The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-10-07
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stone celebrated
the Goth anniversary OF their marriage at
their home in Panton, Sept. 29.
The first retail meeting of the Vermont
Retail Dry Goods association will be held
at Burlington on Oct. Is. Lew Hahn,
managing director of the national assocla-
ton, has been asked to speak before the
merchants.
Bennington county is soon to have a
cooperative milk plant. About l.4OO
cows are owned by the farmers in the
district to be served by the plant, which
will be constructed at Manchester Depot,
and every farmer will take out stock at
$40 for each COW in his herd.
So low are the streams in the northern
part of Vermont that the city OF Newport
was without street lights all last week
and has had house lights only part OF the
time. The water in the Clyde river is eX-
tremely low and Lake Memphremagog
was never lower in the memory of old
residents.
Two convictions, one for hunting with
out license and the other for the same
offense and killing gray squirrels and a
partridge during the closed season, have
been reported to the state fish and game
commissioner. Gaylord Chamberlain OF
Enosburg Falls was fined $50 and So costs
for the latter offenses and Frank La
Fountain Of the same place was fined $50
and So costs for hunting without license
Judge Frank +. Alfred, who died re-
Gently, was born in Fairfax Feb. 20, 1898,
and commenced the study of law In 1874.
He became a member of the Vermont
bar in 1885, in 1879 was made member
of the United States court. Judge Alfred
served on the staff Of Governors Smith
and Fuller, was judge of probate from
1898 to 1872 the longest term on record
by any man in Vermont so far as known.
He was four years states attorney for
Orleans county and corporation lawyer
of considerable note.
The village industries of North Ben
nington are picking up in fine shape, new
| help being hired constantly and some OF
| the shops even running a night force.
The mill of the Stark Paper company,
which had been closed for months, has
reopened and the outlook for work in that
vicinity is the most encouraging that 1t
has been for a long time.
Major c, Houghton, Brattleboro man
who has served as grand commander OF
the grand commandery OF Vermont, has
been notified OF his nomination to receive
the 33d degree in Free Masonry, the
highest honor which can be conferred by
that fraternity, al the supreme council IN
Cleveland, o., in 1922. The nomination
was made at the session OF the supreme
council, Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite Masons for the northern jurisdiction
held in Boston.
A state spelling bee" is to be held il
Rutland Oct. IL, boy and a girl from
each county to take part in the contest
Those from this vicinity who participate
are Angel Fernandez Of Wilhamstown
Elizabeth Darling OF NewbuTy, Wendal
Whitcher Of Wells River, Asa Cole o
Randolph, Dorothy Marks of Rochester
Morris Blodgett of Barnard, Ralph Gid
J den of Woodbury. and Doris Graves o
, Waterbury.
The open season for deer shooting vii
last from six O'Clock in the morning Of
the first Monday in November, whicI
1 falls on the 9TH, until FIVE O'Clock in tn
} afternoon on the second Saturday follow
ing Nov. 10, given out last week at tn
Office Of the fish and game commissioner.
No wood other than mill waste, slab:
edgings and kindlings can be sold by an
: other measure than the cord in this state
and violations Of the law will be prose
Z cuted said Deputy Commissioner Hirar
! Davis OF the weights and measures de
partment. Every cord Of wood sold as
: cord must also contain l2S cubic ieet :
. come within the law. Cases OF sale b
. the cord where the wood was so shor
I that the cord was well below the require
2 number Of cubic feet have been reported
. Sale by the run is allowable il the run is