The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-10-03

of Fair Haven, Charles p. Marsh of Wood
stock, l.. -. Eldredge of Middlebury, and
G.. A. Prouty of Newport.
HENRY CLAY GLEASON who gets here "
from Richmond, is one of Growers victims
He was St. Albans and Boston postal
clerk for some years, and no more efficient
one ever carried Uncle Samuels" mails
to and from the Hub" He didn't change
his politics and was consequently com
PEELED to change his occupation.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMs PHNNEY had no easy
task to perform in making his recent ap-
pointments. The number of applicants for
each position was unusually large and it
was difficult to determine in each case Just
which one of the host of asprants would
make the best officer. Mr.. Phinney is to be
congratulated on having performed this un-
pleasant duty so satisfactorily to all.
IN view of the fact that Vermont was adj
mitted to the union of states March T. 1871,
the Woodstock Stdnddrd suggests that if it
is proposed to celebrate the occasion, the
legislature should institute measures to
that end. The time for making suitable ar
rangements would be too short between the
assembling of the legislature in 1890 and
the 4th of March following.
WHEN Hon. Henry Ballard was :" the
senator from Chittenden " he was chairman
of two committees and member of two
others. His fitness for work of this sort
hands of Speaker Grout, for the calling and
reelection Of the member from Derby is in
evitabe, ard let it come The house might
go further and fare worse, but it won't.
EX-GOVERNOR FARNHAM, DIR. II. James
and Hon. G. p. Hogan, commissioners ap-
pointed by the governor under Joint reso-
luton of the last legislature to inquire into
the eXpediency of erecting a building for
the states criminal insane have examined
the matter in connection with the states
prison at Windsor, the asylum for the in
sane at Brattleboro, and the house of cor
rection at Rutland, and will report in due
time.
THE following thirteen members of the
house of 1886 were reelected: Josiah Grout
of Derby, l.. E. Parker of Peacham, j. A.
Perkins of Bakersfield, II. O. Ward of Dux-
bury, Joseph Haylett of Moretown, II. NJ.
Adams of Marlboro, III. Mann, Jr., of Will
mington, John Tudor of Somerset. D. A.
Benson of Andover, G. II. Scott of Plymouth,
w. III. Adams of Stockbridge, Dwight Tux
bury of Windsor, and Charles p Marsh of
Woodstock.
THE house, we understand, consists of 219
republicans, nineteen democrats, one indie
pendent, and one Independent democrat.
Three towns, Bradford Canaan and Georgia,
failed to elect representatives. The classi-
hcation of the representatives, according
to occupations, is as follows; Farmers, 126;
merchants, twenty-one lawyers, twelve
physicians, thirteen The remainder is
distributed among great variety of occu-
pations. The religious preferences of the
house are: Congregationaists, siXty-two;
Methodists, forty-four Universalists, thirty
nine; Baptists, twenty; Liberals, sixteen;
Roman Catholics, six; Episcopalians, five
Spiritualists four Freewill Baptists, three
Unitarians, two; no preference, twenty-five
THE following bit of Inauguration in
formal is suggested by the present opening
of the legislature: When Thomas I. Crit
tenden was to be inaugurated as governor
| of Missouri, the senate chamber was, Of
course, crowded with people. Mr.. Brok
meyer was in the chair AS the hour fol
the ceremony drew near, expectation among
the spectators was at its height. just as
the hands of the clock indicated the hour
the doors of the senate chamber swung
open and a pompous doorkeeper, in a deeI
voice, announced: "Mr. President, the
governor of Missouri approaches" Lieuten
ant-governor Brokmeyer looked up lazily
from the piece of paper on which he hat
| been scribbing " Veil. let him come righ
along" said he. "Dot's vat we're heel
for" The roars of laughter that greeted
/ this announcement somewhat interfereC
with the solemnity of the occasion.