The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-10-11

Mills, secured crop of 1000 pound.
of honey this year, selling it for Is
cents pound.
Apple picking has been begun ex
tensively in Middlebury, and it il
expected that winter apples will run
from $3.50 to 3d. per barrel
A feature of the Baptist State
Convention at St. Johnsbury re-
Gently, was the presence at all the
sessions of Mrs. A. G. Mitchell the
only living charter member of the
organization and whose age is &C
years.
A disease called "blackleg" OF
quarterill 3" has broken out at
Weston among cattle on the Peck
farm and eight have already died.
Serum has been used to save as
head The disease is caused by
vegetable microbe.
A man leaning out of window
in the Mead building in Rutland en-
joyed the sport of dropping rotten
eggs on the heads of passersby. In
vestlgation failed to reveal the
identity Of the person whose sense
of humor was thus distorted.
Frank H. Brooks, president of
the E. & T. Fairbanks Co. at St.
Johnsbury, and Mrs. Brooks enter
tanned the directors, office force.
heads of departments, and foremen
and wives, to the number of $50,
Monday evening, Sept. 30th. 1t
was the first gathering of the sort
in many years.
" Billy Van Sleet,, one of the
best-known aeronautical pilots in
New England, and Miss Katherine
Kelly, formerly of Burlington, were
married Friday, Sept. 9th, in New
York, by the Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. VanSleet will make
their home in North Adams. Mass.
Mr.. Van Sleet met Miss Kelly at
Bennington when he was there land
ing from balloon flight.
The third death in short time of
infaniile paralysis on Cleveland ave.
Rutland, occurred at $50 O. clock
night, Sept. goth, when
Paul F., the thirteen months old |
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Sell |
ingham, died of the disease. The
amily has been in quarantine and
he health officer refused to allow a
uneral service. The body was
AIKEN to Glens Falls, N. Y, by rel
Itives for burial.
Joseph Charbonneau, aged "A
years, a mill employee of the vii
age of North Pownal, is in Ben
lington jail, charged with an at
ack on Rosa Gainor, aged 10 years
nd her sister, aged 8, daughters of
lr. and Mrs. Alfred Gainor, while
hey were on their way to school.
he deputy sheriff upon being in
Ormed of the circumstances, sent
ut three different parties of men,
nd one of them ran down Char /
onneau in the town of Hoosick, =
|. Y.
The Vermont Association of Pro- {
ate judges was formed at Mont t
elier Wednesday, Oct. 2, with the 6
blowing officers: President, Frank /
Martin, Montpelier; vice-presi- \
ent, II. l.. Clark, of Castleton; '
,cretary and treasurer, O. n. Kel-
IN, of st. Adams. The officers are II
lie executive committee. There P
ere IA judges present out of the S
in the state. A constitution and [
y-laws were adopted and consider '
Die time was passed in a discussion "
the work of the various probate n
strlcts in which much has been "
'complished in way of establish II
6 uniform records and practice. a
A New England supper was held h
Mokanshan, China, August l6, at Il
hich two Vermonters were present, b
ebert E. Wilson of Bethel and A. c
Ufford of Fairfax. Mr.. Wilson al
presents the American church al
Ission in Soochow and Mr.. Ufford NJ
e American Baptist Foreign Mis- al
mary society. Twenty-nine per- ia
ms were present at the gathering, ty
of whom were native born New m
lglanders and the remainder con- pr