The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-12-31

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A Poultney boy, aged Is, who re-
Gently enlisted in the United States
navy, said that he had never ridden
on the railroad train. He had ridden
on the electric cars but set foot on
train for the first time when he
was sent to Hampton Roads, Va.
Three Newport Center farmers, all
Canadians, were convicted in court
at Newport recently of selling water
ed milk to H P Hood & Sons of Bos-
ton. Each had to pay fine of $50
and COSTS Warrants are yet to be
served on IA more alleged vendors of
diluted milk in that vicinity.
Billie Lempie, the 21-year-old
Young woman who left St. Adams,
riding her horse Salem, June 3,
bound for the Pacific coast, has
reached Berkeley, Cal, and obtained
a position as stenographer. Salem
is thoroughbred Morgan and stood
the 3,000-mile trip in fine shape. He
school in Berkeley.
The ferryboat on the Connecticut
river in the town of Putney, ten
miles north of Brattleboro, broke
away under the pressure of ice and
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on board foated half a mile down
the river, finally stopping against
ice near the Corser farm. With
some difficulty it was gotten ashore,
and was towed back to the ferry.
After being elected chairman of
the state fair commission, James 3
Estee of Montpelier declined to act
in that capacity the coming year at
the meeting of the commissioners.
Senator Charles L Stuart of London
was elected in his place. MIR Estee
has been chairman of the commission
for seven years. A resolution ex-
pressing appreciation of his services,
especially for the installation of Il
better plan of financing and bust
ness management of the commission,
was adpoted. The other officers
elected were: Vice president, Fred H
Bickford of Bradford; secretary, Fred
L Davis of Hartford; treasurer,
George L Mann of Quechee.
While Mr. and Mrs ] L johnson
were driving home from West Town
shend village, good sized black
bear appeared in the road before
them. The animal kept to the road
for distance of half a mile or
more. AS Mr. johnson had no weapon
he made no attempt to follow it.
The next day a party of men from
the village searched the hill for
bruin, but no trace of him could be
found.
William Bowen of West Charleston,
a patient at the Vermont sanator-
ium, Pittsford, is a curiosity to the
medical world in that all his organs
are on the wrong side. He has a
lung trouble, but this has nothing to
do with the transposition of his
organs, as his health has been normal
until recently. His heart is on the
right, his liver on the left, and his
appendix on the left, all the other
organs also being out of position.
There are only about a dozen similar
cases on record.
The last issue of the year of the
"Sales List of Pure Bred Cattle" of
the state of Vermont has just been
distributed by John A Hitchcock,
specialist in dairying of the agricul-
tural extension service of the Uni
versity of Vermont. The registered
stock offered at this time by the
breeders of the state is higher in
quality than has been listed in any
of the previous issues of this publi-
cation. All four of the leading
dairy breeds are represented. There
are included approximately 200 bulls,
ranging in age from one month to
five years, $50 heifers and $50 cows,
selected from herds of 80 of the |
leading dairymen of the state. Es-
pecially worthy of note are a con-
siderable number of animals from
herds that are under federal super
vision for tuberculosis.
The large clock which Gov. w
Clement bought in Chester, Eng |
land, some months ago was set in |
operation at Montpelier recently and |
the members of the budget COM
mittee were the first to hear il |
strike after it was set up. Cover
nor Clement let il be known that he
planned to deed the clock to the
state. 1t stands between the doors
in the executive Office and adds con-
siderable to the beauty of the room.
A history of the clock is being pre-
pared and will be given out as soon
as it arrives from England 1t
stands IL feet tall and has many m
teresting features about it, includ-
ing playing a tune at the hour and
part of a tune on the quarter hours.
S B Bates, state highway COM
missioner. is checking up the ac-
counts of the several roadmen in the
different towns. When approved,
the state will pay for road patrol
this year about S395,000 against
100000 last year. There were 279
patrolmen this year against 229 last
year. There have been about 2O00
miles of roads under patrol super
vision this year.
The Kicker Live Stock, Inc. Of st.
has filed articles Of asso-
citation in the secretary Of states
Office fo' TO purpose of dealing in
all kinds # livestock. The capital
stock is $4,000 and the paners are
signed bv w ID Kicker, St. Johns
bury; G NJ Campbell, L ID Shorey.
Lyndon; B r Smith. Passumpsic. and
f r Greer. Newburv. The Lawrence
and Wheeler Real Estate company Of
Springfield, with a capital stock Of
$4,000. has filed articles Of asso-
citation in the car,a Office g. a.