say
anything and declined to give his
name. Then he told Chief Swift,
of Middleboro, that he was pro-
fessional thief and seven days lat
er that his home was in Rutland.
After he made known his name he
was recognized as having been
discharged from the state prison
a year ago last month. He was
most generally accused of being
library thief. The morning that
Tuliper was shot in Middleboro
breaks in eight stores had been
ed leaving one store when he was
shot. Al few weeks ago the Rev.
J. Stanley Durkee visited Tulipet
at the request of friend OF the
injured man. To him Tuliper told
a pitiful story of his life. He said
he was the son of Christian par
ents and was himselfa church-go-
ing man up to the time he found |
he needed money to keep the-l
pace" Tuliper said he hoped he |
would live to redeem himself and |
show the world that he was still
1 man.
An interesting little romance Of
he Civil War has just come to
light with the restoration Of a
owe letter written by a Confeder-
tie soldier at Fishers Hill, Va,
%, 1864, to a southern
,irl, married and widowed since
hat time. The letter was taken
~. Henry c. Pomeroy of st. AL
,ans, soldier of the first Yer
mont cavalry in the Civil War,
rom the person of a Confederate
older, apparently dead, when
he Vermonters made a charge on
he Confederate works at Fish
RS Hill, September %, 1864. The
The writer was P. V. Harris, Of
%. A, ADD Tor 18th, the address not
eing perfectly legible after all
hese years. Virginia, volunteer in
antry, Terry's brigade, Gordon's
breckenridge corps.
IS the letter is dated September
2, it is evident that it was writ
EN- the very day on which the
older was killed on the field OF ,
attic. 1t is addressed to Miss
lille Snead, Lynchburg, Va. and
D it is affixed Confederate
lamp ready for mailing. That
irl is now a widow, Mrs. Mildred
ritchell, who is in charge of the
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