The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-10

| dence, h. L. He Will Degln MS pas
torate there next Sunday.
George P Vennart, veteran of the
26th division in the world war,
newspaper man, American Legion ex-
ecutive and lately employed in Hart
ford, Conn.,, is the new executive
secretary of the Burlington chamber
of commerce to succeed James p
Taylor, resigned.
Frank Wetherby and son, Roy, OF
Hillwest, while on recent hunting
trip followed what they are positive
was gray wolf. After chasing it for
some distance the animal was joined
by another of its kind. The two of
them finally taking to the mountains
where they disappeared.
The resignation of DR.. Edward Day
Collins as provost and professor of
nedagogy at Middlebury College h
been announced. DR.. Collins will
continue his services as director of
the summer session of the college for
the coming year.
B T Burt, Jr, one of the pilots who
escaped by jumping from the Inflated
dirigible, Roma, is the son OF b L
Burt, who was formerly connected
with the Railway Light and Power
company of Rutland Pilot Burt is
we'll known in Rutland.
Articles of association have been
filed with the secretary of State by
| the Dover Lumber Company, Inc, Of
St. Johnsbury, incorporated by Gildey
! A Brown and Leonard A Brown of
Wilmington and Harry w Writers of
St. Johnsbury. The concern reserves
rights to operate timber lands, saw
mills, and wood working mills, and
manufac ture and deal in lumber,
pulpwood, and wood products.
J B Estee, who is candidate for
State treasurer, was elected at the,
annual meeting of the Washington
country branch of the Red Cross as
chairman of the branch, while Mrs
| G P Barber was reelected secretary
and treasurer, and Mrs D w Cooley
| of Waterbury vice-chairman. The
reports showed excellent work done
during the year.
William R Mead of New York,
in Rome, who has just had conferred
on him by King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy the decoration of Knight Com
mander of the Crown of Italy, is a
native of Brattleboro and former
student of Norwich university. Mr.
Mead attended Norwich in 1861, '62
and '63, leaving college to enter SER
vice in the Civil war. He is now a
member of the well-known firm of
McKim, Mead & White, architects, of
New York. The decoration was con-
ferred in recognition of Mr. Mead's
pioneer work in introducing Roman
and italian renaissance architectural
STYLES in America.
Miss Helen Mattison, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Walter R Mattison of
Bennington, has received beautiful
ly bound, autographed copy of "The
Paths of Inland Commerce." by HUI
bert, from Harvey Firestone, in
recognition of winning first honors
in Vermont in the Harvey S Fire
stone university scholarship essay
contest for 1921. This scholarship,
worth $4,000 to the winner, is open
to high school students only and one
student from each state is allowed to
compete in the contest for the final
award The topic for the 1921 contest
was "Good Roads and Highway Trans
port"
For the second time in few years,
the State Board of Health has recon-
mended to Montpelier that a chlor-
ination plant should be installed at
the city's source of water supply and
very likely that matter will be con-
sidered this time by the voters in
city meeting. The second report is
signed by j w Votey, to which DR.. c
F Dalton assigned the task of ex-
animation Of the sources of the city's
supply Of water for domestic pur-
poses. II his recommendations are
placed in operation then fishing.
swimming and boating ON Berlin pond
can be resumed in short time.
Friends of William A Shaw, former
weather observer. at Mortified, will
be pleased and interested to learn
that at meeting of representatives
of the bureau of animal industry,
chemistry, entomology, markets, hor-
ticultural board and weather bureau,
stationed in Boston and vicinity, held
at the Boston City club on Feb. II,
Mr. Shaw was elected president of an
organization there formed, known as
the Boston United States Depart
ment of Agriculture club.
The corporations of Vermont in
1919 paid total federal income tax
of $2,876,785. There are ISL corpor-
atoms in Vermont, according to a
bulletin on statistics. received by L
A Kelly, secretary of the Associated
Industries of Vermont. Of the ISL
corporations sci reported a net in
come. The gross income was $123,-
559,13S while the deductions amount
ed to $11,078,8S0, leaving a net in
come of S12,4SO,258, and an income
tax of s950,s11. The war profits and
excess profits tax amounted to ST.
1926, 974 The number reporting no
net income was 100, or $3.50 per cent
of the total number of corporations
in the state. The gross income Of
these was S10,558,019, while the de-
auctions amounted to s11,521, 1873, the
deficit being $963,854.
HAS HAD NO PAIN SINCE.
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