Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-18
Vermont Bar Association.

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The 10th annual meeting of the
Vermont Bar association was held at
the courthouse - Montpelier Oct. 9th
and 10th, President G. W. MiIds Of
Middlebury presiding. On the even
ing Of Get. 9th, President Wilds deiiy-
cred the annual address. Biographical
sketches of the lives Of j. a. Wing of
Montpelier and Charles Benjamin
Eddy of Bellows Falls were read.
Then came the banquet at the Payil-
ion, about 100 persons being present.
Speeches were made by Gov. Wood
bury, G. A. Prouty of Newport, Judge
George +. Lawrence of Rutland, W.
b G. Stickney of Bethel, W. l.. Bur-
nap of Burlington, Philip X. Gleed Of
Morrisville and Daniel Roberts Of
Burlington. On Oct. 10th, the follow
ing officers were elected: president. w.
b. G. Stickney Of Bethel; vice presi-
dents, w. =. Stafford of st. Johnsbury,
j. Il. Darling of Chelsea and George
f. Lawrence of Rutland; secretary,
George w. Wing of Montpelier; treas
urer Hiram Carleton of Montpelier;
managers, VIM. Stickney, eX otiicio,
John w. Gordon Of Barre, George b.
Hit Of Brattleboro, j. w. Russell of
Burlington, Harry Blodgett of st.
Johnsbury
The following committees were APP
pointed:
On admissions NJ. Slade Of Adj
Olson county. j. G.. Martin OF Ben
nington county. Alex Dunnett Of Cal
edonia county, 4. NJ. Mansur of Essex
coumty,E +. b. Finn Of Franklin county,
Jed +. Ladd Of Grand Isle county,
George NJ. Powers Of Lamoille county,
George Stow Of Orange county. +. +.
Alfred Of Orleans county, a. 6. stone
Of Rutland county, Hosea Mann, Jr.,
Of Windham county and &. +. Tarbell
of Windsor county.
On professional conduct-Charles
A. Prouty of Newport, A. A. Hall of
st. Adams, O. NJ. Barber of Arlington.
On Jurisprudence and law reform
c. NJ. Wilds OF Middlebury, J. G.
Baker OF Rutland and l.. II. Read of
Bellows Falls.
On legal history and biography
Il. w. Baldwin of Barton, 4. NJ.
stanton Of Roxbury ana II. 4. Har-
man Of Rutland.
The following persons took the ex-
for admission TO the /.
bar: {. +. Niles of Bennington, NJ. [
VI. Wilson and 4. g. Whitman Of
Windsor county, i. G.. Fancher, IL.
NJ. Mott, George c. Stevens of ST. I
Adams. Charles II. Pelton Of High
gate, Arthur b. Rowley of Richford.
+. G.. Fleetwood. George f. Waters,
l.. j. Thompson of Lamoille county,
George w. Debberville and Robert b.
Buckham Of Burlington, J. +. Farrell
Of Orleans county, Edward J. Bod
wen, IL. a. sarnham and III. b. Howe
of Caledonia county and Jed +. Ladd,
.Jr.. of Alburgh. The entire class of
eighteen, the largest for many years,
was examined upon II subjects and
passed above the 60 per cent.
The first seven in the class are as
follows: +. G.. Fleetwood of Norris
vile, G. p. Niles of Bennington, ii. b.
Howe OF st. Johnsbury, A. G. Whit
ham Of South Royalton, NJ. NJ. Will
son of Bethel, J. +. Farrell of New
port. A. b. Rowley Of Richford, G. c.
stevens of st. Adams. The rank of
hese gentlemen was 50 per cent and
lbove. while the entire class averaged
s2.5 per cent The gentleman who
las the distinction Of leading the class
: Mr. II g. Fleetwood of Worthwhile. 4
whose average was 94.6 per cent. lie
vas born in st. Johnsbury in 1858.
he was educated at Harvard, gradu-
lting from that college in the class of
S9l. and has been since that time
tudent in the Office of Hon i. X.
Heed OF Morrisville. In 1898, he was
appointed clerk of the committee
or the revision of the Vermont laws,
which position he still holds.
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