Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-11-17
STATE NEWS.

d. f. Gushing, Jr,, is appointed postmas-
ter at Cambridgeport, and Elson ID. Her
rick at Highgate.
The house concurred in the senate amend =
ment to the resolution for final adjournment,
so that the time is now definitely fixed for
Tuesday, Nov. 2Sth, at five o'clock p. IN.
We can now point to one act which the leg.
islature has completed, and, their hand be-.
ing in, it is but reasonable to hope that they
will do so some more. "-JOprAaL.
Returns from all but eight towns in Yer
mont give Hayes Al ,407, TiIden 1866,
and the remaining towns will increase Hayes
majority to $4,000 against 20 ,9l7 for Grant
in 1872.
The Brattleboro Phoenix, Bellows Falls
Times Ludlow Gazette, Windsor Journal
Woodstock Standard aud Bradford Opinion
are earnest in their opposition to the scheme
of re-mapping the eastern portion Of the
state.
The state FISH commissioners have put 6 :.
600 laud.locked salmon into the WinoosSi
river at Essex, during the last Is months !;
10000 salmon have been put into Lewis
| Cltbh az uuu DiOOO CdCu III
Franklin and Fairfield ponds the total dis
tribution Of fish being 20 pike, 800 Potomac
bass, 1868 black bass and 10000 salmon
distributed in some 30 places.
In 1880 there were 80 committals to the
| Vermont state prison, and in 1876 there
were the same number. Ia 1909, the year
Of opening the prison, there were "a commit
| -, II ,gk hos - l.,
any year since the opening is that Of 1917,
when it was only lG.
The report of the Vermont state auditor
shows that the enforcement of the liquor law
for the past two years, has cost the state
about S32, 600 more than the amount col
lected by fines.
At the recent annual meeting of the north
western Vermont Teachers association, the
following officers were elected President
j. D. BARLEY of Burlington vico.pres-
dents, X. o. Sturtevant, Swanton; g. j.
Alger, Burlington Rev. o. e. Wheeler
South Hero; secretary and treasurer, G. e..
Mayo, Milton.
! Though we hear less OF it now than for.
merly, the temperance movement in this
state has by no means died out. We hear
almost daily Of the formation Of reform clubs
and the older ones hold their numbers we'll
much better than many expected, even the
rigors of a presidential election failing to
decimate their ranks Altogether the out
look is very favorable one.
Governor Fairbanks has appointed VIII
liam Dubois, ESD, the present representa-.
tive from Randolph, state inspector of finance
instead Of re-cOmmissloning Charles Morgan
of Rochester, who has most faithfully ant
acceptably filled the duties Of the office fo
the past four years. 1t is understood tina
Mr.. Morgan has declined disappointment
The majority of the judiciary COMMITTEES
recommend the establishment Of the office o
attorney general, with a salary OF $1,000
aud expenses, whose duties shall be to exer
else general supervision over the state pros
ocutions, to represent the state at the su
preme court, to reports from the various
states attorneys, and to report himself Il
the governor. This officer is to be appointed
by the governor.
The Woodstock Standard says of the bill
to establish the office of attorney general
"The office is wholly unnecessary and
would only create an easy place for som
hungry lawyer, who could command the ca
of the throne, to pocket a good salary 70
very little practical service. 1t is always
hard matter to get rid Of public Offices, eve
if they prove of no value, aud so it is bes
to wait till the necessity for such an office
becomes more apparent before taking ActOI
in the matter"