The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-04-21

DIR. C F Dalton, secretary of the
state board of health, has been
notified of his selection as one of a
board of seven directors of the Cor
gas School of Sanitation to be estab-
lished at Tuscaloosa, Ala, as part
of the memorial to the late Surgeon
General William Crawford Gorgas,
for which a $6,0OO,000 fund will be
available.
Willis H Hosmer, principal of
Peoples Academy at Morrisville, who
was recently elected principal of
Spaulding high school, has informed
Supt. G H White that he will accept
the offer of school PRINCIPAL and will
start his duties at the school at the
beginning of the next school year.
He fills the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Lyman c Hunt, who
at the present time is superintend-
ent of schools in Burlington.
Milo j Jeffrey, graduate of Mont
pelier Seminary in the class of 1918,
has been chosen as one of the eight
sophomores who will compete in the
Merrill prize-speaking contest held
at Middlebury college each year in
May, constituting the opening fea-
ture of junior week. Mr. Jeffrey
was member of the sophomore class
| football team. He is a member of
the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity.
The sale of the Adams Co. store in
Barre, one of the largest and best
dry-goods stores in that section of
Vermont, to the Nash Co., a Massa-
chusetts corporation, has been an
nounced.
Mrs E Dyer of Salisbury injured
one foot quite badly few days ago
by dropping her shears in such a
manner as to have them stick into
her foot.
1t cost Arthur Parizo of Winooski
$500 and costs of $40 to manufacture
moonshine, or home-brew, in house
in settlement near Essex Junction.
The house, which is a new one, was
usel entirely for the purpose of turn
ing out the forbidden fluid.
Walter R Mattison of North Ben
nington has organized and will head
company that has purchased the
old Bennington pottery plant to con-
vert the same into factory to
manufacture furniture novelties.
The body of Lieut. Perry H AL
drich, 135th Aero squadron, who was
killed in an aviation engagement in
France, Oct. 20, 1918, has been
brought to Essex Junction for burial
He was one of the five graduates of
the University of Vermont selected
by President Benton for commissions
in September, 1917.
At the annual reunion of Abnaki
boys at Burlington it was announced
that as a token of esteem and in
commemoration of Is Camp Abnaki
boys who gave their lives in the
World war, this years camp will see
to the erection of mammoth oval
stone seat, 40 feet in length, as
monument.
Eleanor, three years old, daughter
of John Adams superintendent of the
D j Smith Corp. plant at Putney,
had narrow escape from death Apr.
9Th when a large cake of ice fell
from the roof of the house, burying
her in snow bank. An older sister
pulled her from under the ice. No
bones were broken. but there We're
bruises on the child's back, although
it is not believed that her spine is
injured.
Royal A Eggleston of Canaan, N.
H., was awarded recently in United
States court at Montpelier verdict
of $4,000 from DR.. R H Ross of st.
Johnsbury and DR.. D r Brown OF
Lyndonville, in a malpr actice suit
brought for $4,000, in which the
plaintiff alleged negligence on the
part of the doctors because a sponge
was left in Eggleston's abdomen after
an operation for septic gall bladder.
Transfer of the assets of the closed
Barre Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany to the entirely new organiza-
ton. the Barre Trust company was
effected recently pursuant to the
decree of Judge S c Wilson as chan
cellor on March Is; and the Barre
Trust company opened its doors for
business at 1923 North Main street on
Monday, April 10. The directors
have organized by electing Frank =
Langley president and Edward W
Bisbee vice-president.
State Highway Commissioner, T w
Dix has received reports from some
of the district highway commission
ers stating that they are handling
the closing of certain roads to heav-
lily loaded trucks by speaking to the
drivers of trucks in the vicinity
rather than by posting the road
Good results are reported from the
use of this dethod, although, it does
not take care of trucks from other
localities driving through.
An illustrated booklet on Forest
Planting Opportunities in Vermont
is being sent out from the state
forestry department, with price lists
and applications for the purchase of
forest tree seedlings. The booklet
includes directions as to the time to
plant and space the trees, directions
for planting and a statement of the
best species to plant on different
soils. Forest plantation is advocated
as wealth ahead and a secure in
yestment." 1.-THE initial cost is
small, all future outlay comparative
ly negligible, and the margin for
profit tempting" the booklet states
and quotes the Scotch bard who said
TO his son: "You may be aye sticking