The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-21

: new route is considered more nearly
{ central than through New England
Whether the attitude of officials OF
state societies for prevention OF
/ cruelty to animals who were active
, in checking up the condition of the
blooded horses in the last test was
factor in the change of route was
not stated. -
A 20 per cent reduction in the
: price of pastry goods in Burlington
. went into effect recently through an
agreement of local bakers at meet
ing. The prices of cakes, doughnuts,
rolls, ETC., have dropped from three
to eight cents a dozen. Following
the reductions in the other COM
modities, the prices of candy will
also be reduced from 20 to rs per
cent by the retailers of Burlington.
Recent cuts in price by the manu-
facturers have led to this reduction.
Two young sons of Mr. and Mrs
Peter Handy of Newport have died
within a week as result of ptomaine
poisoning caused by eating over-ripe
olives.
Fred N Shaw and Julius c Newton,
both of Brattleboro, were each fined
$40 and costs of Sc Tuesday for run
ing motor trucks which had not
been registered THIS year. Each paid
the amount
1t is stated from authentic sources
that the Winooski wooden mills will
resume operation this month, after
! being closed six months. The Bur-
! lington mills will resume work soon
after There will be reduction of
wages of 2215 per cent, but here
has been a wage increase of 120 per
cent during the last four years, so
the pay will still be above normal.
Last Sunday, the Boston & Maine
and Central Vermont railroads, which
during and since the war have been
operated jointly on a single track
between East Mortified, Mass, and
Brattleboro, a distance of 1917 miles,
resumed seperate operation of their
roads.
His father had given him a sound
thrashing for not returning home |
Immediately after school had closed, |
so Paul Byers, 16-year-old son of
Clarence Bvers of Wells River, de-
cided that home was no place for |
him. Hopping aboard freight train
he rode as far as Newport. He was
discovered by trainmen in the south
yard of the Boston & Maine rail-
road, locked and sealed up in a box
car. The boy had not eaten for two
days and was almost famished. I
Thomas Field took the boy to his
home, gave him something to eat,
and summoned Constable Ora A
SWEET. The lad related his mourn
full story to Constable SWEET after a
little questioning. He said that he
had wandered aimlessly into the car
in Wells River, the car was sealed
and before anyone had perceived his
plight, he had landed in Newport.
were soon made by
Constable SWEET to return the boy to
his parents.
The 1920 Rutland County Agricul-
tural society fair cleared $4,000.
The officers predict big business
for 1921. The fair has become so
large that grandstand accommoda-
tions are said to have become in
adequate.
At the oath annual show of the
Vermont State Poultry show in ST.
Adams Mast week, F w Sault of that
city was awarded the Wirthmore
cup, and, since this is the third year
he has won it, it now becomes his
permanently.
The National Acme Machine COM
pany of Windsor has started its
plant to full capacity on time which
was in vogue before the entire shut
down two weeks ago. Employees are
five days a.week, eight hours
a day. The Cone Machine company ,
is still working\on four days a week.
eight hours day with about so per
cent capacity
Martha X Pratt, daughter of DIR.
F S Pratt of Bennington, sailed re-
Gently from New York for Hamburg,
Germany, TO carry on Y. M. c. A.
work in Europe. From Hamburg
Miss Pratt will go to Berlin, the ,
European headquarters of the Y. M.
y A. She has been for more than !
year county leader of boys and ,,
". During the war she did recrea- :
Iional work in some of the big /
lamps. !
itate treasurer, shows interesting J
as to the cash balances :
n the last two years. The cash on /,
land July l, 1918, was 81, 133,723 90, ;
while it had fallen off almost one /.
lalf in the next year, and therefore :
m July l, 1919, there was only $751; :
1869 on hand, but July l, 1920, The T
mount had increased ii S1,965, 1872 u
IS, while Jan. it had increased to y
2, 161 ,34217. The report shows that u
800, 245,32 was paid to soldiers. The !
My town that has paid up its Z
United States deposit money in the +
wo-year period is Manchester, which :
aid s454.sS. There is still S259,129- .
s held by towns.