The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-09-01

ed by the American committee for
the aid of Russian scientists, headed
by DIR. Vernon Kellogg of Washing
! ton, d. c.
An event of historical significance
took place Aug. 16 at the "old ceme-
terry in st. Albans. The memory of
DR.. John Werner, ST. Adams first
physician and military leader in
the Revolutionary War, was honored by
Bellevue Chapter, D. A. R., with the
erection of a marker at his grave.
The rough stone boulder, which
marks his last resting place, was not
removed, but beside it was erected
granite block on which is placed
bronze tablet bearing the inscription.
Harold E Marley of Burlington has
gone to Liberia, Africa, to have
charge of construction work of the
Holv Cross Episcopal Mission build
ings, which the fathers from Holy
Cross Monastery, West Park, N. ~
are interested in promoting, under the
auspices of the Episcopal Church
Mission Board. Mr. Manley was ac-
companied by one of the mission
fathers. They will stop at England
about three weeks and then take the
Amsterdam Line, landing in Free
Town, Sierra Leone, where they will
proceed on foot through dense forests
to the mission. The section where
MIR Manley will live for year at
least is said to be healthy and 1000
feet above the sea level. The center
for the mission is 100 miles in the in
terror and three days trip from any
white residence.
H L Bailey, state entomologist and
one of the certified seed potato in
spec tors, has certified about $50
acres on second inspection. The Sec
ond inspection is the final one unless
the shipper desires government in
spection and certification when his
seed is shipped In some cases where
traces of disease existed, the owners
were left to report any bad increase
in the spread of the disease. Most of
those which passed the second in
spection will continue in good condi-
ton if they are rogued. Mosaic,
early blight and late blight are all
strong this year. Only 55
per cent of the fields inspected the
first time passed the test. A H Gill
bert, the other state inspector. re-
ports better fields than Mr. Bailey, he
having principally Windsor and Rut-
land counties.
The old Stephen Daye press, the
oldest in the country and the proper |
ty of the Vermont Historical society, |
was taken to Boston, by auto truck. |
It is being exhibited at the second |
Educational Graphic Arts exposition,
Mechanics building, Boston, Aug. q !
10 Sept. 2. The old Stephen Daye
press was brought to Boston in 1888
md set up in Cambridge. Later it
passed into the hands of Samuel
Green, whose descendants took it to
london Conn, where it remained I'M
ii 1773. 1t was then taken to Nor
vich, Conn. Five years later it was
moved to Dresden, now Hanover, N
/. From there it was taken to West
Minister, VT, where ON Feb. II, 1881
t was used for printing The Vermont
Gazette, or Green Mountain Boy, the
irst newspaper published in Yer
mont. In 1888 it was moved to Wind
or, VT, and used for printing the
Vermont Journal and Universal Adj
yertiser 1t is now in the possession
# the Vermont Historical society
md preserved at the State Capitol,
Montpelier. Through the kindness of
his society it has been loaned for
exhibition at the second Educational
Graphic Arts exposition. 1t was
aiken over the road from Mont