The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-04
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
The University of Vermont's Out
ing club ski and snowshoe teams
were in Montreal for the winter
carnival, winning third place, while
McGill was first and Dartmouth Col
lege second.
Hardwick boasts of ten young men
who have wireless outfits and govern
ment licenses to go with them. The
outfits are almost completely equip
ped.
nounced that at the recent meeting
of the trustees it was voted that
Middleburv college become a member
of the American council on educa-
tion and the American university
union in Europe.
Two parties in the northern part
of the state have been convicted for
short weight in butter. These are
Franklin County Cooperative cream
erv and the Maple Hill creamery in
Berkshire. Both concerns paid fines
of $50 for the violation Of the
general laws pertaining to short
weight in their products.
Vermont was represented at the
inaugural, March A, of President
elect Harding and Vice-President-
elect Coolidge by Governor and Mrs
James Hardness, General H T john
son and Secretary of Civil and Mill
tary Affairs Julius A Wilcox.
On a recent trip as rural mail car
rier from Newfane to Brookllne,
George B Bush lost his automobile
by fire, not a thing being saved but
the mail. Gas exploded in the car
buretor and set fire to the machine,
running even the tools.
Probably the largest pike ever
caught in the Connecticut river at
Bellows Falls was the one secured by
Dennis Mackay of North Walpole re-
Gently, which weighed just 20 pounds
and was AZ inches long.
Shirt-making in the Vermont state
prison at Windsor has came to an
end and the place will return TO its
old occupation. of shoemaklng. The
new concern is known as the Wind
sor Shoe Co., Inc. There will be no
work done in the outside shop, only
convict labor being sought by the
firm of contractors.
DR.. A f Burdick, who was over 81
years of age, died at his home in I'm
derhill Feb. q. He was a surgeon
in the Civil war and lifetime resi-
dent and physician of Underhill.
Cromwell P Bean, native OF
Glover and always residing in that
town, died Feb. IA. He was an ex-
tensive breeder of Morgan and
Wilkes hoI ses and Hereford cattle.
In 1882 he represented Glover in the
legislature.
A Z Kunderd, the famous gladi-
olus hybridizer of Goshen, IND, has
been in Bennington, visiting at tbs
home of Mr. and Mrs George M
Hawks, interest in Mrs Hawks work
in raising gladioi bringing him t.
that place. She has grown many OF
the Kunderd variety and Mr. Kun
derd became Interested Though he
exhibit at the national gladiolus eX
hibition at Boston last year. He Il
recognized as the worlds most sue
; cessful hybridizer and has created
many of the most beautiful varietie!
now grown.
DR.. w Herman of Montpelier anC
DR.. w A Hamilton Of St. Johnsbur!
recently completed a triple com
b.nation test on the herd of "
Arthur Simpson Of Lyndonville. Nj
Simpsons pure bred herd Short
horns passed a clean test, making
his forty COWS an accredited herd.
Samuel Dean, b S, M +, SUPERVISE
of industrial education in China, j
in Springfield, studying the way il
which theory and practise aIe WORKED
; out in the cooperative courses o
. Al ,r-ksnl fy,11s,In
J, training in the shops.
An oil stove in the cook house a
the worlmen's camp at the Con
necticut river dam in Vernon wa
n overturned last Thursday night
n causing a fire which burned tn
e cook house and dining room, ais
b two bunk houses having hunks for 2
men each. About 80 men wer
e burned out. The loss was abcH
I, $4,000 and there was no insurance
The buildings were owned by tn
J, power construction company whicl
Z, is building an addition to the powe
plant Of the Connecticut Power com
. pany. They will not be rebuilt
e Mrs John Spargo of Old Benning
r ten has received from Secretary o
\ State cambridge Colby one Of tn,
= pens he used in signing the certifi
: cate Of the adoption Of the euua
: suffrage amendment to the fedora
d constitution. The pen was accom-
7 panied by a personal note from Sec
Rotary Colby certifying TO its his
$ toric use. It is understood tina
: three pens were used for the pur
T pose and that one of them goes Z
. / one Of the great national museums.
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND
753 First Street. S. W, Miami. Els
February %, 1921.
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