The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-08-26
STATE NEWS.

The road through Sunderland Hol-
low is to be placed under the patrol
system for the remainder of the sea-
son. The road is to be sacrificed and
new material put on it from the Wi
nooskie village line to the Malletts
Bay road and from Colchester Center
to the Essex Town line, after which
the patrol system will be put in effect.
Vermont will not get hospital for
the care and treatment of disabled
service men of the World war, the
choice of a New England location
having fallen upon Rutland, Mass.
Property owned by the late Joseph
Battell in Middlebury had been offer
ed for the purpose, and delegation
of Vermont people went to Washing
ton some months ago to press /Ver-
mont's claim.
Walter Granger of Rutland, paleon-
tologist accompanying the American
Museum of Natural History expedi-
tion to central Asia, writes home
that he attended a Chinese feast of II
courses in Shanghai but he hopes to
get a cook who understands white
mans food. According to Mr. Granger
there is too much grease in native
food, besides sharks fins, pig skins
and chickens feet. He thinks he can
get along very we'll without those in
gradients.
Arthur Quinn has been railway mail
clerk on the north-bound train from
Boston to Burlington for 80 years.
He handles $40 packages a day, as
letters to a package, redistributing
them along the 228 miles as the
train jolts along. In all he has sort
ed what amounts to two letters for
every man, woman and child in the
United States. Quinn works with a
45-calibre revolver on his hip as his
sole companion.
Governor Hartness' automobile was
charged by drove of cows while he
was riding from Springfield to Lake
Dunmore recently. The automobile |
the cows for some time and
then he stopped the machine, where
upon the boy driving the cows turn
ed the animals about and sent them
toward the auto. The cows stamped
ed and charged the car, both head
lights being smashed.
By playing possum after being toss /
ed by bull into the corner of a fence,
R G Whalley of Charlotte probably |
escaped death. The bull belonging to |
a neighbor had got into Mr. Whailey's |
nerd, and Mr. Whalley tried to drive |
the animal off. The bull attacked him /
and after severe pounding, tossed him
INTO the air. Fortunately, Mr. Whal-
ey landed in the corner of the fence.
where he lay perfectly still. After
losing him for a time, the bull left
he PROSTATE man. No bones were
broken, but the man got a cash on
he chest from the bulls horns.
DIR. John NJ Allen has purchased for
$4,000 a bit of radium about the
iize of a match head of DR.. Joseph
Muir of New York, representing the
2adium Company of Colorado The
mount weighs 100 milligrams. 1t
vas brought to St. Johnsbury Aug.
18th by DIR. Muir. So far as is
Known this is the only radium in the
State aside from some at the Barre
DIR. Allen will use it in his
private practice as we'll as at the
hospitals in st. Johnsbury and Or
cans.
At least six houses in Rutland were
'roken into recently, in nearly every
Instance screens being moved or cut.
'lrs Lester Pier, in one of the houses,
vas awakened by touch on her chest
nd her awakening caused the intrud-
r to flee. In most cases the loot was
mall. Police suspect two negroes
Who had been seen about town and
Tho claim to have been connected
ecently with a tent amusement COM
any that has been showing in
Vermont.
Edward Clark, Jr, night editor of
he Troy, n. Y. Record, died sudden
Y at his desk in the Office Aug. Is.
lie was born in Poultney, VT, and
ducated at the Troy Conference
at Poultney and the Uni
ersity Of Vermont. He was a must
ian and athlete Of note. His great
randfather was former governor of
ermont and his grandfather one of 4.
he builders Of the Rutland railroad.
John W Titcomb in his suit against
he Theodore n Vail estate has won
verdict Of $500. Mr. Titcomb.
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