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

pany Will soon pc put on ana the
office will be open "a hours in day.
The night work has heretofore been
done by railroad operator whose
many duties have often prevented
him from. handling press and COM
mercial business promptly. The
new arrangement is welcomed by
the newspaper correspondents as
well as by the steadily increasing
number of those who send night
letters by wire.
The legal voters of the village of
Wnooski will soon be petitioned and
warned to meet for the purpose of
applying to the legislature for a city
charter and separation from the
town of Colchester. In separating
from the town the voters of the vii
lage would avoid paying a town tax,
which at the present time is 55 cents
on the dollar. The object of the
meeting is to discuss the proposition
and leave it to the voters to decide.
If the vote should result in the
affirmative an appeal will then be
made to the legislature, to effect the
change and grant the village a city
charter.
Secretary John R. Wilson, of Wor-
cester, of the Washington county
Veterans Association has sent out
announcements of the thirteenth
annual encampment of the assOcia-
ton to be held at Dewey Park
August Hip. August II will be
" Aid Day; Fat the afternoon meeting
Representatives of the Sons of
Veterans and their auxiliary, the
W. R. c. and ladies of the G. A. r.
will be largely in evidence. The
evening meeting will be in charge of
the Associate Members of the G.. A.
r. who have arranged an interesting
program.
DR.. E. j. Foster, Of Waterbury
Center, commander of the depart
ment of Vermont, Grand Army of
the Republic, has made the fol-
lowing staff appointments. Judge
advocate, E. H. Powell of Burling-
ton; department inspector, H. NJ.
Pierce, of Montpelier; patriotic in
structor, Richard Smith of West
Enosburg; senior aide-de-camp and
chief of staff, John r. wilson of
Worcester; chief musicrum w. W.
Munsell, of Highgate; drum major
G. T. S. Pierce, of Vergenues; color
bearer, George W. Kidder of Mont
oelier; standard bearer, Paul La
Cass, of Montpelier.
Charles Alfred Webb private |
secretary to Senator w. p. billing
nam, and Miss Eva Belle Rundell. |
If Messina Springs, N. Y, who re-
,ently resigned as instructor in music
n the public schools of Montpelier.
we're married Tuesday evening, July
2, at the home of Nh. andMrs. Charles
1. Shipman, of Montpelier. The Rev.
\. H. Webb, of Mortified, father of
he groom, performed the ceremony.
Hiss Eva j. Simpson, of Montpelier.
vas maid of honor Miss CharlotteiK.
'hipman, of Montpelier and Miss
essie E. Rundell, of Messina Springs |
cted as bridesmaids and Dean H. I
'erry, of Barre, was best man. '
Iiss Winnie C. Kaylor, of Canton. t
!. Y. played the piano.
Barton people are exercised over a
n epidemic in which in nearly all the t
asses many of the symptoms are \
milar to those of typhoid fever, yet b
Uphold germs have been found in b
ut one or two specimens sent to the s
tate laboratory of hygiene at Bur h
ngton. Two hundred people have
cen i'll and the physicians incline \
, the opinion that some food was a
for the trouble. DR.. H. a
/. Holton, of Brattleboro, secretary a
the state board of health is con q
lent that the cause will be dis :
,vered soon.
The Vermont Democrats went 4
rough their State convention in j
: time July IA, nominating Charles :
. Watson, of st. Adams for COVER i
II; Rev. John b. Reardon, a Uni =
,rsalist minister, of Springfield for {
acknowledgements; c. l.. McMahon Z
Stowe, for secretary of state: 4
I'm W. Thurston, of Island Pond. L
r state treasurer; f. ). Platt, of
for state auditor; H. C. =
lurtleff, of Montpelier, for attorney 4
neral. Adjournment was taken =
r dinner after which the district =
were called TO order.
The traction engine and two cars
be used in carrying asbestos from \
.e mines at Lowell TO the railroad
Morrisville was started from
orrisville for the mines this week.
Two cars, capable Of carrying ten
ms each, are attached TO the engine.
he roads are somewhat soft. but
hen they are hardened" navigation2
III no moro ra0rylar Cruda oil a.