Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-10-15


VERxoNr MEDICAL SocIErY.- The Ann,
meeting of the Society was held in Mou,n.1
ter on Wednesday and Thursday of las, val
Notwithstanding the threatening wa.,s
and apparent uninserestedness of the m.~
bers. goodly number convened, and us,.
called to order By the President, Dr. Hol,a'
of Brattleboro.
Valuable papers were presented upon III.
prevalent diseases in the different mart, ~
the State. A very spirited discussion w..
held Wednesday afternoon and evening nv
the anthology aud therapeutics of Ty,bo;,
Fever, in which DIS, Goldsmith, Carnen,a.
Bradford, Stiles, Putnam, Dewey, uo,o,
Butter and Others participated.
The Preiient's address was deI;vo.,
Wednesday evening. AMI was valuable =,
account of its practical hints.
At the close of the evenings exercises II.
Society was invited by the physicians IS
Montpelier 20 partake of collatio, :.
Bishops. and when g Justice had been dan.
TO the vianis =" the President with his p.,,I
tact called up the members of the proles,;o,
and many good as well as amusin, thin
were SAID.
a large portion of the second day va.
spent in the transaction of business and i,
reporting cases. As the exercises drew ,,
"a close, all were convinced that the me-,
ing had been one of the most interestin, and
profitable the S1ciety has ever held
The ELECTION OF PREsEDENr.-The Ssna.e
Committee on Privileges and Election.
Wednesday. authorized the following s,as.
ment of the result OF their deliberations IN
regard to a better method of electins the
President:
L. To abolish the electoral college.
2. That the Presldcrt and Wee. Presilen,
shall be elected by the people voting direc,v
| or the Candidate.
3. That each state shall be divided into a,
| many districts as the state is entitled to rep.
| resentatives 10 Congress, to be composed Of
| Contiguous sections compact 10 form aud a.
Dearly equal in form as may be, and the
person having the highest number OF vote.
or President in each district sha receive
| the vote OF that district for President. which
| shall count one Presidential vote: that each
state shall be entitled to two Presidential
votes at large, which shall he counted Tor
che person having the hlshess number Of
| votes in the whole state.
4. Tue person having the highest number
of such Presidential votes in the United
| States shall be President.
5. These provisi ms are to be applieablet TO
the election of the Vice-Presidens.
6. Congress shall have the power 10 pro
vide fur holding and conducting the election
for President AMI Vice President, and 10 e.
t.bIish tribunals for the decision of contests
AS to the votes in any district OF state, ami
make regulations governing the proceeding,
OF these tribunals.
VERMONT DAIRYNEN's AssoCIArIoS-fhs
annual meeting Of the Vermont Dairymen's
Associ alton will be held at the Weldon
House, 10 St. Adams, on Wednesday, Oct
| POI; commencing at IL A. NJ. Ii will be
only business meeting f'r the election Of
officers, ETC. The annual report Of the
Sosiety's transactions, including the highly
| important meeting held there last winter, Is
| cow printed and ready for distribution by
the Secretary.
La the suit of George b. Nichols ct al Vs
j. Gregory Smith ct al receivers Of the
Vermont Central R.ilroad, brought to re-
ever the value of 4,0l0 pounds Of wool de-
streyed by fire in the reigas house at Md
ilebury, w., a verdict was rendered Thurs
day, in favor of the plaintiff, in the sum Of
81. 1881, in the Massachusetts, Superior Civil
CJu.t.