The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-06-16

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and small apartments to realize
larger income from the property than
was built in 1889 through the efforts
of Hon. Adna Brown, for whom it was
named The present landlord, Brad
ley F Cutler, will be employed at
Hotel Rogers in Lebanon, N. H.
Newport people are convinced that
the fires of the past three weeks are
due to firebug. F E Vancour, dis
covering flames creeping up store
house of the True & Blanchard COM
pany about 1890 o'clock Thursday
evening, was able with pail Of
water to extinguish the flames, which
had just started He was early
enough also to find partly burned
ball of cotton waste stuck under the
corner of the building where the
| fire started. The next morning a
ball of the waste and excelsior,
thoroughly saturated with oil, was
found under a cedar post of the
storehouse. 1t is believed that the
fires which destroyed the Buck
garage and the Davis. & Son barn was
also set.
During a heavy thunder shower at
Starksboro at six o'clock June 7th, a
cloudburst did damage to crops,
roads and bridges estimated at S10,-
900. No such storm is remembered
in this vicinity. In a hamlet known
as Little Ireland, every bridge was
smashed, some buildings along the
streams were carried away and field
and garden crops of all kinds were
ruined by rains which uprooted them,
so heavy was the downpour. Young
fruit was torn from trees by the
water.
County Warden Leon c Rich of
Canaan has reported to the State
fish and game commissioner that he
and Deputy Warden Fred L Bartlett
arrested John Longway of Canaan on
June 1 for having 81 short trout in
his possession. Longway was taken
before Justice of Peace Norman
Young in Canaan and fined $155 and
costs of $3.50. He paid $3.50, and
the balance of $105 was suspended
He had a fishing license.
Ground has been broken at the
State School for Feeble Minded at
Brandon for two new buildings, one
dormitory and the other a service
building. The dormitory will be 81
by SO feet, one story high, with a
basement and will be built on the
corridor plan. 1t will accommodate
so children. The service building
will be one story high and will be
about 230 feet by So feet, with ac-
commodations for central dining
room for all of the employees, a cen
trail kitchen and bakery, refrigerator
plant and storehouse.
Deputy Sheriff Phelps of Lunen-
burg had to take hand in ordering
the affairs of a band of gypsies which
appeared in that place recently held
up Wilbur Ball, at work in his field,
demanding his money which luckily
was at the house, relieved Harley
Cowles, in the Bowker store, of his
pocket book, which he promptly re-
gained and then visited Mrs l. H
Wilson's. pantry, where they helped
themselves to everything on the
shelves. When the deputy appeared
the band took fright and fastened
off in their three automobiles.
George w Palmer of Rutland,
machinist, is at the Rutland hospital
suffering from a broken back, having
| received the injury while cranking
| his automobile. His car stopped
between West Rutland and Castleton
while he was returning home with
party at 4.30 o'clock on June 5. He
had left the machine in gear and
when he whirled the crank the auto
mobile started forward, running over
him and dragging him Is feet. He
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hospital as soon as his grave condi-
ton was ascertained.
The route of the annual 300-mile
horse epduranc ride to be held this
year entirely within this state from
Oct. 16 to 81, was announced June
4th The route is laid through hilly
country but over soft dirt roads, in
direct contrast to the route followed
by the horses in the ride last year
from Camp Vail, N. j. to Washing
ton, D. G.
The Vermont-in-the-W orld-war- com
mission has received gifts of several
fine histories of different divisions
Engaged in the recent war. To date
the commission has received the fol-
lowing histories: New England in
France" donated by the YD club of
Boston; 'The 32d Division in the
World War" donated by the 32d
Division Veter ans association; "The
Yankee Division in France" by Sib-
ley, the Boston Globe war cores
pondent, who was with the 26th divi-
sion all during its stay in France.
The most pretentious volume re-
ceived was given by the city of
Buffalo and is, Buffalo and Erie
Counties in the World War" 1t
covers the activities of these two
counties from the entry of the Unit
ed States it the war until the end.
1t gives the work of the various
home organizations and important
work of civilians. 1t is very hand
some and complete work.