The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1920-11-12
STATE NEWS.

largest presidential plurality on re-
cord in the state, 44,301, as compar-
ed with McKinley's plurality of 40
3O4 in 1896, the previous record.
Senator Dillingham; and Congressman
Dale and Greene, all republicans,
were reelected by large pluralities
The vote of the. state complete was;
Harding 64,888; Cox 20,587.
Papers in which the Tenney inter-
ests are involved, have been filed in
the city clerks office in Montpelier,
/ in which the Montpelier and Barre
Light and Power company brings
suit of 100000 against the Barre
and Montpelier Traction and Power
company. The suit is brought to
collect an indebtedness of about S95-
900, which the plaintiff claims the
defendant owes for power furnished,
supplies and money loaned. The
suit is returnable at the March
term of county court and nearly ell
of the property of the traction COM
pany is attached. Both companies
are controlled by the same interests.
Elected to his fifth term in the
United States Senate, William p Dill
bingham of Waterbury and Mont
pelier is establishing a record in
continuity of service in that body.
He has already served twenty years,
his first term having been only par
tial to fill vacancy caused by the
death of Justin S Morrill,, the latter
having served Vermont more than
thirty years in the upper branch.
There are few men in the Senate at
present who have served longer,
Lodge of Massachusetts, being the
notable exception.
Outbreaks of diphtheria in the
town of Hartford and the city of
Newport and a mild epidemic of
smallpox in the city of Rutland were
the three features of the contagious
disease situation in Vermont during
the month of October according to
the monthly report of the state
board of health. These contagious
diseases all seem to have their
origin in the state, mostly from car
riers, that is people who are not i'll
themselves but who have about them
the germs of disease which they
transmit to others. In all the
places mentioned the disease was
placed under control early. There
were between 5000 and 5000 vaccin-
ations in Rutland and a large num-
Der in the surrounding towns.
Robert Frost, son of Mr. and Mrs
o S Frost of Rutland, has been
awarded a medal by the Boy Scouts
of America for saving Marcellus
Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs Henry S
Parker, also of Rutland, from drown
ing in July, 1919. Frost, who was IA
years old at the time of the rescue,
and the Parker boy were swimming
in Otter Creek when Parker sudden
ly found himself in difficulty and
unable to reach the shore. Young
Frost went to his assistance and
was pulled under the water by his
struggling companion, but finally
managed to break the Parker boys
grip and to oct him to shore in safe
ty. The medal was awarded after
considerable investigation by the
Boy Scouts. 1t is the first life saw
ing medal that has been awarded in
Rutland. The presentation of the
medal will be made at a meeting of
the Boy Scouts today. Harvey r.
Kingsley, president of the Boy Scout
council, will make the presentation
speech.
Horace F Graham, ex-auditor and
ex-governor of Vermont, will not 20
to the state prison to serve not less
than five years and not more than
eight years for grand larceny of
state funds while auditor. Within
few hours after he had been SEN
fenced in Vermont supreme court
Nov. 9th he had received full par
don from Governor Clement, with
restoration of citizenship rights. Ac-
companying the pardon was a letter
commendatory of Mr. Graham's SER
vices for the state of Vermont, and
explaining under what conditions the |
grand larceny took place. Governor
Clement declared that Mr. Graham's |
services were second to those of no
other governor since the DAYS of |
Thomas Chittenden" first governor
of Vermont).
An automobile truck owned bv |
William b Warren of Halifax was |
badly damaged last week after going |
over bank in West Brattleboro. and |
while Walter B Needham of Brattle- /
boro was helping get the truck into
the road he was injured so he had to
be brought home. The truck was
driven by Byron Warren, son of the
owner, and it skidded and landed
against a tree beside a brook. The
driver was thrown out, but not bad
ly hurt. Mr. Needham, who went
from the Manley garage to give
assistance, fell out of a tree while
putting a chain over a limb and
struck on the hood of the machine
and then on rock in the brook. in
juring his back.
Gaudenzis Valazza, foreman in a
box factory in Readsboro, was fined
$50 and costs Nov. / for shooting
protected birds, having had Ia robins
In his game bag when caught by the
county fish and game warden.
For the past four years the man
employed by the Burlington Render
ing company have been using plots
OF land, the use of which was given
by the company, for gardening pur-
poses, and this year more than 2.OOOl
bushels Of potatoes were raised be-
sides quantities Of other vegetables
which brings the total up to many
tons.