The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23

eu5l sue tnen salu, giving ulu Ben-
tie slap OH the shoulder, /" this is the old
al,nalisc, and put away the new one
instead; l shouldn't wonder If twas In
the new of the moon, arier ALL" .'a.
"Of course twas; that accounts fol
il; aud Pm real glad, for yolir sake"
10 be sure that 1t WAS, khvdy wen
aud brought out the almanac that sh,
laid away by mistake, and they found
1t was even as Sim had said, lie
moon changed yesterday"
IL was fortunate for both of them
for their lives were becoming miserable.
just because they thought they hau
killed their pork In the old of the
moon.-(N. +. Farmer.
The keform School.
"Brownie," Of the Boston Journal
says of The Reform School vt VergelI-
nes:
Among the many institutions OF
which the Green Mountain State is just
iy proud, the Reform School IT Yer
geiines may be counted rs not last nor
least, and rs Governor Proctor, Trus-
tees Dillingham; ut Waterbury, Spsuld-
il,y OF Jericho and CaiDp of NewpOr,, ,
nave just finished their semi-aiIiiuai
aud mUnthly examination Of that instl-
,utiun, u few facts relative to the insti-
tuition will be ofintersst. The Journai
eadcrs will remember that on tho iiixlt
of Dec. IL, 1874, the Reform School
buildings vt Waterbury, with entire
contents, we're consumed by fire, caus-
ed by the gas which had leaked from
the gas machine. The statement OF the
disaster Was at once placed before the
governor and trustees, and ~ biennial
sessions Of the legislature were then,
as now, in vogue, Gov. Peck called All
extra session, which c0nve. ed 1t the
State capitol, ON tie 18Th Vt J .nuary
1875. AT this session also, as now, the
of each side OF the mountain was th..
same, aud the western part of the state
was victorious, and Vergennes was &C.
lscted for the future location of this
school. 1t will be remembered how
shrswdly this was accomplished. The
excursion of the members of both
House aud Senate to Vergennes, the
entertainment by its citizens, the ap-
preparation of $50, 900 which followed,
the purchase OF the Champlain Arsenal
property for $l1 900, the sale OF the for.
mer site at Waterbury, etc., are all sub
jects of history.
The Reform school buildings are sit.
uated Just below the falls, Uu slight
bluff. The old arsenul buildings have
many valuable "reminiscences connected
with them. The place where all th,
vessels engaged in the battle vt PIatfs'
burgh in 1914 were made, is shown the
visitor, the officers quarters, the pow
der house, the massive stone arlnory.
are all Of much interest. The officers
quarters building is now used. for tn,
Urls, as act No. 3, passed at tho extls
session, made provision for the a,lniis
sion of girls, and the 5000 was ex
pended ON this building. The old Cap
lain Sherman faun of 100 acres adjuin
ing, which the state now owns, tht
new barn, which is model vi neat
ucss, the animals, ETC, Connected there
with, will pay amy farmer to visit
Tho absence of high fence, or Of barred
vi, duws to the b VS. and girls quar-
,crs, the bows who ARE ut work OH III,
tarm without seemingly any restraint
lead 10 All inquiry of Superintendent
FAlrDdIlkh u nC 10 uOt tiOuOtC0 WI
his "family" escaping. and he replies
not Ms much as Institutions which hav'
bolts and bars.
The BOYS quarters arc much crowd
ed, aud the appropriation of $4,000
which was made in 1873, is miIch need
ed. This act provides that the trustee
and tn. governor shall approve. an'
Governor Proctor, who is maiiagin;
the state very economically, does M
apprpve, so the extent, limited by tn
wo, K of this school. Al present ther
are 1922 inmates, 1902 boys aud 20 gills
To control such children, which ar
composed of the worst of the state, wit
such little restraint appears wonderful
vet the boys in the workshop ut wor
on chair seats labor with the vim +,
veterans under good pay. A tour "ve
the buildings fluids everything scrupr
Iously neat, the work being done by iii
boys IN their department. They wor
Mt present five hours, and are at schpt
fonr. At recess they take their sled
and are as happy, seemingly, as III
| milIinnaire's child. The secret Of til
government here l., they have HON
which IL very pleasant to them, an
\ one which is made so that they leave
with regret. The schoOl-room 10 PR
vi,led with folding desks. The chape
with its Christmas dec0rati0ms, the diI
img.room. sleeping-rOOm. bakery. 9
present the best of appearance. Y
I Sunday the b ,ys are divided in tw
squads. They have uniform Of bl.
cap and coat. gray pants, and with Il
| SQUAD of girls 90 to church. Eat
squad goes to different church, so |
denominatinnsi preference Is show
, The superintendent saws they eni'
, this very much as they march throus
the street arc as prond of their sppes
/ ance and dccorum as II they were o
T veterans. o,.,t.t M
1 THE EXPENSE
OF running this Institution canuot
/ fairly estimated, as so much extra e
). pense was involved caused by the III
but II costs about 800 per scholar
4 year. Every six months the govern
!, personally receives each inmate prival
" and hears anv complaint they m
4 make against anv officers Uf the instit
n tion, aud II Is to the credit of the mar
gers that not a complaint Of any nc
q was made at The last exsminsfio
!. The superintendent receives 81 800 Y
q annum; assistant superintendent. sos
natrnn, $500; overseer, $500; farm,
o $500: engineer, $500; watch,nan, S2t
- and 81. 400 distributed to seven 9th
h officers. The institution Ii worthy
II the pride OF the Vermonters. and
:. Superintendent Fairbank aud his fai
fnl wife much credit is due for tho d
"a appearance of this home.
A TREATISE on THE Horse AND
I, DISEASES. containing an" Index
W Diseases" which gives the sympiol
cause, aud the best treatment Of eas
Y, a table giving all the principal dr.,
n used for the horse, with the Ordiu'
u, dose. effects aud sntidote when .
sou; q table with an engraving Of
o. horses teeth At different ages, W
1T rules for telling the age Of the hor
III q valuable collection of receipts,
ID much other valuable information.
H. DR.. d. J. Kendall, Enosburg Fs
n. W.