Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-11-09


were tempted TO seize the oppor-
tunitv to get in. This resulted
| in the inauguration OF a regular
political campaign. Mr.. Stones
efficient work, however, carried
| him safely through. With a few
more changes our educational
system will become lone harmo-
NOUS whole"
There seems to be considerable
more delicacy in touching the
State Normal Schools than there
was in destroying hundreds of
district schools into which the
whole people of the State were
knit and which had always been
lauded as being so great cduca-
tors not only of the children but
of the fathers. The State was
there disturbed, and those little
revcrcd and time honorcd divi-
sions were wiped out or blended
into the common system while
nothing seemed to stand i'll the
way of the common system, y
scarcely the Incorporated school
districts, until these Normal
Schools were reached. The peo-
pie will soon ask, "Why is this
so?"
The legislators went in body
to Rutland on Friday last to look
over the territory proposed to be
set of from Rutland city. The
other legislative excursions did
not much interfere with the bust
ness of the session because those
least attached to the work OF
committees went, and committee
work still went on; but this one
stirred things from the bottom
because it took away SO many
that 1t broke up committees
The committee itself that went
to Rutland contained many
good working men, and al
though two or three committees
attempted to work Friday it
soon became evident that they
| had become so decimated as to
be able to do no effective work
and the few who remained be
took themselves to their homes.
The committee on revision is
expected to report next week
| but in order to do this certain
class of men will have to work
as they have already, until nearly
midnight every night, and then
whether the work will be COM
pletcd before Thanksgiving will
depend on whether the House
and Senate enact the rev iSiOu
substantially in gross or not. II
it should incline to the former
course the Legislature will be likely
to adjourn in November, but il
the latter no intelligent sugges,
ton can be made in reference to
adjournment,
Every week has its own char,
acteriSticS. One is Soldiers
week another Ladies week, etc
This week will be what may be
called Bishop Halls week" 1t
begins with promise Of much in
terest. The Bishop is surprising
many outside and probably in
side the Church. His unostcn.
tatious style and manner, his
free and cordial intercourse with
the people, his lack of apparent
art, while at the same time eX-
hibiting specimens of perfect or
der and designs, and especi-
ally his freedom from cxaCting
requirements in respect to what
are called "high church notions, "
seem to have come quite uneX-
pected. AS a pulpit orator he
stands almost alone in his Origi-
nality, not only in his style OF
delivery but as well as in his
manner of thinking. He is very
forcctul, yet not to the point OF
breaking His expression is
powerful and sometimes stirs
in the mind the fear that like an
ocean wave it may end in fury
and foam; but not quite, for the
hearer is soon relieved by seeing
it roll away to softly move some
other prominent idea. There is
substance in his talk, made up
of philosophy and religious doc
trines, free from controversial
ism; and all adorned with a pc