Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-11-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Governors Stan Appointments.

Surgeon General-Jacob Ruther-
ford Of Burlington.
Aides Herbert f. Brigham, dem,
of Bakersfield, VIM. II. II. Slack Of
Springfield, Myron Horton Of Poult-
ney, Lyman f. Abbott Of Bennington,
Harley Folsom, den'., Of Lyndon. II.
+. Cutler of Barton.
A gentleman engaged in the apple
trade has visited most ofthe towns in
Addison comfy, and finds short crop
everywhere. The farms yielding 400
barrels OF apples in other seasons have
dropped to 100 barrels this year. and so
all the way down. Prices range from
50 to 50 per barreL-Free Press.
The following story is told at the ex-
pense of the "father of the house,
Mr. Abel, who occupied the chair the
other day. Representative Canfeld's
little son was a wide-awake spectator
in the house that morning, and in "A
letter to his mother he said Of the
opening proceedings that "a man pray
ed and then an Indian got up and
pounded on the pulpit
Two reasons may be given why some
of our farms are abandoned here in Vt.
Statistics show that there are l7S,000
Nermonters living in other states-iirst
reason; the second is the investing of
so much capital, west and south, that
should be used here. OF the first il
may be said that many are ready TO
come back. And it may be remarked
OF the second that there are many in
Weathersfeld and Springfield who
would be glad to call their loans in.-
Weathersfeld Cor. Windsor journal.
The Rutland Herald lets up on its
high license hobby long enough to give
the Normal schools Of Vermont a
whack. The Normal School question
was pretty well discussed in the last
legislature, aud the fact elected that
very good work was done in all three
OF them. We believe that since then
the work has continued to Improve un-
Ill now It is of "a very high order and
is a credit to our state.-Hyde Park 1
News and Citizen.
A significant feature in the outcome
of the farm mortgage business in West
ern Kansas is the fact that large por-
ton Of the foreclosures this year are on
unoccupied lands, bought up aud mort
gagged for what they would bring by
SPECTATORS. The eastern investor was
anxious to secure investment that
promised a high rate Of interest, aud
the western mortgage sharp was dis
honest enough TO supply the demand,
regardless OF the value of the property
or the security of the principal OF the
loan. Manchester journal.
Ii has been calculated that hundreds
Of thousands of dollars of good Yer
mont money have been lost recently ii
high interest-bearing western invest
ments. Some time since the farmers
Of Windsor county lost through wes-
tern bank failure thousands of dollars
of hard earned cash This kind OF
disaster to eastern capital in western in .
yestments is getting SO frequent as to
become almost monotonous. II this
capital could be Kept at home and plac
ID in the development OF home indus
ries. the returns would be far more
Il is our opinion that 30 {
per cent Of eastern capital invested in
he west in the long um. will cease to I
lay dividends Brandon Mon.
The choice Of Gen j. G. McCul- !
ough of Bennington as trustee of the
soldiers Home to iill the vacancy oc-
.asloned by the death Of the Honora-
be Frederick Billings. was made at a
Meeting ct the trustees Oct. -. This
must be regarded as an appropriate Sc II
ection. The state is indebted To Gen. e
more than any other man a
or the donation OF the valuable home b
property to It's present use. Besides, y
he general is an IS Bent business man.
nd ''carries his heaFi on his sleeve d
n matters of this natuF-. Gen. 7. II. Il
'itkin, OF the board of'tgasiees has re- a
igned the office of treasihfon account r,
t i'll health, and John c. sAsarns oil 81
Bradford has been elected 4 she va p
ancy.-Messenger. q e