The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12
STATE NEWS.

| Admiral ana NfS. GEORGE dewey
and a Japanese valet are at the
Woodstock Inn for a stay of three
months. They have passed sever
al summers there.
Irah d Spaulding has given up
aviation for the present and re-
turned to Brattleboro. Mr.. Spauld-
ing's parents prevailed upon him
to give up the hazardous business
of operating an airship.
News has been received that the
Rev. Mr.. Buckingham of Plain
vile, Conn, has accepted the call
extended him by the Baptist
church of Montgomery Center and
will begin his pastorate there on
August 4th.
The N. H. Woodward homestead
in Ludlow is to be purchased at
a price not to exceed $4,000, ac-
cording to a vote of the special
town meeting, to be used as a
schoolhouse. The entire expendi-
ture for the new schools is not to
exceed $4,000.
Barney Higgins of Rutland was
thrown or fell from a carriage in
which he was driving Sunday af-
ternoon and was caught between
the wheel and shafts of the rig.
He was so tightly fastened in that
bystanders could not eXtricate him
until the wheel was removed.
Articles of association have been
filed at the office of the Secretary
Of State, Montpelier, by the Union
Transfer Co., of st. Johnsbury,
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
company is formed to carry pas
sengers by automobile, automobile
truck or by carriage.
Burt Aubin met a horrible death
Thursday night when his head
was caught under a freight car
at White River Junction. He was
uncoupling cars when his foot
caught in a frog. His nose was
cut off, one eye gouged out, and
his skull split open. He died be-
fore he could be taken to a hos
pital.
Sewell Newton, an old-time re-
sident of Johnson and well-known
throughout Lamoile county, died
at his homo Sunday from the eff
fects of a stroke of appopIexy.
He was y years old and repre-
sented his town in the general as
sembly in the eighties.
The American Gas Co, it is un-
derstood, has secured the power
at Bolton and at Middlesex. 1t is
further understood that the COM
pany will connect this power with
its power at Essex Junction and
will consolidate the three and fur
niSh power to Barre and intermed-
late places.
Alderman Z. w. J. Hawkins of
sprung a surprise on
the board members and his other
July I'd by announcing his
June 26th in Rutland,
Mrs. Lydia c. Hart of Boston, be-
ing the bride. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Norman
Seaver, a retired Congregations
minister in Rutland.
Mrs. Lola Bailey, wife of l. F.
Bailey, died at her home in Mont !
pelier Monday from the effects of |
a dose of biehloride of mercury |
which she took about two weeks |
ago. 1t is apparently a case of |
suicide and probably the result of |
mental disturbance. The poison /
was taken in a diluted form, 9th |
erwise death would have resulted |
almost instantly. Mrs. Bailey was |
30 years old.
The fifteen-vear-old son of Mrs. |
Degree, of Hinesburg, |
.ook a gun with him Friday to /
he field, where he was hoeing /
.orn. 4 little son of Alex. Miller,
Iged four years, took up the gun
md in some way it was discharg-
ID and the bullet entered the body !
Of the Degree boy Just below his
leart. The lad was taken to the
Nary Fletcher hospital in Burl-
ngton to have the bullet remov-
ID.
The Adams Paper company of
Wells River has filed articles of
with the Secretary of
state, with the intention of manu-
acturing and dealing in paper.
The capital stock is 100000, and
he papers are signed by Herbert
,rabtree, Walter Crabtree, Wells
'rabtree, Edwin s. Crabtree and
5dwin Crabtree of Crabtree Mills,
%.
Edgar NJ. Hall, 80 years old, a
lumber. Of Bellows Falls, was
.IOM nGu - ult tAll III Allt 1uUneEAl- Z
ut river near South Charlestown,
/, H. He was sitting in the stern
f his power boat and, losing his
alance, fell overheard. He could
OF swim and before his two COM
anions could turn the boat and
fleet a rescue, he sank from sight I
D about 40 feet of water. He is
arvived by his wife and three
Dung children.
The steamer TiconderOga, while I
nroute to Plattsburg from Burl-
On July 4th, was struck by light
ing off Colchester point. The !
oft splintered the ensign staff,
ut out Of commission the cleo
-ical circuit and tore boards from :
be saloon deck. There were no
assenEers aboard, and no one
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