The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-04-29
STATE NEWS.

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chased at lower price.
The Ruggles farm above St. Johns
bury Center has become the property
of George and James Wishart of Edin.
burgh, Scotland. The sum named in
the sale is $4,000 and the Scotch
men have become the owners of one
of the most slightly farms in that
vicinity.
The Barre hospital received a
supply of radium last week for the
treatment of cancer. Vermont was
the last state in the union without
radium until now. There is enough
radium in Barre to treat every can
Ger in the state.
Rev. Walter C Carroll, the Metho-
dist minister of Leyden, Mass, who
has gained considerable publicity the
past few days through refusing to
send to school two of his children
because he did not approve of the
teacher, is known in the vicinity of
Newport, as he conducted evangelistic
services there last winter.
Earl w Davis, proprietor of the
Lakeside restaurant at Newport, with
in another month will open and oper-
ate floating restaur ant and dancing
pavilion on Lake Memphremagog.
The house boat was purchased by him
last fall and at present is located
just off Eagle Point on Lake Memph-
remagog.
The business Of shoemaking at the
Vermont state prison at Windsor has
begun. At present so male inmates
are employed, and there will be more
as soon as machinery can be Install
d. Seven instruct tors are now on
the work and they are said to be en-
couraged by the manner in which the
inmates take hold of their new &C.
cupation.
The town of Barton will celebrate
its 125th anniversary the first four
days of July. The main feature of
the celebration will be a pageant,
depicting The early history of the
town and vicinity, staged on "a great
outdoor amphitheatre surrounded by
forrest, river, mountain and lake.
There will be afternoon and evening
presentations. Miss Imogen Phipps
Hogle of Boston will have charge of
writing and staging the pageant.
Mrs Minnie Wilson Bonett, wife
of Prof. c Bonett, died in Sutton
March 20, from acute gastritis. Mrs
Bonett was in company with her hus-
band in his balloon business and "a
years ago she fell from a parachute
and has been a constant sufferer ever
since, being confined to her wheel
chair, but Notwithstanding her
affection she was patient and of
cheerful disposition and bore her lot
until the end. She leaves to mourn |
her loss her husband c C Bonett.
w Hastings, state forester, of |
Montpelier, finds that the expert |
ment of tree planting on the sand |
dunes in Lyndon is very successful |
and more planting will take place |
The winds of that section have swept |
the white sand about, filling the
highways with it and doing other
damage. Mr. Hastings tried the ex-
pertinent of planting Scotch pine
there and it is proving an excellent
stopping the sand blowing
about. He will also plant $4,000 trees
on the bird sanctuary near Sandbar
bridge.
Harold w Slocum, secretary of the
Vermont tuberculosis association, has
received the pennants to be given the
towns having the largest sale Of
Christmas seals per capita. The
pennant in the class A division, com
posed of towns having a population
Of over $1,000 was won by Benning-
ton, with a per capita sale of 81.
In the class B division, composed Of
towns having a population of less
than 5000, the pennant was won by
with per capita sale of
81.
G p Endress, a Bennington fisher
nan, recently caught in Arlington
village a brown trout measuring 10
inches in length. In the mouth Of
he fish was the tail Of native trout !
which the big fellow had partially ,
wallowed. When the brown trout |
vas dressed, the native was removed
md the latter measured nine inches
n length. The brown trout, dressed.
weighed two and three-quarters I
pounds.
For the first time in the history of :
he University of Vermont, a woman
will deliver the grafton at the an :
lual Founders days ceremonies Nav /,
I. The honor falls to Mrs Jessie
Wright Whitcomb, class of "a, Of
'opeka, Kans. She is the wife of G I,
Whitcomb, city Judge of Topeka. !,
{ is interesting to note that this
ear marks the 50th anniversary Of
dmiesion Of women to the university. 7
hrs Whitcomb is prominent in the J
literary field, being the author Of Z
everal books \
President John M Thomas conclud-
d April his term Of twelve wears
5 president of Middleburv college bv L
idding farewell to the students and \
aculty at the regular morning SER 4
ice in the Mead Memorial chanel n
{ the conclusion If the Service he a
anded to Acting President Edward y
Collins the cane of Gamaliel Paint \,
r. To the complete surprise Of
resident Thomas. Roland ] Darby.
resident of the UNDERGRADUATE n
then came forward and 2,
resented to DIR. Thomas. in behalf /,
the student body. an exact replica >
Gamaliel Painters cane. DR.. u
homas left Thursday by automobile s.
18th his family for Pennsylvania to 4
Ike up his duties as president Of q
ennsylvania State college. He will