The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1913-10-10
BRADFORD, VT.

or 80 friends who had learned of the catas-
trophe, called on Mrs. Bradish, each bear
ing jar of preserves, to restock her can
ned goods department.
On account of the almost complete fail
ure of the apple crop, the cider mill in
Bennington will not open for business this
year. 1t is thought that there has not
been such local scarcity of apples in a
hundred years. The shortage is attributed
to severe frosts at the time the trees were
in full bloom. The Hamlin cider mill, the
largest in Bennington, started 80 years
ago, and there has been no one time dur
ing the year that at least 800 barrels of
cider have not been turned out.
John Burton, aged AZ, proprietor of a
horse and automobile livery at White
River Junction, died at the Memorial hos
pital in Brattleboro, about four o'clock
Sunday morning, Sept. 2Sth, following in
juries which he received in an automobile
accident about mile north of Putney on
the Wednesday morning of the week be-
fore, when he was coming to the Valley
fair. In trying to pass another car his
machine turned turtle and all of the party
were injured. Several ribs on Burton's
left side were crushed and he was injured
internally. He was married.
President Charles H. Spooner of Nor
wich University, Mortified, a full COM
pany of cadets from that institution, and
practically the entire population of Green
field Mass, attended the funeral Sunday
afternoon, Sept. %, of Vernon S. Belyea,
the Norwich football player, who died
from injuries received the previous We'd
uesday, in a game with Holy Gross at
Worus4>r. Che bearers were six officers
of Belyeas military company at the col
lege, and in the procession from the Bap-
fist church to the cemetery President
Spooner and the members of the Norwich
football squad walked beside the hearse
with an escort of $50 cadets in full dress
uniform.
A Virginia paper contains an interesting
account of visit of "Stonewall jack |
son to Brattleboro only a few months be-
fore he went into the field to lead an army |
against the North. T. J. Jackson, after
ward a general, was in i'll health in the
summer of 1860 and went to Brattleboro |
for treatment at water cure. 1t was re-
lated that on the door of the hotel was
printed schedule of prices, but when
the general registered he was charged more
than the rates. He became incensed and
left at once for hotel in the vicinity of
Springfield, Mass, where his visit in the
Connecticut valley was completed.
The cancellation of the entire schedule
Of the Norwich football team because
Of the death of halfback Werner Belyea,
was announced Oct. LIST. Belyea's death
resulted from injuries he received in a
game with Holy Cross, September oath.
At their meeting in Dewey hall Tuesday
afternoon the football men decided, on
of Belyea's death, to leave the
matter Of finishing the schedule with the
corps. A mass meeting Of the corps was
held in Dewey hall after chapel. Manager
Smallman and several members OF the
team gave their opinions as to the advisa-
Dility of continuing the schedule and a
vote by the members of the corps was
aiken. 1t was decided to cancel the
In a session of the federal court held in
Boston, Frank o. Mccormick, who was
arrested in New York recently on the
charge of using the mails for the purposes
Of fraud at South Vernon, Vt, pleaded
guilty to the charge. Judge Morton sem
enced the respondent to Is months in
all. Mccormick was under indictment
,y the federal grand jury. Under the
name of G.. Z. Munzy, Mccormick adj
yertised in Boston newspapers to send by
parcel post three and one-hah pounds of
resi- butter or three and one-half dozens
# eggs for 81. He received many replies
,ut Postmaster L. B. Buffum refused to
Ieliver the letters to him without identif-
ication, and McCormick's action led to
lis arrest. Previous to calling for the let
ers, Mccormick was in Hinsdale, n. III.
The Second Vermont State Corn Show
which was held in Windsor last fall was
much more largely attended and surpass- ,
d in many ways the showing made by
he New England Corn Exposition last