Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-10-14


and commerce by negecng to provide for better sys
of highways hope you will adopt broad minded
and liberal policy in dealing with this most important
subject.
REVISED ROSTER.
BY authority of an act approved November 26th 1888,
there has been prepared under the supervision of the
Adjutant and Inspector General, revised roster of all
the troops furnished by Vermont in the of the ebel
ion 1t has been expensive and laborous work. but it
it has corrected multitude of and had the results
been other than the correction of former reports rel
ave to deserters from Vermont regiments the volume
would be worth its entire In the valuable reports of
Adjutant General Washburn, made during the tendency
Of the conflict, missing soldiers often entered upon
the roll deserers while subsequent evidence dsCoseS
the fact that they had been taken prisoners and had
that fate which many Northern soldiers suffered in the
prison pens of Andersonvle and Salisbury. In other
the simple of entering the word deserter up
the wrong line in the muster roll had placed that helm
offence to the charge of the soldier who would have
laid down his life hundred times rather than have
been guilty of the alleged crime.
You will have the volume before you for inspection. 1t
is credit to Adiutant General Peck it is a credit
State its publication has been act of simple Justice
the soldier and in coming years it will be regarded in
valuable all those who desire that record be
preserved of those noble to whose patriotism
the maintenance Of our Federal Union.
CORPORATION TAN LAW
BY reference the report Of the State Treasurer,
which YOU will have before YOU will be observed that the
total receipts from corporations under this law for the
year ending December 81, 1901, S3II 1854 81, as
compared with sos 55S4 for the year ending Deem
Der 81, $50 make the comparison between the years
1880 and 1901 because the year 1901 is the first year
with which comparisons can be made under the law,
from the fact that the results given for the year ending
December 81, 1890, were made up of part of year
under the old and part of year under the law For
the the year ending December 81, $780,
the last year with which make comparison under
the old law. Comparing these two years find that the
revenue derived under the law is than 70 per
cent larger than under the old. The derived from
savings banks and companies for the years,
cent But have been able obtain still later results
which indicate that the year ending December 81, 1922
will show even still larger per cent of gain than the
year ending December 81, 1891, 50 that whole the
showing is very gratifying and satisfactory.
The only litigation arising under the law is with the
Western Union Telegraph company, which claims that
the portion relating telegraph companies is unconstitu
tiona, and they therefore resist payment of the
assessed hereunder.
THE CELEBRATION OF VERMoNT's CENTENNIAL.
On the 10th of August last in compliance with the pro-
visions of of the General Assembly of 1900 our
State celebrated the centennial anniversary its ams
mission into the Union. The celebration was held at
Bennington in conjunction with the ceremonies attend
ing the dedication of the Bennington battle monument
1t gives great pleasure to be able report YOU
that the entire proceedings in every
spect The day all that could be asked The Presi-
dent Of the United States with several members of his
cabinet the Governors of New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets with large number of other officials and dis
tin0uiShed UraCed the