The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-12-30

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cent being from Vermont. 1t will b.
the policy hereafter to limit the at
tendance in each department accord
ing to class and teaching facilities.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Hamblin O.
East Montpelier and Mr. and Mrs L {
Burnham of Burlington celebrated
their double golden wedding ami
versary Dec. 10Th at the home o
Mrs Burnham's sister, Mrs Frank /
Perkins, in Burlington. The immedi
ate members of the families were
present. The two couples were mar
ried so years ago Dec. 10 at Mont
pelier.
The two large barns on the farm
of Hector Rock in Georgia wer,
totally destroyed by fire Dec. 10 witt
an estimated loss of $4,000. The
cause of the fire is unknown. MI
Rock went in to do his milking al
about 5 o'clock in the morning ant
when he came out of the barn about
o'clock he discovered the hay loft
a mass of flames. He at once rush
ed back into the barn and drove out
all of the cattle. The silo near the
big barn was partly burned.
The amendment to the emergency
appropriation passed by the specia
session of Congress has reduced the
amount available in Vermont for pay
ment of the federal portion on cattle
condemned because of bovine tuber
culosis by $4,000. The original sum
which was expected for the work %
retesting cattle in Vermont, was S25,'
900, while the sum that will be avail
able will only amount to about So,
900.
Way back last June 10, Carl Gar.
rity, % of Bennington was caught II
the act of sharing trout in the south
branch of the Walloomsac river, but
managed to escaped by wading into
the stream and making his way tc
the further bank. A few days ago he
returned to Bennington and was
promptly fined $50 and costs.
The union station at Bellows Falls
used by the Boston & Maine, Rut'
land and Central Vermont railroads
burned Wednesday night, Dec. 81
causing a loss estimated at $4,000
The fire started in the basement
kitchen of the station lunch room
and spread through the partitions to
the Western Union telegraph office
on the second floor before it was
discovered. A high wind and q
temperature of ten below zero render
ed the fire department almost help
less. Considerable mail and baggage
was destroyed The station was OF
brick, two and half stories in
height and was built about 20 years
ago.
The breaking Of high tension cleo
trio wires outside the home of Mr. and
Mrs Clarence Washburn of Taftsville,
a village in Woodstock, caused Mrs
Washburn to sustain severe burns on
the palms of both hands, according
to a report received by the COM
missioner of industries. Mr. Wash
burn is employed by the Woodstock
Electric company. The accident re-
suited from unusual circumstances.
The broken wires fell on telephone
wires connected with the house. The
telephone wires were grounded on a
drain pipe in the cellar and Mrs
Washburn went to the sink In the
kitchen, placed one hand on a wash
basin in the sink and turned the
water faucet with the other hand
and the current went through her
arms. She was attended by DR.. H c
Jackson of Woodstock.
At the December sale of furs at the
plant of the Burlington Rendering
company the skins of about 10000
skunks, between 700 and 300 coons
5000 musmrats, 400 fox, 200 mink
nearly a dozen bears, % otter
between 400 and 800 ermine anC
about half dozen wolves were sold
The sale resulted in changing hand:
of nearly S75,0O0 The price of the
furs was about one-third less thar
was realized at the sale year age
and there were fewer pelts offered
Because of the law against killing
muskrats no skins were offered from
Vermont and the entire offering
came from northern New York. Thi:
is also true of the mink and otter
The number of wolves is unusual a:
none was supposed to be in this re-
gion. Otter also are thought to be
very scarce. Ermine were quite plen,
tiful this year but because of the bis
prices paid in the last few years fol-
fur the fur-bearing animals of Yer,
mont have been depleted. A half-mil
lion of dollars was realized from the
sales of this one company during the