The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-12-24


daughter.
The late Mr.. Park was we'll know
in Bennington. He married a grand
daughter of the late Seth B. Hun
and had large property interests il
that town and North Bennington
He was also a brother-in-law of F
B. Jennings and former Governor j
G. Mccullough. Among the proper
ty owned by the estate in Benning
ton is the block occupied by A
Drysdale & Son.
By order OF Gov. Geotge H. Prou-
ty instructions have been ISSUED
from the Office Of Adjt.-Gen. w. H
Gilmore, of Bradford, concerning
Sergt. John c. Cody LIST Inf. U. S
A., who has been detailed by the
war department to visit the differ
ent companies of the first regiment
of the Vermont National Guard.
Cody will first report to Capt. L.
A. l. Chapman for duty with the
Norwich cadets, after which the in
fantry companies will be visited in
the following order: Co. D, st. Johns
bury, Jan 3; Co. L, Newport, Jan.
10; Co. G, Woodstock. Jan. u; Co.
F, Bellows Falls, Jan. 81 Co. /, Brat
tleboro, Feb. 7; Co. X, Bennington,
Feb. IA; Co. A, Rutland, Feb. p;
Co. C, Brandon Feb. %; Co. M,
Burlington, March 7; Co. B, ST. AL
bans, March, IA; Co. H, Montpelier,
March 81; Co. F, Mortified, March
%.
AT the opening session Of the 3Sth
annual meeting of the Vermont
State Grange Dec II in Burlington,
300 Of the $50 accredited delegates
from all over the state were in at
tendance.
Secretary A. A, Priest, of Ran
dolph, reported a total of 1919 sub
ordinate Oranges with a member
ship of Is, 494, this being an increase
Of 26 new Oranges this year. Six
new Pomona Oranges, making a to-
tai of "A wit cmbc ship of 6, 46S,
have been added this year The
total receipts for the year were $412.
Mrs Miranda Brainerd Strana-
han, of st. Adams, widow OF Ex-
Lieut.. Gov F. Stewart Stranahan.
died Dec. 18th after only a few
hours illness following hem
Mrs. Stranahan was formely state
regent of the d. A. R. and at the
time of her death was president of
the Vermont society Colinial Danes
She was the daughter of the late
United States Senator Brainerd.
A new system, of filing the State
is being instituted at
the fficeEof the secretary of state,
Montpelier, which, when completed,
will add greatly to the efficiency of
the office. Formerly it meant time
to look up the records of an old
and when for any reason
the original papers of a company
Incorporated years ago had to be
consulted almost the entire list of
of the State had to be
gone over. Secretary of State Guy
w. Bailey has been gradually rene
lying this defect in the system, or,
rather, lack of system, and has
provided his office with steel filing
cases in which a tabulated record
If the corporate bodies Of the State
ire kept, both numerically and |
alphabetically, so that when it is
it will be but a matter of |
| few minutes to look up any corpor-
ltion that ever existed in Vermont. |
An extra set of files is also being
made so that Mr. Bailey can keep a
list of the corporations in his own |
)ffice at Essex Junction and thus
ave the time necessary to go to
to consult the corporate
list in answer to inquiries. This
list is being made up as rapidly as
possible so that in a short time
business houses wishing information
II desiring to change the form of
heir business, will not have to wait
hree or four days before making the
preliminary step but may go direct
o Mr.. Bailey at his home and make
he first move there.
The board of agriculture and for
stry recently concluded the pur-
base of Nermont's first State forest.
his tract is located in Plainfeld
bout five miles south of the village
nd was purchased from Judge
.lapp, of Barre, Mrs. Kidder, of
lontpelier, and Baird and Fitz-
erald, of Woodsville, n. II. 1t
onsists of four hundred fifty acres
artly covered with an excellent !
econd growth of spruce and some
Id hardwoods. The State Board
-as very glad to be able to get the
rst forest in such a centrally To- :
ated position and so near the :
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