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THE VERMONT BAR ASSOCIATION
close orthc Annual Gathering,

The meetings of the Bar Association were
continued at Montpelier, Wednesday even
ing At the court house, at eight o'clock an
essay was read by the Hon. lloyt II. Wheel
cr United States Judge for Vermont, upon
THE Ealy jurisprudence in the Territory
now Vermont, and alsj in the State of Yer
mont :" and the Hon George W. Harmon
followed him with paper upon Western
Vermont First LAWYER, John Burnham."
The court Eouse was Grove cd with lawyers
and aymcn.
Al ten O'Clock the annual supper was scrv-
ed in the lhrgc dining room of the Pavilion.
The tables were elegantly set, the menu was
4 work of exquisite ant. and the viands, in
delicacy and perfection OF cooking, surpassed
even the Pavilion standard.
Among the gentlemen present were, Hon.
Daniel Roberts president Of the association :
Governor Barstow, Chief Judge Royce AS
sociate Judges Redtield, Ross, Powers, Neazey
and Rowell. the Hon. Hoyt II. Wheeler,
Hon. Paul Dillingham;, Hon. Redtield Poe
tor, Hon. John w. Stewart, Hon. Roswell
Farnham Hon. W. w. Grout, Hon. James
w. Tyler, Hon. Luke p Poland, Hon. Fred
w. II. Dubois, Hon. T.. Henry Powell,
Hon. James l.. Martin, Hon. kittridgc Has.
kins. Hon. George w. Harmon Mcssrs.
Clarence ii. Phkin and Charles W. Porter,
Hon. Aldace f. Walker, Messrs. Asa NJ.
Dickcy, w. W. Prescottc, Hiram A. Huse,
Edwin f. Palmer, S. {. Shurtlcff, Willard
Farrngton, w. ID. Wilson, lion. Nelson l..
Boydcn, and Mcssrs. f. W. Smith, Theo-
phius Grout, Roney NJ Harvey, $. B. He.
bard, Robert Roberts, Hiram Carleton.
Frank Pumlcy, G. =. Hogan, Plum. Cham
bcrlan. J. X. Darling George W. Wing,
Major Henry Vim, tof Greenfield, Mass. },
ton John e. Wing, Melville L. Smile,
Bisbcc, John II. Watson, Hon. NJ. A. Bing.
ham, G. W. Burlcson, Hon. William p.
Dillingham;, Joseph p. Lamson,F. A. Bollcs,
Fred. Il. Livingston, l.. g. Wilbur, Hon. f.
J.. Waterman, George w. Cahoon, Hon.
Henry {. Idc Henry Oyiatt, George Dickcy
and others.
Tie vands having been discussed, Mr.
Roberts pleasantly directed the attention Of
the company TO the intellectual portion Of
the entertainment lie then eulogized oul
own State, aud Governor Bsrstow gracefully
acknowledged the compliment. Speeches
were also made by Col. Walker, Judge
HtticI. IlcuhtI HlulllH, NHltl Juupe hOyCe
Judge Poland, Mr. Woodbridge, Governor
Dillingham;, Judge Neazey, Governor Stew
art, Governor Farnham and Henry Ovia,t
Col. Walker and Speaker Martin wittily raj
lied each other on the peculiarities Of legisla
ton in the two Houses Judge Wheeler ant
Chief Judge Royce discussed the federal ant
State systems OF jurisprudence praised tn,
admirable machinery which allowed court
of different sources OF power aud ha"inl
concurrent jurisdiction to exist ia harmony
each respecting the authoii y of the other
Chief Judge Royce referred to the address o
Mr.. Roberts upon the reform and melioratiol
of the Statute law Of the State during tn
last fifty years, and culogiZed the READINGS
of our people to adopt all necessary reforms
and he believed that in no State in the UniOl
was the system of jurisprudence more calcu
lated to secure justice cneapy, expeditiousl'
and surely. Vermont had always been ii
the van in the adoption of all measures, tend
ing to the advancement of civilization an
The promotion of civil liberty, and he had a
confidence that she never would go back o
her record in the past. Judge Royce's speec
was an eloquent eulOgy upon our State, whic
was greeted with loud applause.
Judge Poland and Mr.. Woodbridge pal
eloquent tribute To the memory of Chic
Judge Picrpoint. Governor Dillingham;, VIII
bears his cishly-thice years so lightly that a
President Roberts remarked, We all fe,
assured that our hopes of many, many year
OF happy life for HIM will be grattied, narrat
I'd lauchaOle story Of his early practice
Judge Veazey, Governor Stewart and Cover
nor Farnham discussed the aims and ends {
the association and the benefits to the publ
md the bar resulting from it. Mr.. Ova
spoke of the relations between the Bar an
the Press,
Election OF ON GERS,