The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-07-01

! Gregg, one of the inspectors, arrest
| ed a man named Shatney in Albany
for operating an unregistered auto
mobile. The man had made 1926
plates into 1921 plates. He has &
large family, so that a small fine
was recommended by the department
and only a S25 penalty, was imposed
Fire believed to have started from
spark from a passing Canadian Pa,
cifc train totally destroyed a large
barn on the George Crawford estate
in Newport Center recently, with a
loss Of about $4,000. Burned in the
building were three horses, seven
calves and two hogs, as well as much
farm machinery. Insurance partly
covered the loss.
George Eaulieu, % years of age,
has admitted to the police of Bur
lington that he place an obstruction
on the track in the Central Vermont
tunnel in that city June 10 merely
because he wanted to see wreck
Two small boys, whose suspicious be-
came aroused by the mans actions,
reported the matter to railroad
employee The man was arrested. The
obstruction placed on the track
would undoubtedly have caused bad
wreck if it had not been discovered
Walter Baker, World war veteran,
who was discharged because OF total
disability, was in Burlington last
week from Plattsburg, N. T., and said
he wanted to buy an automobile. He
looked at several and purchased them
saving he would return for them
when money which he had sent for
arrived. 1t became known that he
had bought IL cars in this way, after
which he was taken to the police
station and examined and it was
found he was suffering from shell
shock. Red Cross representatives
took him back to Plattsburg.
Lewis C Lowell of Bellows Falls
who led the fight in the Vermont
legislature at the last session against
the policy of slaughtering cattle foi
eradication of tuberculosis, is going
out of the cattle business and ha:
bargained for the shipment of the
larger part of his herd, 127 Hol
stems, to Utah. Mr. Lowell caNot
ship the cattle to Utah without {
state and federal government test
whereas he desires to engage pri
vate veterinary to test his cattle
This DR.. A DeFossett, head of the
federal bureau, will not allow, an
nouncing that he cannot ship the
cattle out of the state unless hi
makes application for an accredited
herd.
The will of Gov. Henry c Ide o
! st. Johnsbury which was executed
| Nov. 10, 1920 names his daughters
Mrs w Bourke Cochran and Mrs
Shane Leslie, executors and leave:
$4,000 to st. Johnsbury Academy. The
clause of the will providing for thi'
beauest reads as follows. 40 the
trustees of the st. Johnsbury Acad
envy, a corporation organized under
the laws of the State of Vermont
and located at st. Johnsbury, Yer
mont, | give and devise the sum Of
| Two Thousands Dollars, in recOgni
! ton of my long association witt
that institution as pupil, principal
and trustee, which sum is to be KEEP
as a separate fund, to be known a.
| the Henry Clay Ide Fund.-" the in
come thereof to be used for th'
general purposes of said Academ!
and raising its standard of scholar
ship, in the discretion of the trus
! tees"
The announcement of a gift o
| 100000 from the class of 1871 tow
ard the endowment fund of S75O,OOC
| for which Mddlebury college is work
ing was a feature of the commence
ment dinner June 20. The class o.
II won the Mccullough cup for hav
| ing present at commencement the
largest percentage of its living mem
bers, 81 per cent being in attendance
! Hon. A Barton Hepburn of New York
DR.. Francis B Donio of Bangor, Me.
DR.. Andrew E Clark of Des Moines
Ia, and Francis NJ Peck of Madrid
! N. Y. were present. A poem writer
for the occasion by Mr. Peck wa
read by Mr. Clark. At the com
mencement dinner, in addition t
the speakers previously announced
we're DR.. Andrew f Clark, who re
ceived the degree of LII. d. in the
morning, Francis B DEMO and DIR
John NJ Thomas. DIR. Edward ID Col
/ Inns was POSTMASTER.
The trustees Of Norwich Universit!
| have voted to raise necessary money
to make and equip an athletic fielC
for the use as a football field next
fall. The property to be used fol
the field was given by Mr. Sabine, ;
graduate of the University, class o
.'01. The field will be called tn,
Sabine athletic field and work on il
will commence Immediately. Tit
field is located directly north of the
University and at present is tbs
baseball field. The university parad,
ground has served as the gridiron il
recent years and there have been n,
means of seating the crowd at tbs
games. The new field will hav,
permanent bleachers on the soutl
/ side Cf TIE grounds which will TAX,
! care of the usual audiences ana
i temporary seats can be built on botl
sides Of the permanent ones for tn,
q big games. The new field will hav,
quarter mile cinder track arount
/ the football gridiron and a two p
straightaway on the south side Of tn,