The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-07-28
STATE NEWS.

Money has been pledged for $15,-
900 building in Ludloy for a Masonic
temple. Seventeen years ago the Ma
sons secured lot on Main street for
that purpose.
H H Stilson, for 35 years employed
by the Vermont Marble company at
Proctor and for several years in
charge of the rubbing beds, has re-
tired from active business.
Wesley E Whitney of West Brattle-
boro, always the first in that vicinity
to bring sweet corn from his garden
to market, still holds the record. He
brought few dozen of freshly picked
corn to the village July IA for sale.
The gliding of the dome on the
State House has been completed, and
the dome now shines out in all its
former effulgence. The work was be-
gun May %, but owing to unseason-
able weather was delayed. The job is
long one, since four coats must be
put on, two of lead, one of sizing and
one of the leaf.
A bronze marker on boulder will
mark the spot in the old cemetery in
Springfield where 1t. Philip Stafford
of Revolutionary fame is buried. He
was one of foremost of the Liberty
men at the Westminster massacre
where the first blood of the Revolu-
ton was shed March ID, 1878.
Walter r Mattison, president of
the Vermont Novelty company, Inc,
of Bennington, and Charles w Thomp-
son, clerk, have filed with the secre-
tary of state a certificate showing
that of the company's $4,000 capital
stock, $4,000 has been paid in to the
treasury.
John Batiste, Rutland trackwalk
er, was instantly killed at Burlington
recently, when train struck the
handcm on which he was riding. 1t
is thought he was trying to get the
handcar off the track when the train
struck it, The dead man was an
Italian, "a years of age, and leaves a
wife and three small children.
&C Taylor & Company, Inc, of
Burlington, a tobacco firm, has filed
with the secretary of state certi-
ficate showing S230,000 has been paid
capital stock, S230,000 has been paid
into the treasury. This amount in
cludes $255,0O0 formerly certified and
$4,000 additional cash for preferred
stock. The certificate is signed by
George H Flint, clerk, and r E Free
man, vice-president.
Mrs Bert E Merriam, many years a
resident of Bellows Falls, sailed
July Is from Vancouver on her way to
Russia. She has signed up for years
stay in Vladivostock by the American
Y. M. C. A. Her husband, who was
for several years the superintendent
of schools of the town of Rockingham,
has been in Vladvostock three years.
He is at the head of the American
work Of the educational department
of the Y. M. c. A. in that city.
Ernest e Gotta, "a, an employee of
the international Paper company at
Bellows Falls, was instantly killed
there July Is, by having his head
drawn in between the winders on
number five machine, one of the most
rapid running newsprint machines.
He was working just out of sight of
the other men, so it cannot be ascer-
tanned how the accident occurred.
His neck was broken and his head
badly smashed He was born in
keene, N. H. and leaves his mother,
wife and one child, year old, all
living here.
The foundations of the new state |
armory at Mortified are practically |
completed, Adjutant General H T
johnson said last week. The Cum
mings Construction Co. of Woods
vile, N. H., is doing the work. There
are seven armories besides those |
building at Brattleboro and North
field In regard to the proposed
armory at Barre, Adjutant General
johnson said that while an armory is
needed there was no statement to
make at present.
H P Sheldon, State fish and game
went Tuesday to Mil
ton to visit Warden Edison Isham at
the state bind sanctuary in Milton.
The work of clearing the land of
brush and fallen trees is going on and
a cover crop of buckwheat has been
planted in connection with the plan
of transferring the State pheasant
hatchery at st. Adams to Milton. If
the cover crop comes up well, the
which is in charge of Will
liam Morrill,, will be moved
Charles T Pierce, who has been
connected with the State automobile
department for three years, has been
appointed chief clerk in the depart
ment by Secretary of State Harry A
Black to take the place of William S
Teachout, resigned Mr. Pierce is a
graduate of Goddard Seminary and
Tufts College, and served a year
overseas with the 77th division as
truck and ambulance driver.
Kurn Hattin Homes which is now
caring for an even 100 boys is to es-