The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-17

set up and connected with the chlor
ination apparatus to regulate it,
| operation.
| The State highway department has
received approval of the plans anc
| specific ations for the federal aic
project number 26 from Danville
Green to the ST. Johnsbury line, anc
expects to ask for bids on this pro-
ject this fall. This project is be-
tween three and four miles in length
ann will be of gravel construction.
Harlan w Kemp, for 35 years with
the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
of Montpelier as secretary-treasurer
and president, died Oct. 81, aged
&c years, after about two months
illness. He was a native of Worces-
ter. He was admitted to the bar in
1880, was states attorney, bank
examiner and also has been captain
in the National Guard.
Mrs John A Mead of Rutland has
been elected honorary. president of
the Vermont state branch United
States Daughters of 1872, for life.
Mrs Mead was state president of the
organization last year. Besides the
state honors, Mrs Mead is honorary
vice-president of the national society.
The North Congregational church
at st. Johnsbury has received gift
of $4,000 from Mrs Mabed Carpenter
Ireland in memory of her grand
mother, Julia Ann Paddock Carpen-
ter, and her children, the gift to be
known as the Paddock-Carpenter
memorial fund. The gift is uncon-
ditional, both as to the use of the in
come and principal.
Lawrence F Edgerton, who has been
practicing law in Springfield in COM
pany with the late Fred C Davis
since returning from service in the
World war, has received an appoint
ment as deputy collector in the in
ternal revenue department with
headquarters in Burlington. 1t is
understood that his, service in the re-
venue department will be connected
with the legal end of the work.
Hiram Drew, who lived on the John
Pooker farm in Concord, met with
fatal accident Oct. % while driving
to the village. His horse ran away,
throwing him from the carriage. He
struck on his head and it, is thought
he was dragged some distance. Mr.
Drew was rs years of age, former
resident of Greensboro, and had lived
in Concord about two years.
The proprietorship of the Equinox
company of Manchester reverted last
week Monday to Mrs George Orvis,
the former owner, after the Equinox
House, the chief item of property in
volved in the transaction, had been
operated for two summer seasons by
Mrs V H P Brown of New York. The
contract of purchase in 1921 called
for a consideration reported as $780,
000 Although the hotel business had
been good for two seasons, Mrs Brown
did not wish to carry out the con-
tract A E Martin, who had managed
the hotel for many years with the eX-
ception of the 1922 season, will again
take active charge of the affairs of
the company.
DR.. John M Allen, on whose "Jaye-
ma" farm in st. Johnsbury all the
and crops were burned re-
gently, has decided to sell the farm
and go out of the farming business.
For many years DR.. Allen has pro
NOTED a fine strain of purebred Hob
stein cattle.
Special State Game and Fish War
den Herbert A Booth reports that
the trout fishing that is being car
ried on at Lake Dunmore this season
by the U. S. government and State
for the purpose of procuring spawn
is proving successful. Up to Oct. 20,
1888 trout had been secured for
stripping. The largest haul was made
IN Oct. &c when 1876 trout were taken |
IN the seine. Already 100000 eggs |
nave been taken to the government |
hatchery at Holden by Warden Booth
md George Montgomery, employed by
he U. S. government as spawn taker.
F E Hartwell, meterologist, reports
! mean temperature of AZ degrees in
Burlington during October, which is
4lso the exact normal temperature
or the month. The highest was 81
legrees, on the End, and the lowest
vas 20 degrees, on the 10Th. The
.reatest daily range was % degrees,
n the End, and the least daily
ange was six degrees, on the 9th.
he precipitation amounted to 1893
inches, the normal for the month be-
ng 3.16. The prevailing wind was
rom the south, the total movement
,698 miles, the average hourly veloc-
ty lit miles, and the maximum
elocity AZ miles per hour, from the
outh on the 14th. The month was
lade up of seven clear, seven partly
Loudly and II cloudy days. Precipi-
alton in quantity sufficient to mea-
ure occurred on II days. The total
mount included 12 inches of snow.
occurred on the 9th
nd 18th, fog was noted on the 10th,
nd there was killing frost on the
9th.