The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-07-22

infectious disease that proves fatal
to cattle and is communicable to
human beings If any other cases
appear, great precaution will be
taken to prevent any spread of the
disease. The anthrax bacilli will
exist in infected soil for long time,
even appearing years after the car
cass is buried.
Porter H. Dale, who has been the
collector in charge of the customs
port of Island Pond the past y
years, has resigned; his resignation
to take effect in the immediate
future, to be determined by thereof
lector Of the Memphremagog district
Col G. S. Emery.
Thomas Finley, aged 20 years, a
well-to-do farmer living on the
road to Hinesburg, was drowned
in brook near his home Saturday
afternoon. 1t is supposed that he
committed suicide. The cause of
the act is not known. He is
survived by a wife and several
children.
DR.. Samuel J. Allen has been
found guilty before the Windsor
county court of performing an
illegal operation and bail has been
fixed at $4,000 pending exceptions
to the supreme court. Another
charge of the same character has
been made against him and addi-
tional bail to the amount of S 1000
required AS yet bail has not been
Forthcoming.
Governor Prouty, when asked
last week what action he would
take regarding the Johnson-Jeffries
fight pictures being exhibited in
Vermont, declared he would not
allow them to be shown, if he found
that he had the power. He has the
matter under consideration and is
taking steps to find out what
authority he has in regard to it.
Specimens of the caterpillars which
were recently discovered to be
destroying trees in Guilford and
vicinity, were sent to laboratories
in Burlington and Cambridge, Mass,
for Identification and the reports
returned state that they are not
the brown-tail moth as was feared
being an insect of less destructive
nature.
Henry Brown, of Montpelier, tells
of peculiar experience while driv-
ing to Worcester in an automobile
Sunday. He says the tightening
struck the machine, smashed the
wind shield, and stunned him
seriously. He said however, that
he kept his senses enough to turn
off the power and guide the machine
to the side of the road, where he
remained for half an hour until
he recovered.
John r. Harvey, of Highgate, has
completed Il years vi ScINlCC III Oiio
United States government as mail
carrier from the st. Johnsbury
& Lake Champlain railroad station
to the Center post office and the
office at Highgate proper, during
which time he has never failed to
deliver the mail bag to the mail clerk
1t each train and only once has the
scheduled time been interrupted
" Mr.. Harvey's delay in reaching
he station.
The last obstacle to the building
If the Rutland Street Railway,
light & Power Co.'S proposed
line from Fair Haven to
'oultney was removed when the
,ublic service commission awarded
and damages on one property
here and left open the matter
f the right of way across another,
ecause the tracks may not touch It,.
here were two hearings IN the
natter last Friday, the first in this
ity, at which was taken up the
natter of damages on land in the
OWN of Rutland owned by Michael
logan, of West Rutland. The
)mpany is changing its route
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