The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-08-08
TOWN REPRESENTATIVES,

TOWN REP
I " HEELOCK.-John Beanc, 1874 to 1896:
abraham Morrill,, 1897. 1888 John Became.
/ 1885; Abraham Morrill,, 1900 to 1904; John
Beanc 1865; Abraham Morrill,. 1906; Saml
Fellows. Jr., 1907: Abraham Morrill,, 1SOS
Edward Fiticld. 1909. 1910: Abncr Morrill,.
1911: Abraham Morrill, 1872: :. FcllowS.Jr.
1913; Elijah Sergeant. 1914 :Abner Morrill,.
1915: $. Fcllwo>. jr.. 1916. 1877: Abncr
Morrill,. 1878. 1919 Israel Porter. l>oN.
1921 .lbncr Morrill,. 1922 Israel Porter
1928: .lbncr Morrill,. 1924. lS2j Josiah
Lane, 1926. 1927; Abncr Morrill,, 1928 to
1880; Israel Porter. 1881: benjamin Cen
ncr. 1882 to lS3j: VIM. Sanbcrn. 1886
Jonathan Nelson. 1887: VIM. SaNborn. 1888:
Samuel Bigclow. 1899. 1910: T.. NJ Magoon.
1871; lIicl Bradley. 1912: Scwall Bradley.
1913. 1871: Nathaniel Hart. 1915: Richard
Stevens 1876 Nathaniel Hart. 1917: 7. J!
Gree. 1913. lS49 +. NJ. Nagoon. 1870.
1871 Charles Rogers. Jr., 1872; Scwal
Bradley 1858 Charles Rogers, Jr.. 1851:
Calvin Chase. 1870: VIM Chase. 1856.
This completes the list of representatives
for Caledonia County. and here. for sufficient
reasons, we close the series Of articles. rs
We lcok back over the series. we cannot help
noticing the fact that in almos: every town.
generally during the earlier years of its OK
i>tencc. some orc individual has enjoyed an
almost monopoly of representative honor>.
or has divided them with some equally am
bilious rival. Barnet has been represented
more than fourth part of the time by some
member cf jhc Harvey family Burke Z
te}h of its whole life by some one of the
Dcn;sons: William \. Gri>woM represented
Dan,ille for ten wears: Peter Mcl.acAl:n.
Groton for nine years: Philemon liur.wcl!.
Newark for EIGHT years: Wm. Chamb>riin.
l'cachan for eleven years John Cameron.
Kycgato for fourteen wears Stephen Drown.
Sheffield for nine years and so Of the other
towns.
The same fact is true Of large number Of
towns in other parts OF the State. From ten
to fifteen wears was a common tcrm of SER
vice for a representative who had proved HIM
self tolcrably we'll qualified for his Office 1t
is worthy of consideration. whether thc mod
crn system Of choosing a man i.3r only two,
, or. as q special compliment. for three years,
while it allows larger number of men to
gratifv a petty ambition. does not deprive
towns and the State of valuable services to
be rendered only by men of Legislative ,f1't-
Jicncc.-expcricncc which teaches what can
not be acquired by the most dili@ent study of
the statutc-hock. and gives its po>scSsor an
influence which 30 powers of oratory OF skill
at log-rolling can confer. The only town
that in modern days. has initiated the exam
pie of the torcfl,hcrs in this regard. is Somcr-
set. which has elected Ephraim Rice It's rep
l rcsentativc fora dozen years. lie was a man
: of no more than ordinary ability. and yet by
means of his Legislative experience, Somerset
: one Of the most insi gniticant towns in the
4 State respects wealth, population and
: every other source of power. has been able to
exert an influence equal to Burlington. Mont
I pclicr. Rutland. or Brattcboro. and upon
some occasions, mere than all of them. Som
crsct has set an example worthy of imitation
BIZ older towns in that having found her best
man she gave him an opportunity to do his
= best.
The town of Westminster is a singular in
> stance Of an almost opposite course of con-
duct. Although several of its best men have
represented it for five years or more apiece
9 it has not since 1922, elected the same man
y two Years in succession.
NoTI:s AND QvERIES.-A correspondent of
the st. .Wons Messenger is in a fix. Hear
y him. Gan the delivers into the genealogical
:. histories of odds and ends. scraps and quota
= tons. inform me Of the parentage of the fol
lowing significant item /?
O. There piper had COW,
= And lie had no hay to give her 81:
n lie took his pipe and began to play
Consider. Cow. con>idcr'
I am mainly anxious to learn whether the
reconsideration" was a good substitute for the
y, hav. in its nutritive influence on the pper's
: COW being short Of that useful article my
v self and having a mortal aversion to the
f vulgar employment of moving and raking
PIPER, JR."
t. ACCIDENT FROM furious DR.vlNG.-We
l. learn from the Burlington Free Press that on
;; Wednesday evening, as & son of NJ. l.. Church
>" of that place. was driving down Church street
= his wagon came into collision with French
+ mans sulky. coming up, and both persons
It were thrown out Both vehicles were going
i at a furious rate. and such was the violence
of the shock that Young Church was thrown
= clear over the front of the wagon. striking
a the ground. on his head, at least six feet eft
10 He was taken insensible into the drug store
rs of \. {. Spear, and proper means used fol
X his rcsuscitation. No bones were broken