The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-24

position similar to that which he
now occupies in this state. Mr. Mer-
rill has gone to Chicago to look over
the field before deciding whether to
accept.
Roger Wilcox of Manchester, stu
dent at Burr and Burton seminary,
was injured in game of basketball
recently, an opponent stepping on
Wilcox foot long enough to make
him lose his balance so that he fell
| over backward, in doing so striking
his hip and breaking the bone just
below the hip socket.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Boyce of Ell
more observed their 60th wedding
anniversary Feb. 10, when their chill
dren went home to visit them. Mr.
Boyce is Civil war veteran, of Co.
I, 18th Regiment.
Governor James Hartness has ap-
pointed Thomas G Dearborn as
sheriff of Orange county to fill the
unexpired term of Sheriff George A
Tracy, who recently resigned. 1t is
understood that Mr. Tracy begins his
new duties as chief of police at Bel
lows Falls at once.
The State of Vermont has been
allotted further sum Of $14,960 for
federal cattle indemnities, according
to a letter received from Washing
ton by DR.. Al DeFossett of the State
department of agriculture. This
amount, added to the allotment made
about month ago, makes total of
S37, 400 for this use in Vermont from
the emergency appropriation recent
ly passed by Congress.
The directors of the Brattleboro
Trust company have voted to buy
property held by the Edward Crosby
Realty company, which includes the
well-known Crosby block on Main
street, Brattleboro, one of the most
conspicuous buildings in town, and
Harmony building in the rear both
three-story brick buildings,
The town of Underhill received
nearly half of the $4,000 paid by the
state in bounties for dead porcupines
for the period from July /, 1921 to
Feb. l, 1922. The amount paid to
Underhill was S3,74710, which, with
one bay lynx bounty of So, brought
the total bounty payment made to
Underhill by the state to S., 1910.
The porcupine bounties represent
10,7O6 porcupines, most of which
were killed by three men, M B and
| G w Streeter and Fred Bacon.
These three men are said to have
devoted practically all of their time
since last summer to the killing of
porcupines.
| There are more inmates in the
States prison this winter than ever
in the history of the institution &C.
cording to recent statement Of
Judge ] E Weeks, director. of State
institutions. Many of these have to
be kept in large dormitory, but
they are the better class of prisoners,
so that there is little likelihood of
their trying to escape. There are
over 300 now in the institution,
probably 70 more than there are cells
for. The major portion Of those be-
ing committed are those who have
been convicted Of larceny.
Thomas Lavere, Bethel inventor.
is now perfecting a device which if
successful will make it possible for
auto owners to run their cars all
winter without cutting down their
rear axle. His device consists of
four runners which are adjustable on
any auto, and the auto rests on these
runners, supported by springs. All
the tires are taken off and the auto
is propelled by fixtures on the rear
wheel rims. The traction of these
rear wheels is adjustable. At pres
ent this invention is being perfected
at the granite sheds and it soon
will be given trial.
Blister rust work in Vermont may
be administered by county agents in
the same manner as the Farm Bureau
work if certain bills now before Con-
gress are passed, according to State
Forester w G Hastings. This move
ment comes from the Bureau of
Plant Industry in Washington, D. c.
The county agents would be attach
ed to the State departments in charge
of forests in the respective States
and would be located in every county
which had enough pine to warrant
it. A federal agent in each State
would also be a part of the system.