The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-01-21

nal plan of letting the rod cultivate an inti-
mate acquaintance with the boys back, at
the same time keeping him strictly off the
streets at night. 1t was Vermont father
who remarked, when his sons were put in
Jail for serious crime, Well, there is this
comfort about the matter-I shall now know
where them boys be nights"
WE have now sent out over three thou
sand of the premium books advertised in
another column. This is good month in
which to renew your subscription and get
your neighbor to subscribe.
THE Bennington Battle Monument Asso-
citation met at Bennington last Wednesday,
Governor Pingree presiding and twenty
five Of the sixty members of the association
being present. among them Professor o. l..
Perry of Williams College, e. j. Phelps of
Burlington, chairman of the committee on
design; Professor Wier of Yale College,
Lieutenant-governor e. j. Ormsbee of Bran
don, and General Mccullough of New York.
Treasurer Graves reported no increase in
the association funds, now about $4,000.
After a discussion over the bylaws, the re-
spective sides being led by Messrs. Phelps
and Perry, Lieutenant-governor Ormsbee,
Speaker Batchelder of the house of repre-
sentatives and General Mccullough, were
appointed committee of revision, to report
at an adjourned meeting the second We'd
nesday in August. On test vote thirteen
voted for and twelve against the PROPOSE
ton then pending, and, so far as this meet
ing is concerned the Weir design party
gained the day, although the issue was
upon the legality of the meeting held August
1S. These officers were elected President,
Ex-Governor Benjamin +. Prescott of New
Hampshire; vice-president, Ex-Governor Hi
land Hall of Vermont; treasurer, Luther r.
Graves; recording secretary, Colonel Olin
Scott; corresponding secretary, Charles M.
Bliss; executive committee, Benjamin f.
Prescott, e. j. Phelps, John G. Mccullough,
A. B. Valentine, Henry G. Root, Rev.
Isaac Jennings and Samuel B. Sanford.
This postpones for the present any probable
action on the adoption of a design.
NEW YORK WORLD: Justin S. Morrill,
of Vermont is the Oldest United States sem
ator. He will be seventy-fve years of age
next April. He has had as long continuous
service in congress as either Clay or Benton
and longer than anyone at present in public
life. He has been in congress since 1855.
He was member of the house from that
period until 1867. He has been in the SEN
ate ever since. He has been recently re-
elected for another senatorial term. If he
should live to the end of that term he would
be eighty-one years old. This would give
him record of thirty-five years in congress
This is a longer record of continuous service
than any one has yet made in our history
There is no reason why he should not live
to the end of his term and even longer. The
senator is in most excellent health and looks
fully as young to-day as many men in the
senate fifteen years younger than he. He
appears to have better lease of life thar
his colleague, who is nearly twenty year.
younger than he. A stranger would no
think there was much difference between
the ages OF the Vermont senators. Mr.
Morrill, is a man over six feet in height. HI
is slightly round-shouldered. This detractl
from what would otherwise be a command
ing figure. He is very precise in his manne
and very neat and careful in his dress, a.
every old man should be- He has Otter
been described as resembling Charles Sum
ner to great degree. There is resem
blance which the lines of time have strength
ened. He has the Sumner nose. His gra,
side whiskers are cut in exactly the same
fashion as were Summers. The genera
carriage of his head, the sweep of the sof
ron-gray hair, are the same. The lowe
part OF his face is thinner. The resemblance
is so marked however, in its main peculiar
tiles that bust Of the senator in the parlo
of his house is often taken by strangers TO
that of Sumner"