The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-22

river June 16 and was bent. Viii
it is thought much of the steel coul
be used, the engineer and superb
tendent of the construction compan
agreed to discard it.
The rain July 10 did $4,000 damag
in Brattleboro, $4,000 in Marlbor
and $4,000 in Windham. Six sma
| bridges We're washed out or under
mined between Windham and Sout
! Londonderry. The damage in Mar
boro was largely to the new fedora
highway.
Major Sheldon H Wheeler, com
mandant at Duke field, the army al
base at Honolulu, and Sergean
Thomas A Kelley, were killed Jul
Is when their airplane crashed ate
taking off for a practice flight. Tn
gasoline tank exploded, covering tn
men with burning oil. Major Wheel
er's home was in Burlington, Vt.
Harold Delorme of Leicester brok
an arm Memorial day while crankins
an automobile. 1t was healing nice
ly and July z the doctor was to re
move the splints, but the day before
Mr. Delorme fell down a flight o
stairs in his barn and broke it agar
in the same place.
Daniel L Cady, the poet who writes
of Vermont and makes Burlington hi;
home, and who with his wife has
been sojourning in Europe for some
time, sails for home Aug. II. MI
Cady in a recent letter home stated
there had been no rain in southern
England for SO days.
Almost every article of an unusual
ly large washing hung out at the
home of Mr. and Mrs w G Kelley in
Derby recently was stolen from the
line during the night, nothing being
left except one each of a few pairs
of stockings. The summer wardrobe
of the whole family was very much
depleted, especially that of one
daughter, who had just returned from
her school.
Brattleboro got a terrific thunder
shower Saturday morning, July 8,
that put 112 telephone lines out OF
commission. The home of Miss Har-
riet Dunklee was struck by lightning,
the bolt striking first the slate roof
and then entering the house on the
wire of the door bell, which was
burned off. 1t then went into the
cellar and moved a plank two OF
three feet. 1t also tore off plaster
in Miss Dunklee's sleeping room and
burned one of her ankles slightly.
The farm house of Mr. and Mrs
Reuben Draper in Morrisville was
burned to the ground about mid
night Friday, July 8, Mr. and Mrs
Draper having little time to do any
thing after it was discovered except
to get their five small children out
of the house. All the furniture and
most of the clothing was burned. Mr.
Draper had S11 in his pocket but
that was lost in fighting to save the
stock. The insurance was small and
the Draper family are being cared
for at the home of neighbors.
Enrolment in the University Of
Vermont summer school reached a
total of 46S July 18th, SO enrolling
during the day. 1t is probable that
the number will reach 500. A num-
this summer, two having already
reached the 100 mark and two of the
others have more than 80 members,
taxing the size of the classrooms.
Public requests amounting to $780,
300 are contained in the will of
Henry r c Watson of Brandon,
horse fancier and stock
breeder, which was filed for probate
n Rutland July 8. Mr. Watson died
n Paris recently. The requests in
,lude S67,500 to the New York City
Missionary Society, S36,25G
% Roosevelt Hospital, New York, fer
l free memorial bed, and $4,000 to
It. Luke's Hospital, New York, for a
rec bed. Mr. Watson left $4,000 to
It. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bran
Ion, and $4,000 to the Brandon Free
library. To his valet, ] Leon Case
lave, he beqeathed an annuity of
5000 and a country estate.
Under the will of Sara H NJ Shaw
f Burlington, the University Of Yer
mont receives a bequest of $4,000 to
e used as a memorial fund to estab- !
ish a classical library to the men, !
ry of Calvin Pease. The Kurn Hattin |
ONES receive a 500 bequest, and |
mong other dispositions Of the
esidue of her estate Mrs Shaw
caves a portion to the Congregation
Church Building society and the