Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-10-13

ample space fo1 single cots. The new hospi
tai seemed quite rs necessary rs the new dor
mitory, but the health of the boys has been
so remarkably good that there has been little
occasion to use Il. July 3lst, 1850, there were
one hundred and twenty-five pupils IN the
school; on the same daV In 1881 there were
but eighty six, "A decrease of thlrtY-siE In two
years. ! ought TO add, by way OF explanation
that my predecessor pordoned eighteen from
the school, just before the close o; his term
of Office, that are included in the decrease OF
thlTty-siN. The fact that there are one hun
dted ana nine less offenders confined in our
prisons ana Reform school than TWO years
ago, is worth our consideration, ana the eau
SEES should be uscertuincd, II possible, and fur
Their advantage taken Of them. The Trustees
in their report suggest some changes in the
law, ana recommend the repeal OF so much
AS requires towns TO pay n portion of the eN-
pcnses of the pupils while In the school, and
such other legislation as may prevent i'm
proper commitments. This seems to be ad-
Vlsable.
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
The UniVeis silly of Vermont aud stlue Agri-
cultural College have been fortunate in many
respects during the past two years. John p.
Howard, Esq, has given the institution 500
600, the income of wIich Is to be devoted TO
pay the salary of Professors aud for other
purposes. lie is eNprndng nearly $4,000 IN
recOnstructtng the main building of the Uni
ycrsity, aud has provided the means for erect
ing statute Of Lafayette In the park In front
OF the College buildings, the cornerstone Of
which the General laid in 1925 There have
been quite IA number Of donations OF scholar
ships, more than twelve IN all, believe.
Ana AS u iuTtUet INDICATION OF tls prosperity,
the college starts on A. the beginning OF tue
present acHdemical year with class Of forty
students. The President + CtfciO a member
Of the Board of Agriculture, and during the
past two years has, with Professors OF the
College, delivered addresses st various meet
ings OF the Board. The College furnishes in
struction In all the branches connected with
agriculture, una proposes 10 establish Pro-
Censorship Of agriculture as soon Hs II can find
the suitable man for the place. At the last
meeting Of the corporation this matter was
definitely arranged The prospects OF the
Institution are more favorable than ever be-
fore, believe.
THE HUNTINGTON WILL.
a final decision has been rcuched In the
case in the Courts OF the Dominion OF Cauadu,
in which this will was contested, and the iudg
ment Of the highest Court gives to this State
personal property amounting to S2Oj,OOO.
Out of this are TO be paid the expenses ol the
suit, With slight exceptions, the will OF Atu.
nah Huntington gives all Of his property,
both real and personal, to his executor Eben,
Czer Roy, OF BrHntlord Canaan, upon the
| trusts mentioned In the will II then pro-
| vides that the executor shall convert his
| esiute into cnsh and pay IT over to the Coy
| eminent ana Legislature OF the state Of Yer
mont, to be disposed of as they shall deem
| best, having regard TO the Recommendations
/ made I'm the VIII. lie then recommends that
! the Legislature appoint three trustees for the
management Of the fund In accordance with
| his wishes thereafter expressed, and he al
| terward suggests and recommends that the
| prohts arising from the Investments winch
! he provides for shah be for the use or bene-
| I'll OF common or district schools. The Cuurt
decided that the real estate did not pass by
| the viii. There remains some action to bt
! taken In the Probate Court, and the LegIslH
! lure, hlier informing themselves more fully
! IN regard to the circumstances, viii need Il
| name the trustees called for IN the Will The
| bequcst has already been accepted by the
| state, and that fnct communicated 10 the
| Court before whom the case was tried.
SUPREME COURT.
On the 7th day OF January last Hon. JOIN
! Piorpoint, CMef Justice OF the supreme
! Court OF the state, died ut his residence il
| Nergeunes On the 10th Of the same month
| then First Assistan: Judge of the Suprem,
| Court, Chief Justice, TO MI the vacancy occa
| stoned by the death OF Judge PierpOint.
| then reuppoinied all OF the other Assistant
Judges, advancing each one OF them one
| step, ana to hll the vacancy thus occasioneC
| appointed Hon. John W. ROwell, OF Ran
| dOlph, sixth Assistant Judge OF the Suprem,
Court, and AS such he has acted since tina
| time.
| VERMONT BESEFICIARIEs.
There are IN the various institutions IA
| which the benehciaries Of this State are he
| tug educated the following members: At tEj
! American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb a
| Hartford, Conn, seventeen at tho Clarke In
| slitution for Deaf Mutes at Northampton
Mass, four; nj the Perkins Institute for III,
| bind al Boston, Mass, eight; at the Massd
| chusetts school for idiOtic and feeble-mIndei
| youth at South Boston, three. To aid in SUI
| porting these pupils the state has eXpendc
| during the past two years the following
sums: For tie deaf and dumb at the Amer
can Asylum, $3.50 CO; tor the deaf and dun
al the Clarke Institute, Si,430.7l; for the bin
at the Perkins Institute, a so; Tor the feeble
minded al South Boston, s2,3lG.aG. The en-
tire appropriation per annum is $4,000 tor III
deaf and dumb, $1,000 for the blind, and 50 90
for the feeble minded.
THE INSANE.
The report of the Trustees of the Insam
Asylum at Brattleboro shows that the nun
Der OF the Asylum August |, 1852, was al {
whom 38 were residents OF Vermont. an il
4 NNHFg,
the institution has indeed become almost e,
clusivcly devoted to the State. only thre
having been admitted from outside its limit
in the past two years. | suggest whether
ought not TO he altogether Il State institution
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.
In 1872 the Legislature provided for IN
| publication of the Journals OF the Governor
end Councils hitherto unpublished, and Hon
y, T. WALTON was appointed TO edit and 81
| perVisa the publication of the same. Tn
work Is row completed, and the eight va
uhns OF me governor ana Council" suppl
an important and interesting link in the his
tory OF the state. This makes the printe
Legislative history of the State as full as
can possibly be, except the Journals OF I'll
House for the February Session OF 1897 whic
were never printed, and n few other Hous
Journals of early years which are out
print. These were not provided for by n
act Of 1872, and II seems advisable to have III
records Of our Legislative history complete
by their publication.
STATE LIBRARY.
The Library is increasing at the rate
more than 500 volumes per annum. Fot
years ago ne.half OF he books belonging
the library could not be placed upon 4
shelves. This Inconvenience, and cons
quent destruction of properly, increases lrol
year TO year. The law portions OF the llbIi
ny ia being used more and more every da
and lawyers from all parts OF the state M
trom without the State come TO the capital
consult the books il contains. Yet uurir
more than six months of the year. IN fact a
the time except when the Legislature is
, | = a
within he chilling walls OF the library TO co
suit single book. Books 10 be examine
have TO b. taken into another room, that ca
be warmed, and there examined SomethiU
will have to be done TO remedy these evil
The Cabinet aud State Historical Society uli
need more room, This matter was referre
to IL joint committee al the last session, an
they reported unanimously in favor of an e
, laigement OF the state House itself tor thes
purposes approving OF the report OF the col
mlssioners in 1873, | commend both repor
! to your consideration,
STATE GEOLoGIsT
The State Geologist has prepared q series
| papers upon the building stones OF Vernon
| which has been published in the "Archite
. | which are TO be put into book form wiibo
expense to the state. These articles are VI
/ liable, and Will be of advantage 10 the indu
/, tries OF Vermont.
YORKTOWN.
The Legislature OF 1880 authorized the Go
I | ernor 10 detail two companies OF militia
. accompany him TO the Centennial celebrate
p | of the battle and surrender ut Yorktown,
be held on the 18Th OF October, 1881, and a
propriated $1,000 tor that purpose. In cor
. | ptunce with this act, detailed the RansO
Guards, OF st. Adams, and the Estoy Guar,
} | Of Brattleboro, as my escort on that Occasio
The Burleigh Corps of Whitehall, N. ., al
r | the Brigade Band OF st, Adams, accOmpa
s led and formed part of the escort without G
= pense TO the state. The battalion was und
= command of Mai. A. ID. Tenney. I cam
I | say too much in praise OF all who made
[ | this battalion. Their conduct on The rOute