The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-15

shooting was an accident, and that the
older boy was handling the gun. Panic
stricken, they ran away, they are under
stood to have told the authorities.
Mrs Irene Bliss Kelton, who died in
Glover June 81, was at one time tailoress
in Montpelier and operated the first sew
ing machine owned in that town. She
was in her Goth year when she died. Mrs
Kelton began supporting herself at the age
of II years, by working in the weaving
rooms of different shops in Nashua, N. H
and in Montpelier. When young woman
she made trip to Ohio by stage coach.
Mrs Kelton was born in Calais and lived
there most of the time until the death of
her husband, w Fl Kelton, in 1901.
Capt Cornelius NJ. Brownell, formerly
of Burlington, and his wife were struck
by train few days ago while riding in
an automobile near Fort Edward, N. Y,
Mrs. BTownell being instantly killed and
| Capt. Brownell being in hospital in
Glens Falls, n, Y, in a serious condition.
He will probably recover. Mrs. Brownell
who has been a school teacher in New
York City for twenty years, had Just re-
turned to her home in Glens Falls for the
summer vacation. She was As years of
age. The accident occurred about a
quarter of a mile from another crossing
where Mrs. Brownell's sister, Mrs. George
Williams, was killed in a similar manner
Just year ago.
The house formerly owned by the late
George T. Lane at Old Bennington, To-
Gated near the site of the famous Cata-
mount Tavern of Revolutionary days. has
been sold to the general manager of the
General Electric company of Schenectady,
n. Y. The house stands Just east of the
site of the building which figured so prom
lnently in the colonial history of Old Ben
nlngton. 1t was originally known as the
Green Mountain Inn, but during the
period of controversy between the Green
Mountain boys and the State of New
York, stuffed catamount, with its de-
family grinning countenance pointed in
the direction of the Empire State, was
mounted on pole in front of the hotel
which afterward became known as the
CatamOunt Tavern. During the Revo-
luton period the tavern was conducted
by Landlord Stephen Fay. From the
original landlord, the Catamount Tavern
descended to Samuel Fay and wife and
later to their son, John Fay. Alice Mer-
rill Fay later inherited the property and
the house purchased by Mr.. Erben, was
built by her nephew, John " D. S. Mer-
rill in 1884. The original tavern building
was destroyed by fire shortly after the
Civil War. The late George T. Lane
came into possession of the property about
20 years ago,
Vermont had the following deaths by
accident for the week end closing July 4:
Herman Lyford, "a, South Washington,
shot himself to death, July 2.
Miss Monica O'Herin, 20, Barre, drown
ed in Joe's pond, West Danville, July2.
Doris Kennette, IL, Montgomery Cen
ter, shot to death, July 3.
Walter Wheeler, 35, st. Johnsbury,
drowned in Passumpsic river July q
Pearl Upper, Is, st. Johnsbury, drown
ed in Passumpsic river July 2.
Beatrice Bennett, Is, st. Johnsbury,
drowned Passumpsic river July 2.
Joseph Joubert, rs. drowned in Barton
river July 3.
Alton Skinner, Is, drowned in Connecti-
cut river at East Ryegate July 3.
Orwell Skinner 55, died of heart col
lapse when he plunged into Connecticut
river to rescue Alton Skinner, his son.
Kenneth Gouette, infant, victim of
heat at Middlebury July A.