Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-12
Cambridge, Jan. 8, 1871.

The second winter meeting Of the Yer.
mont Dairymen's Association will be held
in the City of Bu lington, on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, January 18th, 10Th
and Goth, 1871.
President James B. Angel, and Profess
sors Collier and Perkins, of the Universe
ty of Vermont and State Agricultural
College; Hon. s. l.. Goodale, Secretary of
the Maine State Board of Agriculture !;
T. d. Curtis, Esq, Editor of the Utica
Herald Hon. Harris Lewis, dairy con-
tributor to the New York Tribune; g.
Horace Hubbard, Esq, of the Vermont
Record; E. r. Towle, Esq, of the st. AL
bans Messenger; Mr.. T. D. Douglass, of
Whiting, and several other gentlemen are
expected to contribute papers of interest
and value to the Association. Several
gentlemen from abroad who do not fur
nish papers are expected to be present
and take part in the discussions.
1t is the intention of the Officers of the
Association to allow ample time for the
discussion of all subjects brought before
the meeting, and all members are invited
to participate.
Any member may bring before the
meeting such pertinent subject as he may
desire and present for consideration.
Ladies' are most cordially invited to at.
tend.
Membership Fees-Life Members, S.
Annual Members, 50.
Members are entitled to all the priv
leges of the Association, and copy of the
transactions for the current year. AL
persons becoming members at or before
this meeting may also receive the trans
actions for the last year.
A programme of the exercises will be
issued on the first morning of the meet
ing.
o. S. BLISS, Secretary.
Georgia, Jan. 2. 1871.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT CASTLE
TON-The State Board of Education hav.
ing assented to the plan proposed by the
corporation of the Normal School at Cas-.
Teton, it will be seen by an advertisement
in our columns, that tuition is to be free
| ia that institution. The State in thus
offering free tuition, may justly require
that those thus taught should make some
return and render the State some service
1t however only requires that the benefits
of the tuition thus received should be diff
fused through the State, the sower of the
seed receiving his regular compensation
for the scattering. This is the require
ment of other States. II the pupil does
not wish to teach, or cares to pursue only
a partial course and so not qualify him
self for the profession, it is right he
should pay for his tuition as in any other
school.
We hope that this noble stand tsken by
the people of Castleton will be fully ap.
preciated and sustained by the people OF
the whole State.
ANECDoTE OF JUDGE PECK.-We find
the following anecdote current in our
Vermont exchanges:
Judge Peck, now presiding in the Coun,
ty court, was once holding court at Chel-
sea, when o backwoods witness was
brought on to the stand for examination.
He had never seen a court room before,
and had no idea of the solemn dignity OF
judges or of court room propriety. The
lawyer was squirting up the witness re-
collection, and the Judge was taking down
his testimony, which the witness was anx.
ious to have recorded correctly. The ques-
tions had been put rapidly, and the Judge
was scratching as fast as he could to catch
up. "Come, come" said the lawyer, Sans
wer my question" "Well, look "a here,
squire" responded the witness, "you jest
wait till THIS ere old critter gifts that down"
The judge who enjoys good joke, as well
as sound logic, dropped his pen and his
gravity to join the bar in a rousing laugh
at the exnansa of the hanch