The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-26
STATE NEWS.

The contract for erecting the
new building at Goddard Semin-
airy, Barre, has been let to A. B
Lane. Mr.. Lane will begin work
at once, and is to have the build
ready for occupancy by Nov. 1
George c. Buzzell, a Montpelier
truckman, was seriously injured, q
large show window at the Silver
grovery store on Elm street was
broken, and Buzzell's horse was
severely cut in a runaway acct
dent Tuesday night. Mr.. Buzzell's
back was injured and he suffered
numerous bruises.
Arrangements have been made
by which the town of MorristoWn
can have a lot for the new library
on the corner of Main and High
streets free of expense. In addi-
ton ito this offer of a lot, the
new proposition includes the err
ection of an annex to the origin
al building at the cost of $1,000
and the further gift of another
$1,000 to furnish the annex with
reference and other valuable
books.
Joseph Bauchemin, IA years old,
narrowly escaped drowning off
Booths dock at Burlington re-
Gently. The lad, with others, was
in bathing, when the water wings
which Bauchemin used to assist
him slipped to one side and he
went to the bottom. Ralph Ready
went to his assistance and was
caught and pulled down by the
other. Michael Croto, another of
the party, succeeded in rescuing
both lads after Bauchemin had
gone down twice.
Officers are on the trail of Ar
thur Lucas, who is wanted in Rich
ford on charges of theft and forg-
ing a check to the amount of
about $40. 1t was reported that
Lucas was at a point north of st.
Adams, but when the officers went
there he was not to be found, and
it is thought he escaped into the
woods on the approach of the Of
ficers.
AS George E. Megrath, the drug
gist of Montpelier, was charging
the soda fountain at his drug store
on State street the 18th, a large
tank of carbonic acid gas explod-
ed, throwing Mr.. Megrath the
length of the cellar and bruising
and wrenching him badly, though
it is not expected any bones were
broken. The contents of the cell
lar were thrown in every direc-
ton.
The Playground Association at
Ludlow has voted to purchase the
Woodward lot south of the large
railroad bridge for a playground.
The lot will cost $1,000. 1t is pro-
posed to equip the grounds with
sand piles, swings, and the usual
paraphernalia of Fairgrounds as
soon as the funds can be raised.
1t will also be used for ball gam
es and other athletics.
The Spanish American war vet
Grams of Washington county held
a reunion Saturday at Paramount
park at Barre. A banquet was
served in a shady grove and the
day devoted to war reminiscenc-
es.
The work of standardizing the
HOosac Tunnel and Wilmington
railroad, a narrow guage line, is
to be completed within six weeks
and the ultimate extension of the
road to Brattleboro or some YER
mont railroad center, farther north
Is an assured fact.
Bert Drinkwater, 9-year-old son
Of Chas. Drinkwater, a bricklayer
net death Monday in East Clar-
7ndon in a peculiarly tragic way.
The boy was playing in the sand
n Frank Bakers pasture with two
,ther small boys, aged four and
TX years. Young Bert crawled
lead first into a cave the boys |
lad made in the sand and the sand !
burying him. His little |
laymates, in helpless alarm, ran |
o their mother in the house not |
ar away and she hurried to the
ONE of j. H. Kingsley, who sent
man with the youngsters to the
andbank and he dug out the boy.
life was extinct, however, when
ne child's body was reached The
tile fellow had been covered to
depth of about two feet by the
md and had smothered to death.
President Taft sent to the Sen
-e the 18th the nomination of
herman P. Allen of Vermont to
= assistant secretary of the treas
~; also that of Luther Conant,
!, of New York, as commissioner
corporations.
Secretary Dan F. DAVIS of the
ate board OF pharmacy has re-
lived notification from Rutland
at Gov. John A. Mead has ap-
linted Mason G. Beebe of Burl-
gton to represent the druggists
Vermont and the state board
pharmacy at the annual Joint
ssion Of the American Pharma-
utical association and the Ma
)nal Association of State Boards
Pharmacy. The convention will
, held in Denver, Colo, in the
eek beginning August 20.
Four suits have been brought by
strict Attorney Alexander Dun
1t of st. Johnsbury against the
flowing concerns for failure to
axe proper reports to the gov
nment under the corporation
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