The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-29


from DIR. Boynton's committee.
The farmers participated in lively dis
cussion on the fox question last Wednesday
afternoon. Considerable amusement was
afforded by the impassioned speeches of the
interested parties. Several good speeches
were made, COZ tanning important facts. Fox
bOunties, to the amount Of $500 had been
paid during the last two years. It, was
stated that fifty thousand turxeys-worth
S75,OOO-are raised in Vermont every year.
THE last of the joint sessions to hear reports
of canvassing committees occurred Wednes-
day morning The names of all the county
officers in the different counties were read
The joint assembly elected justices of the
peace to fill vacancies in towns which had
failed to elect such officers. Those elected
are as follows A. ID. Reynolds, LandgrOve;
j. w. willard, Stamford; Milo Durfee,
South BurIiugton e. w, Wetmore and
AFRO Boyce, RoXbury.
THERE was some hitting below the belt in
the debate in the house ON " H. 3D." For
example, when the gentl' man from Under
hill charged that Judge Thompson's zeal
in up,ort OF the bill was fred by his am
bition for seat in the supreme bench. The
gentleman from Readsboro, also, in 3
speech against the measure made foul
thrust at ten-ce lawyers " and " Justices
of the peace who don't know nothing"
Judge Thompson cleverly parted the stroke
by crisp reference to ten-cent clients"
AT the reunion of the senate OF 49,, to be
held October 30, Hon. Samuel Il. Pingree
will present biographical sketch of the
late Hon. e. M. Goodwin of Hartland, who
was senator from Windsor county in 50
The rest OF the literary exercises will lie
INFORMAL and will take the form of a
mock session. 4 banquet at the Pavilion
will precede the exercises. The senate OF
'S2 has held reunions every year since they
graduated" and the coming one prom
ises to be the most largely -attended one OF
any.
IT is the opinion of the committee on
military affairs that retrenchment may be
as successfully practiced at the Soldiers
Home IA in any other direction 1t appears
that S10,OOO is expended there yearly bv the
state for the support of about sixty-tive
persons. In addition, 800 is paid by the
government for the support of each soldier
Thus about $4,000 is absorbed by this in
stitution annually. Six persons beside the
committee accompanied the party to Ben
| nington.
THAT was, apparently, a shrewdly. man
aged affair, the hearing before the educa.
| ton committee on the agricultural college
bill Senator Morrill, was given an oppor.
tunity to present the University side of the
case, while the farmers were organizing
their league in another part of the village
but the farmers adjourned to hear what the
senator had to say. The hearing was, how.
ever, held in the senate chamber, in which a
hundred people make crowd. So the
meeting was something like the feast &c
which the stork invited the fox.
AND now comes w. P. Varnum, who took
the job of building the Sheldon bridge for
which the state aided that town, to the ex-
tent of $40, S67 and Highgate $40, 800 and
wants the state to pay him 800. The con.
tract, he maintains, was losing one, and
under assurances from Judge Powers that
the state would remunerate him, he went
ahead and finished the work. Now he is
about $500 out of pocket and wants the
state to put that amount back into his
purse. This seems to be another Vergennes
reform school construction claim.
PRINCIPAL LANDoN of the Burlington High
School was at the state house Thursday with
eighty OF his pupils, who were taking an OBJ
ject lesson in civil government. The day
was opportune. The house was in the midst
OF an interesting debate, and the supreme
court was in session. The pupils saw the
business of law-making and law-interpret-
ing in full blast. Principal Landon is one
of the best instructors in the state. The
idea OF bringing his pupils to the capital il.
Illustrates the practical quality that pervadeS
his instruction. His example il good one
! for others to initiate.
| A COMMITTEE consisting Of the members
| of Orange county held meeting Thursday
to confer in regard to the bill allowing the
assistant judges of that county to purchase
| the town of Chelsea's interest in the court
building. Assistant judges G. G., Sargent
of Corinth and the county clerk Hon. S. b
Hebard of Chelsea, addressed the meeting
showing the desirablity of the bill and the
need of the county for a better vault in
which to keep the records The bill will be
reported favorably after amending so AZ to
allow the judges TO make such repairs as
seems to them necessary.
TIM ,,f I'M
banks, aud the Limitation OF amount thai
may be placed in securities outside of the
! state, came up, Tuesday, and was briefy
discussed The debate developed some
ready speakers, among them Mr.. Marshall OF
| Brattlehoro, who addressed the house in al
easy, fluent manner, and won the attention
| of the house. But neighboring member
! from Windham county, Mr.. Sherwin Of
Jamaica, went the gentleman from Brattle
boro one better. Those who remember Mr.
! Sherwin in previous sessions know what
an easy speaker he is. His appeal for secu
rity for the investments of widows and or
plans met with a ready response, and /,
vote in favor of his side of the question was
! the result.
AMONG the more important measures in
| troduced yesterday were that OF Mr.
| Buffum Of Dorset providing that copies %
naturalization papers should be filed in the
town clerks office. This will furnish {
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cation of naturalzed citizens, and in cas-,
of loss of originals, will protect that class
persons. The bill deserves to pass. Tn,
measure OF Mr. Clarke of Halifax looking
to the encouragement Of the establishing o
manufacturing industries in our towns, i,
also step in the right direction. 1t pro
vides for more extended advantages thar
now exist, and lengthens the time tina
! towns may vote TO exempt such concern.
! from taxation. 1t also makes provision fol
towns TO assist by taking some of the stocl
of such Industries
THE bill to regulate the rental OF tele
phone instruments aud charges for sending
messages was taken up by the general com
mittee on Thursday. Mr.. Brown OF Whiting
ham and Mr.. Clark OF Halifax appeared II
support of the bill. They complained o
the eXorbitant rates charged for telephon,
service and believed the matter ought TO b,
regulated by law. A. g. Brown OF Mont
peler gave "A history of his connection will
the telephone business in Vermont and al
explanation of the present working OF tn,
system He thought 1t unjust TO charge tn,
same for sending messages on single lint
as for sending where one or more repe
titons had 10 be made through exchanges
While S35 was a fair rental for an instru
ment in some places, 500 would be cheaI
| In,