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

David Wilkie, the travelling man
who was injured on the train
which was wrecked on the Wood
stock road, gave up active work
Saturday night, June 18th, after
40 years service. He is one of the
oldest commercial travellers in the
country. He will retire to Hale's
Tavern, at Wells River, the head
quarters of the New England Fat
Mems Club, of which he is the
founder.
Joseph K. Edgerton, aged "a
years, died at his home in North
field at an early hour on Saturday
morning, His wife survives him.
He had been active in the bust
ness and official life of the town
until his retirement to his farm
a few years since. He had been a
member of Mortified lodge of
Odd Fellows since 1852, and a
Mason since 1854, and had held
numerous offices in the state Or
CARNATIONS of both fraternities.
That the proposed line to the
quarries and Williamstown will be
pushed by the Barre Granite rail-
road is indicated by the fact that
an attorney representing the
company has just taken up the
last of some 20 options on prop
erty. The largest deal was the
transfer of the Bolster property
sl1irting Aver st. and the Barre
railroad, known as the driving
park. Next in Importance are
large strips of land secured from
Deputy Sheriff A. M. Morrison,
near Batchelder ST., a portion of
the farm in Barre town owned by
Dan A. Fraser, and a section of
Mrs. Calista Bolster's property in
Barre town.
State Forester A. F. Halves of
Burlington, acting for the State
of Vermont, has bought of e. R.
Morse of Rutland, a tract of about
500 acres of land on Bald noun
tain in the town of Mendon to be
used as a State forestry preserve.
The tract is located on the north
side of the mountain and extends
from the Notch" road to the Oak
peak. 1t is largely covered with
small hardwood timber, but there
is a small stand of spruce near
the top of the mountain. The ter
ritory has been numbered but it
has been done unscientifically and
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

fire a few years ago did great
damage to the timber.
A serious accident occurred near
Algiers in Guilford, while Charles
Hutchinson was driving a pair of
oxen attached to a truck upon
which his wife and daughter,
Mrs. Ernest Starkey and little
child were riding. The animals be-
came frightened and ran away,
throwing the occupants from the
forward bunk of the truck. Mrs.
Hutchinson sustained broken
shoulder and minor injuries, and
Mrs. Starkey was badly cut on one
leg and had other injuries. The
child escaped with slight bruises.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12
PRIZE VOTING CONTEST.

The last vote changes the Or
der of the contestants. Miss Jen-
ME Gray has first place with a
good lead. Miss Gertrude Smith
comes second with a big vote and
Miss Kidder is a good third. Re-
member the great prize is the
piano, but it is not the only prize
and the others are all worth work
ing for. Steady work, with a lit
tie hustle to push it, will work
wonders. The contest will close
July goth, but there is time to
make big gains before that day
if you work. The final count will
be July goth, and the ballot box
will be placed at the Bank after
theN 18th until the final ballot is
closed the goth. The bonus offer
still holds good-every seven new
subscribers gets a bonus of 10000
extra, making a total of 14,200;
for every seven renewal sub
scriptions you get a bonus of 5000,
making total of 1880. For ev-
cry twenty Bradford merchants
coupons brought to the Opinion
office we will give a bonus of o.
600 votes Don't forget that your
merchants coupons will help you
toward the top, and seven in your
lucky number for subscriptions. A
few days now will decide this
contest. Make final dash for the
piano,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12
SOUTH NEwBURY.
MR.. ROOSEVELT'S OPPOR-
TUNITY.

If Mr.. Roosevelt has courage
and principle this is the favorable
time for him to render a great
public service, says A Maurice
Low, writing in the current issue
of Harper's Weekly. But Mr..
Roosevelt is in every way IN
fitted for the tremendous task
to which his insenate ambition
has driven him. He can no more
create a party than he could help
the Republican party,
for to him a party has no mean
ing except as it exists to fur
Their his ambition, to magnify his
to clothe him with
power. A man who cannot con-
serve his fortune is not usually
selected as the guardian of an
others
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12
GREATER VERMONT
ASSOCIATION.

A meeting to complete the Or
ganization of the Greater Ver-
mont Association will be held at
Rutland Wednesday, July II, in
the Grand Army hall. There will
be two sessions, the first at II
o'clock in the morning and the
second at 1.3O in the afternoon.
the meeting will be the rooms of
the Business Mems Association in
the Mead building
Reports, suggesting policies and
plans of work along several lines
will be made. Reports will also be
made by committees appointed to
consider plans for a Vermont
Week." a week of travel in Yer
mont and inspection and study of
the State by it's citizens, and for
a celebration in 1915 of the 125th
anniversary of the Joining of the
Union by the First State and the
most unique State to be added to
the original thirteen"
The reports will be followed by
a general discussion of the sug-
gestions and recommendation of
the committees. This conference
will successful and significant pro-
vided there is a large representa-
ton of the citizenship of the
State.
Attend the meeting. Join the
organization. The Greater Yer
mont Association needs you and
you need the Greater Vermont
Association.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

We ought to realize what a
wonderful century the nineteenth
century was from the really inn
portant centenaries we have been
celebrating for the first twelve
years OF this twentieth. The first
gas company for the sale of il
Eliminating gas was organized in
London in 1912 and it is still one
OF the two most acceptable ways
Of artificial lighting on this humid
redth anniversary.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

Judge and Mrs. John H. Watson
of Montpelier leave tomorrow for a
trip to Belfart. Ireland, where their
son, Hugh Watson. formerly of
Canada is attached to the United
States consulate. Judge and Mrs.
Watson viii visit England and will
return in the early fall.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

S/ITlP@Z~

Each age brings its new prob
lens, and the automobile age has
emphasized the road problem, if
it has not created it. What are we
going to do? The surface dust of
macadamized road is blown and
rubbed away by motor cars, gra-
vel roads are injured by the sue
ton of the tires of cars, and even
a poor, uneven and dilapidated
road is a nuisance to those who
live along it's edge because of the
clouds of dust which are hurled
from the road bed to lodge on
every surface in the house. Some
things needs to be done to do
away with the danger and annoy
ance of this dust nuisance. We
cannot water our streets so that
the dust is kept down because we
are going to have to save the wa
ter for household use a little lat
er. It does not seem possible af-
ter our cold and rainy spring,
Jul IL 10 1dCl IldI oven uOW lhS
reservoir shows signs of short
age. Other places have oiled the
roads with good results and we
have a few bits of road oiled here
in Bradford through the private
enterprise of individuals who will
not endure the dust of a trunk au-
tomobile line. F. V. Johnson, Est.
and DR.. w. S. Cole have started
the good work, and their excel
lent example will be followed by
the town, and it is expected that
in a very short time the road will
be oiled from the Everett McDuf-
fee place on the upper plain to
the Lake road turn on the lower
plain.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

Inc vote July lUCh:
Jennie Gray 1895
Gertrude Smith 125,575
Maude Kidder 94,100
Ella Morrill, 23,2O0
VERNE White 22,275
Clementine Richardson 21,325
Madaline Renfrew 21,225
Esther Sanborn 20,35O
Nettie Pushee 1928
Honora Murphy 1850
Edith Brooks 14,2OO
Florence Martin 1895
Marion Franklin 10000
Florence Russell 9,775
Gretchen Davis $500
Rachael Sargent s,O75
Gertrude Mason 1925
Alice Bean 1880
Jesseca WORCESTER 1925
Josephine Hardy 4,6OO
Dora Waterman 2,400
Mrs. L. R. Woods 2,375
Florence Cushman 2,275
Florence Wright POPS
Edyth Clough 1850
Bertha Dove 1900
Mary Hodge 1873
Mrs. Carl Carter 1900
Anna Chamberlain 1,150
Menta Woodland 500
Mrs. Jennie Carter 800
Bertha Foot 500
Bertha Braynard 725
Mabel Merchant $50
Myrtle Robbie 625
Lisle Southworth SIS
Elizabeth Renfrew 725
Florence Metcalf 700
Rose Renfrew 700
Mrs. Bert Hastings 900
Henrietta Bailey $50
Marjorie Kenyon 525
Goldie Staples 500
Kate Dodge 500
Frances Clark $50
Mrs. Vernon Davis 300
Katherine B. Morrison 275
Hattie Weed $50
Edna McCrillis 125
Ida Townsend 125
Mrs. d. F. Worthen 100
Mrs. j. R. Pierce IS
Mrs. G. F. Osgood IS
Mrs. Fred McDuffee 50
Carrie Durgan so
Eveline Taggart so
Catherine B. Mcpherson so
Mrs. B. Walter Abbott so
Mrs. Lottie Munsell - 25
FRANK L. BRIGHAM,
GEO. NJ. MARSHALL,
WARREN L. CRAFTS,
Judges,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

The Russian Duma paid us a
compliment without in the least
intending to, when it recommend
ed an appropriation of sixty
thousand dollars to be used in
testing farm machinery. The rea-
son of this action contains the
compliment because they want to
see if other countries do not pro-
duce as good machinery as the
United States. We do a lot of
hollering about high prices and
fraud, but we do get there with
the goods just the same, and we
miss our guess if the Russians
find any other country where they
can buy as good farm machinery
in such variety and quantity as
they can in this country. They
better spend that 100000 on ma
chinery instead of on an investi-
cation, although we will gain
greatly because of the compliment
tary, free advertising we are
getting.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

Get your printing at The opinion.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

For those of us who live in the
country, this new interest in out
of door life ought to have a mes
sage. How many of us have lived
all our lives hearing the birds sing
and not know one from the other
unless it opened its mouth to sing
Phebe, Phebe, or whip-o-will and
then not knowing anything of
bird life and habits. With all the
books written on the subject and
with the whole of out-of-doors for
a school room, isn't it strange that
we of the country do not improve
this opportunity to know more
about the world we live in, and
thus broaden the scope of our
knowledge and our possibility of
enjoyment. 1t is not necessary
that we all go to studying birds
if we are not interested, as we
have the rocks, the trees, the
ferns and the flowers to go to
for knowledge, and we know 50
little about any of it.
The Democrats have nominated
a progressive in Wilson, so they
say, and some of .Roosevelt's
staunch supporters, like Gov. Os-
born of Michigan, say the same
thing as their reason for refusing
to help form a third party and
boost the sale on Bandanna hand !
kerchiefs. There are many in this |
country who will feel that the |
Democrats have taken advantage |
of their opportunity better than
usual in a year when they have |
a fighting chance to win. 1t is
safe to assume that neither Bry- |
an nor Roosevelt are satisfied. |
But the third party seems like
rather a sickly child.
In watching this peculiar world |
about us, and like the old Quaker
that includes everybody but thee
and me" and sometimes even
-thee," belongs in the peculiar
class, we laugh to notice how
many of our ideas are what might
be called second hand Oh, we
think we think, but a lot of our
thinking was done by our great
grandfathers and has come down
to us as custom. 1t won't be a bad
thing when we start in to do our
own thinking and then some fool
ish customs would go so fast they
would get dizzy.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1912-07-12

Gaphaphone given anyone trading cash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
HAIL STORM RUINS
ALL Of HIS CROPS
FARMERS CHICKENS AND TUR-
KEYS ARE ALSO DESTROYED
IN CULPEPER.

Especial 10 The Richmond Vlrginian.)
CGLPEPER, VA August i The
rain and hail storm of last Wednes-
day that passed through strip Of
territory along the Rspidan river.
the boundary line OF Culpeper. was
more severe and disastrous than at
first realized. Sam Ryan. who lives
near Raccoon ford. was in Culpeper
today. and he says It spent its fury
upon his and two other adjacent
farms and devastated their premises.
The storm stripped his timber Of
every green leaf and left It AZ barren
as winter winds: it completely de-
stroyed his growing corn cro1 and
razsd the stalks to the ground, and
the hail covered his grass fields to the
depth Of six inches and killed his
grass 10 the roots. His chickens and
turkeys were beaten to death and his
larger stock was panic stricken and
broke from their enclosures and were
saved from destruction The roof of
his large barn was lfted. together
with its sheeting, and carried by the
wind a great distance Mr.. Ryan
had about 1000 watermelons that
were about ready for market the hail
beat them 10 pulp,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
ADVANCE CHECKS
PROFIT TAKING
MANY INVESTORS WHO INTENDED
SHILLING ARE NOM HOLDING
WELL ALooF.
COAL STOCKS ST RONG
STRENGTH IN THESE SHARES Is
HELPED BY RISE IN AMERi-
CAN SHELTERS AND re-
FtsIsG COMPANY.
COAL STOCKS STRONG

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-An CARY
advance in the stock market today
was checked by rush Of prott TAX
ing sales on She part Of spectators.
MANY investors however, who have
been thinking Of dispo$inc If TIER
shares are now holding alnot, sud the
release from the source of selling is
noticeable
Louisville and Nashville vas eS-
capttanafiy strong on rumors IF the
rev stock issue Of 40,o9of 0oe- The
stock sold up 10 l6S IL. and after
recession to 16s again displaEea
marked strength. American Can
touched A. call money host and
gssoI1 Al S-+ per cent
The Pittsburs coal stocks advanced
en- what for them. was a large meas
IRE az buying. Amalgsmsted Cor
per also de- eloped considerable
strength. selling up t. SIS as.
The strength ir these shares Was
hetped by the rise In American Smel-
ters and Refining company, which
touched Sc is Tire bail tips en-
this stock we're very strong and FUR
Their large rise IS predicted. Contra
Leather was also brought freely. This
cotton was based on the Improvement
in the leather trade and the pros
rect az further advance in the
nrices Of the corporstion's products
THE stock made q new high record
sor the year AT = Ia
In the first three hours London
bought about 1900 shares. the pur-
chasing being unusually well distri-
buted through the list
The active stocks for the most
par closed vel above tire opening
and there was hardly anyone vine
thought the outlook was bearlsh
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
TWO JOY RIDERS DIE
IN CRASH WITH TRAIN

LIMA, o., Aug. 1l-~At 4 grade
crossing near Spencerville late this af-
ternoon, a touring car containing
three persons was struck by an Erie
railroad flyer, Two Of the occupants
were killed and the third is dying.
The dead:
Enoch Drake. wealthy business man
and oil operator Of Mcnden, Ohio.
Mrs. Mary Coleman, OF Menden,
sister of Drake.---
The injured Mrs. Enoch Drake.
terribly crushed.
Drake failed 10 hear the nyer bear
ing down upon him ana on account OF
curve did not see H. Just as the
machine was Squareiy on the track its
engine stopped dead. The locomotive
struck the auto carrying 1t 500 feet.
Drake and Mrs. Coleman were killed
instantly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
Kcy. John Mcconnell

Especial to The Richmond Virginian
NORFOLK. VA, August 12.-Rev
John r. Mcconnell. superintendent oi
the city mission, and licensed Metho-
dist preacher, who has been at the
head OF this excellent local charity 70,
a number of years. died suddenly this
morning from an attack of hear
trouble. from which he was suf-
ferer.
Mr.. McConica was once upon a time
a bad man" OF New York and enter.
ed the MINISTRY and mission work
after his conversion in one of the
slum missions OF the metropolis. He
came to Norfolk. lived an exemplary
life and accomplished in quiet way
a good work.
He Is survived by wife and sew
eral grown daughters, all residents
Of this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
BOTH CANDIDATES
QUITE CONFIDENT
Continued From First Page,

t1pHtlHAFd FROM FIRST Page
candidate would be successful Thurs-
day.
The same was true at the Offices
of Montague Il Montague.
disappointment in Store.
When the gun goes down Thurs
day somebody is going to he woefuliy
disappointed Each ndidate is Ger
tain that IL is going to be the other
fellow. You can take your choice
AT the headquarters of neither can
dtdate were figures ubtaina bic
At Congressman Lambs headquzr-
ters II was declared that the incum-
bent would carry Richmond and every
county in the district, with the pox-
sible exception OF King William
Notice the possible. Congrexslna n
Lamb himself. does not concede A
single county to his opponent. In
King William ne thinks that Mr.
Montague has lighting chance. but
nothing more, Richmond Is claimed
by a comparatively small majority,
which is 10 say by aboGt 800. In the
counties Mr.. Lamb expect to have a
majority OF fully 500. probably more.
MIR. Montague Is not quite so con-
servattve. +. l.. Montague. the cam
didates brother said yesterday after
noon that he expected every county
in the district with the exception of
carries City. which he by no means
comedies, lie places 1t in the doubtful
column.
Both Claim Richmond
Mr. Lambs managers claim Rich
mond and the counties by a substantial
majority. MIR Montague's managers
claim Richmond by large ma jority
and every county but one which they
class Az doubtful
That's the situation. Probably. thu
best method OF arriving at "A con-
clusion il to split the difference.
when asked yesterday t. give Jig
ures Lynch Montague said that no
preferred not TO do SO in the absence
or his brother. He felt confident of
victory he said, and believed Mr..
Montague wound carry Richmond bv
a safe majority and most OF thu
counties, but begged 10 be excused
from giving figures.
request for figures 81 Congress
man lambs headquarters was met
with the same answer. except that the
claim were reversed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
MAKES CONFESSION
OF DETROIT GRAFT

DETROIT MICH. August r.
Prosecuting Attorney Hugh Shepherd
admitted today that e. r. Schreiter.
secretary Of the common council com
nittees and secretary OF the American
League Of Municipalities. had made
complete confession 10 him regarding
all the great deals Of present and past
councils, of which he knew many
facts. The prosecutor promises that
"hen this confession is made public
" viii outdo all previous sensations In
The startling qualities
Schraiters testimony will be used in
The issuance ~ warrants against.
arrested aldermen tomorrow. Prose
"utor shepherd has decided to drop
the plan Of entering n conspiracy
charge and make ali the complaints
on charges Of promising to accept a
bride"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
COTTON AAtikf.T.


NEW YORK. August IL Wheq
New York contracts were sold at
rs Ia cents today h was learned
that the spinners were anxious buy
ers Of the new crop at that equlVa
let for their early fail requirements.
II seems now that these demands
were limited, aud that the very men
who had these enormous orders from
all over the world On q basis eff
cents for the new crop are now anx-
ious to prove that the worlds spin-
ners are not willing to buy at that
price.
A decline in New York contracts
for the October option from the high
levels recorded as Of date Of July
2sth came very near being $40 a
bale today And this decline was
attributed 10 few rains in Texas.
which may possibly have stopped the
deterioration In that State over about
half OF its area. Even now there Is
NO suggestion that the Texas Weld
will exceed estimates made early in
July, but for reasons not then stated
the old crop is being committed 70
work against lower prices The old
crop vas only 1s 900. 900 bales. but
when it became necessary to advance
prices sales Of cotton as far toward
as the year 1920 were really or
hctitIously made TO show how great
the demand for American cotton was
likely 10 be for all these years to
come.
The weather map was favorable
and the forecast was equally so.
Liverpool futures closed barely
steady at a decline OF II IL 20 10
points. Manchester cabled yarns dun
and irregular, and buyers of cIotn0
hold off Only 5000 bales OF spot
cotton were sold Ia Liverpool today.
and this was at a decline Of Eve
points 10 e3d for middiing
1sf.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, August II To the great
surprise Of the trade in wheat there
was a decrease IN the visible supply
Of 15S.000 bushels during the past week
For a like period last year there was
an increase Of 2.09i 600 bushels The
total visible is now only about forty
per cent Of that of 1911. and in round
numbers is $1,000, 600 bushels, against
$500, 600 bushels year ago When
the amount Of wheat In Chicago IN all
positions Is considered. il will be seen.
10 be quite small at 6.s22 600 bushels
following decrease the past week of
!, g15, 900 bushels The total Chicago
stocks are now l3.t9f.000 bushels smai
Ter than a year ago.
Both factions IA the wheat trade
the bull and the bears alike look
upon these stocks as abnormaliy small
and many Of them feel that II lis rather
dangerous to put out big short iires
under present conditions. ON the other
haud. the opposition feel that with
primary receipts exceeding 1000. o9e
bushels a dag. the bull side is likely
to prove costly one for those Nho
adhere 10 IL Under these conditions
the volume of trade during the latter
part of last week. as Well as today,
was confined to professionals
September corn again attracted a
great deal of attention, because of the
persistent manner in which shorts in
that month were attempting to even
lup their positions, December and
MAY were sold 10 a standstill by
| bears, but before the close these same
! people were on the buying side, caus-
/ ing a sharp reaction
Hedging safes by the country was
a feature IN oats.
Wheat was irregular and closed 4
n So cent better, September. g. 3-a
| December % ga. May, 95 IS.
Corn was up l-sa1 cent with Sep
tember the strongest oats were l.
cent lower to l-Sai-4 cent higher
september. ct 3-S. December 81 / "a
Sc. May "a SIS
Corn. September. SO -4Qp3-S. De
CENTER. "a 3~4p7-S, MAY. ia IL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
MAN ARRESTED IN
KENTUCKY NOT HILL

Detective Sergeant Forrest G.
Bailey returned 10 Richmond vester-
day morning after long trim to
Fulton. Ky. where no had been sent
70 identify the man being held as
Reuben T, Hin defalcating cashier
Of the True Reformers' bank. Ser
geant Bailey found that the man did
not even resemble lin and that his
name was James r. Ennis. Ennis
was arrested through tip by a negro
doctor who had known Hill. The
Fulton police we're much chagrined
when they learned that they had the
wrong man, but the greater dlsap-
poiN ment was IN Richmond.