The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-10

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few weeks. The class in Derby has
written history of the town which
is a good example of what towns are
doing. 1t is entitled, derby, Our
Town." showing the pride which the
members of the class have in their
town.
Vermont postmaster appointments
received in the Senate at Washing
ton on Jan. 16 and referred to the
committee on postoffice and post
roads were;-Chester, Lester e
Rhodes, in place of A B Pollard;
| Norwich, Robert c Olds; Newbury,
Ida H Holton. George F Flint was
confirmed by the Senate on Jan. II
| as postmaster at Chelsea.
A streptococcus test was, made by
Mr. Jones at Montpelier recently for
Vermont creamery, 129 separate
tests being required to identify the
dairy from which the milk with high
streptococcus content was coming.
At Mortified, Mr. Jones spoke before
a farmers meeting and demonstrate
ed the appearance of the strep-
tococcus bacillus on microscopic
slides.
A w Daley has been reappointed
superintendent of racing in Rutland
for the coming fall. 1t is understood
that Mr. Daley will go to the New
England meeting to be held shortly
in Springfield, Mass, at which fur
Their arrangements relative to the
fall racing, begun at recent meet
ing, will be completed.
Walter D Wheeler, recently award
ed bronze medal by the Carnegie
Hero Fund commission lost his life
in Passumpsic river July 2, 1921,
while trying to rescue Beatrice Ben
nett, 18, from drowning. Miss Ben
nett and Miss Pearl Upper, Is, were
drowned at the same time. A third
girl escaped death. Wheeler was 35
years old and left four motherless
children.
In the list of cities between 10000
and $4,000 Rutland had the highest
percentage, 1892 in the recent coun-
try-wide campaign in the interest of
more perfectly addressed and wrapped
packages conducted under American
Railway Express company auspices.
Burlington was second with a per-
centage of 9748 and Barre third, with
97.10 per cent.
R H Mecorney of st. Adams has
been granted patent on an auto
matte theater ticket selling device.
The invention consists of an illumin-
ated directory of theater seats and
such seats as have not been sold are
indicated by a small incandescent
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in a fraction of a second to show
what seats are available for any
night.
John Sheehan of Ludlow has earn
ed the distinction of being the first
man in the district to kill a wild
bob cat with his bare hands. Shee-
han, with Arthur Connors, also CT
| Ludlow, was climbing a mountain
| trail near there when a bob cat dis
! puted the right of way. AS it sprang
at the men, Sheehan gripped its
throat. His hands were badly LAGER
Eated by the cats claws. but he held
on until it was dead. Local hunters
say this is the first instance in their
4 experience of bob cat attacking a
\ man.
The Wright Printing company Of
White River Junction has filed ar
ticles of association with the secre-
4 tary of state and will publish the
White River Junction Landmark, as
well as job printing and publishing
| The incorporates are Alfred
Wright, James Brown and John D
Baron, all of White River Junction
The amount of capital stock is 500
900 in 200 shares of 500 par value
each.
Vermont stands Goth in the list Of
states in the number of automobiles
owned per capita, according to the
registration figures of the secretary
of states office. For 1922 the per
capita figure is 945. California
heads the list with per capita
figure of 5.26 and South Dakota is
second with the same figure. APP
proximately 10000 cars have been
registered in this state for the cur
rent year.
Norwich University receives S10,-
900 as legatee under the will of
Arnold Thayer of the class of 1876
who died of pneumonia in New York
| Jan. .. lCl' 1udySI was u sui VI
George A Thayer, member of the
original firm of Campbell & Thayer,
linseed oil manufacturers. After the
death of his father he and his
brother, George. continued the bust
ness until the formation of the AS
ISOLATION of Linseed Oil Manufact-
urers, when he retired from active
business.
Oliver Roberts, who runs Spring
field bakers cart. was driving through
the suburbs of the town a few days
ago when a rife was fired from
somewhere across the river at that
point and the bullet came through
the opening in the front end of the
enclosed cart and took off the fleshy
tip of Mr. Roberts nose.
Edwin E Bagley, a musician, and
composer we'll known throughout
New England, died Jan. Goth, having
underwent a operation two weeks