The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-09-05
STATE NEWS.

Rev. Daniel Crosby Greene, the senio
missionary of the American board il
Toxic, was decorated on May 16 by tn
Japanese emperor with the order Of TIN
rising sun of the third class, the highes
honor which is ever given by the mikadt
to a civilian resident in Japan. Mr.
Greene was the ninth of twelve children
and came with his father to Windsor
VT, when a young man. He graduated
from Dartmouth college in 1864 and latel
from Andover Theological seminary.
Milk has gone up to eight cents 6
quart in Bellows Falls, in spite of "kicks'
from all patrons. The dealers claim there
are fewer COWS than in years past and that
the milkman works longer hours and at
less pay than almost any other laborine
man, also that laws in regard to sanitary
diaries, barns, ETC., have raised the farmers
expenses, and scarcity of feed is another
problem which the milk dealer has to meet
The price of milk was raised from six to
seven cents a quart in July, 1911.
In the Better Babies" contest at
Bennington, Julia Catherine, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Seymour, was the
prize winner, her score being 9S4 points.
The baby who was a close second to the
prize winner was Mary Elizabeth Mere
dith, aged one year, 10 months, % days,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mere
dith. Her score was 90. The average
score of the "a babies examined was Oh
per cent.
Miss Suzanne Everett Throop has been
appointed dean of women at Middleburv
college in place Of Miss Caroline Crawford,
who has resigned. Miss Throop has been
for six years vice-principal and head of
the department of English at Berkeley insti-
tute, Brooklyn, where she was associated
with DR.. Julian W. Alternately, of Burling-
ton. She was graduated from Radcliffe
college in 1903, and spent year in grad
uate study at the University of Basel,
Switzerland. Miss Throop will begin
her duties at the opening of college Septem-
Der Is.
The entering class at the Castleton
Normal school will number nearly so.
This is one of the largest entering classes
in years, and is especially noteworthy
because the entrance requirements have
been increased during the past two years.
In order to enter one must be teacher or
have completed two years in high school
OF. academy. Nearly half the entering
class are teachers and large percentage
are high school graduates. The fall
term will open Tuesday, September 9.
David Hill, G. F. Gebeau and Harold
Morse gave themselves up to the officers
at Hanover, N. H., Tuesday, Aug. Goth,
and were taken to White River Junction
on the charge of having taken an auto
mobile from the Junction house garage
Sunday night. The auto was found |
stalled on a Grafton road Monday morn
ing.
The men waived examination and were
bound over for county court in the sum
of $500 each. They were unable to fur
nish this so were taken to Woodstock.
Morse was former employee and had
a key to the garage. Hill is a junction
man.
Republican senators and representa-
tives at a Joint caucus Aug. Goth, chose
most of the members of the republican
committee which will begin
work soon on the congressional campaigns.
Every State was accorded one representa-
tive, the choice of the State delegation in
the Senate and House. Six senators were
among these chosen tonight. A number
of States were not ready to report and
will announce selections later.
The full committee will probably meet
within a fortnight and elect a chairman
and other officers and perhaps consider
policies. Among the members
Of the congressional committee are Rep
Fairchild of New York,
Patten of Pennsylvania
and Representative Plumley of Vermont.
LAUNDERING operations on larger scale
han have ever before been undertaken
n this state will be well under way by the
line the first snow falls, under the man.
lgement of the Rich Lumber Co., who
,ome to Manchester after extensive oper- !
ltions at Wanakena, n. Y, in the Adiron- {
lacks. At present more than 200 men [
ire employed in the woods, erecting build
ngs and laying out the system of roads.
l steam railroad is being built up the noun
ain and will extend eight miles from the
mill for the hauling of logs.
The mill, which will be of the double
,and saw variety and have capacity
f $4,000 feet of sawed lumber daily, Z
) entirely of steel and is nearly erected. 9
from 20 to 80 houses will be built in the {
-icinity of the mill, many of them being !
yell underway at present and the company !
7ill operate its own store. The company L
anticipates eight or ten years operations t
nd its investment will amount to about 7
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