The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-11
STATE NEWS

Mrs. Blanche NJ Spooner of New
port has been appointed to the office of
deputy Sheriff Mrs. Spooner is the first
woman deputy in the county.
Beginning April l, the price of milk
in Middlebury is to drop from Is cents
a quart to 10 cents, and from eight to
six cents pint.
Officials of the Central Vermont Rail-
way are said to have stated they think
the talk of the removal of several trains
from the main line is only rumor, with
out any foundation, land that so far as
they know no action of the kind is to be
taken.
A pullet belonging to F. f. Randall
of Hydeville recently laid her first egg
The next day she was unable to stand
on her feet Members of the family
brought her into the house in basket
She laid an egg at 10 O'Clock, another at
2 O'Clock and a third at five, the latter
without a shell. The next day the hen
died.
Clarence A. Smith of East Hardwick
has purchased the feed and grain mill
and elevator in st. Johnsbury, owned
by +. T. and Ii. X. Ide. This property
was formerly known as the Griswold
d Mackinnon elevator and was built
some 20 years ago Immediate possess
sion is given to the new proprietor The
lde Company is still continuing its business
at the old plant on Bay street, St. Johns
bury.
Electric current was generated on
March ! from two new GOO horsepower
generators at the addition which is being
built at the Connecticut River Power
company's plant at the Vernon dam.
These generators and the transformers
cost about 100000 delivered at Vernon,
to which place they were brought in
II freight cars. The freight charges
were about 81 1000.
Mrs. John Flint, now living in Mil
waukee has made an offer of her fine
home on Westminster Terrace in Bellows
Falls to the town of Rockingham TO be
used forAhopsital purposes, the gift being
outright. Accepting the gift would mean
that the present hospital property would
have to be disposed Of and the proceeds
used for equipping the new hospital a.
special town meeting will be called TO
take action
Nergennes is to have a girls summer
camp, located at Mile point, Lake Cham
plain and known as Camp Marbury.
This is the first camp Of the kind located
near Nergennes and will be under the
direction Of Irof and Mrs Henry Dixie
Sleeper Of Smith college, NORTHAMPTON,
Mass, and Prof. and Mrs. Hugh :.
Worthington Of Sweet Briar college,
Virginia
The Advance Bag and Paper company
Of Erattleboro has fled with the secretary
of state the certificate that the company
intends to issue $3.50 shares Of stock at
500 a share. The Burke-Jones-Sa ais
bury company Of Randolph intends 10
issue five shares Of common stock and
IS shares Of preferred stock at 500 a
share. Mari d Gordon Of Barre has
certified that its paid-up stock is $4,000
out Of $4,000.
Ii is seldom that any one approaches
near enough to live, wild fox 10 pick II
APP. but precedent had no effect on Earl
Leonard, p years old Of Barre, who az
his home on West ILL saved q Young FOX
from death the other day by snatohina IL /
from two docs Exhausted. the animal
sought protection near the Leonard home.
but was finally corpcred hy the dors.
who were about to administer the death |
bites when young Leonard appeared. !
Later he exhibited II in store window
where hundreds viewed t.
Senator Carroll ;. Page Of Vermont. |
the oldest man IN the senate. has been
III with an attack Of tonsilitis. but IL much |
better and expected TO be out in two or 1
three days and resume his seat. The /
senator Is one d the most faithful attend |
ants Of the Senate. Few who see him /
would suspect that he reached the age Of !